Thats going to be Mulvey in 5 years.

I was about to post that I was surprised that Armas didn’t get a major league deal — but then I looked up his stats….

Why did I have it in my head that Tony Armas, Jr. was decent in the not-too-distant past? His numbers are awful!

NICE…a double posting due to the signing of Tony Armas Jr….Spring Training cant get here soon enough,,,,

FYI, hes also the only player(and his dad) whos name consists of only body parts….

Toe-Knee Arm-Ass….

Can’t hurt. I suspect the Mets’ plan is to have him be a starter at AAA, at the ready if/when the injury bug leaves the Mets with a whole in the rotation. Whether he’s willing to play that game (he may not have much choice) is another question.

At least they didn’t bring back Jose Lima.

Don’t give ‘em any ideas!!

Bring back Macky Sasser!!

Well, this is the 2008 version of Jose Lima, Brian Lawrence, and Chan Ho Park…that’s exciting…at least Armas has decent stuff and will take up space if a pitcher gets injured

You can never have too many minor league pitchers =)

The reality is you need those 6th 7th and 8th starters at some point in the season. Depth at starting pitching in a 162 game season is huge. Armas is a good callup after someone gets injured

Decent move, The guy has good stuff, just hasnt been able to put it all togeather. Should be at least some depth in AAA.

Rick Peterson can fix him in 5 minutes!

Good signing. He’s probably our new best option for a replacement starter after Pelfrey, and I’m sure we’ll need him at some point.

An efficient and experienced piece of the puzzle. A very small piece, albeit.

But Armas/Brain Lawrence/Chan Ho park types always contribute a good 10-15 starts per season.

Chacon would have been better. I hope Armas likes New Orleans.

http://www.metsprospectus.blogspot.com/2008/02/spartans-unite.html

The New York Times has an update on players who have already arrived at Port St. Lucie for spring training. But the BIGGEST NEWS has to be that the Mets FINALLY gave Aaron Heilman a parking spot!! CONGRATS HEILMAN!

So who’s chillen in Port St. Lucie?

Brian Schneider: Schneider, who lives about 40 minutes south in Palm Beach Gardens, showed up, fresh off his brother’s wedding over the weekend in Illinois.

John Maine: Maine has been here since last week. “I had nothing better to do back home,” Maine said.

Joe Smith: Joe Smith stopped in and threw a bullpen session.

Duaner Sanchez: It was encouraging to see a trimmer Duaner Sanchez, whose shoulder problems have prevented him from pitching since July 2006, out on the field.

Oliver Perez: Perez popped his head into the clubhouse today.

Mike Pelfrey: Recently Arrived

Johan Santana and David Wright are expected to arrive tonight.

At least we won’t have to hit against him. Somehow, no matter how much he sucked otherwise, he always seemed to bring the A-game when pitching against the Mets.

Yeah this is fine. Look at the Mets SP depth over the last three years going into the spring.

2006: Pedro, Glavine, Trachsel, Zambrano, Bannister, Maine, Lima, Gonzalez, Soler

2007: Glavine, El Duque, Maine, Perez, Pelfrey, Sosa, Park, Humber, Vargas

2008: Santana, Pedro, Maine, Perez, El Duque, Pelfrey, Sosa, Armas, Vargas

I’d say this organization has done a pretty good job of upgrading its rotation. And even if we lose both Perez and Pedro in 2009, I’ll be pretty content having Santana and Maine as a top two to build around. Especially if Maine can post a solid 2008 (and assuming they both stay healthy, of course). And when you think about it, Santana and Maine will combine to make virtually the same amount of money as Pedro and Glavine combined to make in 2006.