Comments on: Mets Top Position Player Prospects Were Disappointing in 2011

By: METS62FAN

METS62FAN — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 13:10:33 +0000

AFTER READING THIS COMMENTARY/ASSESSMENT OF OUR “BABIES” I CHUCKLED AT HOW EASILY I COU;LD EXCERPT THE AUTHOR’S OVERALL ASSESSMENTS & APPLY IT NEARLY VERBATUM TO THIS CRITIQUE’S OVERALL VALUE….
“He needs to learn more patience at the plate, and understand how to read pitchers better when attempting to steal. All of those things will make him a much better player, and a much more dynamic lead off hitter.”

MY PARAPHRASEOLOGY WIOULD GO SOMEWHAT LIKE THIS AS RELATING TO THE AUTHOR…
HE(Mr VALIS) NEEDS TO LEARN MORE PATIENCE IN LIFE AND UNDERSTAND HOW TO EVALUATE PROSPECTS BETTER WHEN ASSESSING PROS UNDER AGE 21…

VERY, VERY FEW MLB HEROS ACTUALLY EXCELL ABOVE NORM CONSISTANTLY FROM THE TIME THEY CASHED THEIR FIRST PAYCHECK, PRIMARILY WHY THEY DO NOT ASSESS MiLB ACCOMPLISHMENTS WHEN EVALUATING THOSE ON THE CURRENT HOF BALLOT.
“THE NEXT REYES”? OMG! ARE U KIDDING ME? IF & WHEN THAT INDIVIDUAL DESERVING OF THAT ASSESSMENT DOES COME ALONG, IT’S HIGHLY UNLUIKELY IT WILL BE FROM THE NYM ORGANIZATION AS LIGHTNING STRIKES ONCE PER LOCATION. REYES’ TALENTS/POTENTIAL COMBINATION IS EXTREMELY RARE & AS SUCH, WHY HIS ESCAPING IS A BLUNDER WORTHY OF AN 06/16/77 COMPARATIVE REFERENCE!
TO THOSE WHO ATTEMPT TO DENIGRATE JOSE’S NYM CONTRIBUTIONS WITH THAT REDICULOUS HYPERBOLIC QUESTION OF “WHAT HAVE THEY EVER WON WITH HIM?”
I WOU;LD EASILY RETORT WITH, MORE THAN NYYs DID WITH MATTINGLY OR BOSOX WITH BOGGS OR EVEN PADRES WITH GWYNN . UNLIKE FOOTBALL & BASKETBALL WHEREBY MULTIPLAYERS ARE PARTICIPATING ON EACH & EVERY PLAY THE POTENTIAL FOR TEAMMATES COVERING YOUR OFF DAYS OR SUPPORTUING YOUR ‘ON DAYS’ IN BASEBALL ARE NIHL. THE CONCEPT THAT A SINGLE BASEBALL PLAYER’S PERSONAL OUTPUT CAN EFFECT AN ENTIRE BASEBALL SEASON IS LUDICROUS. CERTAINLY MJ’S TALENT, ALONE, BY NATURE OF HIS GAME COULD SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE HIS TEAMMATE’S QUALITY OF PARTICIPATION. DID WE NOT JUST WITNESS THE OPPOSITE EFFECT WHEN MANGOLD WENT DOWN, RIPPING THE O-LINE ASUNDER LIKE SCOTTS’ TP? IN A BASEBALL SEASON, MORE THAN LIKELY ONE PLAYER’S SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS CAN BE OVERPOWERED BY MEDIOCRITY SURROUNDING THE EXCELLENCE SEE DONNY & WADE’S FRUITLESS RESULTS AS THE LONE OASIS SURROUNDED BY DESERT PRODUCTION. THE MERE FACT THAT NEITHER REYES NOR WRIGHT EVER SEEMED TO ALLOW THE “BASTARDS(IN ADEQUATE TEAMMATE)S TO GET THEM DOWN” CERTAINLY SHOULD EARMARK THEM BOTH AS RESILIENT KEEPERS IF NOT THE FUTURE POINT OF THE NYM OFFENSIVE SPEAR.

By: Donal

Donal — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:22:28 +0000

Skills Set is a term used by scouts. It has nothing to do with the Wilpons.

By: Donal

Donal — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:20:42 +0000

Teams generally don’t swap prospects for prospects. Can you imagine the uproar if the guy you gave away turns into an All Star and the guy you got is roster filler?

By: Sach

Sach — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:20:09 +0000

Not really MNJ.

By: Mr North Jersey

Mr North Jersey — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:12:39 +0000

I’m reading McHugh, Holt and Marte were left unprotected. Any other names worth mentioning that was eligible for the Rule 5 that I am missing Sach?

By: Sach

Sach — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:12:27 +0000

Josh Edgin added to the 40 man roster later next season for a Sept.1st call-up made more sense than adding Carson now. Ricciardi thinks Edgin will be in the bigs in 2013. I hope we don’t lose McHugh.

By: NJstuckinTX

NJstuckinTX — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:06:14 +0000

Maybe McHugh’s AZ showing will keep others from picking him.

By: Sach

Sach — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:04:21 +0000

Sandy has added 7 to the Mets 40 man roster- Kirk,Familia,Reese,Flores,Puello,Lagares and surprise Robert Carson instead of Collin McHugh.

By: Metstheory22

Metstheory22 — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:44:55 +0000

Sorry but I really dislike the Wilpon term…”Skills Set”. Just plain Skills will do.

By: SwedeMet

SwedeMet — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:49:08 +0000

Indeed, none of these players had an as good a season as we had hoped. Puello showed som nice pop, but has a strikeout rate over 20% which is needs to be worked on.

Flores needs to show more power, especially since most people seem to agree he won’t stick at short but will move to third if he is ever to reach the majors. He needs to rides his bat and if he doesn’t perform at the plate, he’s honestly not much use.

By: Sach

Sach — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:28:12 +0000

If I was Sandy, I would try to package Flores with another Met prospect or two to try to acquire other prospects at a position in need such as catcher and the bullpen. Where does Flores really fit with the Mets moving forward?