2006 25-Man Roster

[Guest Edgy DC]

Oliver... Heilman... rain...

[Gwreck]

My guess is Feliciano, simply because of Oliver's ability to go the multiple innings.

I'm all about getting Heath Bell to the majors, but I'm not so sure this promotion was a good idea. We're locked into having 7 relievers, unless the Mets are going to expose Bell to waivers (no chance of that).

[Gwreck]

Edgy DC wrote: We'll cross that bridge in time. Nobody has to get DFA'd It could well be Bell going right down.

Doesn't Bell need to be exposed to waivers to go down? This is his 3rd season on the 40-man roster, and this is year #9 as a pro...

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Is that so? I figured they have him up as an inbetween guy like Fortunato, until Gonzalez arrives.

Perhaps he goes to LA at the end of the week for Odalis Perez.

That way, they can replace Sanchez and we can replace Seo, making it a complete zero-sum trade.

[Guest Edgy DC]

]This is his 3rd season on the 40-man roster, and this is year #9 as a pro...

Teams get three option years on you. He's in his third, by my guessing.

[Gwreck]

="Johnny Dickshot"]Is that so? I figured they have him up as an inbetween guy like Fortunato, until Gonzalez arrives.

I think so. If I'm reading Rob Neyer's transations primer right:

]When you hear that a player is "out of options," that means he's been on the 40-man roster during three different seasons, beginning with his fourth as a pro, and to be sent down again he'll have to clear waivers

Bell has been in the majors in 2004 and 2005, so this is definetly his 3rd season on the 40 man.

He's been a Mets farmhand since 1998. Hard to belive, but he's been at Norfolk since 2002.

[metirish]

SNY reports Fortunato down Bell up.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Assigned to 60-Day Disabled List	Added to 40-Man Roster and Promoted
Relief Pitchers	Relief Pitchers
Fortunato	Bell

So I've heard. Welcome back, Heath Bell and the Drells.

I hope Bartolome Fortunato gets another rip. I'd hate to see his season end with a 27.00 ERA.

Meanwhile, Bruce Berenyi's season ended in 1986 with seven starts and a 6.35 ERA. Victor Zambrano's 2006 ended with five starts and a 6.75 ERA.

Starting Pitchers				Relief Pitchers
Glavine	Lima	Martinez	Trachsel	Bell
Relief Pitchers
Bradford	Feliciano	Heilman	Julio	Oliver
Relief Pitchers		Catchers		Infielders
Sanchez Tug McGraw Memorial Goofy Reliever Roster Slot	Wagner	Castro	Lo Duca	Delgado Donn Clendenon Memorial Slugging Firstbaseman Roster Slot
Infielders
Franco	Matsui	Reyes	Valentin	Woodward
Infielders	Outfielders
Wright	Beltran Tommie Agee Memorial Forceful, Fleet, and Fun Outfielder Roster Slot	Chavez	Floyd	Nady

Others on the 40-Man Roster
Starting Pitchers
Bannister (On 15-Day Disabled List)	Humber	Lindstrom	Maine (On 15-Day Disabled List)	Pelfrey
Starting Pitchers		Relief Pitchers
Soler	Zambrano (On 60-Day Disabled List)	Fortunato (On 60-Day Disabled List)	Garcia	Owens
Relief Pitchers				Infielders
Padilla (On 60-Day Disabled List)	Perez	Ring	Schmoll	Keppinger
Infielders	Outfielders
A. Hernandez (On 15-Day Disabled List)	Diaz

[duan]

anyone have any thoughts who'll be exposed for Gonzalez (assuming that's true!).

I'm thinking Matt Lindstrom, Royce Ring or Steve Scmoll.

[MFS62]

Edgy,
Bell came up just to be added to the 60 day DL?
Methinks you missed something there.

Later

[seawolf17]

If anyone goes off the 40, it'd have to be Lindstrom. He's back down in St. Lucie and he still can't find the plate.

[duan]

seawolf17 wrote: If anyone goes off the 40, it'd have to be Lindstrom. He's back down in St. Lucie and he still can't find the plate.

well that's what i thought, except he's actually got a WHIP of only just over 1.00 and a tiny era.

Still I reckon at 26 in A+ ball he's pretty expendable.

[Guest GYC]

Jeremi Gonzalez had his contract purchased, 40-man space made by placing Bartolome Fortunato on 60 day DL and getting the TJ surgery.

[Frayed Knot]

]Bartolome Fortunato on 60 day DL and getting the TJ surgery.

Whoa, where'd that come from?

[Gwreck]

Also worth noting that as expected, Bell sent back to Norfolk.

[metirish]

Yeah the the hell happened to Fortuato?....

[Guest Hillbilly]

�from what i can gather, fortunato first complained of elbow stiffness just after the beating he was given by the braves last sunday�his option to norfolk was voided and he was hopped on the 15�day disabled list�now he�s on the 60�day and about to have surgery�

Above from Metsblog.com

[Gwreck]

Taking Lima's spot on the 25-man: Welcome to the major leagues, Anderson Garcia.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Catching Up:

May 12		May 20
Added to 40-Man Roster and Promoted	Optioned to Norfolk	Designated for Assignment	Promoted from Norfolk
Starting Pitchers	Relief Pitchers	Starting Pitchers	Relief Pitchers
Gonzalez	Bell	Lima	Garcia

Starting Pitchers				Relief Pitchers
Glavine	Gonzalez	Martinez	Trachsel	Bradford
Relief Pitchers
Feliciano	Garcia	Heilman	Julio	Oliver
Relief Pitchers		Catchers		Infielders
Sanchez Tug McGraw Memorial Goofy Reliever Roster Slot	Wagner	Castro	Lo Duca	Delgado Donn Clendenon Memorial Slugging Firstbaseman Roster Slot
Infielders
Franco	Matsui	Reyes	Valentin	Woodward
Infielders	Outfielders
Wright	Beltran Tommie Agee Memorial Forceful, Fleet, and Fun Outfielder Roster Slot	Chavez	Floyd	Nady

Others on the 40-Man Roster
Starting Pitchers
Bannister (On 15-Day Disabled List)	Humber	Lindstrom	Maine (On 15-Day Disabled List)	Pelfrey
Starting Pitchers		Relief Pitchers
Soler	Zambrano (On 60-Day Disabled List)	Bell	Fortunato (On 60-Day Disabled List)	Owens
Relief Pitchers				Infielders
Padilla (On 60-Day Disabled List)	Perez	Ring	Schmoll	Keppinger
Infielders	Outfielders
A. Hernandez (On 15-Day Disabled List)	Diaz

[Gwreck]

Anderson Hernandez is no longer on the ML 15-day disabled list and has been officially assigned to Norfolk (he'd been there for the last 10 days or so on a rehabilitation assignment).

[MFS62]

Assigned?
I hope you mean optioned.
Assigned in baseball parlance technically means he's no longer on the major league roster.

Later

[Gwreck]

Hmm, good point. It's gotta be optioned then.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Promoted	Optioned to Norfolk	Activated and Optioned to Norfolk
Starting Pitchers	Relief Pitchers	Infielders
Soler	Garcia	A. Hernandez

Starting Pitchers
Glavine	Gonzalez	Martinez	Soler	Trachsel
Relief Pitchers
Bradford	Feliciano	Heilman	Julio	Oliver
Relief Pitchers		Catchers		Infielders
Sanchez Tug McGraw Memorial Goofy Reliever Roster Slot	Wagner	Castro	Lo Duca	Delgado Donn Clendenon Memorial Slugging Firstbaseman Roster Slot
Infielders
Franco	Matsui	Reyes	Valentin	Woodward
Infielders	Outfielders
Wright	Beltran Tommie Agee Memorial Forceful, Fleet, and Fun Outfielder Roster Slot	Chavez	Floyd	Nady

Others on the 40-Man Roster
Starting Pitchers
Bannister (On 15-Day Disabled List)	Humber	Lindstrom	Maine (On 15-Day Disabled List)	Pelfrey
Starting Pitchers	Relief Pitchers
Zambrano (On 60-Day Disabled List)	Bell	Fortunato (On 60-Day Disabled List)	Garcia	Owens
Relief Pitchers				Infielders
Padilla (On 60-Day Disabled List)	Perez	Ring	Schmoll	Keppinger
Infielders	Outfielders
A. Hernandez	Diaz

[Gwreck]

Bartolome Fortunato has been released.

Not to, you know, beat the dead horse here, but he was the other pitcher acquired in the deal that brought us Victor Zambrano. Looking like the book might be closed on that deal now.

[Guest Edgy DC]

What is your source? I was under the impression that you couldn't release a player on the DL.

[Gwreck]

That's what I thought too, but the source was the Mets press notes from MLB.com for today's game. Transaction listed for May 21.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Jorge Julio is gone, and El Duque doesn't need to be added to the roster until he joins the team in Florida this weekend. So, in the meantime, Heath Bell is back up from Norfolk.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Promoted from Norfolk	Traded to Arizona	Acquired from Arizona and Awaiting Activation	Released
Relief Pitchers	Relief Pitchers	Starting Pitchers	Relief Pitchers
Bell	Julio	O. Hernandez	Fortunato

Starting Pitchers
Glavine	Gonzalez	Martinez	Soler	Trachsel
Relief Pitchers
Bell	Bradford	Feliciano	Heilman	Oliver
Relief Pitchers		Catchers		Infielders
Sanchez Tug McGraw Memorial Goofy Reliever Roster Slot	Wagner	Castro	Lo Duca	Delgado Donn Clendenon Memorial Slugging Firstbaseman Roster Slot
Infielders
Franco	Matsui	Reyes	Valentin	Woodward
Infielders	Outfielders
Wright	Beltran Tommie Agee Memorial Forceful, Fleet, and Fun Outfielder Roster Slot	Chavez	Floyd	Nady

Others on the 40-Man Roster
Starting Pitchers
Bannister (On 15-Day Disabled List)	O. Hernandez	Humber	Lindstrom	Maine (On 15-Day Disabled List)
Starting Pitchers		Relief Pitchers
Pelfrey	Zambrano (On 60-Day Disabled List)	Garcia	Owens	Padilla (On 60-Day Disabled List)
Relief Pitchers			Infielders
Perez	Ring	Schmoll	A. Hernandez	Keppinger
Outfielders
Diaz

[Guest Edgy DC]

Added to Roster	Designated for Assignment
Starting Pitchers	Starting Pitchers
O. Hernandez	Gonzalez

I may be a-missin' someone or another, but there're two open slots on the 40.

Starting Pitchers
Glavine	O. Hernandez	Martinez	Soler	Trachsel
Relief Pitchers
Bell	Bradford	Feliciano	Heilman	Oliver
Relief Pitchers		Catchers		Infielders
Sanchez Tug McGraw Memorial Goofy Reliever Roster Slot	Wagner	Castro	Lo Duca	Delgado Donn Clendenon Memorial Slugging Firstbaseman Roster Slot
Infielders
Franco	Matsui	Reyes	Valentin	Woodward
Infielders	Outfielders
Wright	Beltran Tommie Agee Memorial Forceful, Fleet, and Fun Outfielder Roster Slot	Chavez	Floyd	Nady

Others on the 40-Man Roster
Starting Pitchers
Bannister (On 15-Day Disabled List)	Humber	Lindstrom	Maine (On 15-Day Disabled List)	Pelfrey
Starting Pitchers	Relief Pitchers
Zambrano (On 60-Day Disabled List)	Garcia	Owens	Padilla (On 60-Day Disabled List)	Perez
Relief Pitchers		Infielders		Outfielders
Ring	Schmoll	A. Hernandez	Keppinger	Diaz

[MFS62]

Jeremi DFA'd already?
Did they let him take a shower before they pushed him out the door?

Later