Dave Hudgens on Eric
Young Jr. –
“You’d like to see more of a
sample. You really don’t look at the numbers too much, because he hasn’t has
the chance. I don’t think we know yet what kind of player he is; 208 at-bats is a little opportunity, but it’s
not much of an opportunity. He seems to have the right idea, the approach we
want to emphasize. He’s very receptive. He tries to be a guy who gets on base,
sees some pitches, and tries to swing at the right pitches. That’s what he
tries to do. It doesn’t always work out that way.”
You want a leadoff hitter to have a .350+ OBP.
So far, Young falls short of that, but he’s a lot higher than anyone else on
this team can currently accomplish. And, he was a steal for Collin McHugh. Let’s give Sandy Alderson all the credit here.
This is another great trade for a team that needs three or four more.
Young will only enter his first arbitration
year in 2014 and is under team control through 2016.
For now, play him every day and bat him first
in the order. We need to see what this guy can do with 400+ at bats in one season.
We may just have the lineup replacement
for Jose Reyes here.
From Jared Diamond –
On the surface, the idea of
promoting Ike Davis this quickly seems a little
strange. He was sent down June 9. No way he has fixed everything already. But
then again, the idea of keeping Davis in exile feels more and more useless with
every home run he hits.
I agree with one thing here. If you have any
plans on either including Davis as part of your future, or market him to another
team, you better well bring him back from this AAA banishment and let him show
the baseball world that he’s a better ballplayer than he showed us so far this
season.
You can’t change what has happened and going 30
for 30 will still make his overall batting average suck, but that’s not know
the baseball world works. If he hits in Queens like he’s currently hitting in
Las Vegas, he will help this team win game or increase his value in the open
market.
What do you think about him going to the
Yankees?
I’ll take OF Tyler Austin and OF Slade Heathcott.
Baby Steps – Mets 3, Colorado 2
The Mets went into this game with seven teams
ahead of them in the wild card race. One of them was the Colorado Rockies. We
have a couple of sayings when it comes to playoff baseball. One is ‘win the
series’. Trust me, if you win most of the series you play, you will be in the
playoffs.
Another is ‘beat the teams ahead of you’. The Mets had three more loses than the
Rockies going into this one make- up game, but every win is worth twice a loss
when it comes to a team already ahead of you in the standings.
I like this competitive team that Alderson and
Collins are fielding. Satin, Quintanilla, Lagares, Brown, Young, and pitchers
like Hefner. None of these guys were ever in the plan, and may never be again,
but the team seems to be more comfortable on the road than the pressures of
winning at home.
This road trip was supposed to be a back
breaker and define this team for the rest of the season. Instead, it is giving
the fans a reason to go back out and root, root, root for the home team (if
they don’t win it’s a shame…).
It’s time to come home now and take on another
of those teams currently with less loses. Baby steps.
(BTW – five of the six teams ranked ahead of
the Mets for a wild card slot… lost last night)
Michael Salfino - “No one has been a
bigger Bobby Parnell supporter than me, but Mets should see if they
can get a solid hitting prospect before deadline.
Prospect Alert – SP Jose Medina
We never get enough information out of the DSL
system. These guys seem to come and go throughout the season and no one ever
explains how they were signed, where they were for three or four years before they
surfaced here, and, in many cases, where they went.
Once is a while the Mets actually sign someone
as a 16-year old right off the International Baseball America Hotsheet. Enter 6-2 LHP Jose Medina.
So far, so good here. He is dominating a league
known for high ERAs: 5-starts, 22.0-IP, 1-ER, 18-K, 0.41.
This from a lefty born in August… 1996!
Josh Batelli
- Marlon Byrd since May 29th: .298 8 HRs
18 RBI. Justin Upton since May 18th: .190 1 HR 8
RBI. Byrd didn't cost Zack Wheeler. He cost
700K.
Michael Scannell - What do you think the cost for Gordon Beckham be?
Well, it
seems to me that you’re pretty stuck on this Beckham train, so let’s take a
look at it.
They have a second base
prospect (Carlos Sanchez) who looks to be ready next season, but he’s no Daniel Murphy. A Murph for Beckham
deal would be a good start here. Both are still team controlled and over each
team a potent bat (still don’t know why you don’t like Daniel… he’s got less
home runs, and a shit load less doubles).
Another option is to
throw in Wilmer Flores, who gives them some insurance at second but also an
immediate replacement for the aging Adam Dunn.
Lastly, everybody loves
young pitching and the Mets have plenty of them
.So, pick a second
baseman between Murphy or Flores + throw in a pitching prospect that isn’t
Syndegaard or Montero and you should be able to open talks here.
