I found this video on youtube. It's a K Reel from Mets prospect Eric Niesen, who has been invited to Spring Training.
The Mets drafted Niesen in the 3rd round (99th overall) in the 2007 draft. As a reliever, his fastball touches the mid-90s. His slider is decent, and his changeup is below average. He is a small lefty and will be auditioning to become a left handed specialist in the bullpen or possibly even the left long man.
From this video, Niesen has some pretty nasty stuff. His fastball has some very nice tail action and his breaking ball looks wicked. Should he harness these, he'd be a nice addition to the bullpen.
We'll see how Niesen does in Spring Training. I'm not sure if he'll make the team, he didn't do so hot last season. He split time between A+ and AA, and the results were also split. He found his rhythm in A+ where he posted a 3.28 ERA giving up 57 hits, 21 earned runs, 49 strikeouts and only 5 homeruns in 57 innings of work. Now when he was bumped up to AA, he posted a 4.66 ERA giving up 75 hits, 43 earned runs, 6 homeruns, and 85 strikeouts in 83 innings. His strikeout rate grew when pushed into AA, but he didn't fair well against the batters. His combined A+ and AA ERA for 2009 was 4.09.
I think Niesen will start 2010 in A+ where he found his groove. I really don't see him making the team but who knows, maybe I'll be wrong.
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