Cutnpaste: Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Chris Carter, Bradley Marquez, Johan Santana, Ruben Tejada

9-17-11: - Kirk Nieuwenhuis (Mets third-round pick in 2008): Nieuwenhuis was tearing through the International League for Triple-A Buffalo this spring when he was lost for the second half of the season with a shoulder injury. Like Havens, expect the center fielder to be kept, and possibly have a shot at winning a starting job for the Mets next season. Read more: link  

Wow, Chris Carter is a big-time overachiever in the classroom. He was pre-med at Stanford (“the Harvard of the west coast”) and graduated in only three years. Needless to say, that is one hell of an accomplishment. Unfortunately, it’s been hit or miss (mostly miss) for this utility man in the Majors. Like #5 Perez, Chris is currently hanging out in the minors; however, he did manage to play in 100 games and get 180 plate appearances last year for the Mets. Though with all of their injuries in 2010, the Met’s were not much better than a minor league team. - http://www.totalprosports.com/2011/09/16/9-smartest-players-in-major-league-baseball  

9-18-11: - http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=39990  - Marquez is trying to do better and become a pro at two sports at the same time. He is a great athlete that possesses tremendous speed. In high school he rushed for 2,210 yards and 29 touchdowns his senior year, and also was a Texas state finalist in the long jump. He will play baseball from mid-May to the end of July and then spend the rest of the year playing Big 12 football. Texas Tech signed the number one running back class in the nation this past spring so they asked Marquez to move to wide receiver. A shortstop by trade in high school, the Mets drafted him as an outfielder.

Prior to the 2009 season, Santana was one of the best pitchers in baseball and had a pretty good track record in regards to his health. However, since 2009, Santana has had various injuries and has not performed as well as he usually has. In 2012, Santana could return and pitch like he did during his two Cy Young seasons that he had as a member of the Twins. However, at the rate of his current track record, Santana could also have more injuries and not pitch as well as the Mets expect him to. Hopefully, for the sake of the Mets, their fans, and Santana himself, he can have a great comeback season in 2012 - http://bleacherreport.com/articles/855532-new-york-mets-will-johan-santana-ever-be-the-same-again  

9-19-11: - http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/09/with-or-without-reyes-ruben-tejada-is-a-keeper.html  - Ruben Tejada was once viewed as a light-hitting, slick-fielding middle infielder, similar to Rey Ordoñez, although not as flashy. However, this season he has shown that he can handle the bat better than anyone expected him to, and has handled pressure situations like an established veteran. Tejada has been a model of consistency at the plate, hitting .281 vs. RHP and .276 vs. LHP. He is also hitting .272 at Citi Field and .287 on the road. His .356 on-base percentage ranks second on the team behind Jose Reyes for players currently on the active roster. Tejada has also struck out only 47 times in 339 plate appearances.