Cutnpaste: Jose Reyes, Collin McHugh, Mike Cameron, Dan Muno, Tidewater Tides

If I were a General Manager of an organization looking to upgrade at shortstop, (Jose) Reyes would be an obvious choice. However, position scarcity will force teams to pay more than what would be in my personal comfort zone of 5 yrs/85 mil due to concerns about his problematic hamstrings. With so much of Reyes’ value tied to his legs, the chance of attrition in his mid-30′s is just too much of a risk to stomach through six or seven years. - http://scoutingthesally.com/new-york-mets-shortstop-jose-reyes-free-agent-2012-contract  

9-3-11: - http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/09/prospect-pulse-buffalo-2012-help-on-the-way.html  - SP3: Collin McHugh - I am quite certain that the sole purpose of the Mets sending McHugh to the Arizona Fall League, is so he can be better prepared to make the jump to AAA in 2012. Don’t look for him to be promoted anytime next year to the bigs however, as he needs to establish himself in Buffalo and show the kind of consistency he has had in 2011, before he gets a call-up ahead of Harvey or Familia. He pitched Thursday night and had his best game of the year, to go 8-2, in his final AA start: 9 IP, 5 hits, 1 ER, 11 K’s and 2 BB’s.

Marlins released OF Mike Cameron. Cameron battled hamstring, wrist and knee injuries during his tenure with the Fish, and hit just .239/.333/.423 in 163 total plate appearances. The 38-year-old veteran outfielder might simply decide to hang up his cleats for good. - http://www.rotoworld.com/headlines/mlb/341610/baseball-headlines?r=1  

9-13-11: - http://www.minorleagueball.com/2011/9/13/2423288/2011-minor-league-ball-interesting-short-season-hitting-prospects  - Dan Muno, SS, Mets: Eight-round pick out of Fresno State this year destroyed the New York-Penn League, hitting .355/.466/.514 with 43 walks and 23 doubles in 220 at-bats for Brooklyn. At age 22 he doesn't have the long-term projection of other guys on the list, but he's very polished and could reach the majors rapidly as a utility type.

In 1987, the Tides won the International League South Division Title. Mike Cubbage led the team to an 81-59 record. Future Mets shortstop Kevin Elster spent most of the season with the Tides, where he hit .310 with 8 home runs and 74 RBI. Several other past or future Mets role players were part of the team, too. Unquestionably the biggest star to wear the Tides’ ugly orange jersey in 1987 was Doc Gooden, who made four starts for Tidewater as he prepared to return to the Mets following drug rehab. Gooden is included in the team’s card set; though if you’re really looking for a Gooden minor league card you’d probably want the 1983 Lynchburg Mets team set instead.- http://randombaseballstuff.com/2011/09/13/minor-league-tuesdays-1987-tidewater-tides-team-set-tcma