There’s no one so optimistic as a Mets fan presented with a vaguely young player who’s given some sign that he might possibly be capable of playing well, so after seeing ZiPS projections for the 2010 Mets I thought it might be good to present three batting lines in the interest of perspective. The top two are projected lines for Jeff Francoeur and Daniel Murphy and the bottom is what the average National League team got from its shortstops in 2009. (The runs and runs batted in obviously don’t count for much but they’re pretty funny. Let me gently suggest two things: Even David Wright, Carlos Beltran and Jose Reyes can’t make up for this sort of thing, and even the Mets should be able to find a first baseman and right fielder who can hit better than the average shortstop. -
baseballthinkfactory
How were the combination of Santos and Schneider responsible for Oliver Perez's horrible season? How about Mike Pelfrey freaking out every time the opposing team got a runner on base and he would balk that runner over? The problem is Dan Warthen who was a walk machine in his playing career. While Santos did not at times slow the game down for pitchers and did not baby some of the Met pitchers he did call a good game. Brian Schneider on the other hand called great games, knew when to give encouragement and knew when to go to the mound to slow down the pitcher at times. The pitchers missed the strike zone, allowing the 616 walks not the catchers. -
metsfansforeve
Josh Willingham:
The Mets are interested in Josh Willingham, according to MLB.com's William Ladson on Twitter. The Mets are targeting the right player. The 30-year old cranked 24 home runs and posted a .260 batting average while being under team control via arbitration for two more years. Willingham would allow the Mets to avoid a massive outlay for Matt Holliday or Jason Bay while steering clear of the lesser candidates available. It's unknown if Washington has any interest in moving the left-fielder. - Rotoworld
Gigantes 4, Licey 1 - Indians southpaw Rafael Perez allowed a run on four hits over six innings and fanned six without issuing a walk as the Gigantes shut down the Tigres. Wilson Betemit (Royals) had two hits and two RBIs for Cibao, while fellow Major League veteran Anderson Hernandez drove in the lone run for Licey
mlb
Matt Lindstrom is "virtually certain" to be traded at the winter meetings, if not before, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Of the six teams that have expressed interest in the soon-to-be 30-year-old, three have stepped to the forefront in recent days. Lindstrom, who is arbitration-eligible for the first time in his career, makes sense as a Marlins trade candidate. Earlier this week we heard that the righty was part of a trio of Florida relievers who could be dealt. The Idaho native had a down year in 2009, as he was slowed down by an elbow injury. In his third big league season, he posted an ERA of 5.89 and threw just 47.1 innings. - mlbtraderumors
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