Expectations of Eleven: Josh Stinson

[Edgy MD]

Joshua R. Stinson



Pos: SP; BR-TR.

Born: March 14, 1988 in Shreveport, Louisiana. (He'll be 23 in 2011.)

Birth Context Karma: Nothing was happening with the Mets but spring fun when Wee Joshie was born. A week later, the Mets traded Bill Almon to the Phils for Shawn Barton and Vladimir Perez, neither of whom made the bigs. Perez was the younger brother of major leaguers Pascual and Melido Perez, and supposedly shared the family temperament, if not the talent.

In the real world, George H.W. Bush and Michael Dukakis shored up their campaigns as they put Super Tuesday behind them.

Acquired: Selected by the Mets in the 37th round of the 2006 draft out of Northwood High School in Atlanta.

Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
Binghamton	EL (AA)	9	3	.750	4.24	32	14	7	0	0	1	110.33	108	57	52	7	50	0	68	4	0	10	481	1.432	8.8	0.6	4.1	5.5	1.36	AS
Buffalo	IL (AAA)	2	2	.500	2.57	4	4	0	1	0	0	28.00	22	10	8	5	8	0	21	0	0	0	112	1.071	7.1	1.6	2.6	6.8	2.63
Total	All	11	5	.688	3.90	36	18	7	1	0	1	138.33	130	67	60	12	58	0	89	4	0	10	593	1.359	8.5	0.8	3.8	5.8	1.53

Number: Will you still need me? Will you still feed me? Josh in 64.

Wife: Unknown.

Nickname: I think I'll call him Princess Bag.

Namesakes:
I actually thought this guy was him. Yikey.

Best Day in 2010: I dunno.

Last Word: I'm a fan of promoting minor league managers as a general rule. That way the successful players move up with the manager (and perhaps the coaching staff) with whom they succeeded, and the unsuccessful players who aren't promototed get another set of eyes on them. Anyhow, Josh should move up to Buffalo and work for the same Tim Teufel who managed him to All-Star status in the Eastern League. The very same one.

Josh was an AFL player in 2009, and has credited the slider he developed with GCL Mets coach Rob Ellis for his success.

What do you expect of Josh Stinson in 2011?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Guess he's got a shot in September. One start, 4 ER in 6 IP, 3 BB, 2 K, no decision.

[Edgy MD]

That 68/50 SO/BB ratio was living on the edge in Bingo. It won't fly at higher levels and he fortunately forsook it in Buffalo. Let's hope that rate is behind him because there's seemingly little future with it.

[ashie62]

Gets one start for the big club as a fill in and he becomes a distant memory in a couple, three years.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Edgy DC wrote: That 68/50 SO/BB ratio was living on the edge in Bingo. It won't fly at higher levels and he fortunately forsook it in Buffalo. Let's hope that rate is behind him because there's seemingly little future with it.

Worse, it was that way because the walks were high.

Any scouting report on the stuff?

[Guest El Segundo Escupidor]

Nickname: I think I'll call him Princess Bag.

"Big Poof" works, too.

[G-Fafif]

I expect you'll be hearing from Ed Wolfstein's lawyers before long.

As for Josh Stinson, surely that's an ABC Movie of the Week ballplayer name.

[Benjamin Grimm]

A few innings in September, and maybe an emergency start during the summer. Otherwise, Buffalo.

[Theoldmole]

We won't see him this year.

[seawolf17]

Who the hell is Josh Stinson? I swear, you're making these guys up.

[smg58]

It was only a four-game sample, but he did pitch better in Buffalo. So is he one of the guys Alderson put on the 40 to protect him from Rule V?

I wouldn't expect much this year, although he may have respectable future in the pen down the road.

[Edgy MD]

1-3, 5.29.

I josh you not.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Throws hard, it seems, but the strikeouts/9 numbers have trended steadily downward with each year/jump in level.

A couple of relief appearances in September this year or next, then down the Metmory hole.

[Fman99]

Joshua R. Stinson Born: March 14, 1988 in Shreveport, Louisiana. (He'll be 23 in 2011.)

I spent a few days in Shreveport for work two years ago. In July.

Holy hell, I've never been somewhere hotter and duller than that.

[seawolf17]

Gets called up in May after a slew of injuries for a spot start, throws eight shutout innings to win a short-term spot in the rotation.

Gets eleven starts, goes 5-2, 3.88, gets traded in July for Asdrubal Cabrera. Wins the 2012 AL Cy Young for the pennant-winning Indians.

[batmagadanleadoff]

I was going to write: "No Mets baseball card for Josh Stinson". But I checked out check out my cards and looky here:

[seawolf17]

Oh, I did know Josh Stinson. I have two copies of the green x-fractor version of that card.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I see he wears 88, the year of his birth.