24
2009
Brad Holt Too Valuable To Be Traded
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Starting pitcher, Brad Holt continues to shoot up the top prospects lists.
The 2008 supplemental first round draft pick, has impressed scouts with his plus fastball and his other pitches continue to improve. I asked Adam Rubin of the Daily News about him on Tuesday, and he now has him ranked among the top three prospects in the Mets organization.
Last week, Baseball America released their mid season prospect rankings and Brad Holt was the highest ranked Met at number 40 overall.
With the trade deadline fast approaching, John Manuel of Baseball America penned an article about some players he feels should be untouchable, and he included Brad Holt among them.
The Mets’ problems are obvious. It’s probably too late for them to become buyers, and a huge problem with this season’s team is the lack of upper-level minor league talent to fill gaps on the big league roster caused by injuries. Holt, last year’s supplemental first-round pick, looks close to being ready to help a rotation that has given 27 starts to the likes of Livan Hernandez and Tim Redding. The best homegrown arm in system has reached Double-A in his first pro season and is comparable stuff-wise to Mike Pelfrey, only with a better breaking ball.
Just last week, Brad Holt was named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week. Holt notched two wins going 2-0 with a 1.32 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 13.2 innings. Eastern League hitters are batting just .216 against him on the season.
It’s a little bit of good news in a week where good news has been pretty scarce.
About the Author: Joe DeCaro
Went to my first Mets game, a Mayors Trophy game at Shea, in '73. We beat the Yankees 8-4 and I was hooked. I marched in two Banner Day parades, and before the Grand Slam single, there was the "Hendu Can Do" grand slam - I was there. I've collected Mets memorabilia all my life and started Mets Merized Online to feed my addiction.
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[...] Toby Hyde gets some face time on SNY and talks about Brad Holt. Some pitching video as well there. Holt gave up 5 runs in 6 innings in last night’s Binghamton victory over Connecticut. Metsmerized begs Omar to keep Holt. [...]
[...] Toby Hyde gets some face time on SNY and talks about Brad Holt. Some pitching video as well there. Holt gave up 5 runs in 6 innings in last night’s Binghamton victory over Connecticut. Metsmerized begs Omar to keep Holt. [...]
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PERSONALLY, I’D HAVE TO CONSIDER THE RETURN BEFORE I’D NIX ANY DEAL INVOLVING ANY PROSPECT. FOR EZAMPLE, IN A LEESS THAN LIKELY ATTEMPT AT HALLADAY, I’D PERSONALLY PACK NOT ONLY HOLT’S LUGGAGE; BUT ANY NUMBER OF MINOR LEAGUERS, IF IT HAD BEEN HOLIDAY, NOW A RENTAL WITH CARDS@ 14M/SEASON. THEN NO, I DON’T SQUANDER ANY PROSPECTS/YOUTH ON A RENTAL WITH THIS SEASON SO FAR GONE. I’D ONLY DO IT ON A PLAYER WHO’D CERTAINLY BE ON ROSTER FOR ’10, MY TARGET RIGHT NOW.
WE NEED YOUTH, SO WHY WOULD I EVER TRADE ANY? CONSIDERING WE’RE LIKELY TO GET ADDITIONAL FIRST ROUNDERS/SANDWICH PICKS WITH DEPARTURES OF PUTZ,WAGNER,DELGADO,SCHNEIDER ETC. AND LIKELY LOSE OUR OWN FIRST ROUNDER BY INKING, HOPFULLY A “TYPE A” SP TO SHORE UP ROTATION(I’D TARGET LACKEY AS A #2) ANOTHER POSSIBLE “TYPE A” TARGET FOR CATCHER MAY BE V.MARTINEZ(I ASSUME CLE P/U HIS OPTION FOR ’10). HOPFULLY WE GAIN MORE SANDWICH’S THAN LOSE IN COMPENSATORY PICKS. OTHER F/A I’D LIKE OMAR TO PURSUE WOULD CERTAINLY BE A LFer PREFERABLY NOT TYPE A; BUT LOWER REQ ONLY $$ NOT PICK. BETTER OMAR FOCUS ON UPGRADING THE MORTAR PLAYERS SURROUNDING THE CORE BRICKS. THERE ISN’T A 1B THAT JUMPS OUT AT ME; BUT I DON’T BELIEVE MURPH HAS THE POWER TO BE THE REAL SOLUTION THERE. I FIRMLY BELIEVE OMAR HAS DROPPED THE BALL THROUGH MYOPIA IN NOT CHOOSING A GRITTIER SUPPORTING CAST FOR BENCH & B/U ROLES. CORA WAS A GOOD CHOICE IF U ONLY NEEDED A B/U 2B; BUT NEITHER HIS ARM NOR HIS RANGE ARE ADEQUATE @ SS, BETTER WE HAD STUCK WITH EASLEY THIS YR. TO ME THE OBVIOUS BEST CHOICE WOULD’VE BEEN SHREK(WIGGINTON)(LESS THAN 500K MORE THAN CORA; BUT WITH MORE POP; BUT STILL NOT A SS OPTION).
SPEAKING OF SS OPTIONS WHY IS BERROA STILL HERE, HE CAN’T HIT,FIELD,SAC BUNT ALL HE SEEMS EXCELLENT AT IS BLOWING BUBBLES. WHY ISN’T TEJADA GETTING A SNIFF OUT OF AA? CAN’T POSSIBLY BE MORE OVERMATCHED THAN BERROA SEEMS TO BE. THE 31 YR OLD BERROA IS A SUITABLE BACKUP FOR A TEAM WHO OPENS SEASON WITH OUR PRESNT TYYPE LINEUP, NOT FOR ONE THAT HAD HOPES OF CONTENTION.