Comments on: #5 – RHP Jenry Mejia http://www.metsminorleagueblog.com/2009/02/12/5-rhp-jenry-mejia/ The Premier Blog about the Mets Minor League System Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:41:23 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: ih8yankees http://www.metsminorleagueblog.com/2009/02/12/5-rhp-jenry-mejia/comment-page-1/#comment-2499 ih8yankees Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:55:14 +0000 http://www.metsminorleagueblog.com/?p=2802#comment-2499 The reason for the sink on his changeup is because he grips it differently than a regular changeup. The regular changeup grip puts all your fingers on the ball(the thumb is on the bottom of course) and places your middle and ring finger on the spot that your index and middle finger take up in a 4-seem fastball. on the changeup the index finger and the pinky grip the sides of the ball to slow the pitch down. The difference in Mejia's changeup is that he does exactly this but instead of his changeup being based off of the 4-seem fastball it's based off the 2-seem fastball. This means that instead of looking like a 4-seem fastball the pitch looks like a sinker/2-seem fastball. In the summer Jenry showed me all his grips in person at Keyspan Park. The reason for the sink on his changeup is because he grips it differently than a regular changeup. The regular changeup grip puts all your fingers on the ball(the thumb is on the bottom of course) and places your middle and ring finger on the spot that your index and middle finger take up in a 4-seem fastball. on the changeup the index finger and the pinky grip the sides of the ball to slow the pitch down.

The difference in Mejia’s changeup is that he does exactly this but instead of his changeup being based off of the 4-seem fastball it’s based off the 2-seem fastball. This means that instead of looking like a 4-seem fastball the pitch looks like a sinker/2-seem fastball.

In the summer Jenry showed me all his grips in person at Keyspan Park.

]]> By: mrmustseetv http://www.metsminorleagueblog.com/2009/02/12/5-rhp-jenry-mejia/comment-page-1/#comment-2498 mrmustseetv Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:22:46 +0000 http://www.metsminorleagueblog.com/?p=2802#comment-2498 My Top 15. Other than Francisco Pena and Bobby Parnell's ranking, it's pretty comparable. 1. Fernando Martinez, OF 2. Wilmer Flores, SS 3. Brad Holt, SP 4. Jon Niese, SP 5. Jefrey Marte, 3B 6. Jenrry Mejia, SP 7. Bobby Parnell, SP 8. Reese Havens, 2B 9. Scott Moviel, SP 10. Eddie Kunz, RP 11. Ike Davis, 1B 12. Dillon Gee, SP 13. Francisco Pena, C 14. Javier Rodriguez, OF 15. Cesar Puello, OF My Top 15. Other than Francisco Pena and Bobby Parnell’s ranking, it’s pretty comparable.

1. Fernando Martinez, OF
2. Wilmer Flores, SS
3. Brad Holt, SP
4. Jon Niese, SP
5. Jefrey Marte, 3B
6. Jenrry Mejia, SP
7. Bobby Parnell, SP
8. Reese Havens, 2B
9. Scott Moviel, SP
10. Eddie Kunz, RP
11. Ike Davis, 1B
12. Dillon Gee, SP
13. Francisco Pena, C
14. Javier Rodriguez, OF
15. Cesar Puello, OF

]]> By: adropofvenom http://www.metsminorleagueblog.com/2009/02/12/5-rhp-jenry-mejia/comment-page-1/#comment-2497 adropofvenom Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:41:36 +0000 http://www.metsminorleagueblog.com/?p=2802#comment-2497 My interest in Mejia is as a reliever long-term, mainly due to his mechanical concerns....I think throwing less innings would likely allow him to hold up better long-term. But it wouldn't surprise me in the least if he replaced K-Rod as our closer in 3-4 years. My interest in Mejia is as a reliever long-term, mainly due to his mechanical concerns….I think throwing less innings would likely allow him to hold up better long-term. But it wouldn’t surprise me in the least if he replaced K-Rod as our closer in 3-4 years.

]]> By: NateW http://www.metsminorleagueblog.com/2009/02/12/5-rhp-jenry-mejia/comment-page-1/#comment-2496 NateW Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:50:01 +0000 http://www.metsminorleagueblog.com/?p=2802#comment-2496 It wouldn't surprise me to see Mejia back in Brooklyn before the year is over. I wonder how they will handle his workload being he is so inexperienced and only threw 72 innings last year. Could they keep him in St. Lucie for a while and give him the occasional start there until the NYPL season? Or maybe they follow the same plan they used with Guerra? Jose Sanchez is probably at the point where he isn't going to improve, and doesn't really have any indicators of big league success. There is no reason he can't be a long time AAA and winter league starter and make a nice living for himself, but for him to be in the Mets plans in any form would be very worrisome. I also believe he is a minor league free agent because the Mets didn't want to add him to the 40 man roster before 2008 or 2009. It wouldn’t surprise me to see Mejia back in Brooklyn before the year is over. I wonder how they will handle his workload being he is so inexperienced and only threw 72 innings last year. Could they keep him in St. Lucie for a while and give him the occasional start there until the NYPL season? Or maybe they follow the same plan they used with Guerra?

Jose Sanchez is probably at the point where he isn’t going to improve, and doesn’t really have any indicators of big league success. There is no reason he can’t be a long time AAA and winter league starter and make a nice living for himself, but for him to be in the Mets plans in any form would be very worrisome.

I also believe he is a minor league free agent because the Mets didn’t want to add him to the 40 man roster before 2008 or 2009.

]]> By: sidewinder2 http://www.metsminorleagueblog.com/2009/02/12/5-rhp-jenry-mejia/comment-page-1/#comment-2495 sidewinder2 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:15:21 +0000 http://www.metsminorleagueblog.com/?p=2802#comment-2495 saw mejia once in brooklyn and was very impressed. especially being 18 then and pitching against alot of college guys, (alot of teams send their college draft picks to the penn league) off topic of mejia, but does anyone know jose sanchez's status? he's been progressing steadily each year and is still only 24. he actually had better overall numbers than parnell at binghamton last year everybody loves parnell but i never hear anything about sanchez. even his strikeout rate (7/9 innings) was better than parnells in AA sanchez is not as hard a thrower, and may not have the upside of parnell and others, but i would think he'd be at least one of the starters in buffalo this year any info? saw mejia once in brooklyn and was very impressed. especially being 18 then and pitching against alot of college guys, (alot of teams send their college draft picks to the penn league)

off topic of mejia, but does anyone know jose sanchez’s status? he’s been progressing steadily each year and is still only 24. he actually had better overall numbers than parnell at binghamton last year

everybody loves parnell but i never hear anything about sanchez. even his strikeout rate (7/9 innings) was better than parnells in AA

sanchez is not as hard a thrower, and may not have the upside of parnell and others, but i would think he’d be at least one of the starters in buffalo this year

any info?

]]> By: mrmustseetv http://www.metsminorleagueblog.com/2009/02/12/5-rhp-jenry-mejia/comment-page-1/#comment-2494 mrmustseetv Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:17:13 +0000 http://www.metsminorleagueblog.com/?p=2802#comment-2494 I got to see Mejia in Brooklyn this past season and the first thing that struck me when I saw him pitch was, "Wow, this guy reminds me so much of Octavio Dotel." Same height and stuff. Mejia can bring it and his control of his change makes that a very solid weapon. I'd like to see him perhaps work on take a little bit more off the change, while keep the arm action because it would make it that much more of an effective weapon. His curve was inconsistent, though he's only 19, so he has some time to work on it. My only concern is his delivery, which, as Toby stated, can be a bit violent. I'm always suspect of players with that type of delivery and how they would hold up over 200 innings (probably not). He's not a tall guy, but solidly built. If he improve his breaking pitch, then he has the "potential" to be no worse than a #3, maybe #2. Personally, I think that delivery may eventually push him to the bullpen, where I can see him as an Octavio Dotel-type reliever (when he was healthy). I got to see Mejia in Brooklyn this past season and the first thing that struck me when I saw him pitch was, “Wow, this guy reminds me so much of Octavio Dotel.”

Same height and stuff. Mejia can bring it and his control of his change makes that a very solid weapon. I’d like to see him perhaps work on take a little bit more off the change, while keep the arm action because it would make it that much more of an effective weapon.

His curve was inconsistent, though he’s only 19, so he has some time to work on it.

My only concern is his delivery, which, as Toby stated, can be a bit violent. I’m always suspect of players with that type of delivery and how they would hold up over 200 innings (probably not). He’s not a tall guy, but solidly built.

If he improve his breaking pitch, then he has the “potential” to be no worse than a #3, maybe #2. Personally, I think that delivery may eventually push him to the bullpen, where I can see him as an Octavio Dotel-type reliever (when he was healthy).

]]> By: Smokey http://www.metsminorleagueblog.com/2009/02/12/5-rhp-jenry-mejia/comment-page-1/#comment-2493 Smokey Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:43:13 +0000 http://www.metsminorleagueblog.com/?p=2802#comment-2493 After DVRing the two Brooklyn games that were on SNY in which Mejia was pitching, I slo-moed his delivery and, in my amateur opinion, didn't find any serious mechanical problems. He doesn't do that chicken wing thing that killed Prior's elbows, and he doesn't raise his arms above his shoulders (which is what kills your rotator cuff). As far as effort in the delivery, Pedro didn't screw up his shoulder until age 34, so it's not unprecedented that a short righty could hold up until then. After DVRing the two Brooklyn games that were on SNY in which Mejia was pitching, I slo-moed his delivery and, in my amateur opinion, didn’t find any serious mechanical problems. He doesn’t do that chicken wing thing that killed Prior’s elbows, and he doesn’t raise his arms above his shoulders (which is what kills your rotator cuff). As far as effort in the delivery, Pedro didn’t screw up his shoulder until age 34, so it’s not unprecedented that a short righty could hold up until then.

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