Sickels: New York Mets Top 20 Prospects for 2009
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Sickels: New York Mets Top 20 Prospects for 2009 As drunk-haired Shemp used to say..."The Niese is nice!” 1) Wilmer Flores, SS-3B, Grade B+: I might take some flack for this, but in this case I think his upside is higher than F-Mart. If I could have just one of them, I’d pick Flores. 2) Fernando Martinez, OF, Grade B+: Still extremely young, though at some point he’s got to produce better than he has. You can flip him with Flores if you prefer the guy closer to the majors. 3) Jon Niese, LHP, Grade B: I’ve liked him since high school. He’s not an ace but should be a fine ...
Mets Top Prospect Aggregate Rankings
Amazin' Avenue —
... John Sickels just released his preliminary Top 20 Mets Prospects, which now gives us a trio of reputable prospect rankings which also includes lists from ...
Q&A: John Sickels On 2009 Mets prospects
Amazin' Avenue —
... Fresh on the heels of his Mets Top 20 Prospect list, minor league guru and fellow-SBN-er John Sickels took a few minutes away from his hectic schedule finalizing his ...
Adding Another Lefty?
Mets Geek —
... There are slim pickings in the minor leagues to fill the lefty need. Antonini is not major league ready, but was #17 on John Sickels’s list of the top 20 Mets prospects. He’s worked almost exclusively as a starter in the minors and has a solid career K/BB ratio of 3.38. Keep an eye on him for the future. Bostick was acquired from the Marlins in the regrettable ...
What makes Veloz special
Mets Fever —
... is a 20 y/o switch hitting second baseman who was an international signing in 2006. He was pushed hard in his first year of American baseball, he advanced from the Rookie leagues and single A Savannah. But in single A Veloz struggled only hitting .171. But last year he returned to Savannah and hit a solid .286. Still he has not shown up on any of the top ten prospect lists, he's #18 on Sickel's and ...
Four straight excellent starts for Jon Niese...
Mets Fever —
... In that one deal suddenly Niese was the #3 prospect with a B rating by John Sickel's ( 2008 prospect list). But even then Sickel's considered him an innings eater type of pitcher and not a top of the rotation guy. ...
Prospect Smackdown: Jenrry Mejia vs. Kyle Drabek
Amazin' Avenue —
... to a true ace in the mold of a Yovani Gallardo.
ADVANTAGE: This one is a draw; if everything works out these guys will both be studs, locking into pitching duels for years to come. Neither has much farther to come in order to reach his potential.
SUMMARY
John Sickels rated both Mejia and Drabek Grade C+ to start 2009 but both were very conditional; Drabek coming back from TJ and Mejia because of age/inexperience. Both grades are likely to jump in the midseason ...
Mets trade Greg Veloz for Anderson Hernandez...
Mets Fever —
... The Mets gave up their #17 prospect 2B Greg Veloz to get Hernandez back. Veloz is already 21 y/o, still in single A and only hitting .232. While he has up side and some feel he's been rushed, he still seems to project as a utility infielder if he makes the majors... ...
Trade Veloz-ity
Nats Triple Play —
... . John Sickels ranked the 21 year-old Veloz the 17th-best Mets prospect coming into 2009, and Baseball America placed him in the organization's top 25. A rough year has probably dimmed Veloz's prospect luster somewhat, but he's a solid return for two months of Anderson Hernandez on a going-nowhere Mets team. ...
Who's next in the rotation..
Mets Fever —
... Tobi Stoner is the only top starting pitching prospect in AAA, Stoner didn't make Sickels list but was an honorable mention while not being mentioned by BA or BP and placing ...
