May
19
2011

Justin Turner Could Match Mets Rookie RBI Record

An article by Hojo's Mojo

The good folks at Elias Sports Bureau say that Justin Turner can match Ron Swoboda’s 1965 franchise rookie record if he can drive in a run Friday at Yankee Stadium.

Turner has produced an RBI in five straight games, one shy of Swoboda’s mark. He has 10 RBIs over the five-game span.

With the start of the Subway Series only a day away, the Mets need all the offense they can muster especially with David Wright and Ike Davis on the shelf. The bullpen has been excellent this month, and lately even the starting pitching has been rising to the occasion, but with some of their big guns missing, the Mets really needed for some of the other position players to step up in a big way if they are going to stay afloat until they are healthy again.

Justin Turner has done just that. His sizzling hot bat has put a big charge into the Mets lineup and the best part of it is that his timing couldn’t be better.

Since being called up from Triple-A Buffalo, Turner is batting .333 in 51 at-bats with a .393 OBP and a .490 SLG. Turner has made the most of his new-found playing time and he is showing no signs of cooling down.

In his last ten games, Turner is batting .383 with six runs scored and 12 RBI in 34 at-bats. He has drawn four walks and struck out four times.

Turner has also impressed with the glove, flashing some good range and a strong and accurate arm to go with it.

I don’t know how long this is going to last, but for now I’m going to enjoy the ride.

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Midwestern Met May 19, 2011 at 6:43 pm

We may be witnessing the Rise of Justin Turner. He could be this year’s Ike Davis. Let’s hope he stays hot in the Bronx this weekend!

Mets get some luck and this time they take it to the bank. Read all about their second straight shutout: http://tiny.cc/21ud7
XtreemIcon May 19, 2011 at 7:50 pm

I hope he keeps it up for a long time. I like him a lot. I really hope he’s improved a ton because the better he is, the easier his regress to the mean will be. His minor league numbers are impressive, so I have faith. I just hope he waits till after the Yanks to slow down. He’s gonna have an 0-15 at some point, I just hope it’s next week against the Cubs, so he levels back out for Philly.
- Hodges14 May 19, 2011 at 8:04 pm
  
  Agreed. I know he’s gonna come crashing down to earth at some point, I just want him to wait until Wright and Ike are back.
Michael May 19, 2011 at 10:09 pm

His minor league career numbers were real good, why was he not considered a better prospect? BA 309 OBP 373. And he was pretty consistent for 6 years
- XtreemIcon May 19, 2011 at 10:21 pm
  
  The Orioles never considered him a top prospect, and when Scott Moore was ready to return last season, Turner was hitless on the year at the time. So they DFA’d him to make room for Moore. Yet another great move for the Orioles, who haven’t finished above .500 in fourteen years.
  
  Incidentally, Moore finished 2010 with a .209/.274/.337 line in 96 PAs and was non-tendered, signed by the Cubs and is currently hitting a “robust” .269/.336/.394 in AAA Iowa.
  - t agee May 19, 2011 at 10:30 pm
    
    The scary thing is that we have THREE guys for AAA depth DFA’d by Baltimore. Catcher Dusty Ryan, Luis Hernandez and Turner.
    
    Good to know we can at least count on the Orioles to provide us with alternatives to Jacobs, GMJ, Cancel, Casanova, Hessman ect since we obviously cannot provide any for our self.
    - XtreemIcon May 19, 2011 at 10:45 pm
      
      Their ineptitude somewhat covered Omar’s ineptitude. With the money they spend, if they either found a GM who knew what they were doing, they could make noise. Imagine if that happens, and the Toronto pitching staff matures even further? All five teams would either win 100 games, or 82, since they’d just beat each other all the time.
    - Met Maniac May 19, 2011 at 11:06 pm
      
      Also Beato was from Orioles. lol they suck.
      - t agee May 19, 2011 at 11:16 pm
        
        Forgot about Beato Maniac. That is incredible, four guys DFA’s by Baltimore, three of them weren’t claimed by any AL teams and I believe that all AL teams passed on Beato in the rule 5 since we selected Emaus first.
        
        Man that’s scrapping the bottom. Hey at least we have some people who can do something and it didn’t take anything to get them.
        
        Doesn’t make up for Mora or Singleton though.
Metstheory22 May 20, 2011 at 11:40 am

Good for those who kept saying they should bring up Turner over Emaus. You never end with the same roster you start with.

NL East Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Braves	25	18	.581	-
Nationals	23	21	.523	2.5
Phillies	21	23	.477	4.5
Mets	17	24	.415	7.0
Marlins	12	32	.273	13.5

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