4/3/12

Mets Stuff - Andres Torres, Rhiner Cruz, Zack Wheeler


Mets Stuff  - Andres Torres, Rhiner Cruz, Zack Wheeler

·        After going hitless in seven at-bats in a minor league game Monday, centerfielder Andres Torres declared his sore calf “100 percent,” and said he would be ready to start on Opening Day this Thursday. Torres, limited to just 23 Grapefruit League at-bats, expects to play on Tuesday’s game against the Yankees, barring unexpected soreness in the morning. If the Mets allow him to do that, they will be essentially committing to beginning the season with him (if Torres makes a Grapefruit League appearance, the team cannot backdate a disabled list stint).

·        The Astros have announced that that both Rule 5 draft picks, Marwin Gonzalez and Rhiner Cruz will make the Opening Day roster. Per Rule 5 draft rules, both must stay on the big league club the entire year or be offered back to his original club for $25,000.00 each. Lucas Harrell has also won the fifth starters spot in the rotation as Jordan Lyles has been optioned to AAA Oklahoma City and will begin the season there. He and Paul Clemens will be first in line for a big league promotion if a current starter is injured or not performing. These announcements, along with the recent cuts and options have set the Astros Opening Day roster. All we need is an official announcement from the club. - http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/04/02/astros-will-keep-both-rule-5-picks/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

·        David Lennon - ‏@DPLennon  - Collins called Frank Francisco's ailment patellar tendintis. "They thought it would go away and it hasn't," he said.

·        Collin McHugh - ‏@Collin_McHugh - The last 80 miles. It's a sprint to the finish. And the bathroom.

·        Cam Maron - ‏@cam_maron - just made it to Savannah, not a bad ride at all!!

·        Zack Wheeler‏ - @Wheelerpro45 - In Binghamton with the boys.

·        Koch Industries Inc., the company run by billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, asked a district judge to review a $21.5 million lawsuit filed against it by the liquidator of Bernard Madoff’s firm. Madoff trustee Irving Picard sued the company in bankruptcy court in February demanding return of money withdrawn from a feeder fund that invested with Madoff. His suit is similar to Picard’s complaint against the New York Mets owners, which was taken over by U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff to decide such issues as whether the trustee can recoup money from parties that acted in good faith, Koch Industries said in a filing today in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan.  http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-02/koch-brothers-seek-new-judge-for-21-5-million-madoff-suit-1-.html

·        Zack Wheeler - Right Handed Starter, Mets - After the Mets unshackled Wheeler in 2011 his confidence skyrocketed and his control problems dissipated. The Georgian has early trouble in Binghamton's cool air, but slays the Eastern League after May 15. His strikeout rate, which has never dropped below 10 SO/9 in his young career, reaches a Strasburgian 12.5 SO/9. Still, scouts are concerned that his overpowering arsenal is masking command issues. He spends the full year at Binghamton and is caught at a Phi Lambda Phi slip-and-slide mixer. His actions cause the New York Media to question the 22-year-old's makeup, dedication and to wonder aoud why he can't be more like Tim Tebow.

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