Daily Mets Minors Report – 7-11-12

Date: 7-11-12 

MLB:

Kevin Goldstein –

            Q - Do you think Josh Hamilton gets biggest contract in ML history this offseason

            A - Not even close.

MLB - Mets:

Kevin Kernan on ASG - Plain and simple, the Mets got hosed. Manager-for-a-day Tony La Russa chose to be a knucklehead by choosing Giants ace Matt Cain over the Mets’ R.A. Dickey to start tonight for the National League in the 2012 All-Star Game at Kauffman Stadium. The former Cardinals manager never discussed the situation with Dickey before making the decision. Dickey is tied for the league lead in wins in his storybook season, but La Russa made it an all-Giants battery with Cain throwing to Buster Posey, saying he wanted to “reward Matt Cain for a career of excellence.’’ 

AAA – Buffalo:

Tonight…

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AA-Binghamton:  

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A+ - St. Lucie: -            

Tonight –

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A – Savannah: -

Tonight –

What a gem by SP Logan Verrett – 9.0-IP, CG, W, 0-R, 6-H, 7-K, 1-BB

SS Matt Reynolds (.250) 2-5… also 3B Aderlin Rodriguez 58^th and 59^th RBI (6^th in league). 

A-Low – Brooklyn:

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Rookie – Kingsport:

Steven Matz's career has taken a tough road early on, but the journey has finally gotten smoother.A second-round pick by the Mets in 2009, Matz walked two batters in the first inning. The 21-year-old left-hander retired eight straight before Reginald Lawson doubled with one out in the fourth. He did not allow another baserunner after that.  "My changeup was working good," Matz said. "I only threw one breaking pitch though the first five innings, just using my fastball and changeup. One of the things I was working on with the pitching coordinator is shortening my stride. I shortened my stride up and everything fell into place." http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120709&content_id=34787734&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&tcid=tw_share

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DSL Mets:

SS Leon Canelon – 3-4, 1-double .254

1B Elvis Sanchez 0-4, .273