Daily Archives: June 28, 2009
The Yankees (42-32) and Mets (37-36) close out the Subway Series tonight at Citi Field.
Ryan Church was a late scratch from the lineup due to illness.
Instead, it will be Fernando Tatis in right field in the fifth spot in the lineup.
Daniel Murphy will lead off tonight, followed by Alex Cora, David Wright, Gary Sheffield in left field, Tatis, Fernando Martinez, Brian Schneider behind the plate, and Luis Castillo.
Livan Hernandez (5-2, 4.05 ERA) will start tonight for the Mets. Although the Mets have lost four of his past five starts, Hernandez has allowed just four earned runs in the last two of those outings. In his last ten outings, he is 4-1 with a 3.17 ERA, averaging over 6 innings in each of those outings.
Chien-Ming Wang (0-6, 11.20 ERA) will start tonight for the Yankees. Wang is making just his eighth start of the year in 11 appearances, and has not lasted more than five innings in any of his starts. He has allowed 51 hits and 39 earned runs in 31 1/3 innings this season.
Update, 6:35 pm:
Oliver Perez pitched five innings and allowed no runs on two hits, and struck out six for the Brooklyn Cyclones today.
He walked just one batter.
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Jose Reyes did light running in the outfield yesterday for the second-straight day, but told reporters he is still unsure when he will return, and it is unlikely to be before the All-Star break.
“Right now, I’m just jogging,” he said. “So this is the first step.”
Reyes has yet to test the leg at full speed, noting that his legs still feel ‘a little weak.’
…the difficult part to this will be when and how to let reyes loose… it’s not like he’s a slugger, who can half-it down the line… he’s whole game is based on speed, and running 100 percent… so, it’s going to be tricky for the medical team to determine when he can bust it, and how to test it without risking further injury…
Jerry Manuel later told reporters Reyes is making progress, but the team will continue to be cautious in his rehab.
In his Sunday Q&A, for the New York Post, 
Steve Serby talks with Livan Hernandez about longevity; pitching in New York; facing the Yankees; playing for Jim Leyland; other pitchers he admires; his favorite entertainer, Jay Z; and how he would handle Johan Santana, if he were his manager.
According to Michael Ganci, in a post to the Daily Stache, Omar Minaya has some tough decisions to make as he gets closer to the trade deadline.
Joel Sherman of the New York Post explains how other teams in the NL East, not just the Mets, have problems as well.
Lastly, Joe DelGrippo of Dugout Central wonders if the Mets wish they had not traded 1B Mike Carp to the Mariners for J.J. Putz.
In a post to Twitter, ESPN.com’s Peter Gammons suggests the Mets, Red Sox and Giants are among teams who are interested in Royals infielder Mark Teahan.
The 27–year-old Teahan is hitting .282 with a .343 OBP, nine HR and 14 doubles in 72 games for the Royals.
Teahan is eligible for arbitration the next two seasons, after which he can become a free agent.
…the Royals have been rumored to be shopping teahan since last off season, but i have no clue what they’re asking in return…
…this sounds to me like the type of acquisition omar is looking to make, less the rent-a-player, and more the 2006 Xavier Nady type, i.e., under contract, about to start earning more in arbitration, good hitter, hopefully ready to turn the corner in his career, will not cost a whole lot in trade…
Speaking of hitters…
Gammons also writes that the A’s do not need to trade OF Matt Holliday, who will cost the Cardinals at least Brett Wallace.
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Cardinals might need to trade as much as OF Ryan Ludwick, pitcher Jason Motte and a prospect to get Holliday, who is due $7.5 million more this season.
The Indians traded infielder Mark DeRosa to the Cardinals for RHP Chris Perez and a player to be named later, according to MLB.com.
…this makes sense, because the buzz from cleveland had been the 
Indians asking the Mets for Bobby Parnell and a low-level pitcher, like a Single-A RHP Scott Shaw…
The 34–year-old DeRosa had been hitting .270 with 13 HR and 50 RBI in 71 games for the Indians, during which he played first, third, left and right field.
In a post to Newsday, Ken Davidoff writes:
“Why didn’t the Mets get DeRosa? Because they don’t have a pitcher like Perez, who misses bats, and who is major-league ready in their farm system.”
Perez, 23, was St. Louis’s top pitching prospect, according to Baseball America, and was on track to be the team’s future closer.
He was 1–1 with one save and a 4.18 ERA in 20 relief appearances for the Cardinals this season, during which opponents were hitting .195 against him, while allowing just two of 15 inherited runners to score.
In a post to Future Redbirds, Cardinals fan Erik writes:
“So much for the closer of the future. Mark DeRosa is a good player, and the Cardinals are in an obvious need of offense rather than bullpen help, but my initial reaction this is a steep price for just a rental.”
DeRosa will earn $5.5 million this year, and will be a free agent this winter.
Last week, in a post to his blog for ESPN.com, Buster Olney said the Mets can add roughly $5 million to their payroll.
…the early read on this is, like erik says, is the Cardinals overpaid, probably because the Cubs were interested in derosa as well…
Assuming the following deal would have gotten it done…
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