Dillon Gee, Justin Turner, Ruben Tejada, Jose Reyes, Jeurys Familia

From the Elias Sports Bureau: Dillon Gee’s no-hitter was broken up with two outs in the sixth inning on a single by Livan Hernandez. The last time a pitcher broke up a no-hit bid that late into a game was Sept. 18, 2003 when Scott Randall of the Reds singled off Kip Wells of the Pirates with two outs in the sixth inning.

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Nearly eight years ago, Turner was a freshman bunting for Cal State Fullerton at the College World Series. As he remembers it, a shadow stretched from home plate to the mound. He never saw the high fastball hurled by Stanford’s Matt Manship. The baseball struck him flush in his face on his left cheek. His cleat wedged into the dirt as he crumpled to the ground. In the process, he broke his ankle. Blood smeared his batting gloves. While his leg throbbed, doctors examined his face. http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2011/05/mets_justin_turner_has_used_ve.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter





He already has been dubbed the Mets’ shortstop of the future, though I’m wondering why he shouldn’t be the shortstop of the present. He played second base and batted eighth in the Mets’ 3-0 win over the Nationals last night at water-logged Citi Field in his first game since being called up from Buffalo. He singled in his first major league at-bat of the season to go 1-for-3 on the night. Tejada also saved a run in the second inning. With a man at third, he charged hard on a slow ground ball on the wet infield and barely got the runner at first for the third out. It was a solid debut. http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/mets/tejada_shouldn_get_nd_thought_in_WeZ3BDnbozImCnpOBFLiQO#ixzz1MnnVuqe6


Reyes is doing everything he can to teach Tejada the ropes. Tejada was called up from Triple-A Buffalo because of the Wright injury. He will play second base and spell Reyes at shortstop. Collins sees nothing but success for Tejada, who played in 78 games for the Mets last season after being forced into major league action because of injuries to Reyes. In 216 at-bats, Tejada hit just .213 but showed flashes of success. He’s only 21. http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/mets/tejada_not_short_on_potential_gtEjbnuIvYamaZv3IfZ7cI#ixzz1Mjx3OgLW
New York Mets prospect Jeurys Familia suffered through a difficult 2010 campaign for High-A St. Lucie, struggling with his command and control, but he looked better late last year and has maintained that progress so far in 2011. He made six starts this spring for St. Lucie, posting a 1.49 ERA with a 36/8 K/BB in 36 innings with just 21 hits allowed. This earned him a promotion to Double-A Binghamton, where he's kept the momentum going with a 12/3 K/BB and just eight hits and two runs allowed in his first 14 innings. Overall, he's got a 1.25 ERA with a 48/11 K/BB in 50 innings this year with a miniscule 29 hits. Stuff has never been his problem: he gets past 95 MPH and has made big strides commanding his slider and changeup this year. As I wrote in the book this year, he is "a pitcher who could break out at any time" and was "someone to take a close look at while his stock is down a bit." His stock is no longer down, and he'll rank highly on top prospect lists for 2012 if he continues to pitch like this. http://www.minorleagueball.com/2011/5/18/2177461/minor-league-notes-may-18-2011