News: Mets outright Cancel, Valdez, Reyes and Muniz
The Mets outrighted C Robinson Cancel, SS Wilson Valdez, SS Argenis Reyes and RHP Carlos Muniz to Triple-A yesterday, meaning they have been removed from the 40-man.
…from what i can tell, the Mets now have five spots open on the 40–man roster…
Cancel had just one at bat with the Mets in 2009; Valdez hit .256 in 41 games; and Reyes had two hits in 17 at bats.
…oh, valdez… that move signaled so much about what has been wrong with the Mets minor-league system… think about it, the farm system was so thin, it offered so few people to fill in for Alex Cora, Omar Minaya had to trade cash to get valdez, a 31–year-old, career .222 hitter…
In September, Joe Janish of Mets Today took at look at minor trades made by Minaya, and where the departing prospects ended up, including players like Jeff Keppinger, Brian Bannister, Heath Bell, Matt Lindstrom, Drew Butera, Mike Carp, Ezequiel Carrera, and Mike Jacobs, among others.
That said, Minaya also traded for Xavier Nady, John Maine, Oliver Perez, Duaner Sanchez, Paul LoDuca, Carlos Delgado, Luis Castillo, J.J. Putz, and Ryan Church, who was traded later for Jeff Francoeur.
…it’s difficult to go back and judge deals, because, you cannot remove context, past valuations, team needs at that time, etc., it’s easy to look back and say, ‘Why did he trade so-and-so,’ but, maybe he had no choice, who knows… however, the important point is, the Mets need to take better care of how they manage the 40–man roster, and from which end of the pool they are making deals, because, it’s a crime to see so many decent, serviceable, young names on that list, and know the Mets had to essentially buy valdez from the Indians, because they had no better, short-term option in the lower levels…
By the way, Carrera, 22, who was traded in the Putz deal, hit .337 with a .441 OBP and 27 stolen bases in 91 games for the M’s in Double-A.
