Mack’s Mets has a preview of Mets prospect Dillon Gee. Lee made 21 starts in St. Lucie last year, going 8-6 with 3.25 ERA and 1.05 WHIP. He struck out 94 and walked only 19 in 127.1 innings.
He was eventually promoted to AA Binghamton, and made four starts. He went 2-0 and gave up four runs and 18 hits in his 27 innings there. This off-season, he played winter ball in Puerto Rico, as Mack reports:
He went 4-0, 2.22 in 48 2/3 innings, finishing third in the circuit in ERA. He struck out 43 and issued 13 walks as he showed a 92-93 mph fastball and a slider with a short break. “I know Ian Kennedy is a bigger prospect, but I liked Gee more in Puerto Rico,” an AL scout said.
Gee is set to return to the Binghamton starting rotation in 2009, according the Mack.
