Splits courtesy www.minorleaguesplits.com The Mets selected Thole in the 13th round of the 2005 draft, and sent him to the GCL Mets ... , giving him infinitely more value as a player and a prospect. THE FUTURE: Thole will undoubtedly be in Binghamton to open the 2009 season ... (29 IsoP) as of this writing. I would hope the Mets keep Thole on the conservative path, and allow him to start 2010 in Buffalo ...

... issue with is the constant reference to the fact that the Mets have Josh Thole and therefore shouldn't get an upgrade at catcher. May I remind you of a certain fellow by the name of ... the second coming of Pete Rose. Look where that got us. Let's not anoint Josh Thole the next best catcher in the world quite yet. Yes, he played well in September in pretty much meaningless games. ...

Despite what was reported by ESPN.com below, Mets C Josh Thole has left his Winter League team in Venezuela, according to this report. “It& ... ESPN.com, Buster Olney writes: “Josh Thole, who is currently playing in the Venezuelan league with the Leones de Caracas, will not return to the team.  Thole, who leads the league in hitting decided to do this to begin prepping himself ...

I finally figured out how to get the box scores from the various Caribbean Winter Leagues. Josh Thole is leading the Venezuelan league in batting average and Lance Broadway is leading in ERA. Lance Broadway didn't play yesterday but Josh Thole did. He went 3-for-4 with an RBI and is batting .403. He also caught 2 runners trying to steal 2nd base. ...

... their heads.  Additionally, in a decent move, they signed minor league pitcher Clint Everts. Joe Janish at Mets Today offers up a recap of the Winter Meetings' last day. Josh Thole is leaving his Venezuela Winter League team after dominating over the last several weeks.  He hopes to compete for a spot on the Opening Day Roster.  Rivers McCown fires up the Manny Ramirez ...

... to thinking that signing Blanco could pave the way for Josh Thole to become the everyday catcher and eliminate for Bengie Molina. ... put him right there with the top five catchers in baseball. The knock on Thole is his defense and that is where Blanco comes into play. Henry Blanco is ... Met in the near future, but I wouldn’t be upset with a Blanco/Thole tandem at the big league level with Omir ...

Fernando Martinez made his appearance in the Dominican League. He would like to make up for all the time he missed on the Mets major league roster because of a knee injury. So far, it is not a good start to the season as he opened the Dominican League hitting only .167 with five whiffs in ... joed86 posted 59 minutes ago from metsmerizedonline.com Find more top sports news, videos, and ...

... Santos and Henry Blanco (Santana's personal catcher) handle the receiving duties knowing that Josh Thole and Chris Coste are 90 minutes away in Buffalo? Why can't we sign a Sheets and/or ... pundits like to tell us that the Mets oversell and overvalue their prospects, the thought of retaining Davis, Thole, Niese, F-Mart, Mejia, Nieuwenhuis, Holt, Flores, Havens and Tejada warms the cockles ...

... listeners. "We were doing something with a high degree of artistry," Thole said. "We weren't playing 'Free Bird' ... worth of licensing fees from the eatery's owners. Thole was shocked. He realized he might have covered a licensed songwriter's ... I couldn't even play for a fricking sandwich," Thole said. "I could have done the thing at Bo Diddley's. ...

... as this will lay a foundation that I can gradually tear apart. C: Josh Thole – Has no power, but can hit 1 for 3 every game. ... jump the gun and trade their farm system to the Twins right now and use Thole as the backup (unless he is part of the trade). If not they obtain Ramon Hernandez at ... Nick Evans, Julio Lugo, Jorge Cantu, Josh Thole. SP: Santana, Pelfrey. Linked with Lackey and Wolf ...

... to honor Beltran, Francoeur Mets fixing up bullpen — Citi Field-wise Inbox: How long till Thole’s a regular? Inbox: How long till Thole’s a regular? In the latest Inbox, Mets reporter Marty Noble fields fans’ questions regarding the possibility of acquiring Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Thole’s ETA as a fixture in the Majors, and more.

... exactly what we need. I've read a lot of reports about how many fans want to go with Santos or Thole, I don't think either are ready to be in the majors full time. I think Thole needs to get more ... here's how he approached Buster Posey coming up as his future replacement, I hope he could help Thole in the same matter over the next two years... "Hey, kiddo,'' I said to him, ...

... : Alcides Escobar went 4-for-5 with three doubles and scored a run. That raised his VWL batting average to .408. On the leaderboards, Escobar's batting average is the best in the VWL by 27 points (ahead of Mets catcher Josh Thole, who has already gone home). He's one of just four players batting over .360. His .445 OBP, .973 OPS and 12 stolen bases are also in the league's top five.

... it reopens, the owners plan to reserve half of the rooms for Route 66 travelers. Jim Thole of the association’s Neon Heritage Preservation Committee said that David Hutson of NeonTime restored the neon ... neon sign will remain off until the entire restoration is complete, and the motel is back in business. Here’s what the sign looks like in the daytime. (Photos courtesy of Jim Thole)

... I’d still prefer to spend the money elsewhere though. The rest of the list is rubbish as the Brits say. With Thole on the horizon why would the Mets committ to anyone past 2010? I wouldn’t mind signing ... ;ll be cheap. Nobody on the market is worth a deal that will prove to be worthless once Thole continues to hit in the minors. Nobody likes a 3MM a year backup catcher on the bench. ...