Daily Archives: November 28, 2009
In a report in today’s New York Post, Kevin Kernan caught up with former Major Leaguer Ron Davis who is the father of Mets prospect Ike Davis.
Ron told Kernan that during his stint in this year’s Arizona Fall League, Ike would spend his evenings in hospice care with his long time friend Michael Lio, who recently died of Ewings Sarcoma at the age of 22.
…Although this has nothing do with baseball this speaks volumes about the type of kid Ike is and despite the outcome, it really is a wonderful story…
Regarding his son and his career prospects, the elder Davis told Kernan:
“I believe he’ll play 10-15 years in the big leagues without a problem…I know he’s a great defensive first baseman, has a lot of power and I know he’ll keep his average up. Most guys are going for stats, but he’ll do things to sacrifice for the team. The Mets definitely got a winner.”
…i know actions speak louder than words, but this is certainly encouraging to hear about Ike and i am looking forward to seeing what he is about this Spring…
For more on this touching story on Ron and Ike, check out Kernan’s article here.
In a post to On the Black, Kerel takes a look at his Mets baseball card collection.
Meanwhile, E.J. over at the Happy Recap takes a look at players he feels should be inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame.
Will from Mets Fans Forever hopes the Mets don’t limit their new jersey to Sunday’s.
Finally, Ed from Mets Fever wonders if the Mets will be interested in Marco Scutaro for second base.
…Scutaro has certainly developed into a good player, and he is much better than i thought he was going to be, but at age 34 i just don’t see him as a good fit for the Mets right now…
John Perrotto of Baseball Prospectus says the Marlins are willing to deal Josh Johnson now for the right package.
However, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com says not to buy into such speculation and Buster Olney of ESPN says according to rival executives, the Marlins have not indicated that Johnson is available yet.
…i think the Mets will be keeping a close eye on this situation, and i also think this would be the better option to Roy Halladay considering his age and the long term outlook that Johnson would give the Mets…i do think the cost could be higher considering Florida has control of the Marlins for two more years, so they can afford to be patient and wait for the right deal…
…unless Florida is blown away with an offer this winter, i don’t see them trading their ace away, considering they are likely to contend with the Phillies in 2010…
Last week, Jerry Crasnick of ESPN said Johnson and the Marlins have reached an impasse on a long term contract, which you can read here.
Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun says Roy Halladay would waive his no-trade clause to pitch for the Yankees.
Although Halladay and his agent, Greg Landry have not publicized the list of teams he would go to, Elliott says that according to a Major League source, “…Halladay has told the Jays he’ll approve a trade to the Yankees.”
…the road block in such a deal, as with any team, is the players that the Blue Jays would get, and i wonder how enticed the Jays are by the players the Yankees have to offer…
Elliott says the Red Sox and the Angels are also in the mix, and on Wednesday the Daily News reported the Red Sox are putting on a full-court press for Halladay, which you can read here.
…i still believe the Mets have enough prospects to land Doc, but i think the stumbling block in the deal will be Doc himself as i have to wonder, given the team’s instability, whether or not he would want to join the Mets and whether or not he believes the team can win in the near future…he certainly would help to restore credibility to the organization and he would undoubtedly make them better in the short term, but is that enough for Doc…
…from an investment standpoint, the Mets would have the two best pitchers in baseball, while paying them close to $60 million per year, and at the same time, it would cost the team the mother load in prospects, and my biggest fear is that it won’t be enough, making me gun shy of such a trade…
For more on Halladay and the Yankees, check out the Toronto Sun here.
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In a recent report for Fox Sports, Bob Klapisch says the Mets need to decide whether to try and contend in 2010, or take a longer term approach and redevelop the farm system.
Klapisch says the Mets aren’t necessarily going to contend next season even if they acquire Matt Holliday or Roy Halladay, and the Mets should invest their money in themselves rather than spending it on the open market.
…i think if the Mets bring in the right group of players today, they can do both, but it doesn’t just stop there…they do need to improve the depth of their farm system but by doing that they need to teach and re-inforce the fundamentals at all levels, including the big league club…the Mets have played a combination of uninspiring and sloppy baseball for the better part of three seasons and that is evident in their veterans as well as any of the prospects that we have seen no matter how good they are on paper…if the organization intends to contend in any season they must play fundamentally sound baseball for 162 games, and getting a big time hitter or a premier starting pitcher won’t just fix that problem…
Klapisch believes that the Mets should take a longer term approach and rebuild over the next 2-3 years as he he says “they’re too top-heavy for any sustained run.”
…it’s hard to argue with that considering their minor league teams were abysmal in 2009 and it’s clear that the team has reacted to their failures as though they are one player away, which it is clear they are not…it’s not to say that getting their current group healthy and bringing in a couple of key players won’t make them better, but in doing that rather than developing and investing from within i think it limits the window the organization has to win…
…the Mets did such a great job developing Jose Reyes and David Wright and i feel the key to developing players is to simply be patient with them, which i think they should do with prospects such as Fernando Martinez, Ike Davis, Josh Thole, and Jenrry Mejia and i don’t think it’s good for the organization to trade them, even if it’s for talent like Roy Halladay for the reason that Klapisch points out…
For more, check out Klapisch’s report on Fox Sports here.
