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Soler released.
metirish Mar 13 2007 08:22 AM |
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Edgy DC Mar 13 2007 09:04 AM |
I suspect it's a case of him not being in peak condition.
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Frayed Knot Mar 13 2007 09:11 AM |
Supposedly he had lost weight this year (although not a lot from what I could tell) but, yeah, I suspect this has to do either with conditioning or with some other similar butting-of-heads type of issue. For a guy who looked good at least on occasion and was easily and fairly cheaply store-able at AAA for fill-in duty this would be an odd move if it were just due to several shakey ST outings.
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Johnny Dickshot Mar 13 2007 09:31 AM |
Geez. You'd think they coulda traded him to Baltimore, tho I wouldn't doubt that's where he ends up anywhoo.
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seawolf17 Mar 13 2007 09:43 AM Re: Soler released. |
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It would be funny if they actually released him at 4:00 am. "Get up, bitch! Get out of here!" Too bad, considering the hype; I guess there were just too many other guys who they thought they could get more from. No sense blocking Chan Ho Park.
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Edgy DC Mar 13 2007 09:49 AM |
Funniest thing seawolf ever wrote.
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Nymr83 Mar 13 2007 11:24 AM |
damn, i liked him. not sure why they'd release him when he was only gauranteed 600-800k, unless he asked and they agreed. even if he was a malcontent i'd think there would be some trade value?
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Johnny Dickshot Mar 13 2007 11:56 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Mar 13 2007 12:12 PM |
x (moved to proper memories thread)
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soupcan Mar 13 2007 11:58 AM |
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Yup, very funny - I'm still laughing.
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metirish Mar 13 2007 12:02 PM |
If the Mets got Burgos for Bannister then surely they could have gotten something for Soler.
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Edgy DC Mar 13 2007 12:08 PM |
Maybe, but I don't think Soler is very analogous to Bannister.
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smg58 Mar 13 2007 12:34 PM |
I can't help thinking there's more to this than meets the eye. I just don't see the benefits to releasing him.
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Edgy DC Mar 13 2007 05:36 PM |
Rubin writes a little more and re-prints Christian Red's profile from last winter: http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/mets/2007/03/solers_hard_work_not_enough_as.php#more
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Edgy DC Mar 13 2007 08:03 PM |
Seriously, how is this going to come out when it comes out? Possiblitites:
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Edgy DC Mar 13 2007 08:24 PM |
Initial comment is drama-free, though still less than satisfying: "He just didn't perform,'' pitching coach Rick Peterson said. "Look, you don't let guys go if they're getting batters out 1-2-3, right? What we've seen since he's been here is a lack of consistency. He just wasn't consistent with his performance.''
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Nymr83 Mar 13 2007 09:01 PM |
so then i take it Oliver Perez (mr inconsistency) will be next out the door? no? then come up with a better excuse.
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Edgy DC Mar 13 2007 10:26 PM |
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seawolf17 Mar 13 2007 10:38 PM |
You actually had me until I remembered that there's no "h" in "Jon Adkins."
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Nymr83 Mar 13 2007 11:13 PM |
didn't have me for a second, but only because i know humber is held in way too a high a regard by the organization in general and perez by minaya specifically. had you used Adkins, Vargas, and Sele i'd have been fooled.
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Edgy DC Mar 13 2007 11:18 PM |
Well, Jeesh, since I was punching directly off of your setup, and copying the prior Rubin release, plus Peterson's statement directly above, I hope I didn't have you for a second.
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metirish Mar 13 2007 11:34 PM |
You had me at waived....
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Edgy DC Mar 13 2007 11:59 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Mar 14 2007 12:30 AM |
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Nymr83 Mar 14 2007 12:25 AM |
4 AM is a great time to release people, they're too tired and shocked to yell.
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Edgy DC Mar 14 2007 08:32 AM |
Newsday: The Mets finally reached their breaking point with Alay Soler yesterday morning and released the Cuban defector less than three years after signing him for $2.8 million. While it is unusual to cut loose a player with two weeks remaining in spring training, one Mets official referred to Soler as a "lost cause" and indicated that the front office was fed up with him after a lackluster performance Monday in Viera. Soler allowed two runs in 1 2/3 innings, including a solo homer to the Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman.
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86-Dreamer Mar 14 2007 10:25 AM |
Correct me if I am wrong, but assuming that 2007 would be year three of his contract, the Mets are on the hook for $620,000. I don't think Omar, Willie and Peterson are vindictive sorts, nor especially eager to pay something for nothing. Therefore the decision seems like it was based purely on their belief that he was less deserving of a AAA spot than other pitchers in camp. And that sounds like a good way to make decisions.
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soupcan Mar 14 2007 10:28 AM |
The Times reported that he had a 3-year deal that covered '04, '05 and '06.
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Johnny Dickshot Mar 14 2007 10:30 AM |
I saw the highlight of the meatball he served Ryan Zimmerman. Zim absolutely crushed it.
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Edgy DC Mar 14 2007 10:48 AM |
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Sure, sure, and sure. It's just that the decision to pay someone for nothing would more typically come late in camp when the decision is forced.
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Edgy DC Mar 14 2007 11:47 AM |
No scandal. Marty Noble spells out that they save a hundred Gs by acting now. WINTER HAVEN, Fla. -- Almost every time general manager Omar Minaya ran through the names of the candidates for the Mets' rotation during the offseason, he either omitted Alay Soler or mentioned him as an afterthought. It didn't mean anything or it meant everything. Either way, Soler never loomed large in the Mets' plans. And now he doesn't loom at all.Ten Cranedollars to Dreamer.
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duan Mar 14 2007 09:12 PM |
you do have to hope for a guy like Soler that he gets an Major League whirl somewhere.
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