Johan Santana looked good in his first rehab outing. But whether that leads to a return to Citi Field before the Mets' season ends remains to be seen. Santana threw three shutout innings last night for Single-A St. Lucie against the Daytona Cubs. He gave up two hits, walked none, struck out three and hit a batter in his 33 pitches. The next step depends on how Santana bounces back from the outing. The Mets' ace is recovering from surgery to repair a torn anterior capsule in his left shoulder. The Mets planned to let Santana, 32, throw three innings or 45 pitches, whichever came first. After throwing 18 pitches in the first inning, it looked to be the latter, but Santana used just 15 pitches to get the next six outs. http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/mets/johan_first_step_9wqxhD9AXbjNmaeSZEwD3K#ixzz1TUpqP1oP
Wilmer Flores
7-28-11: - http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2011/index.jsp - Scouting report: Flores, just 19 for most of the 2011 season, can flat-out hit. He makes good, consistent contact and does not strike out much. He's starting to grow into his power, as evidenced by the jump in extra-base hits a year ago. He doesn't run well, and the lack of speed likely means he won't be a shortstop long-term. If the bat continues to develop as it seems it might, it's quite possible he'll hit enough to be a big league third baseman in the future
Reese Havens:
7-26-11: - http://www.amazinavenue.com/2011/7/26/2287253/mets-mid-term-farm-system-review-2011-binghamton#storyjump - 2B Reese Havens - STOCK DOWN - As has become custom, Havens spent a lot of time on the DL during the first half of the 2011 season. Initially, he began the year nearly two months late as the team had him on a slow timetable for return from an offseason rib surgery meant to alleviate his nagging oblique problems. After 25 games back with Bingo Havens once again succumbed to injury, though this time it was a back problem unrelated to the meddlesome oblique. Nothing has changed here. When he plays, he looks like an impact player who could easily join Ike and Niese as part of the new wave of cornerstone players. Except he doesn't always play. As we've seen with Fernando Martinez, the more that happens the less we can assume it will stop happening.
FIP:
FIP – “Fielding Independent Pitching”. At its most basic, FIP takes into consideration the factors that a pitcher can control (home runs, hits and walks) and doesn’t consider the factors that a pitcher can’t control (how well his fielders actually field balls in play). It’s basically a version of ERA which considers how well a pitcher actually pitched. One of the nice uses of FIP is when pitchers change teams or see their current teams change defensive players behind them. The FIP stat can help you see how pitchers can be expected to perform independent of their teammates on the field around them. As the Hardball Times says, “”FIP helps you understand how well a pitcher pitched, regardless of how well his fielders fielded.” - http://baseballreflections.com/2011/07/28/sabermetrics-101-gaining-the-fantasy-baseball-edge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sabermetrics-101-gaining-the-fantasy-baseball-edge
Revised MLB Top 50:
The MLB came out with their updated top 50 baseball prospect list and there were two Mets on the list. The shocking item was Matt Harvey wasn’t one of them. Newly acquitted RHP Zack Wheeler came in at 33rd, and Wilmer Flores was 45th. Flores was projected as a future third baseman. -
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2011/index.jsp
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