Yardbarker: Wily Mo Pena

And you thought the $8 beers at Nationals Park were a ripoff?

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:11:55 -0500

(Photo by Nationals Enquirer staff. Jim Bowden is probably the only person alive willing to pay $10 for a Wily Mo Pena autographed game ball at this point.) $10 for a Wily Mo Pena autographed game ball? $15 for Anderson Hernandez? $5 for Jason Simontacchi? It's highway robbery in NatsTown! What's that you say? It's for a good cause? All proceeds go to the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation?...

Mets Give Javier Valentin and Wily Mo Pena The Boot

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:34:36 -0500

According to several sources including Bart Hubbuch of the NY Post, the Buffalo Bisons released outfielder/first baseman Wily Mo Pena and infielder Javier Valentin today. The Mets released two veterans, outfielder Wily Mo Pena and infielder Javier Valentin, from Triple-A Buffalo today while activating newly claimed left-handed reliever Arturo Lopez to the Bisons’ roster. Pena had five [...]

Bison's cut veterans Wily Mo Pena, Javier Valentin & Bobby Kielty

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:27:00 -0500

I'm not really sure how this makes sense, but I guess I can't see the big picture.The Buffalo Bison's have announced that they have released Wily Mo Pena and Javier Valentin.Valentin has been on the disable list since June 15th with a shoulder strain, prior to that he hit .260 while catching, playing 1B, 3B and left field. Many speculated that he would have been called up instead of Fernando Martinez if he hadn't injured his shoulder.As many who read this blog are aware, I wou...

Wily Mo Pena is hitting them over signs

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:09:00 -0500

While I sit here frustrated with another weak offensive performance, there's one thing I can't understand; Why hasn't Wily Mo Pena been called up...The Mets offense is sputtering; both Gary Sheffield and Carlos Beltran are playing on weak legs, while David Wright's power outage has reached epic proportions, couple that with the injuries and it should be expected that this team would struggle to score runs. In my opinion, Omar is making a mistake by waiting to make a deal for a...

Wily Mo Pena a power option, again....

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:14:00 -0500

On Monday Wily Mo Pena left a Bison's game in the middle of an at bat with what was later determined to be back spasms.I have no delusional thoughts about Pena living up to his prospect projections but for a team that is lacking true power threats, Pena is an in-house option.Many of us have been clamouring for the team to make a trade for a bat and the response has been that it's just too early.So why not see what Pena can provide while you wait for the deadline to get closer, after a...

Wily Mo Pena injured...

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:08:00 -0500

The Mets best in-house option for power is Wily Mo Pena, with Jerry pushing for power and Pena starting to heat up, there's the potential for Pena to get called up.The slugger had a 12 game hitting streak where he was batting .308 with two home runs and six RBI's. Pena left yesterday's game with a leg injury, the extent of the injury wasn't revealed and the Bison's haven't placed him on the DL, two weeks ago he was limited to DH duty after fouling a ball off his leg. A...

Michael Inoa: This Kid Is Rich

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:32:22 -0500

The touted farm system of the Oakland A's just got a new prize prospect, with the team set to announce the signing of Dominican pitcher Michael Inoa. Inoa is only 16 years old, but is already 6'7" and 210 pounds...

Casey vs. Carter vs. Bates

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:49:11 -0500

The Red Sox recently signed Sean Casey to be the teams back up first baseman. The question is whether the Red Sox could have done better with in-house options? The short of the matter is probably. The long of the matter starts here. (continued...)

Pena clears waivers

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:44:01 -0500

Did the GMs miss something? Pena was on the waiver wire and no one bothered to claim him. How on earth did this happen?

Granderson's Catch of the Day

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 22:17:54 -0500

In case you missed this amazing catch by Curtis Granderson in Sunday's game against the Red Sox, here it is. A few of his teammates called it the greatest catch they have ever seen in person. Wily Mo Pena's deep flyball had already soared over the wall in left-center when Granderson leaped, and simply reached back and took it back. Incredible!