link - 1.Wilmer Flores (SS, A+) - 2.Matt Harvey (P, N/A) - 3.Reese Havens (2B, AA) - 4.Darren Ceciliani (OF, A-) - 5.Kirk Nieuwenhuis (OF, AAA) - 6.Aderlin Rodriguez (3B, Rk) - 7.Fernando Martinez (OF, AAA) - 8.Lucas Duda (OF, AAA) - 9.Juan Urbina (P, Rk) - 10.Jeurys Familia (P, A+)
link - Jason Bay may be done for the season: Bay isn’t able to do much physically — apparently, due to his remaining concussion-like symptoms — and Manuel said he won’t he ready to play during the Mets’ next homestand that begins Tuesday. After that, there might not be enough time left in the minor league season for Bay to go on a rehabilitation assignment. That’s too bad. Bay seems to be a good combination of nice guy and good hitter. I hope a winter off gives him enough time to heal.
link - The current slot system is a joke, as they are merely recommended by Major League Baseball, with no true means of enforcement, other than their ability to fine a team if they do not go through the over-slot process, which involves telling MLB about your intention to go above the slot and then getting yelled at in return. In addition, a true hard-slot system that would restrict what teams could spend with every pick would be flat-out bad for baseball in every way. The argument here is not one of rich vs. poor or fairness, but a much larger for-the-good-of-the-game one. Hard slots mean that Major League Baseball has decided to steer players away from the game, as without the ability to exceed even recommended slots, a large number, if not a majority of, high school players selected after the first two or three rounds would elect to go to college or, even worse, attend college and pursue another sport. The minor leagues would quickly be stripped of talent, and MLB would be cutting off its nose to spite its face. It's time to let the market rule here, and let teams be treated like adults who can make their own decisions about what players are, or are not, worth. The bigger question, of course, is why does MLB put so much effort into the draft, when even with their inflation, the overwhelming number of bonuses amount to less than what most teams pay for the 11th man on their pitching staff?
link - Everyone is happy when one of their pitchers is scheduled for two starts in a week. But that is not always a good thing. Here are five pitchers you may be on the fence about (or should be on the fence) putting into your lineup for Week 21. R.A. Dickey – It’s been a great season overall for the 35-year-old Dickey but he has been outstanding in Citi Field, where he has a 5-1 record with a 1.22 ERA. With two home starts this week, Dickey should be in everyone’s lineup.
link - It's seems like people (the Mets front office included, presumably) didn't quite realize exactly how impressive Pagan's 2009 performance had been. That's pretty much the only way that I can explain how they determined that playing Francoeur and Matthews over Pagan, unless they thought it was 2006 or something. Because guys who played like Pagan did in 2009 simply should be playing everyday somewhere, and that's without factoring in that Pagan's competition for playing time was particularly weak. All the outfielder did was bat .306/.350/.487 while playing above average defense and stealing 14 bases. That's good for a 2.9 WAR in 88 games. Compare that to Matthews and Francoeur, who were a combined 1.7 wins BELOW replacement combined in 2008-2009.
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