1/31/12

New Met - P - Chuck James


Chuck James

Born: November 9, 1981 in Atlanta, GA (Age 30)
High School: Mableton Christian Academy (Mableton, GA)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 20th round of the 2002 amateur draft.
Signed July 29, 2002. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 28, 2005
Teams (by GP): Braves/Twins 2005-2011
2012 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details)[*]
Service Time (01/2012): 2.132 [*],  
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jamesch03.shtml


YearAgeTm
WLW-L%ERAGGSGFCGSHOSVIPHRERHRBBIBBSOHBPBKWPBFERA+WHIPH/9HR/9BB/9SO/9SO/BB
200523ATLNL001.592000005.24110305001232831.2356.40.04.87.91.67
200624ATLNL114.7333.7825180000119.0101545020472916025041181.2447.61.53.66.91.94
200725ATLNL1110.5244.2430300000161.11647776325851161116911031.3769.11.83.26.52.00
200826ATLNL25.2869.1077000029.23630301020222311146471.88810.93.06.16.71.10
201129MINAL006.1080300010.11277140802046681.54810.50.93.57.02.00
5 Seasons2419.5584.5372553000326.031716916463132924210451410971.3778.81.73.66.71.83
162 Game Avg.1310.5584.5339292000175170908834715130523755971.3778.81.73.66.71.83
ATL (4 yrs)2419.5584.4864550000315.230516215762128923410251364981.3728.71.83.66.71.83
MIN (1 yr)006.1080300010.11277140802046681.54810.50.93.57.02.00
NL (4 yrs)NL2419.5584.4864550000315.230516215762128923410251364981.3728.71.83.66.71.83
AL (1 yr)AL006.1080300010.11277140802046681.54810.50.93.57.02.00


Atlanta Braves

He was signed by the Braves on July 29, 2002, after he was selected in the 20th Round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. In 2003, he was named the Danville Braves' Pitcher of the Year, with a 1.25 earned run average and 68 strikeouts.

In 2004, he was named the South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Year, while playing for the Rome Braves, and was also named the April Player of the Month. He led the Braves minor league organization in wins. James also had the lowest ERA in his league. During May of 2004, opponents only hit .109 against him.

James began the 2005 season with the Class A Myrtle Beach Pelicans. Later in the season, he went 9-1 with a 2.01 ERA with the AA Mississippi Braves. On September 28, 2005, he was called up to the majors and made his debut against the Colorado Rockies.


He started the 2006 season in the Atlanta bullpen, and also spent some time playing for the AAA Richmond Braves.

On June 25, 2006 James made his debut as a starter for the Atlanta Braves against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays going eight innings and allowing only one run with eight strike outs. He proceeded to win eleven of his eighteen starts with a 3.78 ERA.

James went a disappointing 11-10 while leading the league in home runs allowed with 32 in the 2007 season which also included his first disabled list stint.

As of May 18, 2008, James has spent the season up and down from Triple-A and has had 5 major league starts going 2-3 with an ERA of 8.22.He was again optioned down to Triple-A Richmond on May 16, 2008, following a rocky start against Philadelphia.
James was non-tendered by the Atlanta Braves on December 12, 2008, making him a free agent.





 Washington Nationals

On January 25, 2010, James signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals.

 Minnesota Twins

On December 20, 2010, James signed a free agent contract with the Minnesota Twins. He had his contract purchased on May 28, 2011.[2]

 New York Mets

On December 15, 2011, James signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_James







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The Keepers - #2 - RHSP - Matt Harvey


2.             SP Matt Harvey



North Carolina – 6-4, 230 - … was 3rd round pick by the Angels out of high school and turned down a $1mil offer. Low-90s fastball that touches 95. Excellent curveball… average changeup… comes from ¾ arm slot… changeup 78-81… breaking ball 76-79… works quickly from stretch… 2009: 7-2, 5.35, 78K, 70.2 IP… BA ranks him as the #1 sophomore of the 2009 season…

10. Matt Harvey – North Carolina – 6-4, 230 - … was 3rd round pick by the Angels out of high school and turned down a $1mil offer. Low-90s fastball that touches 95. Excellent curveball… average changeup… comes from ¾ arm slot… changeup 78-81… breaking ball 76-79… works quickly from stretch… 2009: 7-2, 5.35, 78K, 70.2 IP… BA ranks him as the #1 sophomore of the 2009 season…

7/07 fr. www.projectprospect.com : - A first round talent out of high school in 2007, Harvey slipped to the fourth round due to bonus demands. While his time at North Carolina has been a bit rocky, Harvey still has good stuff and struck out 81 batters in 75 innings last spring. Harvey’s fastball sits in the low 90’s with some sink, and is complimented by a potentially plus breaking ball and changeup. If Harvey can show some improved command this spring, he walked 11.9% of batters last spring, he still has as much upside as any pitcher in this class.

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1/30/12

A Year Ago Today - Role Of Ownership

Role of Ownership

We’re less than two weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting and the only thing we seem to all be reading about is the possibility of the Mets taking on a new minority owner.

I counted 147 posts on my twitter account yesterday about the Mets, and 101 were on the ownership topic.

As some of you know, I was a 20% minority owner in a company. I also was the President, until my “partners” wanted to expand on the company in the troublesome 1980’s and I voted against it due to our already large debt owed to the banks. They met without me (their right), voted me out as President, and told me to take a hike while still retaining a personal guarantee against the debt. A year later, they sold the company for seven figures less than we owed and I got stuck with my portion of the bill. Trust me, it ain’t that special.

Is ownership that important to you, the fan?

Ask yourself a few questions:

1. How many names do you know that own either a team in the MLB, NBA, NFL, or NHL?

2. How many of them meddle in the day-to-day operation of their teams?

3. And, regarding those that meddle, how many times have they won a championship in their respective league?

Companies run best when ownership hires an excellent leader, and then let’s that person build the company with excellent divisional managers, who then… you get the picture.

The best example I worked for in this category was The Hearst Corporation. William Randolph Hearst actually set up a Board of Directors that had no family members. Each division head reported to him and the board and that divisional head had 100% say in the day-to-day operation of that division. I worked one floor below the President of Hearst Broadcasting as the General Sales Manager of their Pittsburgh radio stations. I met the President on my interview, each year’s Christmas lunch, and a five-minute exit-interview a few years later. My boss, the General Manager of the radio stations, met with him daily. I met with the GM daily. That’s how it’s supposed to work.

Some businesses have family problems. The New York Giants were a perfect example of this. Fifty per cent of the team was owned by the late Wellington Mara, while the other half was owned by his nephew, Tim Mara. They hated each other. In fact, they didn’t even talk to each other. But, both were smart enough to hire a competent General Manager, George Young, and then let him do their job. Young hired Bill Parcells and the rest is history.

I really don’t care who owns the rest, I care who runs it.

The fans own the Green Bay Packers, but they don’t pick the players. A Japanese company owns the Seattle Mariners, but they don’t serve goiza in the dugout.

A company takes on a minority partner because they either need additional operating monies, or a competent operator that demands a piece of the action. The company that hired me was operating into the grave. I got my piece to run their company and they never told me how to that. We became highly profitable, sold part of the company off to retire all the old debt, and then began to buy new additions into the company. We were then hit with the recession, and went south. Their solution was to buy more and run up more debt, while, at the same time, refinance the debt we then had over our head. I didn’t like the idea. So goes my ownership days.

Let the Wilpons work out their own problems. None directly relate to field operations. New money will come in, old contracts will run out at the end of 2011, and 2012 will begin a new chapter in New York baseball.

Just root for the team. They need your support.
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New Met - SS - Omar Quintanila

Omar Quintanilla











 

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 190 lb.
Born: October 24, 1981 in El Paso, TX (Age 30)
High School: Socorro (El Paso, TX)
School: University of Texas at Austin
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (33rd pick) of the 2003 amateur draft.
Signed July 13, 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 31, 2005
Teams (by GP): Rockies/Rangers 2005-2011
2012 Contract Status: 1st-Year Arb Eligible (details)[*]
Service Time (01/2012): 3.043 [*], Agents: Marc Kligman [*]
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/q/quintom01.shtml

He was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the first round (33rd overall) of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft. In 2003, he played for Low-A Vancouver and High-A Modesto, batting .358 in 40 games. He started 2004 with Modesto as the A's 7th ranked prospect and after hitting .315 received a late-season promotion to Double-A Midland. He began 2005 with Midland as the A's 8th ranked prospect and on July 15, he was traded along with outfielder Eric Byrnes to the Colorado Rockies for pitchers Joe Kennedy and Jay Witasick. The Rockies assigned him to Triple-A Colorado Springs and promoted him to the majors in late July. He made his debut on July 31 and went 1-3. In each of the next three seasons, Quintanilla began the season with Triple-A Colorado Springs and was promoted to the majors at least once each season. In limited at-bats, he had his highest batting average in 2008 at .238.

The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced August 11, 2010, that Quintanilla had received a 50-game suspension after testing positive for Methylhexaneamine, a performance-enhancing substance, in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
Quintanilla signed with the Texas Rangers after the season and in July 2011, he had his contract purchased by Texas after hitting .298 in 51 games with Triple-A Round Rock. On August 1, he was outrighted to back to Round Rock and elected free agency. Overall with the Rangers, he hit .045 in 11 games, with two RBI. If you play MLB 2K8 for some reason he is listed as a lefty. This is an extreme inconvenience as he plays second base, and many runners end up safe because he cannot position himself correctly. The lefty listing may have something to do with the auto accident he was involved in at the beginning of the 2007 season. He suffered major bruising to his right hand and a fracture of his pinky finger. He switched to left to further pursue his baseball career.

On January 3, 2012, he signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Quintanilla

  • Minors


  • Game Logs [+]
  • Splits [+]
  • HR Log
  • vs. Pitcher

    • YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
    200523COLNL391431281628110721915.219.270.242.5123031306006/4
    200624COLNL1138343611031139.176.243.265.50826910101/64
    200725COLNL277570616400500515.229.280.286.5664320300004/6
    200826COLNL812342102850170215001546.238.288.348.63560733081346
    200927COLNL586958710200200827.172.273.207.480241200300465
    201129TEXAL1123223101020009.045.045.136.182-55300100/456
    6 Seasons227582522631112532343240121.213.268.284.552401481001914
    162 Game Avg.1624153734579182124212986.213.268.284.55240106701413
    COL (5 yrs)216559500601102522323240112.220.277.290.567441451001814
    TEX (1 yr)1123223101020009.045.045.136.182-55300100
    NL (5 yrs)216559500601102522323240112.220.277.290.567441451001814
    AL (1 yr)1123223101020009.045.045.136.182-55300100

    http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/q/quintom01.shtml
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