7-26-11: - http://www.amazinavenue.com/2011/7/26/2287253/mets-mid-term-farm-system-review-2011-binghamton#storyjump - OF/3B Eric Campbell - STOCK DOWN - Campbell has been a flat out disaster this season, looking like a completely different player from the guy who was beating up the EL in 2010 until the hand injury. And that may have a lot to do with his offensive woes as he's slugging at sub-.300 levels, yet his typical high walks and low strikeout totals are still there. In fact, after consecutive ISO's in the .160's the last two years, he's now in the .060's. Not good. However, thus far in July he's batting .382 with no homers but five doubles, so perhaps the hand is finally back to strength. Let's hope we see a return to 2010 levels with the bat as the glove is still nothing but a liability.
Zack Wheeler:
8-1-11: - http://projectprospect.com/article/2011/07/31/top-10-trade-deadline-prospects - Zack Wheeler SP: New York Mets straight up for Carlos Beltran - We saw other teams trade big leaguers for quantity over quality -- like Houston trading Michael Bourne for a gaggle of replacement level players -- but in the Carlos Beltran deal Mets' GM Sandy Alderson swung for the fences. Wheeler is one of the very few prospects traded who could end up being a difference maker and represents excellent value for a few month rental, even a player as good as Beltran. An elite high schooler, in a draft replete with prep talent, Wheeler has lived up to expectations as the former sixth overall pick. He has struck out over 25% of batters he's faced in each of his professional stops, working off a fastball with plus movement and velocity as well as a potentially plus curveball. The changeup and command need to improve. His motion is a bit unusual and potentially a cause for concern, but Wheeler slightly augments the length in his arm action with excellent leg drive, stride length and hip rotation. Wheeler's still a few years off and carries significant risk, but is an excellent gamble for the Mets.
Jason Bay:
Here's a look at one person's opinion of the most successful prospect acquisitions at the deadline: - Jason Bay, of - Padres Mets 2002 - The Padres traded Bay to the Pirates the following year after he took just eight major league at-bats for them. They got Brian Giles in that deal, making out much, much better than the Mets, who got only relievers Steve Reed and Jason Middlebrooks when they traded Bay. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/prospect-bulletin/2011/2612178.html
Lew Gehrig:
This one features Lou Gehrig, a young woman three years his junior he called “Red,” a domineering mother and a surprise ending 80 years later. The woman was Ruth Martin, a vivacious redhead from Elizabeth, N.J., whom Gehrig apparently dated sometime around 1930. It was a different time and Gehrig, whose mastery on the field was equaled by his discomfort, particularly with women, off it, was a different kind of athlete. He lived with his parents until he was 30 and was the ultimate outsider from baseball’s raucous atmosphere in the ’20s and ’30s - http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/02/sports/baseball/a-treasure-trove-of-lou-gehrig-memorabilia.html?_r=2&partner=rss&emc=rss
Gregg Jeffries:
Gregg Jefferies came through the minors during the baseball card boom and with much ado, twice winning Baseball America's Minor League Player of the Year and was twice named league MVP. Jefferies turns 44 today. He is, in my mind, a hall-of-fame prospect, having come up through the minors with a loud resume as a pure hitter with speed and promising power. He was considered to be the "Next Great Met" and manager Davey Johnson suggested he could hit .300 standing on his head. His only weakness was his fielding and having started as a SS in the minors, he never played a game at that position in the majors. - http://www.thebaseballcube.com/
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