Stock Up: Gee has rebounded fantastically this season after being hut down last season due to labrum problems. No one expected him back when ST started, though that’s what he told us would happen in a Q&A we did with him in the off-season. So far, in two starts, he’s 2-0, 0.00, 0.46, and 12-Ks in 13.0-IP.I don’t think Gee is an option for Queens this year, but it would be great if he can be dominant at AAA for a run at the SP5 spot next spring.
“Anonymous” commented from my post of: "Rome 3, Savannah 2": Is (Armondo) Rodriguez going to continue being the starter, or do you think that perhaps Brandon Moore will replace him?
Mack: - Rodriquez is definitely the SP1 of the staff. Even Omar Minaya is all over this kid, saying to the NYC beat guys that he is the “next Mejia…” as of right now, Mark Cohoon and James Fuller are definitely part of any 5-man rotation that this team eventually starts operating at, probably in May. Until then, who knows, but it’s going to be pretty hard to keep Moore in the background. One more things… yes, I know he has two saves, but that’s not because he’s a closer… he simply didn’t need any help closing out the game he was piggybacking in.
Stock Up: Valdespin has been a hitting machine since the day he came stateside in 2008. .284 for the GCL Mets that year… led the Sally League, early, in hitting in 2009… and now hitting his stride at A+, with stats of .310/.310/.524/.833. Other than the fact that he doesn’t walk, he quickly is establishing himself as the top second base prospect in the system. I wrote on Feb 10: “Jordany Valdespin – this is the one you have to watch… highest ceiling of any Mets infielder in the system, and maybe the highest ceiling of any player period… the boy can hit, but also can piss off the coaches, so hopefully, we’ll see a new level of maturity this season. Remember his name… he’s a future major leaguer.” I expect the 22-year old to stay put at Lucy this season. Play Binghamton in 2011, and then… who knows…
"There was a magical story being told in 1999, especially following the grand-slam single [by Robin Ventura in Game 5]. Finally, it seemed like the Mets would outlast the Braves. It was going to so awesome, and then … ball four. Game over. The 2000 Mets were not better than the Yankees, and were always one step behind in that series. Beltran struck out, but, at that moment, I felt better days were still to come. The collapses were more like long-term torture. The Scioscia home run tied a game, in a series that would end days later. But, the ball from Kenny Rogers dashed hopes and dreams in a single second, and I'm still not over it." - link
Look… no one was happier than I was to see Jacobs back with the Mets. I can speak from first person that there wasn’t a single player in ST that had more determinating to succeed than Mike. And, he was in great shape. It simply didn’t happen and he was given every opportunity to win the first base job. Hell, Murphy almost handed it to him on a silver platter. I wish him well.
David Pinto/Baseball Musings said:
“Jacobs is an overrated, mediocre hitter with a terrible glove, so letting him go is perfectly reasonable. The funny part is that for the first two games of the season Jerry Manuel looked at his available options and decided putting Jacobs in between David Wright and Jason Bay gave the Mets their best chance to win. I’m waiting to see how the team does once (if) they get the proper starting eight on the field. If that doesn’t work, I suspect we’ll see a house cleaning of management up and down the organization.”
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