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MMN Recap: Matthew Allan Makes Professional Debut

By Daniel Muras

July 29, 2019 No comments

Matthew Allan, Photo by Ed Ed Delany of MMN

Toledo (47-59) 4, Syracuse (53-53) 0  Box Score

There’s really not much to say about the Syracuse offense in Sunday’s game. The lineup combined for just three base hits, while also striking out 13 times. Guillorme is hitting .333/.417/.517 in July.

  • RHP Drew Gagnon (L, 4-4, 2.60 ERA) 6.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 13 K
  • RHP Chris Flexen (4-2, 3.78 ERA) 2.2 IP, 2 H, K

Gagnon started the game for the Mets and had his swing-and-miss stuff. His thirteen strikeouts represent a career high and provide a stark constrast from his last start, in which he failed to strikeout a single batter. Flexen has not walked a batter in any of his last seven relief appearances.

Bowie (57-48) 7, Binghamton (55-49) 2  Box Score

Krizan had Binghamton’s lone two hits in Sunday’s loss and drove in both runs with his third inning double. He has had a ridiculously hot July and now carries a .364/.408/.625 line for the month. Andres Gimenez had the day off on Sunday.

  • RHP Zach Lee (L, 3-1, 2.36 ERA) 6.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 6 K
  • RHP Adonis Uceta (3-3. 1.81 ERA) 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 K
  • RHP Mickey Jannis (5-2, 3.82 ERA) 1.0 IP, H, 2 ER, 2 BB

Lee had seemingly found his strike with the Rumble Ponies, not allowing more than one earned run in a start during his time with Binghamton, but he was roughed up in this outing. Uceta has only allowed one run in his last 10 games and has a 42:13 K:BB ratio for the season in what has been a solid bounceback campaign for him. It is interesting to see Jannis used out of the bullpen as he has been used almost exclusively as a starter since joining the Mets organization.

Bradenton (58-47) 7, St. Lucie (57-49) 3  Box Score

In what seems to be a trend for all of Sunday’s games, the Mets offense struggled in their game against Bradenton. The team recorded just four hits in the game and went just 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position. Moreno’s July performance is stunning and extremely impressive considering how much he struggled early in the season: After producing a .319 OPS from the beginning of the season to his demotion in May, Moreno has a .338/.402/.541 line in July.

Rennie wasn’t bad in this start, but he struggled greatly with his control, walking four batters and needing 90 pitches without even making it through the fifth inning. Zabaleta also had his worst out of the season and saw his ERA jump from 2.33 to 3.86. Still, he does have a 52:10 K:BB ratio for the season.

Hagerston (47-59) 5, Columbia (39-64) 3  Box Score

All three of Columbia’s runs came in the first inning and were limited to just four hits over the course of the remainder of the game. Mauricio is hitting .342 over his last ten games and has improved his monthly OPS with each successive month (.664 in April, .701 in May, .732 in June, and .734 in July).

It has been a fairly disappointing season thus far for James and, while his 3.99 ERA in the second half is an improvement over his first half performance, James’ 18:11 K:BB ratio over 29.1 second half innings is actually a regression from his 45:18 K:BB ratio in the first half. At 24 years old, Hrbek is old for the level, but his 29 strikeouts in 20.1 innings are quite impressive.

Brooklyn (25-16) 9, Vermont (18-27) 1  Box Score

Brooklyn’s offense had an extremely impressive performance in Sunday’s game: On top of scoring nine runs, recording 15 hits, and going 7-for-12 with runners in scoring position, the Cyclones only struck out once in the game. Reyes extended his hitting streak to eight games and tied his previous career high as 2019 continues to be a breakout season for him.

Holderman was dominant in his second rehab appearance, needing just 26 pitches to get through three perfect innings. Hopefully he can stay healthy and return to Columbia soon. Gaconi has walked just a single batter in 16,0 innings pitched with Brooklyn.

Pulaski (24-14) 11, Kingsport (17-21) 5  Box Score

Alvarez extended his hitting streak to eleven games with a single in the sixth inning. The hits have not been falling with frequency for Baty through 18 games with Kingsport, but when they do, they usually go for extra bases. Out of his ten hits with Kingsport, three have been doubles and three have been home runs. Palmer has some promising tools, but he has struck out an astounding 62 times in 34 games.

  • RHP Andres German (0-1, 6.00 ERA) 2.2 IP, BB, 4 K
  • RHP Nate Peden (L, 0-3, 6.28 ERA) 3.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, 2 K

Kingsport used seven pitchers in Sunday’s game, but only two of them could escape their outings without allowing runs. German has a 15:3 K:BB ratio through 16.0 innings pitched this season.

GCL Mets (17-11) 4, GCL Nationals (11-17) 3  Box Score

Shinn only had two extra base hits in 22 games heading into Sunday, but would double that total following this game. Salazar hit his first career home run to get the Mets on the board in the third inning.

  • RHP Matthew Allan (0-0, 0.00 ERA) 1.0 IP, H, 2 K
  • RHP Joshua Torres (0-0, 0.00 ERA) 1.0 IP, H, K
  • RHP Zachary Hammer (0-1, 2.66 ERA) 2.1 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 2 K

Allan made his much anticipated professional debut and stuck out two batters in a shutout inning. He likely won’t pitch many innings this season, but it will be very exciting to see how he progresses through the system. Torres was making his fourth rehab appearance with the GCL Mets and should return to Binghamton soon.

GCL Nationals (12-17) 5, GCL Mets (17-12) 3  Box Score

Despite having 18 baserunners in the game, the Mets went just 2-for-15 with runners in scoring position and were limited to just the three runs. Ghelfi made his second rehab appearance with the GCL team after suffering an injury with St. Lucie in early July.

  • RHP Jordany Ventura (1-1, 5.06 ERA) 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 6 K

While his ERA is not pretty, Ventura does have an impressive 24:3 K:BB ratio through 21.1 innings in the GCL.

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Written by Daniel Muras

I fell in love with the Mets during the 2006 playoff run and became obsessed with the Mets minor league system while looking for a brighter future during the 2009-2014 era. I hope to provide interesting analysis of the minors and am excited to have the opportunity to write for MMO and MMN.

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