Anthony L: Klap is right, would the Mets even hire Valentine? Or is it a pipe dream?
Matthew Cerrone: Frankly, I don’t think such topics are being talked about over there, as they have faith in Manuel and, obviously, think he will be successful this season. That said, from what I can gather, Ownership still thinks very highly of Valentine, and so, in the event the team is looking for a new manager, I do think he would be seriously considered - link
According to this report on MASN Sports, Japanese free agent Hisanori Takahashi has reportedly rejected deals from both the Mets and Orioles. The Mets had actually offered the reliever a Major League contract, but couldn’t reach an agreement on the dollars according to another report appearing on NPB Tracker. I’m a little surprised that the Mets continue to focus so much on the bullpen, especially after signing Chris Everts, Elmer Dessens, Ryota Igarashi, Kelvim Escobar and most recently Bobby Livingston. They also bring back Bobby Parnell, Pedro Feliciano, Pat Misch and Sean Green this season. - - link
Whatever happened to ...: Carlos Beltran, CF. Beltran has rarely in his career been a high batting average fella, so it was a surprise -- pleasant was the view from Queens -- when he got off to a ridiculous start in 2009, hanging around .400 much of the first month and still as high as .356 as late as June 4. But by the end of the month, he was on the disabled list with a right knee injury (joining, at the time, Carlos Delgado and Jose Reyes on the shelf). His last game was a loss to the Rays on June 21, when the Mets were two games back in the division; by the time Beltran, 32, felt fine enough to return and finish out the season, it was the second week of September and the Mets were 17 games back -- the season had long been a lost cause. Still, it was this offseason where the story got weird. Early last month, he decided to have arthroscopic surgery on his right knee -- no problem, right? Except, apparently, he did it without the club's permission. Well, the Mets were furious, and you can understand the Mets' point of view here: Their highest-paid position player, due $18.5 million this year and next with a full no-trade clause, decided to come back and play in a meaningless month of games late last summer, then hemmed and hawed all the way through October, November and December before finally deciding to go under the knife in January. Meaning, because he waited, he won't be back in the lineup until probably the first week of May, at the earliest. Beltran, who averaged 34 homers and 113 RBIs a year from 2006-08, reportedly told the club his knee had worsened as the offseason progressed, so he had surgery; his agent, Scott Boras, has said the Mets OK'd it, but the club reportedly wanted another opinion first. ESPN's Buster Olney reported the Mets contacted the commissioner's office about the possibility of filing a grievance. Even star third baseman David Wright has gone public with his confusion over Beltran's delayed decision, which essentially forced the Mets to bring aboard the grossly overpaid Gary Matthews Jr. -- whose former team, the Angels, picked up most the tab just to get him out of the O.C. -- to man center for a month or so. - link
Would you have signed Bay for 4 years/$66M or Matt Holliday at 7/$120M? Or, would you have instead gone a one-year deal for Xavier Nady (at $3.5M), Vlad Guerrero ($5M), Jermaine Dye($?), Rocco Baldelli ($?)? Or, would you have thrown a minor-league deal at Gabe Gross, Jack Cust, Austin Kearns, or Jim Edmonds? - link
RHP (2009 – Dominance 43; Stamina 73; HRrate 49; Control 48) - Only 19yo, Familia played the entire 2009 season in the SAL, where he posted the #13 Performance Score in the League. The most impressive part of his 2009 season was the in-season evolution, as he fanned 6.5 batters per 9IP and posted a 3.08 in the first-half, while fanning 8.4 batters per 9IP and posting a 2.17 ERA over the second half, mainly due to improvements in his secondary offerings. The downside is that Familia is still extremely raw, with currently only two Major League caliber offerings. Additionally, he fights occasional bouts of poor command. Familia has significant upside. He will start the 2010 season at Hi-A as a 20yo. It will be the development of his Change that dictates whether he can stay in the rotation, or becomes a late-inning bullpen guy. - link
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