Mooning for Mejia
Mike Puma writes about Jerry Manuel “salivating” over Jenrry Mejia and the natural cut on his fastball.  He even went as far as comparing Mejia’s offering to Mariano Rivera’s cutter. Rivera’s command of the pitch almost stops discussion. 
It makes sense, Mejia’s arm is livelier than just about everyone else on that staff.  [...]

This morning Ike Davis, Daniel Murphy, Mike Jacobs and Fernando Tatis all participated in drills at first base. As has been the case over the last few days, the general consensus in regards to Davis is simple: the kid’s just flat-out impressive.
According to Matthew Cerrone over at MetsBlog, he ”looks very fluid in the field at first [...]

Bats/Throws: R/R
Height/Weight: 6’6”, 230 lbs
Acquired: 2nd rd ’07 (UCLA)
Born: 1/23/85
2009 Rank: 13
Why Ranked Here: Maybe I should just excerpt what I wrote last year about Rustich.  Ok, I will.  Here’s what I wrote last year: “When he’s healthy, few pitchers in the Mets system can match Rustich’s mid-90s fastball and biting slider. However, Rustich [...]

So I’ve been looking forward to writing this post for a few weeks now.  Yes, that picture on the right is the view from my office window.
On February 1st,  I started my new job as the Director of Broadcasting & Communications for the Savannah Sand Gnats.  It’s an exciting time for me.  During the season, [...]

According to an article that appeared yesterday in the New York Times, Major League Baseball plans to begin blood testing for human growth hormone in the minor leagues as early as this year. This comes just a day after a British rugby player was suspended for testing positive.

The minors have become an experimental ground for [...]

Yesterday, Baseball America ran a series of prospect chats. Mets prospect, Ike Davis, was one of the invited players to chat with fans. Here are some of the more intriguing questions:
Josh (New Jersey): What are the pressures of playing in a big media market like New York?
Ike Davis: I’m looking forward to [...]

Baseball America and Project Prospect both released their Top 100 Prospects in Baseball on Tuesday.
BA:
#56 – Jenrry Mejia
Best Tool: Fastball, Grade: 70
#62 – Ike Davis
Best Tool: Power, Grade: 60
#77 – Fernando Martinez
Best Tool: Power, Grade: 60
#88 – Wilmer Flores
Best Tool: Power, Grade: 60
I wonder how these grades would compare to the numbers scouts have put [...]

Bats/Throws: R/R
Height/Weight: 6’5”/190 lbs
Acquired: 9th Rd 2008 (Le Moyne College (NY))
Born: 11/13/86
2009 Rank: NR
Why Ranked Here: Although he was a little old for the SAL at age 22, Beaulac’s 10.32 K/9 is very pretty and very hard to ignore.  Tall and lanky, Beaulac did it with a fastball that sat at 89 mph, but touched [...]

# 31 – OF Chase Greene
Bats/Throws: R/R
Height/Weight: 5’11”/180 lbs
Acquired: 16th round 2009 (West Boca Raton HS)
Born: 4/22/1990
2009 Rank: NR
Why Ranked Here: Tools, tools and tools.  The Mets believed in Greene’s tools enough to buy him out a commitment to the University of South Florida with a $125,000 signing bonus, the sixth highest in the class.  [...]

A few things I wanted to get caught up on from last week.  By the way, Opening Day should be a national holiday.  Pitchers and catchers and the first full workout of the year clearly should not, but they start the good feelings leading up to Opening Day.
Philosophy Change?
At Baseball America, Adam Rubin talked to [...]