Mack Ade – Morning Report – 10-29-13 – Kolton Wong, Ed Coleman, WS-FA, Hunter Pence, Winter Stats

I can’t believe that Carlos Beltran was left in the batter’s box with his bat on his shoulder. We’ve seen something like this before, haven’t we? This is a typical rookie mistake. There is no reason to be taking too long of a lead when the tying run is at the plate and not you. A lot still has to happen for you to win this game and, with two outs, there’s no more room for a mistake. As for Beltran, this had to be déjà vu.

 

Bob Raissman –

                All indications are Howie Rose will be back. Maybe Josh Lewin, too. The mystery revolves around Ed Coleman, who has been the pre/postgame host, and an alternate play-by-play voice, since WFAN first picked up the package.

And that’s the key. Moving to another station will be unsettling enough for loyalists who prefer listening to the Mets on the radio. They want CONTINUITY. They want to hear familiar voices who know the team and organization.

They want to hear a guy like Coleman from spring training on. Bringing in another voice who turns fans off will lead them to tune out. Why take a chance when you already have the voice of experience — Eddie C. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/raissman-bad-idea-jon-barry-tube-article-1.1497617#ixzz2j1amkpo0

                Mack – I have lived in South Carolina since 1984 and do not get the Mets games on my system. I also come from a radio background so the basic fan doesn’t understand that the announcers of the games are paid employees of the radio stations. When I was at WTAE in Pittsburgh, Myron Cope worked for us. When I was at WIP in Philadelphia, Merrill Reese worked for us. I hope all parties reach an agreement and Mets fans don’t have another negative to deal with.

 

World Series Free Agents –

                It’s interesting to see the quality of free agents that are represented in the World Series this year.

                They are:

                Boston: - SS Stephen Drew, CF Jacoby Ellsbury, RHP Joel Hanrahan, 1B Mike Napoli, C Jarrod Saltamacchia, IF John McDonand

                St. Louis – RF Carlos Beltran, RHP Chris Carpenter, SS Rafael Furcal, RHP Edward Mujica

                My guess is that Beltran, Drew, and Napoli will benefit the most from these games. Ellsbury’s value was already high and Salty looks like he’ll bring in his projected value as well.

 

TTF -

                Call me crazy, but Hunter Pence is exactly the type of guy in whom I want to invest my money. $90 million is a lot of money, especially for a guy who’s never been considered one of the sport’s elite players. It’s $10 million shy of $100 million. It’s higher than the Opening Day payrolls of half the teams in baseball. But impact free agents are becoming rarer and rarer these days, and with offense at a premium I can understand why San Francisco felt the cost of replacing Pence’s production would exceed the cost of keeping him in a Giants uniform. http://throughthefencebaseball.com/hunter-pence-overpaid/39374#DSyIxM9OmrEwbhy5.99

                Mack – I don’t. I think San Francisco was nuts to raise the anty to this level. Sure, Pence is a good player and a great teammate, but an extension that is higher than half the total payrolls of other teams (including the Mets)?

                Everyone is going to pay more because of this once the Hot Stove season starts.

 

David Ortiz - .727/.750/1.364

 

Matt Eddy/BA –

Our League Top 20 Prospects coverage wrapped in mid-October, and beginning this week we’ll barrel full-speed into team-by-team Top 10s, beginning with the National League East. To preview coming attractions, we decided to compile a rough guide to the most bountiful farm systems—or at least those most likely to pay dividends in the near future—using the 2013 league prospect rankings as a guide

11 (tie). METS

RHP Zack Wheeler (4 PCL) • RHP Noah Syndergaard (3 EL) • RHP Rafael Montero (18 PCL) • SS Amed Rosario (1 APPY) • 2B/1B Wilmer Flores (15 PCL)

New York’s organizational strength remains righthanded starting pitching, but they’ll need their young hitting prospects such as Rosario, Flores, SS Gavin Cecchini (11 NYP) and 1B Dominic Smith (4 GCL) to even things out.

                Mack – Tied for 11^th… I like it. This is easiest the highest the Mets have been ranked for years. I found it interesting the lack of mentioning Brandon Nimmo.

 

Sunday Winter Stats -

Venezuelan Winter League –

                P Miller Diaz – 1.0-IP, 1-H, 1-BB

                SS Wilfredo Tovar – 1-4, HR, 2-RBI

                1B Alan Dykstra – 0-2, 1-BB, 1-K

Dominican Winter League –

                P Armondo Rodriquez – 2.0-IP, 2-H, 1-BB, 1-KK

                OF Jordany Valdespin – 2-4, 1-RBI

                P Domingo Tapia – 1.0-IP, 1-K, 2-BB

                CF Juan Lagares – 3-3, 1-RBI