New York Mets
The Orioles, I believe, began the 2009 season thinking they could challenge .500 in 2010 and potentially contend in 2011. After another disastrous conclusion to a season, Baltimore has to move that timetable back at least one year. Why is that important for Jeremy Guthrie? He is about to enter his first arbitration year and would be a free agent after the 2012 season, and as one AL executive said, "He's no longer a core-group guy for when they are ready to contend." Thus, Guthrie's best use for the Orioles would be in obtaining a shortstop, first baseman and/or bullpen help to add to their growing stash of interesting, young talent. Guthrie is coming off, by far, his worst season (10-17, 5.04 ERA), and his strikeout rate fell for a fourth straight year, never a good sign. But Yankee hitters continued to praise his stuff. He might need a change of scenery, not just from all of the Orioles' losing, but also out of small Camden Yards. Does a package of Ruben Tejada and Bobby Parnell begin to move the Orioles? The Mets should call. There is a really good pitcher inside Guthrie waiting to come out – NY Post
The Rockies were the only team in the majors to have five starters with double-digit wins. Considering the Rockies' history, that's an amazing accomplishment. It also tells me that GM Dan O'Dowd has his work cut out for him. He's likely to lose 15-game winner Jason Marquis to free agency. And while the Rockies get lefty Jeff Francis back from shoulder surgery, there are no guarantees Francis can repeat his 17-win season of 2007. There are also no assurances Jorge De La Rosa (16-9) or Jason Hammel (10-8) can match their 2009 performances. Although O'Dowd did a fantastic job bringing in quality arms to the rotation this past season, he must bring in at least one solid starting candidate for 2010. -- Denver Post
http://msn.foxsports.com/rumors/mlb
Binghamton Mets:
Top 1B Prospects per Project Prospect:
1 Justin Smoak 1B Good all-around bat and likely MLB regular; missed most of June due to strained oblique 23.3 TEX AAA
2 Yonder Alonso 1B Not far behind Smoak; elite contact/LD hitter can walk + has pop; broke his hamate in '09 23.0 CIN AA
3 Logan Morrison 1B Missed 4/11-6/8 with wrist fracture; no major weaknesses -- how much power's here? 22.6 FLA AA
4 Chris Carter 1B/OF Stiff defender has a powerful LD stroke; struggles with contact at times -- swing has holes 23.3 OAK AAA
5 Freddie Freeman 1B Youngster has promising future -- great contact hitter; hand injury ended year on 8/22 20.6 ATL AA
6 Ryan Strieby 1B/OF Awesome power considering '08 and '09 wrist injuries; low contact rate is slight concern 24.7 DET AA
7 Ike Davis 1B Strong pro debut but contact is a big concern; was one of our favorite '08 draft "sleepers" 23.0 NYM AA
http://www.projectprospect.com/article/2009/10/18/top-15-first-base-prospects
Winter Leagues:
The most impressive arm so far has been Jenrry Mejia of the New York Mets, who was on a short pitch count but showed two above-average pitches and a chance for a third. Mejia's fastball sat from 93-96 mph and touched 98, he also threw a plus changeup that looked more like a two-seamer at 85-87. It should be noted, though: the latter pitch was a little inconsistent. His curveball was even less consistent, but he threw one very sharp one for a called third strike at 78 mph, with good depth and clear two-plane break. He comes from a slot just below 3/4 and needs to focus on staying on top of the ball. He missed a chunk of the second half with a strained finger, which could impact how he grips the ball even now. He has a strong, thick build. The velocity comes easily, and if his command is better than what he showed on Wednesday and he can snap off that good curveball more frequently, he's a potential No. 1 or No. 2 starter.
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It is, well, amazin' that when you think of Casey Stengel you think of the Mets. He has an amazing resume as the manager of the Yankees, but when I think of those teams I never think of the manager (Joe Torre will fare better). When I think of Casey, I think of the Mets. The Washington Times wrote about him today:The Yankees' dismissal of Stengel angered many New York fans. When Casey returned to the dugout two years later with the hapless (40-120) expansion Mets, they drew well despite losing 100 or more games in each of their first three seasons and playing the first two in the antiquated Polo Grounds. And when Shea Stadium opened in 1964, the Mets promptly outdrew a Yankees team that was winning its fifth straight pennant.One reason for the Mets' success, of course, was the return of National League baseball to Gotham after an absence of four years. Another was Stengel's popularity and knack for reportedly saying colorful things about the Mets such as, "Can't anybody here play this game?"
http://www.themetspolice.com/
I keep reading how the suits running MLB want the post season to be seen by the largest amount of fans possible. Also about how they want the kids to be able to enjoy the post season. I guess that’s why they decided to air the Phillies-Rockies game at 10:00pm last Sunday night.
I’m sure there were very few school age kids watching that game last week, even if Monday was a holiday.
Then there’s the curious decision to start the playoffs so close to the weekend, with the Dodgers-Phillies not playing on Saturday, but starting at 8:00pm Sunday night. Once again the Philadelphia school kids are being deprived of watching their team play on a Sunday night.
For the ALCS, the Yankees and Angels are off on Sunday. But strangely their game on Monday is scheduled to start at 4pm local time. What about the L.A. school kids who may want to watch the Angels? First pitch is scheduled to be thrown at about 1pm Hollywood time. Maybe FOX doesn’t want the Yankees-Angels to interfere with “House” and “Lie to Me”. The move just doesn’t make sense to me at all.
If MLB is serious about getting larger ratings for the post season, they need to be more flexible when scheduling games, and they need to have the NLCS and ALCS played on both Saturday and Sunday.
http://networkedblogs.com/p15021737
The Orioles, I believe, began the 2009 season thinking they could challenge .500 in 2010 and potentially contend in 2011. After another disastrous conclusion to a season, Baltimore has to move that timetable back at least one year. Why is that important for Jeremy Guthrie? He is about to enter his first arbitration year and would be a free agent after the 2012 season, and as one AL executive said, "He's no longer a core-group guy for when they are ready to contend." Thus, Guthrie's best use for the Orioles would be in obtaining a shortstop, first baseman and/or bullpen help to add to their growing stash of interesting, young talent. Guthrie is coming off, by far, his worst season (10-17, 5.04 ERA), and his strikeout rate fell for a fourth straight year, never a good sign. But Yankee hitters continued to praise his stuff. He might need a change of scenery, not just from all of the Orioles' losing, but also out of small Camden Yards. Does a package of Ruben Tejada and Bobby Parnell begin to move the Orioles? The Mets should call. There is a really good pitcher inside Guthrie waiting to come out – NY Post
The Rockies were the only team in the majors to have five starters with double-digit wins. Considering the Rockies' history, that's an amazing accomplishment. It also tells me that GM Dan O'Dowd has his work cut out for him. He's likely to lose 15-game winner Jason Marquis to free agency. And while the Rockies get lefty Jeff Francis back from shoulder surgery, there are no guarantees Francis can repeat his 17-win season of 2007. There are also no assurances Jorge De La Rosa (16-9) or Jason Hammel (10-8) can match their 2009 performances. Although O'Dowd did a fantastic job bringing in quality arms to the rotation this past season, he must bring in at least one solid starting candidate for 2010. -- Denver Post
http://msn.foxsports.com/rumors/mlb
Binghamton Mets:
Top 1B Prospects per Project Prospect:
1 Justin Smoak 1B Good all-around bat and likely MLB regular; missed most of June due to strained oblique 23.3 TEX AAA
2 Yonder Alonso 1B Not far behind Smoak; elite contact/LD hitter can walk + has pop; broke his hamate in '09 23.0 CIN AA
3 Logan Morrison 1B Missed 4/11-6/8 with wrist fracture; no major weaknesses -- how much power's here? 22.6 FLA AA
4 Chris Carter 1B/OF Stiff defender has a powerful LD stroke; struggles with contact at times -- swing has holes 23.3 OAK AAA
5 Freddie Freeman 1B Youngster has promising future -- great contact hitter; hand injury ended year on 8/22 20.6 ATL AA
6 Ryan Strieby 1B/OF Awesome power considering '08 and '09 wrist injuries; low contact rate is slight concern 24.7 DET AA
7 Ike Davis 1B Strong pro debut but contact is a big concern; was one of our favorite '08 draft "sleepers" 23.0 NYM AA
http://www.projectprospect.com/article/2009/10/18/top-15-first-base-prospects
Winter Leagues:
The most impressive arm so far has been Jenrry Mejia of the New York Mets, who was on a short pitch count but showed two above-average pitches and a chance for a third. Mejia's fastball sat from 93-96 mph and touched 98, he also threw a plus changeup that looked more like a two-seamer at 85-87. It should be noted, though: the latter pitch was a little inconsistent. His curveball was even less consistent, but he threw one very sharp one for a called third strike at 78 mph, with good depth and clear two-plane break. He comes from a slot just below 3/4 and needs to focus on staying on top of the ball. He missed a chunk of the second half with a strained finger, which could impact how he grips the ball even now. He has a strong, thick build. The velocity comes easily, and if his command is better than what he showed on Wednesday and he can snap off that good curveball more frequently, he's a potential No. 1 or No. 2 starter.
http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4565568&name=law_keith&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fespn%2fblog%2findex%3fentryID%3d4565568%26name%3dlaw_keith
Blogs:
It is, well, amazin' that when you think of Casey Stengel you think of the Mets. He has an amazing resume as the manager of the Yankees, but when I think of those teams I never think of the manager (Joe Torre will fare better). When I think of Casey, I think of the Mets. The Washington Times wrote about him today:The Yankees' dismissal of Stengel angered many New York fans. When Casey returned to the dugout two years later with the hapless (40-120) expansion Mets, they drew well despite losing 100 or more games in each of their first three seasons and playing the first two in the antiquated Polo Grounds. And when Shea Stadium opened in 1964, the Mets promptly outdrew a Yankees team that was winning its fifth straight pennant.One reason for the Mets' success, of course, was the return of National League baseball to Gotham after an absence of four years. Another was Stengel's popularity and knack for reportedly saying colorful things about the Mets such as, "Can't anybody here play this game?"
http://www.themetspolice.com/
I keep reading how the suits running MLB want the post season to be seen by the largest amount of fans possible. Also about how they want the kids to be able to enjoy the post season. I guess that’s why they decided to air the Phillies-Rockies game at 10:00pm last Sunday night.
I’m sure there were very few school age kids watching that game last week, even if Monday was a holiday.
Then there’s the curious decision to start the playoffs so close to the weekend, with the Dodgers-Phillies not playing on Saturday, but starting at 8:00pm Sunday night. Once again the Philadelphia school kids are being deprived of watching their team play on a Sunday night.
For the ALCS, the Yankees and Angels are off on Sunday. But strangely their game on Monday is scheduled to start at 4pm local time. What about the L.A. school kids who may want to watch the Angels? First pitch is scheduled to be thrown at about 1pm Hollywood time. Maybe FOX doesn’t want the Yankees-Angels to interfere with “House” and “Lie to Me”. The move just doesn’t make sense to me at all.
If MLB is serious about getting larger ratings for the post season, they need to be more flexible when scheduling games, and they need to have the NLCS and ALCS played on both Saturday and Sunday.
http://networkedblogs.com/p15021737
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