Shinjo, who was the second Japanese position player to play in the MLB (Ichiro being the first), had an impressive rookie season. He had 10 HRs, 56 RBIs and had a respectable batting average of .268. Along with that he had the fifth most outfield assists with 12, as well as 12 game-winning hits. He came up huge for the Mets time after time that year. Then Shinjo and Desi Relaford were traded to the SF Giants for pitcher Shawn Estes after the 2001 season. Shinjo had a disappointing season with the Giants in 2002, but he became the first Japanese player to play in the World Series. After the year he came back to Flushing for an encore in 2003. - http://bleacherreport.com/articles/791417-five-mets-who-you-might-or-might-not-remember-since-the-year-2000#/articles/791417-five-mets-who-you-might-or-might-not-remember-since-the-year-2000/page/5
Richard Lucas:
8-8-11: - http://www.brooklyncyclones.com/news/topstories/index.html?article_id=1204 - RICHARD LUCAS - Selected in the fourth round of the 2007 MLB Draft, the 21-year-old infielder has been one of the most consistent players in the New York-Penn League. Lucas ranks fifth in the league in hitting (.322), tied for fourth in hits (55), tied for third in extra-base hits (20) and leads the league with 36 runs scored. Lucas has reached base safely in 43 of his 46 games this season.
Jeff Keppinger:
8-9-11: - http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=14747 - Jeff Keppinger, San Francisco Giants (Yahoo! 9%, ESPN 4%, CBS 13%) - Keppinger continues to hit as he always has; he is now hitting .308/.343/.354 in San Francisco after batting .307/.320/.436 in Houston to start the season. Despite a .370/.400/.370 week at the plate, however, the Giants plated Keppinger only three times. In fact, Keppinger has only come around to score in 21 percent of his times on base while with San Francisco, well below his 29 percent career mark and the 36 percent rate he mustered with an equally poor Houston offense. The Giants' inability to bring him home is hurting a big part of his fantasy value as a counting stat machine. Still, he is not leaving VP for performance but rather because I feel he has been discussed enough on the VP list.
Jeff Francoeur:
Jeff Francoeur: .273/.324/.466, 15 HR, .344 wOBA 2.1 fWAR - Last Month: .261/.308/.442, 11 HR, .333 wOBA, 1.6 fWAR - Frenchy's surprisingly improve since early July, and his wOBA is his highest in a single season since his 274 plate appearances in 2005 with the Braves. From 2008 through 2010, Francoeur accumulated a grand total of 0.1 fWAR, but he could wind up with his second-best season by the metric if he keeps it up. If you're tempted to miss him, though, note that his 115 wRC+, which is park- and league-adjusted, ranks 15th out of 23 qualified right fielders. - http://www.amazinavenue.com/2011/8/9/2353274/where-are-they-now-2010-mets-august-update
Lucas Duda:
8-10-11: - http://www.patrickfloodblog.com/2011/08/10/lucas-duda-sabermagician - When Duda came to the plate – eighth inning, with the Mets down one at home with runners on first and second – they had a 51.8% chance of winning the game according to Fangraphs. (That is, the Mets had a 51.8% chance of winning the game in a vacuum, if we ignore the quality of the teams, pitchers and batters.) After the Duda’s sacrifice bunt, the Mets’ chance of winning the game went up to 53.1%, a 1.3% increase. So on a basic level, Duda executed the percentage play.
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