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| Michael G. Baron |
Francisco Rodriguez appears likely to return to the Mets in 2011.
Rodriguez was placed on the restricted list in August after assaulting his girlfriend's father inside Citi Field. But he still has an $11.5 million salary on the Mets' books for next season and the organization isn't just going to forget about that money. The righty did post a quality 2.20 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 67/21 K/BB ratio this past year. He still has value
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| Mack Ade |
Keep in mind: this team won 79 games despite 20-year-old Ruben Tejada tallying as many plate appearances as Beltran, and despite Rod Barajas, Jeff Francoeur, Alex Cora, Jesus Feliciano, Gary Matthews Jr., Mike Jacobs, and Frank Catalanotto combining for 1,139 plate appearances (more than Bay and Wright’s sum) and a .276 on-base percentage. Additionally, the Mets had a dozen different pitchers getting a start, including Raul Valdez and Fernando Nieve, and Elmer Dessens (4.72 FIP, 5.56 xFIP) made more high leverage appearances than Hisanori Takahashi (3.65 FIP, 4.01 xFIP). Offensively, Wright had a career worst season in high leverage spots, while Beltran having his worst batting average (on balls in play as well) since 2000.
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There was a ton of stuff on the Met minor leagues out there over the weekend. Jenrry Mejia, in particular, got a fair amount of press. John Sickels writes that the Mets' handling of the star prospect was egregiously bad. Joe Janish thinks that Mejia still has a lot of work to do to be a MLB pitcher.
Former Met farmhand Teddy Dziuba tells Mack's Mets that the Minaya minor league philosophy was geared towards the select few superstar prospects at the expense of the potential average starter.
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| Michael G. Baron |
2011 Projection - Despite Mejia not being ready for the big leagues as of Opening Day 2010, taking steps backward over the ensuing six months, and suffering two shoulder injuries, nearly everyone associated with the Mets considers the young righthander a solid candidate for the 2011 rotation.
Maybe I’m the idiot.
Sorry, but I don’t share the expectation – not in 2011. Right now, Mejia is recovering from shoulder problems that are due to both inappropriate use and flawed mechanics; the first can be easily fixed, the second cannot. Assuming the very best – that Mejia comes back 100% healthy – he remains a unpolished enigma with untapped potential. He lacks command of his pitches for the same reason he has shoulder problems – poor, inconsistent mechanics. If the plan is to send him to A or AA ball and allow him to smooth out his issues, he has a chance to some day fulfill his potential. If the Mets continue to push him to be an MLBer using his current toolset, I’m not sure we’ll see anything more than flashes of brilliance couched by maddening bouts of inconsistency and chronic injuries. He has the talent and the mindset to one day become a solid – perhaps very good – Major League pitcher; all he needs is the time to get there. Whether the Mets afford him that remains to be seen.
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| Michael G. Baron |
11-1-10 from: - amazinavenue - STOCK UP - Not much I can say that we haven't all heard or read before. Wilmer had a very strong year, acquitting himself very nicely in his first exposure to upper level pitching in St. Lucie and even improving his play at short, working hard at his agility and quickness. More importantly, he addressed concerns about his '09 season at the plate, like his lack of power and his poor plate discipline:
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