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 #3: Jeurys Familia. In 2008 and 2009, Familia didn’t walk too many
batters, but also didn’t strike out a whole lot. In 2010, both his strikeout
and walk rates shot up. In 2011, he finally put the low walks and high
strikeouts together and came up with a 2.90 ERA and 3.24 FIP between High-A and
Double-A at age 21. Like Harvey and Wheeler, he has a strong fastball and
breaking ball, but his changeup lags behind, as evidenced by his 5.00 FIP
against lefthanded batters. He also has major mechanical issues that make him
an injury risk, so many feel he’s destined for the bullpen. Still, though,
there’s enough talent here that he could put up some good numbers as a starter
even if he doesn’t have a traditional starter’s repertoire, a la Alexi Ogando
in 2011. Grade: B+
Ike Davis - We're not worried about Ike Davis, but it seems
that some fantasy owners are. Here's a guy with the upside to hit for a strong
batting average and a home run total past 25, and he's being picked 173rd on
average. Why would you pick Justin Morneau ahead of Davis? Davis' injury was a
one-time freak occurrence, at least until he proves that he's injury-prone.
Morneau might never play again. Why would you pick Adam Lind ahead of Ike
Davis? Davis might not hit .300 with neutral luck, but he won't struggle along
to a .250 batting average either. We like Ike and so should all fantasy owners.
http://www.amazinavenue.com/2012/2/14/2795663/fantasy-mets
Lucas Duda: MDC: 227.1, Yahoo!: 222.6 Duda's triple slashes in the final three
months of 2011, after seeing regular playing time: July: .300/.383/.529 - August:
.319/.382/.527 - September: .311/.416/.514 - Good for wOBAs of .387, .392, and
.401, respectively. Now, Duda did suffer
a concussion on September 21st, 2011. We know how dreadful concussions can be.
Yet by October 31st, 2011, Adam Rubin reported that Duda was symptom free. With
the Flushing fences pulled in and a spot on the roster set, Duda could do some
very nice things in 2012. Let us not forget the half-season Duda registered in
2010 at AAA, after having been promoted: .314/.389/.610 in 298 PA. http://www.rotoauthority.com/
Murphy set the bar of reinvention for himself awfully low in
2009 when he crashed and burned in left field, just as Piazza and Hundley and
HoJo did once upon a time at their "new" positions. It remains to be
seen whether Murphy's athletic or durable enough to serve as Ruben Tejada's
double play partner in the near or far term, and we're a long ways away from
thinking of second base without a question mark. Considering that this could be
his last shot at sticking with the Mets (because where else can you play him if
Ike Davis and David Wright are healthy?), he's a long shot in every sense of
the word. As are his employer, whose present sorry state grants me the ability
to exhale from time to time in exaltation whenever Murphy doesn't trip over his
feet on a grounder up the middle. I'm certainly not sold on him, but I'll
refrain from selling him short, too. http://www.amazinavenue.com/2012/2/16/2801460/mets-second-look-suits-daniel-murphy
Sean Ratliff, who was
standing in the on-deck circle, was struck in the face during a Triple-A game
in Jupiter, Fla. The blow broke six bones, nearly fully detached Ratliff's
retina and left him immediately fearing he might lose his right eye. The
incident happened only three weeks after Atlanta Braves minor league manager
Luis Salazar also was struck with a foul ball. Ratliff immediately worried
because he knew Salazar ultimately lost his left eye. Four surgeries later,
however, Ratliff is back at the Mets' complex in Port St. Lucie going through a
regular workload with fellow players, and hoping to pick up where he left off
in 2010. In the season immediately preceding the accident, the former
fourth-round pick out of Stanford hit .298 with 21 homers, 80 RBIs and 10
steals in a combined 503 at-bats with Class A St. Lucie and Double-A Binghamton
http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/7581581/new-york-mets-following-eye-injury-sean-ratliff-hopes-pick-where-left-off?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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