Hammer Time

[Edgy MD]

The Mets, according to Anthony DiComo, have signed minor-league pitcher Dan Hammer to a two-year minor-league contract, the second character this spring they have signed to that very unusual contract.

Hammie — a 28-year-old career minor-leaguer — will seemingly need two years to get his **** turned around, as his career has featured a live fastball but an almost stunning lack of success. After an unimpressive college-career with Pitt, he registered a dynamite pro debut with Baltimore in the now formerly short-season NY-Penn League. Then the lost season of 2020 happened, and he spent the rest of his minor-league career posting ERAs between 4.13 and infinity, before joining Tampa's system last year, registering an eye-opening 2.11 WHiP.

I tend to think of WHiP as a fantasy league stat, but it's just a condensation of 12.2 hits per nine and 6.8 walks per nine, and that is a portrait of a guy named Hammer getting hammered.

And that's a 27-year-old at AA.

If the Mets get this guy to level up enough to get value out of him, geniuses will be too polite a word to describe them.

Anyhow, welcome to the organization, Dan Hammer. I believe in you.

[metirish]

Looking forward to Hammer time