Category Archives: 2009 Mets Evaluations

2009 Analysis: Wilson Valdez

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Joe Janish

When the backup (Ramon Martinez) to the backup (Alex Cora) went down, the Mets found themselves hunting the scrap yards for a fill-in at shortstop who had Major League skills. They found Wilson Valdez and, all things considered, could’ve done … Continue reading →

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2009 Analysis: Fernando Tatis

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Joe Janish

It was a wonderful story in 2008 when Fernando Tatis came back from the baseball dead, found his way back to the big leagues, was a key cog for the Mets in the second half of the season, and earned … Continue reading →

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2009 Analysis: Jose Reyes

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Joe Janish

Obviously, Jose gets an “incomplete” for the 2009 season. Reyes played in 36 games and was “day to day” for nearly a month before finally being placed on the 15-day disabled list — and was never seen again. In the … Continue reading →

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2009 Analysis: Argenis Reyes

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Joe Janish

In 2008, Argenis Reyes was lauded as someone who was seemingly “in the middle of everything” — at least, according to the SNY broadcast crew. It was de rigeur to root for Argenis — the undersized career-minor leaguer getting his … Continue reading →

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2009 Analysis: Daniel Murphy

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Joe Janish

Daniel Murphy tries hard. He plays hard. He works hard. He hustles all the time. He puts the team ahead of himself. He is willing to play anywhere, anytime. He doesn’t complain. He doesn’t say much at all, really. And … Continue reading →

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2009 Analysis: Ramon Martinez

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Joe Janish

You may be wondering why we’re wasting precious space and bandwidth on Ramon Martinez. Some of you may even be shocked to know we’re referring to a nondescript utility infielder and not Pedro’s older brother. Well I’m wondering why Ramon … Continue reading →

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2009 Analysis: Anderson Hernandez

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Joe Janish

It’s hard to believe that Anderson Hernandez was the Mets’ starting second baseman on Opening Day 2006. Harder to believe that his stock sunk so far that he was traded for Luis Ayala at the tail end of 2008. And … Continue reading →

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2009 Analysis: Nick Evans

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Joe Janish

An October 4th article by Ben Shpigel penned the morning before game 162 succinctly summed up Nick Evans’ season:

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