Minor League Ball – Career Profile: Mike Pelfrey
Mike Pelfrey has been something of a disappointment to a lot of Mets fans, not developing into the Number One starter of their dreams. He’s a good pitcher though, and is an interesting case study for prospect analysis. Mike Pelfrey was an extremely successful starting pitcher at Wichita State for three years. A local kid from Wichita, he had a great freshman year in 2003 (10-2, 2.49, 98/15 K/BB in 105 innings), then followed that up with even better sophomore (11-2, 2.19, 125/24 K/BB) and junior (12-3, 1.93, 143/30 K/BB in 140 innings) seasons, establishing himself as one of the premier talents in the 2005 draft class.
MLB.com – German Catching Prospect Kai Gronauer is Finding His Way With the Mets
The Solingen Alligators play their home games on a modest diamond in western Germany, soccer country, directly adjacent to — of course — a soccer field. Most of Kai Gronauer’s childhood friends preferred that sport; Gronauer himself limited his athletic pursuits to soccer and tennis until the age of 10. But one friend in particular suggested he try baseball, and the young man took to it.
Metsblog – I Don’t Know What to Make of Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Kirk Nieuwenhuis is a big kid. There is no getting around it.
Frankly, he looks like an actor playing baseball.
In talking to people around the team, I can’t get a read on how they view him. There are people who like his potential, others who are not quite sure yet.
Baseball America – Top 100 Prospects for 2011
44. Jenrry Mejia, rhp, Mets
59. Wilmer Flores, ss, Mets
77. Cesar Puello, of, Mets
They REALLY love Cesar Puello.
ESPN NY – A History of Mets and Rule 5 Draft
With Brad Emaus perhaps the frontrunner to emerge as second baseman, and with Terry Collins speaking positively about fellow Rule 5 pick Pedro Beato as a candidate for the bullpen, Major League Baseball provided ESPNNewYork.com with a list of the Mets’ Rule 5 picks in the major league phase over the last two decades, as well as their fates.
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