10/24/09

Minors Stuff



New York Mets


Will the Wilpon family sell the team in the future because of its inability to provide the fans with a great product on the field and a productive farm system?-- Steven Cruz, Central Islip, N.Y.


The Mets played in the postseason in 1999, 2000 and '06, and were eliminated during the final weeks in '98, '07 and '08. Their 2001-05 seasons and the '09 campaign were unrewarding. So they have produced a pretty good record in six of their past 12 seasons, and the '05 season seemed to catch the fancy of most fans until the poor September.


Your definition of great may not apply to what the franchise has accomplished in that period, but the Mets have had their moments since '02 when the Wilpon family bought out Nelson Doubleday. And from what I know, Fred Wilpon stands by his '95 statement that his grandchildren will have a piece of the Mets, a quite large piece, I assume.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091023&content_id=7536928&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym&partnerId=rss_nym


Prospect Ranking:


PP: Who are a couple sleeper pitchers to look for in 2010?


Hyde: A healthy Dillon Gee might be very useful upper level depth for the Mets. Lefty Adam Bostick deserves a shot in spring training to win a bullpen role. Southpaws Urbina and Matz are the two most exciting arms the Mets added this summer.


PP: Lastly, an updated top 5 Mets prospect list would look like what?


Hyde: Martinez is still up there at the top along with Niese as both fell short of losing their rookie eligibility due to season-ending injuries. Mejia and Davis are also in my top five. I haven't decided who gets the last spot yet. Candidates include Thole, Tejada, Wilmer Flores and Holt

http://projectprospect.com/article/2009/10/11/minors-only-mets-system-qa


Buffalo Bisons:
Binghamton Mets:
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Savannah Sand Gnats:
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Winter Leagues:
Blogs:
New Met:
World Cup:
Free Agency:
Yusei Kikuchi will have a press conference on October 25. The NPB draft is scheduled for October 29. If Kikuchi wants to play major league ball he would announce at that time that no team should select him in the NPB draft. That would open up the major league teams to bid on him. The major league teams that have interviewed him so far are the Mariners, Mets, Yankees (but they remain mum), Indians, Rangers, Dodgers, Giants and Red Sox. There are other major league teams that have also expressed an interest, but they did not participate in the interview process in Japan. If he opens himself up for the draft and is drafted by an NPB team it is expected that no major league team would negotiate with him since he is now committed to that NPB team
http://myworldofbaseball.com/wordpress/?m=200910

International:
Mets Alumni:
Estrellas 7, Licey 0Evan MacLane, who helped pitch Memphis to the Pacific Coast League championship, allowed four hits over six innings as the Estrellas blanked the Tigres. Major League veteran Pablo Ozuna and former Texas League All-Star Juan Richardson delivered RBI doubles for the Estrellas, while Bernie Castro had two hits for Licey
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091024&content_id=7537926&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb


Saber:
2010 Draft:
The playoffs are cruising at full speed, which means one thing for amateur baseball: the World Wood Bat Championships are about to get started. This year's event has as much anticipation as ones of the past. Many of the top arms are scheduled to face the top hitters as the event expands to 85 teams this year. Baseball America will have three people covering what goes on so be sure to be on the lookout for some quality information about prospects for the 2010 draft and beyond.Texas Scout Team Yankees: This squad has the No. 1 prospect on BA's early Top 25 high school list. Jameson Taillon, a big righthander from The Woodlands (Texas) High, leads a pitching staff that also includes righthanders Connor Mason (Home Schooled, Suwanee, Ga.) and John Barbato (Varela HS, Miami) as well as Dylan Bundy (Sperry, Okla., HS), a top prospect for 2011. The Yankees offense will be led by outfielders Josh Sale (Bishop Blanchet HS, Seattle) and Brian Ragira (Martin HS, Arlington, Texas). Trace Tam Sing (Newport HS, Bellevue, Wash.) will hold down shortstop. The Yankees also have somewhat of a wild card as Dominican prospect Wagner Mateo, the outfielder who had a $3.1 million contract voided by the Cardinals, will be on the club
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/high-school/news/2009/269031.html


Fantasy:
General:
R.I.P.
Soupy Sales entertained generations of Americans with his off-the-cuff, wacky antics. He was 83. The funny man seen many times on popular game shows died at a New York hospice, said Paul Dver, Sales' longtime friend and manager. "We have lost a comedy American icon," Dver said. "I feel the personal loss, and I also feel the magic that he had around him being gone. That's a much more severe loss than a loss of a friend." Sales was known for his long-running children's show "Lunch With Soupy Sales," which started in 1953 and began his trademark slapstick pie-throwing antics. The comedy show featured skits that culminated in Sales getting walloped with pies in the face.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/23/soupy.sales/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

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