Francisco mejia went 1for4 with a double, an rbi, and a run scored in the padres 64 loss to the dodgers on wednesday. He tracks offspeed well and is able to do damage if they stay in and around the zone. George genovese, dan taylor, foreword by tommy lasorda. September 1, 2017 age 29d, 19,123rd in mlb history vs.
Akron manager mark budzinski talks francisco mejias. With the news that francisco mejia will see time in the outfield in minor league camp this spring, the ibis justin lada discusses mejias longterm defensive future. On tuesday the san diego padres promoted catching prospect francisco mejia to the major league roster. Francisco mejia is a name people may not know, but a name that people should get to know. Mejia is trying out a new stance behind the plate in an effort to improve defensively, kevin acee of the san diego uniontribune reports. Mejia still has a fair amount of his shine despite a 2018 trade from cleveland and a finish outside the top 35 at the catcher position in 2019. Who is an mlb comparison for hot hitting top prospect. Francisco mejia reached the big leagues for 11 games in 2017, and also appeared in 92 games at doublea akron, where he got 347 atbats and slashed. Francisco mejia news, stats, photos cleveland indians. Francisco mejia is projected to be an elite fantasy catcher and worth a high draft pick. Art stewart, sam mellinger, foreword by george brett. Michael mejia contributor of my mother she killed me, my.
Minnesota twins sent lhp adalberto mejia on a rehab assignment to pensacola blue wahoos. June 19, 2019 minnesota twins transferred lhp adalberto mejia. Francisco mejia continues his march to the big leagues, and the indians continue to experiment with ways to make room for the 22yearold. Lynchburg hillcats placed c francisco mejia on the temporarily inactive list.
Francisco mejia, c, san diego padres, stats and updates at. Templer published by pearson education canada 2004 isbn 10. Akron come into town with a 1012 record and resides in third place in the western division of the eastern league. April 4, 1996 age 21010d, 14,437th in mlb history vs. September is the time that teams like to have a third catcher on the bench and like to give their top prospects on the 40 a taste of majorleague action. Its worth noting that the dodgers, indians, and padres have all swung important deals within the past 24 hours and all have one thing in common. The latest francisco mejia stats, video highlights, news and more from milb. This helps identify a players platoon value for fantasy baseball based on pitcher handedness. Cleveland indians optioned c francisco mejia to akron rubberducks. Mejia is currently ranked the 37th best prospect in all baseball and most publications have him listed as the number one catching prospect as well as the top prospect for the cleveland indians. Join facebook to connect with manuel mejia and others you may know. Lynchburg hillcats activated c francisco mejia from the temporarily inactive list. The indians traded blocked top prospect francisco mejia to the padres for relievers brad hand and adam cimber today. He made his major league debut with the cleveland indians in 2017.
At the end of the 2018 season he was owned in just 47 percent of leagues. Francisco mejia news, stats, photos san diego padres. Padres activated c francisco mejia from the 10day injured list. Join facebook to connect with franciso mejia and others you may know. On the other hand scouting reports on his defense lately have been negative, with receiving and blocking skills reported as stagnant or even. Francisco mejia fantasy baseball player news, stats. You get to see all the rules behind the game worlds characters live in. The main reason he didnt earn more value was a lack of playing time, as he spent time in the minors, on the il with knee and oblique issues and split duties with austin hedges when active. Mejia suffered a right oblique strain at the end of august and its unclear how much he will be. October 27, 1995 in bani, dominican republic do debut. He generates plus bat speed and good loft out of a fairly short swing. Francisco mejia fantasy projections daily, week, season.
Get the latest updated stats for san diego padres catcher francisco mejia on. Meija is 5foot10, 175 pounds, switchhitting, righthanded catcher that. In the adjusted stance, mejia kneels rather than squats. Francisco mejia, c 3b, cleveland indians 2017 arizona. All professional baseball statistics for francisco mejia. Seven decades chasing hopes and dreams in major league. Who is an mlb comparison for hot hitting cleveland indians top prospect francisco mejia. The baseball prospectus top 101 list for 2015 has arrived. None other than ninetime allstar vladimir guerrero. Francisco mejia may have been an unfamiliar name to baseball fans before the season. Michael mejia is the author of the novels tokyo and forgetfulness, and his writing has been published in many journals and anthologies.
Mejia is a catcher with a potential 7 hit tool and average game power. Good scouting was behind the handmejia trade fangraphs. Baseball prospectus loves francisco mejia lets go tribe. View the profiles of professionals named francisco mejia on linkedin. Litrpg is an new genre of fiction that combines video game and table top rpg mechanics with fantasy and science fiction story telling. The indians place three of their prospects in the rankings, including one who had not yet appeared on a. Wayne cavadi of todays knuckleball, in giving his scouting report of mejia for the futures game, said of the lefthander overall, mejia is a strikethrower, without overpowering stuff, and. A few readers have asked for an updated view on mejia, so here goes mejia had been acquired. Cleveland indians selected the contract of francisco mejia from lynchburg hillcats. Francisco mejia is a prized prospect in the cleveland indians system, with an excellent bat that works all fields, and an absolute cannon of an arm.
Francisco mejia leads akron into binghamton baseball. Get the latest stats, rankings, scouting reports, and more about san diego padres player francisco mejia on baseball america. Unlike mejia, castro entered the league with a much more tempered brand of enthusiasm from prospect analysts. Francisco mejia, the topranked prospect in the cleveland indians organization, leads the akron rubberducks into a rainabbreviated twogame series with the binghamton rumble ponies at nyseg stadium on may 2nd and 3rd. These projections by steamer are a much better indicator of a hitters platoon splits than inseason stats since it involves multiple years of data and has been. Francisco mejia, c, san diego padres, mlb baseball. Francisco mejia projected to 150 games vs rhp and lhp with 12 team mixed fantasy value. Cleveland indians catching prospect francisco mejia was one of the top players i had circled this year. Further thoughts on san diego padres prospect francisco mejia. The 20yearold indians catcher was the top prospect in the fourplayer return that. The switchhitting francisco mejia has natural hitting ability from both sides of the plate check out for mo. Francisco mejia has yet to play a major league game, but his name is fast becoming familiar to baseball fans.
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