Reyes has the most WARP of any shortstop in baseball, and he should retain that distinction despite his hamstring injury, as his closest competitors, Jhonny Peralta and Yunel Escobar, trail by 1.3 wins. You can’t write about Reyes without throwing a “when healthy” in there somewhere, so here it goes: when healthy, Reyes is on another level. If he can get back within a reasonable timeframe, he’ll notch a five-win season, which would be the third of his career—a close call in 2007 (4.9) prevented him from reaching five wins in three consecutive seasons. With Lung-Hu and Emaus, the Mets saw two of their pre-season second base options flame out. Their best performer at the position this season has been Ruben Tejada, who is 21 but holding his own in limited time—albeit with a fungo-bat display of power. With Reyes out, Tejada has moved to shortstop, and former waiver claim Justin Turner is manning the keystone with decent, if unspectacular results. - http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=14499
Matt Moore:
Tampa Bay left-hander Matthew Moore turned heads in the 2011 MLB Futures Game Sunday night, posting an impressive inning of work against the World Team, showing a 98 MPH moving fastball that put scouts in a state of ecstatic communion with the baseball gods. I had Moore as a Grade A prospect pre-season, and the Number Four pitching prospect in baseball; if anything, his stock has risen. Let's take a look. - http://www.minorleagueball.com/
Jacoby Ellsbury:
Jacoby Ellsbury's agent Scott Boras told John Tomase of the Boston Herald that he doesn't expect to discuss a contract with the Red Sox during the season. Ellsbury is making $2.4 million this season in his first year of arbitration and remains under team control through 2013. Boras isn't usually one to give away free agent seasons, so we shouldn't expect anything different in this case. "The market at the end of 2013 is going to be much different than the market of 2010," said Boras. "It’s going to be widely more aggressive. The reason is there are just fewer players who can do what he’s doing." After an injury-plagued 2010 season, Ellsbury is batting .316/.377/.490 with 11 homers and 49 RBI this season. The 27-year-old center fielder ranks first in the American League with 28 stolen bases in 38 attempts - http://www.rotoworld.com/sports/mlb/baseball?r=1
Terry Collins:
Terry Collins: A lot of people were against the hiring of Terry Collins. Some people thought Terry was brought in just to keep the seat warm until Wally Backman was ready. Terry has proven a lot of people wrong. Under Collins, and G.M. Sandy Alderson, the Mets have brought accountability back into the organization. Either you perform to your capabilities, or you don’t play. Terry has also proven to be tireless, and extremely upbeat. Even when the Mets were struggling at the start of the season, Terry remained positive. Terry is getting the absolute most out of an injury riddled lineup. Seriously, who would have thought after both Wright & Davis got injured that the Mets would be at one game over .500 at the break? - http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/07/3-up-3-down-the-half-way-there-edition.html
Angel Pagan
What? Angel Pagan? Yes, Angel Pagan. Why? Because he’s dynamic, cheap, hitting again, and a solid center fielder. You may think these are all good reasons for the Mets to keep him. However, Pagan just turned 30, and a large part of his game is dependent on his legs. When the legs slow down, he becomes less dynamic and valuable. He is at his peak value right now, so it makes sense to take advantage of that fact and deal him. Of course, the return package has to be worthwhile — Alderson won’t trade him just for the sake of trading him. I hope it doesn’t happen, since Citi Field seems to be built for him (and Reyes). - http://www.metstoday.com/6684/opinion-and-analysis/who-will-the-mets-shop-this-month
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