10-7-11: - http://www.metsminorleagueblog.com/season-review-short-season-catchers - Cam Maron earned the K-Mets Sterling Award as a 20-year old when he hit .318/.434/.413 in 58 games. Maron grew up in Huntington in a family of Mets fans, and called getting drafted by the team a “dream come true.” The Mets promoted Maron to Savannah for the final week of the regular season and then the Gnats’ playoff run. He only played in one game for the Gnats, and it was on the road, so I didn’t see it. In terms of offensive profile, Maron reminds me of Josh Thole-lite – with walks, contact and little power. At Kingsport, he drew 38 walks and fanned 34 times. In BP, he sprayed line drives gap-to-gap. The guess here is that Maron and Carillo will split time in Savannah to begin 2012.
10-10-11: - https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#inbox/132edccbf718965f - Top five Met prospects - Sunday, October 9, 2011 - The Record - 3. Wilmer Flores, SS, 20 (.269, nine homers, 81 RBI for St. Lucie): Not an eye-catching year in 2011, but his bat has drawn raves not only from scouts, but from the likes of Carlos Beltran, who said, "He does things I couldn’t at that age." No one sees him sticking as a shortstop.
10-16-11: - www.therecord.com - The comparisons for Reyes are tough to find because of his unique skill set – speed, defense and explosive offensive capabilities — which may help set a price tag. Some refer to Troy Tulowitzki, who without reaching the free agent market, got a 10-year, $157.75 million extension from Colorado. Derek Jeter recently completed a 10-year, $189 million deal he signed in 2001. And while he's a historic hitter, Alex Rodriguez got a 10-year, $252 million deal from Texas that same year. Perhaps the best comparison is a player who also is entering the free agent market – Philadelphia's Jimmy Rollins. Rollins signed his last deal, a five-year, $40 million contract extension (really six for $48.5, because the Phillies picked up the option last year) coming off a season in which he finished 10th in the Most Valuable Player voting.
The Mets acquired right-handed pitcher Cory Lidle from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Kelly Stinnett on January 17, 1996. At the time of the trade Lidle had yet to appear in the majors having spent five seasons in the minors for both the Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers. He would spend his first season in the Mets organization pitching for the Binghamton Mets, their double A affiliate, where he posted a 14-10 record. He started the 1997 season with the Norfolk Tides before finally getting the call to the majors. Lidle made his major league debut for the Mets on May 8, 1997. He pitched two innings of scoreless relief in the Mets 4-2 defeat at the hands of the Houston Astros. Three days later Lidle would earn his first victory against the St Louis Cardinals, he pitched a scoreless 8th inning striking out two. - http://www.newyorkmetshistoryonline.com/all-time-mets/cory-lidle-his-mets-career-1997
Jefry Marte was off to a slow start in the Arizona Fall League, but that could be starting to change. The Mets' No. 10 prospect slugged his first fall homer Saturday afternoon as the Peoria Javelinas held on for an 8-7 victory over the Scottsdale Scorpions. Serving as the Javelinas' designated hitter, Marte snapped an eighth-inning tie with a two-run blast -- his second extra-base hit in seven AFL games. Peoria hitting coach Alonzo Powell said it's only a matter of time before the 20-year-old gets back on track. - http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111015&content_id=25669418&vkey=news_nym&c_id=nym
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