Jul
27
2012

The Day Everything Changed In Flushing

An article by Craig Lerner

July 28, 2011 – The Mets trade OF Carlos Beltran and cash to the Giants for RHP Zack Wheeler.

Beltran certainly did his part (.323/.369/.551) in San Fran, and he wound up signing a bargain contract with the Cardinals. This year, he’s been one of the NL’s most productive hitters. Although the Giants missed the postseason, it was no fault of Beltran’s. The Mets, though, landed a potential gem in Wheeler. Wheeler, who touches triple digits with his fastball and boasts a hammer curve, has thrived at Double-A Binghamton this season despite being generally younger than his peer group. If he rounds out his repertoire, then he’ll be a potential frontline ace.

Dayn Perry, CBS Sports

Whenever we do get to the promised land, and we will, we’ll look back at that day as the turning point where one era ended and another began.

About the Author: Craig Lerner

I'm a data analyst and researcher for a leading news agency who loves life and is hooked on the Mets. I love following the Amateur Draft and have a particular fondness for the Mets Minor Leagues who I follow each day. Give me a cold beer, a summer day, and a Mets game, and I'm good to go.

6 Comments + Add Comment

WiseguyAsh July 27, 2012 at 8:43 pm

Between him and Harvey, the future is filled with power arms and promise. Definitely a great trade.
- Amazin July 28, 2012 at 5:53 am
  
  A great trade…. anybody who knows the game, knows that you don’t decree getting a minor league ballplayer a great trade when he is in AA. Come back in 5 or 6 years when the smart people show you how to evaluate a trade. Until then, read Jessup’s stuff. A Sandy defender who at least uses his strange set of logic thought processes to try to defend your lord and master Sandy. See you in half a decade.
  - Joey D. July 28, 2012 at 5:08 pm
    
    Hi Amazin,
    
    And of course, he was only in A Ball at the time…..
Joey D. July 27, 2012 at 9:23 pm

Hi Craig,

Let’s hope the current bad stretch for Wheeler is just part of the learning curb and not that of Double-A hitters catching up to him. Would love for him to be called up while Beltran is still playing so we can possibly see a classic confrontation of those two eras at least once.
WiseguyAsh July 28, 2012 at 4:08 pm

To get a potential front of the rotation starter for a player that was not going to be signed is a great trade in my opinion. The Mets had no intention of signing Beltran and Wheeler is way more than we could have expected. Once again, just my opinion. The guys has better stuff than Harvey and that’s saying something.
Joey D. July 28, 2012 at 5:07 pm

Hi Wise,

To get rid of one’s top hitter who was not going to be signed but was helping a team pull off the unexpected and be right in the thick of a wild card race is saying something as well. To show no faith in the team and have it’s astute philosophical leader and knuckle ball pitcher say that though the entire team had faith in itself the front office giving up on them was hard to swallow…, well, that’s saying something too.

No need for any rebuttal, Fonzie – know you see it the opposite and it is duly noted you feel the same as Wise does – and that I was living in fantasy land and Sandy was looking ahead to the world of tomorrow LOL.

NL East Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Braves	42	28	.600	-
Nationals	34	35	.493	7.5
Phillies	34	37	.479	8.5
Mets	25	40	.385	14.5
Marlins	22	47	.319	19.5

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