Hey Mr. Wilson... Ramos!

[Fman99]

I like it. Don't trade a stud pitcher that the fans love for your 7th or 8th most important batter. Duh.

I think the Noah talk was a lot of smoke designed to bring in Ramos on the cheap (and a 2 year deal for < $20 mill is cheap, for a guy that can hit) with the idea that maybe people thought the Mets' most likely move was to deal players to Miami to get JT.

Hopefully he can stay on the field and contribute.

I also conflated him with Jesus Flores, FWIW.

[Edgy MD]

Even better, it's two plus an option. Shaves off a lot of uncertainty.

[smg58]

Mex17 wrote: Wasn't Ramos once a Mets farmhand who they let get away to the Nats in the Rule V Draft? Or am I thinking of somebody else?

I always thought that was Ramos myself.

[Centerfield]

Frayed Knot wrote: A bigger and longer package than I expected

Fman getting old and not showing that range.

5 years ago, no way this one gets past him.

[Vic Sage]

Like it more for what we didn't do than for what we did. Now they should sign that defensive catcher, Maldonado, to cover the other 200 ABs.

[duan]

Colour me somewhat pleased by this. It'll be interesting to see if D'arnaud really is pencilled in to be the backup. I definitely think if you had the two of them sharing a job you definitely will get some good bang for not too many bucks!

[Guest sharpie]

Hope he works out better than the last two former Nats catchers we had, Brian Schneider and Jose Lobaton.

It used to be that it was the Mets and Dodgers that had catcher symbiosis: Hundley, Piazza, Phillips, LoDuca. Guess that torch has passed.

[Edgy MD]

Grote and Carter too.

[batmagadanleadoff]

You get what you pay for.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Centerfield wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: A bigger and longer package than I expected Fman getting old and not showing that range. 5 years ago, no way this one gets past him.

Lol...
Lost some of his penetrating wit?

[G-Fafif]

Wilson's agent tweets client has passed physical, will wear 40.

[Guest cooby]

Frayed Knot wrote: Mex17 wrote: Wasn't Ramos once a Mets farmhand who they let get away to the Nats in the Rule V Draft? Or am I thinking of somebody else? Ramos was never NYM property. Signed originally by Minnesota out of Venezuela, the then-2nd place Twins dealt Ramos, then stuck behind Joe Mauer, to the Nats for reliever Matt Capps at the 2010 July 31st deadline. The Twinkies wound up winning their division that year with Capps saving 16 games over the final two month but then -- repeat after me folks -- lost to the Yanx in three straight in the opening round. Capps next two seasons weren't nearly as successful and he pitched his last ML game at the age of 28 in 2012 and by 2013 Mauer was no longer capable of catching. Not sure who you might be thinking of.

[Mex17]

G-Fafif wrote: Wilson's agent tweets client has passed physical, will wear 40.

It's never official to me until I see that "Welcome " announcement on my Facebook feed.

[seawolf17]

I'm sort of fascinated how many of us - myself included - conflated Jesus Flores and Wilson Ramos.

[smg58]

Ramos filled in the void for the Nats left by Flores' injury-shortened career, which makes confusing the two that much easier.

Flores had a pretty good year at St. Lucie in 2006, but the Minaya didn't think anybody would try to hide him on their major-league bench for a full season without him ever even seeing AA. The Nationals took the dare.

[Guest 86-Dreamer]

count me among the Flores/Ramos conflaters

[Fman99]

Centerfield wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: A bigger and longer package than I expected Fman getting old and not showing that range. 5 years ago, no way this one gets past him.

I'm embarrassed by that.

[duan]

86-Dreamer wrote: count me among the Flores/Ramos conflaters

Moi aussi.....

[Frayed Knot]

A bigger and longer package than I expected Fman getting old and not showing that range. 5 years ago, no way this one gets past him.

I actually didn't intend that line as a set-up or even realize how teed up it was -- even if just for a simple: 'That's what She said!'

[Centerfield]

BVW says Ramos is a middle of the order bat.

The Braves have Acuna, Donaldson and FFF.

We have Ramos. Jesus.

[Benjamin Grimm]

And Cano and Cespedes and Conforto.