6-2 from: - http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=MLB&id=2437&sn=t - Kevin Millwood told Dan Martin of the New York Post that he is open to a trade to the Mets."If the Mets called the Orioles and wanted to do something, I'd certainly look at it," said Millwood, who has a limited no-trade clause. "If it came up, I'd definitely consider it a possibility." The 35-year-old right-hander is 0-5 with the last-place Orioles, but has a 3.89 ERA and 1.27 WHIP through his first 11 starts. The Mets aren't the only team that will be calling, as the veteran is a decent and a cheaper alternative to Cliff Lee or Roy Oswalt.
Things continue to change in this area… Daniel Murphy has finally begun playing second base at Buffalo. I’m sure many of you thing this is an easy conversion for a professional baseball player, but trust me, it’s not. I played third base all my life and, one game playing in the Air Force, I was asked to start at second due to an injury to our regular guy there. I figured this was an easy transition and always secretly thought of second basemen as sort of woosies… well, the first ground ball was hit to me and I threw the ball four rows deep in the stands. Seems my arm was trained for the distance between third and first, not the what seemed like inches between the hole at second, and first base.
It would be wonderful if Murphy could work out here, especially for some time in Queens this year. His bat is so much better (he had 38 doubles last year) than Cora or Castillo. We’ll keep a close eye on this and report back to you any progress.
-well, I guess you can tell I wrote this before last night's game.... seems Murphy had to be helped from the field after a double play break up that left him battered... we'll know more later, but there doesn't seem to be any IR-creating injury on this one...
6-2 from: - http://bleacherreport.com/tb/b4n4H - top 10 pitchers in baseball - 9. Mike Pelfrey, SP - New York Mets - Previous Rank: NR By Position: 10 - No matter how much help he's getting from the home park, the 2010 Pelfrey is indistinguishable from the easily bruised, one-pitch flameout he was in 2009. Now that the changeup is a functioning entity, hitters can't sit back and wait for him to throw a weak-sister fastball. - Key Stats: 63.2 IP, 7-1 W-L, 1 SV, 2.54 ERA, 44 Ks, 26 BB
Players getting rich in the Frontier League can be counted on one hand clenched tightly in a fist. The chance to play professional baseball at the independent league level does not come with compensation that would serve as anything more than pocket change for most Major League Baseball players. “These guys make anywhere from $600 to $1,200 a month. A few guys make as much as $1,600 a month,” Normal CornBelters president Steve Malliet said. “Man, you’ve got to love the game to play at this level for that amount of money and they certainly do.” Players live with host families so they do not have to pay housing expenses. They are given a per diem of $20 on the road. A Frontier League team may not exceed a season salary cap of $72,000. “We all have to stay within that. Some teams finish substantially under that, which is tough,” said Malliet. “It’s a very low salary cap to have professional baseball played.” - link
RHP -It took Pelfrey only 18 minor league starts before he earned an opportunity to pitch for the Mets in 2006. He had a decent year in 2008 where he finished 13-11 with a 3.72 ERA. For his other years his ERAs have been above 5.00 and his hits per innings pitched have been consistently above one, even during his so called successful 2008 season. The Mets have been patient with him, waiting for him to achieve some consistency in the major leagues. Now, in his sixth major league season Mike seems to be putting it together going 7-1, 2.54. He has been one of the bright spots in a disappointing Mets team and has transformed himself into the ace of the staff. Met fans dare not think how their team would be competing in the NL East without his consistency. - link
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