2-10-12 - http://seedlingstostars.com/2012/02/10/s2s-2012-team-prospect-lists-new-york-mets/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter - #6.) Chris
Schwinden, RHP. Schwinden is similar to Gorski, and has the advantage of
already being in the majors, but he’s also a righthander, so if he can’t stick
in an MLB rotation, he’ll probably spend a bunch of years as a Triple-A rover.
The cutter specialist did have a 3.03 FIP in four MLB starts last year, and his
Triple-A season was quite strong, so perhaps he’ll exceed expectations. Grade: C+
Ruben
Tejada will have a doghouse awaiting him when he arrives to Mets
spring training on Saturday. Though the shortstop isn’t technically be late in
reporting to camp, manager Terry Collins views it differently, considering
Tejada is a young player starting a new job as he replaces Jose Reyes. “I am a
little surprised,” Collins said Wednesday. “A lot of it is just selfishness on
my part. I take great pride in the game itself and respecting the game and I
wish everybody had the same respect for it where they wanted to get started as
early as possible.” http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/metsblog/collins_surprised_tejada_yet_to_acBM8iE9yb4hPgrbd3jqZP#ixzz1n98RkThj
That psychological boost is exactly what the Mets are hoping
for by taking batting practice early and often on Field 7. Just as Citi's
cavernous dimensions took a mental toll on the team's power hitters during its
first three years, Terry Collins believes this downsizing effort will have the
exact opposite effect. "It's going to change the way these guys think when
they're at home plate," Collins said. "I just think this is going to
ease some minds. This past year I saw many guys thinking they have to pull the
baseball to hit a homer; therefore we came off some balls, hit some routine fly
balls, swung and missed a bad pitch. The same goes for lefthanded hitters. Our
guys are going to hit on that field a lot. Hopefully it makes a
difference." http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/mets-hitters-happy-about-fences-coming-in-1.3550324
Ike Davis was
robbed of a huge season when he went down with an ankle injury in April. On
pace for 32 HRs and 112 RBI, Davis was conjuring up memories of Carlos Delgado,
but with a gold glove. Just 24, Davis already is averaging 23/85/.271 line for
his short big league career. My only question is the impact of the ankle injury
that nearly required microfracture surgery. http://nybaseballdigest.com/2012/02/23/young-mets-hitters-could-develop-into-solid-core/
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