Boomerang

[Edgy MD]

Looking around camp, there are five second-tenure Mets back with the club after joining some other cause for a while.
[list:20m4kosl][*:20m4kosl]Jay Bruce[/*:m:20m4kosl]
[*:20m4kosl]Matt den Dekker[/*:m:20m4kosl]
[*:20m4kosl]Ty Kelly[/*:m:20m4kosl]
[*:20m4kosl]José Reyes[/*:m:20m4kosl]
[*:20m4kosl]Jason Vargas[/*:m:20m4kosl][/list:u:20m4kosl]

Assuming (no small thing) that all five guys at some point are simultaneously members of the big league roster, would this be some sort of team record?

[Benjamin Grimm]

The 1983 Mets had Seaver, Staub, Kingman, and Jorgensen.

[Edgy MD]

That was my first thought for a comparison.

1987 had Bill Almon, Lee Mazzilli, and Clint Hurdle, and almost had Tom Seaver III.

[Centerfield]

You figure Vargas will be better in round 2. Bruce could be also. But it remains rare.

Bonilla still on the payroll.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

And now I'm seeing Kelly batting. When/how did he find his way back into the fold, exactly?

[Edgy MD]

Signed a minor league deal on January 26.

[Mex17]

The morning show for Nash FM in New York always reminds me of our ex-Phillie, non-roster ulitiltyman of Israeli descent.

http://www.tykellyandchuck.com/

[Edgy MD]

The 2003 Mets were the second time around for Jeromy Burnitz, Roger Cedeño, David Cone, and Tsuyoshi Shinjo.

I'm having trouble finding more than four.