http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/644 Recent articles about Jose Valentin en-us Canada bounced back from a disappointing World Baseball Classic to clinch the Bronze Medal in the 38th World Cup of Baseball.  This was Team Canada’s first medal in the bi-annual tournament’s history. (View Team Canada’s roster here) To do it, Canada had to beat a talented Puerto Rico team that includes former major leaguers Jose Valentin [...] Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:51:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Canada_Wins_Bronze_at_World_Cup/1254083 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Canada_Wins_Bronze_at_World_Cup/1254083 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Canada_Wins_Bronze_at_World_Cup/1254083 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/f/2fcd32524ae81f6db6f397a9c49a552428a17983/small/Jose_Valentin_164b.jpg Jose Valentin, Julio Franco, Marlon Anderson, and Moises Alou were all great pick-ups their first year, but they all stayed a year too long.I know the Wilpon's don't like to waste money but most of the guys I'm talking about, made less then 2MM a year and when Minnesota can cut former Met Luis Ayala ( 1.3 MM), there's no way the Mets should hymn and haw about these type of losses. Fernando Tatis was a great comeback story last year and it was a no brainer to bring him back at ... Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:11:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Do_the_Mets_need_to_have_a_quicker_hook_Fernando_Tatis/735637 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Do_the_Mets_need_to_have_a_quicker_hook_Fernando_Tatis/735637 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Do_the_Mets_need_to_have_a_quicker_hook_Fernando_Tatis/735637 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/1/61d7ac62cb5e6c2a94a3beccb036486c18ad7a3c/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f321824.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193FAC41A6BBF9596D5BF8DF9B4330B35E3.jpg In other moves today the Mets have cut Jose Valentin, Tony Armas jr. and Junior Spivey. Valentin still believes he can play in the majors and while being a player/coach in Buffalo seemed like a good opportunity to begin camp, after the spring he's had he'll look elsewhere before he starts his coaching career. It appears they felt they had better options then Armas and Spivey who were on minor league deals but taking up spots on the Buffalo roster.....The Mets released popular infielde... Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:00:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Other_cuts/573304 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Other_cuts/573304 If it wasn't an off day in camp there is no way this would have gotten this much attention. The Mets have signed Junior Spivey to a minor league deal, it's as much an indictment of Ramon Martinez who's hitting .167 as it is a depth acquistion but what does make it surprising is that Jose Valentin and Andy Green are both hitting well. The 34 y/o right handed middle infielder rose to the major league level in 2001, he was an all-star in 2002 and for his first four seasons hit .270. ... Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:59:46 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Mets_sign_Spivey/550489 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Mets_sign_Spivey/550489 Opening Day for the New York Mets is just 22 days away. The Mets will open up their 2009 season against the Cincinnati Reds. I will post an image of a jersey that will correspond with the number of days remaining until Opening Day. Since there are 22 more days until Opening Day, today, we will go with Ray Knight. Knight beat out Michael Tucker, Kevin McReynolds and Jose Valentin for today's countdown. Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:56:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Countdown_to_Opening_Day/547376 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Countdown_to_Opening_Day/547376 I get on the media sometimes for their almost relentlessly negative coverage of this team, but I do understand that negative stories tend to draw more attention than the positive ones these days. As print media outlets in particular fight to survive, this is increasingly important. Still, though, when a player gets a hang nail these days it seems inevitable that all the papers will be full of dire stories that question how the team will be able to survive without him. It gets old after a whi... Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:25:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Good_News/543699 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Good_News/543699 I had an "interesting" experience Over the past couple of years Lisa and I have purchased a number of pieces of furniture that had to be assembled. You're probably familiar with the type -- they use cam-type fasteners to go together. It's a pain in the a** to do it, but you get a ... Sun, 15 Feb 2009 01:59:39 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Chemistry_Revisited/510818 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Chemistry_Revisited/510818 The New York Post is reporting that the Mets have signed infielder Jose Valentin to a minor league contract. If Valentin makes the big league club he will earn $800,000, which is a very affordable price considering the uncertainty surrounding who will play second base. Valentin’s best year with the Mets, in which he played in 137 games and hit .271 with 18 home runs. There is good reason to question how effective Valentin will be this year due to the fact that he has been injury ridden ... Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:42:02 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_Stache_Is_Back_Jose_Valentin_Returns_To_Mets/507382 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_Stache_Is_Back_Jose_Valentin_Returns_To_Mets/507382 The Mets have signed Jose Valentin to a minor league contract Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:55:27 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Valentin_Signed/506501 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Valentin_Signed/506501 The NY Post reports that the Mets have signed Jose Valentin to a minor league contract. Valentin would earn $800,000 if he were to make the team out of Spring Training. Valentin was the Mets' primary second baseman in 2006 when he hit .271 with 18 homers. He broke his tibia the following season and last year never played in the majors, leaving the Mets' Triple-A team in June claiming mental and physical duress. Valentin certainly had some big moments during his first go-around with t... Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:45:41 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Mets_Sign_Jose_Valentin/506159 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Mets_Sign_Jose_Valentin/506159 I don't expect much from him, it appears just like Alou that his mind is willing but his body can't keep up. Valentin was a huge part of the 2006 team and a great influence on the younger players. Not only did he surprise everyone by hitting .271 with 18 HRs but he validated the rational for ... Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:41:41 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_Stache_is_Back/506155 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_Stache_is_Back/506155 First off, I already made a short post about this on our blog, Nyjer Please. But this post is going to be longer due to the larger audience that Epic Carnival has. Exactly a month ago to this day, our very own Epic Carnival writer and creator of Nyjer Please, Luke Halpert made an "outlandish post" about a racial divide in the Mets clubhouse and said that Julio Franco was the ring leader. No pun intended. Luke's exact words were these: Secondly, Julio Franco, who recently ... Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:45:12 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Franco_Is_a_Clubhouse_Cancer/20356 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Franco_Is_a_Clubhouse_Cancer/20356