http://fonzieforever.blogspot.com - David Wright going into yesterday's game had struck out 156 times. No Metsie had ever struck out more times than that. Dave Kingman and Tommy Agee had struck out 156 times as well. Them and now Wright were the current Metsies strike out leaders. But David doesn't like to be tied. He wanted to own the record! Yesterday during his 4th at bat of the night, after hitting a homer in his previous at bat Wright struck out. This bottom of the 8th striking out business has now earned him sole top honors. 157 K's! He now holds the club record for striking out in a season. And I mean he can so make this record even harder to beat for himself and all other future Metsies.
http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2010/9/28/1716066/btb-power-rankings-nl-offenses#storyjump - T11. New York Mets: .317 wOBA, +11 EqBRR, 645 RS, 655 eRS - The Mets are sort of like the Nationals in that it was the other players that sort of doomed this offense. They had no brilliant performances, but did have six regulars with over a .330 wOBA, including nice surprises in Angel Pagan and Ike Davis. Jason Bay, to my surprise, was in that group. But they also had (depending on your accounting) 3-4 players who received at least some regular playing time but posted wOBA's below .300! Avoiding black holes in a lineup can be just as important to an offense as getting a few superstar performances.
9-28-10 from http://www.metsminorleagueblog.com/2010/09/28/q-a-with-kevin-goldstein-of-baseball-prospectus - Big leaguer? I could see it. Regular? Probably not. He’s not a center fielder, so he’s going to have to fit in a corner and while I like the bat, for a corner it’s not going to be enough. He’s not going to hit .300 in the majors based on how many bad pitches he still swings at, and the power is merely pretty good, not great. The fact that he’s left-handed helps his chances as a potentially nice bench outfielder.
9-27-10 from: - http://www.amazinavenue.com/2010/9/27/1704156/minor-league-season-in-review-brooklyn-cyclones - Other than handedness, there are lots of similarities between Almonte and Cuan. Almonte too had a middling season with Kingsport in '09 before throwing his name into the prospect ring with an ERA around 2 in Brooklyn this year. Featuring similar low walk rates as well as low K-rates, Almonte too carved up New York-Penn League hitters to the tune of a .207 average against. Not quite as steady as Cuan (see: five runs allowed in playoff opener), Almonte did flash better velocity though less developed secondary stuff. But the long-limbed righty probably has a bit more projection in him than Cuan does, expecially considering he pitched the season as a twenty year old. Also like Cuan, Almonte certainly doesn't have a huge pitcher's build and isn't oozing with stuff so he's definitely a 'show me'-type prospect.
http://www.rotoworld.com/content/home_MLB.aspx - The Pirates have clinched the No. 1 pick in next June's First-Year Player Draft. The Pirates are 56-101 this season while the Mariners are 61-96. They can still tie for the majors' worst record, however the Pirates hold the tiebreaker advantage for the No. 1 pick since they had the worse record last season. Early buzz has Rice third baseman Anthony Rendon as the top overall talent in next year's draft class, though he is currently recovering from a major ankle injury.
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