Santiago, Foggo, and McLean

[Edgy MD]

In the low minors, the Mets are currently rocking three two-way players, or at least three players who've gotten this far as two-way players.



https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=mclean000nolNolan McLean, last year's third-round pick out of Oklahoma State, seems to be the one they are most interested in going forward with. He's only just gotten his feet wet as a pro, but the Mets have used him as a pitcher (3 1/3 innings) and as a DH (24 trips to the plate).



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https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=foggo-000eriEric Foggo was a corner infielder/corner outfielder through his four years with Stetson (aka "deGrom U") and a fifth year with Alabama. But hitting well in a part-time duty for the Tide wasn't enough to get him drafted (six Alabama teammates got selected) and so he tried his hand at pitching in the Pioneer League. Three scoreless innings later, and the Mets purchased him from Evansville. He's now thrown 23 OK-but-not-eye-opening innings with St. Lucie, and he hasn't been used at the plate, but a .964 OPS in the SEC his senior year is hard to ignore.



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https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=santia000chrChris Santiago was a slugging corner infielder for St. Mary's (West Coast Conference) who had only occasionally taken the mound for the Gaels, but it was the mound where the Mets liked him when they chose him in the 18th round of the 2022 draft. But after starting out with three scoreless innings in rookie ball, Santiago missed all of 2023 with injury, presumably surgery, as he was announced out for the year pretty much all along. So depending on how his rehab goes, necessity as much as ingenuity may lead to him picking up his bats again.



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There's a good chance only one or perhaps none of them get to proceed on both tracks, but I salute Japan for opening up that door. Who knows how many brilliant careers we might have seen had a US organization or two had the stomach for allowing a ballplayer to play on both sides of the ball, as virtually all of them did for most of their juvenile careers?

[metirish]

I didn't know this, I assume Eric Foggo's nickname is just Foggo



Curious to see where they are all at in a year or two

[A Boy Named Seo]

Were you in a car accident, get injured hurt at work, or have mesothelioma? The law offices of Santiago, Foggo and McLean are a two-way law firm, skilled at both litigation AND settlement negotiation.



"Let us examine you briefs and we WILL get you off." ™

[Edgy MD]

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I was assaulted at work by Stubby Clapp, damaging both my reputation and my ability to

earn wages for my family. I didn't know where to turn until a friend told me about Santiago,

Foggo & McLean, who let me know that I was entitled to both compensatory and punitive

damages. Because of them, I didn't have to lose my shirt.



Thanks, Santiago, Foggo & McLean!

[kcmets]

They're the best! I got $750,000 (net) because of the bad water at

Camp Lejeune! And I was never in the Marines nor worked there as

a civilian. Highly recommended.

[Edgy MD]

If McLean makes it to the bigs as a two-way dude, please promise me he gets the nickname "The Only Nolan."

[whippoorwill]

Love those lawyer parodies!



That comment about hitting and pitching in youth ball is so correct. I never thought of it that way but sure, most of these guys were probably top athletes as boys too and that's how it works in LL

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I admire how McLean beards up to take the mound and shaves to hit

[Edgy MD]

After being used sparingly, but primarily as a DH in his brief pro debut, Nolan McLean flipped the script, and rocketed up the charts as a starting pitcher in 2024, starting seven games with a 2.89 ERA for Brooklyn, before moving up to Binghamton where he clocked a 4.19 ERA over 18 starts.



The Mets kid-gloved him, only allowing him an average of 4.39 innings per start, and it's notably hard to get credited with wins that way.



The Mets continued to allow him to swing the bat, however, and he put up low averages and high slugging percentages over 35 games as a DH.



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Nolan got better as the season progressed with Bingo, logging a 2.35 ERA over his final six starts, and finishing the season with a six-inning/six-strikeout shoutout performance that helped make him 2024's final Eastern League pitcher of the week.



Foggo and Santiago each missed the season with injuries, and Santiago was released back in November.



But, hey! Nolan McLean!!

[MFS62]

Nolan's rocketing up the prospect charts, making some Mets top 25 lists.

Who needs Ohtani?

We'll soon have McLean.



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[Benjamin Grimm]

Nolan's rocketing up the prospect charts, making some Mets top 25 lists. Who needs Ohtani? We'll soon have McLean. Later

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[MFS62]

Just noticed he's #4 on the BP list;

https://metsmerizedonline.com/baseball-prospectus-reveals-2025-mets-top-prospects/https://metsmerizedonline.com/baseball-prospectus-reveals-2025-mets-top-prospects/



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