Remember José Godoy

[Edgy MD]

José is a journeyman AAA catcher with a career .123 MLB average. Apart from being Venezuelan to the core, perhaps not a lot would stand out about him. He's not a Met, and I imagine he's unlikely to ever be one. Last anybody checked, he was doing his thing for The Reading Fightin' Phils, to the tune of .129 / .206 / .129 // .335. That's six points higher than that MLB career average posted above, but that's the advantage of AAA.



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Why is he relevant to you? Well, back on June 18 of last season, the Baltimore Orioles just HAD to have themselves a little José Godoy on their roster. They couldn't help themselves. He would never even appear for the team, but I imagine the O's were down a receiver, and for a moment in time, this is the guy they thought would be the answer. And so, to make room for him, they designated for assignment one Reed Garrett, and a few days later put him on waivers, from which the Mets were wise enough to rescue him.



Reed Garrett, your MLB leader in strikeouts by a relief pitcher, delivered into your lustful arms because an ascendant organization like the O's needed a little Godoy.



Life is funny sometimes.



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[metirish]

Wow , you just never know