link - If Davis is more Overbay, than Gonzalez or Olerud, perhaps dealing him wouldn’t be the worst idea. Remember, Prince Fielder is very available in Milwaukee, and who knows if San Diego will be able to keep Gonzalez. Perhaps Davis could be the centerpiece of a deal for players of that caliber. When you add in the fact that Wright/Reyes are entering their prime years you have to make sure the projections on Davis are correct. It’s a tough call for the Mets. I say don’t give up on Davis, but see if Gonzalez or Prince Fielder can be had. If so, you might want to consider trading up for the sake of salvaging the primes of your stars.
link - The All American Prospects are pleased to announce a new addition to the staff. Edgar Alfonzo will join the Prospects immediately. He will split time with the Fall College Placement and Underclass Development programs. Alfonzo, who played 12 seasons in the Baltimore and Anaheim minor league systems, managed the St. Lucie Mets this season. He managed the Low-A Savannah Sand Gnats in 2009, recording a 65-72 record. He began his managerial career in 2000 as skipper for the Kingsport Mets. In 2001, he managed the Brooklyn Cyclones in their inaugural season, finishing 52-24 as co-champions of the New York-Penn League and earning recognition as Baseball America’s Short-Season Manager of the Year.
link - It wasn’t supposed to end like this. In 2000, Portland came on the scene as a possible relocation candidate for the Montreal Expos. But, on Monday, the Triple-A Portland Beavers played their last game at PGE Park, pushed out by Major League Soccer, not Major League Baseball. With the departure, Minor League Baseball’s largest market is now empty, a victim of MLS wanting a soccer-only facility, and a city that, like most of the nation, has placed education and services above stretching a double into a triple.
link - Needing offense on a team that was perennially last in the league in scoring, Frank Cashen traded Reardon to Montreal for Ellis Valentine, who was an All Star and Gold Glove outfielder with Montreal. The problem is Valentine was already on the decline due to off the field issues. His presence in the Mets lineup did nothing to help the cause, hitting only 13 homers and putting up a .661 OPS in two seasons. Meanwhile, Reardon took the closer job in Montreal and raked up 152 saves over six seasons. Looking back, trading Reardon didn’t kill the Mets since they had Jesse Orosco and Roger McDowell, but he certainly could have helped that bullpen at various points in the eighties. The Mets bullpens in 1984 and 1985 weren’t deep, and Reardon could have been a difference in both those second place finishes.
link - Who This Dillon Gee Character Is - Short Answer: A Crafty Righty. The Slightly Longer Answer: Gee is described in Baseball America’s Prospect Handbook as having “fringe-average stuff” with a fastball sitting at 88-90 mph and topping at 92 mph. That was before a labrum tear last season — an injury he opted to treat with rehab and not surgery. This year, Gee has been excellent, posting about seven more strikeouts than walks per nine innings.Basically, he’s having his best pro year at the highest level in which he’s pitched — which, that’s not common. The concern for Gee, obviously, is the same for other guys with his profile (i.e. more pitchability than stuff) — namely, how his numbers translate to the majors. Is he David Hernandez? Or is he, you know, Shaun Marcum?
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