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Expectations of Eleven: Zach Lutz

Edgy MD Jan 25 2011 05:59 PM

Zachary Craig Lutz Pos: 3B, 1B; BR-TR Born: June 3, 1986 (25 in 2011) in Reading, Pennsylvania, on a day the Mets' 13-hit attack wasn't enough to stop the Padres. (Claims not to be a Phillies phan.) Acquired: Drafted by the Mets in the fifth round of the 2007 amateur draft. Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos. GC Mets GULF (Rk) 5 20 19 2 6 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 4 .316 .350 .526 .876 10 0 0 0 0 0 3B St. Lucie FLOR (A+) 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0 3B Binghamton EL (AA) 61 263 225 42 65 14 0 17 42 0 2 33 63 .289 .389 .578 .967 130 9 4 1 0 0 3B Buffalo IL (AAA) 5 22 20 3 6 4 0 1 9 0 0 2 3 .300 .364 .650 1.014 13 0 0 0 0 0 3B Total All 72 309 268 47 77 19 0 19 55 0 2 36 72 .287 .380 .571 .951 153 10 4 1 0 0 3B Wife: Unknown. Nickname: "Lutzy." (Ugh. I'm calling him Yogi Jr. or Dale or something.) Namesakes: This guy, an apparent competitor on the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Circuit. [crossout]Best Day in 2010: Hu did next to nothing in 2010 at the big league level. Indeed, he had little opportunity to. But he did manage to double, score, and collect an RBI that certainly proved a difference-maker in a September 29 victory over Colorado.[/crossout] Last Word: Fully aware that the Mets have a guy at third, Zach just hopes to make it to the bigs this season and get a chance to contribute. He's swell. What do you expect of Zach Lutz in 2011?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 25 2011 06:42 PM Re: Expectations of Eleven: Zach Lutz

Best Day in 2010: Hu did next to nothing in 2010 at the big league level. Indeed, he had little opportunity to. But he did manage to double, score, and collect an RBI that certainly proved a difference-maker in a September 29 victory over Colorado. This part really confused me, now I realize it was a cut-and-paste error. Lutz: Prolly won't come north to start the year, but could be better than Evans.

Edgy MD Jan 25 2011 06:54 PM Re: Expectations of Eleven: Zach Lutz

If he can learn to putz around the outfield. Man, I got a call during my cutting and pasting.

smg58 Jan 25 2011 06:58 PM Re: Expectations of Eleven: Zach Lutz

A solid year in AAA. We'll probably see him in September, although I suppose he could be a trade candidate if the Mets are contending in July.

Valadius Jan 25 2011 07:03 PM Re: Expectations of Eleven: Zach Lutz

September call-up.

Fman99 Jan 25 2011 08:34 PM Re: Expectations of Eleven: Zach Lutz

Give him (and everyone in the minor league system with a pulse) a second baseman's mitt. Rakes in AAA.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 25 2011 09:23 PM Re: Expectations of Eleven: Zach Lutz

Rakes in AAA. Gains nickname "Double" with his gap power. Hot-shit trading prospect. Sticks around for all right September callup. 65 PA .315/.431/.500 2 HR, 6 XBH 11 BB/20 K 0.3 WAR

themetfairy Jan 25 2011 09:31 PM Re: Expectations of Eleven: Zach Lutz

Edgy MD Jan 25 2011 09:33 PM Re: Expectations of Eleven: Zach Lutz

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Gains nickname "Double" with his gap power. We need to coalesce around something. I was kind of thinking of "Zack the Crack" or "The Omega Man."

Ashie62 Jan 25 2011 09:37 PM Re: Expectations of Eleven: Zach Lutz

Z-Force will spend the year in AAA.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 26 2011 04:19 AM Re: Expectations of Eleven: Zach Lutz

Buffalo. If the Mets are "buyers" in July, he'll be traded. If not, we'll see him in September.

MFS62 Jan 26 2011 06:58 AM Re: Expectations of Eleven: Zach Lutz

Fman99 wrote: Give him (and everyone in the minor league system with a pulse) a second baseman's mitt. My adoptee is a healthy 220 pounds. He looks more like a strong safety than a second baseman. My 2011 expectations for him - pounding the shit out of the ball in Buffalo. Long term, power hitter in the majors for a long time. I'm not sure for which club. The only thing that makes him stand out among almost all of the hitting prospects in the organization is that he is a right handed hitter. As for nickname, I thought of adopting him when watching the ice skating during the Winter Olympics. So, to me, he will be Triple Lutz. Later

metirish Jan 26 2011 07:00 AM Re: Expectations of Eleven: Zach Lutz

Trying to find him on facebook......there are a lot of them.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 26 2011 10:51 AM Re: Expectations of Eleven: Zach Lutz

He's 6'5"/220 now, and would probably get even odds in a footrace with Duda and a riding mower. "Triple" does NOT work as a nick. As I pointed out above, "Double," maybe. "Omega Man" I like, but I think it's way too subtle for wide acceptance (unless he does something stunningly obvious, like hit a violent HR off a watch ad in another stadium). Something like "Lug" could work.

TransMonk Jan 26 2011 10:57 AM Re: Expectations of Eleven: Zach Lutz

Hu?

Valadius Jan 26 2011 11:11 AM Re: Expectations of Eleven: Zach Lutz

I'm with MFS. "Triple" or "Quadruple" work.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 26 2011 11:20 AM Re: Expectations of Eleven: Zach Lutz

Why be timid? Let's call him Quintuple.

Edgy MD Jan 26 2011 11:30 AM Re: Expectations of Eleven: Zach Lutz

Well, he has to hit a quintuple to live up to that baby. It may be ambitious, but I suspect he's destined to hit more quadruples than triples.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 26 2011 11:33 AM Re: Expectations of Eleven: Zach Lutz

Oh. I thought we were talking about heart bypasses.

attgig Jan 26 2011 11:37 AM Re: Expectations of Eleven: Zach Lutz

hits well, but not incredibly in buffalo. is a common name in rumors in coupling with beltran/reyes for better prospects, but ends up staying. september callup, playing a little 1b and RF, showing some power, and decent hitting all around to make him a bigger possibility to trade during the offseason for a MI.

metirish Jan 26 2011 11:37 AM Re: Expectations of Eleven: Zach Lutz

A display of terrible glovemanship and he will be called Clutz.

Ashie62 Jan 26 2011 12:03 PM Re: Expectations of Eleven: Zach Lutz

Groan lol

batmagadanleadoff Feb 05 2011 10:25 AM Re: Expectations of Eleven: Zach Lutz

An inauspicious, mostly forgettable September debut. Off the field, Lutz is the sympathetic central figure in a minor scandal when $200 worth of Lutz's lottery tickets for that week's $400 million jackpot mysteriously disappear from his locker. The security tapes, leaked to the NY Post by Mets security, show that Fred Wilpon, the tabloids' only suspect (Locker Shocker! Lutz Looted! Wilpon Deluded! Who Dood It? Naked City: Hu is Hung! No-Hand No-Han: Santana to undergo season ending hand surgery!) was the last person in the locker room just before Lutz's lottery tickets went missing, The security tapes are otherwise inconclusive. To deflect any further suspicion, Wilpon offers a $10,000.00 reward to the person with information leading to the return of Lutz's missing tickets. The scandal quietly fades away after the lottery commission confirms that there were no winners for that week's drawing, One week later, Fred Wilpon discovers the missing tickets stuck to the top of Lutz's locker and claims the reward money from partner Saul Katz.

Fman99 Feb 05 2011 07:03 PM Re: Expectations of Eleven: Zach Lutz

An inauspicious, mostly forgettable September debut. Off the field, Lutz is the sympathetic central figure in a minor scandal when $200 worth of Lutz's lottery tickets for that week's $400 million jackpot mysteriously disappear from his locker. The security tapes, leaked to the NY Post by Mets security, show that Fred Wilpon, the tabloids' only suspect (Locker Shocker! Lutz Looted! Wilpon Deluded! Who Dood It? Naked City: Hu is Hung! No-Hand No-Han: Santana to undergo season ending hand surgery!) was the last person in the locker room just before Lutz's lottery tickets went missing, The security tapes are otherwise inconclusive. To deflect any further suspicion, Wilpon offers a $10,000.00 reward to the person with information leading to the return of Lutz's missing tickets. The scandal quietly fades away after the lottery commission confirms that there were no winners for that week's drawing, One week later, Fred Wilpon discovers the missing tickets stuck to the top of Lutz's locker and claims the reward money from partner Saul Katz. This was my favorite episode of "Three's Company" ever.