Last night Eric Niesen of the Binghamton Mets went 7 innings while giving up only 1 run against the New Britain Rock Cats. So far this year Niesen has held opposing hitters to a .190 average. He's a couple of wicked pitches that have some real movement on them. If you check out his stats year to year you'll notice that the year after he's been promoted he starts to figure out that level. It started with St. Lucie in 2008 and now with his second year with Binghamton he's put up a line of 2.66 ERA/40.2 IP/2 HRA/30 BB/ 30 K. The only cause for concern would be his SO/BB ratio. this year he has walked as many batters as he's struck out which is a far cry from his 85 K's and 41 BB's for Binghamton last year. That being said this kid could eventually see some time in Buffalo with the hopes of progressing to the majors in another two or three years, if he can figure out this walk issue.
The following is a video highlight reel from last year focusing in on Niesen strikeout ability...
All Eyes On Niesen
