Mack: Hey Dillon. It's Mack from Mack's Mets. First, congrats on the wedding. The pictures tell the story :). I'm getting a fair amount of chatter from fans asking how your injury is, how the rehab went, are you 100%. Whatzup?
Dillon: Hey Mack. Thanks for your comments about the wedding. We had a great time. The rehab went great and I just started throwing again last week and I feel great! Can't put into words how anxious I am to start the year!
This morning, according to a tweet from Joel Sherman, we learn that if the Rays and Cubs can indeed work out a swap, the Mets would consider a Burrell-for-Luis Castillo swap. They're hesitant, however, because of Burrell's defensive issues. Does this three-team exchange of bad contracts make sense for all parties? That answer likely depends on how much of Bradley's salary the Cubs are willing to take on. While Burrell's down season in 2009 makes him a less-than-ideal option for the Mets in their search for a power-hitting outfielder, a return to the NL East could prove beneficial, while saving the Mets a few million dollars over the next two seasons - mlbtraderumors
Arecibo Lobos (11-6) - Arecibo has opened up a 2-game lead and they are one of two teams playing over .500. Miguel Negron went 5 for 9 in his last two games and is one of three players with over 35 at bats that is hitting over .400 (.406). He scored three runs in his last game, a three hit assault. Michel Abreu bombed two homeruns his last game, his fifth and sixth and now leads the Mexican League in homeruns by two. He also has five more RBIs than his nearest pursuer.
Ponce Leones(7-10) - Philipp Humber continues to lead the league in innings pitched with 28. He is 2-2 with a 3.81 ERA
Arecibo Lobos (11-6) - Bill Pulsipher is back for another season in Puerto Rico and lost a 1-0 heartbreaker to Carolina, outdueled by Rick Vandenhurk. Bill worked seven innings and only gave up six hits and one run, but he took the loss… Bill was once considered one of the Mets top pitching prospects a number of years ago with Paul Wilson and Jason Isringhausen. It was the third quality start in a row for Rick in four starts to lower his ERA to 1.80. The big improvement is his command as he has only walked one hitter in 25 innings of work. - - myob
Licey 5, Caguas 2 - Dodgers right-hander James McDonald tossed five shutout innings as the Tigres handed the Puerto Rican League's Criollos their fourth straight setback. Rays infielder Willy Aybar and Major League veteran Wily Mo Pena drove in two runs apiece for Licey, while Red Sox prospect Aaron Bates doubled twice and scored a run for Caguas
Escogido 12, Aguilas 5 - Catcher Danilo Sanchez singled twice and drove in four runs as first-place Escogido pounded host Aguilas on Sunday. Willis Otanez smacked a two-run homer off big league veteran Jose Lima in the fifth inning and Nationals farmhand Daryle Ward collected three hits and scored three runs for the Leones, who won their third straight and improved to a league-best 13-8 on the road.
Gigantes 5, Estrellas 1
Jose Capellan (Astros) allowed one run on five hits over six frames and Wilson Betemit (Royals) had a pair of hits and an RBI as the Gigantes cruised to just their fifth victory in 21 road games. Capellan earned his fifth win of the season, tied with Evan MacLane (Cardinals) of the Estrellas for most in the league - mlb
Castillo was unmovable last offseason, when he had three years and $18 million left on his ill-advised deal. Now, another year has been shaved off the contract, and Castillo has two years and $12 million remaining. The Mets desperately want to trade the second baseman to free space to sign free agent Orlando Hudson. Good luck. Castillo did stay reasonably healthy, aside from a fall down the dugout steps at Citi Field. And he did hit .302. But that average was somewhat inflated. After all, official scorers loved crediting Castillo with sacrifices when he bunted with runners on first base. Meanwhile, one caveat with Hudson: Dodgers skipper Joe Torre continually started Ronnie Belliard over him in October. - NYDN
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