Make-The-Mets-O-Meter: Hitters, Vol. 2
by Eric Simon on Mar 11, 2010 5:00 AM EST
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Lots of movers and shakers since last week. Chris Carter and Ike Davis continue to punish the ball, while Fernando Martinez reminded everyone why he was such a highly touted prospect. Anderson Hernandez seems the likely backup shortstop should Jose Reyes miss out on Opening Day, but Ruben Tejada is making his case. Mike Jacobs: patient hitter?
| Player |   |
Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Russ Adams, IF |  |
Eleven total bases and a 1.100 slugging percentage. Not sure he can still play second base. |
| Shawn Bowman, IF* | |
Could be a useful guy to have around the farm in the event that Wright ever misses any time. Bowman's glove at third is supposed to be tremendous. |
| Jolbert Cabrera, UT | |
0-for-9 with a walk and a .182 OPS. I'll take drunk Miguel Cabrera over sober Jolbert Cabrera. |
| Chris Carter, 1B* | |
Carter is making the most of his chances, hitting .625/.667/1.875 (that last one is his SLG, not his OPS) in nine plate appearances, tallying three home runs and eight RsBI. |
| Frank Catalanotto, OF | |
Cat has a triple and a walk in his six trips to the plate, plus a couple of rib-eye steaks. |
| Mike Cervenak, 1B/3B | |
3-for-7 with a walk. And some other stuff. Ooh, a hit-by-pitch. |
| Chris Coste, C* | |
Five at-bats in three games probably makes sense for a guy who is fourth or fifth on the catching depth chart. |
| Ike Davis, 1B | |
Batting .524/.583/.952 with three doubles, two home runs, nine RsBI and 20 total bases in 24 plate apps. |
| Nick Evans, 1B/OF* | |
Same story, different place. Nobody even knows who this guy is. Evans has even fewer plate appearances (2) than Francisco Pena (3). |
| Jesus Feliciano, OF | |
Five-for-nine with a couple of walks, but his days are probably numbered. |
| Andy Green, IF | |
I thought Green was in camp—he's listed as an NRI on the Mets roster page, but he yet to make an appearance this spring. |
| Kai Gronauer, C | |
Oh, Kai. Not looking good mein Mann. |
| Anderson Hernandez, IF* | |
OPS-ing .984. In nine plate appearances. If Jose Reyes isn't ready by Opening Day, Hernandez could very well start the season with the Mets. |
| Luis Hernandez, IF | |
.377 OPS surely puts him behind Anderson Hernandez on the "Who plays if Reyes can't?" list. |
| Mike Hessman, 1B | |
Not hitting so far, at all. Hit some dingers, man! Everyone is watching. |
| Mike Jacobs, 1B | |
Five walks in 13 plate appearances. Wait, what? Bold prediction: There's almost no way he doesn't make the team. |
| Fernando Martinez, OF* | |
Martinez is rocking a gaudy 1.637 OPS with 20 total bases in 18 at-bats. |
| Kirk Nieuwenhuis, OF | |
Hitting .300/.462/.400 with a few walks in limited playing time. |
| Mike Nickeas, C | |
Someone's gotta catch bullpen sessions. |
| Francisco Pena, C | |
Pena is really just in camp to catch some pitchers, as evidenced by his zero playing time to this point. |
| Jason Pridie, OF* | |
His .566 OPS is lower than Davis's individual OBP and SLG marks. He also has eight strikeouts in 20 plate appearances. |
| Shawn Riggans, C | |
One can never have too much catching depth, right? Right? Guys? |
| Omir Santos, C* | |
Hitting the crap out of the ball, which they'll love in Texas or Binghamton. |
| Ruben Tejada, SS | |
Leads the team with 25 plate appearances. Could he possibly make the team as a backup middle infielder? |
| Josh Thole, C* | |
1.111 OPS in nine plate appearances including an opposite-field bomb of a double against the Astros the other day. |
Key:
= Chance of making the Mets is unchanged.
= Chance of making the Mets is going down.
= Chance of making the Mets is going up.
* = player on 40-man roster
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I seriously do wonder
what Evans did to Jerry Manuel.
"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"
Locked him in that underground room in the bullpen.
You know, where SOCKS used to do his lab experiments.
The 2010 New York Mets: Maybe it's the Phillies' turn to have 95% of its roster on the DL
The 2009 New England Patriots: At least we got our division title back
The 2009-10 New Jersey Devils: Allergic to second periods
if we won't play him trade him
seems like a waste to keep him at AAAagain, there has to be someone out there that wants him. he seems like a good hitter. Reminds me of the days when the Raiders sat Marcus Allen for no reason except Al Davis didnt like him.
by Rickfansince76 on Mar 11, 2010 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
Well, it's a waste for him, not for us for the sake of having organizational depth
Of course, if we don’t recognize that he has a useful skill (mashing lefties), it isn’t really worth it for us either.
If Mike Jacobs makes the team, we're truly morons
Carter is crushing the ball, can probably play LF in a bind, is already on the 40-man roster, doesn’t have lead hands at 1B, and is probably cheaper.
Yup
But we knew this when they brought in Jacobs in the first place. And you seem to be working under the assumption that Jerry and Omar are not morons. The only chance is that Carter has a spring that cannot be ignored. But Eric’s probably right in his bold prediction.
I think he actually does have a lead hand at 1st
he’s apparent;y a better fielder in the outfielder.
"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'
it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.
Good job
Don’t you think that maybe Fmart has increased his chances? There could be a case for trading Pagan or GMJR and going with the kid.
Also, Adams
Looks like he has to have increased his chances of making the team right? With MI maybe being thin perhaps they go with him for a while?
Carter and Jacobs
They are giving us the great option of letting Ike Davis get another full year in the minors to work on his D. His bat seems to be ready, but it is tough to tell with spring pitching, alot of his big hits have been late in the game against pitchers who will also be at AAA.
Jacobs has been walking, that might make him better all the way around, but Carter has hit with power, again towards the end of te games against maybe questionable pitchers
by Rickfansince76 on Mar 11, 2010 10:38 AM EST reply actions
Jesus Feliciano
he seems like a pretty consistent hitter, line drives too in the game i saw this spring. W hy doesn’t he get more of a look.
by Rickfansince76 on Mar 11, 2010 10:40 AM EST reply actions
Can Jacobs and Carters arrows both be up
it seems like one making the team would stop the other from making it.
"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'
it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.
I want a reporter to ask Jerry/Omar this:
What is one thing Jacobs does better than Carter?
Predicted answer:
“Mike Jacobs is a proven major leaguer.”
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Mar 11, 2010 11:24 AM EST up reply actions
That's probably it
Of course, the natural follow-up would be “Proven to be terrible?”
Or, “It’s a lot easier to make the majors playing for Florida or Kansas City than Boston, right, where you’ve got Ortiz/Youkilis ahead of you?”
But it’s Jerry’s world, and logic doesn’t apply.
by Bieser's Balk on Mar 11, 2010 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
What is one thing Jacobs does better than Carter?
Suck?
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Mar 11, 2010 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
The walks aren't really what kills Jacobs value, it's the low batting average.
If he could just maintain a .270 batting average along with his normal walk rate, he’d have some real value as a bat on the bench.
Pinella: Where th f*ck was that pitch at?
Ump: Lou, don't you know that you're not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition?
Pinella: Where the f*ck was that pitch at, a$$h*le?
Yeha he's always been around league average in walks
it’s just that when you have contact rates as God awful as his you have to walk like Adam Dunn to really be valuable.
"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'
it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.
There is no reason Chris Carter should not be making the team, as things stand now.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Mar 11, 2010 2:32 PM EST reply actions
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