Slow News Day In Mets Land Applesauce: Izzy Not Likely To Return, Beltran Tells Mets Fans To Move On

by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 26, 2012 9:06 AM EST in Applesauce

As the title may have implied, not much has gone on in the land of the New York Mets in the last 24 hours. The team is more or less ready for spring training and that likely means there is no room for Jason Isringhausen to return. This should really come as no surprise to anyone. Even at his minimal price tag Izzy was not a very good pitcher.

One other player who will not be back in 2012 is Carlos Beltran. Beltran had some good advice for Mets fans recently: try to move on from 2006 already. Frankly, It's ridiculous that he should even have to give this advice. Unless you happen to be a Mariners fan (or have an irrational hatred of moles) there is absolutely no reason to dislike the guy.

Three Mets were named to MLB.com's top 100 prospect list this week. I doubt anybody here will be surprised by which three they were, but young Mr. Mejia is beginning to be criminally underrated. I can't wait until he returns.

Yoenis Cespedes was declared a free agent and is now free to sign with the Marlins. This guy seems to be a fairly interesting player with virtually no chance of being the actual age he's listed at. If he really does sign in Miami we'll likely have another shot at him in 18 months when the Marlins have their semi-annual going out of business sale.

FanGraphs took a look at new Blue Jay set up man Francisco Cordero. I know some Mets fans would have preferred him to our current closer Frank Francisco, and the Rising Apple took a look at Francisco in Haiku form.

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Flores

On MLB’s prospect list for top 10 3B, they have Wilmer Flores at no.9. Has the organization officially moved him off SS? I don’t remember hearing about this.

You always root for laundry. Of course, you'd like to have good players in that laundry as well.

by MetsCity on Jan 26, 2012 10:39 AM EST reply actions

Why dod Mariners fans hate Beltran?

I understand the hatred of that gigantic mole (Take this quarter, go downtown, and have a rat gnaw that thing off your face! Good day to you) but whats up with the M’s?

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Really good kid.A very good player.Not a superstar. #BlameWilponz. Never Forget

by ScottfromPeekskill on Jan 26, 2012 11:18 AM EST reply actions

He broke Felix when he tried to cover home

by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 26, 2012 11:48 AM EST up reply actions

Don't worry, Carlos

I have moved on, long before you realized it.

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by The Glider on Jan 26, 2012 10:29 PM EST reply actions

Mejia

He isn’t eligible as a prospect by the rules laid down for that list. No longer rookie eligible. And there likely are 100 prospects I would trade him for at this stage. I think he still could be quite good and may end up better than a lot of them.

My list wouldn’t be the same as Mayo’s for MLB.com. He doesn’t have Oscar Taveras (40ish in minorleagueball.com community poll) or Vincent Catricala in his top 100 (#53 hitter, same poll), but for example I’d trade Mejia for them.

Addison Reed is 100 in MLB.com’s list. I wouldn’t have a reliever there, but Reed has lights out stuff, and started and relieved in college. The Chisox have him relieving, but they did that with Sale and there is some buzz about him going to starter. Anyway, I’d probably trade Mejia for Reed too. Both of them have the may start/may relieve tag, and at this stage there’s just a tad less of a question mark with Reed. I know history of success with TJ surgery is high, but there is the slight chance his motion made him a higher risk.

Anyway, as I said, my top 100 would be different, but there are probably 100 guys I’d prefer, even setting aside any service time issues.

by wobatus on Jan 27, 2012 11:30 AM EST reply actions