Wayne Garrett, Randy Fontanez, Matt den Dekker, Juan Urbina, Jeff Francoeur

Wayne Garrett:


Garrett first came up as a rookie in 1969 and platooned with Ed Charles at third base. Because Garrett was a left-handed hitter, he had the majority of playing time at third base, but he also played a good amount of second base that year as well. For the season, Garrett batted .217 with one home run and 39 RBI. Garrett's hitting improved a lot in 1970, as he raised his average to .254 and had 12 home runs and 45 RBI. Garrett only played in 56 games in 1971 due to military duties that caused him to miss part of the season. This would certainly explain why he batted just .213 with one home run and 11 RBI. While Garrett was developing, the Mets at the time always felt the constant need to upgrade at third base. However, many of these efforts did not pay off. Joe Foy and Jim Fregosi both did not turn into long-term fixtures and Garrett was still the third baseman after all that time. - http://bleacherreport.com/articles/770405-new-york-mets-top-10-third-basemen-in-team-history#/articles/770405-new-york-mets-top-10-third-basemen-in-team-history/page/6  


Randy Fontanez:


7-22-11: - Cyclone’s rookie Randy Fontanez went into Friday’s game with a 4.15 ERA, but came out smelling 2.84… 4.0-IP, 0-R, 3-K, 0-BB. The 2011 27th rounder got off to rough start on his third time out (7-6); however, he returned to his scoreless way. The 6-1, 205 pound Fontanez was a starter out of the University of South Florida.


Matt den Dekker:


7-22-11: - den Dekker hit his third home run in the past four games for Binghamton last night (Can you start a sentence with a lower case “den”?). It has taken him only 121-Abs at in AA to hit five home runs, while it took him 267-Abs earlier this year in A+ to hit six. I guess this is what they call maturing.


Juan Urbina:


7-22-11: - Urbina actually had his best outing tonight, going: 5.0-IP, 2-ER, 4-H, 6-K, 1-BB. His ERA is now 8.28. Frankly, I'm still moving him back on the Keepers list. He may have "pro" in his blood, but others, like Francisco Pena, have proven that's not enough.


Jeff Francoeur:


7-23-11: - http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/  - Jeff Francoeur: One of the perrenial teases in all of baseball, Frenchy was hitting at a .407 wOBA clip through the end of April. Despite all the talk about a changed approach at the plate, Francoeur currently sports a .333 wOBA which is a bit higher than the .309 the regression predicted.