Interesting Reads: Mejia, Chapman, Arroyo, Harang

Silvestricles of Caught Lookin' wonders whether or not the Reds are more inclined to move their big salary players after the Chapman signing.

Amit Badlani of NY Hot Corner wonders as well if the Mets can get Arroyo or Harang instead of settling with Pineiro now that Chapman is in Cincinnati.

Alex Geshwind of Fantasy Bullpen break down Mets top prospect RHP Jenrry Mejia and compares him to Mariner's Felix Hernandez.

That last one gets me so excited. Geshwind says that even though his stuff is not where Hernandez' was at age 20, his stuff is still off the charts and "skill set has ace written all over it." He also writes that Mejia will be the heir to Johan Santana. Even though this is probably true, I'd love a Santana-Mejia-Pelfrey-Holt-Niese rotation eventually. Talk about home grown talent... if all these pitchers (besides Santana) grow into what they're projected to be, Holt, who has "top of the rotation stuff," would be an amazing #4. Who knows if this is possible or even when this is possible.

An ace from the farm

Every team (mostly) has a young farmhand who has tremendous potential on the mound. They are brought up from the minors and either dominate MLB hitters or have shown great flashes of greatness in doing so.

The Yankees have Phil Hughes, Red Sox have Clay Buchholz, Dodgers have Clayton Kershaw, A's have Andrew Bailey, Phillies have JA Happ, Tigers have Rick Porcello, and the Braves have Jair Jurrjens and Tommy Hanson.

Who will the Mets get? Eventually a pitcher will arise from the depths of the Mets' farm. Who will it be? Will it be the praised prospects such as Holt or Mejia? Will it be Niese, Moviel, Familia, or Urbina who step up?

Or, can it be Pelfrey? Having a few seasons under his belt and still not showing signs of dominance, I doubt it. Someone in the farm has to be one of these pitchers. At least one of the pitchers in the Mets farm is destined to fill these shoes. Who will it be?

Thoughts?

Jon Niese

I enjoyed watching Niese pitch (the two games he was recalled for after his not so good run in the beginning of the season) until he got hurt. I'd like to see him in the rotation for 2010. If he doesn't work out, he doesn't work out. Worst that can happen is that you send him back to the minors. On the upside, he gets serious MLB playing time in a hopefully healthy team that can back him up offensively and defensively.

If Niese pans out to be a solid pitcher, that would go wonderful with Brad Holt and Jenrry Mejia in a couple of years. If Holt and Mejia are major league ready and able to prove to us the reason why they're our best pitching prospects, that could get dangerous. Assuming Pelfrey finds his groove, that is one dirty rotation. But still, that is years away from happening.

Prospects excite me. So much talent yet a lot of it is just hype. The majors and the minors are day and night so you really don't have any idea. I'm just hoping for the best. Us Mets fans can use a little exciting news to look forward to, right?