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The Sad Case of Nelson Figueroa
On Sunday Nelson Figueroa started for the Mets in place of Mike Pelfrey. He pitched pretty well allowing 5 hits and 3 runs in 6 innings. Many, including me, thought that the Mets would keep him on in a long relief role at least until Tim Redding was able to return. We thought wrong. On […]
Is It Time For Castillo To Move Back To The Two Slot?
One of the questions being asked about the Mets right now is whether manager Jerry Manuel should move second baseman Luis Castillo back to the number two hole in the order. While Daniel Murphy has batted well in that position of the order (.320 AVG, .795 OPS) there is speculation of if he should be […]
Mets Sign Wily Mo Pena
The Mets have signed Wily Mo Pena to a minor league deal. Pena had refused a minor league assignment with the Washington Nationals during spring training so I thought it was interesting that he’d accept a minor league deal here. Turns out that there is a clause in the contract that allows him to opt […]
Pitching Matchups For St. Louis
The St. Louis Cardinals have reworked their rotation due to their rainout yesterday. Here’s the latest pitching matchups for the Mets visit this week: Tuesday – Oliver Perez (1-1, 7.84) vs. Todd Wellemeyer (1-1, 4.50), 8:15 p.m., SNY. Wednesday – John Maine (0-1, 7.20) vs. Joel Piniero (2-0, 5.40), 8:15 p.m., SNY and ESPN. Thursday […]
Sheffield A Low Risk Signing For Mets
Jon Heyman of si.com is reporting that the Mets have signed Gary Sheffield. Though I’m skeptical about what Sheffield brings to the Mets both on and off the diamond I don’t think this is a bad signing (as I’m sure many Mets fans will think it is). Sheffield will most likely replace Marlon Anderson on […]
Mets Intrigued By Sheffield?
Adam Rubin is reporting in the New York Daily News that the Mets may have interest in signing Gary Sheffield. The work Rubin uses is “intrigued”. Sheffield was released from the Tigers the other day. He has 1 year remaining on his contract. Whoever signs him will only have to pay the $400,00 major league […]
2009 Opening Day Roster
Below is the opening day roster as it stands now. When the fifth starter is needed Livan Hernandez will replace Nick Evans. Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB 25 Pedro Feliciano L/L 5-10 190 08/25/76 48 Sean Green R/R 6-6 235 04/20/79 33 John Maine R/R 6-4 200 05/08/81 36 […]
Starting Rotation Set
I haven’t blogged too much this spring because there hasn’t been very much to write about. It’s been a relatively quiet spring. But now that we’re a week away from the regular season it’s time to start writing. The big news yesterday was the official coronation of Livan Hernandez as the fifth starter. This move […]
Niese Demoted
Livan Hernandez‘s chances at the fifth starter spot on the roster got stronger this morning as the Mets sent Jonathon Niese to minor league camp. A part of me was hoping they’d go with Niese and let him develop on the major league level. But with the way Hernandez has been throwing lately he is […]
Hernandez Wins Fith Starter Spot (Probably)
Today may be the day that decided the fifth starter competition. Freddy Garcia threw 2 innings and allowed 7 hits. Those who saw it said he looked like he was throwing batting practice. He came in to relieve Livan Hernandez who had thrown 5 innings allowing 5 hits and 1 run while striking out 3. […]
