Francisco mejia projected to 150 games vs rhp and lhp with 12 team mixed fantasy value. Templer published by pearson education canada 2004 isbn 10. Michael mejia contributor of my mother she killed me, my. He generates plus bat speed and good loft out of a fairly short swing. Francisco jose mejia born october 27, 1995 is a dominican professional baseball catcher. Sb nation is the largest independent sports media brand, consisting of, and over 300 fancentric team communities. Meija is 5foot10, 175 pounds, switchhitting, righthanded catcher that. 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. A few readers have asked for an updated view on mejia, so here goes mejia had been acquired. He tracks offspeed well and is able to do damage if they stay in and around the zone.
Francisco mejia news, stats, photos cleveland indians. 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. George genovese, dan taylor, foreword by tommy lasorda. Art stewart, sam mellinger, foreword by george brett. On the other hand scouting reports on his defense lately have been negative, with receiving and blocking skills reported as stagnant or even. 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. Francisco mejia is projected to be an elite fantasy catcher and worth a high draft pick.
Cleveland indians optioned c francisco mejia to akron rubberducks. June 19, 2019 minnesota twins transferred lhp adalberto mejia. On tuesday the san diego padres promoted catching prospect francisco mejia to the major league roster. Mejia suffered a right oblique strain at the end of august and its unclear how much he will be. Mejia is trying out a new stance behind the plate in an effort to improve defensively, kevin acee of the san diego uniontribune reports. September 1, 2017 age 29d, 19,123rd in mlb history vs. Good scouting was behind the handmejia trade fangraphs. 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 baseball prospectus top 101 list for 2015 has arrived. 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 is a name people may not know, but a name that people should get to know. Francisco mejia may have been an unfamiliar name to baseball fans before the season. Join facebook to connect with franciso mejia and others you may know. At the end of the 2018 season he was owned in just 47 percent of leagues.
None other than ninetime allstar vladimir guerrero. Francisco mejia news, stats, photos san diego padres. Lynchburg hillcats activated c francisco mejia from the temporarily inactive list. Join facebook to connect with manuel mejia and others you may know. All professional baseball statistics for francisco mejia. Francisco mejia leads akron into binghamton baseball. Francisco mejia, c, san diego padres, stats and updates at. Francisco mejia, c, san diego padres, mlb baseball. This helps identify a players platoon value for fantasy baseball based on pitcher handedness. Litrpg is an new genre of fiction that combines video game and table top rpg mechanics with fantasy and science fiction story telling. Francisco mejia, c 3b, cleveland indians 2017 arizona. Seven decades chasing hopes and dreams in major league. View the profiles of professionals named francisco mejia on linkedin.
You get to see all the rules behind the game worlds characters live in. 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. In the adjusted stance, mejia kneels rather than squats. Who is an mlb comparison for hot hitting top prospect. Francisco mejia went 1for4 with a double, an rbi, and a run scored in the padres 64 loss to the dodgers on wednesday. 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. Minnesota twins sent lhp adalberto mejia on a rehab assignment to pensacola blue wahoos. 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. 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. Akron manager mark budzinski talks francisco mejias. Signed out of the dominican republic in 20, castro headed stateside in 2014. October 27, 1995 in bani, dominican republic do debut.
Michael mejia is the author of the novels tokyo and forgetfulness, and his writing has been published in many journals and anthologies. Get the latest updated stats for san diego padres catcher francisco mejia on. The indians traded blocked top prospect francisco mejia to the padres for relievers brad hand and adam cimber today. The latest francisco mejia stats, video highlights, news and more from milb. He made his major league debut with the cleveland indians in 2017. Francisco mejia fantasy projections daily, week, season. Get the latest stats, rankings, scouting reports, and more about san diego padres player francisco mejia on baseball america. Francisco mejia fantasy baseball player news, stats. Cleveland indians catching prospect francisco mejia was one of the top players i had circled this year. The 20yearold indians catcher was the top prospect in the fourplayer return that. Padres activated c francisco mejia from the 10day injured list. The indians place three of their prospects in the rankings, including one who had not yet appeared on a. Mindy mejia is the internationally acclaimed author of the dragon keeper, everything you want me to be, and leave no trace. Lynchburg hillcats placed c francisco mejia on the temporarily inactive list.
Further thoughts on san diego padres prospect francisco mejia. 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. Unlike mejia, castro entered the league with a much more tempered brand of enthusiasm from prospect analysts. Who is an mlb comparison for hot hitting cleveland indians top prospect francisco mejia. Mejia is a catcher with a potential 7 hit tool and average game power. Francisco mejia continues his march to the big leagues, and the indians continue to experiment with ways to make room for the 22yearold. He caught my eye during our top 10 discussions last offseason and his likely assignment to the new yorkpenn league was going to provide me with the chance to sit on him for the first time. 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. The switchhitting francisco mejia has natural hitting ability from both sides of the plate check out for mo. Akron come into town with a 1012 record and resides in third place in the western division of the eastern league. Baseball prospectus loves francisco mejia lets go tribe.