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2012
MMO Prospect Pulse: Cory Vaughn, OF
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6’3” and 225 lbs out of California… Meet Cory Vaughn, son of former major leaguer, Greg Vaughn.
Vaughn was first drafted by the Phillies in 2007 right out of High School, and luckily for us, he went ahead and decided to turn them down and go on to college. He was drafted in the 43rd round with Philly, but in 2010, he was the 4th round pick for the New York Mets. A right-handed guy all the way, Vaughn is someone a lot of people have had their eye on since he was drafted.
Vaughn brings an always likeable combination of speed and power to the table. He also possesses a pretty decent arm, and has logged time in all three outfield spots. The routes that he takes to balls are not always perfect, but his above average speed allows him to get by. I do believe in his baseball IQ so it is plausible that he might end up playing as an average defender in CF someday – but it seems much more likely that he will play an above average corner outfield spot. A lot of players show speed in the lower levels, but from what I have seen, I do believe Vaughn can steal 15-20 bases throughout all levels, including the MLB.
Vaughn’s best asset, by far, is his power. At 23, the kid demonstrates an ability to be a human launchpad. The ability to hit home runs is his claim to fame, however the issue is, he needs to start making a little more contact. As always, because Vaughn is young, he needs to work on pitch recognition. The good news on that front is if you track the way he has played offensively throughout his career, he is doing just that recently. The improvements might be small and subtle, but trust me when I say that they are present, and Vaughn still has a bright future.
A quick look at Vaughn’s career MiLB stats so far will back up my claims. He started off in Brooklyn in 2010, where he batted .307 (81 – 264) with 14 doubles, five triples, and 14 Home Runs. He also stole 12 bases in the short time down there, so the numbers in Brooklyn were promising. In 2011, he started the year in Savannah where he had a .405 OBP in just under 300 PAs with a .286 average. He was slugging only .408 but the Mets promoted him to St.Lucie regardless, believing in his talent. He struggled in the second half of 2011 in Advanced-A, batting only .219 – although his slugging percentage stayed about the same.
A full season in St.Lucie in 2012 gave us some really interesting numbers to take in. Vaughn was able to rack up 23 HRs, 25 2Bs, and 3 3Bs while batting .243 for the year. Despite the low average, he did improve his walk rate and overall patience. The 114 strikeouts in 456 ABs are not pleasant, but they can be improved if Vaughn continues to take the steps he is making. The 2012 season showed an improvement in overall patience and pitch selection – which is indicated by his improved batting average and OPS. He also stole 21 bases with an 84% success rate.
To wrap it all up, I will admit that Cory Vaughn does not jump off the page as a can’t miss prospect. There are no guarantees he will fix his contact issues or improve his pitch selection at the plate. However, it would be absolutely foolish to give up on a 23-year old outfielder with above average speed and raw power.
ETA: 2015
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Cory Vaughn reminds me of that outfield prospect Willy Mo Pena from several years ago.
When you look at the current Met OFs:
Kirk: strikes out a ton, a bit of power, good speed but not a stolen base burner
Duda: strikes out a ton, a ton of power, no speed whatsoever
Baxter: strikes out a lot, minimal power, good speed
Valdy: strikes out a ton, good power, terrific speed
Considering this, Vaughn fits right in if not ahead of many of these guys. Of course, the difference between St Lucie and the big leagues is enormous.
Here’s what double standards sometimes kills me from mets fans and it tells a lot about why some mets fans are viewed the way they’re viewed:
Here’s vaughn and Player A While in brooklyn, this was his line in 2010:
264 at bats 307 BA 14 HR 56 RBI 396 OBP 557 Slug % yet not one peep about the guy because he was drafted by omar and
Player A:
266 At bats 248 BA 6 HR and 40 RBI 372 OBP 408 Slug % and he’s the greatest thing since slice bread… Go figure!
Wait ..is Player A….
Brandon Nimmo ???
bwahahahahahahahahahhah
wait til all the sandy apologists point out Ike Davis’s numbers…the fact that Brandon was 45 days younger than the pitchers who threw to him or BaseBall America’s rank of where Nimmo is
in our system
The median age in the NY Penn League is about 22. Nimmo was 19.
Also, many of the guys Nimmo’s age in the NYPL are IFAs that have been in professional farm systems for 3 years.
actually, the avg age is 21.1
and if you are insinuating that Brandon Nimmo was too young for that league, you are saying that Sandy is rushing him through the system.
Either Sandy sucks for picking him or he sucks for rushing him
I’m saying he gets a little slack. But, hey, I can see why you love trying to force dichotomies on people. It is a lot easier on you than having to understand nuances and individual situations.
Cut Nimmo some slack…because he was RUSHED
so option 2 it is
thanks
Vaughn is 4 years Nimmo’s senior.
Why can’t we be excited about Vaughn too?
You can…if a guy who is 23 and still trying to get out of A ball turns you on. Personally, I foresee another coming of Duda; a guy in his middle 20s trying to break into the big leagues. That isnt very exciting since it follows the same pattern of the Kirk, Den Dekker (if he makes it), and Duda. Vaughn might turn out to be a superstar but I prefer guys to be at least breaking into AAA at this age.
I hope the Mets invite him to ST and if he hits the cover off the ball, give him the RF job (if they dont trade for someone). What is the difference? Maybe he can bash 20 from the right side of the plate. Another guy striking out 1 every 3 at bats wont make a difference on that team. Almost everyone does it.
Yeah, exactly… They based their love affair on certain players and compare to whatever fits their agenda. Had nimmo posted those numbers we would’ve never heard the end of it.. Yet when we point out how much he struggles, the excuses for the guy goes on and on.. Double standard to the fullest… Plain and simple, just like vaughn struggle and did ok this past season, i wish nimmo rebounds and shows us mets fans something, at least we know vaughn is a pure power hitter, but what exactly is nimmo???
Rumor has it that Nimmo is saving his virginity for the right one.
#PurePower
Without arguing he merits of your Player analysis, sounds like your applying your own double standard.
Must everything be Omar vs Sandy? Nimmo doesn’t even bother me, he’s going to be fine. If you’re going to question any draft pick it should be Cecchini, not Nimmo. Chad MacDonald did a solid job in the 2011 Draft and he has a tremendous track record. Last year’s draft was the problem. By the way, speaking of Baseball America, they just named Courtney Hawkins the #1 Prospect in a very deep and talented White Sox organization.
” they just named Courtney Hawkins the #1 Prospect in a very deep and talented White Sox organization.”
Courtney Hawkins is very talented and would be #1 in a lot of farm systems, but the White Sox farm sucks. they were dead last prior to the 2012 draft. Hawkins might get them up to 25, but lets not using adjectives like “deep” when they have the depth of a pie plate.
Yes, Courtney Hawkins also would be #1 or #2 in our farm…
if our super sabermetric genius GM chose to draft him…
Chris Sale, Addison Reed, Trayce Thompson and Courtney Hawkins could play for my team anyday. If you think a farm system that can produce that is the worst in baseball, you are really out of your element.
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/organization-talent-rankings/2012/2613155.html
Hey, look who is #30.
Addison Reede is their #2 and he’s a relief pitcher. Doesn’t that tell you something is wrong?
Their #1 came from this year’s draft and their #2 isn’t even a closer. But I’m the one out of my element.
Yes because Sandy can’t possibly look good or be given any slack for what he has done without the constant harping on the spending that Omar did which was more GOOD spending than bad but that fact keeps getting overlooked in favor of tunnelvision on Bay, Perez and Castillo (who didn’t even make 10M per but is called a bad “Big Spend” contract anyway!)
1 lousy playoff appearance for $1.3B+ is hardly good spending.
You don’t judge spending based on how many playoffs you went to but from what performance you got for the money you spent!
Not going to the playoffs could mostly be because you didn’t spend enough and didn’t upgrade the positions around those bought players making thier performance not enough.
Actually you do judge your spending based upon playoff appearances. That is why the game is played. As for the insane idea that maybe enough money wasnt spent, again we go to the facts. The Mets spent the THIRD most from 2006-2012 in salaries. Two teams out spend them: Yankees and Red Sox. The Mets dropped over $850M in those years and have only 1 playoff visit to show for it.
So are you proclaiming the Mets didnt spend enough money? That is ridiculous. If a team spends the third most money in baseball over a 7 year period and only has 1 playoff appearance to show for it, that shows how terrible things are. There is no defense for that abysmal record.
Ok then how much did the Yankees spend to get thier 17 appearances and tell me we even came close to spending that much….
Why not show a list of how much teams spent and how many playoffs they appeared in and you will have a fine post showing how spending = Winning, not spending equals also rans.
From 2006-2012 there were 50 playoff spots. The Mets spent the 3rd most money in baseball. They occupied a total of 1 playoff spot. The Yankees occupied 6 and the Red Sox 3. That means there were 40 spots occupied by teams that spent less money than the Mets.
Also, in that time the Giant and Cardinals both won 2 championships to the Yankees 1 yet both of them spent less money on payroll COMBINED than the Yankees.
And one final point, the Orioles, As, Nats, Braves, and Reds all spent less money than the Mets this year yet made it to the post season. And Philly, CWS, Red Sox, LAD, LAA, and Miami all spent more yet were home for the post season just like the Mets. So you tell me the correlation between high payroll and post season.
Avoiding the question I see….
How much did the Yankees spend?
If Cecchini turns into a back up ML infielder like scouts predict, I will be thrilled with that pick. When was the last time the Mets turned out a decent middle infielder through the draft.
Oh don’t know…Tejada, Reyes, Murphy?
Tejada may be IFA I can’t remember…
Tejada and Reyes were both IFAs. Murhpy is not a decent middle infielder.
Murphy wasnt even drafted nor turned out as a middle infielder. He came up on playing the corner.
Yep and none of Sandy’s wothwhile prospects were drafted by him either!
Wheeler was a trade not a draft pick.
And thats about all he has that anyone can guarantee will ever see a MLB stadium.
For someone who complains about jumping to conclusions about Minaya’s later draft classes because they were only drafted in 2009 or 2010, you seem to be shutting the door on a lot of kids drafted in 2011 and 2012.
Yeah you go right on believing that….
Your the one who has shut the door on everyone Omar ever selected even Ike Davis earlier in the year!
True Wheeler wasnt drafted by the Mets but Alderson did acquire him for an expiring contract. To try and discount that move just because he wasnt drafted is misleading. The fact that Ron Darling was a terrific pitcher for the Mets and a success for Cashen isnt diminished by the fact that he wasnt drafted by Cashen but rather Texas. Part of a GM”s duties is to replenish the minors and get top talent in. Often trading for these prospects can make a team successful.
Pick a subject, Good Drafting or good team building?
Either one you select Omar has done better in less time!
Built a playoff team within a year….
How many will it take Sandy?
Want to go on about Drafting then tell me who is the guy that is going to be the next franchise player?
Omar was at least around the last time we had one and if Harvey and Davis continue the way they went they will be two more added to his resume….
Wheeler will never count as far as Sandy’s draft rating is concerned and unless Nimmo or NOT HAWKINS actually gets to the MLB….
And it will be weighed against that half a draft he let go because he refused to sign them!
Uh Alex . duh!. Nimmo is white whites can do
no wrong! Don’t you know anything? If David Wright were black…. we’d be saying;
“Hey why resign Hubie Brooks over there at 3rd base?!” Just for fun lets compare Hubie Brooks numbers with David Wright.
If David Wright were a dark-skinned Dominican with dreads and an accent thicker than Rosa Acosta, he wouldnt be the “face of the franchise”
If David Wright were not the “face of the franchise”, I think this would be a completely different convo
I am VERY excited about vaughn… I think he has a future with us, but again, 4th round pick doesn’t sound as sexy as a sandy alderson’s #1 pick.. that’s the difference.. I mean, can you imagine nimmo putting up those numbers in brooklyn?? I think he’d have a statue next to sandy’s at citi field RIGHT NOW!
I think Vaughn can be good as well.
As for the rest of your post, why purpose does it serve? Can you not just say you are excited about Vaughn and leave it at that, or is there a compulsory need to include one of your Sandy/Wright/Omar/Reyes/Beltran rants in every post you put out? Just curious…
he is doing that ALL THE TIME , he is a real piece of work
It’s no fun. We could be discussing Vaughn and what he projects to be, not the same old tired circular logic arguments.
The reason i bring them up because of stupid people talking about a kid that’s like 4 years away from MAYBE being a met and putting him ahead of pretty much everyone and then after doing absolutely NOTHING then the excuses pile up about how is not his fault.. If we altogether wouldn’t worry about minor leaguers instead of focusing about the major league team and its players we wouldn’t even have this discussion… but since we see how articles were written about how sandy was/is a genius and nimmo was another godsend i feel the need to remind those people of his stats etc to prove a point.. which is, shut up and talk to me in 5 years…
Yes, all those stupid people who keep bringing up Nimmo in conversations that have nothing to do with him.
those stupid stupid people who can’t shut up about him.
they really are stupid.
“but since we see how articles were written about how sandy was/is a genius and nimmo was another godsend i feel the need to remind those people of his stats etc to prove a point”
That you’re a liar who is so clueless about the topic at hand?
and of course, the ring leader of the stupid people club is the first one to jump the gun…
You just have no sense of self awareness. It is hysterical.
Coming from someone who has no sense of reality, just tells stories and swears to them!
spare me the drama, we all know you’re just a pretender in this blog… Not sure who you trying to fool.. we all know you donal, stop your ethical and moral lessons…
Who mentioned ethics or morals?
A person of your mental state can’t be held to standard morality because you can’t comprehend it. It would be totally unfair.
Sigh………….. let me know when you’re done ok.
Come on guys. This is a Mets board. If you want to have the intellectual ability of a frog go to the Yankee boards where ignorance reigns supreme and their only answer is “spend money”. Stick to the facts without your prejudices.
Here is the situation.
There are only TWO good draft choices.
#1 those who make it to the major leagues and help your ball club
#2 those who you trade to get someone who helps you at the major league level.
That is it. Everything else is a garbage pick. Arguing about low level minor league players is inane for the simple fact that half of the picks in the first round each year never amount to anything. It is a roll of the dice. People can proclaim to know what the future entails but they dont.
As for Nimmo, he was a high risk pick. The Mets acknowledged that at the time of the pick. Will he work out? The haters cannot say no and the lovers cant say yes. Someone wrote “Nimmo will be fine”. You dont know that. He might be a hall of famer or he might never make it past A ball. For every Strasburg there is a Brien Taylor. Busts happen all the time. But to point to others and state they are going to work out better, that cant be done either. The only thing that is guaranteed, unless Nimmo is a first ballot hall of famer, there is at least one person drafted after him who will have a better major league career. Maybe it is Hawkins. Maybe a 2nd rd pick. Maybe a 25th rd pick. Nobody can tell.
Another thing is it is foolish to compare Nimmo to Vaughn. Vaughn played baseball at a major college (in the PAC10 if memory serves me…maybe one of the Zona schools?). Nimmo came from American Legion in Wyoming. Vaughn was the more polished pick. He had access to better coaching and faced much of the talent that is highly thought of in the minors today. Nimmo, his coach is probably working his farm as we speak. I can almost guarantee Nimmo never faced the caliber of pitching that he even say in Rookie ball this year. For that reason alone every Met fan needs to cut him a break. If he maintainas a sub .200 BA against lefties, then he wont go anywhere; improve and he might.
Vaughn is 23 going on 24 and looking like he is due for another tour at A ball. I might be wrong, perhaps they send him to AA but either way, we are looking at 25 or 26 before he will impact the big league club. Stop comparing him to Nimmo and compare him to the guy who he is following, Duda. If you are excited about Duda, then Vaughn should be exciting. If not, well that says it all. The Mets seem to major in mid 20s rookies which shows a problem with the organization. Either they are drafting too many older guys (college) or they take too long to get them major league ready. Whatever the reasons, the Mets need to improve. Other teams get guys producing at the BL level at 22 or 23…the Mets must do the same thing.
One final note: It is interesting to watch all the fans what to argue Sandy versus Omar. One of two things are going to happen. Either Alderson get the Mets to the playoffs on a consistent basis and the lovers are happy at being right. Or Alderson bombs and the haters are proven correct. But if the haters are correct everyone is miserable.
I think I have said this before to you. Stop being so damn logical, it will get no play.
I bet that guy voted for Obama.
Using logic always leads to better comments. Nice job.
Yes but unfortunately less comments, LOL.
Follow the logic shall we?
Pelfrey, Thole, Milledge, Wilson (both P’s), Mulvey, Evans were all great picks…
They all made the MLB didn’t they?
Compared to the other 1000 ballplayer drafted each year who dont make the majors, they were good picks.
The word is good not great. Understanding the draft and the success rate would help you to follow along in the conversation.
SO then a guy who gets picked in the top rounds and don’t make it are far WORSE picks than those 3rd rounders who do right?
For the record I’m not quibbling with your definition of a good pick cause I agree any pick that makes the MLB is a good one.
Only busts are those who never make it!
But take that to it’s logical conclusion and you have to say Omar was a pretty damn good drafter considering all those picks of his that have made it to the big show.
I am not one to say that Omar was a total flop in his drafts. Like everyone, he has a mixed record. There were a number of hits and some misses. That is to be expected. Plus we all have to remember that the book is not complete on Omar. He still have lots of players which can make and contribute at the big league level. If Ike and Harvey become all stars, that is a big feather in his cap. He already hit a homerun with Edgin, a 30th rd pick, who made the majors in basically 2 years.
Where Omar went wrong is that he didnt draft enough guys like Nimmo. The high risk high reward means the chance of more flops. But you can also pull our a top player as compared to the college crowd which, if a guy is exceptional, he will be drafted high. The one guy where Omar did follow this was with Niese who has turned out to be a sensational pick.
“I am not one to say that Omar was a total flop in his drafts….”
That puts you and me in the minority around here because there are a whole bunch of folks who not only insist he had awful drafts but as a result our Minors (left by him) are all worthless both on the field and in trade while they suggest all of Sandy’s picks are going to be great and help this team….
They don’t subscribe to the Make the MLB it’s a good pick…
If he is not a Superstar/ROY/ALL Star before he hits 26 he’s worthless and a mistake pick because they can find one or two guys picked after them that did!
Well Metsie it is a problem when a team continually churns out guys in their mid 20s just breaking into the big leagues. Does that mean they arent productive or cant become all stars. Hell Bautista didnt become the HR monster in Toronto until he was 28 or 29. So it can happen.
But remember, Omar’s two best picks, thus far, are Niese and Davis and both were in the major leagues long before 25. Again Omar’s problem was he went with the safe picks who had a decent chance to make it to the majors but stardom is unlikely.
One final thought about Omar and the book out on him: his international signings could also have a heavy impact on the franchise.
I have a feeling Juan Centeno will turn out to be one of Omar’s best picks
Are you related to him at all? The love affair with this guy is baffling. I hope he does turn into something special, but I would bet the farm on that at all.
TM 4450. I really like your knowledge of the game and you are one of the few people that make sense on the majority of your comments, but don’t you think that a lot of credit is given to the GM of the teams ?, when the scouts and director of scouts and then the Farm Director have more to do with the picks and development of them in the system and sometimes are picks by the previous general manager. For example,2000 ( Jose Reyes,Bill Traber)
2001( David Wright , Aaron Heillman )
2002( Scott Kasmir, Matt Lindstrom )
2003(Lasting Milledge, Brian Bannister )
2004 (Carlos Gomez, Phillip Humber, Mike Carp, Nick Evans, (Jeremy Hefner did not sign) . All this guys were picked under Phillips regime, A total of 12 players made it to the big leagues more or less in those 5 years.
Minaya regime 2005 ( Mik Pelfrey, Jon Niese, Bobby Parnell, Josh Thole,” Pedro Beato & Jeremy Hefner did not sign”).
2006 (Kevin Mulvey, Joe Smith, Daniel Murphy, Tobi Stoner,Josh Stinson,Elvis Ramirez, Fernando Martinez).
2007(Ruben Tejada, Dillon Gee, Lucas Duda, Jordany Valdespin, Jenry Mejia, Robert Carson, Zach Lutz and Ed Kunz). Wilmer Flores and Cesar Puello were International sign from that year that still could make it
.2008( Ike Davis, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Chris McHugh, Jeurys Familia, Chris Schwinden,Josh Satin ).
2009 (nobody have make it, Darin Gorski, Steve Matz, Darren Ceciliani, Camden Maron, T.J. Chism may or may not make it among others?).
2010 ( Matt Harvey, Josh Edgin and there are about 10 more in the system that may or may not make it.
If we go by Value of the players Phillips had the best of the last 3 GMs having drafted the best 3b and ss that the Mets farm System have ever produced. Ike Davis, Matt Harvey, Ruben Tejada,Josh Edgin,Jon Niese, Dan Murphy etc. could shift it to Minaya if they develop into allstars. Sandy with 2 years of draft do not qualify yet to be judge. and yet just like Minaya got the benefit from Phillips, He is getting it from Minaya.
The real merit should go to the scouts that are day in day out observing those Kids in High Schools and Colleges to recommend who to sign.
As for you assertion that a 1st rounder who doesnt make is worse than a 3rd who does, the question is based upon what? And when? Overall, anyone who makes it is a better pick than one who doesnt. That is easy because it is hindsight. However at the time of the pick, nobody in their right mind would proclaim that a team should take a guy slated for the third round in the first. That would be foolish.
A team looks to hit upon the first round picks. String a few of them together and the fortunes of a franchise change in a few years. Few teams can do this. In fact, unless a team is continually in the top 10 (even top 5), the chances of misses are great. Beane summed it up best when he said there are maybe 15 guys on everyone’s board who are the same…after that it is all over the place.
The bottom line is the draft is to get players into the organization to see who can be developed and help out the major league team. Unlike other sports, you dont see players announced at the all star break telling us when they were drafted. Nobody cares.
By the way, nothing would make me happier then to see Duda turn into an offensive stud and manning LF; Nimmo to ascend quickly by getting his Ks under control manning CF, and Vaughn move up and hammer HRs from RF. That would put me over the moon. Sadly, I dont think it too likely but you never know.
Based on the fact that the 1st rounder is a more valuable pick!
Is it? Is the 30th pick in the first round really more valuable than the 2nd pick in the second round? Probably not. The ending of the first round and the start of the second isnt going to mean that much difference in the quality of players. In fact, the same can be said for the 15th pick and the 30th pick in most drafts. Unless a team is in the top 10, things get very risky.
Another aspect of the draft is not only who is selected but how you develop them. Signing the best player in the world does a team no good if they destroy him in the minors or mismanage his progress like many claim with Pelfrey.
Can you pick the guy who was taken 30th in the first with that 2nd round pick?
If not then the pick a 30 was more valuable than the 2nd pick in the 2nd because you have more choice than the you will in the 2nd round!
I’m shocked……no name calling, sniping, hate or love expressed, just a reasonable analysis. Whats this site coming to.
If Cory Vaughn turns out to be a more athletic version of Duda, are you saying you would not sign up for that?
If the guy hits .250 with a .320 OBP and hits 25 HR with 80 RBI at 400K for 3 years, you did great in the 4th round of that draft
Hey Taskmaster you seem to be a very logical and sensible Dude. Be careful around here with that. That’s a no-no here. Good to see though.
I got to see Vaughn play a lot when he is Brooklyn. I really like him and while he might never be ranked number 1 by Baseball America he’s a great prospect to have. I’ve been tracking his minor league career and seen the improvements he’s made outside of Brooklyn.
I love the mets and have known about Cory Vaughn for a while now. I think he has plenty of promise and hope he moves along with the organization. Who knows if Vaughn or Nimmo make it long term but that is the beauty of following the minors. I say all this to say, Alex Shut The F up and lets keep it to baseball and not your stupid agenda all the time…..Please!
Alex cant help himself. He’s a conspiracy theorist on crack, but he’s also a genius because he knows hot to get Donal’s and Jessep’s goat who never fail to get sucked into his venus flytrap.
Vaughn if I recall is also the Mets prospect with diabetes. Nice kid and like you said Satish he has shown more power of late. Hopefully he continues to develop if for nothing else but to give the Mets some needed depth in the OF.
Nice review.
This site has way too much racial crap going on.
Omar/ Sandy arguments
David Wright with dreds speaking with a heavy accent…wtf!
Jaun Centeno is the next pudge….according to the guy who always brings race into it. You say that crap about Wright, but I wonder why you love Centeno so much and not any of their other catching prospect who are all better players?
Race race race…who gives a flying…..? Can they play ball? That’s a that counts!
I dont care if it makes you uncomfortable, it is what it is
I had to endure years of Jose Reyes jokes, people saying that he looked like the Predator, people making fun of his accent, people making fun of Omar Minaya and his lack of “english” skills…
I point out the fact that David Wright, would NOT be the face of this franchise if he looked and spoke like Jose Reyes. If he wasnt the face of this franchise, he would be viewed and VALUED differently by both ownership and the fanbase This is a fact. You can dress it up, throw some cologne on it, it is what it is
Mr. Petey Pete, superscout of MMO says Cam Maron is the best catching prospect in our system. Despite the fact they made him a DH b/c he sucked on defense and his offensive numbers werent that impressive anyway…
I bring up Juan Centeno’s superior numbers, accomplished in higher leagues…and you guys come up with everything from Juan’s height to his choice in ice cream flavors to justify why he isnt that good
Then you guys wonder why Andy Martino, Jeff Pearlman, Mike Lupica and lord knows how many other journalists have written articles about how the Met fanbase has their “favorites”…