Mack Attack: July 21, 2008

By John Mackin Ade
Posted Monday, July 21, 2008

Pennant: Mets: 46 losses - Phils: 46 – Marlins: 46 - Braves: 52

Wild Card: Milw: 43 losses - St. Louis: 43 - Phils: 46 - Marlins: 46

InsideEdge/ESPN ‘report card’ on:

Jose Reyes Bats: B Total at Bats: 402

Category ………………% ………………….. MLB Avg. ………………….. Grade

Overall Effectiveness ……………………………………………………….. B-
Well Hit Avg. of At-Bats .201 .234 C-
Slugging % .475 .441 B+
On Base Average .360 .338 B
Quality At-Bat % (WH outs + 7p. outs + H + BB + HBP + SAC / PA) 45 % 44 % B-
Location Performance C+ Well Hit Avg. of Swings: Location INSIDE .109 .078 B
Well Hit Avg. of Swings: Location MIDDLE (vertical) .160 .179 C
Well Hit Avg. of Swings: Location OUTSIDE .094 .114 C
Well Hit Avg. of Swings: Location UP .116 .111 B-
Well Hit Avg. of Swings: Location MIDDLE (horizontal) .127 .156. C
Well Hit Avg. of Swings: Location DOWN .106 .102 B-
Fastball Performance B Batting Avg. on Fastballs .320 .294 B
Well-Hit Avg. of Fastball Strikes .080 .096 C+
% of Fastball Swings Put in Play 55 % 45 % A+
Offspeed Performance B- Batting Avg. on Offspeed Pitches .255 .240 B-
Well-Hit Avg. of Offspeed Strikes .076 .078 C+
% of Offspeed Swings Put in Play 45 % 41 % B+
Plate Discipline B-
Chase % Early in Count (Before 2 Strikes)* 14 % 19 % A
Chase % with 2 Strikes* 45 % 38 % D+
Chase % of Non-Competitive Pitches (not near strike zone)* 17 % 20 % B+
Clutch Tendency B-
Quality AB % in Close/Late Games 45 % 43 % B
Quality AB % with Runners in Scoring Position 45 % 46 % C+
2 Strike Tendency B+
Strikeout % of PA's that reach 2 Strikes* 25 % 35 % A+
On Base Average with 2 Strikes .253 .271 C
2 Strike Miss % of Swings* 15 % 20 % A-
Overall Grade ………………………………………………… B-

B-Mets:

C Mike Nickeas transferred to AAA New Orleans.

Minor League Bios:

Lachlan Hodge P L L

Hodge came out of the MLB Acadamy on the Gold Coast in 2005, when he was 16 years old. He held out from immediately signing a big league contract, and continued to work with his coach, Barry Holland.

The Mets got a slight glimpse of Hodge in April 2006, but he returned to his finishing school back in Australia to complete his schooling.

In 2008, Hodge is pitching for the GCL Mets (0-1, 11.12 in 5 appearances, 2 starts).