Frank
Francisco - Let's welcome Frankie Frank to the team, especially since
he saves us from the heartburn Captain Fastball was set to provide us. Now
Bobby Parnell isn't even second on the bullpen depth chart. Suddenly, the team
has a capable closer, and an obvious handcuff in Ramon Ramirez. It's the
perfect setup for a late-draft strategy. Draft Francisco late and enjoy his
dominance of the weaker league -- and his first time calling a non-bandbox home
-- and keep an eye out for Ramirez, who will be interesting when Francisco
takes his yearly vacation on the disabled list. He's going with the 234th pick
(ranked 317th) and should rack up 30 saves and nice ratios.
http://www.amazinavenue.com/2012/2/14/2795663/fantasy-mets
2-10-12 - http://seedlingstostars.com/2012/02/10/s2s-2012-team-prospect-lists-new-york-mets/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter - Starting Pitcher #4 : Michael Fulmer. The 44th overall pick in 2011, Fulmer is a high
school righthander with a solid fastball/curve combination. For what it’s
worth, he struck out ten of the 31 batters he faced in the GCL in his pro
debut. He’s far away from the majors and doesn’t project as a
front-of-the-rotation guy, but if things go well, he could be a mid-rotation
workhorse. Grade: B
Howard Johnson remembers Gary
Carter standing on the dugout steps in the 10th inning of Game 6 of the
1986 World Series before he sparked the Mets’ famous rally against the Red Sox.
“He said, ‘There’s no way I’m going to make the last out of the World Series,’
” Johnson said after the Hall of Fame catcher died yesterday at 57. “And with
Gary, more than just about anyone else, you believed him. He was the ultimate
competitor.” And it was that fighting spirit that he brought to his battle
against the brain cancer. “If you could mold yourself after one person, both as
an individual and an athlete, it should be Gary Carter,” said another former
Mets’ teammate, Wally Backman, now the manager at Triple-A Buffalo. “He was the
guy. He was the perfect combination of a great player but an even better
person. There was no one I would rather have as a teammate. … He was like a big
brother to me.” http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/mets/remembered_as_warrior_on_the_field_4OevssOLDncHIcP1reKDXO#ixzz1mdvhHs1U
Matt
Harvey wants to take it slow this spring: Keep the expectations
modest and hope for the best. Cracking the rotation is not an option for the
Mets’ 2010 top draft choice, but showing the organization enough to maybe earn
a promotion to Triple-A Buffalo isn’t out of the question. Whatever the case,
Harvey is out to demonstrate that his struggles last summer, after jumping from
Single-A St. Lucie to Double-A Binghamton, were more about nerves than ability.
“I think I put a little too much pressure on myself moving up,” said Harvey,
who finished 5-3 with a 4.53 ERA in 12 starts at Double-A. http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/mets/harvey_measuring_his_expectations_2tuNFZ39HjzOMhhlLYXw6M#ixzz1mdwDPnt7
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