John Manuel of Baseball America ranked the top 20 Prospects in Hawaii Winter Baseball, a list that did not include any Mets. However, he took two Mets questions in his associated chat
Jack from Africa - for now asks:
John, How did Scott Shaw not make the list? He didn’t have to be #1 but he [...]
Because it was so much fun to compare the hitters in the Dominican Winter League to their overall league environment, I thought I’d run through the exercise (and spreadsheets) for each of the important winter leagues. Here’s Hawaii Winter Baseball.
HWB Hitters Vs. League Average
Player
AB
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
OPS +
HWB Average
4302
.251
.339
.374
.713
-
Jordan Abruzzo
63
.222
.279
.254
.533
75
Ruben Tejada
78
.244
.262
.308
.570
80
Greg Veloz
84
.214
.290
.238
.528
74
The North Shore Honu scored twice in the bottom of the 10th inning off Mets reliever Roy Merritt to beat the Honolulu Sharks and their many Mets 11-10.
Junior Guerra: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 1 K
Roy Merritt: L, 1.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
SS [...]
No St. Lucie Mets made BA’s list of the league’s top 20 prospects. None deserved to. However, J.J. Cooper answered three questions about Mets prospects in his chat.
Q: Richard from Ft. Lauderdale asks:
Any thoughts on Ruben Tejada of the Port St. Lucie Mets?
A: J.J. Cooper: Tejada was [...]
KG On Mets in Hawaii
At Baseball Prospectus, Kevin Goldstein wrote about the prospects going to Hawaii and had this to say about the young Metsies:
Greg Veloz, Honolulu (Mets). Athletic and raw, the 20-year-old Dominican shows gap power and plus speed, but he’s prone to chasing pitches and can be sloppy on defense.
Ruben Tejada, Honolulu [...]
