Thursday, November 3, 2011

Cutnpaste: - DePodesta on Flores, R A Dickey, SI on Jose, Reyes Update, Capt. Kirk


11-2-11: - http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/36313/flores-short-stop-not-over - "That's something we reevaluate every spring with all of our infielders depending on roster composition and long-term plan," DePodesta indicated. "But at this point, yes, there isn't a plan to move him. ... Wilmer Flores  is playing where the (winter-ball) club needs him. Last winter he played primarily third base. They have our blessing to move him around, as we think that type of exposure is good for all of our infielders."

New York Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey is going to climb Mount Kilimanjaro -- even if his team isn't all that thrilled about the potentially dangerous adventure. Dickey is set to scale 19,000-foot Tanzanian mountain in January to raise money for the Red Light District Outreach Mumbai, which combats human trafficking in India. The Mets aren't all that keen about it, and Dickey understands that he could risk forfeiting his entire 2012 salary if he gets injured during the climb. Dickey signed a two-year, $8 million extension with the Mets in January 2011. New York holds a club option on the 37-year-old veteran for 2013. http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/7181208/new-york-mets-pitcher-ra-dickey-climb-mount-kilimanjaro?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Jose Reyes  Age: 28  Position: SS  2011 Stats: .337/.384/.493, 7 HRs, 44 RBIs, 39 SBs  CURRENT TEAM: METS - BEST FIT: NATIONALS - Reyes's recurring health problems are a concern -- he has not played more than 133 games since 2008 -- but his production is not. He won the NL batting title this season, and retains 50-steal potential. The on-the-rise Nationals could use a shortstop and top-of-the-order spark plug to go along with future stars Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg. Team owner Ted Lerner -- baseball's richest -- can afford to pay Reyes to be just that for the next seven years or so. www.si.com

Jose Reyes is finally a free agent and teams other than the New York Mets can now fill him in on how much they'd like to pay him for his services. A major league exec told the New York Post that the Washington Nationals and Milwaukee Brewers are the frontrunners to get the 28-year-old four-time All-Star and current National League batting champion. Reyes batted .337, scored 101 runs, and stole 39 bases in what may have been his final season with the Mets.  The Post notes that Reyes "is expected to command less than the $142 million over seven years that Carl Crawford received from" the Boston Red Sox last offseason. The Post also reports that Mets GM Sandy Alderson doesn't want to offer more than five years to Reyes, who has battled hamstring injuries in recent seasons. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/rumors/post/Brewers-and-Nationals-frontrunners-to-snag-Jose-?urn=mlb-411843

Like Lucas Duda, Kirk Nieuwenhuis was on the short list of potential potential outfielders available from the minor leagues when the 2011 season began but suffered a torn labrum in his shoulder by mid-July. Now on the mend, he's inching his way closer to resuming baseball activities. http://mets.scout.com/a.z?s=228&p=2&c=1124500&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2fmets.scout.com%2f2%2f1124500.html

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