2006 25-Man Roster

[MFS62]

Anderson Hernandez is a relief pitcher?
And
Isn't that 17 year old outfielder they signed from the DR still "in camp"? He did play in a few games.

Later

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yeah, Fernando Martinez, 1-2. Nice.

Here's a list of guys the Mets' site says are in camp but weren't announced early enough for me to get on page, yet will probably still be listed weeks after they are farmed out. Or they�ll all be re-assigned the day after I get them nicely framed in a 90x135 thumbnail shot.

Starting Pitchers
Bryan Edwards

Relief Pitchers
Willie Collazo
Blake McGinley

Infielders
Chris Basak
Jose Castro
Jose Coronado
Chase Lambin
Hector Pellot
Corey Ragsdale
Leivi Ventura

Outfielders
Cory Aldridge
Carlos Gomez
Jamar Hill
Fernando Martinez

[Guest Edgy DC]

Also in Camp, Apparently
Starting Pitchers	Relief Pitchers		Infielders
Edwards	Collazo	McGinley	Basak	J. Castro
Infielders
Coronado	Lambin	Pellot	Ragsdale	Ventura
Outfielders
Aldridge	Gomez	Hill	Martinez

Starting Pitchers
Glavine	Heilman	Martinez	Trachsel	Zambrano
Relief Pitchers
Bradford	Julio	Iriki	Ring	Sanchez
Relief Pitchers	Catchers		Infielders
Wagner Tug McGraw Memorial Goofy Reliever Roster Slot	Castro	Lo Duca	Delgado Donn Clendenon Memorial Slugging Firstbaseman Roster Slot	Franco

[Guest Edgy DC]

Re-Assigned to Minor League Camp
Starting Pitchers	Relief Pitchers
Soler	Garcia	Lavigne	Venafro

Starting Pitchers
Glavine	Heilman	Martinez	Trachsel	Zambrano
Relief Pitchers
Bradford	Julio	Iriki	Ring	Sanchez
Relief Pitchers	Catchers		Infielders
Wagner Tug McGraw Memorial Goofy Reliever Roster Slot	Castro	Lo Duca	Delgado Donn Clendenon Memorial Slugging Firstbaseman Roster Slot	Franco

[MFS62]

Rotoworld is reporting that the Mets have optioned P John Maine, P Steve Schmoll and P Henry Owens to AAA Norfolk and have reassigned P Matt Perisho, 1B Juan Tejada and OF Julio Ramirez to minor league camp...

[Guest Edgy DC]

Optioned Out			Re-Assigned to Minor League Camp
Starting Pitchers	Relief Pitchers		Relief Pitchers	Infielders	Outfielders
Maine	Owens	Schmoll	http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/baseball/mlb/players/5820.jpg Perisho	Tejeda	Ramirez

Okey, dokey. I guess Perisho is the key move there.

Starting Pitchers
Glavine	Heilman	Martinez	Trachsel	Zambrano
Relief Pitchers
Bradford	Julio	Iriki	Ring	Sanchez
Relief Pitchers	Catchers		Infielders
Wagner Tug McGraw Memorial Goofy Reliever Roster Slot	Castro	Lo Duca	Delgado Donn Clendenon Memorial Slugging Firstbaseman Roster Slot	Franco

[Guest Edgy DC]

Optioned Out		Re-Assigned to Minor League Camp	Projected to Open on 25-man Roster	Projected to Open on DL
Starting Pitchers	Relief Pitchers	Relief Pitchers	Infielders	Infielders
Pelfrey	Fortunato	Gonzalez	A. Hernandez	Matsui

These are today's cuts, but I'm sure there're cuts I've either missed or weren't formally announced --- Collazzo? Ragsdale? Anybody? Hector Freakin' Pellot can't still be in camp.

Starting Pitchers
Glavine	Heilman	Martinez	Trachsel	Zambrano
Relief Pitchers
Bradford	Julio	Iriki	Ring	Sanchez
Relief Pitchers	Catchers		Infielders
Wagner Tug McGraw Memorial Goofy Reliever Roster Slot	Castro	Lo Duca	Delgado Donn Clendenon Memorial Slugging Firstbaseman Roster Slot	Franco

[Elster88]

It may be time to remove the free agents list. You have to put the past behind you.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Maybe. I'm thinking somebody will invite them somewheres, or one of them will announce a retirement to hordes of assembled media. I check every two weeks to see if either of them have gone anywhere.

I'll close the book on opening day. Or maybe May 11th.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Players I Think Have Been Re-Assigned or Released, but I Can't Find Any Report Saying So:

Pitchers:
Bryan Edwards
Willie Collazo
Blake McGinley

Infielders:
Michel Abreu
Basak
Juan Castro
Jose Coronado
Chase Lambin
Hector Pellot
Corey Ragsdale
Leivi Ventura

Outfielders:
Corey Aldridge
Carlos Gomez
Fernando Martinez

[MFS62]

Edgy, this is the last move I read about.

Mets reassigned RHP Jeremi Gonzalez to minor league camp; optioned RHP Bartolome Fortunato and RHP Mike Pelfrey to minor league camp.

I've noticed the names of Ragsdale, Basak and Lambin in box scores earlier this week. When Reyes played his forst game since returning from the WBC, he pnly played a few innings. I think Lambin took over for him at short.

EDIT: Edgy, the only other move I could find was Padilla being put on the official 60 day DL.

Later

[Guest Edgy DC]

Projected to Open on 25-man Roster		Projected to Open in Minors		Projected to Be Switched from Starting to Relief Pitcher
Starting Pitchers	Relief Pitchers	Starting Pitchers	Relief Pitchers	Relief Pitchers
Bannister	http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/baseball/mlb/players/6995.jpg Feliciano	Iriki	Ring	Heilman

Starting Pitchers
Bannister	Glavine	Martinez	Trachsel	Zambrano
Relief Pitchers
Bradford	http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/baseball/mlb/players/6995.jpg Feliciano (Not Currently on 40-Man Roster)	Heilman	Julio	Sanchez
Relief Pitchers	Catchers		Infielders
Wagner Tug McGraw Memorial Goofy Reliever Roster Slot	Castro	Lo Duca	Delgado Donn Clendenon Memorial Slugging Firstbaseman Roster Slot	Franco

[MFS62]

That reminds me. I thought I sw a ST box score in which Offerman was playing for another team.
Bad news is, I forgot which team.

My bad.

Later

[Vic Sage]

it looks like you're projecting Bannister over Iriki on the roster, and over Heilman in the rotation, and the non-roster Feliciano over RRing.

I don't think it'll work that way, due to roster and contract issues, but it wouldn't be the worst thing they could do.

I think that, since they signed Iriki to a guaranteed contract, and he hasn't pitched badly, he'll be in the pen, and Heilman will be in the rotation. Especially since Bannister can be sent back down without any issues. And i don't think they'll try to move somebody off the 40-man (do they run the risk of losing a player thru waivers that way?) to clear room for Feliciano, when Ring has done okay and is already on the roster.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yeah, I only just now switched it to Bannister and Feliciano making the team, based on the consensus of speculation the last few days. Up until then, I had Iriki and Ring, based on "roster and contract issues." But none of those are crippling and the watchers seem to think that Bannister is close to having this squad made.

Iriki and the Mets didn't sign on with each other to strengthen the Norfolk Tides, so I'm dubious too, yeah.

[MFS62]

They can send Rule V draftee Wylie back to his original team to make room for Feliciano.
Anyone else cut from the 40 man roster has to go through waivers.


Later

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Wylie, as is his right, refused a minor league assignment and became a free agent.

The Mets offered him back to the Giants but they said no.

Goodbye, Mitch Wylie.

[Guest Bret Sabermetric]

I'm prepared to be amazed if Bannister makes the final cut, which would contradict what I've been claiming about the Mets' intransigence in promoting minor leaguers with options who have good STs at positions where they obviously could use quality players.

[MFS62]

Johnny Dickshot wrote: The Mets offered him back to the Giants but they said no.

And, so did every other major league team.

Later

[Guest Rotblatt]

Bret Sabermetric wrote: I'm prepared to be amazed if Bannister makes the final cut, which would contradict what I've been claiming about the Mets' intransigence in promoting minor leaguers with options who have good STs at positions where they obviously could use quality players.

Shockingly, it's starting to look like that's going to happen. Of course, I'm not convinced it's a good idea, because Heilman's been dominant as a starter since winter league play. Dude has 11 K's, 0 BB in 14 innings this spring to go along with his 1.29 ERA.

I'm not sure what the answer is, though, since Bannister's 2005 & his ST this year are pretty darn good--he clearly deserves a shot. Normally, I'd call for Zambrano to go to the pen, but he's been good this spring, and he's even had good control, allowing only 2 walks in 11 innings.

Trachsel's struggled, but I think he's too valuable to DFA, and I don't think we can afford to trade him, as that would give us zero pitching depth.

I suppose we could put Trachsel in the pen and plan on using him in relief of Petey after every Petey start (thus giving him enough time to get warmed up), but that's kind of retarded.

I dunno. Not a bad problem for us to have, though.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Reports suggest Endy Chavez has made the team, but Victor Diaz, not quite.

[MFS62]

But I heard someone on the radio (Eddie C ? ) say that Diaz may make the squad, and they will only bring 11 pitchers north from ST.

Later

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yes he may. Thus the "not quite."

[MFS62]

Ok, so its a definite maybe at this point.

Rules subject to change
Neatness counts
In case of a tie, NO duplicate prizes will be awarded.

Later

[Guest Edgy DC]

Optioned to Norfolk			Released
Relief Pitchers		Infielders	Relief Pitchers
Perez	Ring	Keppinger	Wylie

Starting Pitchers
Bannister	Glavine	Martinez	Trachsel	Zambrano
Relief Pitchers
Bradford	http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/baseball/mlb/players/6995.jpg Feliciano (Not Currently on 40-Man Roster)	Heilman	Julio	Sanchez
Relief Pitchers	Catchers		Infielders
Wagner Tug McGraw Memorial Goofy Reliever Roster Slot	Castro	Lo Duca	Delgado Donn Clendenon Memorial Slugging Firstbaseman Roster Slot	Franco

[MFS62]

Do you have a link for the Perez, Ring and Keppinger cuts?
Or is this based on the interview with Eddie C on WFAN this morning?

Later

[Guest Edgy DC]

No link. Trusting Frayed Knot.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Signed Away by Indians

Relief Pitchers

Heredia

The reliever I wasn't keeping up on --- injured and caught juicing, I thought he had moved on --- just moved on.

Starting Pitchers
Bannister	Glavine	Martinez	Trachsel	Zambrano
Relief Pitchers
Bradford	http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/baseball/mlb/players/6995.jpg Feliciano (Not Currently on 40-Man Roster)	Heilman	Julio	Sanchez
Relief Pitchers	Catchers		Infielders
Wagner Tug McGraw Memorial Goofy Reliever Roster Slot	Castro	Lo Duca	Delgado Donn Clendenon Memorial Slugging Firstbaseman Roster Slot	Franco

[Guest Edgy DC]

David Weathers, thinking of hanging it up.

[MFS62]

Are you sure that shouldn't be moved to the "Ex-Mets, Where are they now?" thread?

Later