Memories of Chasen Bradford

[A Boy Named Seo]

DFA'd yesterday, claimed by Seattle today.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/01/mariners-claim-chasen-bradford-waivers-mets.html

Please tell me your memories of Chasen, as I have none, and I will pretend yours are mine.

[Edgy MD]

A whole lotta beard. Whole lotta. Not the longest but perhaps the densest thing I've seen on a Metface since Pete Falcone.

Also part of a strange subset of young Mets in recent years (along with Paul Sewald) who've come through Las Vegas who are actually from Las Vegas.

As a guy who put up a sub-4.00 ERA in 2017, even with a lot of luck, I kind of knew he'd get claimed as soon as he was DFA'd.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Schaefer Mets Reliever of the Month September 2017

[seawolf17]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Please tell me your memories of Chasen, as I have none, and I will pretend yours are mine.

That time he, uh... threw that pitch! And oh, that other pitch. Jogged in from the bullpen like it was his JOB.

[seawolf17]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Please tell me your memories of Chasen, as I have none, and I will pretend yours are mine.

9LSEa7qc_xU

[G-Fafif]

He was Black Bear that weekend players wore nicknames on their dopey fake Little League jerseys.

Wasn't terrible for a 2017 Mets middle reliever. I was surprised they DFA'd him, not shocked he got picked up.

[Edgy MD]

It strikes me that filling up the roster early in December to protect players from the Rule V draft, rather than leaving two or so spots open, may be counter productive.

If you lose a guy in the Rule 5 Draft, a team has to carry him all year long or offer him back. If you have a full roster, you frequently have to put guys through waivers when you sign free agents later in the winter, and if a team claims one of those guys, he's gone for good.

By reaching the bigs, Chasen made good on a 35th-round draft pick from 2011, the first under the Alderson/DePodesta/Riccardi/Ricco regime, the 13th player from that draft to make the Show, with nine making it as Mets.

[A Boy Named Seo]

seawolf17 wrote: A Boy Named Seo wrote: Please tell me your memories of Chasen, as I have none, and I will pretend yours are mine. 9LSEa7qc_xU

Literal LOL (or LLOL)

[Frayed Knot]

My memories of Chasen Bradford are hazy as I tend to conflate him with Chasen Sanborn, even though Bradford is much more mellow.
Sanborn always played like he was overly-caffeinated.

Edited January 22, 2018 by Guest

[Zvon]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Schaefer Mets Reliever of the Month September 2017

Niiiiice!