Cutnpaste: - Daniel Murphy, Pedro Beato, Jon Niese, and Kyle Allen



Mack Ade

 Daniel Murphy:

A scout who watched Daniel Murphy a lot at second base in the Dominican Winter League said he's "heading in the right direction" at the position. "He’s a good enough athlete where he can pull it off,’’ said the scout, "but it will take time just to learn all the nuances of the position. I can see their thinking. He can hit. A sound player. This would be a nice conversion for them at a position they need help at." Murphy, who missed most of the 2010 season with a knee injury, did play a bit at second in the minors but was primarily a third baseman. He's played the outfield and first base with the Mets. If he can continue to improve at second, he has a real shot to start there on opening day.

Pedro Beato:

Back in 2005, the Mets spent their 17th-round pick on Pedro Beato, a tall and gangly pitcher out of Xaverian HS in Brooklyn, NY. It was a “draft-and-follow” choice, meaning the Mets retained the rights to sign him until one week before the next year’s draft.

As it turned out, Beato held out for a million-dollar deal, while MLB “recommended” that the Mets not offer him more than $800K. The Mets’ decision to take that recommendation and hold firm resulted in Beato not signing with the Mets and returning to the draft in 2006 — where the Baltimore Orioles made him the 32nd overall pick and signed him to the $1M he originally sought from the Mets. -  mets today  

Michael G. Baron

Jon Niese:

11-25-10 from: - MWOB  - 5. Jonathan Niese LHP - Niese is the typical lefty that is not overpowering, rarely touching 90 on the radar gun. He throws four pitches, the fastball, cutter, change and curveball. Looking at his velocity charts he could use a little more separation between his fastball and change. He had a nightmare season in 2009 when he had a complete tear of his hamstring tendon end his season early. My fingers shriek in pain just typing those words on the keyboard. He bounced back and had a decent 4.20 ERA in 30 starts for the Mets. The Mets rotation was in shambles because of injury so these were welcome numbers. In a normal season Niese should be nothing better than a back of the rotation type of pitcher that may be better as a long man for a championship team. For the 2010 Mets they appreciated his contribution as one of two pitchers to start 30 games.

Kyle Allen:

11-24-10 from: - http://www.metsgeek.com/showthread.php?658-Mets-Top-Twenty-Prospects&p=187156  - 13. Kyle Allen. Coming out of instructs last fall, Kyle Allen had become one of the organizations priority prospects. Unfortunately, after a decent start to his 2010 campaign, Kyle suffered a back injury in May that plagued him until he was disabled in August. His command, velocity and stuff suffered tremendously. Expected to be healthy to start spring training, Kyle will start 2011 with St Lucie, with the ability of seeing time in Bingy by the end of the season. Best case scenario is a number 2 or 3 starter. Worst case scenario is that his stuff and command never recovers from the adversity he is being dealt.