Reader thebigstapler points us to the following quote from Eddie Kunz at his AFL blog:
As I look back on the AFL I can see that I learned alot and fixed things that I have needed to work on. I have met my goals here in learning to control my pitches better and throw more strikes. [...]
Minorleaguebaseball.com announced the Topps AA All-Star team. was the only Met to make the squad. From MiLB.com:
Eddie Kunz (22) of Portland, Ore., recorded 27 saves in 30 opportunities for the Binghamton Mets, before being summoned to the big leagues in August. The right-hander made four appearances for the New York Mets and ended his [...]
Paul Greco of Gotham Baseball has been hanging out in Arizona talking to players and clearly sitting with the scouts at the games. He posted a really strong player by player review for both the Mets and Yankees.
Excerpts of his commentary follows, as usual, mine is italicized.
P – Eddie Kunz : Although he’s been a [...]
RHP Eddie Kunz, C Josh Thole and 2B/LF Daniel Murphy will be on the American Division Roster for tonight’s AFL All-Star game, known as the Rising Stars Showcase.
You can follow all of the action here. First pitch is scheduled for 7:15 MST.
Friday
@ Peoria Sagauros 7, Peoria Javelinas 5
2B Daniel Murphy: 2-2, HR, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 RBI
Murphy helped turn one doubleplay.
C Josh Thole: 1-3, BB, R
Thole had a clean game defensively; the Javelinas did not steal a base, he had no passed balls, and Sagauro pitchers did not throw a wild pitch.
RHP Bobby Parnell: 1 [...]
The Eastern League named Mike Carp, Dan Murphy and Eddie Kunz to the post-season All-Star team.
Carp (pictured) is the lone player of the three still with the B-Mets. Now hitting .294/.394/.471 he leads the team in HR (17), RBI (69), R (64) and hits (130).
Murphy hit .308/.374/.496 with Binghamton [...]
I wanted to add a technical postscript to the Eddie Kunz post from this morning. Why should it matter whether a pitcher starts from the stretch taller or bent?
Kunz own answer is that he stays balanced better through the delivery and that’s by far the most important. I had him demonstrate the cascade [...]
The Mets new closer, Eddie Kunz can stand proud and tall of his most recent title. Actually, it has only been by standing tall, that Kunz will have a chance to close for the Mets at all.
For at least the next few days, Kunz will get a chance to be the Mets [...]
Kevin Goldstein at Baseball Prospectus posted a National League East notebook on Thursday. His Mets analysis is based on a conversation with a pro scout who sees Jon Niese and Eddie Kunz as “productive big leaguers.”
Niese has had a solid year as the team’s ace, with a 3.09 ERA in 20 starts. [...]