Mauricio up on Friday

[Frayed Knot]

Or so says the crawl on SNY

[Edgy MD]

I'm wondering whether Arraúz or Mendick gets the bad news, and then I remembered, "Oh, yeah! Roster expansion!"

[Benjamin Grimm]

What uniform number would you give him?



I'd say... 3.

[MFS62]

He'll be so excited to finally get here that he'll beat the bus by 10 minutes.



Why it's time:

https://metsmerizedonline.com/why-its-time-for-the-mets-to-call-up-ronny-mauricio/https://metsmerizedonline.com/why-its-time-for-the-mets-to-call-up-ronny-mauricio/



Later

[Edgy MD]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: What uniform number would you give him? I'd say... 3.

It'll be hilarious if he gets 74.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

They might keep his britches to a reasonable size and stay with the No. 60 they'd issued him in spring training.

[Fman99]

He's been wearing #2 here in the 'Cuse, I assume he'd get that same number in Flushing.

[Cowtipper]

I'll be the downer and say he's going to hit .107 with 2 RBI in 28 at-bats, then we're going to trade him in the off-season for an over-the-hill pitcher who is at least 33 years of age.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

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He's been wearing #2 here in the 'Cuse, I assume he'd get that same number in Flushing.

[metirish]

16 or 18 would be nice 😆

[batmagadanleadoff]

Eight would be the nicest.

[MFS62]

Bret Baty and Jose Butto will be called up on Friday to join Mauricio.

As the song goes, two out of three ain't bad.



Later

[ashie62]

About time

[Fman99]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: =Fman99 post_id=136442 time=1693507561 user_id=86] He's been wearing #2 here in the 'Cuse, I assume he'd get that same number in Flushing.

That could happen if Narvaez switches to 10, which he'd worn previously.

[nymr83]

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Eight would be the nicest.

[roger_that]

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As long as they don't give him #5.

[Bob Alpacadaca]

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Eight would be the nicest.

[Edgy MD]

I'm sorry to hear that.

[roger_that]

Bob Alpacadaca wrote: No one is ever wearing 5 or 8 again.

This is exactly what I'm talking about.



Not only retired numbers, but pre-retired numbers. Should the Mets be careful about assigning 48 again? 13? 15? Just to be safe, I mean.

[Edgy MD]

Being thoughtful about reassigning numbers of highly honored departed players has certainly got a ton of precedent.

[Benjamin Grimm]

The options are:



1. Assign number 5 immediately after David Wright was done with it.

2. Retire number 5 immediately after David Wright was done with it.

3. Allow for some time for his legacy to settle in and then schedule a retirement ceremony at a mutually convenient time.



Just because it's inevitable (and I'm pretty sure it is) there's no need to hurry it.

[MFS62]

Didn't a player a few years ago go to the family of a deceased player whose number had been retired and ask if he could wear that number as a tribute to the old player?

Not sure whether the request was granted.



Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

I seem to recall something about Willie Mays being asked to give Barry Bonds permission to wear number 24 for the Giants. I don't know if it never happened, or if the permission was asked and refused, or granted but declined. Either way, Bonds wore 25 as a Giant where he was 24 for most of his time as a Pirate.

[MFS62]

Yes, that's the story I was trying to recall.

Thanks.

Later

[ashie62]

They'll get it right

[G-Fafif]

Mauricio, Bo Derek fan that he is, has been assigned 10.



Willie approved 24 for Barry, but even Barry Bonds wouldn't ask for it in SF.

[G-Fafif]

Ronny M wears 10, bats 9th and plays 2nd in his debut.

[nymr83]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: The options are: 1. Assign number 5 immediately after David Wright was done with it. 2. Retire number 5 immediately after David Wright was done with it. 3. Allow for some time for his legacy to settle in and then schedule a retirement ceremony at a mutually convenient time. Just because it's inevitable (and I'm pretty sure it is) there's no need to hurry it.

And I think the 3rd option above is generally the right approach. #5 should continue to be held out of circulation until it is properly retired for John Olerud.

[Centerfield]

My first impressions based on a stupidly small sample size



*Looks like a great athlete. Big, strong, fast kid. I didn't realize he was as fast as he was and was surprised to see he stole 24 bases this year. Seem generally more coordinated than Amed Rosario.

*Doesn't seem to have the super soft hands you'd want from a middle infielder. So maybe 3B or OF is in his future. Looks fast enough to play OF.

*Swing seems kinda long with a lot of holes. I think he gets by with good bat to ball skills, but it seems like you could clean things up a bit. Certainly he hits the ball plenty card, so maybe you can cut down on that swing while still maintaining good power.

*Even with his good start, he doesn't seem to have any pitch recognition. Swung at some really bad ones. I think it's a skill that players don't generally develop anyway, so I guess I'm not that surprised. But man. If he ever learned to pick up on the off speed....

[Edgy MD]

Tall wiry guys can have a lot of violence in their game — especially as infielders. Even watching Rosario run to first could make my knees hurt. And he — and Reyes to a lesser extent — could have trouble with balls close to the ground.



I don't get as violent a read in Mauricio's game as I did in Rosario's when he came up. And there's some comfort there, as all the pounding and ripping can lead to fatigue, injuries, and holes in the swing.



I like Mauricio's swing and batting eye from the left so far, moreso than from the right. He sure seems to want to go deep, and I hope he gets past that and lets the power come. Vientos' swing has looked much more fluid of late, and hopefully Mauricio will calm down a little.



But I can't argue with the results, so what do I know?