2006 25-Man Roster

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yeah, dropped that ball.

[Gwreck]

Marty Noble on Mets.com reports that Milledge, Self, Redman and Sandy Martinez are all officially now in Minor-league camp and Matsui is officially on the DL, retroactive to March 18 (eligible to come off April 8).

My crystal ball reports that the roster is all but locked in, with 3 possible scenarios (in projected order of liklihood):

A: Diaz comes north with either Feliciano or Oliver. Roster crunch probably sends Anderson Hernandez (or possibly Diaz) back to Norfolk when Matsui comes off the DL.

B1 Both Feliciano and Oliver come north, Diaz to AAA. Anderson Hernandez back to AAA when Matsui comes back.

B2. Both Feliciano and Oliver come north, Diaz to AAA. One of the pitchers to AAA when Matsui comes back

[Guest Edgy DC]

Matsui could come back and head to extended spring training or a rehab assignment also.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Re-Assigned to Minor-league Camp				Placed on 15-Day Disabled List
Catchers	Outfielders			Infielders
S. Martinez	Milledge	Redman	Self	Matsui

The news today will be what Heilman's initial response to his bullpen assignment will be.

Milledge had a fun run, didn't he?

Today appears to be the day the Mets cut the three biggest necks this side of Jorge Julio.

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]

Pedro Feliciano, on the cusp of making the team today, spit some bit. Iriki, bedeviler of Keith Hernandez, did better:

NY Mets	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Glavine (L,1-1)	4.0	3	2	2	3	2	0	5.06
Iriki	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	5.93
Feliciano	2.0	2	2	2	1	2	0	4.05

[Guest Edgy DC]

Pedro Feliciano, on the cusp of making the team today, spit some bit. Iriki, bedeviler of Keith Hernandez, did better:

NY Mets	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Glavine (L,1-1)	4.0	3	2	2	3	2	0	5.06
Iriki	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	5.93
Feliciano	2.0	2	2	2	1	2	0	4.05

[duan]

not really a 25 man roster note any more but according to Rotoworld Tike Redman's been granted his release.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I suspected he had the right to refuse assignment.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Granted Release

Outfielders

Redman

Cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night.

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]

I'm not sure, but I think that Bannister will be the first USC Trojan to appear in a regular season game for the Mets since Tom Seaver in 1984. If only Bret Boone hadn't lost the passion.

According to the suspicions of many Poolers, Barry Zito will be next.

[MFS62]

The other Trojan who came to mind was Dave Kingman. But he was released in January 1984.

And (I had to look it up) Nady went to Cal, not Southern Cal.

Later

[Vic Sage]

article in the Post about V.Diaz being on the bubble.

it looks like its down to Oliver or Feliciano for the Loogy slot, and the 25th man is either V.Diaz or a 7th RPer (Iriki? Bell? Lima?).

I'd much rather have Diaz than an extra arm in the pen.

[Guest abogdan]

Heath Bell, Jose Lima, Darren Oliver don't make the 25 man. Diaz is the 4th OF, Feliciano makes the pen, according to FAN.

[Guest sharpie]

Good. That was what I was hoping would be the final outcome.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Me too.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Excellent.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Bah. I wanted Bell in there.

8 IP, 1.13 ERA, 1.00 WHIP. Of course, he struck out 2 and walked 4 but still . . .

Anyway, Feliciano makes sense as a LOOGY, and blah blah blah, so it's fine, but I'm guessing before long, we'll be asking Willie to dump Julio for Bell.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Now, if Diaz makes the team, does that mean Chavez is out? Or are there roster spots for both of them?

[MFS62]

While we're waiting for Edgy's update, it appears there are spots for both.
Looks like they will carry 11 pitchers.

Later

[Guest Edgy DC]

]Anyway, Feliciano makes sense as a LOOGY, and blah blah blah, so it's fine, but I'm guessing before long, we'll be asking Willie to dump Julio for Bell.

Like nobody's done it already.

[Guest abogdan]

Looks like Diaz and Chavez with 11 pitchers.

[Elster88]

abogdan wrote: Heath Bell, Jose Lima, Darren Oliver don't make the 25 man. Diaz is the 4th OF, Feliciano makes the pen, according to FAN.

So much for the theory that having old guys in spring training (Oliver and Lima) keeps youngsters from making the team (Diaz).

YOU know who I'm talking to.

[Guest Bret Sabermetric]

Christ, Elster, Lima hasn't gotten anyone out all spring and Diaz hit quite well in ST (and in MLB previously) and it came down to the wire. It's a total no-brainer, as far as I'm concerned. Though I'm glad the Mets will bring VD north.

[Guest abogdan]

Eddie C. on the FAN: Lima accepted an assignment to AAA. Zambrano hurt himself today, so if he has to go on the DL, Lima's waiting in the wings.

[Guest Bret Sabermetric]

Is METS TREAT VD LIKE HE HAS VD! or VD FAN CLUB a better sign to bring to Shea?

I looked but the Mets have never had a player with the initals STD. Victor's the second case of VD they've gotten, the first being Vic Darensbourg.

[smg58]

Elster88 wrote: So much for the theory that having old guys in spring training (Oliver and Lima) keeps youngsters from making the team (Diaz).

Bannister making the rotation kills that theory, at least for now. Still, I think the Mets would be better served with Bell and Ring instead of Julio and Feliciano.

[Gwreck]

New pictures (!). Half-way there with the pinstripe jerseys...where are those blue hats?

PS Nice "Blinded" reference by Edgy.

[MFS62]

Time to revisit that theory.
Check the bottom of this article. - 40/25 man roster stuff.
No good deed goes unpunished.

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060402&content_id=1380551&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym

Later

[Guest GYC]

Ugh. Darren Oliver. Damnit.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Assigned to Norfolk	Added to 40	Consigned to the Dustbin of Met History
Relief Pitchers	Starting Pitchers	Infielders	Outfielders
http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/baseball/mlb/players/6995.jpg Feliciano	Soler	Offerman	Williams

My guess is that Oliver takes Feliciano's spot because he's seen as an emergency starter if Zambrano can't go because (1) they want to get Heilman into his relief role and/or (2) they don't want to (again) be giving him a starting spot and taking it away from him.

Mets: "When I give my heart, Aaron, it will be completely."

The good news for Keppinger is that the entire taxi squad is currently pitchers, except for him.

A whole bunch of other guys got re-assigned to other outposts, or perhaps cut free. You'll hear more about it in the coming days, but not necessarily from this space, which will stick to the 40. Off-seasons are Hell for this thread.

New Pictures You Should Get Used To
Starting Pitchers
Then: Now: Humber	Then: Now: Iriki	Then: Now: Soler

Ladies and Gentlemen, Your 2006 Mets! (Mets... Mets... Mets...)
Starting Pitchers
Bannister	Glavine	Martinez	Trachsel	Zambrano
Relief Pitchers
Bradford	Heilman	Julio	Oliver	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