2007 25-Man Roster

[Guest Edgy DC]

Signed for Two Years $5 Million, Added to 40, 12/7

Relief Pitchers

Mota

I guess I'll leave Burgos off the projected roster for now as there's nobody currently in the bullpen with options. (Indeed, only two guys on the roster have them.) It's certainly possible that Padilla could clear waivers and open in the minors, though, or even get a re-hab assignment.

Starting Pitchers
Glavine	O. Hernandez	Maine	Perez	Williams

[Guest Edgy DC]

Signed away by Anaheim, 12/11

Relief Pitchers

Oliver

With Oliver going, that's the last of 2006's bullpen figures. All available have re-signed or moved on.

Starting Pitchers
Glavine	O. Hernandez	Maine	Perez	Williams

[Guest Edgy DC]

Signed to Minor League Contracts and Invited to Spring Training, 12/20
Starting Pitchers	Relief Pitchers			Outfielders
Collazo	Nageotte	Urdaneta	Vasquez	Ambres

Among the spring training invites is Lino Urdaneta, the Mexican League Refugee that the Mets first grabbed in 2005, who they won't give up on but can't keep healthy.

The "Vasquez" is Jorge Vasquez, who saw some time with Kansas City in 2004 and Atlanta in 2005, and spent last season toiling in AA for Ptitsburgh.

Willie Collazo did fine as an old AA starter for Binghamton last season, but it didn't translate so well at Norfolk, where he put up a 4.79 ERA in 41 innings.

Clint Nageotte has been struggling to establish himself in Seattle for three years. He seeks to become the Mets first Clint since Hurdle.

Chip Ambres is a former speed prospect with decent power and strong plate discipline who has been stung by the injury bug the last few years. It's to be seen if his leg injuries have hurt his speed. His arm is considered to be poor.

Starting Pitchers
Glavine	O. Hernandez	Maine	Perez	Williams

[Guest Edgy DC]

Signed away by Atlanta, 12/20

Infielders

Woodward

I guess this was pretty much a done deal the moment the Mets signed Easley, but this breaks up the Blue Jay Mafia wa had going. That alone makes me sad.

Starting Pitchers
Glavine	O. Hernandez	Maine	Perez	Williams

[Guest Edgy DC]

Signed, 1/5	Demoted from Projected Roster
Outfielders
Newhan	Johnson

I guess the option thing place Newhan ahead of Johnson and Milledge right now, but I'm not too confident that that's the scenario. I'd feel better if he was still playing some second, but he's not.

The Mets are looking at a lot of waiver transactions this season.

Starting Pitchers
Glavine	O. Hernandez	Maine	Perez	Williams

[Guest patona314]

why are you listing williams as a starter?

[Gwreck]

It's just a projection.

Given that Williams was re-signed and Pelfrey, Soler and Humber all have options, it seems most likely -- as of today -- that Williams will start the year as the number 5 starter.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Williams and Perez closed the season in the rotation.

Pelfrey and/or Humber may well take that from them beforet he season starts. But each may get a little more seasoning.

Duaner, by the way, got himself an $850,000 contract with a $100,000 incentive clause.

[Benjamin Grimm]

="Edgy DC"]Duaner, by the way, got himself an $850,000 contract with a $100,000 incentive clause.

And, finally, a blue cap photo on the Ultimate Mets Database!

[Guest Edgy DC]

Newhan has a terrifying smile.

[seawolf17]

And he's a virtual doppelganger for Steve Trachsel, which is scary.

[Guest Edgy DC]

You think so? I guess we know why Trachs doesn't smile much.

[seawolf17]

He's a fatheaded Steve Trachsel. I bet if you stretch Trax's head...

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/images/players/mugshot/ph_123431.jpg

[Benjamin Grimm]

Oooh, fun with silly putty:

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/images/players/mugshot/ph_123431.jpg

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/images/players/mugshot/ph_123431.jpg

[Guest Edgy DC]

Re-Signed to Minor-League Deal and Invited to Camp, 1/9

Catchers

DiFelice

Stretch this out. Crash Davis earns a return after a successful year working with Mike Pelfrey and and an unsuccessful one in the bigs.

Starting Pitchers
Glavine	O. Hernandez	Maine	Perez	Williams

[Guest Edgy DC]

Signed Away from Cardinals, 1/16	Demoted, 1/16	Signed Away from Blue Jays, 1/16	Demoted, 1/16
Starting Pitchers		Relief Pitchers
Sosa	Williams	Schoeneweis	Padilla

Starting Pitchers
Glavine	O. Hernandez	Maine	Perez	Sosa

[MFS62]

Even with the addition of Schoenweiss, I'm still not sure that Adkins will replace Williams on the 25 man squad. Yes, Adkins has better stuff, and has 2 years under his belt. But to Willie Randolph, it seems that youngsters are as unloved as the top newspaper in the pile at the newsstand. He seems to prefer veterans.

Later

[nymr83]

Delgado says he'll be ready for spring training
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2734002
didn't want to start a new thread just for that.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I either had forgotten or had never known that Delgado had offseason surgery.

[Gwreck]

Seems to me he was one of 5 (?) along with Pedro, Duaner, LoDuca and Heilman.

[metirish]

MFS62 wrote: Even with the addition of Schoenweiss, I'm still not sure that Adkins will replace Williams on the 25 man squad. Yes, Adkins has better stuff, and has 2 years under his belt. But to Willie Randolph, it seems that youngsters are as unloved as the top newspaper in the pile at the newsstand. He seems to prefer veterans. Later

You could say that about most managers in most sports,seems to me that Willie played some youngsters last season,I could be wrong but the Omar/Willie Mets don't seem as old as the Phillips/Valentine Mets were.

[Vic Sage]

As it stands now (including ST invitees):

likely lineup (8)
1) Reyes (ss) **
2) LoDuca
3) Beltran (cf) **
4) Delgado (1b) *
5) Wright
6) Green (rf) *
7) Alou (lf)
8) Valentin (2b) **

Bench (5-6)
1) Castro ©
2) Franco (1b/3b)
3) Easley (IF/Of)
4) Chavez (Of) *
5) Newhan (Ut) *
- [6) Hernandez (IF) **
-[Gotay (Ut) **/ Johnson (Of) / Milledge Of) / Ambres (Of) / Sierra (Of) / Mendez (Of)]

Rotation (5)
1) Glavine *
2) Maine
3) O.Perez *
4) Hernandez
5) Sosa
- [Pelfrey / Humber / Soler / Vargas* / Collazo / Sele]

- DL: Martinez, Williams *

Bullpen (6-7)
1) Wagner - (closer) *
2) Sanchez - (set-up / back-up closer)
3) Heilman - (set-up / MI)
4) Burgos / [Mota] - (MI)
- [Padilla / Adkins / Soler / Sosa / Schmoll / Vargas*]
5) Schoenweiss* - (Loogy)
- [Feliciano* / Vargas*]
6) Vargas* - (6th SP / Long-man)
- [soler / Sosa / Sele]
- [7] Adkins - (Roogy / Mop up)
- [Padilla / Soler / Sosa / Schmoll / Bostick / Nageotte / Urdaneta / J.Vasquez]

* = Lefty hitter / pitcher
** = switch-hitter

[on edit: Standridge designated for assignment; Martinez, Williams on DL, Mota suspended]

[Guest Edgy DC]

Humber might make the team as a releiver/spot starter. I think Pelfrey only cracks the roster as a full-time starter, though.

[Vic Sage]

i don't think they carry Humber, either, unless he wins the 5th SP slot. I would think they'd want both those guys to pitch every 5th day.

[MFS62]

I think I read that Sosa signed a contract that guarantees him a spot on the 25 man roster. Can anyone confirm that?

Later

[Frayed Knot]

Well, no contract is going to guarantee someone's spot on the roster --- what you may have heard is that he has a deal which allows him to refuse assignment to the minors if he doesn't make the 25 out of ST or if they try to send him down later on.
IOW, he' may have pledged marriage to the Mets for better but not for worse.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Signed to Minor League Deal, 1/25	Signed Away from Cubs, 1/25
Starting Pitchers	Outfielders
Sele	Floyd

Starting Pitchers
Glavine	O. Hernandez	Maine	Perez	Sosa

[MFS62]

Some news about an invitee:

]William Collazo pitched 4 perfect innings, allowed his first run in the 6th, after 21.2 scoreless innings, and helped the Gigantes de Carolina win 10-2 over the Lobos de Arecibo in the PR Winter League championship best of 9 series.

Later

[Guest Edgy DC]

Signed Minor League Deal with Toronto, 1/30

Starting Pitchers

Zambrano

It's so amazing how they change hats so fast. Adkins, meanwhile, has been a Met for six weeks and still wears a Padre hat. 'Sup wit' dat?

Eight free agents sit by the phone.

Starting Pitchers
Glavine	O. Hernandez	Maine	Perez	Sosa

[MFS62]

Don't know if any of these guys they signed, except maybe DeFelice, will be invited to camp.

Minor League Transactions
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/news/263171.html

January 8-19, 2007

New York Mets
Signed RHP Jorge Vasquez
Signed C Mike Difelice
Signed OF Chip Ambres
Signed OF Victor Mendez
Released RHP Michael Battista
Released RHP Jusef Frias
Released RHP Jose Gonzalez
Released RHP Tim Haines
Released LHP Dan Arizmendi
Released LHP James Baxter
Released LHP Dustin Childress
Released C John Cherry
Released C Joan Martinez
Released 2B Todd Lietz
Released SS Armand Gaerlan
Released OF Courtney Billingslea
Released OF Jose Mateo
Placed RHP Vince Cordova on restricted list


Later