Comments on: Note: BA Likes Ike, Who Fakes Fights

By: EV

EV — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:05:18 +0000

I think it shows the sad state of our farm system that 4 of our top 10 prospects are from last week’s draft.

By: metinDC23

metinDC23 — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:47:02 +0000

I think thats mostly true except that at AAA he’ll see pitchers who have been at the major league level already and probably pitch more live a big league pitcher than the prospects in AA do (meaning more breaking balls).

If we are hoping to give Carp a chance next year (which I think is totally reasonable) than a half year in AAA may help.

By: GravediggerHebner

GravediggerHebner — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:14:02 +0000

If Jim Callis is to be believed, based on that updated top 10 Minaya did at least 4 things to improve the system last week.

By: napes22

napes22 — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:05:45 +0000

Don’t you love how Wilpon likes to confuse us? We can still call him Freddie Coupons for draft purposes.

By: rogasm

rogasm — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:27:22 +0000

Stupid joke.

By: Nate W.

Nate W. — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:03:41 +0000

metsjam, dont listen to the local ‘journalists’ listen to the minor league experts. Mets were middle of the pack this spring even after the Santana deal.

By: MudvilleNine

MudvilleNine — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:39:25 +0000

Well what did you expect two idiots who haven’t signed yet to say? What do you think your kids would say if they were caught fighting? “We were only playing. We weren’t really fighting.” Admitting to fighting with teammates would hurt them in their bonus checks. Besides, you didnt have to read about it in an ESPN article, you could watch it on their coverage of the game.
Really. To berate us for believing some writers or our own eyes, while you turn and believe, on just reading, two kids who are trying to cover their own butts. Thing is, if you cant stand whats being written here by posters, why bother coming in to the comments section to read? Why not just read the bloggers main opinion and not bother coming into the comments section?

By: Tidewater

Tidewater — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:35:56 +0000

Yes, but how do you know about them unless through the media? How do you know SNY isn’t using angles to make long drives look like pop ups and the guys in the booth have been told to say things like “popped it up” when it was really a screaming line drive that was caught by some acrobatic miracle in deep center field.

You trust the media, I can tell.

By: Wright88

Wright88 — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:30:40 +0000

I think you get better competition at AA. AAA is more of a holding ground for veteran players or players who are likely to be moving up and down form the big league club frequently. Guys like Muniz. I think most clubs prefer to keep their top prospects in AA.

By: mex84

mex84 — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:25:44 +0000

They should promote one of the Bingo boys to AAA by now. Unless Minaya is getting them to pad their AA stats for a deadline trade.