Master Index of Archived Threads


Murphy Quiz

Gwreck Dec 26 2015 02:58 PM

Daniel Murphy was first signed* by the Mets, played only for the Mets organization, reached the major leagues as a Met, reached free agency while never signing a contract extension, and then departed as a free agent (and not via trade) Who are the other Mets who have departed this way in the last 25 years? I count 7 others besides Murphy. *Amateur free agent or via Draft

Frayed Knot Dec 26 2015 03:06 PM Re: Murphy Quiz

Jo-Say Jo-Say

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 26 2015 03:07 PM Re: Murphy Quiz

Alfonzo?

Frayed Knot Dec 26 2015 03:08 PM Re: Murphy Quiz

Pell-Free Pell-Free

Benjamin Grimm Dec 26 2015 03:09 PM Re: Murphy Quiz

Mike Pelfrey?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 26 2015 03:09 PM Re: Murphy Quiz

Pelf

Gwreck Dec 26 2015 03:11 PM Re: Murphy Quiz

Yes to Alfonzo and Pelfrey. Reyes did sign an extension that bought out one of his free agency years but we can count him for #8 on this list as well.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 26 2015 03:13 PM Re: Murphy Quiz

El Sid

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 26 2015 03:14 PM Re: Murphy Quiz

El Ster

Gwreck Dec 26 2015 03:16 PM Re: Murphy Quiz

Yes to Elster. No to Fernandez, who reached the majors with the Dodgers before being traded to the Mets.

SteveJRogers Dec 26 2015 03:39 PM Re: Murphy Quiz

Strawberry make the cut?

d'Kong76 Dec 26 2015 03:48 PM Re: Murphy Quiz

I was gonna say Straw, Gooden too?

d'Kong76 Dec 26 2015 03:57 PM Re: Murphy Quiz

White Bobby Jones?

Gwreck Dec 26 2015 05:37 PM Re: Murphy Quiz

Correct Alfonzo Elster Bobby J. Jones Pelfrey Strawberry Close Reyes Gooden (like Reyes, he signed an extension and hit free agency later than the soonest-possible date) No Fernandez Missing the two hardest ones.

d'Kong76 Dec 26 2015 05:43 PM Re: Murphy Quiz

Looking at Bobby Jones' bbrdotcom page, he was around a few more years than I could have remembered.

Edgy MD Dec 26 2015 09:38 PM Re: Murphy Quiz

Jeff Innis.

Gwreck Dec 26 2015 10:08 PM Re: Murphy Quiz

Correct. I didn't know that one until I looked it up to be sure. Innis signed as a free agent with Minnesota in the 1993-94 offseason but never pitched a game for them.

Zvon Dec 26 2015 10:09 PM Re: Murphy Quiz

Ron Hodges.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 27 2015 03:08 AM Re: Murphy Quiz

Not Hodges ... Vance Wilson?

Edgy MD Dec 27 2015 03:22 AM Re: Murphy Quiz

Terry Leach.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 27 2015 04:05 AM Re: Murphy Quiz

Not Leach. Came to Mets through Atlanta, and traded to Cubs, Braves then back to Mets, then traded to Minnesota.

Gwreck Dec 27 2015 04:06 AM Re: Murphy Quiz

Wilson and Leach both left the Mets via trade. (and Leach did not come up through the Mets minor league system) Hodges was a free agent at least once, re-signing with the Mets. And he left via release, not free agency.

Edgy MD Dec 27 2015 04:19 AM Re: Murphy Quiz

Dillon Gee.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 27 2015 06:07 PM Re: Murphy Quiz

Josh Satin.

d'Kong76 Dec 27 2015 07:27 PM Re: Murphy Quiz

I just found the answer, or at least another possible answer. Hard.

Gwreck Dec 27 2015 08:42 PM Re: Murphy Quiz

The final answer I had was Dave Magadan. Alfonzo Elster Bobby J. Jones Pelfrey Strawberry Innis Magadan (Murphy) (Parnell may also soon join this list)

d'Kong76 Dec 27 2015 09:16 PM Re: Murphy Quiz

The other one I found was Barry Lyons... June 8, 1981: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 25th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign. June 7, 1982: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 15th round of the 1982 amateur draft. September 4, 1990: Released by the New York Mets. September 21, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers. (copied from Baseball Reference . com) ... but maybe the release makes it doesn't count for this quiz.

Benjamin Grimm Dec 28 2015 02:03 PM Re: Murphy Quiz

I'm not sure Strawberry qualifies. Wouldn't he, under normal circumstances, have been eligible for free agency after 1989 unless he had signed a contract that took him through 1990? 1989 was his sixth full season in the big leagues.

Edgy MD Dec 28 2015 02:49 PM Re: Murphy Quiz

d'Kong76 wrote: The other one I found was Barry Lyons... June 8, 1981: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 25th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign. June 7, 1982: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 15th round of the 1982 amateur draft. September 4, 1990: Released by the New York Mets. September 21, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers. (copied from Baseball Reference . com) ... but maybe the release makes it doesn't count for this quiz. Yeah, I think he discounts guys released before their full control period of six years expires. He's looking for guys who declare their free agency, rather than having it forced upon them.