Mets promote four to Savannah
By Joe DeMayo ~ August 27th, 2008. Filed under: Joe Demayo, Mets Minors.
The Mets announced today that they have promoted 17 year old shortstop Wilmer Flores, 20 year old 1st baseman/3rd baseman Stefan Welch from Kingsport to Savannah, as well as LHP Mitch Houck and RHP Samuel Martinez from the Gulf Coast League Mets.
Flores finished the Kingsport season with a .310 average to go with 8 home runs and 41 RBI in 59 games. Welch posted a .281 average with 4 home runs and 34 RBI in 63 games. Houck was 2-2 with a 1.08 ERA in the GCL before his move up, and Martinez was 3-2 with a 2.38 ERA.
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