Player Profile: Nick Plummer

 

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Nick Plummer 

Background, Stats, Videos.

Background:

OF, Bats Left, Throws Left, DOB 7/31/1996; Drafted: 2015 June Amateur Draft - Round: 1, Pick: 23, Overall: 23, Team: St. Louis Cardinals. All three Minor League Options remain. Signed by the Mets in late November 2021 to a Major League contract and placed on the Mets 40 Man Roster.

Nick was the Cardinals first round pick in the 2015 draft.  Soon he was drafted he was injured.  

Baseball America: "Pain in his right wrist required his hamate bone to be removed, and a short time later he had the cartilage repaired in the same wrist...When the cast came off his right wrist and he saw his healthy, surgically rebuilt wrist for the first time in more than a month, Nick Plummer thought something didn’t look right. 'My arm—it was half the size,' he said. 'I was shocked.'...The size to which his forearm shrank as the muscles atrophied reminded the 2015 first-rounder how far he had to go to regain his strength, regain his swing and regain his place in the organization after missing the entire 2016 season."

In wasn't until 2021 in Double A Springfield that Nick started to show the skills that made him a #1 draft pick slashing .283/.404/.489 with 13 HRs, 46 RBIs in 90  games.  That got him promoted to AAA where he hit .267/.455//440 in 27 games with 2 HRs, 8 RBIS.

He showed a great ability to get on base and hit with power to the opposite field.

Still, the Cardinals decided to let him go as a 7 year minor league free agent and not add him to their 40 man roster.  That is where the Mets signed him to a Major League deal.  It sort of the same type of gamble they took last off season with Pitcher Sam McWilliams.  It gives them a depth option with 3 minor league options.  They will not have to place him on waivers to send him to Syracuse as long as he remains on the 40 man roster.

We will see in 2022 if this gamble pays off.

SNY.tv has Nick at their #16 Mets Prospect.

Mets.com has him at their #9 Prospect.

Baseball Savant: 

FanGraphs:

Hit	Game Power	Raw Power	Speed	Field	Throws	FV
20 / 50	20 / 50	50 / 50	55 / 00	40 / 50	40 / 40	40

Stats:

Hitting:

Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2015	18	STL-min	Rk	51	228	180	43	41	8	5	1	22	8	6	39	56	.228	.379	.344	.723		62	3	6	1	2	0		CDS · GULF
2017	20	STL-min	A	92	346	278	36	55	11	1	4	17	8	9	53	109	.198	.353	.288	.640		80	2	14	0	1	0		PEO · MIDW
2018	21	STL-min	A	104	411	336	54	69	15	3	8	30	10	7	67	131	.205	.349	.339	.688		114	4	7	1	0	0		PEO · MIDW
2019	22	STL-min	A+	96	356	289	35	51	15	2	5	29	3	3	47	119	.176	.312	.294	.606		85	1	12	3	5	1		PLM · FLOR
2021	24	STL-min	AA,AAA	117	477	386	71	108	20	6	15	54	13	9	73	126	.280	.415	.479	.894		185	2	17	0	1	0		SPD,MEM · AACN,AAAE
2022	25	NYM-min	AAA	65	270	235	29	56	12	0	7	41	8	4	25	80	.238	.330	.379	.708		89	0	8	0	2	0		SYR · IL
2022	25	NYM	NL	14	31	29	4	4	1	0	2	6	0	0	1	12	.138	.194	.379	.573	60	11	1	1	0	0	0	/D97H
1 Yr				14	31	29	4	4	1	0	2	6	0	0	1	12	.138	.194	.379	.573	60	11	1	1	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	359	336	46	46	12	0	23	69	0	0	12	139	.138	.194	.379	.573	60	127	12	12	0	0	0

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 12/4/2023.

Videos: 

5/29/2022 Leading off the ninth with the Mets down a run, Nick Plummer collects his first big league hit, a game-tying solo home run. In the tenth, Eduardo Escobar walks it off for New York as the Mets sweep the three-game series from the Phillies.@nplum11 @escobardelapica pic.twitter.com/iUxOdTKSYV

— This Day in Mets History (@NYMhistory) May 29, 2023

Some Nick Plummer video from last season#Reds
[🎥 MLB]

Stats: https://t.co/eLpPosbcZB https://t.co/SsZmP2HfYP pic.twitter.com/T1bpe2M0gL

— Gingersaurus Rex (@HeyGingersaurus) February 4, 2023

The last Mets to wear #16 and #18:

🔸 Travis Jankowski
🔸 Nick Plummer pic.twitter.com/Vn7l0NMngT

— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) August 24, 2023

#Mets announce they’ve signed OF Nick Plummer to a major league contract.

Plummer was regarded as one of the top available *minor* league free agents, and now he’s on a 40-man roster for the first time.pic.twitter.com/8P8PRNYkSX

— Jacob Resnick (@Jacob_Resnick) November 24, 2021

Cardinals No. 29 prospect Nick Plummer hit not one, not two, but three (!!!) homers, including a 10th-inning walk-off blast for @Sgf_Cardinals. pic.twitter.com/0PlooNxEfO

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) July 9, 2021

Here's Nick Plummer's amazing catch from the first inning that got Springfield and Tyler Pike out of a bases loaded situation. (sorry for the delay, I was on the old laptop and it's been........... abused) pic.twitter.com/y3CaVenM0m

— Kyle Reis (@kyler416) July 10, 2021

What a great week that Nick Plummer has had. He adds a homer to the opposite field ally to his weekly riot pic.twitter.com/snjKmocHWJ

— Kyle Reis (@kyler416) July 10, 2021

WATCH: "It made me the person I am today."

Springfield Cardinals OF Nick Plummer has battled early-career adversity without flinching. Today he was named the Double-A Central player of the week.@nplum11 @Sgf_Cardinals @CardsPlayerDev

READ -> https://t.co/SrirbwAQgo pic.twitter.com/3hgeyQIZF7

— Dan Lindblad (@DanLindbladTV) July 12, 2021

Nick Plummer was ranked the 29th best prospect in the St. Louis Cardinals org at the beginning of the season. With the way he’s hitting, he’s gotta be top 12 next season? #STLCards #STLFLY pic.twitter.com/Z9DEPEXHUu

— Jonathan Lynch (@JuanLynch24) July 18, 2021

Nick Plummer (Former Cardinals 1st rounder) has made some very impressive adjustments. Very short, simple & yet powerful. • More movements doesn’t always mean more power for many hitters! https://t.co/UFbFQlwBgr

— Trey Hannam (@TJHannam10) July 18, 2021

Nick Plummer with an RBI single, gives Springfield the lead pic.twitter.com/ODxMJQLCx7

— Kyle Reis (@kyler416) July 22, 2021

Cardinals 2015 First-Rounder Nick Plummer Is Once Again a Prospect https://t.co/bR5Uxw0HyJ pic.twitter.com/lucIm6BMMV

— Figger Filbert (@Figger_Show) July 22, 2021

Down on the Farm: After an up-and-down start to his professional career, 2015 first-rounder Nick Plummer is thriving this season with the @Sgf_Cardinals.#STLFLY pic.twitter.com/s2zw13YR7i

— Bally Sports Midwest (@BallySportsMW) July 25, 2021

Nick Plummer walks to extend his Springfield-record on-base streak to 34 games pic.twitter.com/D0SXWteUQ8

— Kyle Reis (@kyler416) August 9, 2021

Nick Plummer’s resurgent 2021 is one of the best stories in the Cardinals system this year.

He’s one of today’s prospect report headliners ⬇️https://t.co/u1UfWy23jH

(🎥 @Sgf_Cardinals)

pic.twitter.com/jEWEMJ0rPX

— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) August 23, 2021