Burnitz had two short stints with the Mets. He played for the Mets briefly in 1993 (86 games) and 1994 (45 games), but never made much of a splash. He showed some promise in 1993 by hitting 13 home runs in 263 at-bats, but his uppercut to end all uppercuts (except his own) led to many strikeouts and a poor batting average. He paid the price for those home runs by hitting .243 during his rookie season. He fared worse in the strike-shortened 1994 season, hitting three home runs and striking out 45 times in 143 at-bats. (Meanwhile, his replacement in right field, Joe Orsulak, struck out 21 times in 292 at-bats in 1994.) - metsmerizedonline.
Sandy Email:
Not sure excited is the word I would use regarding the 2011 season, but I'm glad Sandy's pumped up. I also love the "best position possible" line. That pretty much says it all. As for the play on the field matching our passion and intensity, well, I hope so. Again, I don't mean to pile on Sandy, but this spin - whever this is coming from - is what drives me nuts. Just give it to me straight Sandy. We're not spending money this year, we are gearing up for 2012, but we should be a fun team to watch, with a new manager. So come out and give us a look. - nydailynews
Reese Havens:
1-6-11 from: - http://www.prospectjunkies.com/2011/01/2011-top-10-second-basemen-prospects.html - 9. Reese Havens - Bats: L Throws: R - 6'1" 195 - NYM - 10.20.86. A college teammate of fellow first rounder Justin Smoak, the Mets used the 22nd pick in 2008 on Havens. An oblique injury limited Havens to just 32 games in 2010 following a 2009 season where he missed a month due to quad issues. Havens draws plenty of walks and if he can stay healthy we might finally see a good statistical season.
Dylan Owen:
After pitching a no hitter in his opening start of the round robin playoffs, Dylan Owen did not give up a hit in his first two innings of his next start. Pedro Valdes stroked a 2-out single in the third, but that was just one of two hits off of Owen as he tossed six innings of shutout ball in Caguas (2-3) 4-0 win over Carolina (2-3). Dylan was a bit wild walking four in those six innings of work. Carolina starter Luis Gonzalez did not allow a hit in his two plus innings of work, but he walked five and hit two batters. A hit batsman, two walks and a sacrifice fly put him behind 1-0 after one. Three of the four runs scored by Caguas were on sacrifice flies, two by Alex Cora - myworldofbaseball.
David Wright:
Will eventually go down as the best position player in Mets history. Wright is this team’s version of Mike Schmidt. No other player in team history can hit for average, power, and run like Wright. He proved in 2010 that he can hit at Citi Field, and unless something catastrophic happens, will be #2 on this list by the end of his tenure. - nybaseballdigest
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