Cutnpaste: - Chad Sheppard, Yexion Ruiz, Robert Parnell, Rubin Tejada, Jose Reyes



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 8-14-11: - metsmerizedonline.  - Chad Sheppard - The 6’4″ RHP out of Northwestern State University, was the 2010 17th round draft pick. In only 18 IP over 12 games for Kingsport, he has gone 1-1 with a pedestrian ERA of 4.58, but has shown some interesting peripherals so far: In his 18 IP, he has given up 14 hits for an opponents BA of .209, but the thing you notice is his K/BB ratio which is 24/12. With a K/9 of 12.0, and a BB/9 of 6.0, he has showed a very “live” arm so far, and with an improvement in his command, he could evolve into a closer down the road.

8-23-11: - DSL 2011 End of Season Wrap-Up - http://www.nyfuturestars.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=35808&sid=e8719b8eddffd9bc033d0ab708d8aff5  - Yexion Ruiz, 20, 2B/3B - Ruiz hit only .245 after hitting .260 last year. The speedy infielder was 20-25 on SB attempts.

8-25-11: - http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ycn-9021595  - Bobby Parnell - He's young and perhaps should receive the "developing player" pass. It seems most baseball people believe he will eventually emerge. I guess I wonder why it hasn't happened yet, especially considering he possesses a 100 mph fastball. I understand it takes more than a blazing heater to succeed, but he sure appears vulnerable every time I'm watching.

8-28-11: - http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/28/sports/baseball/mets-tejada-is-turning-heads-and-making-plays.html?_r=1&ref=baseball  - For the last two seasons, (Ruben) Tejada, 21, has proved himself as a top-level fielder with a slick glove and nimble feet. The Mets, though, have been pleasantly surprised this season by his progress at the plate, and his continued development there further complicates the various personnel decisions the team needs to consider for the short and the long terms. “I think Ruben in the last month has really done an outstanding job, especially offensively, which is where everybody had some concerns about whether or not he was going to be able to handle it up here,” Manager Terry Collins said.

It would be better in the short term, for both (Jose) Reyes and the Mets, if Reyes had maintained his MVP season and helped the Mets stay on the edge of contention, perhaps even holding onto Carlos Beltran (who, in our scenario, would have stayed healthy) in the process. But Reyes' two injuries have managed to turn down the volume regarding his future. Suddenly, retaining him doesn't seem as imperative for the organization. If a team out there does get emotional this winter and commit six or seven years at huge dollars, perhaps more Mets fans will root for the Mets to not match the bid. We've got just about a month for Reyes to turn the equation back in his favor. At the moment, though, it no longer feels like the Mets' future hinges on whether they can bring back Reyes. – 8-29-11: - http://mobile.newsday.com/inf/infomo;JSESSIONID=DB2E2E1280228F59AB2E.3124?site=newsday&view=mets_item&feed:a=newsday_5min&feed:c=mets&feed:i=1.3128450&nopaging=1