The Mets continue to
underwhelm the fan base with its off-season signs. The latest is 25-yr. old
RHRP Wanel Mesa, who has been a complete bust
for Washington. He was dropped after the 2010 season and pitched for three
indy-league teams over the past three years. The results: 2011 – Rio Grande
Valley/NAML – 7-G, 15-R, 20.25, 3.94… 2011 – McAllen – 3-G, 14.0-IP, 19-R,
14-BB, 10.93, 2.29… 2012 – Bridgeport – 2-G, 2.2-IP, 4-R, 10.12, 2.62. From the
Bridgeport Bluefish:
Wanel entered professional baseball in 2006 as an undrafted
free agent with the Washington Nationals. Over the course of five years he has
made it as high as Single-A with Hagerstown in 2010. His best season came in
2009 in rookie ball with Washington. In 26.1 innings pitched, Mesa struck out
31 batters, posted a 2.73 ERA and finished with a 4-2 record.
Excuse my French, but
what the fuck is going on here? Who’s the next signee, a door stop?
The Mets continued
their onslaught of signing bottom-notched minor league free agents, picking off
International free agent SS Bronco Weinstein. Weinstein’s
last professional game was for the Bulgarian National Team in 1986. Since then,
he’s been incarcerated in Algeria for crimes against humanity. The 4 foot 3
inch Weinstein is projected to be assigned to Brooklyn as part of the side show…
of course this is a joke, but, based on some of the recent signings, Yasser
Arafat could be next.
Ed Coleman - http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/11/24/coleman-mets-reaching-critical-point-in-wright-dickey-negotiations/ wrote the 54,687th
article of Wright and Dickey, stating:
It’s now a little over 7 weeks since baseball’s regular
season ended – and both David Wright and R.A. Dickey remain unsigned by the
Mets. Their extensions have been picked up for next year, but longer-term deals
have not been reached with either. Discussions? Yes. Progress made? A little.
But next week will be a crucial one regarding the two players because it leads
up to the start of the Winter Meetings, December 3rd in Nashville, and the Mets
will need a clearer picture of where they stand in order to better formulate
their plans to move forward. The Wright negotiations have not progressed very
far, which makes the next 10 days quite critical if the Mets are to retain
their All-Star 3B beyond the 2013 season. They should – whether they will, we
should find out shortly.
While these stories are entertaining, they are
also quite redundant.
A new writer over at
Metsmerized, Mitch Petanick - http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/11/a-look-at-the-new-york-mets-top-catching-propsects.html had serious kudos for catcher Kevin Plawecki:
Plawecki seems like the most likely candidate to be behind
the dish in the near future for the Mets. With Maron’s profile, he may also put
on the blue and orange one day, but it would most likely be in a backup role.
The wildcard in the prospect mix is clearly Nido. If he can develop and start
tapping into his power, the Mets will have a very dangerous hitter at their
disposal. Keep your eyes on Nido, he has the potential to give the Mets their
first home run threat from behind the plate since Mike
Piazza. All of these prospects are at minimum two full seasons away from
breaking in with the big league team. Unless Alderson is satisfied with waiting
to see if one of these guys pan out and decides to stick with Thole in the mean
time, they will have to address the catching situation in either free agency or
trade.
Me? Check back in a
year…
Craig Lerner http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/11/flores-vs-nimmo-who-is-the-better-mets-prospect.html filled some space with his recent article:
“Flores Vs. Nimmo: Who Is The Better Mets Prospect?”
The problem here is you
can’t compare two ballplayers that are playing either two or three levels away
from each other.
What we can do is
compare their results at the same level.
Flores only had 30-Abs for
Brooklyn (2008 -.267), but put up great numbers for Kingsport the same year
(.310/.352/.490/.842/8-HR, 41-RBI in 245-Abs). We also know he played shortstop
like a kangaroo, but that’s another article.
Nimmo hasn’t hit above
.241 and has two professional home runs.
No one has ever questioned Flores’ bat. He
wins this question hands down.
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