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Meet Chip Ambres

Frayed Knot Jul 17 2007 06:48 PM

Raymond Payne Ambres - A 27 y/o, 6' 1" RH hitting & throwing OFer from Beaumont, Tx. A former 1st round draft pick for the Florida Marlins (27th overalll in 1998) he had a [url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/ambrech01.shtml]brief stint in MLB[/url] with the Royals in 2005 - which is where we picked him up as a minor league FA - and was currently hitting .272/.370/.492 in 300 ABs with New Orleans - his 82 hits include 16 HRs + 18 2Bs Anyway he's your new backup outfielder, called up to replace Damian Easley who's going on the Bereavement List -- that's a 3-day min/7 day max leave.

Johnny Dickshot Jul 17 2007 07:06 PM

Score one for the Internet Fanboy Scoop Press Association.

metirish Jul 17 2007 07:15 PM

Chip's Ahoy......his back page when he hits a game winner.

Gwreck Jul 17 2007 08:28 PM

Wearing #36.

TheOldMole Jul 18 2007 02:55 AM

Who knew that there was a Bereavement List?

metirish Jul 18 2007 04:39 AM

TheOldMole wrote: Who knew that there was a Bereavement List? Of course,just like most jobs have one. Didn't a Mets players in recent seasons have to go on the bereavement list?

Benjamin Grimm Jul 18 2007 07:04 AM

Cliff Floyd, I think. Perhaps twice. During his time with the Mets he lost a sister and, I think, a grandmother.

Frayed Knot Jul 18 2007 07:12 AM

The Bereavement List is a recent thing, put in about 4 or 5 years ago. It gives teams an option of replacing a player for a legit family reason without having to resort to the 15-day DL. Chip was on-deck to PH in the 9th when the last out was made. Tough break kid.

MFS62 Jul 18 2007 07:43 AM

Chip is described as a "toolsey" type who teams have tried to convert into a baseball player. I believe the Mets had an ex-college quarterback a few years ago (Florida State U?). Dave Winfield was a multi-sport player in school who immediately made it big in the majors. D.J. Dozier never did. Later

seawolf17 Jul 18 2007 09:44 AM

Kenny Kelly was the ex-college footballer who was in the Mets' system for a while.

Edgy DC Jul 18 2007 09:53 AM

Who is describing Chip Ambres as toolsey?

Benjamin Grimm Jul 18 2007 11:17 AM

From http://www.soxprospects.com/players/ambres-chip.htm: ="SoxProspects.com"]Scouting Report: Speedy outfielder with excellent plate discipline. Said to be a great, hard-working teammate. Great range in the outfield with a weak arm. Ambres has been slowed down by leg injuries in the past. And this is from http://www2.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/players/Chip_Ambres/ ]Assets A right-handed hitter with some power, Ambres also knows how to take a walk and runs well. Flaws Has some struggles hitting with runners aboard and could stand to cut down on the strikeouts. Career potential Solid fourth outfielder at best.

Rockin' Doc Jul 18 2007 11:19 AM

D.J. Dozier was an All-American running back for the Penn State Nittany Lions in the mid 1980's. He led the Nittany Lions to two National Championship games during his 4 year career. After an unsuccessful run at an NFL career, he decided to pursue a career in MLB. The Mets drafted him and I think he eventually earned a "cup of coffee" with the Mets sometime in the early 1990's.

MFS62 Jul 18 2007 07:00 PM

Edgy DC wrote: Who is describing Chip Ambres as toolsey? I forget where I saw it - may have been a pre- minor league season article on each of the Mets minor league afiliates. If I had remembered I would have posted the link. Later

metirish Jul 23 2007 07:14 AM

Chip won a game for KC two years ago on a sac fly,but this was different..... ] "We're talking about the Mets here," Ambres said. "You do something big like this, that's something that goes down in history. I'm very proud of it."