Yardbarker: Javier Valentin

Give Howard Johnson The Boot

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:11:56 -0500

As we all know the Mets cannot do anything right this year. One of their biggest weaknesses has been hitting home runs. Playing in Citi Field does not make it any easier. With under 40 games left in this dreadful year, the Mets have just passed Barry Bonds on the home run list. In 2001, as [...] Related posts:Mets Give Javier Valentin and Wily Mo Pena The Boot

More on the roster - Connor Robertson...

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:03:00 -0500

Yesterday's roster moves were quite curious, to say the least. Was the team looking to make room for a near future move or simply cleaning house.Javier Valentin and Bobby Kielty were on the minor league DL and not on the 40 man roster, so why cut them, when healthy they had to be considered helpful on a woefully awful Bison team. The Wily Mo Pena move baffles me the most, the guy was hitting very well for power in AAA and with a team desperate for power like the Mets, it didn't make s...

TAKE OUT THE PAPERS AND THE TRASH

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:05:18 -0500

Bu-Bye Willie Mo Pena, Javier Valentin and Bobby Keilty Something is brewing boys and girls

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...

Add Valentin to the injured list...

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:17:03 -0500

For those of us who thought Javier Valentin should be called up to replace Ramon Martinez, we can scratch him from the list. Valentin played third base, for the second straight game but left after three at-bats with shoulder soreness. While he wouldn't have been an ideal move because of positional redundancy ( C, 1B, 3B) but he was the best available bat, hitting .333.The question, then, is which player to call up. It appeared for a second as if Javier Valentin was the choice, since he le...

Ramon Martinez injured - broken finger

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:50:03 -0500

Ramon Martinez broke his pinkie while sliding into home, scoring the only Mets run of the game.Martinez will more then likely be added to the disabled list, the Mets can either play short until Friday when Reyes comes off the DL or bring someone up.The Mets are clearly struggling offensively with all the injuries and I wouldn't play short handed.Javier Valentin is a right handed bat, who is hitting .333 in AAA, he's primarily a catcher but is playing first base and third base in Buffa...

Angel Pagan Day-to-day - groin injury...

Sun, 31 May 2009 20:46:57 -0500

Add Angel Pagen to the list of walking wounded, which is affectionately being called day-to-day by the Mets organization.When Pagan pulled up lame will attempting to run down a ball in the gap, I thought the worst, a torn hammy. Pagan is calling the injury groin discomfort, he received an MRI after the game but no official word has been given and he's listed as day-to-day...Coming into spring training Pagan was seen as a bench player/extra outfielder but elbow surgery had many wondering i...

Could Javier Valentin be the next Tatis

Thu, 28 May 2009 21:24:06 -0500

Fernando Tatis was out of baseball from 2003-2005 and when he did return in 2006, he played most of the year with the Orioles AAA affiliate.He spent the entire 2007 season with the Mets AAA Affiliate, in 131 games, all at third base, he hit .275. The next year, it appeared the Mets had plans to use him on the bench of the major league club, before getting called up, Tatis showed his versatility by playing LF, SS, 3B and 2B.When he finally returned to the majors, Tatis made the most of his opp...

Javier Valentin playing a lot at first....

Tue, 26 May 2009 13:12:43 -0500

The Mets signed Javier Valentin to a minor league deal on May 15th, the 33 year old, right handed, catcher is a veteran of 10 major league seasons, with a lifetime BA of .251....He has played 432 of his 459 major league games at catcher, the only other fielding position he's played more then 4 games ( third base), is first base and that was only 23 games. When the Mets signed Valentin, I expected him to be catching insurance, with Schneider on the DL and Castro expected to make his annual...

Martin back in the mix...

Fri, 15 May 2009 20:52:54 -0500

At the start of spring training, Tom Martin was the leading candidate to become the Mets second LOOGY, but Martin was released due to injuries. First Martin strained his calf early in spring training and then fell down the stairs, at home, breaking his non-pitching wrist. It appears that Martin is healthy enough to resume pitching and the Mets are still looking for a more permanent solution in the pen, from the left side of the mound....The Mets have signed catcher Javier Valentin, Jose's...

The Top 177 Devil Rays Ever: #153

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:31:24 -0500

In our continuing efforts to preserve and protect the full, proud history of our proud, great and dominant franchise, and to hagiographize the many, many valiant warriors who have contributed to that proud history, every Monday through Thursday we’ll be counting down The Top 177* Devil Rays Ever…. The 153rd Greatest Devil Ray Ever is…. Javier Valentin [...]

Nothing to monitor here, apparently.

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:06:03 -0500

"We are not pursuing Manny Ramirez." (Jim Bowden, via Nationals dot com, 2/3/2009) "We respect Manny Ramirez as one of the best hitters of our era. However, based on our plan on building a franchise, we have not and are not going to be making him an offer." (Jim Bowden, via Nationals Journal, ...