Fonzy, Murphy, Carp and Bowman.....

I can't help it, I know he's not the same player and he's probably closer to 45 y/o instead of his listed 35 y/o. But I still keep hoping that Fonzy finds his stroke enough to serve as the veteran leader off the bench, like Julio Franco did in 2006. Last year Fonzy played in the independent league with the Long Island Ducks and hit .329 in 59 games as the short stop. Fonzy was one of my favorite Mets, he played 2B/SS/3B with them from 1995-2002 in which he maintained a BA of .288 but in four seasons hit over .300, in 24 post season games for them he hit .255. I know he's not coming back but I just felt like giving an update .......

Free agent Edgardo Alfonzo went 2-for-3 hit his seventh homer of the VWL season on Wednesday. Alfonzo is batting .371/.432/.581 in 124 at-bats. He currently ranks fifth in the eight-team league in homers and seventh in OPS. source Rotoworld

Dan Murphy's MRI came back with a grade two strain to his hamstring which can result in knee stiffness. While he should be ready for spring training I can't see how the Mets can now go into next season without obtaining a left fielder. Murphy will miss the entire winter league where they were planning to develop his outfield skills....

An MRI exam today on Mets left fielder Daniel Murphy showed a Grade 2 strain of his right hamstring, an injury that will cause Murphy to sit out his planned participation in the Puerto Rican winter league. source NY Post

The deadline for players who are eligible for the rule five draft to be protected by the forty man roster is tonight. As expected Mike Carp was added to the 40 man roster (source Daily News), however; Shawn Bowman wasn't. Bowman is showing that he's rebounded from two injury filled years, he had the following numbers in the AFL .333 /.541 /.297 /.874. There has been speculation that Bowman isn't eligible because of how much time he missed due to injuries. If he is eligible the team has plenty of spots on the roster so they must feel another team can't keep him on the roster for an entire season, although; Mark Healey believes a team will scoop him up....

I spoke to a front office guy yesterday that said, "if they leave Bowman unprotected, I'm grabbing him" so they better not do a Jesus Flores here...source Gotham Baseball Magazine forums