Following the Boys: April Edition

April 26, 2008   ·   Patrick Hickey, Jr.   ·   Jump to comments

Rather than reminisce this blog, I thought I’d go around the Mets organization and show you guys how some of Keyspan’s brightest stars of yesteryear are burning. Just for fun, we’ll check up on them every month and see who’s looking to get to the show.

Savannah Sand Gnats

I remember a reporter telling me last season that Jake Eigsti’s wife told him jokingly that if he got sent to Savannah again she’d leave him. Well, he’s back. But there’s good news, if he doesn’t pull his average up soon, he may wind up in Brooklyn for a tune up once the regular season starts. Hitting .167 through 24 at bats, Savannah’s shortstop duo of Eigsti and Matt Bouchard sure can play defense, but they aren’t hitting. Watching them last season, I just think they’re slow starters though. They should eventually pick it up.

St. Lucie Mets

Lucas Duda seems to be thriving at first base, hitting .341 with two homers and 17 RBI. However, of his 30 hits, only six of them have been of the extra base variety. If this guy can start to hit for more power, we will definitely see him in Double-A before the season is over.

Aside from Duda, Jason Jacobs is hitting a solid .286 in 21 at bats behind the plate, sharing time with other former Cyclones Ezequiel Carrera and Sean McCraw. On the mound however, the success isn’t coming easy. Dylan Owen and Eric Niesen are middling right now, but other former Cyclones Dillon Gee, Tim Stronach, Steven Cheney and Nick Carr are really struggling. If they keep it up, we may see one or two of them back in Brooklyn.

Binghamton Mets

The bad news is former ‘Clones Jon Malo, Ambiorix Concepcion, Emmanuel Garcia, Eric Brown, Robert Parnell, Jake Ruckle and Eddie Kunz aren’t having much luck up there. The good news is Dan Murphy, Josh Peterson and Nick Evans are absolutely hitting the cover off the ball. All four are currently hitting over .330 and have a combined 45 RBI.

New Orleans Zephyrs

OF- Caleb Stewart- One homer, eight RBI, .221 BA.

I started covering the ‘Clones in 2006, so I missed the year of the “Big Stew” in 2005, when he led the Cyclones in every power category. Nonetheless, the word from the scribes around Keyspan is that he’s a pretty dangerous power hitter, but nothing much else. We’ll keep an eye on him as the season progresses.

Photos by Daniel Wos