Expectations of Eleven: Brad Emaus

[Edgy MD]

Bradley Mark Emaus



Pos: 2b (plus some 3b and LF/RF)

Born: 3/28/1986 in Kalamazoo, Michigan (25 in 2011), three days before the heartbreaking release of Tom Gorman.

Acquired: Seclected from Toronto 12/7 in the Rule V draft. Must remain on big-league roster all season or be offered back to [crossout]Orioles[/crossout] Blue Jays.

2010 Stats:

Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
New Hampshire	EL (AA)	38	170	136	21	37	7	0	5	26	5	0	31	19	.272	.402	.434	.836	59	4	0	1	2	2
Las Vegas	PCL (AAA)	87	364	309	58	92	25	3	10	49	8	2	50	50	.298	.395	.495	.890	153	7	1	2	2	1
Total	All	125	534	445	79	129	32	3	15	75	13	2	81	69	.290	.397	.476	.874	212	11	1	3	4	3

Wifey: None known.

Last Word: Most accounts have him as being as good a bet as any to be the primary New York secondbaseman in 2011, or perhaps part of a platoon with Daniel Murphy. But he could perhaps as easily end up on a fast boat back to his former organizaiton.

What do you expect of Brad Emaus in 2011?

[metirish]

If we got him from Toronto why would we give him back to the Orioles?, seeing if we are paying attention and actually read your posts?

It's more than possible that I am in the dark about some rule though.

[G-Fafif]

metirish wrote: If we got him from Toronto why would we give him back to the Orioles?.

The Audobon Society has very specific rules about these things.

[Edgy MD]

No, I just have a bit of a fever an amn't making much sense. Toronto is correct.

[Benjamin Grimm]

My prediction: He'll stick on the roster for the whole season, thereby becoming permanent Mets property. He'll start 60 games at second base, and he'll hit .250.

[metirish]

Mu prediction id that he will emerge as the everyday 2nd baseman and will look a steal hitting .282 with 12 home runs and 62 rbi....he will steal 14 bases.

[ashie62]

If Emaus sticks as a backup, who backs up Reyes, Tejada?

[Edgy MD]

The current look for the infield is:
[list:1r80nuog][*:1r80nuog]Castillo[/*:m:1r80nuog]
[*:1r80nuog]Davis[/*:m:1r80nuog]
[*:1r80nuog]Emaus[/*:m:1r80nuog]
[*:1r80nuog]Murphy[/*:m:1r80nuog]
[*:1r80nuog]Reyes[/*:m:1r80nuog]
[*:1r80nuog]Wright[/*:m:1r80nuog][/list:u:1r80nuog]

My guess is they shed Castillo and add Hu.

[Fman99]

• Castillo
• Davis
• Emaus
• Murphy
• Reyes
• Wright

My guess is they shed Castillo and add Hu.

Edgy DC wrote: The current look for the infield is:

Add who?

[ashie62]

Who's on first.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Hu's on second... and short.

And starting at short, we've got I Don't Know What The Hell Management Will Do With My Contract Situation.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Shouldn't it have been "Who's At First?" Who's On First seems to imply a baserunner, not a fielder. Perhaps the syntax was different back in the days of Bud and Lou.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

401 PAs, .269/.367/.432, 12 HRs, 25 2B, 51 RBI, 69 R, 9 SB/3 CS, iffy defense, new fan favorite

[Ceetar]

I expect him to get offered back to Toronto, but them decline and he ends up in Buffalo.

[smg58]

He'll stick unless the Mets find three better mid-infield options between now and the end of the season. I'll go with a .260/.360/.430 line over 500 ABs, with 8 HRs and 65 RBI.

[TransMonk]

I have no expectations for Brad. My hope is that he doesn't muck anything up.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Ceetar wrote: I expect him to get offered back to Toronto, but them decline and he ends up in Buffalo.

If he doesn't stick with the Mets in the majors, he doesn't stick with the Mets-- he doesn't come back to our system. If the Jays decline, I wager, any one of a number of teams would be happy to take a second baseman with some power and apparently-superlative patience.

[Frayed Knot]

Ceetar wrote: I expect him to get offered back to Toronto, but them decline and he ends up in Buffalo.

Him being exposed to the 'Rule 5' draft in the first place caused as much WTF? head-scratching among those who follow this kind of stuff as any player this year so I can't see him being refused by Toronto or by any other for that matter if the Mets try to send him down.

So, seeing as how I have little faith that Castillo will survive the spring as a Met and about as much in Muffy being able to hack the position defensively, I expect him to stick around all season with an OK BA (.260-ish), decent on-base skills (.335), and good-for-2B punch (.430-ish SLG) over say 365 ABs

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

I hope he does well. Then the people in Kalamazoo -- less than an hour from me -- can finally stop talking about the other guy who lived there for a while.

[Edgy MD]

I'm not sure, but as the author of the new Brad Emaus Wikipedia article, I think he spent more of his formative years in the south, and so would be more likely claimed as a Georgia product.

Players on the 40-man roster still without Wikipedia entries: Armando Rodriguez, Josh Stinson, and Jordany Valdespin.

[Guest attgig]

stays with the mets being the backup IF'er. He'll get occasional starts at 2b but mostly be used in late inning defensive replacement/double switch situations. He'll stick in flushing through the whole year.

20 starts.
.244 ave
counting statistics not significant enough to make up numbers for....

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

He'd be an odd choice for defensive replacement-- it's one of the shakier parts of his game, supposedly.

Defense is a question, too. TotalZone had him as a positive in New Hampshire at Double-A, but a negative at Dunedin in High-A. Marc Hulet, prospect maven at FanGraphs.com, said that the Jays may have felt that "his defense is below average for second base and his offense is below average for third base." Perhaps this is part of the new [Jays] regime's slight preference for offense over defense.

According to eyeballs/metrics that have seen more than I have, he's better than Turner at the keystone, but not quite as good as Castillo or Tejada.

[Guest attgig]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: He'd be an odd choice for defensive replacement-- it's one of the shakier parts of his game, supposedly. Defense is a question, too. TotalZone had him as a positive in New Hampshire at Double-A, but a negative at Dunedin in High-A. Marc Hulet, prospect maven at FanGraphs.com, said that the Jays may have felt that "his defense is below average for second base and his offense is below average for third base." Perhaps this is part of the new [Jays] regime's slight preference for offense over defense. According to eyeballs/metrics that have seen more than I have, he's better than Turner at the keystone, but not quite as good as Castillo or Tejada.

interesting. I missed that. well then, maybe he doesn't even make it... I wonder/worry about daniel murphy's defense considering he had only a few months at 2b....

[Edgy MD]

I wouldn't worry too much. Hu can probably cover them in late and close situations also.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Emaus' name almost means "Let's Go" in Latin. (Remembering the classic Mets banner that read "Eamus Metropolitae")

[Edgy MD]

Eamus, Emaus!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I like this thing I've been doing on these threads where I dig up a line from an actual season as a plug-in. I was doing this mostly so as to not suggest a mathematically impossible line (like, I'd have no idea offhand how many XBHs in how many PAs translates to X slugging pct., so I wouldn't wanna suggest it and look foolish), but I kinda like having looked up these comps now because, by cheating, I've actually gotten to think more than I normally would for a question like this.

Emaus. Right-handed hitting second-baseman with suspect glove, Rule 5ed into the NL East. Does that sound like Dan Uggla or what? Uggy's minor-league numbers were only slightly better than Emaus's in their respective last seasons there

Uggla (AA) 297/378/502 age 25
Emaus (AA/AAA) 290/397/476 age 24

Their minor league career OPSs differ by 1 point, with Emaus holding a 790-789 edge.

That tempts me to wanna plug in Uggla's debut season with Florida and get:
27-90 .282/.339/.480 but that's just not realistic especially if you consider him to be a platoonie with Muffy and/or Hu.

But...

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

This was kinda the first thing I thought-- Lil' Uggla/Big, Uninjured Havens-- when I saw the scouting report on him.

Then I yelled at myself to not get too excited. I'm a little hard on my inner voices.

[Lefty Specialist]

I predict that he'll murder Luis Castillo in the Conservatory with the Lead Pipe.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Good going, Ben Berkon of nascent eMet presence Rising Apple-- an exclusive interview with young Mr. Emaus, just prior to Spring Training. He's already got his trap-question-platitude-spouting at big-league level:

Q: What are the differences between playing 3B and 2B for you? A: 2B has always been more natural for me, I enjoy turning the double play at 2nd and I feel I am more involved in the game when I play there. 3rd is a difficult position and one I am still learning. The difference to me is the reaction time and the throws... Q: Most people look at HR totals for skill progression, but your low K/high BB rates are arguably your most impressive stats. Are you more drawn to the long ball, or do you actively focus on drawing walks/limiting strikeouts? A: I do not try and do anything but compete during an at bat. I have never once in my life gone to the plate looking to draw a walk and I never will. I find that the better you control the strike zone the better your production will be... Q: Have you ever been to New York City and are you nervous at the prospect of playing in front of arguably the most �expecting� fans? A: I recently went up to New York City for a weekend and had a blast. Being from the country, the city life is very eye opening to me. Nervous? No. Excited? Yes. They are passionate about their team and I can respect that. The object of any competition is to win and that is what the fans expect. There is nothing wrong with that.