7-13-11: - http://bleacherreport.com/articles/765098-new-york-mets-dillon-gee-and-the-mets-top-10-young-pitching-prospects#/articles/765098-new-york-mets-dillon-gee-and-the-mets-top-10-young-pitching-prospects/page/2 - At 6’2” and 170 pounds, Baseball Prospectus lists Urbina as a top-10 Latin talent. The lefty is known for maturity both on and off of the field, and has major league blood in his system, being the son of former All-Star Ugeuth Urbina. Baseball-Intellect calls him the sixth-best prospect in the entire Mets organization, and one scout called him the best Venezuelan pitcher he’d ever seen. Baseball America ranks him ahead of some already proven players, but also are incredibly big fans of what he can bring to the table. Urbina is lean and athletic, can hit 91 mph with his fastball, and has very good command. His changeup is a good setup pitch, and lots of scouts admire his clean mechanics because they feel as if it will minimize his risk of injury. The Mets may or may not rush him up in the system, but I think that he is the sort of pearl that could handle it either way.
Tim Byrdak
With a 1.48 WHIP, 3.98 ERA, and 4.3 BB/9 IP, Byrdak has hardly been spectacular. Even in his main role of pitching against lefthanded batters, he’s been only average, allowing a .254 batting average and .736 OPS. Not awful, but not great, either. But he IS lefty, and even marginally effective LOOGYs have value. Rival GMs also get excited about his 11 K/9 ratio. There’s a chance the Mets can pick up a decent minor leaguer in return for Byrdak. - http://www.metstoday.com/6684/opinion-and-analysis/who-will-the-mets-shop-this-month
Jon Niese:
A- - Easily the best starting pitcher on the team, Niese's 3.88 ERA is a bit deceptive, and it was artificially inflated when Terry Collins thought it'd be a good idea to use him out of the bullpen in the final game before the break. He's already been good but should be even better moving forward. http://www.amazinavenue.com/2011/7/12/2272199/new-york-mets-pitchers-mid-season-grades
Josh Thole:
7-13-11: - http://www.amazinavenue.com/2011/7/13/2272873/new-york-mets-batters-mid-season-grades - C - If he can improve his defense, this sort of grade will work just fine while he's under team control. But his defense is not good right now, and his choke-up approach has sapped him of all power. He walks enough and avoids the strikeout enough to have offensive value, especially when compared to other catchers. .258/.350/.325 is still under-powered when you stack it up against the .242/.314/.380 the league's catchers are putting up. He's doing okay.
Billy Beane:
1984-1989 (Twins/Athletics/Mets/Tigers) - The first chapter of the most important baseball book of the century is dedicated to the travails of one terrible player: Billy Beane. If you believe Michael Lewis in "Moneyball", Beane's complete inability to hit at the minor or major league level sparked his attraction to statistics and eventually, a revolution. Beane, despite having all tools, the size, and even "the good face," did absolutely nothing with his 301 major league at bats. He left baseball a frustrated hitter with a .246 career on-base percentage—the kind of mark that made Beane the executive shudder - http://deadspin.com/5820716/the-100-worst-baseball-players-of-all-time-a-celebration-part-1
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