Category: 2010 Mets Evaluations
2010 Analysis: Raul Valdes
2Every time I saw Raul Valdes take the mound, I thought, "how is this guy in the Major Leagues?" His delivery resembles that of a high school shortstop who is thrown into a ...
READ MORE +2010 Analysis: Johan Santana
4It seemed as though every postgame of a Santana start began with, "Johan didn’t have his best stuff, but …". Indeed, Santana rarely had his best stuff. Most of the time, he looked ...
READ MORE +2010 Analysis: Fernando Nieve
2Nieve isn’t currently on the Mets’ 40-man roster, and he finished the year in AAA Buffalo, and he didn’t pitch for the Mets after July 21, but I felt it necessary to evaluate him ...
READ MORE +2010 Analysis: Mike Pelfrey
52010 was supposed to be Mike Pelfrey’s “breakout year” – and it appeared he’d fulfill that promise in the first three months, as he went 10-2 and pitched as well as any NL ...
READ MORE +2010 Analysis: John Maine
2When I first put together my list of players for whom to write evaluations, John Maine didn’t appear on the Mets’ 40-man roster, and as a result, I completely forgot about him. ...
READ MORE +2010 Analysis: Hisanori Takahashi
6Takahashi was the less-heralded Japanese pitcher signed by the Mets last winter, and some less-in-touch fans might have confused him with Ken Takahashi. But by the end of 2010, ...
READ MORE +2010 Analysis: Bobby Parnell
5During the spring of 2010, Robert Parnell was the backup to the backup to the backup (and possibly to the backup) setup man. The Mets had figured on Kelvim Escobar as the 8th ...
READ MORE +2010 Analysis: Jon Niese
4Young lefthander Jonathon Niese made great strides in 2010, emerging as a capable MLB pitcher with mental toughness and competitive fire. His final numbers didn't fully tell ...
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