Aaron Boone had heart surgery on March 26 and was back by Sept.2.

He has heart surgery and just as fast or faster than Reyes, Delgado, & Fernando Martinez

He is a slow healer and Nick is right, the second coming of Escobar. Another Minaya find. How about forgetting profiling ballplayers and assuming they have the desire because they come from undernourshed Latin America.

Martinez might be playing winter ball to prove his health to be a chip in acquiring a proven talent. You think Omar has any sand left in the hour glass? It’s now of never for him this winter if he wants to last the summer in New York.

1. A quick bat with some pop;
2. Poor pitch recognition – he cannot identify a major league change-up; he swings at pitches both in the dirt and shoulder high;
3. He’s a capable outfielder, except when he’s given time to think about what he’s doing – he has trouble tracking the ball off the bat.

F-Mart has some talent, but he still needs alot of work to be considered a top prospect.

I am very pleased to hear good things about Ike Davis’ glove, in addition to his breakout season at the plate last year. It tells me he has a brain and knows how to use it. Combine his baseball smarts with his natural talent and I’ll show you a genuine prospect, not someone who will show “flashes of brilliance” intermixed with prolonged slumps or bouts of wildness.

Putting it politely, some players are more disciplined than others.