2012 Jesus Montero Performance Thread

[Compass Rosy]

tweeted by Shannon Drayer (M’s reporter)…

Montero marveling over meeting Edgar Martinez-Edgar was to Alex as Alex was to me, I could ask him a lot of questions. Now I am here.

[Nome]

Performance threads don't belong in this forum. Moderator, please remove it and put it where it belongs,

Thanks

Andy

[SatchelPaigeYankee]

Nome, I dunno if you've heard, but Montero isn't w/ the Yankees anymore.

[JOBA RULES]

Jesus

[Compass Rosy]

Granted, only an intrasquad game but, some good signs…

http://tinyurl.com/6lnh89e

There were a couple of key defensive plays that went largely unnoticed by casual observers of yesterday’s game, but which did resonate with some members of the front office.

How do I know this? I was standing right in front of them shooting photos.

Anyhow, one came on the photo you see above, where catcher Jesus Montero slides to his let to block a pitch in the dirt from James Paxton. There were runners on second and third with one out at the time and the block saved a run from scoring. Moments later, Paxton struck out Casper Wells, then escaped the inning after that.

“I thought he did a good job back there,” Mariners manager Eric Wedge said of Montero afterwards. “I thought he did a good job of moving around, blocking the ball…and he was catching those young kids with good stuff. Those are live arms and the ball’s getting on him really quick. So, I was really impressed with what we saw out of him.”

[SatchelPaigeYankee]

please god no

[Compass Rosy]

Felix vs. Jesus!

[awy]

mvp yo

[tranquility]

Jesus Montero threw out Miguel Olivo attempting to steal second in Sunday's intrasquad game:

http://twitter.com/#!/gbakermariners...178048/photo/1

[nnysiny]

Jesus Montero threw out Miguel Olivo attempting to steal second in Sunday's intrasquad game:

http://twitter.com/#!/gbakermariners/status/173863938386178048/photo/1

THE Miguel Olivo?

[Compass Rosy]

Jesus's intrasquad day...

popped out vs. Felix
struck out vs. League
walked vs. Grube

[Snatch Catch]

He's going to rake. Even if he gets off slow, he's going to figure it out and just rake.

[tranquility]

A Seattle Times follow-up on Jesus Montero:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...10_mari27.html

[tranquility]

Jesus Montero left Friday's Cactus League opener after apparently getting his bell rung by two straight foul balls off his face mask (and after hitting a towering homerun):

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...league_pl.html

[Zzyzx]

I was listening to the game on my way home (I work an early shift) and was stoked for the homerun and then got really worried when he left the game. I suspect he'll be ok though.

[awy]

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?co...49051&c_id=mlb

dat power

[tranquility]

For what it's worth, Jesus Montero is catching starter Hector Noesi in today's game between the Mariners and the Brewers:

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index...1&mode=classic

Zack Greinke struck out Montero twice (Manny Parra stuck out Montero a third time) while Noesi gave up one run, three hits and a walk over three innings.

Last spring I saw Michael Pineda duel Yovani Gallardo in that same Maryvale Stadium:

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index...mlb_1&mode=box

[awy]

dude is mashing

[YESSIR!]

This thread, like the trade that spawned it, is going to haunt me all season. I'll be rooting for ya big guy, laundry be damned.

[awy]

apparently he got 0wned by greinke today

[awy]

okay, opening day jitters no biggie. settle down and take more pitches. only saw 9 pitches that game and made 4 quick outs. not very good

[effdamets]

okay, opening day jitters no biggie. settle down and take more pitches. only saw 9 pitches that game and made 4 quick outs. not very good

I don't see why we would care.
At this point, we want him to make as many outs as possible.

[Yankees1962]

I don't see why we would care.
At this point, we want him to make as many outs as possible.

Not every Yankee fan feels that way. There a lot of them that hope Montero becomes a star so they can say the Yankees/Cashman made a mistake with the hope he gets fired.

[awy]

not rly. i just like montero

[teknetic]

Not every Yankee fan feels that way. There a lot of them that hope Montero becomes a star so they can say the Yankees/Cashman made a mistake with the hope he gets fired.

I hope he mashes. I don't care if its against the Yankees either. I followed the dude for far too long to see him fail.