Compounding matters is that the trade market, for now, is not much better. Though the early hours of the Winter Meetings produced rumblings that the Mets could deal one of their core hitters, Alderson reiterated Monday that the organization remains as unlikely to trade a marquee player as it is to sign one. Though they will gladly talk to any team about any player on their roster, the Mets are uncomfortable with the notion of making a big splash before the new front office has time to take a careful inventory of its assets.
That's difficult to do in a conference room in Florida, miles and months away from Spring Training.
So ignore the rumors and the hype for now. The club's most significant business this week may be to round out its coaching staff -- Alderson interviewed hitting coach candidate Andy Van Slyke on Monday, and hopes to fill that position by week's end -
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MLB Ranks Since 2007 - Opp BA .186 (8th) - Opp OBP .284 (25th) - Opp Slug Pct .318 (35th) - Among 319 qualifying pitchers - If you’re looking for the slightest sliver of hope from Perez, look to the 2007 and 2008 seasons for inspiration. It’s a distant, bittersweet memory, but one of the best things about Perez in those two seasons was his performance against left-handed hitters. • Lefties hit .179 against Perez in that span. - ESPN
The Mets will dismiss strength and conditioning coach Rick Slate after his contract expires Dec. 31, according to a source, shaking up a staff that has gone largely unchanged over the past few seasons. Slate has served as the Mets' strength and conditioning coach since 2003, previously holding the same position with the Marlins - dicomo
Brant Rustich:
Brant Rustich, New York Mets, RP. Born 1/23/85, bats R, throws R, 6'6", 230 lbs. Rustich was a highly regarded recruit at UCLA, but his college performances never lived up to his natural stuff, in part as a result of ongoing problems with a tendon in his finger (which earned him a medical redshirt in 2006). In spite of an ERA in the low 6's, he parlayed a mid-90s fastball, power slider, and workable changeup into a second-round payday with the Mets. As a pro, he continued to be bitten by the injury bug. In 2008 alone, he was sidelined with a stress fracture in the humerus of his throwing arm, a small tear in his labrum, and a damaged UCL in his elbow. The stress fracture recurred in 2009, and this year, for variety, he missed almost the entire season with pain, weakness, and coldness (?!?) in his throwing arm. The eventual diagnosis was thoracic outlet syndrome , for which he underwent surgery a few weeks ago. If Rustich's response is to believed , the operation was a success. Rustich is fragile, and has never pitched above A+, but he still has the pure stuff that made him a prospect in the first place, and he could be a power arm from the bullpen almost immediately, as long as he isn't decapitated in a tragic fungo accident or trampled by a herd of wildebeast. (on the original article, the words "Rustich's response is a link to a recent conversation Rusty had with me... cac I be the reason we may lose this guy??? Details on Thursday...)
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MLB.com's Jason Beck reported via Twitter the Tigers' first move at the 2010 MLB Winter Meetings was to sign catcher Omir Santos to a minor deal.
Santos most recently was with the Mets in 2009, where he had an OPS of .687. In 2010, he had a .522 OPS with Buffalo of the Triple A International League and numbers you don't even want to think about in Double A Eastern League (MILB.com stats). He played in just 27 MILB games last season. - blessyouboys.
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