Some Random Notes...

With the day off yesterday, not much to bitch about.  Just kidding.  Here's some draft and prospect related thoughts.

• Kolbrin Vitek.  Remember that name.  He's the player who was taken 20th overall by the Red Sox with the compensation pick they received for Billy Wagner.  Remember, the Mets traded Wagner late last August for two completely worthless prospects from the Red Sox.  Why?  To save the $3.5M left on Wagner's contract for 2009, the $1M buyout for 2010, and the X amount of dollars to pay the next first round pick.  To save about $6M the Mets gave away Wagner and a first round pick.  So let's see how Vitek, and the players taken immediately after him, turn out the next few years.
• I find it also worth noting that Wagner is 4-0 with 9 saves, a 1.61 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 35 K's in 22.1 IP.  Would you rather have him or K-Rod as the Met's closer?  Tough call.
• Matt Harvey.  Not really sure what to make of him.  By now you're all familiar with his story - top high school prospect out of Fitch High School in Connecticut in 2007, drafted in the 3rd round by the Angels, and skipped the minors for some seasoning at UNC.  After a solid freshman year, he imploded in his sophomore year as control issues ballooned his ERA to 5.40.  He made a solid bounce back in 2010, going 8-3 with a 3.09 ERA and a 102/35 K/BB rate in 96 innings.  He's got a plus fastball sitting at around 92-94 with readings as high as 98 MPH, as well as a changeup with potential to be above average.  His curveball was considered a plus pitch coming out of high school, but he struggled with his feel for it at UNC.  Most importantly, he's got an AWESOME moustache.  
• In today's 3rd round, the Mets drafted C Blake Forsythe (Tennessee), who could be a good buy low candidate after a senior year in which he struggled and scouts say he was pressing trying to improve his draft stock.  Despite that, he hit .286 and was named all-SEC First Team.  He was followed in the 4th round by Stephen Strasburg's teammate at San Diego State, OF Cory Vaughn, who hit .378 for the Aztecs this year.  Beyond that, I stopped paying attention.
• Find it worth noting that with the debuts of Strasburg and Mike Stanton tonight, the three top prospects in (arguably) the last 5 years will all be playing baseball in the NL East - Jason Heyward being the other.  Naturally, none of them play for the Mets.  Yet another reason why being a met fan sucks.