Sandy Alderson

Type: Person

Name: Sandy Alderson

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated 12 hours ago - 2 Documents

Hefner Remains Only Option for No. 5 Spot in Mets' Rotation

Mets Manager Terry Collins may not know what he has in Jeremy Hefner, a 26-year-old right-hander, but he may have no choice but to keep trusting him. Hefner’s first career start Thursday was as confounding as the No. 5 spot in the rotation that he is ... [ Published 16 hours ago by New York Times ]

Entities: Terry Collins, Rob Johnson, Sandy Alderson

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 Documents

D. J. Carrasco

Mets release righthander D.J. Carrasco

Righthander D.J. Carrasco was the type of hardscrabble player that Mets general manager Sandy Alderson wanted to build his blue-collar team on. The journeyman was the first free-agent that Alderson signed to a multi-year contract upon his hiring last ... [ Published 23 hours ago by New Jersey Online ]

Entities: D. J. Carrasco, Sandy Alderson, Terry Collins, David Wright

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

With David Wright on a tear, it is high time for Mets to send Ike Davis to the minors

The threat of rain had already put a damper on things at Citi Field on Thursday night. The Padres, a team with one of the worst winning percentages in baseball, weren’t the kind of opponent that would have the turnstiles spinning. And there wasn’t a very ... [ Published May 25 2012 by New York Daily News ]

Entities: David Wright, Terry Collins, Ike Davis

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Cedeno flops in his shot at leading off

_ Terry Collins auditioned a new Mets leadoff hitter last night.For the first time since May 27, 2010, Ronny Cedeno led off a game. The manager praised Cedeno for possessing a strong on-base percentage and for swinging the bat well.Cedeno, the everyday ... [ Published May 25 2012 by New York Post ]

Entities: Terry Collins, Ruben Tejada, Sandy Alderson, Andrés Torres

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 4 Documents

Will Venable

Padres beat Mets 11-5 after rain

HOWIE RUMBERG NEW YORK -- Will Venable hit a pair of RBI doubles and Cameron Maybin had two run-scoring singles as the San Diego Padres broke out the offense after a long rain delay and beat the New York Mets 11-5 Thursday night.Jesus Guzman hit a two-run ... [ Published May 25 2012 by WABC New York City ]

Entities: Will Venable, Cameron Maybin, Everth Cabrera, Sandy Alderson

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Quick Hits: Wright, Oviedo, Broxton, Catchers

Here's the latest from around the league as Thursday turns into Friday... "We're all hopeful that long-term, [ David Wright ] will be here," said Mets GM Sandy Alderson during tonight's game broadcast according to MLB.com's Anthony DiComo (on Twitter ... [ Published May 25 2012 by MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com ]

Entities: Broxton (United States), Oviedo (United States), David Wright

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Jose Reyes

On Baseball: David Wright Can Be a Met for Life

Even with a half-century of history, the Mets have mostly been made up of transients. Some came from elsewhere, like Rusty Staub, Keith Hernandez and Mike Piazza. Others started here and left, like Tom Seaver, Darryl Strawberry and Jose Reyes. In five ... [ Published May 25 2012 by New York Times ]

Entities: David Wright, Jose Reyes, Tom Seaver, Sandy Alderson

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

New York Mets: Why They Must Draft RHP Marcus St...

Not often do flamethrowers come around that have the command and confidence of a seasoned closer.Scouts drool over the prospect of a pitcher who can touch 100 MPH with his fastball and accompany it with a 136/26 K/BB ratio over 99 innings.Marcus Stroman ... [ Published May 24 2012 by Keyser Mineral Daily News-Tribune ]

Entities: Tim Lincecum, Velocity, Tom Gordon

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Mets' Jeremy Hefner set to make first major-league start against Padres

PITTSBURGH ? In a parking lot outside Coca Cola Field in Buffalo, N.Y., sits a Ford F-150, a ?standard Oklahoma truck,? Mets pitcher Jeremy Hefner said. Inside the cab reside most of the possessions Hefner brought with him for the baseball season.His ... [ Published May 24 2012 by New Jersey Online ]

Entities: Chris Young, Dan Warthen, Sandy Alderson, Johan Santana

First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 1 Documents

New York Mets: Is It Time to Send Davis to the Minors?

Last year, Ike Davis played in 36 games before he suffered a freak ankle injury from a collision with David Wright.That cost him the rest of the season.Coming into this season, Davis was expected to put up high numbers. Thus far in 2012, he has done anything ... [ Published May 23 2012 by Troy Record ]

Entities: Terry Collins, Ike Davis, Sandy Alderson, Daniel Murphy, David Wright

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 21 2012 - 1 Documents

Rookie Nieuwenhuis a fan favorite, but may be odd man out

by BARBARA BARKER / barbara.barker@newsday.comIt hasn't taken Kirk Nieuwenhuis long to become a fan favorite at Citi Field. It doesn't matter that his name is tough to say -- and even tougher to spell. Fans and teammates instead just call him Captain ... [ Published May 21 2012 by Newsday ]

Entities: Terry Collins, Wally Backman, Sandy Alderson, Jason Bay

First Reported May 20 2012 - Updated May 20 2012 - 1 Documents

CHIP MALAFRONTE'S SUNDAY GRAVY: Chad Dawson-Andre Ward close to a reality

Woke up in a foul mood Friday morning. So I marched into my editors office and told him I wasnt writing the Sunday Gravy this week. He asked me why. I scowled and told him, Im going keep it in the room.Turns out that explanation doesnt fly in the real ... [ Published May 20 2012 by New Haven Register ]

Entities: Andre Ward, Chad, Sandy Alderson, Chad Dawson

Quotes

"Batista won’t be available to us and there’s no one else we want to try in that spot," Alderson said. "so until batista is ready, until chris young is ready, jeremy’s probably our best bet."

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