11/29 Winter League Report + 11/30 Link!

c Josh Thole 0 for 4, .391 (he felt sorry for Lara)
dh Brahiam Maldonado 0 for 4, K, .125 (1 for 8)
ss Jose Coronado 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .238
c Luis Alen 2 for 3, RBI, BB, .378
ss Anderson Hernandez 1 for 3, run, BB, .261
c Omir Santos 0 for 2, run, 2 BBs, .304
c Rene Rivera 1 for 3, 2b, .222

Tobi Stoner 4.1 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 3/3 BB/K, HR, 3.10 era, L (4-2), 6:4:3
Roy Merritt 1.1 IP, K, 11.25 era, 3:0:1
Julio De La Cruz 1.2 IP, 2 H, R, 1/2 BB/K, 4.15 era, 0:3:2
Edgar Alfonzo IP, BB, 2.38 era, 2:1
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11/28 Winter League Report + 11/29 Links! THOLE!

dh Fernando Martinez 0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .167
c Josh Thole 3 for 4, RBI, .403
ss Jose Coronado 0 for 4, .247
c Luis Alen 1 for 4, .357
2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 4, run, BB, .210

Fernando Nieve 2 IP, 2 H, 4 Ks, 0.00 era, 1:1:4
Jose Sanchez 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2/4 BB/K, HR, 2.84 era, W (2-0), 8:3:4
Manuel Alvarez H, 2 BBs, 3.31 era
Jim Warden IP, H, K, 3.12 era, 2:0:1
Marcos Tabata 0.2 IP, 4 H, 5/2 R/ER, K, 3.18 era, 0:1:1
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11/27 Winter League Report + 11/28 Links! OMIR, ALEN!

c Josh Thole 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR, RBI, .392
c Omir Santos 3 for 3, run, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, .333
c Luis Alen 2 for 3, run, .368
c Salvador Paniagua 0 for 1, K, .375
ss, 2b Anderson Hernandez 2 for 5, 2 runs, .254

Roy Merritt H, HBP, 16.88 era
Jose De La Torre 0.2 IP, H, 4.70 era, 2:
Manuel Olivares 0.2 IP, 4.86 era, 2:
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11/26 Winter League Report + 11/27 Links!

Francisco Rodriguez IP, 2 H, ER, 3 Ks, 9 era
c Josh Thole 2 for 5, run, 2 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .388
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11/25 Winter League Report + Turkey Links

lf Fernando Martinez 2 for 5, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .176
c Josh Thole 1 for 4, run, 2b, K, .388
ss Jose Coronado 0 for 3, BB, K, .258 (2 for 32 slump)
ss Anderson Hernandez 1 for 2, run, 2b, .241

Roy Merritt H, 16.88 era
Jim Warden 1.2 IP, H, BB, K, 3.52 era, W (2-0), 3:1:1
Edgar Alfonzo 0.1 IP, BB, 2.61 era, 1:
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11/24 Winter League Report + 11/25 Links! Stoner!

lf Fernando Martinez 0 for 4, .083
c Josh Thole 1 for 3, run, 2b, BB, K, .393
c Francisco Pena 0 for 1, K, .171
rf Fernando Tatis 0 for 1, BB, .273
ph Chris Carter 0 for 1, K, .290
ss Jose Coronado 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .267
ph, dh Jordany Valdespin 0 for 1, .300
1b Salvador Paniagua 0 for 2, .125
2b Argenis Reyes 2 for 5, run, .207

Tobi Stoner 6.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 Ks, HR, 2.06 era, 9:7:3
Manuel Alvarez 2 IP, 1/3 BB/K, 3.31 era, W (3-1), 2:1:3
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Combined AFL + Regular Season Stats

Links are underneath this post.

A+/AA 1B Ike Davis L/L 3/22/87 (A+ St. Lucie .288/.376/.486/.863, 64 for 222, 28 runs, 17 2b, 3 3b, 7 HR, 28 RBI, 31/52 BB/K, AA Binghamton .309/.386/.565/.951, 64 for 207, 30 runs, 14 2b, 13 HR, 43 RBI, 26/60 BB/K, BWC .333/.444/.767, 10 for 30, 10 runs, 2 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 6/11 BB/K, AFL Surprise .341/.394/.565/.958, 29 for 85, 13 runs, 7 2b, 4 HR, 16 RBI, 8/23 BB/K)

Total 2009 Stats: .307/.387/.544/.931, 167 for 544, 81 runs, 40 2b, 4 3b, 27 HR, 92 RBI, 71/146 BB/K, .268 K rate, .4863 BB/K ratio

AAA/AA/MLB 1B/OF Nick Evans (AAA Buffalo .211/.280/.414/.693, 50 for 237, 27 runs, 12 2b, 3 3b, 10 HR, 30 RBI, 23/55 BB/K, AA Binghamton .276/.350/.467/.817, 29 for 105, 16 runs, 9 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 10/22 BB/K, 2 SBs, MLB New York, .231/.275/.385/.660, 15 for 65, 5 runs, 5 2b, 3b, HR, 7 RBI, 4/20 BB/K, AFL Surprise .171/.216/.371/.588, 6 for 35, 4 runs, 2b, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2/11 BB/K)

Total 2009 stats: .226/.289/.419/.708, 100 for 442, 52 runs, 27 2b, 5 3b, 16 HR, 50 RBI, 39/108 BB/K, .244 K rate, .3611 BB/K ratio

5. AA 1B Lucas Duda L/R 2/3/86 (AA Binghamton .281/.380/.428/.808, 111 for 395, 49 runs, 29 2b, 3b, 9 HR, 53 RBI, 61/91 BB/K, AFL Surprise .400/.500/.600/1.100, 2 for 5, run, 2b, 2 RBI, BB)

Total 2009 Stats: .283/.381/.430/.811, 113 for 400, 50 runs, 30 2b, 3b, 9 HR, 55 RBI, 62/91 BB/K, .228 K rate, .6813 BB/K ratio

AA SS/2B Ruben Tejada R/R 9/1/89 (AA Binghamton .289/.351/.381/.732, 141 for 488, 59 runs, 24 2b, 3 3b, 5 HR, 46 RBI, 37/59 BB/K, 19/22 SBs, AFL Surprise .254/.338/.373/.711, 15 for 59, 9 runs, 4 2b, HR, 9 RBI, 6/9 BB/K, 4 SBs)

Total 2009 Stats: .285/.350/.380/.730, 156 for 547, 68 runs, 28 2b, 3 3b, 6 HR, 55 RBI, 23/26 SBs, 43/68 BB/K, .124 K rate, .6324 BB/K ratio

A+ SS/2B Reese Havens L/R 10/20/86 (A+ St. Lucie .247/.361/.422/.784, 89 for 360, 53 runs, 19 2b, 3b, 14 HR, 52 RBI, 55/73 BB/K, AFL Surprise .368/.478/.658/1.136, 14 for 38, 9 runs, 3 2b, 3b, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 8/9 BB/K)

Total 2009 Stats: .259/.372/.445/.817, 103 for 398, 62 runs, 22 2b, 2 3b, 16 HR, 57 RBI, 63/82 BB/K, .206 K rate, .7683 BB/K ratio

A+ RHSP Scott Moviel R/R 5/7/88 (GCL (rehab) 0-0, 1.00 era, 2 GS, 9 IP, 10 H, 2/1 R/ER, 10 Ks, 1.83 GOFO, .270 BAA, A+ St. Lucie 4-5, 3.92 era, 13 GS, 64.1 IP, 61 H, 37/28 R/ER, HR, 24/46 BB/K, 0.99 GOFO, .250 BAA, AFL Surprise 1-0, 2.45 era, 8 G, 14.2 IP, 14 H, 7/4 R/ER, 8/9 BB/K, 1.20 GOFO, .250 BAA)

Total 2009 Stats: 5-5, 3.38 era, 23/15 G/GS, 88 IP, 85 H, 46/33 R/ER, 32/65 BB/K, 1.111 GOFO, .252 BAA, 1.33 WHIP, 3.27 BB/9, 6.64 K/9

A+/AA RHSP Jenrry Mejia R/R 10/11/89 (A+ St. Lucie 4-1, 1.97 era, 9 GS, 50.1 IP, 41 H, 18/11 R/ER, 16/44 BB/K, 2.21 GOFO, .217 BAA, AA Binghamton 0-5, 4.47 era, 10 GS, 44.1 IP, 44 H, 28/22 R/ER, 2 HR, 23/47 BB/K, 2.95 GOFO, .263 BAA, AFL Surprise 1-3, 12.56 era, 6 GS, 14.1 IP, 25 H, 21/20 R/ER, 13/16 BB/K, 3.50 GOFO, .362 BAA)

Total 2009 Stats: 5-9, 4.38 era, 25 GS, 109 IP, 110 H, 67/53 R/ER, 52/107 BB/K, 2.681 GOFO, .255 BAA, 1.486 WHIP, 4.29 BB/9, 8.84 K/9

A+/AA LHSP Eric Niesen L/L 9/4/85 (A+ St. Lucie 3-4, 3.28 era, 11 GS, 57.2 IP, 52 H, 25/21 R/ER, 5 HR, 16/49 BB/K, 0.87 GOFO, .237 BAA, AA Binghamton 4-7, 4.66 era, 16 GS, CG, 83 IP, 75 H, 46/43 R/ER, 6 HR, 41/85 BB/K, 0.81 GOFO, .246 BAA, AFL Surprise 0-0, 24.55 era, 4 G, 3.2 IP, 8 H, 10 ER, 2 HR, 3/2 BB/K, 0.14 GOFO, .444 BAA)

Total 2009 Stats: 7-11, 4.61 era, 31/27 G/GS, 144.1 IP, 135 H, 81/74 R/ER, 60/136 BB/K, 0.817 GOFO, .247 BAA, 1.351 WHIP, 3.74 BB/9, 8.48 K/9

A/A+ RHRP Josh Stinson R/R 3/14/88 (A Savannah 2-2, 3.61 era, 25 G, GS, 2 SVs, 42.1 IP, 45 H, 17 ER, HR, 10/49 BB/K, 1.06 GOFO, .287 BAA, A+ St. Lucie 3-1, 1.98 era, 25 G, 6 SVs, 36.1 IP, 22 H, 12/8 R/ER, 19/35 BB/K, 1.88 GOFO, .168 BAA, AFL Surprise 0-0, 3.65 era, 9 G, 12.1 IP, 13 H, 5 ER, HR, 11/9 BB/K, 2.25 GOFO, .302 BAA)

Total 2009 Stats: 5-3, 2.97 era, 59 G, GS, 8 SVs, 91 IP, 80 H, 34/30 R/ER, 40/93 BB/K, 1.549 GOFO, .242 BAA, 1.319 WHIP, 3.95 BB/9, 9.19 K/9

11/23 Winter League Report + 11/24 Links

lf Brahiam Maldonado 0 for 2, K, .250 (1 for 4)
1b Salvador Paniagua 1 for 4, run, 2b, 2 Ks, .462
ss Anderson Hernandez 1 for 4, K, .232

Jose De La Torre 1.2 IP, H, 1/2 BB/K, 5.14 era, WP, 2:1:2
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11/22 Winter League Report! Thole!

c Josh Thole 2 for 5, run, HR, 3 RBI, K, .394
dh Chris Carter 2 for 3, BB, .293
rf Fernando Tatis 0 for 3, RBI, BB, .276
c Omir Santos 1 for 3, 2b, RBI, .222
lf Brahiam Maldonado 0 for 1, .500 (1 for 2)
c Luis Alen 0 for 4, .300
ss Anderson Hernandez 0 for 3, .231

Jose Sanchez 5.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1/4 BB/K, HR, 2.75 era, 9:3:4
Manuel Olivares 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3/2 R/ER, 5.06 era, 1:1
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dh Fernando Martinez 1 for 4, RBI, K, .125
c Josh Thole 1 for 5, RBI, .394 (leadoff again)
ss Jose Coronado 1 for 3, run, RBI, K, .279
2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 3, run, 3b, RBI, BB, .189
c Rene Rivera 1 for 2, run, RBI, BB, K, .167
c Salvador Paniagua 3 for 3, run, 2b, HR, 2 RBI, .556
ss Anderson Hernandez 0 for 3, BB, K, .245
dh Fernando Tatis 2 for 3, .284

Jim Warden IP, K, 4.50 era, W (1-0), 2:0:1
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The Rafters season is over, I'll compile the stats and put up combined season+WL stats for our players at some point today.

LF Fernando Martinez 0 for 4
c Josh Thole 1 for 4, 2b, BB, .404 (hit leadoff)
rf Fernando Tatis 0 for 3, .272
dh Chris Carter 0 for 5, RBI, K, .281
2b Luis Rivera 2 for 5, 2 runs, RBI, K
ss Anderson Hernandez 0 for 4, K, .261
c Salvador Paniagua 2 for 2, .333
ss Jose Coronado 0 for 3, .277
c Luis Alen 2 for 3, 2 2b, 2 RBI, K, .346
2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 5, 2b, 2 RBI, K, .180

Angel Calero 2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1/4 BB/K, HR, 7.36 era, 2:0:4
Manuel Alvarez 0.2 IP, H, BB, 3.77 era, 2:
Edgar Alfonzo 1.1 IP, K, 2.70 era, 1:2:1
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11/19 Winter League Report + 11/20 Links! HAVENS, Davis, Thole!

Surprise 7/13/0, Phoenix 4/5/0

The Rafters rallied for 4 in the bottom of the 9th, erasing a 4-3 deficit and earning a come from behind 7-4 victory. Taylor Teagarden's (Rangers) walkoff 3 run shot completed the comeback, after Marcus Lemon (Rangers) tied it with a solo shot.

Reese Havens had another HUGE game with 3 more hits, including his 2nd AFL homer, a 2 run shot. Ike Davis also had a multi hit game, while Nick Evans took an 0-fer. Lemon had the other multi hit game for the Rafters. Josh Stinson pitched a scoreless inning in relief.

2. ss Reese Havens 3 for 4, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, BB, K, .368
4. 1b Ike Davis 2 for 4, run, BB, K, .341
7. lf Nick Evans 0 for 3, .171
Josh Stinson IP, 2/1 BB/K, 3.65 era, 20:9:11, 2:0:1
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c Josh Thole 2 for 4, run, RBI, .411
ss Jose Coronado 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .287
c Luis Alen 1 for 1, run, .304
ss Anderson Hernandez 3 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, K, .286
ph Francisco Pena 0 for 1, .175
dh Chris Carter 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .298

Lance Broadway 6 IP, 2 H, ER, 2/4 BB/K, 2.65 era, W (2-2), 83:49:34, 12:2:4
Roy Merritt IP, H, ER, 2/1 BB/K, 16.88 era, 1:1:1
Manuel Olivares 2.1 IP, 2 H, BB, K, 4.11 era, 4:2:1
Jose De La Torre 0.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, BB, 6.75 era, 0:1
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I am way way too lazy to go look up DR boxscores. This is from the always great R. Nitelight on NYFS in the Winter League Thread:

Dominican Republic:

Fernando Tatis was 0-5 with a run scored for Estrellas.
Argenis Reyes was 1-4 with a run scored for Escogido.
Tobi Stoner gave up 3 runs in 5.2 innings for Escogido. 6 hits, 3 walks, 2 Ks.
Wilson Valdez was 1-3 for Gigantes.
Anderson Hernandez was 3-5 with 2 runs scored for Licey.
Francisco Pena was 0-1 for Aguilas.

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Prospect Focus: Josh Thole

Splits courtesy www.minorleaguesplits.com

The Mets selected Thole in the 13th round of the 2005 draft, and sent him to the GCL Mets, where he hit .269/.406/.337/.743 (28 for 104, 14 runs, 2 2b, 3b, HR, 12 RBI, 20/11 BB/K) in 35 games, an outstanding 1.8182 BB/K ratio, and a ridiculously low .105 K rate, both incredible numbers for an 18 year old in any setting.

Thole hit .370/.514/.407/.921 vs LHP in 2005 (10 for 27, 2b, 6/2 BB/K), with a 3.000 BB/K ratio and a .074 K rate, and .234/.366/.312/.678 (18 for 77, 2b, 3b, HR, 14/9 BB/K) vs RHP, with a 1.556 BB/K ratio, and a .117 K rate.

In 2006, Thole played in 35 games for Kingsport, getting just 96 ABs, and hitting .240/.306/.313/.619 (23 for 96, 4 2b, HR, 7/24 BB/K), a .2917 BB/K ratio and a .250 K rate, both drastically elevated from the year prior. He hit .167/.286/.208/.494 vs LHP (4 for 24, 2b, 2/6 BB/K) and .264/.313/.347/.660 (19 for 72, 3 2b, HR, 5/18 BB/K) vs RHP. Both sample sizes are too small to draw any meaningful conclusions from.

2007 saw Thole in full season Savannah, where he performed markedly better then Kingsport, hitting .267/.372/.311/.683 (104 for 389, 46 runs, 17 2b, 36 RBI, 61/57 BB/K), once again with excellent ratios, a 1.0701 BB/K ratio, and a .147 K rate.

Thole batted .301/.414/.329/.743 against LHP (22 for 73, 2 2b, 11/9 BB/K), a 1.22 BB/K ratio, and a .123 K rate. Against RHP, he batted .261/.368/.312/.680 (82 for 314, 16 2b, 52/47 BB/K), a 1.107 BB/K ratio and a .150 K rate.

Thole, as many Met prospects have done, has improved drastically across the board after making the jump from the Sally League to the pitcher friendly FSL. Thole finished the 2008 season hitting .300/.382/.427/.808 (104 for 347, 49 runs, 25 2b, 2 3b, 5 HR, 56 RBI, 45/38 BB/K), a great 1.184 BB/K ratio and an equally fantastic .110 K rate (which for much of the season was below .100).

Thole got off to a very rough start, hitting .228/.323/.386/.709 in April, and since that point, he hit .314/.393/.434/.828 (91 for 290, 42 runs, 21 2b, 3b, 4 HR, 46 RBI, 38/30 BB/K)

As has been the case throughout the majority of Thole's minor league career, he hit better against LHP then RHP, but this year, that gap narrowed considerably. He hit .333/.386/.432/.818 (27 for 81, 14 runs, 6 2b, 3b, 8 RBI, 6/8 BB/K) vs LHP, with a 0.750 BB/K ratio, and a K rate of .098, while against RHP, he hit .289/.381/.426/.807 (76 for 263, 35 runs, 19 2b, 3b, 5 HR, 48 RBI, 39/30 BB/K), with a 1.300 BB/K ratio, and a .114 K rate.

Thole played the majority of his first 3 seasons as a 1b (142 of 187 games), but in 2008, he played much more catcher, giving him infinitely more value as a player and a prospect.

THE FUTURE: Thole will undoubtedly be in Binghamton to open the 2009 season (after setting career highs in every offensive category except OBP), as the everyday catcher, and one of the few catching prospects in the upper levels of the farm system. While SAL to FSL is one test, the much bigger test for a prospect is the jump from the FSL to EL, the jump Thole will be making in 2009. Thole is solidly on pace for a prospect, playing the entire season as a 21 year old this year affords him a cushion if he were to falter on his trek through the system.

For more on Josh Thole, visit my good friend Joe DeMayo's website, NYbaseballdigest. http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=922

UPDATE 2009: Thole enjoyed yet another terrific offensive season, this time in AA Binghamton, setting career highs in 2b (29), SBs (8), K rate (.089), AVG (.328), and OPS (.817). Overall this season in Binghamton, he hit .328/.395/.422/.817 (126 for 384, 48 runs, 29 2b, 2 3b, HR, 46 RBI, 42/34 BB/K, 8/12 SBs), with a great 1.24 BB/K ratio, and a ridiculously low .089 K rate.

Thole's L/R platoon splits reversed themselves this season somewhat, he hit for an identical average/OBP against both lefties and righties, but flashed off more 'pop' against righties, driving his OPS higher. Against lefties, he hit .328/.391/.388/.779 (38 for 116, 13 runs, 7 2b, 10 RBI, 10/14 BB/K, 1/4 SBs), with a .7143 BB/K ratio and a .121 K rate. Against righties, Thole hit .328/.396/.437/.833 (88 for 268, 35 runs, 22 2b, 2 3b, HR, 36 RBI, 32/20 BB/K, 7/8 SBs), with a ridiculous 1.6000 BB/K ratio, and an equally ridiculous .075 K rate.

THE FUTURE: Thole's gotten a September callup, and is performing decently, hitting .324, albeit with no pop (29 IsoP) as of this writing. I would hope the Mets keep Thole on the conservative path, and allow him to start 2010 in Buffalo (moreso for his defense then his offense).

11/18 Winter League Report + 11/19 Links! HAVENS, THOLE!

Surprise 11/19/1, Peoria Saguaros 9/11/0

Reese Havens had another huge game, falling a homer short of the cycle, powering a 19 hit attack as the Rafters outscored the Sags, 11 to 9. Jenrry Mejia got the start for Surprise and was woefully ineffective, allowing 5 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks in 3 innings. On the plus side, he struck out 3 and got 5 of his 9 outs via groundball.

Aside from Havens, 4 other players had multi hit games, all were 3 hit games. Marcus Lemon (Rangers), Tyler Henley (Cardinals), Taylor Teagarden (Rangers) and Colin Curtis (Yankees).

2b Reese Havens 3 for 5, 3 runs, 2b, 3b, BB, K, .324
Jenrry Mejia 3 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2/3 BB/K, 12.56 era, WP, HBP, 62:36:26, 5:1:3
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c Josh Thole 2 for 3, run, 3b, 2 RBI, 2 BBs, .407
ss Jose Coronado 0 for 5, K, .303
c Luis Alen 0 for 4, K, .273
ss Anderson Hernandez 1 for 2, 2 runs, 2b, 2 BBs, .243
2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 5, run, K, .171
dh Chris Carter 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, BB, K, .300
rf Fernando Tatis 1 for 3, run, .298

Eddie Camacho IP, 2 H, ER, 1.35 era, 2:1
Jim Warden 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2/1 BB/K, 5.40 era, 0:1:1
Angel Calero 0.2 IP, H, ER, 2 Ks, HR, 6.39 era, W (3-1)
Manuel Alvarez 1.1 IP, H, 1/2 BB/K, 3.95 era, 1:1:2
Edgar Alfonzo 0.1 IP, H, BB, 3.12 era, 0:1
Julio De La Cruz IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 Ks, HR, 5.14 era, 1:0:2
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Surprise 9/11/1, Mesa 2/7/1

All 3 Met offensive players reached base twice, Ike Davis with 2 hits, Nick Evans and Ruben Tejada with a hit and a walk. The other multi hit games were by Jarrod Dyson (Royals) and Colin Curtis (Yankees).

Scott Moviel allowed an UER in 2 innings of work, the lone Met pitcher to appear in the game.

4. 1b Ike Davis 2 for 5, 3 Ks, .333
5. lf Nick Evans 1 for 4, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, BB, .188
9. ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 3, run, 2b, RBI, BB, .254 (3 for his last 8 with 3 walks)
Scott Moviel 2 IP, H, R, K, 2.45 era, 24:16:8, 2:3:1
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c Josh Thole 0 for 4, K, .398
ss Jose Coronado 0 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks, .324
c Luis Alen 2 for 4, .333
c Omir Santos 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .091
ph Chris Carter RBI, .303
lf Fernando Tatis 3 for 4, run, 2 2b, RBI, .296

Jose Sanchez 5 IP, H, ER, 1/3 BB/K, 2.65 era, 73:47:26, 7:5:3
Angel Calero ER, BB, 6 era, 6:2:4
Edgar Alfonzo 0.1 IP, K, 3.24 era, 5:3:2
Jose De La Torre 2 IP, H, K, 1.80 era, BS (1), 4:1:1
Roy Merritt IP, 2 H, ER, BB, K, 21.60 era, 2:0:1
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Question: Do you guys like my little blurbs on other prospects on the Rafters? I mean the Yankee, Cardinal and Royal prospects...

Surprise 6/12/0, Peoria Javelinas 4/8/0

Dan Descalso (Cardinals), Brandon Laird (Yankees) and Ike Davis, hitting 234, each had multi hit games, Laird had a perfect game, getting on base all 5 plate appearances. Ike had 2 singles and a walk, and 2 RBI, Ruben Tejada had a hit and walk. Josh Stinson pitched 2 scoreless innings.

4. 1b Ike Davis 2 for 4, 2 RBI, BB, K, .329
9. ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 3, run, BB, .250
Josh Stinson 2 IP, H, 2/1 BB/K, 3.97 era, 32:20:12, 4:1:1
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rf Fernando Tatis 0 for 3, .273
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11/15 Winter League Report + 11/16 Links!

ph, c Josh Thole 1 for 1, .417
ss Anderson Hernandez 1 for 4, run, K, .229
dh Chris Carter 1 for 2, 2b, BB, .303
ss Jose Coronado 0 for 3, .343
c Luis Alen 0 for 3, K, .286
c Omir Santos 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .143
lf Fernando Tatis 0 for 4, .284

Jose De La Torre 1.2 IP, 3/1 BB/K, 3 era, 2:2:1
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11/14 Winter League Report! HAVENS, STONER!

Apologies for the lateness, I've been doing stuff all day today.

Question: Do you guys like my little blurbs on other prospects on the Rafters? I mean the Yankee, Cardinal and Royal prospects...

Surprise 2/8/2, Scottsdale 4/7/0

Reese Havens had a breakout game in Arizona today, with a homer and 3 walks, but it was in a losing effort as the Rafters fell 4-2. Mike Moustakas (Royals) and Daryl Jones (Cardinals) had multi hit games. No Mets pitched in the game, while Ike Davis took the only Mets 0-fer.

2. ss Reese Havens 1 for 1, run, HR, RBI, 3 BBs, .276
3. lf Nick Evans 1 for 4, K, .179
4. 1b Ike Davis 0 for 3, BB, .319
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c Josh Thole 1 for 3, run, 3 RBI, BB, K, .410
(game 1) 1b Chris Carter 1 for 2, K, .297
(game 2) ph Chris Carter BB, .297
ss Jose Coronado 1 for 3, RBI, .359
c Rene Rivera 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .000
c Luis Alen 1 for 1, run, HR, RBI, .364
ph, ss Jordany Valdespin 0 for 1, .316
dh Fernando Tatis 1 for 4, run, 2b, K, .300

Tobi Stoner 7 IP, 4 H, 2/2 BB/K, 1.50 era, W (4-1), 11:7:2
Kyle Snyder 5 IP, 3 H, 2/1 R/ER, 2/7 BB/K, 1.80 era, W (1-0), 6:1:7
Manuel Olivares 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2/1 BB/K, 4.85 era, W (2-0), 1:2:1
Edgar Alfonzo IP, 3.38 era, 1:2
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Surprise 5/7/1, Peoria Javelinas 4/7/2

lf Nick Evans 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .184
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c Josh Thole 0 for 3, BB, K, .412
ph Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 1, 2b, 2 RBI
dh Chris Carter 1 for 4, run, 2b, K, .292
ss Jose Coronado 0 for 3, K, .361
c Luis Alen 1 for 3, run, BB, .300
c Omir Santos 1 for 3, 2b, 2 BBs, K
rf Fernando Tatis 2 for 4, run, .303
ss/2b Anderson Hernandez 1 for 3, run, .222

Eddie Camacho 2 IP, 2 Ks, 0.00 era, 2:3:2, WP
Jose De La Torre 1.1 IP, H, ER, 2 Ks, 6.75 era, 1:1:2
Edgar Alfonzo H, 3.86 era
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Surprise 8/5/1, Peoria Javelinas 6/12/0

Jenrry Mejia pitched very well for 3 innings, and then had a meltdown 4th, in which he allowed 3 hits and 3 runs (Josh Stinson failed to strand a pair of Mejia's runners). So while his overall line is awful, it is the result of one bad inning.

Ruben Tejada cracked out of his slump with a 4th inning homer, his first in Arizona. Ike Davis took an 0-fer. No Rafter had a multi hit game.

4. 1b Ike Davis 0 for 3, run, BB, 2 Ks, .333
8. ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 2, 2 runs, HR, RBI, BB, .245, E (5)
Jenrry Mejia 3.2 IP, 5 H, 5/4 R/ER, 2/4 BB/K, 11.91 era, W (1-3), 57:33:24, 5:2:4
Josh Stinson 1.1 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BBs, 4.82 era, 20:8:12, 3:0:0
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c Josh Thole 2 for 3, BB, .429
ss Jose Coronado 3 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, BB, .379

Lance Broadway 6 IP, 2/5 BB/K, 2.87 era, 81:49:32, 11:1:5
Marcos Tabata IP, BB, 1.69 era, 11:5:6, 0:2:0
Roy Merritt 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, K, 40.50 era, 1:0:1
Manuel Alvarez 3.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 5/1 BB/K, HR, 4.38 era, L (2-1), 7:3:1
Angel Calero 0.2 IP, H, BB, 5.25 era, 1:0:0
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Puerto Rico role call

Cagaus

RHP Jose De La Torre
C Omir Santos
2b Hector Pellot
of Brahiam Maldonado

Mayaguez

LHP Roy Merritt
OF Luis Rivera

Carolina

C Juan Centeno

Arecibo

C Rene Rivera

Ponce

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OF Javier Rodriguez

11/11 Winter League Report + 11/12 Links! DAVIS, Thole!

Surprise 8/11/0, Mesa 9/15/0

Ike Davis doubled and homered in the game, the lone Met related highlight as the Rafters fell 9-8 to Mesa. Besides Davis, 3 other players had multi hit games, Marcus Lemon (Rangers), Brandon Laird (Yankees), and Doug Hogan (Rangers).

Scott Moviel was the lone Met pitcher, and he wasn't very good, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits in 2 innings. In Met related news, Jenrry Mejia should pitch today and Eric Niesen might've been shut down.

2. 2b Reese Havens 1 for 4, 2 runs, BB, K, .250
4. 1b Ike Davis 2 for 4, run, 2b (7), HR (4), 4 RBI (14), BB, K, .348
9. ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 3, BB, .235 (0 for his last 15, 5 for 34)
Scott Moviel 2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, BB, K, 2.84 era, 35:19:16, 4:0:1, 2 WP
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c Josh Thole 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, .419
ss Jose Coronado 1 for 6, run, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .352
2b Anderson Hernandez 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .208
dh Chris Carter 0 for 4, K, .294
2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 4, 2 runs, BB, .136

Jose Sanchez 3 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, K, 2.79 era
Angel Calero 0.2 IP, 1/2 BB/K, 5.56 era
Edgar Alfonzo 0.2 IP, 3.86 era, SV (1), 1:1
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2b Anderson Hernandez 0 for 4, K, .200
ss Jose Coronado 1 for 3, BB, .375
c Luis Alen 0 for 2, BB, .000
c Francisco Pena 1 for 5, run, 2b, 2 Ks, .179
lf Fernando Tatis 0 for 4, .290
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Surprise 2/6/1, Peoria Saguaros 5/11/0

Ike Davis had 2 hits today, the lone Met of 2 to get in the hit column, as Ruben Tejada took yet another 0-fer. Tejada is in an 0 for 12 skid, dropping his AFL average down to .250 (12 for 48). Josh Stinson pitched a scoreless inning, despite extreme wildness.

1b Ike Davis 2 for 4, run, K, .339
ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 3, K, .250
Josh Stinson IP, H, 2/1 BB/K, 4.50 era, 23:9:14, 2:0:1
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2b Anderson Hernandez 2 for 4, run, RBI, .250

Tobi Stoner 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2/6 BB/K, 1.86 era, W (3-1), 4:5:6, 2 WP, HBP
Julio De La Cruz IP, 2 H, R, 3 era, 2:1
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(game 1) ss Jose Coronado 1 for 2, RBI, BB, .333
(game 2) ss Jose Coronado 3 for 3, run, 3b, 2 RBI, BB, .378
lf Fernando Tatis 1 for 3, run, BB, .340
2b Anderson Hernandez 1 for 5, run, K, .197
c Francisco Pena 1 for 1, 3b, 2 RBI, .176

Julio De La Cruz IP, 2 H, ER, 3.60 era, 0:3
Marcos Tabata 0.1 IP, H, 2 BBs, 1.86 era, BS (1), 0:1
Manuel Olivares IP, 2 H, 3/1 R/ER, BB, K, 5.56 era, 1:1:1
Lance Broadway 0.2 IP, H, R, BB, K, 3.55 era, 1:0:1
Angel Calero 2.1 IP, H, ER, BB, K, 5.91 era, 2:3:1
Edgar Alfonzo 0.2 IP, H, 4.26 era, 0:2
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Prospect Focus: Ike Davis

Splits courtesy www.minorleaguesplits.com

The Mets took Ike Davis with the 18th overall pick in the 2008 draft out of Arizona State, where he had a composite line of .352/.418/.601/1.019 in 684 ABs (68 2b, 32 HR, 77/131 BB/K), with a .192 K rate and a .5878 BB/K ratio.

In his junior year, Davis hit .385/.457/.742/1.199 (82 for 213, 64 runs, 26 2b, 3b, 16 HR, 76 RBI, 6/8 SBs, 31/34 BB/K), with a .160 K rate and an outstanding .9118 BB/K ratio. Against lefties, Davis hit .347/.430/.733/1.163 (26 for 75, 21 runs, 8 2b, 7 HR, 27 RBI, 11/18 BB/K), with a .240 K rate and a .6111 BB/K ratio, while against righties, he hit .397/.475/.777/1.252 (48 for 121, 40 runs, 17 2b, 3b, 9 HR, 46 RBI, 18/13 BB/K) with a miniscule .107 K rate and an equally outstanding 1.384 BB/K ratio.

Upon signing with the Mets, he was sent to Brooklyn where he had an all together brutal time of it, hitting just .256/.326/.326/.652 (55 for 215, 17 runs, 15 2b, 17 RBI, 23/43 BB/K), with a good .200 K rate, and an equally good .5349 BB/K ratio. Davis hit better against lefties, .317/.369/.383/.752 (19 for 60, 4 2b, 5/15 BB/K), with a corresponding .250 K rate and a .3333 BB/K ratio, then he did versus righties, .232/.310/.303/.613 (36 for 155, 11 2b, 18/28 BB/K), with a .181 K rate, and a .6429 BB/K ratio.

Despite his awful year in Brooklyn, and there being some talk in the organization of having him open 2009 in Savannah, Davis opened in St. Lucie, where he enjoyed very good success, hitting .290/.378/.489/.867 (64 for 221, 28 runs, 17 2b, 3 3b, 7 HR, 28 RBI, 31/52 BB/K), with a good .235 K rate, and an equally good .5962 BB/K ratiod.

Davis hit MISERABLY against lefties, just .200/.234/.283/.518 (12 for 60, 4 runs, 2 2b, HR, 5 RBI, 3/18 BB/K), with a .300 K rate and a .1667 BB/K ratio, but on the flip side, hit extremely well against righties, .323/.426/.565/.992 (52 for 161, 24 runs, 15 2b, 3 3b, 6 HR, 23 RBI, 28/34 BB/K), with a .211 K rate and a very good .8235 BB/K ratio. At this point, I would've left Davis in St. Lucie, mostly due to his abysmal numbers against lefties, but the Mets obviously had other plans.

They promoted Davis to Binghamton on June 19th, where he proceeded to annihiliate the Eastern League, hitting .309/.386/.565/.951 (64 for 207, 30 runs, 14 2b, 13 HR, 43 RBI, 26/60 BB/K), with a very high .290 K rate, and a decent .4333 BB/K ratio. He hit markedly better against lefties in Binghamton, hitting .268/.342/.465/.807 (19 for 71, 9 runs, 5 2b, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 8/25 BB/K), with a ridiculously laughable .352 K rate, and a low .3200 BB/K ratio. Davis abused righties, much as he did in St. Lucie. He hit .331/.409/.618/1.027 against AA righties (45 for 136, 21 runs, 9 2b, 10 HR, 29 RBI, 18/35 BB/K), with a very good .257 K rate, and an equally good .5143 BB/K ratio.

Overall in 2009, Davis hit .298/.381/.524/.906 (128 for 429, 58 runs, 31 2b, 3 3b, 20 HR, 71 RBI, 57/112 BB/K), with a .261 K rate, and a .5089 BB/K ratio. He hit just .237/.296/.382/.677 against lefties (31 for 131, 13 runs, 7 2b, 4 HR, 19 RBI, 11/43 BB/K), with a deplorable .328 K rate, and an equally poor .2558 BB/K ratio. Keep in mind Davis did improve substantially against LHP after being promoted to AA.

Against righties, Davis just mashed, hitting a combined .327/.417/.589/1.006 (97 for 297, 45 runs, 24 2b, 3 3b, 16 HR, 52 RBI, 46/69 BB/K), with an excellent .232 K rate, and an equally good .6667 BB/K ratio.

THE FUTURE: Davis should spend all of 2010 with Buffalo, primarily manning 1b (although a little corner outfield shouldn't be out of the question), and should be in line to succeed Daniel Murphy in 2011.

11/7 Winter League Report! CORONADO!

AFL West 8, AFL East 7

ph, dh Ike Davis 1 for 2
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ss Jose Coronado 3 for 4, run, 2b, K, .325
dh Chris Carter 1 for 2, .313
c Francisco Pena 0 for 4, .152
ss Anderson Hernandez 1 for 4, BB, .143
2b Jordany Valdespin 0 for 1, .333

Manuel Alvarez 2.2 IP, 2 H, ER, 1/2 BB/K, 3.12 era, W (2-0), 3:3:2

11/6 Winter League Report + 11/7 Links! Havens, Evans, THOLE!

Surprise 1/11/2, Mesa 11/16/0

Reese Havens and Nick Evans had 2 hits a piece, and Josh Stinson pitched a scoreless inning, they honestly amongst just a few highlights the Rafters had today, as they got blitzed 11-1. Scott Moviel gave up 3 runs (1 earned) in his 2 innings of work.

Tyler Henley (Cardinals) and Marcus Lemon (Rangers) also had multi hit games for Surprise. Mike Moustakas (Royals) 9th inning HR broke up the shutout.

2b Reese Havens 2 for 4, 2b, .250
lf Nick Evans 2 for 4, K, .200
Scott Moviel 2 IP, 3 H, 3/1 R/ER, 1/2 BB/K, 1.69 era, 35:22:13, 3:1:2
Josh Stinson IP, H, K, 5.14 era, 10:7:3, 2:0:1
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c Josh Thole 1 for 2, run, 2 BBs, .414 (can we please move him to a DWL team?)
c Francisco Pena 1 for 3, .172
2b Anderson Hernandez 0 for 3, BB, .000
pr, dh Jordany Valdespin run, .353
dh Chris Carter 2 for 5, BB, .306
2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 3, run, BB, .111
dh Fernando Tatis 0 for 4, K, .319

Jose Sanchez 4.2 IP, 7 H, ER, 2/5 BB/K, 1.73 era, 8:1:5
Manuel Olivares IP, 2 H, ER, HR, 5.23 era, BS (2), 0:2:0
Marcos Tabata 1.2 IP, H, K, 1.93 era, W (1-0), 3:1:1 (I think he'll start in Binghamton off his performance in the VWL)
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Surprise 7/10/1, Scottsdale 8/12/0

Nick Evans had another hitless game in the AFL (cue the bridge jumpers), and Ike Davis had just 1 hit, they were the only two Mets to see action in the game.

lf Nick Evans 0 for 4, K, .125
1b Ike Davis 1 for 4, .328
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ss Jose Coronado 1 for 4, run, BB, K, .278
dh Chris Carter 1 for 4, 2 RBI, K, .298

Lance Broadway 5.1 IP, 6 H, 5/4 R/ER, 2/6 BB/K, HR, 3.65 era, L (1-2), 9:0:6
Manuel Alvarez IP, 3 era, 0:3
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Scouting the Sally Video of Kyle Allen
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Surprise 10/13/1, Scottsdale 5/13/2

The Rafters had 4 Mets in the lineup today, but sadly, they only contributed 3 hits and 2 RBI (Havens and Evans). Ruben Tejada took the only Met 0-fer, and no Mets pitched.

2b Reese Havens 1 for 5, run, RBI, .200
1b Ike Davis 1 for 4, K, .333
lf Nick Evans 1 for 4, 2 runs, HR, RBI, K, .167
ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 4, K, .267
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c Josh Thole 0 for 2, run, 2 BBs, .412
ph Jose Coronado 0 for 1, .281
c Francisco Pena 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .154
dh Chris Carter 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, .302
1b Fernando Tatis 2 for 3, run, 2b, .349

Tobi Stoner 7 IP, 5 H, 2/1 R/ER, 2/6 BB/K, HR, 1.13 era, L (2-1), 9:5:6
Chris Mason 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, K, HR, 4.50 era, W (1-1), 8:6:1
Marcos Tabata 0.2 IP, 2.35 era, 1:1
Angel Calero 0.1 IP, K, 6.48 era, W (2-1)
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Surprise 6/15/1, Phoenix 5/11/3 in 11 innings

dh Nick Evans 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .125
Scott Moviel 1.2 IP, 3 H, ER, 3/2 BB/K, 1.04 era, 46:25:21, 0:2:2
Josh Stinson 1.1 IP, H, 2 Ks, 6.00 era, 19:13:6, 1:1:2
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c Josh Thole 2 for 2, run, 2b, 2 BBs, .424
ph, dh Jordany Valdespin 1 for 1, .353
c Francisco Pena 0 for 3, K, .174
1b Fernando Tatis 1 for 4, run, HR, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .325

Edgar Alfonzo 0.2 IP, K, 4.76 era, 1:0:1
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Surprise 2/7/1, Phoenix 10/11/0

Steven Strasburg again. This time his Met victims were Nick Evans and Ruben Tejada, who went a combined 0 for 7 (Evans 0 for 4, Tejada 0 for 3). No Met pitchers took part, Josh Stinson and Eric Niesen have gone MIA.

dh Nick Evans 0 for 4, 3 Ks
ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 3, 2 RBI (7), K, .293
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Tej's Analysis of the 40-man roster + Some Rule V Stuff

40-Man Roster
** = 60 day DL

Pitchers (17) + 4

Lance Broadway
Elmer Dessens
Jack Egbert
Pedro Feliciano
Nelson Figueroa
Sean Green
Eddie Kunz
Arturo Lopez
John Maine
Pat Misch
Jon Niese**
Fernando Nieve**
Bobby Parnell
Mike Pelfrey
Oliver Perez**
JJ Putz**
Tim Redding
Francisco Rodriguez
Johan Santana
Brian Stokes
Tobi Stoner

Catchers (3)

Omir Santos
Brian Schneider
Josh Thole

Infielders (7) + 3

Luis Castillo
Alex Cora**
Carlos Delgado**
Andy Green
Anderson Hernandez
Ramon Martinez**
Daniel Murphy
Jose Reyes
Fernando Tatis
David Wright

Outfielders (8) + 1

Carlos Beltran
Chris Carter
Nick Evans
Jeff Francoeur
Fernando Martinez**
Angel Pagan
Jeremy Reed
Gary Sheffield
Cory Sullivan
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As requested, my look at the 40 man roster. The roster currently stands at 35 active players, and 8 players on the 60 day DL (for a total of 43, for the mathmatically challenged). Following is a list of players I would DFA/cut/release, to free up room on the 40 man roster, in preperation for the Rule V draft.

Pitchers: Lance Broadway, Elmer Dessens, Jack Egbert, Sean Green, Arturo Lopez, Tim Redding (6)
Catchers: Brian Schneider (1)
Infielders: Alex Cora, Andy Green, Ramon Martinez, Fernando Tatis (4)
Outfielders: Jeremy Reed, Gary Sheffield (2)

That frees up 13 spots on the roster, taking it down from 43 to 30. Keep in mind you need to add 2005 HS and 2006 college players to the 40 man, or risk losing them in the Rule V. Here is a list of Met candidates (who I deem even slightly intriguing) for the 2009 Rule V draft

2005 draft: Hector Pellot (2b, 4th round), Nick Carr (P, 41st round)
2006 draft: Phillips Orta (P, 10th round)

Not alot there, huh? Mainly because the guys who we need to protect are already on there (Fernando, Thole, Niese, Stoner). Of the 3 on the short list, I'd protect Nick Carr. Hard throwing righty who hit 100 MPH a few times this past season in St. Lucie, still young, was pitching lights out as a reliever.

That puts 31 on the 40 man, figure we will resign Tatis for a 1 year deal, and also bring back Green and Cora, that put 34 on the roster. FIgure 2 or 3 FA signings, and then 2 spots open for the Rule V, putting the spring training 40 man roster at 38 or 39, leaving you room for a waiver pickup, or in case a NRI surprises you enough to merit addition to the 25 man.

So there you go, the 40 man roster.

11/1 Winter League Report + 11/2 Links! Thole

c Josh Thole 2 for 4, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, .406
dh Chris Carter 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .306
2b Jordany Valdespin 0 for 1, .313
c Francisco Pena 1 for 4, 2b, .200
1b Fernando Tatis 1 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks, .333

Jose Sanchez 5 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2/3 BB/K, 1.69 era, W (1-0), 7:2:3
Edgar Alfonzo IP, H, ER, K, 5.40 era, 0:2:1
Manuel Olivares 2 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 Ks, 4.82 era, 1:3:2
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Surprise 5/7/0, Peoria Javelinas 12/11/2

Jenrry Mejia's 4th AFL outing was a very rough one, he gave up 4 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks in 1.2 innings for his 3rd loss. No other Met pitchers pitched in the game, but every Rafter pitcher (there were 6) save one (Adam Reifer, Cardinals) gave up runs, 4 of them multiple runs.

Reese Havens DHed and had an RBI double and walk. Ike Davis had 2 hits including his 3rd homer (solo).

dh Reese Havens 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .200
1b Ike Davis 2 for 5, 2 runs, HR, RBI, 2 Ks, .340
Jenrry Mejia 1.2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2/4 BB/K, 12.91 era, L (0-3), 55:28:27, 1:0:4
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c Josh Thole 2 for 3, RBI, BB, .400
ss Jose Coronado 0 for 2, .290
2b Jordany Valdespin 0 for 1, .333
c Francisco Pena 2 for 5, run, RBI, K, .188
1b Fernando Tatis 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, .344

Lance Broadway 4.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2/2 BB/K, 2.79 era, 10:1:2
Angel Calero H, BB, 6.75 era
Edgar Alfonzo 0.1 IP, 4.50 era, 1:
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