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Minor Mets Who Boomerang as Actual Mets

G-Fafif Dec 30 2009 11:01 AM

Jason Bay joins Endy Chavez and Angel Pagan as onetime Met farmhands who were sent away to return as actual Mets. Anybody else fit that description? Not looking for former major league Mets who came back a la Burnitz, Jorgensen, that Seaver fellow. Looking for guys who never worked their way up the chain the first time.

Gwreck Dec 30 2009 11:03 AM Re: Minor Mets Who Boomerang as Actual Mets

Nelson Figueroa?

Ashie62 Dec 30 2009 11:06 AM Re: Minor Mets Who Boomerang as Actual Mets

Lee Mazzilli?

Gwreck Dec 30 2009 11:27 AM Re: Minor Mets Who Boomerang as Actual Mets

Raul Casanova Did we trade Mauro Gozzo to KC in the David Cone deal? And then have him back in the mid-90s?

Edgy DC Dec 30 2009 11:38 AM Re: Minor Mets Who Boomerang as Actual Mets

Cool Lou Thornton was drafted by the Mets in 1981, never got higher than the Carolina League by 1984, and was Rule Fived away by the Blue Jays that winter. After three years on the Syracuse-Toronto shuttle, he was traded to the Pirates in 1987. The Pirates weighed their options ("Hmm... Thornton or Bonds? Bonds or Thornton?") and released him two months later without a single major league plate appearance. The Mets signed him as a free agent after he cleared waivers. He batted .308 for us in 13 plate appearances in 1989, went 0-3 in 1990, and was done. Stunk it up at Tidewater also. Maybe it's an outfielder thing.

Edgy DC Dec 30 2009 11:39 AM Re: Minor Mets Who Boomerang as Actual Mets

[quote="Gwreck":6nfms50w]Raul Casanova Did we trade Mauro Gozzo to KC in the David Cone deal? And then have him back in the mid-90s?[/quote:6nfms50w] Goose Gozzo. Good one.

Gwreck Dec 30 2009 11:44 AM Re: Minor Mets Who Boomerang as Actual Mets

Pete Walker

Benjamin Grimm Dec 30 2009 12:06 PM Re: Minor Mets Who Boomerang as Actual Mets

Guillermo Mota. Mickey Weston. Brian Daubach. Joe DePastino (maybe). Eric Gunderson.

G-Fafif Dec 30 2009 01:18 PM Re: Minor Mets Who Boomerang as Actual Mets Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Mar 04 2010 05:38 PM

Thanks all for some good calls. Figureoa should have been obvious given that he's the last Met I saw throw a pitch. I also missed Casanova on a Sporcle of Mets catchers yesterday. Some guys just don't stick in one's mind. I'd add Rich Rodriguez to this roster, though I wish I didn't have to. Mazzilli and Walker each made the majors as Mets before leaving the first time. Since I was thinking (but didn't specify) minor leaguers who had never been in the majors before they played as minor league Mets, that would also count out Gunderson (who actually didn't play for any other organization between his '93 Mets minor league stint and subsequent release and his '94 re-signing; either way, he had pitched in the Majors before coming to the Mets). Lou Thornton scored a walkoff run as a pinch-runner in a big game against the Cubs in September '89. Juan Samuel drove him in, moving the Mets to within 3-1/2 with 25 to play. Later, I'd confuse him regularly with Lou Collier, whom Expo GM Omar Minaya acquired from the Mets in exchange for the much-traveled pre-star Jason Bay. If Bay passes his physical and doesn't disintegrate before April 5, here's the list, thus far, of Lost Boys Found as I have it with your considerable help: Jason Bay Raul Casanova Endy Chavez Brian Daubach Nelson Figueroa Mauro Gozzo Jerry Morales Guillermo Mota Angel Pagan Rich Rodriguez Lou Thornton Fernando Viņa Mickey Weston

RealityChuck Dec 30 2009 07:29 PM Re: Minor Mets Who Boomerang as Actual Mets

Fernando Vina. Drafted by the Mets, lost to Seattle on Rule V, then sent back. He had been in 24 major league games when he debuted for the Mets.

G-Fafif Dec 30 2009 08:38 PM Re: Minor Mets Who Boomerang as Actual Mets

[quote="RealityChuck":17ed798l]Fernando Vina. Drafted by the Mets, lost to Seattle on Rule V, then sent back. He had been in 24 major league games when he debuted for the Mets.[/quote:17ed798l] Awesome add. I knew there was someone circa 1994 who'd qualify; thanks for nailing it. Updated the list in previous post.

G-Fafif Mar 04 2010 05:39 PM Re: Minor Mets Who Boomerang as Actual Mets

Y'all helped me put the above list together. Now it is a major motion picture! Or a FAFIF post anyway. Thanks again for the assist.

metirish Mar 05 2010 09:21 AM Re: Minor Mets Who Boomerang as Actual Mets

[quote="G-Fafif"]Y'all helped me put the above list together. Now it is a major motion picture! Or a FAFIF post anyway. Thanks again for the assist.

Great article and a fun read. Loved the Rich Rodriguez entry. I will always associate him with my early Met fandom. I had a neighbor at the time, big Mets fan and every time we would meet he would be complaining about Rich.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 05 2010 09:29 AM Re: Minor Mets Who Boomerang as Actual Mets

[quote="G-Fafif":37fmqyf1]No offense to JB (does he have a nickname yet?).[/quote:37fmqyf1] Is it too on-the-nose to suggest that we co-opt the Gammons slur and affectionately mark LF for the next four years (hopefully) as "Bay-rut?" Indeed, thanks as always, G.

metirish Mar 05 2010 09:31 AM Re: Minor Mets Who Boomerang as Actual Mets

[quote="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr":3ujcba22][quote="G-Fafif":3ujcba22]No offense to JB (does he have a nickname yet?).[/quote:3ujcba22] Is it too on-the-nose to suggest that we co-opt the Gammons slur and affectionately mark LF for the next four years (hopefully) as "Bay-rut?" Indeed, thanks as always, G.[/quote:3ujcba22] I like it but let's see what Val has been working on.(you do know that he is the official nick name giver here)

Valadius Mar 06 2010 10:00 AM Re: Minor Mets Who Boomerang as Actual Mets

Should he wind up sucking, I'll call him Achilles.

metsguyinmichigan Mar 06 2010 11:29 AM Re: Minor Mets Who Boomerang as Actual Mets

Thanks for the shout-out about Mickey Weston! He's well-deserving!