Francisco Rodriguez tweaked his back during a pitch in the ninth inning Friday, but remained in the game and closed out a 5-2 win. Rodriguez appeared to slip on one of his deliveries, going down on one knee. He was visited by Jerry Manuel and a trainer, but stayed in after throwing a warmup pitch. Afterward he told reporters that he's "been dealing with that for a while." - link
David Wright homered for the Mets in their 5-2 win over the Twins. It was Wright’s third home run at Citi Field this season and his 13th overall. Wright seems to have adjusted to his park. He does a great job of getting on base there with an OBP well over .400. On the road he concentrates on power with a .566 slugging percentage. He takes what his home park gives him, and then powers the ball on the road. - link
Rodriquez hit his third home run of the young season last night and has now raised his stats to: .353/.421/.941/1.392. He has 16 total bases in 17 at bats and has struck out only two times.
Some Mack Facts on A-Rod: - In July 2007, The Mets signed 16-year old Dominican 3B Aderlin Rodriguez, which included a bonus of $500,000+.
From: www.prosportsdaily.com: Assigned 3B Aderlin Rodriguez (2008, Dominican Republic) to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League. The bulky (6-foot-3, 220 pounds) third baseman signed for $600,000 last summer. Now he follows in the footsteps of Wilmer Flores, Jefry Marte and Cesar Puello, three Mets’ top international signees from ’07 who debuted in the U.S. rather than in Latin America
As most fans already know, the Mets don’t spend much time promoting their International signings, so, when you do read something about one, you tend to think of that prospect as being something special.
This one looks for real.
A-Rod finally surfaced during the season and played the remainder of the 2009 season for the GCL Mets. As a 17-year old: .290/.389/.387/776, in 62 at bats.
In February 2009, Baseball America listed him as the 30th Mets prospect.
Mitchell got off to a fantastic start last night for Kingsport , pitching 5.0 innings, giving up only one earned run while striking out eight.
Some Mack’s Facts on Mitchell: - Position: RHP - Height: 6-2 - Weight: 185 - Class: Junior - Hometown: Lakeville, Minn. - Pre-MSU: Attended Iowa Central Community College from 2007-2009 and posted a 2.07 ERA with 71 strikeouts in 61 innings...went 6-3 with five complete games and two shutouts...named First-Team All-Region. High School: hit .421 senior season in 2007 with 1.45 ERA and 6-3 record...named all-conference and all-state honorable mention.
McQueen changed his last name in the off season and, if he can keep hitting like he’s started off in Kingsport. He can change his first name to Butterfly if he’d like to. So far: .450/.500/.500/1.000 in his first 20 at bats.
Some Mack’s Facts on McQueen:
Hall was chosen as the 29th pick in the 2009 draft. He was the first signee to report and play in a Mets game this year.
From: www.thenewtonrecord.com: Two members of the East Central Community College baseball team have signed national letters-of-intent to continue their careers at Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena, according to ECCC head baseball coach Neal Holliman. ZeErika Hall, a 6-foot, 185-pound outfielder from Carthage and Kylie Ming, a 5-8, 185-pound infielder/catcher of Louisville, will join Doug Shanks’ Delta Devils’ squad for the 2009-10 campaign. “ZeErika played in 32 games as a freshman and possesses some high qualities both on and off the field,” said the third-year ECCC head coach. “He is looked upon to be an everyday player for us in the spring. He possesses great speed and continues to improve in all areas as a player.”
From: www.metsminorleagueblog.com: “The 21-year-old Hall has walked a lot, 17 times in his first 99 AB, but he also owns 25 strikeouts. Hall, who the Mets drafted in the 29th round out of East Central (Miss) Community College, led Diamond Warriors in doubles (21) and stolen bases (22). He claims that the Mets are his favorite team.”
From: http://www.eastalabamabigtrain.com: ZeEricka Hall (Carthage, Ms.) got the news during the middle of the Big Trains game in Waleska, Ga. against the Winward Ringers Wednesday late afternoon during the 5th Inning as the call came to his cell phone, Hall immediately broke out in a huge smile. Hall a sophomore OF, 5' 11" 185 from East Central Community College (Decatur, Ms.) was drafted number 884 overall in round number 29. The sophomore outfielder will forgo his commitment to Mississippi Valley State University.
Hall played consistently well all season for the GCL Mets and finished the season: .297/.418/.378/.796, 21-BB, 25-K, 5-SB. He was ranked 4th in the league in on-base percentage.
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