Former Mets, Current Situations 2024

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Jose Iglesias is our Lindor insurance this year.

[The Hot Corner]

Odds that Thor comes back?

I'd love to see Syndergaard get a chance to be successful again. He's never going to be what it was. But if he can figure out how to be effective without the same velocity, it would be wonderful. Will probably have to do that at Triple-A, though.

Surprised, at this point, that no one has gotten him to buy into the idea of being a bad ass closer who comes in and just brings heat.

Problem is that Syndegaard no longer brings heat. He throws in the 90-92 mph range now. Not exactly an overpowering fastball in todays game. That is why his K rate is way down while his walks, hits, and HR rates are all up. Let him try being a closer (or starter) somewhere else.

[Fman99]

Amed Rosario to Tampa for a year and 1.5 million

OE: Sorry saw that someone did post this a few days back

[metirish]

Wheeler and the Phillies agree to a three year $126 million contract, he was headed for free agency after this season , extension begins at the conclusion of original five year $118 million contract

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Brody signed a lifetime contract with the Fucking Idiots for letting this happen

[Cowtipper]

Billy Hamilton is with the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League.

https://www.milb.com/mexican/news/lmb-m ... ro-de-2024

Jake Marisnick is with the Los Angeles Angels.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/ ... elder.html

Wilson Ramos is with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.

https://elemergente.com/2024/01/wilson- ... juana.html

Ali Sanchez is with the Pirates.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/390 ... -year-deal

Michael Wacha is with the Royals.

https://www.mlb.com/news/royals-add-mic ... y-of-moves

Justin Wilson is with the Dodgers.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/02/ ... iever.html

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Billy Hamilton. I gotta say I forgot he was ever a Met

[Cowtipper]

That entire 2020 team can be summed up as "I forgot he was ever a Met."

[batmagadanleadoff]

Billy Hamilton. I gotta say I forgot he was ever a Met

[Frayed Knot]

SFG has put JD Davis on waivers following in the wake of their signing of Matt Chapman.

[DocTee]

SFG has put JD Davis on waivers following in the wake of their signing of Matt Chapman.

whoa

[smg58]

Given that Urshela got $1.5M, I'll be surprised if anybody claims Davis for ~$7M. But he'll be a useful piece for somebody.

[Benjamin Grimm]

At some point he'll be available for the major league minimum, won't he? With the Giants on the hook for the balance? (Unless he's claimed or the waivers are revoked before then.)

[G-Fafif]

J.D. Davis indeed released.

[Edgy MD]

I suspect he'll be back in the division before the week is out.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I think the Giants didn't like how Davis reacted to getting his job stolen from him.

[Edgy MD]

I can only guess what kind of dude he is, but that's three teams in a row that didn't see him worth riding out a down year. His Spring Training numbers have been terrific, too.

I suppose that whatever $$$ his release costs them goes down in the Matt Chapman column.

[nymr83]

I would be happy if the Mets spun the wheeps there

[G-Fafif]

J.D. Davis fell through a loophole, per the Athletic’s Pulse newsletter.

J.D. Davis gets shafted

For decades, the arbitration process has been a source of consternation in Major League Baseball. The system is unnecessarily complex, but boils down to this:

Each offseason, players who have between 2.5 and 6 years of service time in the major leagues negotiate one-year salaries with their teams. If the sides cannot agree, they each propose what they deem a fair market salary. An arbitration panel then chooses which number is more reasonable.

And thus we get to J.D. Davis, the Giants third baseman, who was surprisingly released yesterday — with a brutal loophole attached:

Davis won his arbitration case against the Giants for a $6.9 million salary this upcoming season. The Giants filed at $6.55 million.

Due to a clause in the new collective bargaining agreement, the Giants — who signed star third baseman Matt Chapman two weeks ago — were able to cut Davis and withhold most of his $6.9 million salary. They owe him a termination fee of about $1.1 million.

How? In what was thought of as a CBA win at the time, one-year arbitration salaries became fully guaranteed. But the clause did not specifically guarantee salaries arrived at through hearings. The Giants became the first team to exploit the perfectly legal loophole, no matter how bad the vibes.

So now, three weeks before the season, Davis finds himself unemployed, and the Giants barely owe him anything. Sucks, right? I asked Windup writer Levi Weaver for some smarter analysis than my own:

“It does suck, because the new CBA was supposed to prevent this, guaranteeing those one-year arbitration-years contracts. But alas, we now have to wonder: Will we see teams negotiate in bad faith and go to a hearing on purpose, just to give themselves the option to cut bait at a fraction of the player's salary?”

[Cowtipper]

Robinson Cano recently signed with the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League.

https://www.milb.com/mexican/news/diabl ... -escarlata

Wilmer Font is also with the Red Devils.

https://www.milb.com/mexican/news/lmb-m ... re-de-2023

Travis d'Arnaud is still with the Braves.

Chris Flexen is with the White Sox.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/392 ... llion-deal

Drew Gagnon is still with the Wei Chuan Dragons of the CPBL, as far as I can tell.

Sam Haggerty is still with the Mariners.

Adeiny Hechavarria is with the Olmecas de Tabasco.

https://www.milb.com/news/lmb-movimient ... ro-de-2024

Stephen Nogosek is with the Nationals.

https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseb ... ashington/

[Edgy MD]

Robinson Canó's tenure with The Dubai Wolves of Baseball United seems to have been short, but since BU intends to start their schedule in the fall, maybe he's planning to play the two seasons consecutively.

[Cowtipper]

Ruben Tejada is with the Leones de Yucatán.

https://www.milb.com/mexican/news/leone ... a-la-cueva

Zack Wheeler is still with the Phillies.

Chris Bassitt is still with the Blue Jays.

Jacob deGrom is still with the Rangers.

Nate Fisher signed with the Sultanes de Monterrey.

https://www.milb.com/mexican/news/lmb-m ... zo-de-2024

Mychal Givens signed with the Marlins.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/03/ ... -deal.html

Colin Holderman is still with the Pirates.

Travis Jankowski is still with the Rangers.

Yoan Lopez signed with the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna.

https://www.milb.com/mexican/news/lmb-m ... ro-de-2024

James McCann is still with the Orioles.

Michael Perez signed with the Orioles.

https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseb ... th-os/amp/

Joely Rodriguez is still with the Red Sox.

Max Scherzer is still with the Rangers.

Thomas Szapucki is still with the Giants.

Daniel Vogelbach is with the Blue Jays.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/02/ ... lbach.html

Taijuan Walker is still with the Phillies.

Trevor Williams is still with the Nationals.

[Cowtipper]

Albert Almora is with the Diamondbacks.

https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/new ... ague-deals

Javier Baez is still with the Tigers.

Carlos Carrasco is back with the Guardians.

https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/202 ... eport.html

Miguel Castro is still with the Diamondbacks.

Michael Conforto is still with the Giants.

Brandon Drury is still with the Angels.

Johneshwy Fargas is still with the Saraperos de Saltillo as far as I call tell.

Jose Peraza is with the Leones de Yucatan.

https://www.milb.com/mexican/news/leone ... -del-mundo

Stephen Tarpley is with the Sultanes de Monterrey.

https://www.milb.com/mexican/news/lmb-m ... zo-de-2024

[Cowtipper]

Andres Gimenez is still with the Guardians.

Guillermo Heredia is still with SSG Landers in Korea.

Ariel Jurado is still with the Kiwoom Heroes in Korea.

Steven Matz is still with the Cardinals.

Erasmo Ramirez is still with the Rays.

Paul Sewald is still with the Diamondbacks.

[G-Fafif]