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The 2011 first round pick has made it to Double-A, but how many more Jose Fernandez comps will we have to read until he is a major league contributor?

Nimmo will likely always struggle against southpaws, and I don't know how much power he develops in the end, but the approach and defensive profile should make him a regular in the majors.

Nimmo looks about the same size as when I saw him last year, closer to 225 than 205. He's broad through the shoulders and all lean-muscle, definitely a middle-of-the-order hitter's body as Jeff Moore of Baseball Prospectus said on the podcast. Nimmo has tweaked his pre-swing routine a bit from the last time I saw him. He's added more pre-swing bat movement, and a bit of a waggle, but he has no issues getting everything into place as he starts his swing. Nimmo employs a wide stance and uses a quick toe tap for timing, but he will on occasion get it down too early and it can leave him lunging. This is more pronounced against lefties, where he tends to be very late on spin and ends up using only his upper body. Overall though, I like the swing tweaks. The weight transfer is clean and easy, and when paired with his solid-average bat speed and strength, he showed the ability to drive the ball into the gaps.

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The still-lingering question with Nimmo is how much power he will ultimately develop. He's already hit three home runs for Binghamton since his call-up, and he sure looks like he should be good for 15-20 bombs a season, but he's just never really shown me that in BP or in games. He takes very professional BP sessions, working all fields across his rounds, but just once I would like to see him really put on a show. In games, it's mostly line drives. None of this is bad of course,  however I'd just like to see a little more in-game power before I hang my hat on an average or solid-average power projection. We aren't dreaming on an A-ball bat anymore.

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One aspect of Nimmo's game that isn't a question is his approach. It's easily the best in the Mets system. One thing to keep an eye on in Double-A is how he adjusts to pitchers with better fastball command. He took a lot of strikes on fastballs away, especially from lefties. That's a pitch you can take in A-ball, because most pitchers won't be able to spot it for strikes with any consistency, but once you get into the upper minors, there are plenty of guys that can locate 88-90 on the outside corner. Nimmo will have to be able to do something with it. Overall though, he has a strong command of the strike zone, and I expect him to continue to post strong walk rates.

Defensively, I am pretty confident that Nimmo can play center field at the highest level. His instincts and routes have improved year-over-year, and he looked good on balls over his head and to either side of him. He's still a plus runner and just eats up ground with his long strides once he gets into second gear. The arm strength is still solid-average, plenty for center, and he's improved his throwing mechanics. Didn't really get to see him air one out to a base, but he made strong, accurate throws from the track to the cutoff man on multiple occasions. He's not going to force Juan Lagares off the position, but he should be at least an average major league centerfielder, and comfortably above-average in left.

Nimmo continues to scuffle against lefties, the power never comes, and he settles into more of a platoon or fourth outfielder role.Unfortunately for the Mets and for the happiest man in baseball, injuries kept him off the field for much of the year.

Cleveland State Magazine By Cleveland State University

In 2018, Brandon Nimmo was the best offensive player on the New York Mets. The former first round pick became a lineup regular for the first time in his career and broke out, posting a team-best .404 OBP and .886 OPS, while his 148 wRC+ was the second-best mark in the National League behind MVP Christian Yelich. During his impressive season, he played a career-high 140 games.

His 2019 season could have been equally special, but injuries derailed any hope that he could match the previous year’s success. It is important to note, however, that when he was healthy, Nimmo was every bit as good as he showed he could be in 2018. In fact, his September showed that his early-season struggles had much more to do with a lingering neck injury that he played through. Many people will point to his .221 batting average as a sign that he is overrated or just another “fourth outfielder”, but his on-base percentage and his wRC+ prove that he’s still as valuable in this lineup as anybody on the Mets.

The year began on a bit of a comical note for Nimmo. He missed some time early in Spring Training with what was originally thought to be food poisoning. Mickey Callaway then told reporters the food poisoning resulted from Nimmo undercooking some chicken, and plenty of jokes ensued. In the coming days, he joked that he received meat thermometers as gifts, and the Mets even promised to teach Nimmo how to properly cook chicken, but it was all moot. A few days later, it was officially revealed as a stomach bug—not food poisoning— was the culprit that forced Nimmo from camp. While a funny side note from his season, it hardly came up again once the year began in earnest.

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Brandon Nimmo said he was so proud of the chicken and sweet potato he cooked Tuesday that he took a photo and sent it to his wife. “I cooked it all the way through. It was white, ” Nimmo said. “I didn’t have a meat thermometer, so maybe I outta invest in one of those.” pic.twitter.com/43TEeQnmmP— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) February 28, 2019

Nimmo slumped out of the gate, and his strikeout rate rose alarmingly. Through the team’s first twelve games, Nimmo was slashing .150/.306/.275 with just one home run, two doubles, three singles, seven walks, and an uncharacteristically-high 23 strikeouts in 50 plate appearances. After finishing 2018 with a 26.2% strikeout rate, he had a 46.0% K rate through the early part of the season. He hit his stride over the next four games, however, breaking out on April 12 with a three-hit night against the Atlanta Braves that included a home run. Over his next five games, he picked up two homers, a double, and four singles in 14 at-bats while only striking out three times and drawing five walks. He finally looked to be returning to form after some shaking off the cobwebs.

At this point, Nimmo began his year-long battle with a recurring neck injury. He exited an April 16 game with what was originally diagnosed as a “stiff neck”. He returned four days later but was very clearly affected by his latest setback. He also left the team’s April 23 game with a “left oblique twinge”, but did not miss any additional time for this injury. He toughed it out over the next month, but the recurring injury continued to be a pain in the neck for the outfielder and the team. Over the next 25 games through May 19, he posted a .171/.312/.224 slash line with a 59 wRC+. In 93 plate appearances, he drew 15 walks while striking out 22 times.

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The Mets finally ordered an MRI for Nimmo and reported that he had “inflammation” and was eventually placed on the injured list retroactive to May 21. The original hope was for the 26-year-old to return within the ten days, but the club later announced that he was suffering from whiplash and a bulging disc in this neck which was more severe than originally thought, casting doubt upon his eventual return to the lineup. In mid-June, he was shut down from all baseball activities for thirty days as the team tried to address the injury and tackle it effectively.

Nimmo sat out all of June and July before finally kicking off a rehab stint on August 16 and working his way back in the lineup on September 1. All told, Nimmo missed 90 games with the injury, which seemingly hindered his abilities at the plate and resulted in a steep rise in his strikeouts combined with a decline in his walks. These points are even more evident upon seeing what the outfielder did when he returned fully healthy.

Nimmo played a majority of the team’s September games and was a key contributor down the stretch. In 26 games,

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