Roster
Ramón Castro: Pedro’s Personal Catcher?
Ramon Castro got the start last night at catcher in place of Mike Piazza. This is getting to be a habit for Willie Randolph when Pedro Martinez starts and the media has been taking every opportunity to point this out. Castro is starting to be called Pedro’s personal catcher by the media. I don’t understand […]
Orioles Still Interested in Cameron
The Washington Post reports today about the Orioles search for a solution in centerfield. Here’s an excerpt: “Despite Luis Matos’ quick start Monday — a two-run home run in a 4-0 win against the Athletics — the Orioles continue to search for a long-term solution in center field. Though they were rebuffed during spring training […]
Benson on the DL
Looks like I made an accidental prophecy this morning regarding Kris Benson‘s injury. I mentioned this morning how injuries like Benson’s strained muscle can turn into nagging ones over the course of the season if not treated properly. Rather than pitch through it the Mets decided to put Benson on the DL (hence treating the […]
Stinnett Released
The Mets released catcher Kelly Stinnett less than a week after signing him to a minor league contract. The Mets had signed Mike DiFelice to a minor league contract a day after signing Stinnett. The presence of DiFelice made Stinnett a redundancy that the team felt it didn’t need.
Cameron’s Wrist
Mike Cameron will likely miss opening day due to his wrist injury. Cameron had surgery on the wrist in December but still aimed to play on opening day. Doctors said the pain he was feeling in his wrist was due to scar tissue and happens often during recovery from this type of surgery. Still, I […]
Benson Pushed
Number 3 starter Kris Benson felt tightness during a bullpen session the other day and will have his first regular season start pushed to Saturday against the Atlanta (he was originally schedule to pitch Thursday against the Cincinnati Reds). Everyone is downplaying the injury and it probably is nothing but I always worry about people […]
Ginter Traded
The Mets made several moves over the weekend to get their roster down to the 25 man limit. Among them was trading Matt Ginter, the man I believe should be the fifth starter, to the Tigers to open up a spot in the bullpen for Felix Heredia. Ginter had a great spring but was out […]
Minor Acquisitions
In addition to signing Kelly Stinnett yesterday the Mets made a few other acquisitions. Infielder Benji Gil was acquired from the Seattle Mariners as infield insurance. Gil has major league experience but will be assigned to AAA Norfolk as insurance in case Jose Reyes or Kazuo Matsui gets hurt. Catcher Fernando Lunar was acquired to […]
The Big Cat Retires
Andres Galarraga has announced his retirement. Galarraga was signed by the Mets in December with the intention that he’d try to make the team as a bench player. A sub par spring (.235, a double, 3 HRs & 7 RBIs in 17 games) apparently convinced him that it was time. Galarraga’s retirement opens the door […]
Catching Another Catcher
This just in… Mets sign catcher Kelly Stinnett The Mets have signed backup catcher Kelly Stinnett to a minor league contract the day after he was granted a release from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Stinnett is no all star but he gives the Mets another experienced backup catcher. No word yet on how this may affect […]
