In reading about the interview with a thyroid specialist on WFAN it eased some of the concerns I had about Jose Reyes and his thyroid issue as it should bring some peace of mind to you. Obviously anytime you are dealing with the heart their are some major potential problems, but it just doesn’t [...]
Andy Seiler did a ranking of all the scouting directors in Major League Baseball for his blog MLB Bonus Baby. You are never going to guess who came in at #30 for last place…
30. New York Mets, Rudy Terrasas: I have to go with the director that was almost on the chopping block at the end of season in 2009. Terrasas is in a difficult predicament, having few resources and picking hit-or-miss players, making his job even more difficult. The few resources he’s given are sometimes wasted on players that have no future as Major League players. For that reason, he gets the last spot on the list.
Yes, the Mets have had bad drafts lately, but they are definitely not the worst scouting team in baseball. Since Rudy Terrasas took over the Mets have produced major leaguers in Kevin Mulvey, Joe Smith, Daniel Murphy, Tobi Stoner, and Eddie Kunz. Not to mention the 2008 draft that saw Ike Davis, Reese Havens, Brad Holt, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, and Kyle Allen.
The Cardinals on the other hand since Jeff Lunhow have taken over have flopped 1st round picks Adam Ottavino, Tyler Herron, Mark Mccormick, and arguably Pete Kozma. The only draft picks that pop out to me are Chris Perez, Colby Rasmus, Mitch Boggs, and Tyler Greene. That is also with an extra year of drafting and much much more money to spend. Their last two drafts have looked a little better, but that is just because of top talents who fell to them (Shelby Miller and Brett Wallace). Somehow though they have found their found their way to #24 on the list.
The Mets are just always taking crap for their drafting, but if you look at their roster they have the homegrown talents of David Wright, Jose Reyes, Jon Niese, Mike Pelfrey, Angel Pagan, Bobby Parnell, Mike Jacobs, Fernando Martinez and Jason Bay went through the system even though he wasn’t drafted or signed by the Mets. Its the whole perception that the Mets farm sucks that makes people give them dead last rankings like this. I don’t see how a team that currently has a farm in the #13-18 range can have the worst scouting director in the league. If anyone can fill me in on how this makes sense it would be greatly appreciated.
Update: Look at this list. Anyone still care to say the Cardinals have a better scouting director.
Good pitchers build standing 6′3 185 lbs with room to add some more muscle. He throws a fastball at 90-93 mph touching 94 with good movement. He uses a slurve type breaking ball at 78-80 mph that he needs to tighten up if he wants it to be a true out pitch in the bigs. His worst pitch by far is his 81-83 mph change up with little movement.
Perfect World Projection – #3 starter
More Likely Outcome – #4 starter
For an overview of the process I use to grade players, the factors I use in determining where a player ranks, and other frequently asked questions, please click here. All grades are subject to change.You can find a full listing of the Top 50 Prospects of 2010 Archive Page. I will be releasing the rest of the list soon.
Still the Mets number 1 for me. He is just 21 and put up a great line of .290/.337/.540 in AAA before being called up. If a college draft pick went to AAA and put up that line he would probably be a top 10 prospect and Martinez gets over looked. He was rushed to the bigs, but watch for him in 2010 if he can have a healthy season.
Best Case Outcome – Middle of the order bat with good defense
More Likely Outcome – Solid everyday player with 1-2 all-star appearances
[table id=5 /]Starting today I am going to be doing a New York Mets top 40 (or 50) prospect list. I am going to put out the lists in segments of prospects at a time with a grading system similar to the one John Sickel’s uses and that I will have to explain when I post the [...]
The Mets are currently being linked to a couple relivers including Fernando Rodney, Matt Capps, and Japanese import 
Ryota Igarashi. The one thing all of these relievers have in common is that they all bring the cheese. Rodney averages 95 mph on his fastball, Capps 94 mph, and its been said Igarashi sits 93-96 mph with a hard splitter in the high 80’s and has hit 90 mph (not sure if that is accurate though).
As it stands now the Mets probably have no shit with Capps as he is coveted by pretty much the whole MLB and he will probably be able to find a role closing. The Mets seem like the most likely suitor to get Rodney as of now, but the Mets official site is reporting that the Mets are on the verge of signing Igarashi to a two year deal. The deal is supposed to be worth about $2.5 million dollars. Igarashi should be able to take over the spot of J.J. Putz and serve as the Mets set-up man.
There was a crazy three team deal between the Phillies, Mariners, and Blue Jays involving two Cy Young winners and a bunch of prospects. As of right now the deal shapes up as:
Phillies Get:
Roy Halladay (TOR)
Tyson Gillies (SEA)
Phillipe Aumont (SEA)
Juan Ramirez (SEA)
Mariners Get:
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