The Wrong Trousers: Continuing Careers in 2018

[Edgy MD]

Dillon Gee, ex-Met and reportedly a pathological liar, has signed on with The Chunichi Dragons for the handsome sum of ¥120 million. Dillon says that he is excited to be part of the team and looks forward to helping the Dragons be successful.

[Edgy MD]

Hey, somebody just gave René Rivera $2.8 million to catch for them in 2018, and that somebody is the Angels. While you may have expected René to be in the take-a-minor-league-deal-and-live-in-hope phase of his career, following his trade from the Mets to the Cubs last year, he somehow went all Céspedes, laying down a .341 / .408 / .591 // .999 in a 20-game, 50-plate appearance blast.

The 2017 season was just so weird.

[Guest cooby]

Edgy MD wrote: Dillon Gee, ex-Met and reportedly a pathological liar, has signed on with The Chunichi Dragons for the handsome sum of ¥120 million. Dillon says that he is excited to be part of the team and looks forward to helping the Dragons be successful.

Is he the one with the twelve year old looking wife? Is that what he's lying about?

[Edgy MD]

While Kari Ann Gee certainly appeared a little juvenile back in her Mets days, it never occurred to me that Dillon might be lying about her age (shudder).

I actually (very) unfairly disparaged Dillon there. I conflate him with John Maine, whose Mets career ended (and his nickname earned) in Washington, after he assured his coaches that he was fine and ended up getting pulled after just five pitches.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

doh

[Guest cooby]

Edgy MD wrote: While Kari Ann Gee certainly appeared a little juvenile back in her Mets days, it never occurred to me that Dillon might be lying about her age (shudder). I actually (very) unfairly disparaged Dillon there. I conflate him with John Maine, whose Mets career ended (and his nickname earned) in Washington, after he assured his coaches that he was fine and ended up getting pulled after just five pitches.

Looked them up and I don't think it was her I was thinking of. She's pretty cute.

[G-Fafif]

Curtis Granderson flies north of the border and signs with the Blue Jays.

[G-Fafif]

And Tyler Pill? He's signed with the Diamondbacks.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

G-Fafif wrote: Curtis Granderson flies north of the border and signs with the Blue Jays.

Good luck to the Grandyman

[G-Fafif]

The Indians, perhaps to make up for the loss of Jay Bruce, invite someone who presumably met him in New York, Adam Wilk, to Spring Training.

To pitch, if that's not clear.

[Edgy MD]

Hey, look! Jon Niese is a Texas Ranger!

[dgwphotography]

Edgy MD wrote: Hey, look! Jon Niese is a Texas Ranger!

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[Guest 41Forever]

Did you make that DW? Wow!

[dgwphotography]

Thanks. I got lucky with two images that matched up pretty well. Only took a couple of minutes to whip that up

[Zvon]

dgwphotography wrote: Thanks. I got lucky with two images that matched up pretty well. Only took a couple of minutes to whip that up

Niiiiice!

[Frayed Knot]

Not just the wrong trousers but also the wrong kind of trousers (plus this is something only tangentially NYM-related) but Tuesday night's trade by the KC Chiefs of QB Alex Smith to the Redskins
essentially hands KC's starting QB job next season to Pat Mahomes Jr -- formally listed as Patrick Lavon Mahomes II.
He was KC's top draft pick (10th overall) last June out of Texas Tech.

[Edgy MD]

I just figured that Niese photo was legit.

[MFS62]

Travis goes over to the Dark Side.
http://www.rotoworld.com/player/mlb/9387/travis-taijeron

Too bad, he seemed like such a good guy.
Later

[Edgy MD]

The Dodgers signed him two months ago.

It took us a month to find out, though.

[MFS62]

I even posted in that other thread.
Yikes!
I must have been channeling another CPF-er.
Later

[MFS62]

Got another cowboy hat ready?
Bartolo's minor league deal with Texas is official.
https://www.sny.tv/mets/news/colon-agrees-to-minor-league-deal-with-rangers/265866894

Later

[Fman99]

Eric Campbell, back from Japan (where he presumably sucked), on a minor league deal with the Miami Fish.

[Edgy MD]

Fish Soup!

[Benjamin Grimm]

Will he have to change his name to "Chowder"?

[Frayed Knot]

Fman99 wrote: Eric Campbell, back from Japan (where he presumably sucked) ...

Just 47 ABs for Hanshin in 2017 -- sounds like the injury bug even hits former NY Mets -- where he notched 9 hits including 2 doubles and 1 HR
So, yeah.

[G-Fafif]

Collin Cowgill has a minor league deal with the Phillies.

[Fman99]

Tommy Milone, on a minor league deal with the Nats. Which means I'm likely to see him pitch here in the 'Cuse in their last year as a Nats affiliate.

[MFS62]

Duda to the Royals. 1 year.
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/m/ae7163e8-0ecd-3d91-8656-e39b49370bc5/ss_royals-sign-free-agent-1b.html

Later

[Fman99]

Donning a Newman University practice jersey is Mike Pelfrey, who's hanging up his MLB cleats and is off to become a college pitching coach.

[Frayed Knot]

I know the 50 ABs (12 hits, 1 HR) of catcher Robinson Cancel for your 2008-2009 NYM were memorable, so the odds are that his new tenure as manager for the Asheville Tourists (Sally Lg, Colorado franchise) should be just as notable for the Puerto Rican native.