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Two seasons in a row of declining — and ultimately sub-replacement — offense has sent me from the time of my career where I'm struggling to remain a starter with Team A, into the part where I'm hoping to be a useful sub for Team B. I can continue to play myself out of the MLB picture, or maybe I can Desi Relaford myself back into relevance.

I can Brandon Drury myself back upon baseball.

I'm Joey Wendle, and despite an ugly flubble in the opening series, my ticket is my glove. But hopefully there are enough bat skills that, if the Mets pick their spots wisely, I can be a part of something special. I say "hopefully" because who knows quite the way the future will unfold. But you are wise and clever, so perhaps you have some clue.

.240 - 6-26 as a super sub in 83 G.

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I wonder 💭 f I’m distantly related to Turk

I think he's moved ahead of Short, or at least even. If the roster stays blessedly healthy, something's gonna have to give if and when JD Martinez is ready. With Vientos pushing as well, I really don't know.

I predict an even .200 in 150 at-bats.

Joey sat the entire Tampa Bay series, despite being the only reserve infielder, despite each game staying close into the late innings with benches being heavily deployed.

Joey Wendle signs with the Braves making him the 3d Mets backup MI to become a Brave this year (Guillorme, Short, Wendle).

bmfc1 wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 12:56 pm Joey Wendle signs with the Braves making him the 3d Mets backup MI to become a Brave this year (Guillorme, Short, Wendle).

I hope Joey and Zack openly fight for playing time and cause dissention in their locker room. (I'm grasping a straws here for anything that will derail that train.)
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The train you want to derail is the one in Philadelphia. The Braves are six games out.

Well, you can argue that the team we really need to derail is the Padres, because they're currently holding the third wild card, with a record of 27-26, four games ahead of the Mets.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 1:37 pmWell, you can argue that the team we really need to derail is the Padres, because they're currently holding the third wild card, with a record of 27-26, four games ahead of the Mets.

Hell -- they can do that before the end of May with a couple of
good bounces, some bats waking up at the same time and some
general Yee-ha in the giddyup department!

Sorry Joey, didn't mean to hijack your thread...

Edgy MD wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 1:29 pm The train you want to derail is the one in Philadelphia. The Braves are six games out.

The one I first want to leapfrog is the Braves. We'll cross that Philly trestle when we come to it.
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Joey Wendle was DFA'd by the Braves which means they had just enough time to get him to tell secrets about the Mets organization.