Ruben Tejada (quad) will begin a rehab assignment
later this week for the Gulf Coast League Mets.
This is good news, even
if you aren’t a fan of Tejada. Right now, this team needs as many healthy
bodies as you can find and in my world, the sooner they get back someone who
can play SS and 2B, the quicker they can get Jordany
Valdespin off this team for good.
The future here is all
about replacing the old with someone better. If I hear one more person tell me
that Valdespin is a great pinch hitter, blood will come out of my eyes. And, I
never want to see his slap at a ball thrown to him from the catcher at second
base. I’ve told you for years that he has refused to let a routine play remain
that and it repeatedly got him suspended in the Mets chain.
I’m not sure if Ruben Tejada is a long term answer at
shortstop, but what I do know is Omar Quintanilla was a step up to Tejada when needed, and Tejada will be a
step up to Valdespin as a utility infielder.
Courtney Hawkins hit his 14th Home Run at High-A
Winston Salem
Terry Collins told WFAN that Jon
Niese will not need shoulder surgery on his torn rotator cuff.
I would
have been a lot happier if one of the Mets doctor went on WFAN and said this.
In my book, any return
of a guy that has a partial tear of his rotator cuff in June, is a long shot.
You can’t play with injures like this. Look at Michael
Fulmer’s ‘torn miniscus’ that was
going to put him down for 3-4 weeks. No sweat, right?
Do yourself a favor.
Drop Niese from your Mets-mind and let this season play out without him. Let
the bonus be if he comes back. The team is going to have to play the rest of
June and, at least, all of July, without a left handed starter. So be it.
Nobody is gong to trade to the Mets a solution to this problem.
Stay concentrated on
what this team needs long term and let this injury play out.
Who has better future, Montero or
@Noahsyndergaard… Jonathan Mayo @JonathanMayoB3 - I'd give slight edge to
Syndergaard, like both.
Rafael Montero and Noah
Syndergaard to Represent Mets in 2014 Futures Game.
Any press
is good press.
In a perfect world, both
these guys go to Queens, but it seems to me that if anyone is being marketed
here, it would be Montero. He’s already been showcased during last year’s
spring training, and he’s going to major league ready one year earlier than
Syndergaard. Yes, the Mets need him too, but they can live without him if Thor
turned out to be another 96-99 mph power pitcher like Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler. The rotation would
actually set up better with the lefty Niese and a finesse picher like Dillon Gee or Logan Verrett.
My guess… you’re going
to get a major piece of the puzzle right after the Future’s game for a package
headed up with Montero.
Matt Krook passes on Marlins,
will attend Oregon
Krook was the 35th
pick overall out of St. Ignatius (CA) Prep and some projected him as the top
left handed high school pitcher in the draft. You have to read into this the
choice this kid… attend a great baseball school like Oregon or go play baseball
for a fucked up owner inn a town with no fans. Miami should have known better
here and drafted a college junior. There’s no way in hell a kid with this much
talent wants to die in South Beach (yeah, I know, they don’t play in South
Beach… or, was that the Heat?).
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