Note: Wright and Francoeur Finishing Strong

by Michael Baron on October 3rd, 2009 at 10:19 am

Since having the day off last Sunday to ‘clear his head’, David Wright is 6 for 16 with four doubles and two RBI.

Last night, Wright had three hits and raised is league leading average to .416 against left handed pitching.

…as Matt said on Thursday, David is the least of my concerns going into 2010, and despite the power outage, the figure above should be comforting…

David Lennon, in today’s Newsday, spoke with hitting coach Howard Johnson earlier this week and he says  both he and Wright watched video and pointed out instances where he was flinching at the plate.

Johnson told Lennon:

“I think it’s important that he sees it and he can go from there…he’s going to be OK. I think a lot of it is subconscious and those things take time to go away. But they do go away. I just keep putting the thought in his mind – be aggressive, swing the bat and be the hunter up there. Let it go.”

…its important to note that as the end of the season looms and questions are arising as to which coach will be retained and which one will not, that Johnson and Wright have a very close relationship and they are expected to work closely together in the offseason…in addition, the offense, outside of the power, has been good this year as the team is hitting .270 which is the best in the league…they are eighth in the league in on base percentage at .334, but for the most part, the hitting has been good…what happens after they get on base is another story…

In addition to Wright, Jeff Francoeur hit his 15th home run of the season last night and since last Sunday he is 7 for 20 with two home runs and four RBI.

Since joining the Mets in July, Francoeur has hit .313 with 10 home runs and 41 RBI in 74 games.

…i think Jeff has been a great story as he tries to bounce back from a terrible 2008…he has turned his season around since leaving Atlanta and i would expect that he is a part of the Mets plans in 2010 as a very strong complimentary player with tremendous potential to be a force in the lineup as well as the field…

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