Adopted: Caleb Stewart

[Guest GYC]

Why not...?

Outfielder...
Born June 11th, 1982 in Ashland, Kentucky...
6-2, 230 lbs...
Bats and throws righty...
Drafted in 22nd round (644th overall) of the 2004 amateur entry draft out of the University of Kentucky...

In 2002 for Kentucky, hit .305 in 187 at bats with 5 HR and 26 RBIs, as well as an OBP of .376 and slugging of .422.

In 2003, hit .306 in 173 at bats with 4 HR and 25 RBIs, as well as an OBP of .370 and slugging of .434.

In 2004, hit .329 in 219 at bats with 10 HR and 37 RBIs, as well as an OBP of .422 and a slugging of .584.

2004 w/ Brooklyn, hit .212 in 80 at bats. Hit .314 in 86 at bats with Capital City...

Last year, .286 with PSL, and .272 w/ Brookyln.

His total minor league carrer has produced:
487 at bats with .385 OBP, .487 slugging, 18 homers, 79 RBIs, 79 runs scored, 72 BB and 113 strikeouts...

[Edgy MD]

He would be the first Caleb in Met history.

Nice walk numbers.

[Vic Sage]

i saw him play with the Cyclones last year, and he looked pretty good.

[Guest GYC]

He's not on any of the Mets' rosters... no Kingsport, no Brooklyn, no Hagerstown, etc.

=(


Edit: I found him! He was in St. Lucie the entire time. I didn't think he'd jump from Brookyln to St. Lucie that quickly.

[Edgy MD]

A lousy dozen games bench riding. Ouch.

[Guest GYC]

Things aren't so good for Mr. Stewart. As a bench player for St. Lucie, he has played in only 24 games, going 14/76 (.184) with 8 walks (.284 OBP) and 26 K's (almost a 1:3 BB:K ratio).

[Guest GYC]

Well, things are look a LOT better since my last update on Mr. Stewart.

He finished the '06 campaign in St. Lucie with better numbers than he started. Caleb finished with a .259 clip in 243 at bats, and slugged an impressive .519 for a .861 OPS. 14 homers, 42 RBIs to go with 17 doubles and 2 triples. His BB:K ratio didn't improve much (24:52, or about 1:2.2).

However, he truly seems to be finding himself a bit for the Binghamton Mets this year: Through 39 games, he's hitting .324 in 139 at bats with a .353 OBP and a .519 slugging percentage (.871 OPS). He has 30 RBIs to go with his 7 homers and 6 doubles.

Unfortunately, his K:BB ratio is as terrible as ever; 7:33, or about 1 walk for every 5 strikeouts.

Caleb also won the Eastern League Player of the Week from 05/13 to 05/20.

http://www.easternleague.com/ppow.taf?week=505

Binghamton Mets outfielder Caleb Stewart has been named the Eastern League’s Player of the Week for the week ending May 20th. The 6’2�

GYC May 29 2007 02:21 PM

Adam Rubin of the NY Daily News had a post about him on his blog 2 days ago as well. http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/mets/2007/05/stewart_racing_through_met_ran.html Stewart Racing Through Met Ranks Caleb Stewart competed for his high school’s cross-country team in the third grade. So stepping up to the Eastern League maybe isn’t that big a jump for the 22nd-round pick in 2004 from the University of Kentucky. Stewart, who turns 25 on June 11, has a .341 average with seven homers and 30 RBI in 37 games for Double-A Binghamton. The outfielder was named Eastern League Player of the Week for the period ending last Sunday. He’s currently on a 16-game hitting streak, with five multi-hit games in the past week. Stewart’s average ranks third in the Eastern League, behind Reading’s Jesus Merchan (.378) and Joey Hammond (.342). His RBI total is fifth, eight behind leader Jeffrey Larish of Erie and one behind teammate Brett Harper for the B-Mets’ lead. Stewart said his approach changed last year working with hitting coach Nelson Silverio at high-A St. Lucie. He focused on getting more disciplined at the plate, looking for pitches in certain zones until he got to two strikes rather than swinging indiscriminately at the offering no matter the location. “Up until two strikes you want to wait for your pitch to hit,� GYC May 30 2007 01:41 PM His hot streak continued last night -- http://metsminors.metsblog.com/blog/_archives/2007/5/30/2984283.html The B-Mets overcame an early 1-0 hole to build an 8-3 advantage after the fifth. Caleb Stewart, who was 0-7 since his 16 game hitting streak was snapped Sunday busted out with a 4-4 night that included a home run, four runs scored and three RBI. In the Mets five run fifth, Stewart (.343/.374/.552) singled home Fernando Martinez, who’d reached on an error to tie the game at 1-1. Later, Jose Coronado cleared the bases with a three run double. Stewart’s two run home run in the fifth put Binghamton up 8-3. Brett Harper (.288/.341/.491) was 2-5 to extend his hitting streak to an EL best 20 games. Mark Kiger, who’s put together a consistent season (.294/.417/.405), was 2-4 with a double a walk and two RBI. GYC Mar 01 2008 12:42 PM He finished the season off in Binghamtom hitting .252/.314/.400. K:BB ratio of 102:36, which was improved from his early pace, although everything else got worse. He played in the Winter Leagues and did pretty well: 14 for 44 (.318) with 6 walks (.400 OBP) and 2 doubles with 6 homers (.773 SLG). His K:BB ratio again improved, 6:12, although quite a small sample. GYC Mar 04 2009 09:07 PM Time for another update! Caleb was 26 last season and played for Binghamton and New Orleans. For Binghamton, he had 112 games and 394 at bats; he hit .279/.365 /.462/.827. That's 13 home runs, 29 doubles, 2 triples. 56 RBIs to go along with it. K:BB ratio of 69:49, which isn't impressive really but the best it's been since since 2005 for the Cyclones. New Orleans wasn't that successful of an experience for him. 20 games, 77 at bats. Only a .221 average and his 5 walks netted an OBP of only .268. His .377 slugging made for a .645 OPS in 77 at bats. Not too good. 1 homer, 5 doubles, 2 triples in his New Orleans stint. He wasn't invited to Spring Training, but God forbid we're injury plagued, he could make a stint in the majors this year or next if he stays with the club. You never know. Edgy MD Mar 04 2009 09:32 PM Hey, long time, no post. GYC Mar 04 2009 11:00 PM Yeah, I got caught up with two jobs in the summer and really didn't do much at all on the internet. Since school started up, I've only really been reading the forums. I just haven't felt like I've had much to contribute or anything interesting to say. Edgy MD Mar 05 2009 07:14 AM Yeah, well, that doesn't stop Frayed Knot. HA! I kid. GYC Mar 31 2010 08:18 AM Re: Adopted: Caleb Stewart So yeah, at this point he's 27 and had a crappy AA season last year. GYC Mar 04 2012 04:26 PM Re: Adopted: Caleb Stewart He played for the Newark Bears in 2011 and I met him. I called him son and it was weird.

[Guest GYC]

Adam Rubin of the NY Daily News had a post about him on his blog 2 days ago as well.

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/mets/2007/05/stewart_racing_through_met_ran.html

Stewart Racing Through Met Ranks Caleb Stewart competed for his high school’s cross-country team in the third grade. So stepping up to the Eastern League maybe isn’t that big a jump for the 22nd-round pick in 2004 from the University of Kentucky. Stewart, who turns 25 on June 11, has a .341 average with seven homers and 30 RBI in 37 games for Double-A Binghamton. The outfielder was named Eastern League Player of the Week for the period ending last Sunday. He’s currently on a 16-game hitting streak, with five multi-hit games in the past week. Stewart’s average ranks third in the Eastern League, behind Reading’s Jesus Merchan (.378) and Joey Hammond (.342). His RBI total is fifth, eight behind leader Jeffrey Larish of Erie and one behind teammate Brett Harper for the B-Mets’ lead. Stewart said his approach changed last year working with hitting coach Nelson Silverio at high-A St. Lucie. He focused on getting more disciplined at the plate, looking for pitches in certain zones until he got to two strikes rather than swinging indiscriminately at the offering no matter the location. “Up until two strikes you want to wait for your pitch to hit,�

GYC May 30 2007 01:41 PM

His hot streak continued last night -- http://metsminors.metsblog.com/blog/_archives/2007/5/30/2984283.html The B-Mets overcame an early 1-0 hole to build an 8-3 advantage after the fifth. Caleb Stewart, who was 0-7 since his 16 game hitting streak was snapped Sunday busted out with a 4-4 night that included a home run, four runs scored and three RBI. In the Mets five run fifth, Stewart (.343/.374/.552) singled home Fernando Martinez, who’d reached on an error to tie the game at 1-1. Later, Jose Coronado cleared the bases with a three run double. Stewart’s two run home run in the fifth put Binghamton up 8-3. Brett Harper (.288/.341/.491) was 2-5 to extend his hitting streak to an EL best 20 games. Mark Kiger, who’s put together a consistent season (.294/.417/.405), was 2-4 with a double a walk and two RBI.

GYC Mar 01 2008 12:42 PM

He finished the season off in Binghamtom hitting .252/.314/.400. K:BB ratio of 102:36, which was improved from his early pace, although everything else got worse. He played in the Winter Leagues and did pretty well: 14 for 44 (.318) with 6 walks (.400 OBP) and 2 doubles with 6 homers (.773 SLG). His K:BB ratio again improved, 6:12, although quite a small sample.

GYC Mar 04 2009 09:07 PM

Time for another update! Caleb was 26 last season and played for Binghamton and New Orleans. For Binghamton, he had 112 games and 394 at bats; he hit .279/.365 /.462/.827. That's 13 home runs, 29 doubles, 2 triples. 56 RBIs to go along with it. K:BB ratio of 69:49, which isn't impressive really but the best it's been since since 2005 for the Cyclones. New Orleans wasn't that successful of an experience for him. 20 games, 77 at bats. Only a .221 average and his 5 walks netted an OBP of only .268. His .377 slugging made for a .645 OPS in 77 at bats. Not too good. 1 homer, 5 doubles, 2 triples in his New Orleans stint. He wasn't invited to Spring Training, but God forbid we're injury plagued, he could make a stint in the majors this year or next if he stays with the club. You never know.

Edgy MD Mar 04 2009 09:32 PM

Hey, long time, no post.

GYC Mar 04 2009 11:00 PM

Yeah, I got caught up with two jobs in the summer and really didn't do much at all on the internet. Since school started up, I've only really been reading the forums. I just haven't felt like I've had much to contribute or anything interesting to say.

Edgy MD Mar 05 2009 07:14 AM

Yeah, well, that doesn't stop Frayed Knot. HA! I kid.

GYC Mar 31 2010 08:18 AM Re: Adopted: Caleb Stewart

So yeah, at this point he's 27 and had a crappy AA season last year.

GYC Mar 04 2012 04:26 PM Re: Adopted: Caleb Stewart

He played for the Newark Bears in 2011 and I met him. I called him son and it was weird.

[Guest GYC]

His hot streak continued last night --
http://metsminors.metsblog.com/blog/_archives/2007/5/30/2984283.html

The B-Mets overcame an early 1-0 hole to build an 8-3 advantage after the fifth. Caleb Stewart, who was 0-7 since his 16 game hitting streak was snapped Sunday busted out with a 4-4 night that included a home run, four runs scored and three RBI. In the Mets five run fifth, Stewart (.343/.374/.552) singled home Fernando Martinez, who’d reached on an error to tie the game at 1-1. Later, Jose Coronado cleared the bases with a three run double. Stewart’s two run home run in the fifth put Binghamton up 8-3. Brett Harper (.288/.341/.491) was 2-5 to extend his hitting streak to an EL best 20 games. Mark Kiger, who’s put together a consistent season (.294/.417/.405), was 2-4 with a double a walk and two RBI.

[Guest GYC]

He finished the season off in Binghamtom hitting .252/.314/.400. K:BB ratio of 102:36, which was improved from his early pace, although everything else got worse.

He played in the Winter Leagues and did pretty well: 14 for 44 (.318) with 6 walks (.400 OBP) and 2 doubles with 6 homers (.773 SLG). His K:BB ratio again improved, 6:12, although quite a small sample.

[Guest GYC]

Time for another update!

Caleb was 26 last season and played for Binghamton and New Orleans.

For Binghamton, he had 112 games and 394 at bats; he hit .279/.365
/.462/.827. That's 13 home runs, 29 doubles, 2 triples. 56 RBIs to go
along with it. K:BB ratio of 69:49, which isn't impressive really but the
best it's been since since 2005 for the Cyclones.

New Orleans wasn't that successful of an experience for him. 20 games,
77 at bats. Only a .221 average and his 5 walks netted an OBP of only
.268. His .377 slugging made for a .645 OPS in 77 at bats. Not too good.
1 homer, 5 doubles, 2 triples in his New Orleans stint.

He wasn't invited to Spring Training, but God forbid we're injury plagued,
he could make a stint in the majors this year or next if he stays with the
club. You never know.

[Edgy MD]

Hey, long time, no post.

[Guest GYC]

Yeah, I got caught up with two jobs in the summer and really didn't do much
at all on the internet. Since school started up, I've only really been reading
the forums. I just haven't felt like I've had much to contribute or anything
interesting to say.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, well, that doesn't stop Frayed Knot.

HA! I kid.

[Guest GYC]

So yeah, at this point he's 27 and had a crappy AA season last year.

[Guest GYC]

He played for the Newark Bears in 2011 and I met him. I called him son and it was weird.