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The 2008 Brooklyn Cyclones finished 45-30, in second place in the New York-Penn League McNamara 
Division four games behind the Staten Island Yankees. The Cyclones fell just 1.5 games shy of the wildcard spot eventually controlled by the Jamestown Jammers. Brooklyn burst back into the playoff race by reeling off nine straight wins from August 24th-September 1st bringing drama to the season’s final weekend.
Brooklyn led the NYP in attendance for the eighth straight year, pulling in 265,200 over 36 dates for a 7,367 average.
The Mets stock the Cyclones with the best of their recent college draftees and other A-ballers from around the system. As a result, Brooklyn has never finished below .500, coming closest in 2002, when the team was 38-38.
I’ll go through the position players today, and the pitchers tomorrow.
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I love the Brooklyn Cyclones. It’s one of the soundest moves the Mets organization has made over the past few years. As Toby noted, it’s stocked with many of the better known draftees. The park is nice friendly, and you used to eb able to make a day out of it by going to the beach, the boardwalk then the game. Plus, you can get good seats for about $17, which in New York is a steal.
I recommend it to anyone who has not gone yet.
I went to a few games to check out some of the more heralded prospects:
1. Wilmer Flores, SS: Some may have seen him on TV game broadcast on SNY. Let me assure you he looks even younger up close. The future is bright for this kid and I mean kid. He looks so young. He was a bid overwhelmed when I say him, but you could see the skils. Quick bat, although when I say him it looked like he was trying to impress because he was overanxious and opening up his front shoulder too much.
2. Ike Davis, 1B: I loved the pick at 18. I thought he was the best talent avalable and thought he would advance quickly. Not sure if he was just tired, but he seemed out of it for most of the Cyclones season. Showed no pop and his swing looked different/out of whack than what I saw during the College World Series. Hopefully, he rebounds next year. His glove looked impressive at first, though. Showed nice range. He has the speed to play a corner outfield spot in my opinion.
3. Reese Havens, SS: I still see him as a second basemen and that elbow injury concerns me long-term. That said, when healthy he showed potential to be an above-average offensive second basemen. not sure about experimenting with him at catcher. That would delay his arrival to Shea by 2 years. I’d just have him play second. I liked him a lot when I saw him. He’s a grinder. Gets him uniform dirty. In a way reminds me of Daniel Murphy.
4. Jenry Mejia, SP-R: Liked his power arm. Reminded me of Octavio Dotel in a way. It’ll be interesting to see if his body can withstand a load of innings to be a starter in the majors. Otherwsie he could be a pwoer armed reliever.
5. Brad Holt, SP-R: Looked awesome. If he can develop his secondary pitchers then look out. Could be a steal as supplemental 1st round pick. Hitters had a hard time hitting his fastball.
6. Kirk Neiuwenhuis, OF: I like him. He looks like a major-leaguer. Decent arm and range in center. Good defense. Looks like he could play all 3 outfield spots. At the plate, he needs to shorten his swing and work on working the count better, but I can see him as, at least, a 4th outfielder in the majors.
Some nice prospects to get excited about in Brooklyn this year.