Cutnpaste: - Mets Winter Stats, Jason Bay, AFL Notes, and Matt Lindstrom

Mets Winter Stats:

Manuel Alvarez  -  0-0  4.50  1.00
Nick Carr  -  0-0  0.00  0.75
Brad Holt  -  1-0  0.00  0.67
Eric Niesen  -  1-0  4.50  1.50
Marcos Tabata  0-0,  0.00  1.13
Jhonathan Torres  -  0-0,  0.00, 0.00

Michael G. Baron

Jason Bay:

I'll quote another person here, Mike LaFontaine (A.K.A Fred Willard) when he said, "Hey, wha happen?" Bay had a worst season then anyone could have predicted. His power seemed to vanish and he suffered a concussion against the Los Angele Dodgers that forced him to miss more than half the year. When Bay comes back next season I can't imagine him having another season like in 2010. Bay is a very good player, and maybe he just needed a season to adjust to Citi Field and New York. Also, having Wright, Davis, and a healthy Reyes and Beltran around him should take some of the pressure off of him. One thing you have to love about Bay is the heart and hustle he brings to the game, which coincidentally was the reason he suffered the concussion. It's hard to hate on a guy you runs out every routine play and give a 100% all the time, but you also need to produce at this level, especially with the contract he is getting. - metsparadise



Mack Ade

 AFL Notes:

Kai Gronauer is a catcher all the way from Germany that was signed by the Mets just after an Olympic qualifier in Taiwan. He has yet to get a hit in seven at bats, but he is getting some valuable experience.


On the pitching front Brad Holt had one of the best starts of the AFL, throwing three shutout innings. Nicholas Carr has the most innings pitched (4) for a pitcher with a 0.00 ERA, the result of two relief appearances.

 
 



Marlins

 Matt Lindstrom:

The inconsistency with Lindstrom is truly nerve-wracking, but he's still got great velocity, shown flashes of dominance, and won't make more than $2.5M or so in 2011. He induces a lot of groundballs with a heavy, mid-90's fastball, but doesn't miss as many bats as you would expect for someone who can look so overpowering. The problem with the former Marlin, though, has always been consistency. Lindstrom had a 2.41 ERA on August 1 of this year, but put up a 10.95 ERA over the final two months of the season. If Houston can get more of the early-season Lindstrom and less of the late-season one, this could be a really solid investment. - beyondtheboxscore.