Baseball America - Mets Top Ten Prospects - 1999

[Edgy MD]

Injuries in the high minors and his early years in the majors led to several false starts to Jay Payton's career. He was 27 or so by the time he finally established himself, and he had either aged or injuried out of a lot of prospect lists.



There was certainly still reason to hope he'd have a good career (which he did) but many of these lists cut off at 25 or so.

[Gwreck]

Who else did the Mets send to Cleveland for Alomar? Mike Bacsik?

[Cowtipper]

Pat Strange

[Centerfield]

No to Bascik. No to Strange.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

N.D. Chavez

[Benjamin Grimm]

Brent Hinchcliffe?

[Edgy MD]

Dicky Gonzalez.

[Centerfield]

No to all.



1. Alex Escobar, OF

2. Octavio Dotel

3. Grant Roberts

4. Jae Weong Seo

5. Terrence Long

6. Jorge Toca

7. , RHP

8. Juan LeBron

9. Jason Tyner

10. , OF



These last two are hard. One of them I recognized the name but would never have guessed it on my own. The other I have never heard of.



Hints:



#7. RHP. Was involved in two Mets trades before making his MLB debut.



#10. OF. Never made the big leagues. Other than his name and his stats this is literally everything I know about him.

[Edgy MD]

Leslie Brea! Leslie Brea!

Five years older than his parents say!

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: Leslie Brea! Leslie Brea! Five years older than his parents say!

(sound of light going on)

He was in the (in)famous Mora for Bordick trade.



Later

[The Hot Corner]

The Hot Corner wrote: Pete Alonso before he rocked MLB as a rookie. Pete's old, but not that old!

Damn, senility. I was only off by 20 years. Pete was probably the biggest kid on his Little League team back then.

[Centerfield]

Edgy MD wrote: Leslie Brea! Leslie Brea! Five years older than his parents say!

Nice job!



1. Alex Escobar, OF

2. Octavio Dotel, RHP

3. Grant Roberts, RHP

4. Jae Weong Seo, RHP

5. Terrence Long, OF

6. Jorge Toca, OF/1B

7. Leslie Brea, RHP

8. Juan LeBron, OF

9. Jason Tyner, OF

10. ____________, OF



Leslie Brea is the name I recognized (but never would have guessed). He arrived via trade for Butch Huskey. Then departed when Mike came A-Bordick.



The hardest answer remains. I honestly don't know if anyone can get this without looking. I'll give it until tonight and then tell you what his name rhymes with.

[Edgy MD]

You tipped your hand just enough with the two-trade clue.



I still might have forgotten him but for that age-discrepancy thing. Passing yourself off as two years younger, borrowing your cousin's birth certificate ... I can see that.



Five years older? Sooner or later, somebody is going to see you in the daylight.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Kenny Bumbaco would rock this quiz. He was into the prospects in 1999 fo sho

[Cowtipper]

I remember Leslie Brea when he was with the Rochester Red Wings.

[Centerfield]

#10. Outfielder whose name rhymes with "Hot Bunter".

[kcmets]

Hunters named Scott, for $600 please, Alex...

[Centerfield]

Ding ding ding!!!



1. Alex Escobar, OF

2. Octavio Dotel, RHP

3. Grant Roberts, RHP

4. Jae Weong Seo, RHP

5. Terrence Long, OF

6. Jorge Toca, OF/1B

7. Leslie Brea, RHP

8. Juan LeBron, OF

9. Jason Tyner, OF

10. Scott Hunter, OF



Congratulations CPF!

[Centerfield]

Let's do 1995. This one is easy. 9 of them are cake.



1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

[Cowtipper]

Jason isringhausen

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Rey Ordonez

[Centerfield]

Two for two.



1.

2.

3. Rey Ordonez, SS

4.

5.

6. Jason Isringhausen, RHP

7.

8.

9.

10.

[metirish]

Pulsipher

[kcmets]

Yeah, I can't remember the third pitcher. And I met all 3 at GCT.

[Edgy MD]

Paul Wilson, natch.

[kcmets]

Senility, it's not all it's cracked up to be...

[The Hot Corner]

Okay, I think I'm in the proper decade this time. One of my favorite Mets, Edgardo Alfonzo.

[Edgy MD]

I don't know if he'd still be eligible, but Imma guess Hutch Buskey.

[Gwreck]

Preston Wilson

[Edgy MD]

Before Álex Escobar, there was Alex Ochoa.