Friday Applesauce
by Eric Simon
on Nov 21, 2008 10:44 AM EST
in Link Dump
News, Signings, Etc.
Daniel Murphy has a strained right hamstring and will skip winter ball in Puerto Rico (what will Nick Evans do now?). The Mets say they still plan to use him as an outfielder, though much of that will depend on what becomes of Luis Castillo.
Yesterday was the deadline for teams to add players to their 40-man roster, a necessary move in order to protect those players from next month's Rule 5 draft. The Mets did just that with Mike Carp.
In case you missed it yesterday, Chase Utley had hip surgery and is expected to miss four-to-six months.
The White Sox have reportedly signed Cuban defector Dayan Viciedo, a 19-year-old third-baseman, for something like $11 million. South Side Sox has more.
The Cardinals have signed lefty Trever Miller to help fill out their bullpen. Neither the deal nor its terms have been officially announced as Miller still needs to undergo the requisite physical. Miller pitched with the Rays last season.
Webstuffs
At MetsGeek, john continues his excellent 2008 profile series with an analysis of Pedro Feliciano.
At his ESPN.com blog, Jason Gray. Gray sort of prattles on a bit about Kunz's poor numbers in Arizona before deciding that he just needs to improve his command. For his part, Kunz didn't think he was so ruff. Gray also adds this tidbit on Daniel Murphy:
Daniel Murphy looked like he could handle second base well enough, given his offensive ability. Whether that's enough for the Mets remains to be seen. He has limitations, but he didn't embarrass himself.
At Bugs & Cranks, Brad Borton lays out the pros and cons of the Mets possibly signing Francisco Rodriguez. It's mostly a rebuttal of all of the reasons Rodriguez might make sense for the Mets, and some of it is tongue-in-cheek, though I take issue with this one:
PRO: "He has thrived in big situations and media pressure his entire career. New York shouldn't phase him at all."
CON: This is what they said about Billy Wagner.
If we accept that injuries happen and that they aren't necessarily the fault of the player, I have few complaints about Wagner's tenure in New York. He burned out down the stretch in 2006 and 2007, but at all other times he was one of the best closers in the league and certainly the best reliever the Mets have had since Armando Benitez circa 1999-2000 (minus the playoffs, of course).
At Cardboard Gods, Josh Wilker busts out a 1976 Topps Dave Kingman and, as is his style, veers wistfully off-topic to discuss how tall ballplayers -- like Kingman -- had it made while shorter guys -- Like Freddie Patek -- often got short shrift.
Joe Posnanski gives us the internet's 27,483rd column on why batting average, homeruns and RsBI, while nice, are outdated and inadequate tools for evaluating -- i.e., determining the value of -- baseball players, for awards voting or otherwise.
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Thursday Applesauce
by Eric Simon
on Nov 20, 2008 10:57 AM EST
in Link Dump
In Arizona:
- Eddie Kunz, ruff as always, allowed two runs on a walk and three hits -- including a grand slam -- in just two-thirds of an inning.
In the Dominican Republic:
- Fernando Martinez went 0-for-4, and is a total bum.
- Argenis Reyes went 0-for-3.
- Fernando Tatis went 2-for-4 with two doubles, a run scored and a run batted in.
In Puerto Rico:
- Nick Evans went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored.
- Brahiam Maldonado went 0-for-1 as a pinch-hitter.
- Jesus Feliciano went 2-for-4 with a walk, a triple, and two runs scored.
Daniel Murphy will have an MRI taken on his right knee today, of which he has experienced discomfort in since November 11.
At MetsGeek, Dan Scotto takes a peek at the Mets' 2009 schedule, looking for interesting stretches and potential bumps in the road.
Mike Mussina appears headed for retirement. Since 1954 he is 15th in wins, 18th in strikeouts, and 8th in strikeout-to-walk ratio (among pitchers with at least 100 starts). He has been a very, very good pitcher for a really long time. If he isn't a Hall of Famer, he's really, really close.
At Baseball Prospectus, Joe Sheehan breaks down the BBRAA awards voting, chastising where appropriate.
At Sabernomics, JC Bradbury puts a dollar value on Derek Lowe. Agent Scott Boras is reportedly looking for a "Zito-type" deal. The annual salary might not be far off (~$18 million a year), but you'd have a tough time finding someone willing to give a soon-to-be 36-year-old a seven-year deal.
The Red Sox' surplus of outfielders led to Coco Crisp being traded to the Royals yesterday in exchange for reliever Ramon Ramirez. Beyond the Boxscore breaks it down. FanGraphs does, too.
Also at BtB, Sky Kalkman thinks the time may be right for the Rays to trade Scott Kazmir, and Peter Bendix continues his series on the history of the NL and AL.
At The Hardball Times, David Gassko follows up on last week's article about whether experience makes any difference to playoff success.
The 30% of sale at the MLB shop has been extended through today. No coupon code necessary.
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Wednesday Applesauce
by Eric Simon
on Nov 12, 2008 10:36 AM EST
in Link Dump
In Arizona:
- Josh Thole went 2-for-4 with an RBI (.382/.441/.509).
- Eddie Kunz, still ruff, blew a save and picked up a loss, allowing a homerun and two walks in an inning of work.
In Hawaii:
- Ruben Tejada went 0-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored.
- Jordan Abruzzo went 0-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Josh Stinson allowed a run on two hits -- one of them a solo homerun -- in an inning of relief.
- Roy Merritt struck out two and walked one in two innings of work.
In the Dominican Republic:
- Fernando Martinez went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored.
- Argenis Reyes went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored.
- Fernando Tatis went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
In Puerto Rico:
- Nick Evans went 0-for-2 with two walks and a run scored.
- Michael Antonini allowed four runs on six hits and two walks in four innings.
In Venezuela:
- Michel Abreu went 1-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored.
At MetsGeek, Chris McCown looks at some available options for jettisoning Luis Castillo to parts unknown.
At RotoGraphs, Brian Joura looks at Daniel Murphy's value in upcoming fantasy drafts. Obviously, his value skyrockets if he becomes a starter at second base instead of a platoon partner in left field.
ESPN.com has been posting winter forecasts for each big league team, and Bob Klapisch penned the Mets preview. Nothing terribly new or exciting here. Blah blah closer yada yada big spenders. It'll kill a few minutes of your Wednesday if nothing else.
At The Hardball Times, David Gassko looks into whether experience really does matter in the playoffs. There isn't a ton of data to work with (105 seven-game series since WW2 were considered), but the results might surprise you. And by you I mean me.
The Tao of Stieb, a Blue Jays blog, runs down five reasons not to sign Ryan Dempster.
River Avenue Blues ruminates on Bobby Abreu and whether he makes any sense for the 2009 Yankees and/or beyond.
Wow. Phillies fans. Just, wow.
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Wednesday Applesauce
by Eric Simon
on Oct 29, 2008 10:36 AM EDT
in Link Dump
Arizona Fall League
Mesa Solar Sox 10, Peoria Saguaros 1
- Josh Thole went 1-for-4 with a strikeout and made an error on a missed catch.
- Eddie Kunz was decent, allowing a hit and two walks while striking out one in two scoreless innings of relief.
Hawaiian Winter Baseball
Waikiki BeachBoys 12, Honolulu Sharks 9
- Jordan Abruzzo went 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored.
- Josh Stinson retired the only batter he faced.
- Roy Merritt got roughed up for three runs on three hits and two walks in 1.2 innings.
Dominican Winter Baseball
Gigantes del Cibao 14, Leones del Escogido 6
- Argenis Reyes went 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored.
- Abraham Nunez went 1-for-4 with two RBI.
At MetsGeek, Chris McCown looks at some of the second base options for next season. A lot of them are named Mark.
Eddie Kunz's editors said his writing was a little ruff, so in steps "Guest Blogger" (their quotes, not mine) Daniel Murphy to fill in. Save a couple of odd grammatical mistakes, Murphy's writing is far superior to Kunz's. Murphy has been out of action since last Friday when he injured his forearm in the Rising Stars game. It doesn't seem serious, and Murphy expects to be back in action by next week. The most interesting tidbit is this one:
But I am looking forward to being back in the lineup and further hone my skills at second base and in the batters box.
This runs counter to what we heard last week, namely that Murphy would go back to left field after the Rising Stars game. Let's hope Murphy is right about this one.
At FanGraphs, Dave Cameron looks at Trade Bargain Endy Chavez:
He is what he is - a slap hitter without much power who doesn’t draw walks.
But he also might just be the best defensive outfielder alive today. He’s certainly in the discussion, at least. John Dewan’s +/- system ranked him as +19 during his time between LF and RF this year - in 600 innings! In what accounts to about a half season of playing time, Dewan’s system judged Chavez to be almost 20 plays better than an average defensive corner outfielder who plays an entire season. That’s just a huge, huge difference.
At Baseball Analysts, Marc Hulet evaluates the big trades that were made last winter, including the one that brought Johan Santana to the Mets. Hint: It was a good trade for the Mets.
Chris McShane has a minor Willets Point update.
At Beyond the Boxscore, Sky Kalkman breaks down the best catchers of 2008. Not sniffing the top ten: Brian Schneider. Paul Lo Duca and Johnny Estrada were each considerably worse, though. For what it's worth, Schneider was approximately as valuable as Jason Varitek and was more valuable than Ramon Hernandez and Victor Martinez.
At Sabernomics, JC Bradbury writes about the surplus of Jake Peavy's below-market deal with the Padres. The value to Peavy in signing that deal was that he wanted to stay in San Diego, so the money he lost on the open market was addressed in the comfort column. If he gets traded elsewhere, he has every intention of making up for that "surplus" of production versus cost, and will probably look for a contract extension.
Replacement Level Yankee Weblog looks at C.C. Sabathia's workload to see if he is a big injury risk.
Does MLB need robots calling balls and strikes? Maybe.
The Phillies may be safe bets to win the World Series, but don't worry: Nobody's been watching.
MTV has made a poopload of videos available online. Some blasts from the past:
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Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
I could go on like this.
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Tuesday Applesauce
by Eric Simon
on Oct 21, 2008 11:09 AM EDT
in Link Dump
Arizona Fall League
Peoria Javelinas 4, Peoria Saguaros 2
- Daniel Murphy went 0-for-4 and is a total bum.
- Shawn Bowman went 1-for-4 with a double.
- Josh Thole, my non-Murphy mancrush this fall, went 3-for-3 with a walk, a double, a run and an RBI.
- Eddie Kunz pitched a scoreless ninth, which was a lot better than the other day when he allowed eight runs on seven hits and a walk in a third of an inning. The only out was recorded on a bunt, and the (third of an) inning featured six singles, a double, a wild pitch and a throwing error by Kunz.
Over the weekend, Joel Sherman suggested the Mets could trade Luis Castillo and his awful contract to the Royals for Jose Guillen and his awful contract. That'd probably be a net win for the Mets, as Guillen might provide some use off the bench and is only under contract for two more seasons (as opposed to three for Castillo), even though the total money owed is about the same.
Tom Tango asks "How much is chemistry worth?":
Here's what you do. Find 10 games from now for the next 12 months that you think has momentum or chemistry written all over it. Bet on the game. Then, come back here, on Oct 18, 2009, and tell me how much money you made. And I don’t want to hear only from the winners.
Paul DePodesta writes candidly about why the Padres think they might need to trade Jake Peavy this offseason:
In short, we are charged with fielding the best possible team in both the short and long terms. Believe me, we wish we could put together a dynamic team comprised of players who would remain as Padres for the duration of their careers. On a personal level, we don't enjoy trading players. I don't know any executive who does. However, that just isn't the reality of today's game. Because of that fact, the best organizations out there can't really believe in the concept of "untouchable", because one can lose great opportunities with such blinders.
Speaking of Peavy, Mike Newman takes a look at the potential haul for the Padres' ace in a new piece at MetsGeek. He even wonders what the Mets might have to give up in such a deal (hint: it's a lot).
Fire Joe Morgan takes Jerry Manuel to task for some crazy things he said, most notably, "You don't see a lot of guys that have statistical numbers play well in these championship series."
Did you read Moneyball? Did you like it? Do you want to see a movie about it?
SABR is working on the Holy Grail of minor league stat databases, and their progress is in public beta. The database is searchable by player, team, league and year. The "name" search field actually expects LastName, Firstname, so don't go searching for "Lenny Dykstra"; use "Dykstra, Lenny" instead.
Aforementioned mancrush Josh Thole is a guest blogger on the Mets AFL blog, normally helmed by Eddie Kunz.
And finally, the Mets have signed a multiyear deal to keep their games on WFAN. The deal includes other Mets-centric content as well as weekly guest spots for players. No word on whether Mike Francesa will be given more control over the team's baseball operations department.
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2009 Bill James Projections: Mets Hitters
by Eric Simon
on Oct 20, 2008 8:00 AM EDT
in Stats
No sooner has the 2008 season ended than we're blessed with the first batch of 2009 projections. These come courtesy of ACTA Sports and The Bill James Handbook. The BJH will be availabe on November 1st, months ahead of most of the other baseball annuals, which is great because we get numbers to play with, though we have to accept that the rosters here could change quite a bit by the time next season rolls around.
Here we go.
| Hitter | Age | G | AB | HR | RC | Avg | OBP | Slg | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlon Anderson | 35 | 74 | 115 | 2 | 13 | 0.252 | 0.312 | 0.357 | 0.669 |
| Carlos Beltran | 32 | 156 | 593 | 30 | 111 | 0.277 | 0.369 | 0.501 | 0.870 |
| Luis Castillo | 33 | 123 | 448 | 3 | 57 | 0.281 | 0.362 | 0.344 | 0.706 |
| Ramon Castro | 33 | 56 | 167 | 8 | 25 | 0.257 | 0.330 | 0.455 | 0.785 |
| Endy Chavez | 31 | 105 | 234 | 2 | 27 | 0.274 | 0.317 | 0.363 | 0.681 |
| Ryan Church | 30 | 128 | 444 | 16 | 69 | 0.275 | 0.348 | 0.457 | 0.805 |
| Carlos Delgado | 37 | 151 | 558 | 33 | 98 | 0.263 | 0.361 | 0.502 | 0.863 |
| Damion Easley | 39 | 112 | 278 | 8 | 33 | 0.248 | 0.317 | 0.385 | 0.702 |
| Nick Evans | 23 | 50 | 162 | 6 | 27 | 0.284 | 0.341 | 0.488 | 0.829 |
| Fernando Martinez | 20 | 128 | 436 | 9 | 53 | 0.264 | 0.314 | 0.390 | 0.704 |
| Daniel Murphy | 24 | 139 | 456 | 14 | 80 | 0.296 | 0.371 | 0.478 | 0.849 |
| Jose Reyes | 26 | 160 | 669 | 14 | 108 | 0.290 | 0.349 | 0.448 | 0.798 |
| Brian Schneider | 32 | 125 | 405 | 9 | 48 | 0.247 | 0.328 | 0.368 | 0.696 |
| Fernando Tatis | 34 | 88 | 261 | 10 | 36 | 0.253 | 0.330 | 0.429 | 0.759 |
| David Wright | 26 | 160 | 618 | 33 | 136 | 0.311 | 0.402 | 0.552 | 0.953 |
Let's remember that these are just projections. Some numbers and algorithms went into a computer and these popped out. That's a really simplistic way of looking at what is surely a very complex system, and I don't describe it that way to make light of all of the work that goes into developing and implementing a projection system. Forecasting ballplayers may seem like a frivolous use of time, but there is little doubt that most if not all big league teams use player projections of some form or another. They'd be crazy not to use the many years of baseball data that exists to analyze the likelihood of certain performance results for free agents, players on their own team or potential trade targets on other teams. Projections don't tell us what is guaranteed to happen, but they do tell us what could very likely happen, and that should at least be a part of any reasonable player analysis, whether you're in a big league front office or a humble website sending information through this sophisticated series of tubes we call the internets.
Some thoughts on the Mets, bullet-wise.
- Marlon Anderson should be jettisoned post-haste. He is not better than Val Pascucci. I'm not sure he's better than Morten Anderson. Why was it necessary to sign him for two years? Anyone?
- Carlos Voltron is a god.
- Luis Castillo is a Met.
- Can Brian Schneider never start again? Can Ramon Castro please stay healthy? The 80 points separating their OPS projections is not insignificant.
- Endy Chavez isn't much of a hitter, though he could be one of the most undervalued commodities in baseball.
- Ryan Church's projection isn't terrible, but it's not great, either. For comparison, Lastings Milledge's projection is .281/.347/.439. I don't feel so well.
- Carlos Delgado, not so bad. The computer thinks Carlos will continue his resurgence and put up an OPS similar to his 2008 mark, which is middle of the pack among big league first basemen.
- Damion Easley: Time to retire.
- Mark my words: Nick Evans will not OPS .829. Nice thought, though.
- Fernando Martinez: Not ready for the big time yet.
- Daniel Murphy is the Irish Hammer. Close your eyes. Now picture the Irish Hammer. Now picture him hitting .296/.371/.478 as a 24-year-old. Now picture him doing it at second base. Feel better? How did you read all of that with your eyes closed, eh? Cheater.
- I'm a little disappointed in Jose Reyes's projection. That .798 OPS would be a 35-point dropoff from his 2008 line. I'll take the over on this one.
- Is it wrong to wish that Brian Schneider had been driving that car in DR and not Ambiorix Burgos? Yea. Probably.
- The Mets could do far worse than Fernando Tatis as a righty bat off the bench, Or: Sixteen words I couldn't have fathomed writing a year ago.
- David Wright: Yea, let's trade this bum.
I'll post the pitcher projections tomorrow, and then some free agent/trade target projections on Wednesday.
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Wednesday Applesauce
by Eric Simon
on Oct 15, 2008 10:11 AM EDT
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Jason Grey, a scouting expert for ESPN.com, checks in with his report from the AFL, which includes some first impressions of Daniel Murphy at second base:
Daniel Murphy's bat is going to play at the big league level, but the question is finding a position for him. As many know, the Mets have him playing second base exclusively here to see if he can handle the position on a full-time basis, and things are encouraging thus far. He hasn't been tested too much, but he also hasn't seemed out of place turning the double play. Murphy has good reactions and adequate footwork, and though his actions are somewhat stiff, he has been making the plays. So far, so good.
Awesome. I have an email out to Jonathan Mayo (name drop!), who said he'll give me an update on Murphy et al once he gets out to Arizona next week.
Rob Neyer (subscription required) discusses a Marty Noble mailbag question about Carlos Delgado and whether he was the Mets' MVP this season. Neyer:
This is probably the last time we'll speak of this matter. But if the Mets had won two more games this season, they'd have qualified for the playoffs, the real MVP voters would have been looking for a Met to vote for, and Delgado might have been the guy because he did come up big after the All-Star break. In a sense, this is the general MVP discussion in a microcosm. Is the Most Valuable Player the player who makes the greatest all-around contribution for six months? Or is he the one-dimensional player who gives his team two or three great months?
At MetsGeek, Chris McCown looks at some of the big name relievers that could be available this offseason via trade or free agency.
At Baseball America, Jim Callis released this past season's draft expenditures of big league teams. The Mets finished 14th, shelling out $6,460,000 for 42 draft picks. The Royals outspent everyone else by plunking down $11,148,000 on 32 picks. The Mets increased their draft payout from $3,821,300 in 2007, so they seem to be moving in the right direction. Bear in mind that the crummier teams with the highest draft picks tend to pay the biggest signing bonuses, though other teams can make up some of that ground by paying above slot money for players with signability concerns.
Could Willie Randolph find his way back to the Bronx? I, for one, couldn't care less.
Arizona Fall League
Surprise Rafters 8, Peoria Saguaros 6
- Daniel Murphy went 1-for-3 with two walks and an RBI.
Dan Uggla may be on the trading block, and the Mets need a second baseman. They've had mostly good success trading with the Marlins in the past (Piazza, Leiter, Delgado, Jason Vargas not so much), but the Fish aren't likely to trade Uggle intra-division unless they're in complete fire sale mode.
J.C. Bradbury evaluates A.J. Burnett, and concludes that he might be best off staying in Toronto. Hank Steinbrenner's wallet begs to differ.
Jake Peavy's agent has listed some places he would accept trades to. The full list wasn't provided, so it isn't clear if New York was on it. Peavy's family lives in San Diego and he seems inclined to stay in the area if at all possible. Whomever trades for Peavy -- if anyone does -- will have to surrender a considerable haul, and they may be accepting a big injury risk.
Yahoo! Sports surpassed ESPN.com in unique September visitors, making it the most popular sports website in the land. Amazin' Avenue was a distant sixth.
Baseball Prospectus has purchased Baseball Digest Daily, which seems to be a sensible partnership: BPro has the analysis game covered, while BDD tackles the news side of things. BDD's Joe Hamrahi explains the deal.
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Tuesday Applesauce
by Eric Simon
on Oct 14, 2008 10:17 AM EDT
in Link Dump
At MetsGeek, Mike Newman presents the case against Francisco Rodriguez, arguing that the Mets find themselves with a high payroll but relatively few bad contracts, and extending six years and nearly $100 million (or something thereabouts) for a closer would be a desperate move.
At MLB Trade Rumors, Tim Dierkes looks at the Mets' payroll commitments for 2009 and provides some offseason suggestions and his outlook for next season:
The Mets have an excellent core for '09 - three good starting pitchers plus Wright, Reyes, Beltran, and Delgado all signed at arguably below-market rates. Minaya just needs to figure out how to allocate his money between a closer (and maybe a second reliever), a starter, and a left fielder.
Yes, thank you. No need to do anything daft this winter. The Mets have some areas that clearly need improvement, but there's no need for a complete overhaul here.
At Cardboard Gods, Josh Wilker busts out a 1980 Joel Youngblood, whose #18 was worn soon after by Darryl Strawberry:
I think Strawberry showed up last week for the closing of Shea Stadium. I’m not sure if Joel Youngblood did. It looked, just a couple weeks earlier, like the Mets would extend Shea’s lifetime beyond the end of the regular season by banishing the aftertaste of last season’s collapse with some playoff baseball. But you can never count on anything, so Shea’s last moment was not a playoff game but a bittersweet ceremony in the cold dusk featuring a gathering of Old Greats and Old Pretty Goods and Old OKs. The stands must have looked ragged, forlorn, many too disappointed to stay and watch. As the Allen Ginsberg stand-in in Dharma Bums put it, "It all ends in tears."
Replacement Level Yankee Weblog breaks down the projections to see whether signing Derek Lowe for three years makes any sense. There are indications that the Mets may take a look at Lowe as well.
Arizona Fall League
Peoria Saguaros 11, Surprise Rafters 6
- Daniel Murphy went 4-for-4 with a walk, two RBI and three runs scored.
- Shawn Bowman went 1-for-5 with an RBI.
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Monday Applesauce
by Eric Simon
on Oct 13, 2008 12:24 PM EDT
in Link Dump
At MetsBlog.com, in a preview of his interview with GM Omar Minaya, Matt Cerrone posts a Q&A on Daniel Murphy's status:
Ed from Melville, NY, asked, "How do you envision Murphy in the line up? What position do you see him playing? And how excited are you about this guy?"
Minaya, on Murphy, speaking to MetsBlog.com:
"Well, first of all, we are very excited. We rarely see a young player having that kind of plate discipline…
I am comfortable that he is going to play the outfield if we need him to play the outfield. We are also comfortable that he would be able to play first base – if someday Carlos Delgado is not with us. So we’re excited about him, and we envision him that way…
He is going to play second base in the Fall League, but that was something that was decided a while back before he actually came to the Major Leagues"
Emphasis is mine, and hoo-ray for Omar Minaya acknowledging plate discpline! I mentioned this the other day, and I still feel that the Mets are downplaying Murphy's role at second base in the AFL in case it doesn't work out. Obviously, he would be a huge upgrade over anything they have now if he could be even adequate defensively there. It's probably a longshot that he will be, given how few players have moved from third base to second successfully, but a successful transition would be a huge win for the Mets.
Over at the Hardball Times, Victor Wang analyzes what Ben Sheets might be worth in free agency given his health and a team's relative aversion to risk. Sheets has had a lot of injury problems in the past, and heads into the offseason with a torn elbow muscle that may require surgery. The latest prognosis is that the elbow just needs rest and that it should be fine long-term (i.e. by next season).
Hawaiian Winter Baseball
Honolulu Sharks 6, North Shore Honu 3
- Greg Veloz (2B) went 1-for-4.
- Junior Guerra allowed two hits in a third of an inning.
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Saturday Applesauce
by Eric Simon
on Oct 11, 2008 6:03 PM EDT
in Link Dump
Not much to report today. The Phillies took a 2-0 series lead over the Dodgers in the NLCS, which is depressing. Meanwhile, the Red Sox took a 1-0 lead over the Rays. You can follow all of SBNation's postseason coverage at our playoff hub:
No real news from Metsland, so here are Friday's winter league results.
Arizona Fall League
Peoria Saguaros 7, Peoria Javelinas 5
- Daniel Murphy (2B) went 2-for-2 with a two-run homer, two walks and two runs scored.
- Josh Thole (C) went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored.
- Bobby Parnell started the game, going one inning and allowing a hit while striking out two.
- Jason Vargas tossed three shutout innings, allowing a hit and a walk, striking out three.
Hawaiian Winter Baseball
Honolulu Sharks 10, North Shore Honu 4
- Ruben Tejada (SS) went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI and a run scored.
- Greg Veloz (2B) went 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored, but made his seventh (!) error in just ten games.
- Jordan Abruzzo (DH) went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
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