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New York Notes: Mets, Izzy, Williams, Murphy

By Steve Adams | December 6, 2011 at 6:22am CDT

Some New York links for you die-hards/insomniacs/early-risers on the East coast…

  • Newsday's Ken Davidoff feels that public relations needs to stop being such a factor in the Mets' thinking. His plan for 2012 consists of keeping Angel Pagan and Mike Pelfrey, and signing Frank Francisco to close. If and when they're out of it in July, Davidoff feels Pagan and Pelfrey, along with a solid bullpen arm like Francisco and a revitalized David Wright would fetch a plentiful bounty.
  • The Mets' lengthy shopping list consists of a closer, setup man, utility infielder, two backup outfielders, and a catcher, according to Jon Heyman of the MLB Network (on Twitter). Heyman says the largest expenditure for the Amazins will be the closer.
  • On a related note, Heyman tweets that the Mets will speak with Jason Isringhausen, though their offer won't be overwhelming.
  • In his latest article, Joel Sherman of the New York Post says that some within the Yankees organization feel that 20-year-old center fielder Mason Williams has emerged as their top prospect. While he's yet to even reach High-A ball, Mason possess five tools and the Yankees expect him to develop quickly.
  • Sherman also notes that of the three teams that inquired on Daniel Murphy earlier today, the Tigers are the most interested. They view Murphy as a potential third base replacement for Brandon Inge.
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  1. Thomas Cassidy

    14 years ago

    I really like Mason Williams. An outfield of Gardner, Granderson, and Williams in two to three years would be fantastic. They’d cover a whole lot of ground out there. Granderson is a top five outfielder in baseball, and Gardner is a top ten. Worst comes to worse, they can always sell Williams for a very good pitcher. We still have Heathcott, although I’m losing faith in him.

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    • funkytime

      14 years ago

      Garder is a top 10 outfielder in all of baseball?  Oh, brother …

      Reply
      • Thomas Cassidy

        14 years ago

        Easily. Look at that stats. Great OBP, steals bases, best defense in the game. Name ten that are better, and let’s start from there.

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        • Sean Matrai

          14 years ago

          Kemp
          Either
          Braun
          Hamilton
          Crawford
          Holliday
          Elsbury
          Cruz
          Stanton
          Pence

          need i name more hes not in the top 10

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          • Sean Matrai

            14 years ago

            0h and upton too

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            • Thomas Cassidy

              14 years ago

              Upton? Only thing he’s better at is hitting home runs. Again, nope.

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          • Thomas Cassidy

            14 years ago

            Crawford is crap. Hamilton can’t stay healthy. Holliday couldn’t stay healthy. Cruz can’t stay healthy. Stanton is too young to count right now. Please, try again another time.

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            • YanksFanSince78

              14 years ago

              Ok I took your back using facts but now your just asking for trouble. You are on your own now homie!! haha.

              Reply
          • Thomas Cassidy

            14 years ago

            And Ethier? Really?

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          • BLEACHER_CREATURD

            14 years ago

            Doesn’t Gardner have the highest WAR of all outfielders?

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          • Terry Hudson

            14 years ago

            Just because a guy can hit doesnt mean hes a better left fielder. Better hitter, all of those guys are. Better fielder, NOPE.

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          • nestleraisinets

            14 years ago

            crawford? Nah. He flopped on that flyball catch that cost the red sox season…

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          • YanksFanSince78

            14 years ago

            yes…you do need to say, as well as research more. I myself don’t use WAR in general to say this player is better than that one because a player can amass WAR in many ways. Certainly Gardner is not power hitting run producer worthy of a $100 mil deal like Kemp, etc. However, since WAR is a good tool to sum up total VALUE of a player’s overall performance both offensively and defensively, let’s take a look.

            Gardner became a regular full-time player in 2010. Since then….

            Most compiled WAR since 2010:

            Bautista = 15.2
            Hamilton = 12.7
            Braun = 12.2
            Holliday = 11.7
            Gardner = 11.3

            Now obviously, most of his value comes from his incredible defense, but last I heard the words “Thomas Cassidy” used was not top 10 offensive player top 10 outfielder, a declaration that SHOULD encompass what a players does on both sides of the field.

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        • Terry Hudson

          14 years ago

          Gardner shouldve won the gold glove in left last year. Before you speak go look at his defensive stats. That guy got to more balls in LF than anyone in the LEAGUE!

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    • YanksFanSince78

      14 years ago

      Mason had a great year and has great tools but I think we need to temper  our feelings about him until he at least reaches AA. 

      This could be a major example of how us “Yankee fans” overvalue our prospects. Williams is a legit prospect and he may reach top 100 status by the end of 2012 but for now, let’s not tag words like “untouchable”, “phenom” or any other superlatives yet. 

      As for Heathcott, as long as he can stay healthy and quit beating up catchers then he should be fine.

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  2. BLEACHER_CREATURD

    14 years ago

    Gardner is the best fielder in the show.

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    • Thomas Cassidy

      14 years ago

      GARDNER IS THE BEST FIELDER IN THE SHOW. Just fixing that for you.

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      • MB923

        14 years ago

        Wrong Bleacher

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  3. BLEACHER_CREATURD

    14 years ago

    the other one is my little brother stavi.

    Reply
  4. Terry Hudson

    14 years ago

    Who ever is commenting on Gardner either hasnt watched him or doesnt know defense period. There is no better Left Fielder in the game. Name whomever you want you will not change the defensive stats.

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    • Dudeitsian

      14 years ago

      Can you proof that sir?

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      • YanksFanSince78

        14 years ago

        Hi UZR total from 2010-2011 is 50.7. That’s 29.4 more than the #2 guy Zobrist at 21.3.

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  5. nestleraisinets

    14 years ago

    finally, a Yankee news!

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  6. Guest 5852

    14 years ago

    …and yet, another potential top prospect in the making for the Yankees. I really don’t mention Williams much, since he’s still a bit away, but its nice to hear about him. 

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    • YanksFanSince78

      14 years ago

      I just hope we don’t start lavishing too much praise on this guy too soon. That being said, there are a ton of interesting prospects that emerged out of our GCL and rookie ball teams.

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  7. Ed Reed

    14 years ago

    New Yankees Top 15 Prospect List

    1.Montero – Blue Chip
    2.Banuelos – Blue Chip
    3.Sanchez – Blue Chip
    4.Betances
    5.Williams – Blue Chip
    6.Romine
    7.Bichette.Jr – Blue Chip
    8.Phelps
    9.Warren
    10.Murphy
    11.Marshall
    12.Heathcott
    13.Mitchell
    14.Gumbs
    15.Culver

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