7-16-11: - Familia was placed on the DL with a “shoulder impingement”, which is a big word for tendinitis. He’s missed his last two starts and I guess the best thing is to shut him down for awhile. This could be the perfect time to transfer Darin Gorski and see how he does with AA batting.
Niuman Romero:
7-16-11: - The Mets signed Romero and assigned him to Binghamton. This speaks volumes of Reese Havens not being ready to be activated. Plays both second base and short. Played 5-years in Cleveland organization then 2010-2011 for Boston. Basically has been a .250 lifetime minor leaguer with absolutely no pop. Non-prospect fill-in.
Angel Cuan:
7-16-11: - My follower “Hobie” will be thrilled to see I’m bumping Angel up again on my “The Keepers” list. Frankly, if you go and watch him pitch, you really don’t see anything that stands out. That being said, he just wins ballgames, whether he’s a reliever or part of the rotation. Angel went 6.0 Friday night, giving up one run and raising his Sand Gnats record to 8-1, 3.28. Sort of the Latin Dillon Gee.
Oliver Perez:
2002-2010 (Mets/Pirates/Padres) - The last fifteen years have not been kind to left-handed starters named Perez. There was Carlos. There was Odalis, who went from promising to pathetic. And then there was Oliver, who for a moment seemed like the most auspicious Pirate prospect in a decade, only to forget how to throw strikes, get traded to New York for Xavier Nady, remember how to throw strikes again, sign a huge extension, forget how to throw strikes again, and finally suffer the embarrassment of being deemed too bad to play for the Mets despite being owed $12 million. In 2009 and 2010 Perez walked 100 batters and allowed 85 earned runs in 112.1 innings - http://deadspin.com/5820622/the-100-worst-baseball-players-of-all-time-a-celebration-part-2
Danny Muno:
7-14-11: - http://www.amazinavenue.com/2011/7/11/2270752/mets-minors-road-report-binghamton-7-9-brooklyn-7-10 - I really liked the Muno pick at the time, but he’s not quite as polished as you might think for a guy with his profile. He looked a little overmatched early, getting frozen on a backdoor slider, and then watching a 93 mph fastball on the outside corner for his 2 Ks. He did draw two walks, but it’s tough to tell how much credit to give Muno, and how much to give to the quite wild Tigers pitching staff. He did a nice job in the ninth going back up the box for a single, though it was against a right-handed sidearmer. He also proceeded to get caught stealing by a good five feet, to erase himself as the tying run. Speed is not really his calling card, though it was a good throw from the Tigers catcher. Defensively, he is just not a short stop. He simply doesn’t have the arm for the position. The ball just sort of floats out of his hand with none of the zing you see from a Jose Reyes. Frankly, his arm’s not even as good as Eckstein’s. He bounced a couple throws, one dug out by Frenzel, one leading to an error, but even just watching him in infield warm-ups, you can see the arm is lacking. He’s a 2B in the end, not that we didn’t know that. The bigger issue is he might be stuck there, and he really needs to be able to play multiple positions to have a big league career, as he profiles more like a Reggie Willits type.
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