Update, 3:15 pm:
Marlon Anderson has been designated for assignment by the Mets, to make room on the roster for Livan Hernandez.
Original Post:
The Mets will activate Livan Hernandez this morning.
Jerry Manuel told reporters the team will announce a corresponding roster move later today, most likely prior to the game.
…all signs suggest Marlon Anderson will be released… i know marlon is popular [...]
Tomorrow, the Mets need to promote Livan Hernandez to the 25–man roster, as he is scheduled to start against the Marlins in Miami, meaning a current player from the roster will be removed.
Yesterday, Adam Rubin of the Daily News said the team will decide between keeping Darren O’Day or Marlon Anderson.
Prior to yesterday’s game, when asked if [...]
The Rangers released Frank Catalanotto yesterday, according to MLB.com.
The 34–year-old Catalanotto, who was born in Long Island, hit .274 with a 26 extra base hits and a .342 OBP in 88 games with Texas last season.
He hit .260 in 2007, .300 in 2006 and .301 in 2005, while getting at least 330 at bats in each season.
He [...]
The Mets have announced nine players will be added to the roster before tomorrow’s game versus the Brewers.
In addition to Marlon Anderson being activated from the disabled list, INF Ramon Martinez, C Gustavo Molina, RHP Carlos Muniz, LHP Jon Niese, RHP Robert Parnell, RHP Al Reyes, 2B Argenis Reyes and LHP Ricardo Rincon will join [...]
Adam Rubin of the Daily News reports Mets prospect Dan Murphy has been promoted from Triple-A New Orleans and will join the Mets in Houston tonight for their game against the Astros.
Murphy batted .308 with 13 HR and 67 RBI for the Mets Double-A Binghamton affiliate before being promoted to New Orleans for one game.
Rubin’s [...]
I have been listening to WFAN all morning, and the two most popular topics among fans who are calling in to the show are:
1) Jose Reyes’s ‘Cadillacing’ around the bases following his game-breaking, three-run home run last night against the Phillies, during which he did not run hard out of the batter’s box.
2) Marlon Anderson, and why [...]
As the Daily News was first to report yesterday, Marlon Anderson followed up a player’s only meeting on Tuesday by handing out a paper to each player pointing out that they must win 62 games in the next 100 they play, while also pushing slogans such as, “We B 4 I,” and, “Team before Self.”
Anderson talked [...]
The Mets have activated both Moises Alou and Marlon Anderson, while demoting Raul Casanova to Triple-A and putting Ryan Church on the disabled list.
To hear from Church, as well as watch Kevin Burkhardt talk one on one with Willie Randolph, tune in to the Pre Game Show at 6:30 pm [...]
Moises Alou and Marlon Anderson will work out at Shea Stadium this afternoon, at which point the team will decide whether to activate them from the disabled list.
…well, it would seem at least one of the two will return, since Ryan Church must be replaced on the roster…
In the 14 games that Alou has played [...]
This past weekend, the Mets signed 30–year-old free-agent OF John Rodriguez to a minor-league contract.
Rodriguez, who was 1 for 3 in his first game for Triple-A New Orleans yesterday, hit .298 in 158 career games for the Cardinals in 2005 and 2006.
He spent all of 2007 with Triple-A Memphis.
Meanwhile, the Mets bench is hitting [...]