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Hyannis Roster

We’ve got a second roster. It’s Hyannis and it looks a little fuller than Wareham’s. It’s headlined by five returning players and by Virginia’s Danny Hultzen, one of the top freshmen in the nation a year ago. Hultzen was on the Hyannis roster this past summer but didn’t play.

The returning players:

Jackie Bradley, Jr. – OF – Sophomore – South Carolina
Johnny Ruettiger – OF – Sophomore – Arizona State
Kevin Brandt – LHP – Sophomore – East Carolina
Jimmy Messer – RHP – Sophomore – North Carolina
Tyler Wilson – RHP – Junior – Virginia

  • Bradley got off to a terrible start this summer but rebounded in a big way down the stretch and finished with a solid .275 average.

  • Ruettiger should team with Bradley to give the Mets a dynamic outfield. In limited time on the Cape this summer, he hit .255 and got picked for the all-star team.

  • Brandt quietly had decent numbers in a swing role for the Mets, striking out 32 in 39 innings with a 3.92 ERA.

  • Wilson was one of the Mets’ best pitchers after he arrived from Omaha, finishing with a 1.60 ERA in five starts. As a reliever for Virginia last year, Wilson had a 2.97 ERA.

    • And some first impressions on the newcomers:

  • Thirteen of the 20 non-returnees are sophomores, so the Mets will have some experience.

  • Hultzen is the big name here. He was the ACC Freshman of the Year after going 9-1 with a 2.17 ERA and 107 strikeouts in 95.1 innings. He also played first base when he wasn’t pitching and hit .327.

  • Three players from Oklahoma will make their way to Hyannis and two have Major League bloodlines. Garrett Buechele is the son of former big leaguer Steve Buechele and was the Big 12 Freshman of the Year last season. He hit .353. Cam Seitzer is the son of Kevin Seitzer, who also played in the Cape League. Cam was on the early Hyannis roster last year but not the final version. He hit .307 as a freshman. The other Sooner is freshman pitcher Drew Verhagen.

  • Central Michigan lefty Trent Howard had a solid freshman season then led the Coastal Plain League in ERA this summer. He went 6-1 with a 1.01 ERA, striking out 64 in 53.1 innings.

  • Infielder Casey McElroy hit .286 with 22 extra-base hits for Auburn last year.

  • Tennesse’s Zach Osborne was the SEC all-freshman shortstop. He’s also a former Little League World Series hero for Valley Sports of Louisville, Ky., my hometown.

  • Minnesota’s A.J. Pettersen was a second-team all-Big 10 pick last year after hitting .353.

  • Six of the freshman on the roster were drafted in June: Iowa freshman lefty Matt Dermody (26th round); Tennesse’s Cody Stubbs (29); Florida catcher Michael Zunino (29); Iowa catcher Dan Sheppard (30); North Carolina righty Cody Stiles (39); and Florida pitcher Steven Rodriguez (48).

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