Roster
Gar-SeeYa Later
Danny Garcia was released by the Mets yesterday. Though there’s talk that there was an attitude problem the basic fact that there is a glut of people on the roster at his position was the major cause. With Doug Mientkiewicz, David Wright, Jose Reyes and Kazuo Matsui the starters in the infield and several others […]
Back-Trach-ed
Tests have revealed that Steve Trachsel has a herniated disc and could be out for as long as 6 months. Trachsel was going to be the #4 starter behind Pedro Martinez, Tom Glavine and Kris Benson. VÃctor Zambrano is the 5th starter. Right now it looks like Matt Ginter is the favorite to tacke Trachsel’s […]
Chris Woodward: Utility Man
Yahoo just posted a scout.com report about Chris Woodward possibly making the team in a utility role. Woodward has been a pleasant surprise in camp. If he can keep it up he could really give the Mets bench a boost.
The Fish That Got Away
Carlos Delgado has signed with the Florida Marlins for $1 million more than the Mets offered. (Actually, it’s been reported that all told the Mets offer would have been worth about $38,000 more but let’s not nitpick.) Delgado’s agent, David Sloan, appears to have used the Mets as a ploy to get more money out […]
Goodbye, Johnny B Good
John Franco signed with Houston the other day finalizing his detachment from the Mets. I’d like to thank Franco for 14 years of loyal service. His best days are clearly behind him (even he realizes that) but I have to say that I’ve enjoyed his presence on this club and appreciate what he gave it. […]
Delgado: To Sign or Not To Sign (or History May Teach Us Something)
I haven’t weighed in on the idea of signing Carlos Delgado yet because I’m really not sure about it. On the one hand there are definite pluses to signing another bat to make the lineup more potent. On the other hand, with a young left side of the infield (David Wright at 3B & Jose […]
Bad News on the Injury Front
Jose Reyes took himself out of yesterday’s rehab game with St. Lucie. He tweaked his hammy trying to run out an infield single. Not much else is known. Cliff Floyd is not yet ready for a rehab game and is now not expected back until Tuesday in San Francisco at the earliest.
Leiter Injured?
It’s been reported locally that Al Leiter is pitching with a sore shoulder. He refuses to get it looked at because at this point in his career he wouldn’t have surgery anyway. I respect his decision of not wanting surgery but if this is going to cost him innings and/or effectiveness then he owes it […]
Wigginton Has Ulcer
The AP is reporting that Ty Wigginton has been diagnosed with an ulcer. He’ll be released from the hospital this weekend and will play in some rehab games while on the DL.
Ty Wigginton Taken To Hospital
Ty Wigginton has been taken to the hospital after fainting at home. He’s probably headed for the DL. Time to put baseball aside for a second and wish Ty a speedy recovery.
