Unless Jacobs beats out Daniel Murphy for the starting first base job this spring, and that is about as likely as Ollie Perez losing his erratic ways, he will be the primary competition for the left-handed pinch hitter job with Catalanotto. He offers pop as we all know. That can be valuable. However, he is either home run or strikeout every time he steps to the plate, and in this ball park, that may not be the way to go. Unless he is on fire this spring, I believe he will have a hard time making the club. That might mean playing in Triple A until someone gets hurt, and we know that is going to happen anyway. The other possibility is that he and The Cat make the team together if there are not better options otherwise. - link
According to the NY Daily News, Eddie Kunz could be used as a starter in the minor leagues this season.
The former 2007 first round pick of the Mets was first told of the idea on Tuesday by minor-league field coordinator Terry Collins.The 24-year year old Kunz worked exclusively as a reliever in college and in his time thus far in the Mets organization. According to Rubin, the belief is that it will force Kunz to become more developed as a pitcher. - link
I talked yesterday about how leadership helps keep everyone on the same page. The Yankees always had accountability during their championship runs, they didn’t care if you were a star or a ten day call up. You either were on the program or out and the players made sure those who had other agendas were dealt with swiftly. I can see Alex Cora being one of those types with this team, and if so, he will be worth the $2 million dollars given out this winter. Obviously this type of behavior is more complementary to the big keys: Runs, hits, defense, and solid pitching. Without that, we are talking about a harmonious, but bad, baseball team. Don’t discount leadership, however intangible, especially with this ballclub. They will be tested early without Beltran and they will need to believe in the cause if things get rocky. - link
Aside from Pagan's past production under Manuel, one reason he may have an edge over Matthews is because of an ability to lead off, since Jose Reyes likely will hit third until Beltran returns. Pagan has started 79 career games in the leadoff slot, more than double any other spot in the order. He has a career on-base percentage of .331, and posted a career-high of .350 last season
01 Jason Heyward, of, Braves
02 Stephen Strasburg, rhp, Nationals
03 Mike Stanton, of, Marlins
04 Jesus Montero, c, Yankees
05 Brian Matusz, lhp, Orioles
06 Desmond Jennings, of, Rays
07 Buster Posey, c, Giants
08 Pedro Alvarez, 3b, Pirates
09 Neftali Feliz, rhp, Rangers
10 Carlos Santana, c, Indians
11 Dustin Ackley, of/1b/2b, Mariners
12 Alcides Escobar, ss, Brewers
13 Justin Smoak, 1b, Rangers
14 Madison Bumgarner, lhp, Giants
15 Domonic Brown, of, Phillies
16 Starlin Castro, ss, Cubs
17 Martin Perez, lhp, Rangers
18 Jeremy Hellickson, rhp, Rays
19 Aaron Hicks, of, Twins
20 Logan Morrison, 1b, Marlins
21 Ryan Westmoreland, of, Red Sox
22 Aroldis Chapman, lhp, Reds
23 Tyler Matzek, lhp, Rockies
24 Casey Kelly, rhp, Red Sox
25 Kyle Drabek, rhp, Blue Jays
26 Jacob Turner, rhp, Tigers
27 Brett Wallace, 3b/1b, Blue Jays
28 Chris Carter, of/1b, Athletics
29 Michael Taylor, of, Athletics
30 Michael Saunders, of, Mariners
31 Lonnie Chisenhall, 3b, Indians
32 Freddie Freeman, 1b, Braves
33 Christian Friedrich, lhp, Rockies
34 Wade Davis, rhp, Rays
35 Matt Moore, lhp, Rays
36 Jarrod Parker, rhp, Diamondbacks
37 Josh Bell, 3b, Orioles
38 Derek Norris, c, Nationals
39 Mike Montgomery, lhp, Royals
40 Aaron Crow, rhp, Royals
41 Jason Castro, c, Astros
42 Tanner Scheppers, rhp, Rangers
43 Todd Frazier, of/2b/3b, Reds
44 Nick Hagadone, lhp, Indians
45 Yonder Alonso, 1b, Reds
46 Dee Gordon, ss, Dodgers
47 Casey Crosby, lhp, Tigers
48 Chris Withrow, rhp, Dodgers
49 Zack Wheeler, rhp, Giants
50 Shelby Miller, rhp, Cardinals
51 Julio Teheran, rhp, Braves
52 Grant Green, ss, Athletics
53 Donavan Tate, of, Padres
54 Reid Brignac, ss, Rays
55 Jared Mitchell, of, White Sox
56 Jennry Mejia, rhp, Mets
57 Simon Castro, rhp, Padres
58 Wilson Ramos, c, Twins
59 Brett Lawrie, 2b, Brewers
60 Tyler Flowers, c, White Sox
61 Kyle Gibson, rhp, Twins
62 Ike Davis, 1b, Mets
63 Zach Britton, lhp, Orioles
64 Jason Knapp, rhp, Indians
65 Alex White, rhp, Indians
66 Dan Hudson, rhp, White Sox
67 Tim Beckham, ss, Rays
68 Alex Colome, rhp, Rays
69 Arodys Vizcaino, rhp, Braves
70 Josh Vitters, 3b, Cubs
71 Jhoulys Chacin, rhp, Rockies
72 Mike Leake, rhp, Reds
73 Jiovanni Mier, ss, Astros
74 Brett Jackson, of, Cubs
75 Josh Reddick, of, Red Sox
76 Austin Jackson, of, Tigers
77 Fernando Martinez, of, Mets
78 Chad James, lhp, Marlins
79 Tony Sanchez, c, Pirates
80 Mike Moustakas, 3b, Royals
81 Travis d'Arnaud, c, Blue Jays
82 Jaff Decker, of, Padres
83 Adam Moore, c, Mariners
84 Hank Conger, c, Angels
85 Mike Trout, of, Angels
86 Austin Romine, c, Yankees
87 Lars Anderson, 1b, Red Sox
88 Wilmer Flores, ss, Mets
89 Mat Gamel, 3b, Brewers
90 James Darnell, 3b, Padres
91 Jordan Lyles, rhp, Astros
92 Drew Storen, rhp, Nationals
93 Phillippe Aumont, rhp, Phillies
94 Miguel Sano, ss/3b, Twins
95 Andrew Cashner, rhp, Cubs
96 Thomas Neal, of, Giants
97 Peter Bourjos, of, Angels
98 Jay Jackson, rhp, Cubs
99 Jake Arrieta, rhp, Orioles
100 Noel Arguelles, lhp, Royals - link
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