Perhaps the best sight for the Mets was back in the clubhouse when Jose Reyes came in, covered in sweat, but still smiling, after a hard workout. There is nothing more essential to Reyes’ game and perhaps to the Mets’ fortunes than the ability of Reyes to run the bases. And when he ran the bases Thursday it marked the first time he’d done that simple thing at full speed since May. “I feel really good to be able to run on the field,” Reyes said. “There’s no doubt I’m there. There was nothing on my mind when I was running. I just want to run.” He simulated running out a pair of infield singles, a single to right field, a double, scoring from second on a base hit and an assortment of other situations. And he came through the session feeling healthy — and anxious to do it again Saturday. “I’m going to run again on Saturday, maybe a little faster,” he said Thursday. “I ran fast today, but maybe a little more - link
1. Fernando Martinez OF (#34 overall)
2. Jenrry Mejia RHP (#48 overall)
3. Ike Davis 1B (#94 overall)
4. Wilmer Flores SS (#112 overall)
5. Bradley Holt RHP (#143 overall)
6. Hisanori Takahashi LHP (#156 overall)
7. Josh Thole C (#165 overall)
8. Reese Havens SS (#174 overall)
9. Ryota Igarashi RHP (#201 overall)
10. Jon Niese LHP (#204 overall) - link
-good list... I'm not adding the Japanese pitchers to "The Keepers" until I see if they make Queens.
"It was a good day for the Pirates' bullpen, even though nobody picked up a ball. Workouts at Pirate City were cut short so players could make it to the annual charity golf tournament. Pitchers did not throw. Two key relievers, closer Octavio Dotel and right-hander Joel Hanrahan, bounced around in good moods after getting positive reports from doctors. Dotel, who has been shut down the past week, smiled and gave a thumbs-up when asked if his strained left oblique is feeling better. "I'm going to start throwing next week, I hope," Dotel said. Hanrahan will begin a throwing program Wednesday and hopes to take the mound for the first time 10 days later. His sore elbow came up clean when ..." - link
Mets 1B Nick Evans insists he can’t wait until he’s in his 30s, when his metabolism slows. Evans said he struggles to keep weight on, and that he relied during the offseason on a Chipotle burrito or two a day for extra calories. He concluded middle age is a cheaper way to put on weight than Mexican food -
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The Nationals shipped Lastings Milledge to the Pirates in June, then they shipped the rest of his baseball belongings to Pirate City this month. Once he discovered the boxes’ contents, he had them carted to his car to stow somewhere later. It was symbolic: no more need for his Nationals jacket, his major league past. It takes roughly five turns and 7 1/2 miles for Milledge to drive from his parents’ Palmetto home across the Manatee River to Pirate City; it has taken him a second trade in two years’ time — by age 24 — to find himself at this career crossroads. “He prepared well. He’s prepared hard,” McCutchen said of the buddy with whom he occasionally visited in suburban Tampa, where Milledge resides. “He’s worked out hard this offseason. I’ve been alongside with him. Hope for him to come up and show [everyone] what he’s made of.” “Yeah,” added Milledge, who turns 25 on opening day, “I wanted to be in better shape and more prepared than I’ve ever been. Because this is probably the biggest year I’m going to have - link
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