2008 25-Man Roster

[Gwreck]

Lookin' good*, thanks for the update**.


*Except for David Wright and his failure to ditch the black. C'mon David. You're letting the team down here.

*Also except for Brady Clark and Ramon Castro, who -- judging from those photos -- look like the image I have of guys who are doing 5-10 in the federal pen than.

**Hopefully a new update needed soon with Duaner replacing Muniz.

[Guest AG/DC]

[Guest AG/DC]

April 25
Outfield- ers	Catchers
Designated for Assignment	Added to Roster and Recalled from Norfolk
Clark	Molina

Gustavo Molina... is not related to the "first family of catchers" Molinas, but is a defense-first guy.

Gustavo Molina... got his first major league hit against the Yankees.

Gustavo Molina... went an Anderson Hernandez-esque 1-18 on his first go-around in the bigs after breaking camp as Toby Hall's backup.

Gustavo Molina.... is from Venezuela (not Puerto Rico, like his namesakes).

Gustavo Molina... threw out 45.6% of would-be basestealers in 2006, between AA and AAA.

Gustavo Molina... was last seen in number 63 (holy shit!) for the Orioles, after wearing the barely more mainstream 55 for the White Sox.

Gustavo Molina... joins the Mets tonight at Shea.

Your 2008 Mets
Starting Pitchers
Figueroa	Maine	Santana	Pelfrey	Perez

[seawolf17]

How many bad catchers do we need? And why is David Wright wearing a black hat?

[Theoldmole]

Fear of a black hat.

[Valadius]

Why do Collazo and Muniz have the same picture?

[Guest AG/DC]

Somebody fucked up. Guess who?

[Gwreck]

Still no sign of Matt Wise. Per Marty Noble, he may be activated Wednesday with Smith sent down.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Or perhaps Bostick will replace Smith, and then Wise would replace Bostick.

And then, maybe after the ten days are up, Smith could replace Sosa.

[metirish]

Gwreck wrote: Still no sign of Matt Wise. Per Marty Noble, he may be activated Wednesday with Smith sent down.

Like Keith said yesterday , when it's a numbers game don't be the guy with options , is this best for the team?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Well, not for the short term, no, since Smith has been pitching better than Sosa.

But if you take the position that Sosa is a guy worth keeping, then this move would allow them to do so, and they'd be better off in the long run.

I wouldn't just toss Sosa away; he served them well for the most part last year. But I'm also not sure how much he has to offer in the future. But we'll have to see. I think Smith will be back, and sooner rather than later.

[Gwreck]

I also think that unless he has a really good start tonight, Bostick could well replace Figueroa.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Yes. I don't think Figueroa's spot in the rotation is, or ought to be, all that secure.

[Gwreck]

Roster crunch time again.

Pedro will be activated for his start tomorrow.

Pelfrey and Muniz have options but neither has exactly pitched (recently at least) in a manner to warrant a demotion.

Vargas and Heilman seem unlikely to clear waivers.

My prediction: Muniz back on the Norfolk shuttle; Vargas to the 'pen.

[MFS62]

Yep, that was confirmed on the WFAN update this morning.
Later

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Not for nothing but I like this arrangement best. Pelfrey for his part has been receptive to working the pen, but I still have faith that one day he begins figuring it out more than not figuring it out and when that balance tips he's gonna be OK+.

Vargas already looks like our best longman since Darren Oliver!

[Guest AG/DC]

OK, it's time to get back on top of this nonsense. I'm sure there are a dozen errors, but here goes.

April 29

Outfield- ers

Sent Outright to New Orleans After Clearing Through Waivers

Clark

May 2
Outfield- ers	Catchers
Activated from 15-Day Disabled List	Optioned to New Orleans
Alou	Molina

May 9
Catchers
Activated from 15-Day Disabled List	Designated for Assignment
Castro	Casanova

May 13
Starting Pitchers		Relief Pitchers		Catchers	Outfielders
Purchased from New Orleans	Designated for Assignment	Activated from 15-Day DL	Designated for Assignment	Demoted to New Orleans	Purchased from New Orleans and Moved from Infield to Outfield	Placed on 15-Day DL
C. Vargas	Figueroa	Wise	Sosa	Casanova	Tatis	Pagan

May 16

Starting Pitchers

Assigned Outright to New Orleans

Figueroa

May 19

Infielders

Signed to a Minor League Contract and Assigned to New Orleans

Nu�ez

May 21

Relief Pitchers

Released

Sosa

May 22
Catchers	Outfielders
Purchased from New Orleans	Placed on 15-Day DL
Casanova	Alou

May 24
Outfielders
Promoted from Binghamton and Added to 40-Man Roster	Placed on 15-Day DL
Evans	Anderson

May 27
Relief Pitchers
Promoted from New Orleans	Placed on 15-Day DL
Muniz	Wise

June 2

Outfielders

Signed to a Minor League contract

Gonzalez

June 3
Starting Pitchers	Relief Pitchers
Activated from 15-Day DL	Transferred from Rotation to Bullpen	Demoted to New Orleans
Martinez	Vargas	Muniz

June 4
Catchers
Assigned to Bereavement List	Purchased from New Orleans and Added to 40-Man Roster
Casanova	Cancel

June 5
Infielders	Outfielders
Purchased from New Orleans and Added to 40-Man Roster	Demoted to Binghamton
Nu�ez	Evans

June 7
Catchers
Activated to Bereavement List	Demoted New Orleans
Casanova	Cancel

Your 2008 Mets
Starting Pitchers
Maine	Martinez Don Cardwell Memorial Savvy Veteran Starter Roster Slot	Pelfrey	Perez	Santana

[Gwreck]

Metsblog is reporting -- although I have not seen confirmation anywhere -- that both Anderson and Alou have been activated from the DL and Casanova optioned to Norfolk.

[Guest AG/DC]

June 9

Outfield- ers

Placed on 15-Day DL

Church

June 10
Catchers	Infielders	Outfield- ers
Assigned to Norfolk		Activated from DL
Anderson	Casanova	Alou

Your 2008 Mets
Starting Pitchers
Maine	Martinez Don Cardwell Memorial Savvy Veteran Starter Roster Slot	Pelfrey	Perez	Santana

[Gwreck]

Possibly more movement here as the Mets apparently DFAed Abraham Nunez after Tuesday's game, no corresponding move yet. Source: Metsblog, no confirmation elsewhere.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

It was in the Snooze. Metsblog is not a source of info.

[Guest AG/DC]

It strikes me that they still have only three real outfielders, with Tatis, Anderson, and Easley faking reguarly at a stadium near you. That's wrong.

Good, you DFA'd Nuñez. Call up a flycatcher NOW!!!!

[Benjamin Grimm]

Any news on when Pagan might return?

Tatis should only play in the outfield when there are no other options available.

[Gwreck]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: It was in the Snooze. Metsblog is not a source of info.

Agreed, hence my note about not being able to find independent verification. Might use that site as a lead towards info but certainly never as primary source.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

And now Rubin sez they've called up Magilla Aguilla

]Mets call up Zephyr slugger Chris Aguila Former Marlin Chris Aguila is headed to New York, Surfing the Mets has learned. He�ll replace Abraham Nunez, who was designated for assignment after Tuesday night�s game. Aguila has been on a longball tear at Triple-A New Orleans. The 29-year-old outfielder, who was hitting .308 with 17 homers and 40 RBI as a Zephyr in 221 at-bats, has slugged eight homers in his last 11 games. He�s played nearly exclusively in left field for New Orleans. From 2004 through �06 as a Marlin, Aguila hit .234 with three homers and 16 RBI in 218 at-bats.

[Benjamin Grimm]

So, does Aguila step in as the starting right fielder until Church returns?

I figure, why not?

[Guest AG/DC]

Brilliant. The turnaround begins today.

He wore 7 with the Zephs. That's obviously out. Look for him to wear the same 3 he had with the Marlins. Hopefully he can get grandfathered in before it gets retired throughout baseball.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I wouldn;t doubt he gets the same 6 that went from Evans to Nunez.

[Fman99]

AG/DC wrote: Brilliant. The turnaround begins today. He wore 7 with the Zephs. That's obviously out. Look for him to wear the same 3 he had with the Marlins. Hopefully he can get grandfathered in before it gets retired throughout baseball.

Yeah, Buddy Harrelson was a great player. I agree in full.

Oh wait, what?

[Guest AG/DC]

June 11
Infielders	Outfield- ers
Designated for Assignment	Promoted from Norfolk
Nu�ez	Aguila

Welcome back to only the second known Samoan American and I think the first known Fijian-American to play in the bigs (with some Filipino and Tonganese in there).

This move isn't confirmed with the Mets site yet, but I'm trusting Rubin. I'll assume the corresponding move in New Orleans is the activation of Raul Gonzalez.

Your 2008 Mets
Starting Pitchers
Maine	Martinez Don Cardwell Memorial Savvy Veteran Starter Roster Slot	Pelfrey	Perez	Santana