Each year at 213 we look through the Non-Roster Invitees to spring training and get to know them a bit. Are they in camp to get a look at big league hitting/pitching to aid their development? Are the Mets just trying to get a better look at a future rookie? Are they a veteran trying to get back to the major league level? What can we expect from them this season?
There are several players in Mets camp that are trying to break into the majors with the Mets after not being able to do so with another team (like Oscar De La Cruz), today’s Non-Roster Invitee is another player in this category – Jared Robinson.
Jared was drafted by Cleveland in round 11 in 2014 out of Cerritos College (located in Norwalk CA). He pitched in all levels in the Indians organization from the Arizona Rookie League (one of the first players in this series that played in that league without making the majors!) all the way to their Triple A team in Columbus.
Jared essentially has a pattern of doing well in one league, and then getting promoted and struggling. In 2018 he was in A+ ball and registered a 2.65 ERA over 51.0 innings, one year after posting a 6.15 ERA over 41.0 innings at the same level. In 2019 in AA ball he had a 1.57 ERA over 28.2 innings, the previous year he he had a 9.82 ERA in the Arizona Fall League. In 2019 he also had a 6.50 ERA over 18.0 innings AAA, but then never got a chance to prove he can pitch at that level in 2020.
So that’s what this is. That’s what Spring Training is. Can he take that next step forward in AAA? He’s battled back in every level so far. He should keep it going. If he does well in Spring and at Syracuse early on in 2021, does he get pushed up to Queens when a spot opens?
