CUTNPASTE: - Carlos Delgado, Mike Pelfrey, Bobby V., Eduardo Aldama... and Jesus Feliciano

Carlos Delgado:



fangraphs  - Several outstanding hitting catcher prospects in the past had questionable defense and pitch calling skills while in the minors, but their bats were too good to keep them out of the majors. Carlos Delgado caught in 406 of the 524 games he played in the minors over five years, with games played at 1B coming only in the last two years. Once in the majors, he caught a total of two games, but went on to become a great-hitting first baseman. Victor Martinez on the other hand struggled a year or two behind the plate in the majors, but ended up becoming a passable catcher.

Mike Pelfrey:


fanpeeps  - Mike Pelfrey has been a confusing pitcher to watch this year. At the all star break, he looked terrific and many Met Fans felt he was snubbed for a spot on the All-Star team. Then he hit a rough patch (well, he hit the rough patch a few starts before the all-star break, but you get the point). Then he seemed to get a few good starts here and there. But all in all, he has not panned out as we thought he would after a great April and May. Pelfrey's xFIP (a measure of the actual skill-level of his performance) for each month has been in order: 4.29, 3.85, 4.15, 5.81, 4.67, and 5.12. You should note that the first 3 of those xFIPs are pretty good, while the last three are mediocre to just plain bad.

Bobby V.


kranepool  - Peter Gammons is still spouting off about Bobby Valentine being the organization choice to manage the Mets. I don’t want to go all in on this Valentine Returns talk because I don’t want to be crushed if it doesn’t happen. Right now guys like Gammons and the other baseball yenta Jon Heyman are giving me a bad case of Blue and Orange balls. I would be one happy Mets fan if Valentine was brought back not only as manager but in a capacity of a decision maker on player trades and acquisitions. You could name John Ricco the GM and let him be the paper pusher as that seems to be his strength and also the team spokesman with the proviso that he ever utters the term “at the end of day” he has to have his nipples twisted

Eduardo Aldama:


9-20 from: - amazin  - 2010 was more a year to get back healthy for Aldama than anything else and he did just that, making thirteen appearances (eight starts) and looking pretty strong in the process. Not surprisingly, the long righty with the power arm gained strength as the summer progressed, allowing just four runs in his final fourteen innings pitched, including an eight inning, one run, six strikeout performance. At just 20, he's touching 94 mph and should continue to add velcotiy as he to fills out so despite mediocre numbers the last couple seasons, he's worth watching.

Jesus Feliciano:


metsmerized  - Jesus Feliciano cannot successfully be the fifth outfielder for the Mets. His lack of pop or any kind of doubles power makes him a decent defensive outfielder. Keeping him on the bench instead of a defensive wizard or a great hitter is stupid. He is Luis Castillo minus the walks and hitting.