7-13-11: - amazinavenue. - B- The major league average second baseman has a.254/.316/.378 line this year. Turner has a .268/.331/.364 line right now. He gets a nod above average just because of the history of the position here in New York maybe. But Turner is also another in a long line of Mets players that has cut his strikeout rate, and he's done so while maintaining his walk rate. He just won't show much more power until he gets the ball off the ground though (48.7% GB).
Choo Choo Coleman:
1961-1966 (Mets/Phillies)- The Mets of the early 1960s were as entertaining as they were terrible. Almost as amusing as Marv Throneberry was lightweight catcher and career .197 hitter Choo Choo Coleman. Long before Rickey Henderson allegedly forgot who his teammate John Olerud was, Duke Snider once asked Coleman, "Do you know me?" only to have Coleman respond, "Yes, you're number four." Coleman may have been big-timing Snider—he was coming off a career high .250 average in 1962. Manager Casey Stengel didn't think too highly of Coleman either, saying of him, "You have to have a catcher or you'll have all passed balls - http://deadspin.com/5820622/the-100-worst-baseball-players-of-all-time-a-celebration-part-2
Jordany Valdespin:
7-14-11: - http://www.amazinavenue.com/2011/7/11/2270752/mets-minors-road-report-binghamton-7-9-brooklyn-7-10 - I am pretty high on Valdespin. He’s already walked more this year then he did all of last year, and he’s turned some doubles into home runs. These are both good signs, as it means the tools are starting to turn into baseball skills. He showed everything that makes him both a intriguing prospect and a maddening one in the doubleheader. He chased a high fastball to strike out, he dropped a perfect drag bunt for a basehit, he laced a 2 RBI double to right, and he got a little fancy with a flip to Satin to try and start the 6-4-3. Part of the reason he had to try the flip to Satin is he is not as rangy as you would expect, and despite his speed and base stealing ability, he hasn’t quite figured out shortstop. He’s a second baseman in the end, probably, albeit one who has an all-star ceiling.
Jeff Francoeur:
Specifically, yes, of course, outfielder Jeff Francoeur has heard those growing trade rumors that link him to Detroit, Boston and Philadelphia. Those rumors, and others, are only likely to intensify in the days preceding the July 31 non-waiver trading deadline. Francoeur would prefer to stay put. “People keep asking me about it,” he said. “And what I say is I’m sure if a team came to the Royals and overwhelmed them (with an offer) for me or Melky (Cabrera), they’d probably have to do it. But you know what? I think a lot of us will be here.” - http://www.kansascity.com/2011/07/14/3015300/francoeur-wants-to-stay-put-as.html#ixzz1SBHvCyFw
Beltran Deal:
In 2004, the Kansas City Royals knew they weren't going to be able to re-sign pending free agent, Carlos Beltran. So at the trade deadline, they along with the Houston Astros and the Oakland Athletics worked a three-team deal that had Beltran (Royals) and John Buck (Athletics) go to the Astros, Octavio Dotel (Astros) ending up on the Athletics and Mike Wood and Mark Teahan (Athletics) going to the Royals - http://bleacherreport.com/articles/764844-mlb-trade-rankings-the-20-worst-deadline-deals-of-the-last-25-years#/articles/764844-mlb-trade-rankings-the-20-worst-deadline-deals-of-the-last-25-years/page/4
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