The Mets have signed free-agent RHP Elmer Dessens to a $600,000 minor-league contract, according to the Denver Post.
The 38–year-old Dessens is 7–11 with a 5.95 ERA through the last three seasons, during which he made five starts and 78 relief appearances, while walking just 38 batters in 115 innings.
He has pitched for eight teams in his 11–year career.
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matt, he is a righty
YES!
Jesus Christ!! Over half a million for a guy who is 7-11 with an era of about 6???
What is he hired to do? Work with the grounds crew?
THATS THE LEAGUE MINIMUM
no it isn’t.
From 2006 collective bargaining agreement:
Minimum Salary
1. Major League: $380,000 in 2007, $390,000 in 2008 and $400,000 in 2009, COLA in 2011.
2. Minor League: $60,000 in 2007, $62,500 in 2008, $65,000 in 2009.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not that I care, just that since I read about this on MLBTR, I couldn’t wait for Matt to post it and see the irrational comments that will follow.
I’ll start making the popcorn now ;-)
LOL. Seriously, don’t know why some get all bent out of shape about minor league signing. They need a roster for those teams, same as the big leagues. They don’t all come from young guys and drafts…
Because he has never been a good pitcher, he’s 38 years old, he’s a right handed pitcher and it’s $600,000.
not to mention his name is ELMER… waste of 600K
He was pretty good with Cincinnati 37 years ago.
HAHAHA! Better make a big bucket of popcorn….
what the hell is a elmer dessens?
I think thats the guy who hunts wabits….sshhhhhh
haha drama? what the hells a chuck lidell?!
El-mer Des-sens
Noun
1. A poor pitcher used to fill out minor league rosters
2. a non story that will bring about ridiculous comments on MetsBlog
Hope this helps.
LOL!! Dude, PLEASE keep the humor coming…..
I almost didn’t even open this post but thank you for making it worth while. lol, whlwee.
Oh Fudd, now I remember him.
22.50 ERA last year; 4 IP, 10 hits/10 runs w/ ATL last year.
No issue though, he’ll be in the minors.. its the lefty signing we must watch out for.. Ohman perhaps
yeah i’d take him over manny
But will you stand outside of a TV studio in freezing weather to get him?
on Mets Hot Stove, they mentioned that Omar contacted Will Ohman’s agent.
his name is Elmer, thats amazing…
There is another 600,000 that could have gone to Manny
Excellent point! Now we would just be oh, about $49,400, 000 short….
HAHAHA, you keep it coming too!
Not even, if you read the article it said he’s only guaranteed $72,000. The rest is obviously incentive based, which considering he’ll never make the big leagues, he’ll never see.
Correct my friend, but the truly devout Mannyac(c)(r)(tm) NEVER lets a small detail like this interfere with worship of the all-powerful MANNYCOUPONS, of the career .943 BA w/RISP.
people who make posts like that obviously don’t know how to read, or else he would have seen that in the article. People can post all they want about Manny, but this team ain’t going over the luxury tax threshold. Sorry!
AND THE REASON FOR THIS IS…????
WHY
I’ve read that Elmer has THE worst breath in the big leagues…
come on guys u have to understand that they have a MINOR LEAGUE SYSTEM so they need to fill those spots… so dont freak out hes not gonna be in the majors this year… i hope
Yes, I DO understand that we have a minor league system. I DON”T understand why it is being populated with 38-year old has-beens.
Just my 2 cents.
This guy won’t even be helpful in the minors. He’s awful. Completely awful.
you’re absolutely right, we need to trade for Nathan and Pabelbon to be our AAA bullpen stalwarts.
If anyone would scroll to my november posts of a plan the mets should take. I was the first one to say sign Elmer Dessens, now 4 months later my prayers have been answered. …………………………………….NOT!
Still laughing :-)
>=)
Mets get Elmer Dessens….we’re going to sign seventy non-impact, sub-par position players\pitchers until we reach the 10 million we could have gave Hudson or the 25 mil Manny would have required…
Omar: “Be vewwy vewwy quiet, I’m hunting Elmer”
Too freakin’ funny!!!
HAHAHA!!!
$600,000 deals are the best!
NOW!, The Phillies are scared!
THEYVE SOILED THEIT PANTALOONS!
*THEIR
This is leading to even more Dessention!:)
Ha!
why do we want Jorge Sosa back?
oh wait…this guy just 6 years older
Hopefully Matt will just stop posting when the Mets sign players to minor league deals…
YO YO YO!!!
*****BREAKING NEWS*******
BILL PULSIPHER IS THE STARTING PITCHER FOR PUERTO RICO IN TONIGHT’S CARIBBEAN WS GAME.
Update:
Bill Pulsipher with a 1-2-3 first inning. One K.
Sign Pulse for $600K for nostalgia’s sake.
from a mets perspective, I rather forget the mid/late 90s.
Get Pudge to a minor/major leage deal.
Not garanteed but if doesn’t make the 25 man roster can declare his independance. Let him and Castro duke it out for the spot.
Odalis Perez just signed a minor-leage deal with the Nationals. Dammit I wanted him on the depth chart. It’s a minor leage contract, he’s cheap, lefty and made 14 quality starts last year. But no big loss.
and who is this guy dessens?? Eh w/e.
Somewhere in the Dessens house is a drawer full of pics of the Wilpons at the Mayflower hotel in compromising positions…there’s no other reasonable explanation for this…
We are in for a long few weeks being that theres only 15 guys on the 25 man Bisons roster.
The complainers will have about 10 more signings like this to cry about.
Awesome! Sweet! Super!
Lets throw some more shizzle at the wall and see what sticks!!!
Gotta stock up for that AAAA team! YES!
Lightning in DA bottle yo!
BTW – I’m counting down the minutes until the next scrub signing I can complain about. Whoopie!
Met-Lover says:
Another brilliant move Omar (but we don’t have the money) Minaya.$600,000 wasted.
I finally figured it out. Omar is silently working for Madoff!! He is seriously wasting Wilpon’s money.
ANOTHER FU****** GARBAGE!!!
GREAT JOB OMAR MINAYA!!!!
He will go over real well in NY.Then again if he pitches well he will automatically become a fan favorite
Still some of the blame should go to his parents who should have known better than to name their kid Elmer
Can’t wait to hear Gary,Ron and Keith talk about him
Can someone change the post already?
He’s guaranteed $72,000. up to 600k with incentives.
And if he makes those incentives doesn’t that mean he did well?
My bad slightly, $72,000 MiLB and if he gets called up $600,000 for MLB.
But i think if this guy gets called up the team has much more concerns than 600k.
I thought Omar said “No more big moves.”
He was just being sneaky…
What a master of distraction, hiding our love affair with Elmer Dessens.
You know what, this should bring about ridiculous comments becuase it’s a ridiculous signing. Sometimes I think Omar just gets bored and makes a move for the sake of making one. Ala the Heath Bell/Ring for Adkins and the OF’er who’s name escapes me, Bannister for Burgos and Matt Lindstrom/Henry Owens for Bostick and Vargas deals. I can understand stocking the 3A roster a bit, but now it’s really getting stupid. Way, way too many bad picthers and Of’er that can’t hit a lick. AND, the majority of the OF’ers hit lefty (which we don’t need)and most of the pitchers throw right handed. (which again we don’t need)
some of you guys really need to get a grip….i thought you were lost before, but some of these comments show your utter lack of understanding of this sport and business side of it….please do your self a favor and never post here again….
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