On Tuesday, while talking to reporters, Omar Minaya said he will continue to look for ‘smaller pieces,’ specifically a left-handed reliever.
Minaya added, ‘It doesn’t mean that we have to get (a left-handed reliever), because we do have some righties that can get lefties out, but, that being said, we will continue to look.”
…it sounded, to me, like minaya was talking about bringing in guys on minor-league deals, not bigger-name pitchers on major-league deals, noting how he got Pedro Feliciano on a minor-league deal, and pointing out he currently has Valerio De Los Santos in on a minor-league deal for this spring as well…
However, Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com believes the Mets have been in contact with free-agent LHP Will Ohman, in an effort to sign the pitcher at a bargain.
Meanwhile, yesterday, Tim Dierkes of MLB Trade Rumors identified seven left-handed relievers who are still available on the free-agent market, including Joe Beimel, Randy Flores, Ohman, Dennys Reyes and Ron Villone, among others.
…i have to think most of these guys will get major-league deals some place, but, at this rate, who knows… i believe the Mets showed interest in biemel and reyes earlier in the off season, but that was quite a while ago…
In addition to De Los Santos , the Mets will also have left-handed relievers Tom Martin, Casey Fossum, Jon Switzer and Heriberto Ruelas in camp, all acquired this off season on minor-league deals, as well as LHP Adam Bostick, who spent most of last season in Triple-A on the disabled list.
…i believe Francisco Rodriguez, J.J. Putz, Sean Green, Brian Stokes, Pedro Feliciano and Duaner Sanchez are pretty much guaranteed a spot in the Opening Day bullpen…
…so, assuming Marlon Anderson is on the roster, that will make room for one more bench player, because Fernando Tatis and Daniel Murphy will be in a platoon, which means there is technically only one room for one more relief pitcher in the bullpen, assuming Tim Redding is the team’s fifth starter, which will be needed in the first week of the season…
The Mets also will have RHP Rocky Cherry in camp, who they acquired from the O’s during the Rule V Draft in December.
In 19 career innings, spanning three seasons, left-handed hitters are batting .167 against Cherry, who must be returned to Baltimore if he is not on the Mets 25–man roster.
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we need to stop looking at in on paper and look at the players we DO have instead of the ones we DONT…we can all stop these fantasy dream teams since omar says were done…
reyes – best lead off hitter in the game, electric, awesome defense, the match that lights this team
castillo – cant get any worse than last year
wright – leader of this team, awesome all around player
delgado – showed he can still hit the cover off the ball, clubhouse leader
beltran – best center fielder in the game, switch hitter, speed, power
church – plays HARD, big arm, MVP of the team the first 3 2-3 months
tatis – showed the most heart last year, plays hard
scheider – cant get much worse offensively, going to be much better defensively this year
santana – absolute monster
pelfrey – young with electric stuff, DP machine
ollie – electric stuff, needs to be more consistent
maine – could be a 2-3…hes healthy and hes awesome
redding – new face, pumped to play in ny, finally playing for a winning team, solid 5
sanchez – a year removed from shoulder surgery, gets both leftys and rightys out
parnell – young, throws hard
stokes – throws hard, killer curve
feliciano – when hes on, leftys cant hit him, and now with show gone, he can exclusively be the lefty specialist
green – new face, workhorse
putz – new face, awesome stuff
krod – makes reyes look like a statue, has that fire and pas-sion the mets needed last year
murphy – tough kid, plays hard
castro – heck of a backup – can hit the cover off the ball
cora – solid back up infielder
anderson – cant hit worse than he did last year
reed – new face, plays great defence
waiting in the wings – solid depth
thoughts?
Well, I am clearly with you in the unrepentant optimist camp!
Agree pretty much all around man; fine analysis, and very realistic I think.
And ALL of those bullpen guys after kRod and JJ will be pitching in the 6th and 7th, not the 8th and 9th like last year…hence, much less pressure, and easier to succeed I would hope.
yeah man, ya gotta believe … another small addition or two would be nice to round out the team, but otherwise im ready to go to war
Castro the backup who cant stay healthy
well thats why hes a backup – the guy can still rake
What does it matter if he can rake? He forces Schnieder to be the main catcher and never pinch hits anway. He’s had 13 PH AB’s in 3 years.
Yea he can again when healthy which he was not last year. The guy can hit very well but the reason he is not starting is he can not stay healthy. If you are a backup or part time player and you still can not stay healthy that is not good. Other then that I agree with most of your player analysis. I just bought my Mets 15 game ticket plan and I am ready to go. Can not wait for the season to start. LETS GO METS!!!
Yes, he can rake, but he’s not reliable and whenever the starter gets dinged and needs say 3 days off, Castro fills in then gets hurt, causing roster turmoil. I would trade the occasional raking for more health and roster stability.
You never pinch hit your catcher. Because you never know if your Starter will go down. No team PH’s their catcher he would be the absolute last guy to PH.
The fact he is always hurt is annoying. But as was posted on here, the Mets have been looking to move him because they are happy to go ahead with Cancel. So if that’s your main concern then you should be super happy.
make the following adjustments:
Garcia for Redding
Redding for Parnell
Sullivan for Reed
I understand where your coming from but don’t you feel to be fair you must weigh the positive and negative.
I mean ok no fantasy but do you really believe Omar is not going to make another deal or signing in all of 2009?
I’m fired up reilly!
Let’s Go Mets!
your right
castro is often hurt
david wright needs to step his game up a little
reyes needs to be dynamic all year
beltran and delgado need to be the best versions of themselves
i agree that with the positives i have pointed out, the negatives need to be addressed, but i truly believe the positives greatly outweigh the negatives
i can’t wait to be there for opening day and im pumped up right now !!
my thoughts on parenthesis to some of the players:
reyes – best lead off hitter in the game, electric, awesome defense, the match that lights this team
castillo – (GARBAGE)
wright – leader of this team, awesome all around player
delgado – showed he can still hit the cover off the ball, clubhouse leader (let’s all pray he repeats if not he’s GARBAGE)
beltran – best center fielder in the game, switch hitter, speed, power
church – plays HARD, big arm, MVP of the team the first 3 2-3 months 9question mark. hit 220 after he came back)
tatis – showed the most heart last year, plays hard (let’s pray he’s not back to earth and if he is, then he’s GARBAGE)
schneider – cant get much worse offensively, going to be much better defensively this year
santana – absolute monster
pelfrey – young with electric stuff, DP machine
ollie – electric stuff, needs to be more consistent (let’s pray and a bullpen killer)
maine – could be a 2-3…hes healthy and hes awesome (no, 5 inningS guy AND a 1 pitch pony)
redding – new face, pumped to play in ny, finally playing for a winning team, solid 5 ( another question mark)
sanchez – a year removed from shoulder surgery, gets both leftys and rightys out (no he doesn’t)
parnell – young, throws hard
stokes – throws hard, killer curve
feliciano – when hes on, leftys cant hit him, and now with show gone, he can exclusively be the lefty specialist (we need another lefty)
green – new face, workhorse
putz – new face, awesome stuff
krod – makes reyes look like a statue, has that fire and pas-sion the mets needed last year
murphy – tough kid, plays hard
castro – heck of a backup – can hit the cover off the ball (will be gone)
cora – solid back up infielder (GARBAGE)
anderson – cant hit worse than he did last year (GARBAGE)
reed – new face, plays great defense (GARBAGE)
those are my thoughts..
I can’t believe Marlon Anderson very well may still be on the roster this season. Come on, seriously? The guy had a nice career, but it’s over.
100% agreed. Marlon is a wasted spot. I’d be scared to have him in the field, too.
And your replacement suggestion for a lefty bat off the bench who has had pinch-hitting success and can fill in just about anywhere in the field is……
David Murphy. That being said Cora is LH as well. Marlon is just not needed at all.
Whoops, where’s the edit button. DANIEL, not David. Man, that’s bad.
Well, I think we are likely to see Murphy starting a lot, between LF, RF, and 2B….plus, Cora has pretty much played 2B and SS only, and Anderson can fill in anywhere on the field other than C, and also SS/3B, where we don’t need fill ins….
Marlon can’t field ANYWHERE anymore and can’t hit either. There are many better options on this one kingman.
Well, I am trying to be optimistic, as he is signed through this year I think….I would guess he makes the team out of spring training, and gets jettisoned mid-season if he indeed cannot field anymore and hits like he did in 2008…..
Marlon is done I will not be happy if he somehow makes this team. He was solid for us in the past but the guy is washed up … and he did not look that great in the field last year. I can recall a few plays in the OF that made Murphy (who is not a left fielder) look like a gold glover.
I really think he is why we have brought in 106 LH this offseason. I don’t expect him to be here at all.
Cora as a PH in 90 career plate appearances: .263 .306 .350 (1 for 1 last year!)
Marlon: .275 .340 .413 in 339 PAs. He was awful last season, though.
If you give him a free p@ss while he was injured last season… he’s a better hitter as a pinch hitter than Cora is in any situation.
Angel Pagan
I agree, honestly the guy only needs to be able to play OF. We don’t need another IF.
in 45 at bats as a PH:
.178 .196 .222
From 06-08 82 ABs as a Sub .280/.314/.402/.716.
So, Angel qualifies as a lefty (switch) who has had success PH and can fill many spots
I would imagine Stokes & Green have options left so I wouldn’t think they are guaranteed spots…they may have the upper hand though on Parnell & Kunz or any ST invitee.
I think based on talent they are.
Stokes was nasty against RH last year and can pitch in long relief. Green is a carbon copy of Smith.
Stokes has NO options left.
Adam Rubin posted this to his blog a couple days ago:
‘Reliever Brian Stokes is out of options with the Mets, so barring a major letdown in spring training, he would appear to have a good shot of making the Opening Day roster (or being traded at the end of camp).
According to Mets officials, outfielders Jeremy Reed, Cory Sullivan and Angel Pagan all have options. Reed would appear the favorite to make the team out of that group, though it can be based strictly on performance because of the options available on each player.
When I asked a Mets official if reliever Sean Green still had an option, he was unsure. But the point seemed moot since Green is very likely to make the team, joining other bullpen locks such as Francisco Rodriguez, J.J. Putz, Duaner Sanchez and Pedro Feliciano.’
By the way, in that same post (which was yesterday) Rubin lists the Mets minor league managers going into this season:
Buffalo (AAA): Ken Oberkfell
Binghamton (AA): Mako Oliveras
St. Lucie (Hi-A): Tim Teufel
Savannah (Lo-A): Edgar Alfonzo
Brooklyn (short season): Pedro Lopez
Kingsport (rookie): Mike DiFelice
Gulf Coast League (rookie): Julio Franco
I like former Cardinals. Matt mentioned Flores. Is Tyler Johnson A) any good; B) still available?
I believe the answer is yes to both questions but is also injured.
I remember him doing a number on the Mets in 2006.
Rocky Cherry. Oh the fans are going to have a field day with this guy’s name when he wins… and win he loses.
When he enters the game, will the PA play “Gonna Fly Now” or “Cherry Pie”?
yeah “busted cherry”
Sounds like a character from Boogie Nights whose scenes got left on the cutting room floor…..
Anyone know the status of Maine’s operated shoulder and Santana’s scoped knee(s)?
I heard neither has thrown from a mound since their surgeries. Any updates?
thats what spring training is for =] theyll be fine
I actually like Ron Villone…
This debate should be over. Ohman is clearly the best choice unless for some reason he is still looking for multiple years or large cash.
I also wonder about Bostick as a Long Relief guy? That would be last resort of course if no one else can be found.
Among the many compelling reasons to sign Ohman, the Phillies are alleged to be after him, and his agent’s name is Page Odle.
I usually don’t care about who the Phillies are going to sign. However, because we need a LHRP and they need someone to replace Romero this one I do care.
um im pretty sure MURPHY is going to be the starting LF…just saying…
I <3 DMURPH
Get Marlon Anderson off the team- he is garbage.
And God Forbid Freddie Coupons anties up 2 million dollars for a very good lefty reliever like Will Ohman- would solidify the bullpen immensely. Enough “bottom feeding” for minor league garbage, especially if we aren’t signing any other big player- the least they could do is “splurge” for another good reliever here, I mean is that asking too much, jeez.
i really do believe that if he doesnt hit in ST (hes gonna get alot of playing time with everyone away for the WBC) hes getting cut.
mainly because at that point hes a liabilty with that bat && on defense, which we have alot of back-ups for
Yet another in your ceaseless string of brillaint points…the Coupon family surely bottom fed when they signed KRod and acquired Putz, who will be one of the game’s highest paid setup men this year and next….
I thought you left yesterday in the truck headed for Florida?
I guess they probably booted you out before they got out of Queens…..
It looks to me like we have enough young lefties to audition for the las bullpen spot. I would much rather, (if we insist on not going after sheets) try and bring in one more quality bat for OF instead of 2 smaller pieces at a similar price. Too bad we can’t move Castro or Castillo…I feel like that would be enough salary freed up to bring in a significant bat and move Tatis into the bench role.
Question if F-Mart tears up Spring Training in 2009 does he puch Murphy out?
If so where does Murphy end up If he is also having a decent Spring?
Does Murphy push Castillo at 2nd or does a platoon ensues with F-Mart in LF?
Just guessing, but I think they’ll send FMart down even if he lights up Port St. Lucie.
For argument’s sake, I say if FMart makes the squad, he’s the starting LF, and Tatis and Murphy become bench players, sending some lesser knowns to waivers/AAA, and making the bench much better.
Murphy is going to start. period.
Fmart is not ready. My god, can we not rush the stud prospect who has yet to complete a full year of basbeall.
Either you replied to my post accidentally, or you skimmed it. Please note the key phrases “I think they’ll send FMart down even if he lights up Port St. Lucie” and “for argument’s sake.”
accident O=]
That’s fair. I share your fondness for Murphy and I’m rooting for him. As much fun as it is to see key prospects make it, it’s even more fun to see unheralded 13th round draft choices arrive and succeed.
never gonna happen.
F-Mart will start in AA or AAA
Murphy and Castillo on the Mets
Never is such a long time
Like the saying goes “Never say Never”
Anyone find any pennies or nickels under the couch seats? I can’t believe they have to trade guys in order to spend another 5-6 million on free agents. That is what teams like the Brewers, Royals, and Twins have to do- the 2nd richest team in baseball shouldn’t have to resort to that.
2nd richest team=2nd highest payroll.
Makes sense, no??
awesome post haha =]
brock…anytime you say something i agree with you…and like you just said they have the second highetst payroll…BUT they shouldnt HAVE to trade people…just to get rid of 2 million dollars when they just dont want to go over the 142 JUST for one or two more bench players…
Well krod, thank you again, and I do not necessarily disagree, but if they just lost hundreds of millions in the Madoff scheme, combined with how much they may have lost in other investments due to the economy, I guess my view is that I am VERY happy they at least kept payroll where it is, and got KRod and Putz.
Of course, it would be nice to increase payroll by 5–10 mil, but I am happy we kept everyone important, and everyone is under contract for at least a couple more years except Delgado, and we spent a lot to get KRod and JJ….but I definitely respect your opinion man.
i completely agree
Right now, the Mets and Phillies payrolls are very close, with the Mets 2-3 million more.
It’s gonna be interesting to see who ends up higher.
i do agree with that…whatever
Different day…same old tired complaining from the same old usual suspects. In what crazy dimension, with everything going on in the world today, do you have to be living in when $145mm payroll is considered penny pinching?????
i dont know if you are talking about me…im not complaining..i dont think they are penny pinchers..but two get two more bench players…they wouldnt be going over the lux. tax threshold…i understand they want to stay with the budget…but to TRADE away to get more money because they dont want to spend a little more…that to me is a little crazy…unless they are asking for 10 million then i understand but if its 2 million…come on
Cannot speak for him, but he is probably meaning mistermet…..
ok i figured that…just wasnt sure..lol..thank you…
Yeah I was speaking to Mister – listen, I don’t have a problem with disagreeing with an approach, but with certain fans, it’s just like a broken record.
i agree..especially if we can have a disagreement and be able to support our own arguments…lol..but yeah it starts to get old about the being cheap and stuff
Has it ever occured to you that we want to trade Castro because he is a fat slob that can’t stay heatlthy enough to be a backup?
everyone is so angry…my god…haha…i like castro…when he is healthy he is good…thats the problem though hes never healthy….but i would rather have him up than robinson cancel…
Who wouldn’t but for what Castro’s being paid you could get Pudge and a reliever.
youre right
LOL…this does kind of sum up Castro, doesn’t it?
Fidel can probably stay healthier than Raul at this point….
Oops, RAMON, getting my darn Castros mixed up….
FMART can hit 400 in spring && still be in the minors.
hes not ready.
MURPHY however, is loved by the front office && everyone in there expects the LF job to be his
I <3 DMURPH
Wait he tears up Sping Traing and he is not ready?
What if Murphy is not hitting the side of a barn is he ready base on his late callup in 08 only?
FMART hit 320 last spring && did average at AA
SPRING TRAINING STATS MEAN NOTHING
jeez man
the kid needs seasoning && murphy has already hit well at AA && has shown he can stay healthy && has a good eye at the plate which FMART hasnt established yet
murphy is ready && fmart is not.
You misunderstood,
Not rushing just asking what if that’s all considering we don’t have an established everyday left fielder.
Also the idea Murphy is ready baseD on what he did in 2008 is also reason to be concerned.
I wonder how many Mets fans will say send F-Mart to minors if he tears da cover off ball in Spring Traing while God forbid Murphy is wiffing at everything in site?
Murphy is not the type of player thats gonna whiff at everything.
Murphy, and we’re lucky to have a breed like him, is a very smart hitter && every at bat he looks good up there.
The guy knows how to work a count, && that is so valuable to our team right now considering we don’t have to many of those
Murphy just has that approach that no matter what he will never be horrible, could he come down to earth && be average? yes theres that chance, but he’ll always be an adequate hitter with that stellar approach he takes
I hope your right about Murphy and I believe he will be fine but that dont mean he can’t fall by the wayside either.
You know better tan that I believe. I dont need to mention the likes of jefferies or Maas to name only 2.
i dont disaggree with you. at all in fact your right on, but id hope youd aggree that his approach to hitting is much different then the busts that you mentioned.
im convinced he’ll neevr be amazing
but when i think back to how he looked at the plate i def see 310avg 40+xbh 370 obp
Murphy was an unexpected pleasant surprise in 2008 plain n simple. we will need more unexpected pleasant surprises in 2009 if we are to win a W.S.
Here’s to unexpected pleasant surprises in 2009.
cheers!
If he hits a 1.000 in ST he will still either be sent down and be the first injury call up or he will take Reed’s spot.
fmart will not bi in the bigs to be the 4th or 5th outfielder. never gonna happen. book it
Minaya is on record of giving kids a shot Joe Smith went from Cyclones to majors remember that no one would of guessed that either.
fair. but a reliever is a horrible comparison.
Fmart will not come up to be a back-up im sorry but its not gonna happen.
If church gets hurt again.. you’ll see him
but ina reserve role, never
No need to apologize these are all hypothetical s the truth is no one here has a clue what the organization will or won’t do in 2009.
FMART is our future && will be treated as such, meaning he’ll start at AAA && remain there for at least 3/4 of the season most likely the whole season
If we get Ohman that could maybe give us the best pen in MLB or at least the NL. From one of the worst to maybe the best is not so bad?
If they get Ohman I could see Garcia or Redding as the long man and Stokes gettting traded or going to 3A. Agree, I would cut Marlon and keep one of the other OF’ers(sullivan,reed)unless we get Aurilia.
Marlon is a quality bench hitter…he would make good trade bait over cutting.
I like marlon a lot, but unfortunately I think he may be done. He looked horrible at the plate last year and he is not getting any younger. Hopefully he can re bound, but he is still signed through this year. I think this was an attempt on the part of Minaya to try and make up for his previously poor decision of letting marlon walk the first time around and instead choosing to sign Franco to the 2 year deal. Hopefully we can get some production out of him though, and he is a good clubhouse guy.
By no means should Stokes not be on the team. He was lights out as a LRP and against RH.
Krod
Putz
Sanchez
Ohman
Feliciano
Green
Stokes is the pen we should have.
I see Redding startin the season as the #5 and Garcia in AAA. However, I could also see trading Sanchez. I think he would get a decent return. Maybe a RH bench guy or LHRP.
Marlon has to be gone
Vs Righties
Reyes
Castillo
Wright
Delgado
Beltran
Church
Murphy
Schneider
Castro
Tatis
Cora
one of Reed, Mackowiak, Sullivan
RH BAT , right now it’s Kielty I would say
Rocky Cherry? I thought that was a Ben and Jerry’s flavor.
I guess what we all keep forgeting is that Evans was very good against LHP. IF the Mets are not concerned about limiting his AB’s he would be a good option to keep as the RH hitter.
i was not a fan of his
I am sure he is hurt.
However, the guy had a .900 OPS against LHP last year in 70+ AB’s. Again, if they want him to be more than a bench player then leave him in the minors but if not he would be fine.
ok…did not know that thank you
I tend to agree with enterkrod, the stats as you point out maybe good against LHP, but his all around game leaves a lot to be desired. In his defense, he did come on strong at the end of the year after coming up and looking totally overmatched.
i think thats what it is…when he was up there..he just looked overmatched…good word..lol…swinging at high fastballs…sliders in the dirt…wait a minute im thinking of david wright…haha…burned…ha…sorry…that was g-a-y…haha…bear with me…a week and 2 days before spring training..im starting to calm down again
He was completely overmatched against RHP. So what the Mets have to decide is can he get better against them or should he just stay up and be the RH.
Fair enough. I’m willing to give him the benefit of the doubt considering the orginizations seems to have plans for him, but again, I just didn’t see a very quick bat, or much athleticism in the field. I think part of that may have to do with the fact that Murphy came up and was hitting lights out, so he paled in comparison.
now everyone on here knows that i wanted manny more than anyone…but after having omar saying they are done with major acquisitions….why the h-e-l-l are people going to do this manny march in freezing weather?…i admired them the last time…this time it will just be pointless and dumb….or am i the only one that thinks this?
The people involved in this didn’t care about all the evidence staring them in the face before that said it was extremely unlikely, why would they care about one more piece of evidence?
Here’s to miracles coming true. Good luck guys anyway.
I think it’s more of a look at me I am on tv stunt now.
thats true….agree on both points…its just funny because i was the ringleader…and if im saying im not counting on him coming here…they must be really crazy and dumb..haha….cause even if there was a slight chance of him coming here…i still would not go out in the cold…not to mention he isnt coming here
id rather have Evans grow in the back-up role against lefties then spend money on a washed up vet, just saying
plus hes one of our guys… && has shown he can be pretty decent agaisnt lefties
time to start bringing up role players from the farm. youth is always a plus.
I would not even object to it being a Murphy/Evans platoon with Tatis becoming the super sub RH bench guy we need. Seems like a great way to save some money for other areas.
Might as well see what these kids have. We did ok on offense last year with below league average production from LF.
doesnt woll ohman look like hes 40 years old?..check out his stats on mlb.com…his picture it looks like hes 40..but hes only 32
omg. ew
man i know right?…i was like ohman i heard of him..and i looked to see his stats i was like great another 42 year old..and he was born in 77 i was like holy crap…hes ten years younger..lol
i dont want that face on my team. loll
I also Rather have Evans in AAA and get called up in case of injury
He could do the job for sure but is still young
why spend 1-2 million on something that we have?
i dont know, i was just a-s-suming that we all have gotten tired of these retreads trying to save their careers on our team.
After thinking about it I completely agree. Between Evans and Tatis we should be fine on the bench.
we dont need them to be great, just steady.
&& they showed that last year. && Evans always has that chance to get even better
There ballpen looks good. In the majors ballpens tend to have 1 good year, one bad. Just look at the phillies. Feliciano tends to wear down and struggle in september, but he gets howard and utley out so no complaints
Ballpen?
lol, mr english teacher..
I can’t spell at all Alex, but this guy did it twice so either he likes calling it a ballpen for some reason or actually thinks it’s called that.
Dude, my Dad calls it a ballpen. Haha. Used to really upset me when I was a kid, now I just let it go. Then again, he also calls Seinfeld, Steinfelt and he watches the show everyday, so I really don’t know what to make of it.
Dad is that you???
thank you
Beimel deserves a lot more than a minor league deal.
The guy would be the PERFECT fit in this pen! He’s a lefty, can get both sides of the plate out with relative ease, and a good presence in the clubhouse.
The guy only gave up 11 runs all year, and NO home runs. That right there is leeeeeeeeeeagues better than anyone in the pen last year.
didnt he walk a ton? didnt look up the stats but i heard his numbers are very decieving
You mean the guy that had a 1.45 WHIP and LH batted .266 against? No thanks.
Ohman 1.24 WHIP and .197 BA vs LH.
thanks TRS =]
Lefties batted .278 against himn with a .330 OBP and righties hit .263 but with a .363 OBP.
The guy doesn’t get anyone out with any ease. 25BB and 32K in 49 IP? No thanks.
whoops. TRS got in there before me.
im kind of hoping castillo does bad..just because im tired of hearing about him too…since we got him its all its about…he is supposed to have a better season…well since he cant get worse i hope so..i would rather have him sit the bench…or go away and put someone in there
i really do believe he’ll bounce back, im in the minority but i really see this front office push for him to work harder will have a good affect.
dont expect too much but 280ba 360obp is very possible
im more worried about his defense then offense to be honest
ROCKY CHERRY nuff said…
hahahahaha
I hope Manuel pushes starters to fight and go deeper into games like he had them do late last year due to pen I think the starters surprised themselves when pushed the resolve they had to fight.
i never seen a GARBAGE back up gets soo much love like cora does… amazing.. a 245 hitter who we absolutely over pay to get here.. jesus..
I have never seen a poster so obsessed with a garbage backup.
i’ve never seen a poster being a garbage back up cousin!
I told you yesterday that I am not getting involved with anymore debates about Cora’s ability or in your case lack there of. It was a good signing, we over paid by 500,000 or so because he would be a backup. It does not bother me either way. I would have rather have had Grudzy but I understand why they went with the younger guy.
Also, my last question for you is why do you continue to use career averages for him but refuse to use career averages for anyone you dislike, like Castillo?
Cora is gonna be a fan favorite. watch.
becoz he’s garbage, and castillo it’s what it is, he’s nothing but a slappy player.. most of you like cora for whatever reason, but he’s castillo part 2, and you will see by may how garbage he is..
Not with Alex leading his own verison of the 12 man march against him.
Cora had 41 hits last year and 10 of them were for extrabases. Not what I would call Slappy.
if he has 10 this year with us i will officially change my name to therealsince86’s son…
but if he doesn’t you have to change your name too.. to princess leia deal..?
It depends on if he gets 180 AB’s. If he does then sure I will take that bet. However, I don’t care about the screen name. I would just want 1 year of you not whinning about minor signings.
i rpomise i’ll be mr happy for you, but are you gonna change ur name yes or no??
Comeon Alex, it’s hard to have a conversation with a guy that can’t read. I said I would if he got 180 AB’s like he did this year. He could fall off the plane for ST and not get an AB. Castillo could all of a sudden be recovered or dumped and Hudson signed.
So, as I said, IF he gets 180 AB’s then the bet is valid.
eventually i read that, don’t be an EJ. ok, is valid, if he gets 180 at bats and he doesn’t get 10 xb hits then u shall change ur name.. if he does, i’ll be mr “no matter what we do i’m happy with my team” happy
if you saw what he did in a reserve role last 3 years for the red sox, you would not be saying that.
overpaid, yes. by a lot
but hes far from horrible. ill tell you that
GARBAGE!
i gladly accept the red sox garbage then, its not like they knew what they were doing the last 4 years or anything like that…
Useless to try. I think Alex may actually be Alex Cora and he’s trying to set the bar low.
believe me, if i was alex cora’s i’d be hanging wit you right now..
You are. Duh.
Besides, I have never said Cora was great or even good.
I have only said that it’s not a bad signing and there was not much available. We overpaid by a little because all the other guys wanted to start. Cora is happy being a backup on a good team instead of being a starter for the Padres. I have already said that I would have rather have had Grudzy. However, with Cora he can platoon with Castillo if need be because he is LH and Castillo is better RH.
how ca n2 guys soooooo similar can platoon each other?? the both s*** and can’t hit for sh**..
Alex coming out firing on all cylinders today. Where you been buddy?
i really am on fire, becoz this guy will be our 2B by may, and we’ll be calling for omar’s head when we have nothing to show for for all the garbage he’s got us this offseason..
Like K-Rod and Putz? If he is the full time 2B, then Castillo is not playing. Look, at this point it’s time to just come to grips with what we have. Let’s move on.
Right because we would have been MUCH better off with Eckencrappy starting. LOL. That’s the difference maker right there. A guy that hit worse than Castillo did last year even though he was healthy.
Besides as of right now Hudson may still be available. Teams are staying away from him like the plague.
blewww…
sorry just the thought of having either start at 2B made me vomit… sorry.. ok, i got my CPR card im locked and loaded let’s go..
Well Alex, that’s what it would have been. Omar is on record saying that it would have been Eckencrappy instead of Castillo last year and that they spoke with him this year and he wanted to start. Thus, who else would it have been? Lorretta wanted to go back home and start. Besides Grudzy or a trade? We were never going to pay Hudson what he wanted an put Castillo on the bench.
so for once can you say THANK YOU OMAR?? can you?
Thank you Omar for not signing Zito, Sheets, or Eckencrappy. The Castillo deal was horrible though, I admit. It’s the Astro’s fault. That and Castillo hitting right at his career averages in 2007. Dang those Astro’s and averages.
STill the Castillo stigning is done. Give him his grief for it and move on. You have yet to say who you would have rather have had this season for 2B with Castillo still on the team. You can’t say Eckencrappy, Loretta or Miles as they all got starting gigs from the begining so they would not have came here. You also can’t say Hudson because up until now he was looking for at least 4/32 which would have been a worse contract than Castillo’s.
no, thank you for signing castillo, cora, alou, el duque, oliver perez and corey sullivan..
Here is the thing Alex for every bad move you come up with I could come up with a good. What does that tell us? Exactlly what I have said all along. He is an average GM.
for now i will give you the benfit of the doubt… for now.. but if it happens that all his “offseason” moves are struggling i want u to start bashing him like u should..
what happened to Easley?
I am guessing he got old.
always hurt. && isnt it funny he always got hurt when we needed him most?
that alone explains why hes not on the team
&& i liked him btw. but i respect Omar’s reasoning for not bringing him back
At least he can get the ball past the infield..
so can the bench we have now man, there not great but where they lack with the bat they make up for in health && defense which is there job.
Santana definitely came into his own as an ace down the stretch. Especially after that game he left that Manuel said during postgame if Santana had demanded the ball who would of let him go out to try and finish the game but he didnt demand for the ball
After that Santana took the ball every start and emptied his tank before being removed.
It was refreshing cause I remember Mad DEog complaining Santana was a guy that after his 90 pitches didnt care and would leave games.
he stepped up big time down the stretch, good point.
stepped up and handled his business on a busted knee!
“came into his own”
that man is a beast, he is probably the best pitcher in the league right now.
He just came into his own as an ace? Where were you the last 5 years?
thanks Wanny!
Silly, For the Mets Santana in April May June was not the Santana you saw Iin September.
Your entitled to your opinion but I didn’t see the Ace we payed for till the point I mentioned earlier.
Oh Lord.
I do agree, a left hand reliever would help enormously. A right hand power bat would also be great, to help David Wright, he is the only one who pretty consistently can hit left handed pitching. He does need to be rested on occasion, because his game does suffer when he is fatigued past a certain extent. Platoon of Murphy and Tatis should play out very well, time will tell.
Shh, we hit LHP better than we did RHP last year.
Yes, that’s true, but we do need right hand bats, that’s a fact.
thats in large part to Beltrans improvement agaisnt lefties =]
Absolutely true, we do have several switch hitters but most seem better from left side than right side. Wright is the only natural right hand bat in the lineup, he mainly needs to work on not being pull happy and aim for the gaps, not try to jack every pitch over the wall, he gets too anxious.
Out left field, not related to the topic at hand, but I need to ask before buying. Has anyone tried the new GM game (MLB Front Office Manager) ? And does anyone have an opinion on which is the best GM game out there?? Once again sorry for the off topic question.
Out Of The Park Baseball is the best GM game there is.
im addicted.
I think we have a better team than must of us think, look at this:
we have the best pitcher in the game.
we have the 2nd best 3B.
we have the best SS.
we have the best CF in the game.
we have one of the best young pitchers in pelfrey.
we have the best set-up guy.
we have one of the best closers in the game.
we have one of the most consistent 1B throughout his carrer.
dont get me wrong this team has flaws, but so is every team.we are one of the best teams in MLB.
fans want to see new faces, but if our bullpen was just decent last year, we would have won the division.
Les Go Mets!!!!
&& we have a more athletic, healthier bench that plays very good defense.
&& all around more depth.
we’re gonna be good! =]]
Great post, I agree with it all, especially the analysis of the pitchers (I LOVE JJ)….and if I am not mistaken you are a pitcher dominicanboy, so your opinions are even MORE valuable!
“According to MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy and T.R. Sullivan, Ben Sheets has a torn flexor tendon in his elbow that might require surgery. There is some debate as to whether the Brewers would have to pay for the procedure. The Rangers and Sheets agreed to a two-year deal last week, but the injury news threw a wrench into it. GM Jon Daniels says he’s not optimistic at this point.”
So much for Sheets!!!
sheets to have elbow surgery WHATTTTTTTTTT
add him to the great not-signing list of omar
And this is exactly why Omar had to up his offer to Perez. At that point what was Omar’s leverage? The Wolfman?
I’m not too shy to say I told you so.
Oleosmurf wants to know if he could save a million by only offering Sheets 1 year and $4m to rehab on the Mets dime this season.
Is Luis Ayala still a met? Just curious. Had shown some signs of life
Nope and no room for him either.
He did show some signs of life but no need for his services any longer, can’t wait to see Putz and K-Rod work their late inning magic.
Why does Marlon have to be on the roster. That guy is rubish. It’s time the Mets start fielding the best team possible instead of giving out roster spots based on sympathy.
At this point Angel Pagan is 10 times the player Marlon is and possibly may be the best option for the starting left field job.
umm no. murphy is the LF. period.
better hitter, better approach, better eye
Get Marlon Anderson off the team- he is garbage.
And God Forbid Freddie Coupons anties up 2 million dollars for a very good lefty reliever like Will Ohman- would solidify the bullpen immensely. Enough “bottom feeding” for minor league garbage, especially if we aren’t signing any other big player- the least they could do is “splurge” for another good reliever here, I mean is that asking too much, chr*st.
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Omar Minaya contacted his agent for the first time this week, where was it said that they think he’s too much?
Not that I want him back; but what about Matt Wise? Isn’t he still on the team?
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