link - Jenrry Mejia, RHP, Grade B+: Back in the minors on rehab for a strained shoulder, after spending most of the spring in New York, 3.25 ERA with the Mets, 17/15 K/BB in 28 innings, 29 hits. He held his own before getting hurt, but I still think it was stupid for him to be on the major league roster this year.
link - Carl Crawford's UZR is a tad ridiculous No, I'm not saying he's this good. And no, I'm not saying he's not good. What I am saying, though, is that Carl Crawford probably isn't 36.6 runs above average per 150 games, as his current UZR would indicate. UZR appears to be grading his range at a similar level to previous peaks, but his arm his being graded by UZR like never before. From 2005-2008, UZR had Crawford's arm at 6.9 runs below average, with a negative mark in every year. In 2009, UZR graded his arm at 1 run above average in 150 games. This season, UZR has his arm at 3.1 runs above average in 109 games, which comes out to 4.3 runs above average per 150 games. That accounts for almost the entirety of the increase in Crawford's UZR. I don't watch enough the Rays enough to say whether Crawford's arm has actually been better this year, and it wouldn't surprise me if this was merely something weird going on with sample size and ball distribution. But Crawford's having a truly insane defensive season right now, if you ask UZR.
link - In light of the Angels’ moving the Gold Glove center fielder Torii Hunter to right field, Jerry Manuel was asked if the Mets would do something similar with Carlos Beltran. Manuel said that they would not this year, but perhaps in spring training. “We’ll look at it and see what fits best for us, or whomever, going into spring training,” Manuel said. “That will be the place to introduce it or get it done.”
link - Jose Reyes signed his first big contract with the Mets in August of 2006, but the shortstop will have to wait until this winter for a potential extension. Reyes’ four-year, $23.25 million deal expires after this season, and the Mets have an $11 million team option for 2011. According to a Mets source, the team is willing to engage in negotiations about an extension in lieu of exercising the option, but will not finalize anything during the season. The Mets and Reyes’ representatives have not yet discussed the subject. According to the source, the team is committed to Reyes as its shortstop long-term, and is not concerned about his health. He missed nearly all of last season with various leg injuries, all of spring training with thyroid problems, and several weeks in July with an oblique strain. Despite those issues, Reyes’ overall play has impressed the Mets and removed any trepidation about his long-term health.
link - The most recent Mets Hall of Fame inductee prior to the quartet honored Sunday would probably make the "Braves-Killers" Hall of Fame as well. In 1968, Agee didn't hit well vs anyone except the Braves, posting a .393 batting average against them in his first year as a Met. He'd hit .364 with an 1.156 OPS in 1969, follow that up with a huge postseason (.357 with two homers), than crush the Braves for a .347 batting average/1.060 OPS in 1970. Agee's success came from knowing how to hit the knuckleball. He had one stretch in which he went 12-for-20 against Braves ace knuckleballer Phil Niekro.
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