The Caguas Criollos defeated the San Juan Senadores 2-1 to advance to the finals against Ponce. Luis Montanez hit a game winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning to send Caguas to victory. Both teams got excellent pitching performances, San Juan getting five strong innings from Nerio Rodriguez and Caguas getting six strong innings from Dylan Owen. Saul Rivera got credit for the vulture win. -
myworldofbaseball
Bobby J. Jones:
Something about Bobby J. Jones: He is the only player in Mets history both to be selected by the team with a compensatory draft pick (in the 1991 draft, from losing Darryl Strawberry) and to bring in a compensatory pick when he left (which was used to select Corey Rangsdale in the 2001 draft). Since the birth of free agency, the Mets have drafted 28 players as compensation for losing 19 free agents, but Bobby J. Jones remains the only one to have been on both sides of the equation. -
.patrickfloodblog
Joba For Pelfrey:
In the case of Pelfrey, the Yankees would receive a pitcher who just turned 27, is remarkably durable and consistent, and would immediately solidify the back end of the team’s rotation. With the 2011 plan clearly to get through six innings and turn it over to the bullpen, having a pitcher like Pelfrey- whose last three seasons are comparable to what the team received from Chien-Ming Wang- would provide a huge boost. And Pelfrey’s durability means the Yankees have a bulwark against injuries/ineffectiveness by everyone in the rotation not named CC Sabathia or Phil Hughes. - BTF
Wilfredo Tovar:
http://www.amazinavenue.com/2011/1/17/1939161/mets-farm-system-top-5-sleepers - If you read a lot of my Daily Farm System Reports this past summer you know I'm a fan of Tovar's. If you don't, think of him as the yin to Wilmer Flores' yang. Both are shortstops that call Venezuela home, both reached St. Lucie in 2010 at ridiculously young ages and Tovar is actually 5 days younger than Wilmer, but that's where the similarities end. Tovar is a punch & judy-style hitter who happens to possess a very good -- nay -- extraordinary glove; a glove so good that it projects as major League-plus caliber at short. Wally Backman spoke of superhuman plays when calling him by far the best fielder in the NYPL last season. Thanks to his small stature (5'10", 160), he'll never develop much pop but a .281 AVG with almost as many walks as strikeouts in the Lo-A SAL as an 18-year old is nothing to scoff at. What's more, few prospects his age can boast any one single legitimate plus Major League-caliber tool...especially not in our system. Even if he's just a Rey Ordonez look-a-like that ain't bad considering Rey's multiple solid years in Queens - including a nice 3 WAR season in '99 - especially if the price of admission is league minimum.
Rusty Staub:
The heart and soul of the team when he was acquired from Montreal after the 1971 season. Impressive walk to strikeout ratio (333 to 204), with 75 homers, and 399 RBI during his Mets career. Put on a show during the ’73 playoffs (4 homers, 11 RBI, OPS of 1.096). Foolish trade sent him to Detroit after the ’75 season for Mickey Lolich. Would return in 1981 and become one of the best pinch hitters in team history. Too bad he retired a year early, or could have been a part of the ’86 championship club. - NYBD
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