Mack Attack: May 26, 2008

Omar Minaya’s first 2 years as the Mets GM – trades:

Here are the trades that Omar Minaya made between the period he joined the Mets in December 2004, through the 2005 season. There were 6 trades:

1. Acquired LHP Felix Heredia from the New York Yankees in exchange for LHP Mike Stanton and cash considerations.

2. Traded C Vance Wilson to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for SS Anderson Hernandez

3. Acquired 1B Doug Mientkiewicz and conditional cash from the Red Sox for nonroster 1B Ian Bladergroen.

4. Acquired LHP Kazuhisa Ishii from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for C Jason Phillips.

5. Acquired INF Benji Gil from the Seattle Mariners for cash considerations

6. Acquired nonroster LHP Steve Colyer from the Tigers in exchange for RHP Matt Ginter

Next, here are the trades made by Minaya after the 2005 season and through the 2006 season. There were:

1. 11/18/2005 Acquired INF/OF Xavier Nady from the San Diego Padres in exchange for OF Mike Cameron

2. 11/24/2005 Obtained 1B Carlos Delgado and cash from the Marlins for 1B Mike Jacobs, RHP Yusmeiro Petit and INF Grant Psomas.

3. 11/28/2005 Acquired OF Tike Redman from the Pirates for cash

4. 12/5/2005 Acquired C Paul Lo Duca from the Marlins for two players to be named

5. 1/4/2006 Acquired RHP Duaner Sanchez and RHP Steve Schmoll from the Dodgers in exchange for RHP Jae Seo and LHP Tim Hamulack

6. 1/21/2006 Acquired RHP Jorge Julio and RHP John Maine from the Orioles in exchange for RHP Kris Benson.

7. 5/24/2006 Acquired RHP Orlando Hernandez from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for RHP Jorge Julio

8. 5/25/2006 Acquired LHP Dave Williams from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for non-roster RHP Robert Manuel and cash

9. 5/26/2006 Acquired RHP Mike Adams from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for RHP Jeremi Gonzalez

10. 6/9/2006 Acquired C/1B/OF Eli Marrero from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for INF Kazuo Matsui.

11. 7/19/2006 Acquired INF Ruben Gotay from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for INF Jeff Keppinger

12. 7/31/2006 Acquired RHP Roberto Hernandez and LHP Oliver Perez from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for OF Xavier Nady

13. 8/20/2006 Acquired RHP Guillermo Mota and cash considerations from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for a player to be named.

14. 8/22/2006 Acquired OF Shawn Green and cash considerations from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Minor League LHP Evan MacLane

15. 8/30/2006 Acquired minor league C Mike Nickeas from the Texas Rangers in exchange for OF Victor Diaz.

Mack’s Facts:

Draft Report Card – Current Status of 2004 Draft:

#1 RHP Philip Humber - traded
#2 RHP Matthew Durkin - out of baseball
#3 RHP Gabriel Hernandez - traded
#4 C Aaron Hathaway - out of baseball
#5 3B Nicholas Evans - started for Mets 5/24
#6 SS Ryan Coultas - organizational player at A+
#7 RHP Scott Hyde - made A- level - out of baseball
#8 RHP Neil Jamison - never signed – now at A+ level with Padres
#9 1B Mike Carp - AA with Mets
#10 OF Brahiam Maldonado - playing A+ - batting .217
#11 OF Joshua Wyrick - made A level – out of baseball
#12 RHP Jeffrey Landing - made A level – out of baseball
#13 OF Martinez Allen - never signed – never played ball
#14 RHP Bradley Meyers - never signed – now at A+ level with Nats
#15 SS William Psomas - traded
#16 OF Parris Austin - made A level – out of baseball
#17 LHP Joseph Williams - made A level – out of baseball
#18 OF Kyle Brown - made A level – out of baseball
#19 1B James Burt - made A level – out of baseball
#20 SS Sean Henry - traded

Mets Top 10 Draft Picks:

1993:

# 1 RHP Kirk Presley poof
# 2 RHP Eric Ludwick 2-10 8.35 1.99
# 3 RHP Mike Welch 0-2 8.27 1.60
# 4 RHP Bill Koch poof
# 5 OF Fletcher Bates poof
# 6 OF Matt Terrell poof
# 7 RHP Scott Adair poof
# 8 SS Paul Petrulis poof
# 9 LHP Joe Atwater poof
# 10 LHP Derek Sutton poof

(30th round: Benny Agbayani; 44th rd. Vance Wilson)

Zephyrs:

Anderson Hernandez collected three hits, including a tiebreaking solo home run in the seventh inning, lifting the New Orleans Zephyrs to their third straight win over the Albuquerque Isotopes on Sunday, 4-2. Hernandez, who hit .301 for the Zephyrs last year but has been mired in a season-long slump that left him with a .183 batting average entering today, came through with the big hits for New Orleans. He broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh by sending a Ross Wolf offering over the fence in right field, then delivered an RBI single in the eighth to provide an insurance run. The three hits were a season high for Hernandez, and came as he was hitting just .057 (2-for-35) in day games this year. Former Isotope Valentino Pascucci once again hurt his former club, belting a home run for the third straight game. His shot over the wall in right field to lead off the second inning was his 10th since joining the Zephyrs on April 30.

B-Mets:

I’m sure 1B Mike Carp wasn’t the happiest puppy In the kennel after watching Nick Evans hit 3 doubles in Colorado; however, all he could do Saturday night was go out there and put up the numbers himself. Which he did. Carp went 2-3, including an RBI n the B-Mets win over Reading and raised his BA to .340. Oh, and he’s back at 1B rather than DH.

Lucy

C Sean McCraw, who looked like he had such a bright future after finish the 2007 strongly, continues to go in the wrong direction, going -04 Saturday night and lowering his BA to a miserable .143. The Mets might want to consider trading places with the Gnats Jordan Abruzzo, who has definitely deserved a separation from Francesco Pena.

Roster Changes: Reinstate C - Salvador Paniagua from Temporarily Inactive List - Send OF - Will Vogl to Brooklyn Cyclones Roster

Gnats:

SP Elvin Ramirez (5-3) is begging to step and join Mike Antonini and Angel Calero as 3 premium starters that are beginning to turn around their young season. Ramirez gave up only 1 ER in 6.2 IP Saturday night and lowered his ERA to 3.26 in the Gnats 4-2 victory against Greenville.

Minor Mets Bios:

Will Vogl OF R R 5-9 175 12/10/83

Vogl played for St. John's University after transferring from Skyline Junior College. At St. Johns, his stats were awesome: .382 (which was ranked 65th in the nation), 14 HRs, 64 RBIs, 18 2B, 6 triples. He was named a Third-Team All-American. Vogl was not drafted in 2006 (???), and signed with the Mets as a free agent. In 2006, Vogl played 55 games for Hagerstown, batting .250/.332/.362. He also got in 3 at bats in Brooklyn. In 2007, Vogl played for Brooklyn (.240/.310/.319 in 229 at bats).

Jeffrey Voyles IF R R 5-10 175 11-29-83 Texas-San Antonio

Voyles played 4 full years at Texas-San Antonio, where he went .294/.382/.413 in his senior year. His nickname is ‘Jr’. The Mets drafted him in the 34th round of the 2006 draft, signed him, and shipped him off to the GCL Mets (where he played… you guessed it… 2B). His stats in 160 at bats: .250/.342/.288. He also had 21 at bats for Hagerstown. ‘J.R.’ played the 2007 season for Brooklyn, batting .254/.342/.385 in 169 at bats.

Ex-Mets:

Mike Cameron doubled, homered, and scored twice

SP Steve Trachsel couldn’t get out of the 2nd inning.

Jason Bay had a two-run homer in the fourth and a game-winning single 10 innings later as the Pirates edged the Cubs 5-4 on Saturday.

Lastings Milledge went 2-for-4 and hit his first homer since March 31 against the Brewers on Saturday

And lastly:

Forget Willie. Here’s what Alvin Dark said in 1964:

“We have trouble because we have so many Negro and Spanish-speaking players on the team. They are just not able to perform up to the white ballplayer when it comes to mental alertness . . . You can’t make most Negro and Spanish players have the pride in their team that you can get from white players.”