Oh F**k — Alvarez Out

[G-Fafif]

Gelbs:



BREAKING: Francisco Alvarez fractured his hamate bone in his left hand yesterday. He's going to have surgery and will be out 6-8 weeks.

[metirish]

HOW WILL HE DRIVE IN TWENTY-FIVE ?

[G-Fafif]

=metirish post_id=186837 time=1741532377 user_id=72]
HOW WILL HE DRIVE IN TWENTY-FIVE ?

[Edgy MD]

José Siri: Well, I may not be the strongest offensive player, but the offense is deep enough that I'm probably going to bat ninth.



Francisco Álvarez: Hold my beer.



José Siri: What?



Francisco Álvarez: Seriously, hold my beer. I just broke my hamate.

[kcmets]

6-8 weeks, see ya in August.

[Fman99]

Luis Torrens has looked good this spring and I think he's a better able backup catcher than many teams have. Of course I thought that last year about Omar Narvaez so what the hell do I know.

[Benjamin Grimm]

So who's third on the depth chart?

[MFS62]

Oh crap!

I don't think Parada is ready.

Maybe Chris Williams?

A few veteran free agent catchers are still unsigned—including Yasmani Grandal and James McCann.



Later

Edited March 9, 2025 by Guest

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

This thread makes ot seem as though he hurt his hand in a drunk driving mishap.



Oh well

[Frayed Knot]

That damn WBC! (oh wait)

[G-Fafif]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: This thread makes ot seem as though he hurt his hand in a drunk driving mishap.

He hurt it swinging, but not at a key party.

[Edgy MD]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: So who's third on the depth chart?

Chris Williams is your guy. He says Hi.



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[Frayed Knot]

Or maybe Jackson Reetz.

I mean, sure, he's a 29 y/o with just 16 ML ABs to his name ... but HE JUST HIT A 1st INNING GRAND SLAM!!!!

so I think he should be handed the job and we'll just see if Francisco can earn it back when he returns.

[Frayed Knot]

After some intensive Jackson Reetz research:

- 29 y/o; 5' 11"/205; R/R

- drafted in the 3rd round by the Nats in 2014 out of the baseball factory that is Norris HS in Firth, Nebraska

- spent the decade since being drafted almost entirely in the minors with typical backup catcher stats: low BA, high walks, puncher's power [.239/.350/.413]

- 2 ABs w/the Nats in 2021 but then dropped at the end of the season

- signed with the Brewers (2/21) then dropped, signed with the Royals (8/22) then dropped, resigned w/the Royals (12/22) then dropped,

signed w/the Giants (6/23) and got 14 ABs with the big club in 2024, then dropped

- signed as a FA by the Mets 11/21/24

[roger_that]

Remind me--who was the last important Met to break a hamate bone? I remember it messing us up but I'm drawing a blank now on who and when.

[metirish]

James McCann

[roger_that]

Who is available to replace Alvarez now?

[batmagadanleadoff]

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Who is available to replace Alvarez now?

[roger_that]

I meant to ask who the backup to Torrens is.



Read your PMs by the way.

[Edgy MD]

Chris Williams, as noted above, is immediately behind Torrens in the depth chart. He is guaranteed to make you forget Mike Nickeas, but Jakson Reetz and Kevin Parada and Hayden Senger are all in the mix as well, despite Parada being sent to minor-league camp already.

[Cowtipper]

Will we finally have the long-awaited Hayden Senger appearance we've all been waiting for?

[ashie62]

No depth at catcher



I hope this doesn't become the season from hell

[whippoorwill]

=kcmets post_id=186840 time=1741533639 user_id=53]
6-8 weeks, see ya in August.

[Edgy MD]

=ashie62 post_id=186907 time=1741605593 user_id=90]
No depth at catcher



I hope this doesn't become the season from hell

[ashie62]

You're making that up



Seriously, you really believe that?



OK

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: Chris Williams, as noted above, is immediately behind Torrens in the depth chart. He is guaranteed to make you forget Mike Nickeas, but Jakson Reetz and Kevin Parada and Hayden Senger are all in the mix as well, despite Parada being sent to minor-league camp already.

Does Reetz still have rookie status?

He has played very sparingly in two major league seasons. But his Baseball reference page doesn't say if he exceeded the rookie status time on a major league roster.



Later

[Edgy MD]

If it doesn't say that, then I guess he doesn't, but I don't see how that's of any consequence.

[Centerfield]

=ashie62 post_id=186995 time=1741701901 user_id=90]
You're making that up



Seriously, you really believe that?



OK

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: If it doesn't say that, then I guess he doesn't, but I don't see how that's of any consequence.

There was a question on another board asking if there are any rookies who will make the club this year. I couldn't find that info on b-ref.

Later

[Channel9]

=Fman99 post_id=186842 time=1741534799 user_id=86]
Luis Torrens has looked good this spring and I think he's a better able backup catcher than many teams have.