Mets Stuff - Jon Niese, Mike Pelfrey, Zack Wheeler, Carlos Gomez
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Jon Niese deal:
- $25,519,500 over 5-yrs, - 250G bonus,
salaries 769,500, 3M, 5M, 7M, 9M. Options 10M, 11M w/500G buyouts… next!
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Mike Pelfrey:
"I
understand the expectations. We lost … I don't know how many games we lost.
Eighty-five? We lost the National League batting champion. I understand. But
we're going to be OK."
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RHP
Armondo Rodriguez has cleared waivers and he has
rejoined the Binghamton team as a non 40-man player
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Chipper
on David Wright:
“Wright is a shining star and when you’re on the
world's biggest stage, you need to keep your shining star."
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The
Mets now are charging for Port-o-Potty usage
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Kevin
Goldstein in 2006 on opening day:
Carlos Gomez leads
off for Binghamton: The Mets have done little to hide their enthusiasm for
Gomez, a 20-year-old Dominican with all five tools. Still, having him skip the
Florida State League seems like a reach for Gomez, as his speed (64 stolen
bases in 2005) is the only tool that has shown up in games so far. He was
1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base last night, but he hit just
.275/.331/.376 last year at Low Class A Hagerstown--not exactly the kind of
numbers that suggest he's ready for this kind of push.
Mike Pelfrey makes his long-awaited pro debut. Five shutout innings, two
hits, and six punchouts is a good way to get the New York hype machine going
early. The ninth overall pick last June, Pelfrey was generally considered the
best college pitcher in last year's draft, and finally agreed to terms in the
offseason. He was impressive in spring training and, like Hamels, is only in
the Florida State League so he can begin the season in a friendlier climate. He
should be in Double-A by mid-season, and could be in the Met rotation by early
2007.
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Jon
Heyman - @JonHeyman - Jose Reyes answered
"No chance'' to me when I asked if he missed the Mets.
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Zack Wheeler:
“My mom and Dad always said me and my brothers, we get
our arms from our mom, because she was always breaking people's fingers and
stuff when she was throwing the softball. Everyone was always scared to play
catch with her."
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Opening
day attendance was 42,080, the largest crowd ever at Citi Field
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Terry Collins:
"They're (the team) a little bothered that people
don't think we're very good."
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