Mack’s Mets
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Toronto
signs ex-Mets Ezequiel Carrera to a minor league
contract with an invite to Big Boy camp. I’ve written in the past that I
thought Carrera would have made a good 2015 5th outfield option. He
hit .261 (69-AB) for the Tigers last year and .307 (6-HR, 41-RBI) for their AAA
affiliate.
Ken
Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal - Sources: Chad
MacDonald expected to join #Braves’ scouting department. Previously was
#Padres’ assistant GM in charge of amateur scouting. MacDonald was Mets scout
that convinced Sandy Alderson to draft Brandon Nimmo, and he then quit a few days later to
take the San Diego job
Richard
Justice on Matt Reynolds [i]-
Here's a name to remember: Matt Reynolds.
Reynolds is
a 24-year-old shortstop and former second-round pick out of the University of
Arkansas coming off a season in which he split time between Double-A Binghamton
and Triple-A Las Vegas. He had success at both, compiling an overall .859 OPS.
As the Mets
have checked out the inventory of available shortstops, they keep coming back
to Reynolds. Is he ready?
Mack
– Another beat reporter jumps on the Thomas
Brennan bandwagon.
What’s that, three now?
Bob Freitas Award Short-Season
Winner: Brooklyn Cyclones[ii]
Fans stood
in the July heat waiting for their Keith Hernandez “magic
loogie” bobblehead. MCU Park was renamed Vandelay Industries Park, the Cyclones
took batting practice in pirate puffy shirts, a fan reeled in a slice of marble
rye bread with a fishing rod from the suite level and a guy named George Costanza drove down from Rhode Island to throw
out the first pitch. Once inside the cozy park right off the beach, fans were
“entertained” by an Elaine Benes dance contest.
For Cohen
and his staff, the Seinfeld promotion was just the latest in a long list of
wacky promotions. A few seasons ago the team changed its name to the “Baracklyn
Cyclones” for one game in honor of the president, wi th fans receiving an Obama
bobblehead. And then there was the “Salute to Pregnancy,” otherwise known as
“bellies and baseball” by a front office staff member. The night included a
“seventh-inning stretch mark.”
Robert
Emrich on Dilson Herrera[iii]
–
Dilson
Herrera, St. Lucie (67 games),
Binghamton (61 games), New York (18 games): After spending all of 2013 at the
Class A level -- most of which was in the Pittsburgh organization -- Herrera
went from the Florida State League to the Major Leagues in just four months.
Along the way Herrera was third in the organization with a .323 batting average
and fifth with 71 RBIs. It appeared that the jump to Double-A at the age of 20
didn't faze him either, as Herrera compiled a .967 OPS in 241 at-bats with
Binghamton, more than 200 points higher than his OPS with St. Lucie. "I'd
say he exceeded our expectations," he said. "We were excited about
him when we traded for him the year before -- thought he had a good chance to
go to Double-A at some point during the course of 2014, but I don't think any
of us imagined he'd be as productive as he was when he got to Double-A and then
be able to make the jump all the way to the big leagues. It was a huge year for
him and he had a great, great year. We have very high hopes for him."
Anthony DiComo on Lucas Duda[iv]
–
He
is still a quiet person, moving about Japan with a beanie slung low over his
mop of light brown hair. When a picture of Duda grinning ear to ear next to a
Japanese geisha hit Twitter, Vic Black joked
that he could hardly believe his teammate's smile. Wright received the photo in
an email and simply laughed; he, like Daniel Murphy,
is one of Duda's better friends on the team, which tends to mean quiet dinners
on the road vs. boisterous nights out.
Teammates
marvel at Duda's wry sense of humor, even if for the most part he keeps quiet.
In Japan, on the nights when his father watched batting practice from the
field, Duda would greet him with a quick hug, maybe a fist bump. Then he would
move on his way, back into an All-Star clubhouse increasingly suited to him.
Eno Sarris on Eric Young Jr.[v]
–
Eric Young - The speedy Mets outfielder was actually
worth a win last year, despite his obvious flaws. Only his left-field defense
and speed were above-average skills for him, and that probably wasn’t going to
be worth almost the almost three million dollars he was due this year in
arbitration. Well, maybe that’s too harsh — Young is projected to be worth
about a half win by Steamer this year, and that’s maybe worth three million. So
this is probably just a case where the fit wasn’t right. Since Michael Cuddyer
is only getting $6.5 million from the Mets this year, they got back half his
salary by letting Young go. The Angels currently have the right-handed Collin
Cowgill in the fourth outfielder role. It might make sense for them to get a
switch-hitter there instead. The Tigers may want a cheap guy to platoon with
Rajai Davis in left. The Blue Jays could maybe use an outfielder. He’ll
probably get signed, and should probably get signed.
19 comments:
With all the beatings many of us gave EY Jr while here, he did not do terribly, and I wish him well.
Mack, my Matt Reynolds bandwagon is a 1969 Chevy station wagon 9 seater, with the rear seat facing backwards. Any other prognosticators want to jump in the wagon, we will make room. Bring their own air bags and air sickness bags.
Dilson Herrera is the Machine, who could probably play 300 games a year without blinking. He'll be here soon.
Sounds like Cyclone freebie nights are the place to be in New York City!
Duda has a rye sense of humor, especially when the rye is stuffed with cold cuts. I think the Tokyo Dude will have a huge year in 2015.
95 wins in 2015.
I think we're too far back in the Rule 5 pecking order but I think Delino Deshields Jr would make a pretty decent replacement for EYJ.
DeShields is an intriguing talent, but one has to wonder if the Mets could carry him for a full year after hitting just .236 in AA last year. Seems he'd struggle to hit .200 in majors and play little, although he'd be a great pinch runner. Looks like an EY Jr clone with less (as of now) hitting skills but more pop.
I think carrying a guy like that for a whole season would not make sense for the 2015 Mets to contend.
See What Shakes Out Department:
Reynolds & Herrera EVERYDAY in LV to July deadline.
Cesar Puello replaces EYJ (at least through July).
Then make some important decisions. My 2 cents.
Oh, and Wright, Cuddyer, Duda & Murph... who plays Athos, Porthos, Aramis & D'Artagnan?
THIS: "my Matt Reynolds bandwagon is a 1969 Chevy station wagon 9 seater, with the rear seat facing backwards"
We HAD that Car!!! The rear facing seat we referred to as "The Puke Seat"---younger brother was forced to sit back there.... he hasn't been nice since.
Congratulations Ernest!
Matt Reynolds can't be any worse the the SS were rumorded to be getting. If its not Castro then stick with Reynolds.
Yankees are close to acquiring Didi Gregorius from the Arizona Diamondbacks in a 3 team trade
Yankees get: SS Didi Gregorius
Detroit gets: RHP Shane Greene
Arizona gets: 2 prospects from detriot
Eraff, my folks had 8 kids.
That 1969 Chevy was packed with the 10 of us, man. I can still smell the rear seat fumes too.
Robbie Ray is listed as 1 of the 2 prospects.....
Robbie Ray is no where near the caliber of prospect that Syndergaard is.
Montero is even a bit better then Ray.
Thank you Brian..... just like our favorite mets players, I also am trying to live out my dream.
As always, it sounss easy for me to say stick with Wilmer because of his upside, and give Reynolds a shot...... but heck im a mets homer, and I like who I know and already support now, so stay in house with ss.
For those wondering....an equivalent package from the Mets would be Rafael Montero + Matt Reynolds in my opinion.
Robbie Ray has a good fastball....but he has significant trouble "missing" bats and his secondary stuff in below average to average. Ceiling is a #4 starter.
Thomas -
Duda's rye would probably be filled with sushi
Mentioning sushi, Lucas as a born and bred Californian probably likes one of my Japanese restaurant favorites, the California Roll. Try it, you'll like it.
Congrats Ernest
Yanks making moves.....
They sign Andrew Miller for 4 years, $36m total ($9m Annual Average)
Congrats, Ernest. Missed reading that earlier.
Miller to Yanks...i know my brother sees it as Yanks willing to do what it takes vs. Mets timidity. Time will tell.
That's a lot of $. I know Big Papi is not happy that Miller is staying in the AL East
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