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Bat/Throw: L/L
Height/Weight: 5’10” 180 lbs
Acquired: 21st Rd ’08 S. Connecticut State
Born: 6/11/87, Marlborough, MA
Why Ranked Here: Fuller is a little like Roy Merritt on this list in that he’s a bullpen lefty off the Cyclones. However, Fuller’s superior, average MLB fastball lands him the higher ranking. Before the draft, Baseball America described Fuller as throwing, a “solid-average 88-91 mph fastball, fringy breaking ball and effective changeup.”
2008: Fulller missed just about all of July for the Brooklyn Cyclones, but was untouchable when he was on the hill. The Mets drafted Fuller in the 21st round of the 2008 draft after unearthing Dillon Gee in the 21st round in 2007. Twenty-one: good in the casinos, better on the Mets draft board.
Dr. Pangloss Says: Fuller, who’s just 5’10” will fit nicely into the Mets bullpen in a few years.
On the Flipside: The effort in his delivery could lead to injury problems that prevent Fuller from contributing consistently.
Projected 2009 Start: St. Lucie bullpen
James (Jim) Fuller
| W-L | ERA | G/GS | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | K/BB | BB/9 | SO/9 |
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| 2-0 | 1.00 | 8/1 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 2.50 | 11.00 |
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I liked the Fuller selection in the 21st round. I thought it was a great value pick. A lefty with a major league fastball with some upside. If Fuller was 3-4 inches taller, he would have been selected in the top 7 rounds.
That said, while I agree that I see his future in the bullpen, I’d like to see the Mets stretch his arm out a bit and let him start a few games so that he can develop his other pitches. Also, I’m a believer that the best relievers were once starters and that the experience in invaluable. Why? They get themselves into jams, but learn how to pitch out of them, which serves them well when they permanently convert to reliever.
First I’d like to say, I loved your comment about F-Mart at metsblog none of the readers over there understand prospects take time. He’s also been playing all year moving from the States to the DWL down to Venezuela that kind of hectic schedule can be pretty demanding for a 20 year old kid.
I also agree with your starter idea. It seems as though the Mets have been taking far too many relievers in the past two drafts when the sentiment is if they can’t start then throw them in the pen.
Oh and Toby who is this Dr. Pangloss?
Thanks. As I’ve said before, I don’t profess to be a scout or know all the nuances of scouting. I leave that to others. I consider myself more of a minor-league observationlist. Since I don’t get to see most of the prospects in person unless they’re on TV, at Brooklyn or video feed on the Internet, I try to just get my hands on as much information as possible from the various respected sources in print and on the web, like this wonderful site. It becomes easier to get a better, truer read on a prospect after reading various different points of view on a player, but I also think that a closer study of the players stats themselves as compared to his peers while taking other factors such as age, the size of the parks they play in, etc. then helps refine that study on the player. Eventually, you can start developing your own opinion. For me, like many others who post on this site, it’s a nice hobby.
But I agree, it is a bit of a headscratcher when fans start believing the hype without some objectivity. I mean people have Wilmer Flores penciled in as the next Miguel Cabrera. Look, I like the kid and am excited about his future, but he’s 16. He had a tremendous debut, but pitchers will adjust, so we will see if he can as well.
I tend to be very skeptical on prospect’s performance’s until they do it over the course of an entire season in AA or AAA anyway.
Again I agree with you.
I don’t know nearly enough about prospects, the leagues they play in, or the parks they are in. Little by little I’m starting to figure it out which is why many of my posts start with “I could be wrong, but…”
In my opinion, though he’s only 20 I love the idea of him going home and resting for a month before spring training and beginning a very big year in his minor league career.
Pangloss is one of the primary characters in Voltaire’s “Candide.” He is overoptimistic to the point of absurdity. In short, it’s Toby’s optimistic projection.
Major kudos to Toby for the literary reference!
Thanks absentminded. Candide is a wonderful read and piece of satire.
Dr. Pangloss is fond of saying, “Everything is for the best in this best of all possible worlds.”
Ok I’m glad I found out before I started scouring the internet for some Prospect insight from this Dr.
Learn something new every day.