The Baty Signal Goes Up

[G-Fafif]

https://twitter.com/martinonyc/status/1647648433459679232

[kcmets]

To the Baty polls!

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Not fucking around Mets

[Edgy MD]

Unless somebody is hurtin' that we don't know about, there's not an obvious corresponding move. Maybe the A's are dealing for Locastro or Escobar.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Glad to see this!



Wonder what the corresponding move will be. Locastro? Butto gets a start, then back down?



OE: Edgy beat me to the question!

[kcmets]

According to several reports, and I won't bother youse with details, but Baty

has been on fire and Escobar may be headed for a bench-ola role for a stint.

[ashie62]

Yes!

[MFS62]

I suspected this when I saw he wasn't in the starting lineup today against a righty pitcher.

Or, as Jon Sterling might say, "This good move is brought to you by Bran Flakes".



Later

[Lefty Specialist]

Escobar forced this move as much as Baty did.

[ashie62]

You can promote Vientos also as far as I am concerned and dump Locastro

[Edgy MD]

Ashie's moving on.

[metirish]

[nymr83]

Good for Eduardo. I hope Eduardo grabs the RH DH spot and runs with it!

[Benjamin Grimm]

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I wonder how many people will get this reference to a movie from 85 years ago. I do, and I liked it. I'll probably be giving this cover a vote in November.

[Edgy MD]

Along with a reference to a James Taylor single from 55 years ago, and a Civil War-era Walt Whitman line.

[kcmets]

Good movie, haven't seen it in quite some time. My wife is a big

Katharine Hepburn fan and we probably have it on DVD somewheres.

Edited April 17, 2023 by Guest

[Benjamin Grimm]

Edgy MD wrote: Along with a reference to a James Taylor single from 55 years ago, and a Civil War-era Walt Whitman line.

Walt Whitman said, "It's Bro time!" ?

[Edgy MD]

It was from his beloved collection All About that Grass.

[Edgy MD]

A lot of entertaining Twitter theories about why this hasn't been announced yet, but this hasn't been announced yet. Neither, most likely relatedly, has the lineup been posted.

[MFS62]

Is there a possum in this press box, too?

Or just sloth?

Later

[Edgy MD]

Looks like it's Brett Baty and Edwin Uceta recalled from Syracuse, with José Butto sent down and Tim Locastro to the 10-Day IL with back spasms.

[G-Fafif]

Locastro to the IL with back spasms to clear Baty space.

[kcmets]

Baty battin' 8th this evening.