Comments on: News: Muniz Up, Vargas DFAd

By: GravediggerHebner

GravediggerHebner — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:11:34 +0000

My wild guess is that Muniz is only here to be in the bullpen for tonight, then he gets optioned out for Armas (or some other minor league starter) to pitch in the DH on Friday.

By: garykeithron

garykeithron — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:34:39 +0000

it makes as much sense – or less – as having brought up Nunez earlier in the season. I’m waiting for another move to be made soon to make this move make sense…but not holding my breath

By: dykstraw II

dykstraw II — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:16:56 +0000

does anyone have any explanation at all for this?

because DFAing vargas strikes me as absolutely idiotic.

By: repeal the DH

repeal the DH — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:02:53 +0000

amen! every time i watched this vargas guy pitch i broke out in a cold sweat and suffered from steve trachsel flashbacks when runners reached base… good riddance!

By: Koko

Koko — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:38:00 +0000

I wonder is a Freddy Garcia signing is on the way now. I’m still not sure about his timetable to return to pitching, but Perez out and Garcia in could make some sense.

But all in all, Vargas didn’t need to be DFAd. He was worth keeping around.

I wonder if his agent/him told the Mets that they signed with them to be a starter and that is what he would like to do and have a chance at.

By: ness589

ness589 — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:54:21 +0000

DFA/Option Perez to AAA and call up Tony Armas.

Of course Boras will have a fit that Perez gets demoted. If I’m Omar, I tell him to fornicate himself. He robbed them in arbitration and he’s god-awful this year. He has no right to complain about his idiot client getting demoted.

By: mistermet

mistermet — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:46:59 +0000

I have a homework assignment for you guys. Please go back into the National League Record books, over the last 120 years, and tell me how many other National League teams have carried 3 catchers on their roster for more than 50 games in a season. I was complaining about this last year, and you people told me I was stupid. Does anybody here think this is a smart roster decision?This is an absolute joke, a complete waste of a roster spot- starting with Casanova, and now this piece of tr*sh Robinson Cancel. It’s lunacy, plain and simple. The fact that bonehead Minaya carries a 3rd catcher is bad enough- but the fact that he is carrying a no-talent latino who has had 1 major league hit since 1999 is that much more of an indictment. Please let me know if any of you can find another National League team that has carried 3 catchers on its major league roster for more than 50 games in a season. If you find it, please post your source, thanks.

By: als102

als102 — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:44:20 +0000

Can someone give me a real reason why Vargas was sent. I dont get this teams moves they make no sense everyday they do something that makes no sense. Can someone explain to me the bigger picture here cause i dont get it. Really Vargas was the problem i must have missed it since I turned it off at 10-0.

By: theperfectgame

theperfectgame — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:12:31 +0000

What;s the problem? Their starters consistently pitch into the 8th, right?

In the immortal words of Scooby Doo, “Ruh Roh!”…

By: petercast41

petercast41 — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:29:43 +0000

Omar is grasping at straws. There are high priced dead wood players that he’s afraid to bench, cut, etc. Claudio Vargas isn’t the problem!!