Hey, Nineteen: Anthony Kay

[Edgy MD]

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I'm lefthanded. I'm from Stony Brook. I was drafted by the Mets. In the first round. I missed my entire first two years of pro ball with Tommy John surgery. I don't have a beard, but like to sport the fuzzy beginnings of one. Somehow despite all that, my name isn't Steven Matz.



Now, after finally putting a year under my belt, splitting between Columbia and St. Lucie, I'm not looking bad. I mean, a 4.26 ERA isn't going to blow up the AP wire, but I stayed healthy over 23 starts while having to learn how to pitch all over again. I struck out 78 in 69 1/3 innings and walked only 22.



I may end up on the relief track, but probably not this year. I only threw two innings in Spring Training and I got more hammered than a night out with Stacey Keach. I don't get that joke, but my father thinks it's hi-LAR-ious.



I may return to St. Lucie at the start of the year, but hopefully I'll be up in Bingo soon enough. But it's a make-or-break year for me, as I've been tagged a top-10 team prospect but now that I've got the prove-your-healthy thing behind me, I've got to have the prove-you're-for-real season.



Will it happen? What do you think?

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I predict wild success at every level, even if he went to a crappy school. This guy will end Matz' career as a Met.

[MFS62]

Lefties "get better with age and don't really know how to pitch until their mid 20's".

Where I first heard that, I don't know, but I've heard it repeated often.

Kay will start to get really good this year, maybe not up to the majors, but darn close.



Later

[Edgy MD]

That's a pretty good shot of above of him bringing the tumbler.

[Lefty Specialist]

Will spend the summer being an annoying partner to David Cone, Ken Singleton and Paul O'Neill.

[kcmets]

See you in 2020.

[MFS62]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Will spend the summer being an annoying partner to David Cone, Ken Singleton and Paul O'Neill.

PSST, not the same guy.

But I'm still laughing.



Later

[smg58]

Will enjoy the hour drive up I-81 from Binghamton to Syracuse when it happens, but that will be his 2019 highlight.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I can't believe what a high percentage of these names are mostly or totally unfamiliar to me.

[seawolf17]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: I predict wild success at every level, even if he went to a crappy school. This guy will end Matz' career as a Met.

Seriously. UConn SUCKS.



Showed a little moxie in the one appearance I saw from him this spring. Won't find his way to Flushing in 2019, but 2020 is on the radar.

[Edgy MD]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I can't believe what a high percentage of these names are mostly or totally unfamiliar to me.

A top pick, man. KNOW YOUR TOP PICKS!