Pitching in relief for the New York Mets' top farm club in Buffalo, the 30-year-old Hampson has been terrific this season. This is part of what Minor League Baseball's official web site, MiLB.com, reported this week: "Hampson has not allowed an extra-base hit in eight appearances and nine innings of work in 2011. He has nine strikeouts with opponents hitting just .152 off him." Oh yes, he has retired the first batter he has faced in all but one of his appearances, always sweet music to a manager.
The 6-foot-1 hurler has 79 major league appearances on his career record with Colorado and San Diego (5-4, 3.38), but he had only a 4.96 ERA in 11 games for York last season even though his lone decision was a victory and he had one save. Hampson was even worse in four appearances with the Ducks, giving up nine hits in four innings (11.25 ERA). He signed with the Mets February 16, and pitched a hitless inning to collect a save for the parent team in his lone major league spring training game.
Maybe the New York bullpen will be somewhere in his future.
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