It’s far too early to determine, but for now, it seems that
the early favorites for the 5-ma 2013 outfield will be Lucas Duda, Kirk
Nieuwenhuis, Mike Baxter, Marlon Byrd, and
Lenny Dykstra, err… I mean, Collin Cowgill. I
still find this whole process insulting. A New York baseball team should be
having a competition for their 5th outfielder only not their entire
friggin squad.
Some draft eligible college pitchers through week 2:
Indiana
State Sean Manaea – 2-G, 0-1, 0.90,
16-K, 10-0-IP
Stanford’s Mark Appel – 2-G, 1-1, 1.93, 14-K, 14.0-IP
Florida’s Jonathan Crawford – 2-G, 0-1, 4.00, 8-K, 9-0-IP
Old Miss’s Bobby Wahl – 2-G, 2-0, 0.79, 12-K, 11.1-IP
UCLA’s Adam Plutko – 2-G, 1-0, 2.13, 8-K, 12.2-IP
San Diego’s
Dylan Covey – 2-G, 1-1, 5.62, 3-K, 8-IP, 5-BB
Arkansas’ Ryne Stanek – 2-G, 1-0, 3.86, 8-K, 7-IP
Arizona
State’s Trevor Wiliams –
2-G, 1-0, 1.50, 12-K, 12-IP
Rice’s Austin Kubitka – 2-G, 2-G, 1-0, 0.00, 25-K, 13.0-IP
Pepperdine’s Scott Frazier –
2-G, 1-0, 1.98, 15-K, 13.2-IP
LSU Ryan Eades – 2-G, 1-0, 0.73, 11-K, 12.1-IP
Oklahoma Dillon Overton – 3-G, 3-0, 0.56, 16-K, 16.0-IP
Gonzaga’s Marco Gonzalez – 2-G, 1-1, 4.15, 13-K, 13.0-IP
Vanderbilt’s Kevin Ziomek –
2-G, 2-0, 1.38, 18-K, 13.0-IP
Minnesota’s
Tom Windle – 2-G, 1-0, 0.00, 7-K, 9.2-IP
#4 Zack Wheeler, Noah Syndergaard –
Mets - Sandy Alderson’s record
with the Mets is far from unimpeachable, but two trades gave fans some hope.
His first major acquisition, Zack Wheeler, took the mound Saturday against the
Nationals and showcased his elite stuff during two shutout innings. Wheeler is
known for having a deep set of offerings including a 90s fastball — which holds
its velocity deep into starts — two breaking pitches and a changeup. All are
considered above average, and the fastball is a true plus-plus pitch. While
Wheeler has almost completely developed, he’ll need to work on his fastball command
and the consistency of his other pitchers. Recently, Alderson acquired Noah
Syndergaard whom we discussed last week. The two give the Mets a formidable duo
to add to a young rotation that already includes Matt Harvey and Jon Niese.
According to a club source, the Mets were discussing the possibility of
trading Daniel Murphy or even Ruben Tejada, along with some of their younger
pitching prospects, to the Diamondbacks for Upton.
The first thing
to remember here is it takes two to tango.
Secondly, it’s so easy
to talk about these things after they never happen.
I am sure the Mets would have had no problem trading either
Tejada or Murphy in a package that included Mets prospects. Neither match
Upton’s talent. The problem is what I keep pointing out… right now, the team
does not have the depth to pull off a major trade. The hopes are some of the
secondary prospets step up this year and give the team the opportunity to
package 2-3 of them for a quality outfielder next trade season.
3 comments:
Mack,
you have been quite high on Alderson, but I agree with the opening comment. Coming up with nothing in the OF does offset some of the positives of acquiring prospects for RA. And, despite the abundance of candidates, there is still risk at the back end of the pen. He has no excuse for this, sorry. C+ offseason barring any further moves before opening day.
TP:
It's starting to come out now that Alderson was sure he was going to get a deal done for either Upton or Bourn. That's why he was doing all the joking around at the expense of his current squad. Very unprofessional for a GM.
Now, they have a new problem, though it is early in ST.
The guys they projected as their starters... Kirk, Duda, Baxter... are 1-17 from the plate so far this spring.
We NEED MOARR COWGILL, I mean cowbell!!!!
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