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Willie Randolph tells John Delcos in The Journal News that Cliff Floyd could see a different role when he returns to the Mets, with Willie stressing Endy Chavez's speed and defense as pivital in the post season.
Endy Chavez is providing consistent enough
offensive production, and his defense is far superior to Floyd's, so
one should not assume that when Floyd returns he will immediately trot
out to left field.
“We want to get Cliff going, but we still want
to keep getting Endy into games,” Randolph said. “A lot depends on how
Cliff feels.”
Then Randolph said something that was all but an endorsement for Chavez.
“When
you get to the postseason you play the hot guys,” Randolph said. “And
defense is very important, especially in a short series.”
Here is a rundown of yesterday's minor league action, courtesy of the always amazing Toby's Mets Minor League Report….
- Yusaku Iriki won and threw six shutout frames.
He struck out four. - Edgardo
Alfonzo launched a HR, his third for
and two doubles while driving home three. - Rashad Eldridge, had one of
his better nights in
going 3-5 with a HR and 4 RBI. - Lastings Milledge had a
couple of hits at the top of the order. - Rueben Gotay (.235/.286/.375 in 37 G) added
a 2-5 evening with two RBI. - Brian Bannister throws Wednesday.
- Kevin Mulvey threw 4.1 shutout innings
in his second AA start. He fanned five
and walked two. - Jay Caligiuri went 3-4 night hat included a 3-run bomb in the sixth inning. He drove home four runs.
- Carlos Gomez
(.285/.352/.429) was 2-4 with a double. - Philip Humber throws on Wednesday.
St. Lucie Mets (A+)
- Cliff Floyd was 0-3 in game one and 2-3
in the nightcap. - Jesus Flores hit 2 home runs, and had 3 RBI in game two, his season home run total is 19. Combined over the two games he was 5-5, 2 HR,
BB, 4 R, 3 RBI. - Chuck Smith lasted five innings for the win.
Hagerstown Suns (A-)
- Will Vogl
rolled with a 3-3 evening with a double. - Nick Pacheco clubbed a two
run HR in the sixth that provided the decisive runs. - Jeramy Simmons (2-4, 4.53) won and
allowed one unearned run in 5.1 IP. - Kevin Tomasiewicz earned his 19th
save with a pair of punchouts.
Chris Cotter on SNY reported that Cliff Floyd was trying to catch a flight to Binghamton to avoid the bad weather that could delay his return from PSL. Florida is expecting tropical storms and a possible hurricane.
It would only make sense that Pedro Martinez would do the same.
Sphere: Related ContentWillie Randolph said Cliff Floyd (Achilles tendinitis) is expected to begin
playing in rehab games today in Port St. Lucie and could be back by the
weekend, reports Newsday.
Randolph : Floyd Is Not Even Close To Returning
Posted by Anthony De RosaAugust 13, 2006 at 8:42 pm
13 Aug
Willie Randolph gave an update on Cliff Floyd's injury
left Achilles' tendinitis, “is not even close to playing,'' Mets
manager Willie Randolph said. “The other Achilles is fine. There's
no correlation between the two. We just have to wait for him to
heal. We need to shut him down for a while on the DL because he is
more important to us down the stretch.''
Cliff Floyd was put on the 15 day disabled list with a sore achilles. He pinch hit last night so he was not eligable to be retroactively placed on the DL, so he will be unavailable under mid August.
OF Michael Tucker was called up from AAA Norfolk to take his spot on the roster.
Sphere: Related ContentMike & Mike were both dominating figures in the clubhouse, Piazza carried a quiet, cool demeanor, and stood out for how he was the man who returned the franchise to glory. Cameron made his mark with his million dollar smile, his ability to loudly crack jokes with everyone in the clubhouse, and his magnificent glove. Cameron still stays on top of the Mets and stays in touch with one of his favorite people, Cliff Floyd, even though they're not a locker away from each other anymore…
Cliff Floyd and Mike Cameron shared neighboring lockers for two years,
and now they share voice mails and text messages
Last week, Cameron
told a reporter that he still watches virtually every Mets game. Floyd
was unaware of that, but “he's always giving me messages, letting me
know how bad I am.”
David Wright was also a friend of Cameron's and was sad to see him go, hoping to grab lunch or dinner with Cameron while he's in town.
“I think he's a great teammate; I think he's a great leader,” Wright said of Cameron. “He was great to me.”
Added Floyd: “It's just a shame he wasn't here long enough to enjoy what we're going through.”
Sphere: Related ContentESPN reports that Cliff Floyd hopes to be back on the field for Tuesday's
series opener against the Padres at Shea Stadium, but tests on Sunday
revealed enough irritation that he might have to sit longer.
“Tests show that I have some fluid in there and inflammation and thickening,” he told the New York Post.
Floyd may be available to pinch hit, but he said that playing the field was difficult.
“We'll
evaluate it on Tuesday,” Floyd said. “Hopefully I'll be able to do some
things that's going to allow me to go out and play, play the way I know
how to play.
“I don't think I'm ready to play.”
The state of Floyd's foot is likely to have hastened the Mets need to acquire Ledee.
Sphere: Related ContentThe Los Angeles Dodgers placed backup outfielder Ricky Ledee on waivers Monday night and was quickly snatched up by the Mets.
Ledee give the Mets the a left-handed bat off the bench now they were looking for now that
switch-hitting Jose Valentin, and with Cliff Floyd's injured achilles, outfielder Endy
Chavez are playing regularly.
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