New York Mets
Jose Reyes (10/4) Reyes re-injured his hamstring trying to "air it out" a little bit. It's very hard to say if this was an inevitable thing or if more time would have made this problem vanish, but that question just gets added into the pile of questions the Mets have to answer. Many are whispering that this is another black mark against the Mets' medical staff this season, but there are too many other questions, like who Reyes was working with on Long Island and what's the off-season plan for him. While the new hamstring strain definitively ends his season and is symbolic of the whole 2009 campaign for the Mets, it's impossible to tell at this stage how it changes things for Reyes heading into the future. Surgery is still a possibility on the strained tendon, a determination that's now going to be tougher to make since he won't be running for a few weeks. Forgive me for not taking the word of his agent that he won't miss time. Figuring out what's next for Reyes (and also Carlos Beltran) is going to have to be the biggest priority for the Mets, because their expectations for them will determine the heart of the moves they make this offseason. I can bet that Reyes won't be a fantasy first-rounder next year, but his true value has yet to be determined.
(John) Maine threw 106 pitches (72 for strikes) and had command over a biting slider, which he said was the result of using a different grip than he did in his previous start against the Marlins. On Sept. 26, Maine lasted just 4 2/3 innings was touched for seven earned runs in the Mets' 9-6 loss on the road in Florida.
"He's getting that late life to his pitches, that's been his trademark," Manuel said. "To have that type of pitch to go along with a good fastball, it was a good night for him . I think that helps him throughout the winter, and it's encouraging for him to get after his program. He's got to be excited about getting ready for spring training."
The most important thing Maine took away from the outing was the lack of walks; it was the only time he didn't issue a free pass all season.
Star shortstop Jose Reyes, who personifies the Mets' disastrous and injury-wracked season, now has received an initial recommendation to have the hamstring tendon that's been bothering him for several months to be surgically fixed. The new recommendation came after Reyes suffered a tear in his hamstring this week but months after injuring the tendon behind his knee.
The decision was made not to have surgery in June on the tendon, and that now looks like a mistake. After the latest setback, doctors are re-evaluating whether the tendon issue led to the hamstring tear, and Reyes will learn in the next day or two if a second doctor also suggests surgery.
If the tendon is repaired, the Mets believe Reyes will be ready for spring training next year. Of course nothing they've thought all along regarding Reyes' injury has come true. He was originally only supposed to miss a few days.Read more:
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Top 20 Prospects in Sally League:
1. Martin Perez, lhp, Hickory (Rangers)
2. Casey Kelly, rhp/ss, Greenville (Red Sox)
3. Matt Moore, lhp, Bowling Green (Rays)
4. Derek Norris, c, Hagerstown (Nationals)
5. Tim Beckham, ss, Bowling Green (Rays)
6. Jordan Lyles, rhp, Lexington (Astros)
7. Jason Knapp, rhp, Lakewood (Phillies)
8. Jared Mitchell, of, Kannapolis (White Sox)
9. Manny Banuelos, lhp, Charleston (Yankees)
10. Wilmer Flores, ss, Savannah (Mets)
11. Rudy Owens, lhp, West Virginia (Pirates)
12. Tony Sanchez, c, West Virginia (Pirates)
13. Anthony Gose, of, Lakewood (Phillies)
14. Tim Federowicz, c, Greenville (Red Sox)
15. Dexter Carter, rhp, Kannapolis (White Sox)
16. Nick Barnese, rhp, Bowling Green (Rays)
17. Travis D'Arnaud, c, Lakewood (Phillies)
18. Alex Perez, rhp, Lake County (Indians)
19. Trevor May, rhp, Lakewood (Phillies)
20. Melky Mesa, of, Charleston (Yankees
Free Agency:
Second Basemen:
Ronnie Belliard, 35, Dodgers - 08:$1.6M, 09:$1.9MJamey Carroll, 36, Indians - 07:$1.7M, 08:$2.15M, 09:$2.5M club option ($0.15 buyout)
Alex Cora, 34, Mets - 09:$2M
Craig Counsell, 39, Brewers - 09:$1M
Mark DeRosa, 35, Cardinals - 07:$2.75M, 08:$4.75M, 09:$5.5M
Jerry Hairston Jr., 34, Yankees - 09:$2M
Orlando Hudson, 32, Dodgers – 09:$2.28M
Akinori Iwamura, 31, Rays - 07:$1.8M, 08:$2.4M, 09:$3.25M, 10:$4.25M club option ($0.25M buyout)
Adam Kennedy, 34, Athletics - 07:$2.5M, 08:$3.5M, 09:$4M
Felipe Lopez, 30, Brewers - 09:$3.5M
Mark Loretta, 38, Dodgers, 09:1.25M
Pablo Ozuna, 35, Phillies - 09:minor league contract
Placido Polanco, 34, Tigers - 06-09: $4.6M annually
Freddy Sanchez, 32, Giants - 08:$4M, 09:$6.1M, 10:$8M club option ($0.6M buyout)Juan Uribe, 31, Giants - 09:$1M
Going into this year's draft their is a ton of hype about three two-way players coming out of high school. The first is Stetson Allie from Ohio, Justin O'Conner from Indiana, and Kaleb Cowart out of Georgia. Both are seen as top prospects as a pitcher and position player. Personally it is hard for me to see a day where a guy pitches and plays a position everyday. The only way I could see this is if a guy like Stetson Allie who is just a closer in high school wants to do this at the next level. That is a lot of tax on the arm but I think that if anyone could do it, it would be Allie. Both O'Conner and Cowart are starting pitchers and to be honest almost all three will end up at one position. Just a thought for the day of wondering if we will ever see this.
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That's when I flipped out. Look, I realize it's not my birth right to see a win every time I go on the road to see the Mets. But for crying out loud, give us something this month ... anything. One warm and fuzzy memory to take to the winter? Just one? Especially when the all-star closer has a two run lead in the ninth? No. The Mets are the Washington Generals. Think about it: The Nationals, a team with 100 losses and zero to play for, are running around like they've won the World Series and throwing pies at each other, happily throwing t-shirts to the fans. Meanwhile the Mets are playing because the schedule says so ... and they look like it. Who's fault is that? Johan Santana beat the Rockies 7-0 on July 30th. Since then, they have the worst record in the N.L. The San Diego Padres, with guys who should be in A ball, are 33-23 since that date. The Reds, similarly horrible, are 31-26 in that span. Oakland? 32-25. All aforementioned teams had nothing to play for by the time July 30th rolled around, like the Mets. Yet they've decided to show up. The Mets? 18-41. How long are we supposed to lean on all these injuries as a crutch? Eighteen and forty-f***ing-one. That's when cornstarch was patented!
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