The Hawaii Winter Baseball Season has come to a close. HWB is played at a level slightly above advanced-A, but not all the way up to AA. None of the Met hitters assigned to the league performed up to league average.
HWB Hitters Final
| Player | AB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS as % of League AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HWB Average | 4779 | .248 | .337 | .370 | .707 | - |
| Jordan Abruzzo | 70 | .200 | .273 | .229 | .502 | 71 |
| Ruben Tejada | 86 | .233 | .284 | .291 | .575 | 81 |
| Greg Veloz | 87 | .207 | .281 | .230 | .511 | 72 |
However, RHP Scott Shaw had an excellent run in the islands.
2-2, 2.51 ERA, 32.1 IP, 12 H, 13 R, 9 ER, 1 HR, 4 HB, 9 BB, 35 K, 6 WP, 0.65 WHIP, .110 Opp AVG
He is easily the star of the Mets 2008 HWB delegation.
Interesting that the Mets lowest 2008 farmhand had the best showing.
Abruzzo and Veloz were disappointing, I don’t think we could have expected more from Tejada.
Would be nice to see Shaw dominate the FSL for a few months and get a nice showing at AA. The Bingy, St. Lucie and Savannah rotations have a lot of nice options for next year, which will be a pleasant change.
Agreed. Shaw will start next year as part of an interesting A+ pitching rotation.