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Edgy MD Dec 12 2011 01:25 PM

The Mets have apparently claimed righty starter Jeremy Hefner from the Pirates less than a month after the Bucs claimed him from the Padres. Report has them signing two minor league deals too, but I have ESPN blocked at work (good move, new employer!), so go see for yourselves and let us know.

seawolf17 Dec 12 2011 01:39 PM Re: New Bodies

Catcher Lucas May and lefty Garrett Olson are the two minor league FAs.

Edgy MD Dec 12 2011 01:40 PM Re: New Bodies

Indeed. [list][*]Catcher Lucas May (Kansas City) Good powa! Questionable defense! [/*:m] [*]Lefty Garrett Olson (Pittsburgh)[/*:m][/list:u]

Benjamin Grimm Dec 12 2011 01:48 PM Re: New Bodies

Hmmm... Lucas May, 27, has been catching in AAA for the last two years. Given the Mets' lack of depth at the position, it looks like he's worth having around, just in case.

Edgy MD Dec 12 2011 02:16 PM Re: New Bodies

Garrett Olson: has put up some hefty ERAs for Baltimore. And did a strange photo spread with Felix Hernandez.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 12 2011 02:21 PM Re: New Bodies

Olson has put up a 4.4 BB/9, career-wise. Yipe.

TransMonk Dec 12 2011 02:26 PM Re: New Bodies

Funny pics. Do you know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in Toronto?

Fman99 Dec 12 2011 07:00 PM Re: New Bodies

I'm all in on Mrs. Hefner. She done got some feeders on her.

Ceetar Dec 15 2011 08:57 AM Re: New Bodies

Chuck James

Ceetar Jan 03 2012 09:58 AM Re: New Bodies

Omar Quintanilla

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 03 2012 10:00 AM Re: New Bodies

AAA shortstop and Tejada insurance I'm sure.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 03 2012 10:17 AM Re: New Bodies

Mets have never had a player whose last name started with a Q.

Edgy MD Jan 03 2012 11:09 AM Re: New Bodies

The Mets complete the task of improving on 2011's .141-OPS-ing Chin-Lung Hu with the 2011 .182-OPS-ing Omar Quintanilla. And all these haters are decrying the do-nothing Mets.

Edgy MD Jan 03 2012 11:37 AM Re: New Bodies

Sadly, David Wright will deny him the number 5 that he was born to wear. Here's something you don't see in every Wikipedia profile. If you play MLB 2K8 for some reason he is listed as a lefty. This is an extreme inconvenience as he plays second base, and many runners end up safe because he cannot position himself correctly. As with Ronny Paulino, Alderson shows he's not shy about trolling the free agent rolls for guys with PED suspensions in their recent past.

Ceetar Jan 03 2012 12:56 PM Re: New Bodies

speaking of backup MIs the Mets may be interested in, Deadspin via Tedquarters gives us Jack Wilson kicking a football into a moving Jet Ski. [url]http://deadspin.com/5872691/

Ashie62 Jan 03 2012 12:59 PM Re: New Bodies

These pickups should shift the balance of power in the NL East.

seawolf17 Jan 03 2012 01:18 PM Re: New Bodies

Edgy DC wrote: Here's something you don't see in every Wikipedia profile. If you play MLB 2K8 for some reason he is listed as a lefty. This is an extreme inconvenience as he plays second base, and many runners end up safe because he cannot position himself correctly. Every once in a while, you catch one of those unpoliced entries. Funny.

seawolf17 Jan 04 2012 01:39 PM Re: New Bodies

Not THE Jeff Stevens and Corey Wimberly?!?! http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/p ... inor-deals

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 04 2012 01:44 PM Re: New Bodies

Yes them. Corey Wimberley. Squatty speedster who's played mostly 2B, and 3B but also SS, LF, CF over 7 minor league seasons. Stole 59 bases for Tulsa in 2008! Batted a stinky-ass 238/288/302 last year for Indianapolis but a career 367 OBPer. Jeff Stevens 27-year-old RHRP with three cuppas for the Cubs.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 04 2012 01:47 PM Re: New Bodies Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 04 2012 01:47 PM

Gotta love that swing! Not to mention the socks...

metirish Jan 04 2012 01:47 PM Re: New Bodies

seawolf17 wrote: Not THE Jeff Stevens and Corey Wimberly?!?! http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/p ... inor-deals not to sound all snotty here as teams sign guys like this all the time but.........is there not minor league players in the system just as bad as these two? Who will they be taking spots from?

Benjamin Grimm Jan 04 2012 01:48 PM Re: Corey Wimberley

Re: Corey Wimberley The Mets have had five players whose first name and last name both ended with the letter Y. Three of them played for the Mets in the 1960's. Two of them played in the 1970's. And one played for them in the 1990's. (I know that adds up to six; one of the 60's players stuck around into the 70's.) How many can you come up with?

Benjamin Grimm Jan 04 2012 01:51 PM Re: New Bodies

metirish wrote: not to sound all snotty here as teams sign guys like this all the time but.........is there not minor league players in the system just as bad as these two? Who will they be taking spots from? They're probably just for Buffalo/Binghamton depth. Wemberly may compete with that other guy they signed the other day for the backup shortstop spot in Flushing. The more guys you have to compete for a position the more likely you'll find someone who can do the job.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 04 2012 01:56 PM Re: New Bodies

I have some nice K/9 figures in the minors.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 04 2012 01:58 PM Re: Corey Wimberley

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Re: Corey Wimberley The Mets have had five players whose first name and last name both ended with the letter Y. Three of them played for the Mets in the 1960's. Two of them played in the 1970's. And one played for them in the 1990's. (I know that adds up to six; one of the 60's players stuck around into the 70's.) How many can you come up with? Jerry Hinsley uh... Bobby Keilty Duffy Dyery

Chad Ochoseis Jan 04 2012 02:03 PM Re: New Bodies

Gary Gentry

Benjamin Grimm Jan 04 2012 02:51 PM Re: New Bodies

Billy Murphy (1966) Gary Gentry (1969 - 1972) Jerry Hinsley (1964, 1967) Jerry May (1973) Rodney McCray (1992)

Edgy MD Jan 04 2012 02:58 PM Re: New Bodies

Not THE Jeff Stevens and Corey Wimberly?!?! http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/p ... inor-deals not to sound all snotty here as teams sign guys like this all the time but.........is there not minor league players in the system just as bad as these two? Who will they be taking spots from? No, not really. The AAA roster is more or less 70% vacated at the end of the season. Between that and guys who hit minor league free agency in A or AA or are trying to get out of indy ball, 500 or so guys are out hunting for these spring training invites. Maybe 300 get minor league deals and 200 go home disappointed and think about that job at the plant that dad was talking about. Of the 300 invited to camp, maybe 50 make the MLB roster, another 150 get a spot on the AAA squad with the holdovers and the guys promoted from AA, and 100 more get turned loose, getting in line a little late for that job at the plant. Some retire --- in tears if their name rhymes with Rhett Roone --- while others talk it over with their agents and accept an offer in Indy ball. Just so you know, I totally made those numbers up. The key takeaway is that 10 of these guys (the current number of NRIs) is hardly unusual in the best of circumstances and certainly to be expected, and I wouldn't be surprised if five more are signed up by the time P's & C's report. Full disclosure: I love these guys.

seawolf17 Jan 04 2012 07:24 PM Re: New Bodies

Full disclosure: I love these guys. You know? I love these guys too. I like how they have different hats in the roster thread. I like picking up cheapo autographed cards in the offseason of them (just picked up Ramon Ramirez and Quintanilla) in the hopes that they'll someday make The Binder.

Edgy MD Jan 10 2012 10:53 AM Re: New Bodies

Nu body Fernando Cabrera signed. Old body Miguel Batista re-signed.

bmfc1 Jan 10 2012 10:55 AM Re: New Bodies

Also, someone named Sean Kazmar was signed for the minors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Kazmar http://www.baseball-reference.com/playe ... se01.shtml

Edgy MD Jan 10 2012 10:56 AM Re: New Bodies

Also add Sean Kazmar, who is not an off-brand knock-off of Scott Kazmir, but a journeyman shortstop going directly to minor league camp.

bmfc1 Jan 10 2012 11:21 AM Re: New Bodies

"Am I speaking Chinese?"

metirish Jan 10 2012 11:23 AM Re: New Bodies

virtually posted at the same time....would have been karmic if it were actually Kazmir.

Edgy MD Jan 10 2012 12:05 PM Re: New Bodies

Yeah, man. Virtually the same time!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 10 2012 12:21 PM Re: New Bodies

Miguel Batista re-ups on a minor league deal. Fernando Cabrera, x-Red Sox, O's reliever, inks minor league deal. Cabrera was once fined for cavalierly turning over the ball to O's manager at the mound. Has has pretty good K figures but issues too many longballs.

bmfc1 Jan 10 2012 12:37 PM Re: New Bodies

Between Batista (if he makes the team) and Dickey, the Mets might lead the league in something... published authors.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 10 2012 12:42 PM Re: New Bodies

I don't see how Batista can't make the team at some point. We were incredibly lucky (and cursed) to have so little need for backup starters last season; I can;t imagine it happens again and I have no idea who will be backing up.

metirish Jan 10 2012 12:47 PM Re: New Bodies

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I don't see how Batista can't make the team at some point. We were incredibly lucky (and cursed) to have so little need for backup starters last season; I can;t imagine it happens again and I have no idea who will be backing up. I expect some ads on Craigslist during the season looking for cheap pitchers.

Edgy MD Jan 10 2012 12:48 PM Re: New Bodies

Well, Batista can fail to make the team by breaking down or failing utterly faster than the guys he's backing up. He is, after all, 73 years old.

MFS62 Jan 10 2012 09:07 PM Re: New Bodies

Edgy DC wrote: Well, Batista can fail to make the team by breaking down or failing utterly faster than the guys he's backing up. He is, after all, 73 years old. Edgy, thanks for making me feel young again. That means I still have five years to fulfill my dream of pitching in the majors. Later

Ashie62 Jan 10 2012 09:13 PM Re: New Bodies

MFS62 wrote: Edgy DC wrote: Well, Batista can fail to make the team by breaking down or failing utterly faster than the guys he's backing up. He is, after all, 73 years old. Edgy, thanks for making me feel young again. That means I still have five years to fulfill my dream of pitching in the majors. Later "The Rookie" the sequel.