Dodgers reassigned the following players to minor league camp: Nick Evans, Dallas McPherson, Kelvin De La Cruz and
Ozzie Martinez…
I
liked Nick.
Here’s some
old stuff on him:
Evans
came to pro-ball straight out of St. Mary’s High School, Phoeniz, Arizona.
The Mets chose Evans in the 5th round of the 2004 draft and
received a $217,500 bonus on his signing day. He immediately reported to the
GCL Mets and hit .258 in 50 games. Evans
was 3rd in the Gulf Coast League in extra-base hits and runs and 5th in homers.
Scout.com ranked him the 34th Mets prospect that year. In 2005, Evans played a
‘full’ season for the short-season Brooklyn team, hitting .252/.302/.407. He
was named Player of the Week during the period of 6/20-6/26/05.
Baseball America ranks Evans as the 30th prospect in the
system, OnDeck had him 28th, and InsidePitch put him #14. In addition, the
pre-season John Sickles rating was C and Evans was ranked as the 18th Mets prospect.
Baseball Thnk Factory said in Nov ’06 that Evans might the Mets’ ‘sleeper’
prospect. Their actual quote: “33 doubles and 15 HR at Hagerstown this year
– some of that, particularly the double total, is helped by the ballpark, but
it’s not all park-fueled. He was drafted as a 3B but was quickly moved to 1B;
if he’d stayed at 3B he’d probably be on a lot more radars. I think he’ll add
power; the question will be “how much” and “how soon”.
Now on to Johan Santana, Santana was sidelined with what was called arm weakness at the
time. Some have suggested to me on
twitter that this is some type of undisclosed injury to Santana which would
then indicate to me another lie by this team’s front office. However, this is now being characterized by
the Met’s staff as Johan Santana not being in pitching shape. GM Sandy Alderson then went on to say Johan
Santana would probably not be able to throw of a mound for another ten
days. Well folks today Santana threw
off a mound, although, not from the full distance Santana was defiantly sore
afterwards saying to reporters that spring training and practice is for
practice. Santana is obviously sore with
the Mets front office and in doing so made them look like fools, although, they
do a pretty good job of that themselves.
However, I hope in all this Santana didn’t throw off a mound to answer a
dare from GM Sandy Alderson as that could end up impacting Zack Wheeler later
in the year which could then have a ripple effect on the Mets long term
plan. With that being said it probably
isn’t the greatest idea to publically challenge or try to shame a veteran like
Johan Santana who is known for his great work ethic
.
I
guess this is a new Mets site that is off to a quick start in obtaining a press
pass from Jay…
Mack Ade Charley, what's your guess? St. Lucie ?
Charley Thurber - Mack, my guess is as good as yours. Just looking
forward to a healthy and productive year! I Should know more in mid or late
march.
Thurber
is a potential Mets outfielder with an ETA of 2016 latest. This was a damn good college baseball player that fell deep in the draft due to freaky injuries. It was the Mets gain, so remember this name. He's not done yet.
General Manager Sandy Alderson said
Francisco had extenuating family circumstances that interrupted his rehab from
a December elbow cleanout. But even if the trainer had to move in with
Francisco during the winter, someone from the organization should have been on
top of him, ensuring the rehab program was followed and that the Mets' $6.5
million investment in Francisco was maximized.
The only reason Rubin gets away with these hatchet jobs
he writes is the fact he wears that union card around his neck. Otherwise, he
would be the last person allowed in the
Mets clubhouse.
