Month: June 2011

2011 Draft Update: Mets Sign Missigman, Leathersich Close, Frenzel Wants Overslot, Other News

  . [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/mwilliams2929/status/83321476496883713″]   . The twitter account says it is the official page of Spartanburg Methodist College Baseball, the school Missigman had committed to, so this is likely indeed true. Missigman has been as high as 89 mph with his fastball and at 6’4″ 170 lbs. there is still some projection left in his...

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Same Old Song, Davis Could Miss Rest Of Season

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Ike Davis is expected back in two weeks. That was mid-May. The news isn’t good for Davis, whom GM Sandy Alderson said could require season-ending surgery after a MRI today revealed cartilage damage along with the bone bruise. Davis had been wearing a protective boot, and the hope is the blood flow in his leg will improve enough to allow him to start running...

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Collins, Reyes, Einhorn And The Mets

In the midst of chaos, we have calm – while the newspapers are screaming about the Mets team, they are quietly learning how to work together, and they are listening to their manager, Terry Collins. This is the best Mets team in years because of him – he puts his players first and they know it. Did you know that he speaks to each of his players every day? You couldn’t have a...

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2011 Draft Update: Mets Top Pick Brandon Nimmo Wants $2.5 Million

As my colleague HoJo wrote last week in this post, the New York Mets announced that they have signed 12 draft picks from the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, including the club’s second round selection right handed pitcher Cory Mazzoni from North Carolina State University.  According to Jim Callis of Baseball America, the Mets signed Mazzoni for $437,500 which is $77,000 lower than the slot...

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Collins Could Move A Suddenly Hot Jason Bay Up In Order

Last night, struggling leftfielder Jason Bay homered for the first time since May 13 in the sixth, breaking a string of 104 at-bats without one. Bay also hadn’t had an extra-base hit since May 20, a stretch of 89 at-bats. It was a great night for Bay who also blasted a triple off the wall, and had a single and a walk in his best game of the season. He also made several nice catches in left. “It...

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