No Met position player progressed more than Ruben Tejada did in 2011. Initially, Tejada was dispatched from last season’s second base spring training battle despite outperforming the field. He started the season in Buffalo while Brad Emaus began his very short-lived tenure as the Mets starting second baseman. On May 18, Tejada came up and for the most part never looked back, and guess what? The 22-year old delivered. He had one bad month in July, take that away and he batted .312 in 82 games and showed an uncanny ability to turn it up a notch when runners were on base. In fact his .305 average with “runners on base” was better than… Well let us not go there. I’m looking forward to seeing what this young kid will do for an encore. I’m a big fan. http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/11/2011-player-review-ruben-tejada-2bss.html
10-25-11: - http://www.minorleaguerundown.com/2011/10/25/2011-top-20-new-york-mets-prospects - 2011 Top 20 New York Mets Prospects - 8.Aderlin Rodriguez, 3rd (Low Class A): Last in line of the young-but-developing trifecta, Aderlin destroyed Rookie League pitching in 2010 before earning his 2011 bump up to low class A ball. Similar to the above two youngsters, he struggled through most of 2011 while showing the tools and potential to be much better in time. Rodriguez is only 19, so he’ll be right on time with a promotion to High A next year, as long as he starts to show more selectivity (5% bb, 19% K) at the plate. Power is his calling card, so a .153 ISO (.376 slugging) will also need to see marked improvement.
11-13-11: - http://www.metsblog.com/2011/11/13/afl-round-up-juan-lagares-has-been-stellar-this-fall - •OF Juan Lagares has been an elite performer throughout the league so far this fall. He’s hit .364 with with a .989 OPS for Peoria with four doubles, a triple, two home runs and 17 RBI in 55 at bats. This comes off a stellar season between Single-A St. Lucie and Double-A Binghamton in which he hit a combined .349 with 26 doubles, nine home runs and 71 RBI in 120 games.
Guess what, folks: Bobby Parnell is no longer a young phenom — he turned 27 in September and will be 28 by the end of 2012. Sure, some pitchers are “late bloomers” but generally speaking, if a guy throws 100 MPH and doesn’t figure it out by now, he’s not likely to figure it out. For one, velocity tends to start reducing as a pitcher inches toward and passes age 30 — and once Parnell loses his other-worldly fastball speed he has nothing else to offer. That’s not to say it’s too late for him to “figure it out”, nor that the Mets should give up on him. On the contrary, if Parnell can simply command his slider 7 out of every 10 times (instead of 4 or 5 times) he takes the mound, he’ll immediately become a decent closer for a second-division team (such as the 2012 Mets). Will that happen? Hard to say — it all depends on whether he can find the correct timing of his release, and that’s easier said than done. http://www.metstoday.com/7194/11-12-offseason/2011-analysis-bobby-parnell
In the face of persistent reports the team would be sold and moved to Ottawa, the Binghamton Mets' ownership group has extended its lease of NYSEG Stadium with the City of Binghamton through the 2016 season."We have had a great relationship with the City of Binghamton since 1994 and we are eagerly looking forward to playing ball here for the next five years, and hopefully many years thereafter," said B-Mets president Michael Urda in a statement http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20111115/SPORTS/111150394/B-Mets-calm-fears-sale-extend-stadium-lease-through-2016?odyssey=nav%7Chead
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