Ike Davis makes AFL Rising Stars Game
nybaseballdigest.com 20 days ago — Mets 1B prospect Ike Davis is the lone Met to be named to the AFL’s Rising Stars Game. This game is essentially the All Star Game of All Star Games when it comes to prospects. The AFL is where the best prospects tend to play their off-season ball, though some do go to Venezuela,the ...

Ike Davis: Rising star
theropolitans.com 19 days ago — First-baseman of the future, Ike Davis , was named to the Arizona Fall League’s Rising Star Game. Davis is batting .340 (17-50) / .370 OBP / .640 SLG with six doubles, three home runs and 10 RBI in 12 games. Davis, who in my mind will be playing first at Citi Field in 2011, has quickly become ...

Top 50 Free Agents MLBTR
weretheteamtobeat.com 13 days ago — So the World Series from Hell is over & The Curse is Broken (I did take a degree of satisfaction from watching Shane "Shame" Victorino make the final out of the Series and watch him slink back to the dugout). That can only mean one thing: Hot Stove season is heating up. Here's a list  ...

Castro and Parker Shine in Rising Stars Showcase
chicagocubsonline.com 15 days ago — Arizona Fall League Rising Stars Game AFL West 8 - AFL East 7 WP - Michael Dunn (1-0) LP - Drew Storen (0-1, BS 1) Save - Craig Kimbrel (1) The MLB season may have come to an end Wednesday but some of the leagues brightest young stars have been participating in the AFL since October 13. ...

NL East 2009 Season Video Review
nleastchatter.com 13 days ago — Checkout a Video Review on this year’s NL East teams courtesy of MLB . Just Click On Your Team’s Thumbnail To Watch Video.

Could Ike Davis Be The Mets 2010 First Baseman?
metsmerizedonline.com 27 days ago — Before we get started, I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Eric Stashin and I run www.rotoprofessor.com , a fantasy baseball website that has been around since January 2007. We cover all of baseball and I hope to bring some of that here to all of you. On top of ...

What Will Adrian Gonzalez Cost The Mets?
metsfansforever.com 26 days ago — Author: Greg Pomes The Padres former General Manager Kevin Towers spoke with Bill Madden of the Daily News saying that the Padres will eventually trade their star first baseman sooner rather than lately. The Padres are in financial trouble right now, especially with the bad economy. Their ...

First Round Drafting Around the NL East
misterballz.blogspot.com 11 days ago — As Brett Myers departs from the Philadelphia Phillies organization, has another bust of a first round draft pick been secured in team history? Myers was the second highest paid Phillie in 2009. With the Phillies locked into the $12 million range on Myers, there was no chance of him returning. I ...

Top 10 Indicates Mets Should Break the Bank
nybaseballdigest.com 13 days ago — If there is one thing I learned from BA’s Mets Top 10 prospects is that you shouldn’t expect any impact players outside of Ike Davis in 2010. Here are some numbers that Mets fans should take very seriously: 33 31 27 Those are the ages that Carlos Beltran, Johan Santana, ...

Hell is Out of Session
faithandfear.blogharbor.com 14 days ago — After the events of the past few days — the Yankees winning their 27th World Series and being feted for it; the Mets doing no such thing — perhaps you wonder, what's the point? I'd love to tell you what it is, but I have no real clue. But I do have a correction to offer, specific to ...

Snyder-for-Overbay trade talks stall — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 14 days ago
Sporting News staff reports A potential deal between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Toronto Blue Jays has been put on hold, according to a major league source cited by MLB.com. Under the ...

Kirk Gibson would welcome 'challenge' of managing — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 14 days ago
Sporting News staff reports Former Tigers star Kirk Gibson told the Detroit Free Press that he would love to become a major league manager. "I love challenges," the ...

Phillies decline option on Pedro Feliz — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 14 days ago
PHILADELPHIA - Pedro Feliz has played his last game for the Phillies. Or maybe he hasn't. The team announced Sunday night that it had declined the third baseman's...

What If Brad Lidge Had Started Game One? — Bleacher Report - MLB 13 days ago
The Yankees' manager, in his second season at the helm, was confident that his team would beat the Phillies in the World Series. The Phillies Were a Fast, Hustling Team "Not that I'm underestimating these Phillies. My reports show they ...

Ryan Madson Deserves a Fair Shot To Win Closer's Role — Bleacher Report - MLB 13 days ago
I feared throughout the regular season that Brad Lidge would blow the Phillies' chances at becoming the first team to repeat since the 2000 Yankees. My fears came to fruition in Game Four of the World Series against the Bronx Bombers. Lidge ...