2009 25-Man Roster

[Guest AG/DC]

This is likely going to be a very different team from the one I'm projecting now, and also a very different team from the one that'll open 2008.

But look, they're all optionless, though Johnson is currently under a minor league contract.

Your 2009 New York Mets
Starting Pitchers
Bostick	Maine	Pelfrey	Santana Don Cardwell Memorial Savvy Veteran Starter Roster Spot	Vargas

[Guest AG/DC]

Let's try this one.

Your 2009 New York Mets
Starting Pitchers
Maine	Niese	Pelfrey	Santana Don Cardwell Memorial Savvy Veteran Starter Roster Spot	Vargas

[Gwreck]

Endy is under contract for '09. (You had him correctly listed in the first table).

[bmfc1]

I wonder if Omar will go after Derek Lowe. He's a FA and had a good season:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=3640

However, he's 35.

[Guest AG/DC]

That one was months old. I was smarter then.

Bad luck, Chris Aguila.

Derek Lowe has always struck me as a jerk.

Your 2009 New York Mets
Starting Pitchers
Maine	Niese	Pelfrey	Santana Don Cardwell Memorial Savvy Veteran Starter Roster Spot	Vargas

[Guest Vince Coleman Firecracker]

Derek Lowe has always struck me as a jerk.

[duan]

they're definitely going to pick up delgado's option.
only issue is might they try and negotiate 2 year deal at lower average instead of picking it up.

The interesting dilemmas are about guys who came up and succeeded, for me specifically Tatis and Murphy.

I really think we should be getting Murphy to go and work out at 2nd base.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I have to say it: I covet Sabathia. I don't know if he's a realistic possibility at all, but probably the most reliable way to improve the bullpen is to get a starter who will throw a lot of innings. It's not my money, and "the brand is sound."

[Guest AG/DC]

Murphy will be training at second in the offseason. So it has been written. In the meantime, I have him dressing with the outfielders.

Sabathia is sticky. We set a baseline for a lefthanded ace when we signed Santana, and it was a high one. If somebody is going to pay over $20 mills per for seven or more years for a pitcher with that body, it may just have to be the Yankees. And I may just have to live with it.

Every post-season start will change his price so it should be interesting.

[Guest sharpie]

I've been reading that CC wants to stay in the NL and that he wants to either stay with the Brewers or go to a California team. His wife is pushing hard for the latter.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Which of the horrible guys are under contract for next year?

Castillo, obviously, for another three.
Schoenweis for one?
Marlon Anderson for one?
Duaner Sanchez?

[Guest AG/DC]

I hadn't noted Anderson. That knocks out Anderson Machado, I guess. This is a clarifying exercise.

Your 2009 New York Mets
Starting Pitchers
Maine	Niese	Pelfrey	Santana Don Cardwell Memorial Savvy Veteran Starter Roster Spot	Vargas

[batmagadanleadoff]

I can't wait for next season. The Mets are a playoff team. They were a playoff team this year as well. They were better than both the Brewers and the Phillies and without Willie Randolph around anymore to fuck up even one game, next year's Mets are already better off than last year.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Moved to Infield	Projected to Be Optioned Down	Re-Signed
Infielders		Outfielders
Murphy	Evans	Tatis

Your 2009 New York Mets
Starting Pitchers
Maine	Niese	Pelfrey	Santana Don Cardwell Memorial Savvy Veteran Starter Roster Spot	Vargas

[smg58]

Delgado's option has officially been picked up.

[duan]

you'd think that'd bump argenis off.

tatis backing up 3rd and 1st
marlon backing up 3rd, 1st and 2nd (in a stretch) and SS (while doing the splits)
castillo and murphy basically doing 2nd.

[Vic Sage]

2009 salaries:
1) Johan Santana - $20M
2) Carlos Beltran - $18.5M
3) Carlos Delgado - $12M
- Billy Wagner - $10.5M (DL)
4) David Wright - $7.5M
5) Luis Castillo - $6M
6) Jose Reyes - $5.75M
7) Brian Schneider - $4.9M
8) Scott Schoeneweis - $3.6M
9) Ramon Castro - $2.5M
10) Endy Chavez - $2.05M
11) Mike Pelfrey ~$2M
12) F. Tatis - $1.7M
13) Marlon Anderson - $1.15M

TOTAL = ~$98M

Mets have the following players under their control for `09:

3-6 years of ML service (arb eligible):
14) Ryan Church (08=$2M)
15) Aaron Heilman (08=$1.2M)
16) Pedro Feliciano (08=$1.025M)
17) Duaner Sanchez (08=$0.85M)

1-3 years of ML service (NOT arb eligible):
18) Maine (08=$0.45M)
- Burgos (08=$0.415M) - might be in jail next season
19) Stokes (08=$0.402M)
20) Pagan (08=$0.4015M)
21) Smith (08=$0.398M)
22) Vargas (08=$0.394M)
23) Murphy (08=min)
24) Niese (08=min)
25) A. Reyes (08=min) - likely to be in AAA, making room for a closer

Declared FAs:
O.Perez (08=$6.5m)
Matt Wise (08=$1.2m)
Damien Easley (08=$0.95m)

[Vic Sage]

it looks to me that the payroll next year for the current 25-man roster will be about $110M, without bringing in any big-ticket players.

If Fred spent around $140M this year, is he willing to pony up another $30m next year, in his new stadium? I would hope so.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Great. I think, since Argenis is currently our only middle infield backup, that leaves Angel Pagan on the outside looking in. He has no options but (1) things will change, and (2) he could get a rehab assignment.

It's still, of course, looking a lot like last year's roster --- at least on the offensive side. This mans that unless/until they clear Anderson and/or Castillo out of there, there's no room for Murphy in the infield no matter how hard one may wish it.

Option Picked Up	Moved from Infield	Removed from Projected Roster
Infielders		Outfielders
Delgado	Murphy	Pagan

Your 2009 New York Mets
Starting Pitchers
Maine	Niese	Pelfrey	Santana Don Cardwell Memorial Savvy Veteran Starter Roster Spot	Vargas

[Farmer Ted]

Back to Derek Lowe. That whole "I'm a Dodger now, but I'll show up in Boston to raise the flag with a Red Sox jersey on" was just weird to me.

That day he was the King of all Douche Baggery.

[duan]

I know he's 'out of jail' but i think putting Burgos in there isn't really realistic.
lets put in anyone over him for now.

[Gwreck]

It's still, of course, looking a lot like last year's roster --- at least on the offensive side. This mans that unless/until they clear Anderson and/or Castillo out of there, there's no room for Murphy in the infield no matter how hard one may wish it.[/quote:3fxab8e7]

Disagree. There's absolutely room for Murphy as a second baseman, even if they want to keep Castillo and Anderson both on the roster next year.

I think you are mislabeling Anderson as an infielder. In 2007-2008 with the Mets, Anderson logged a total of 37 innings in the infield, 34 of which were at first base. He had 256 innings in the outfield during the same time period.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Good enough. Marlon's your outfielder orn our next update. Though I submit that he's got the majority of his PT there due to the Mets overstocking on reserve infielders forcing many of them into outfield duty.

[Farmer Ted]

Mets pick up Delgado option.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Already got it, busta.

[Gwreck]

Good enough. Marlon's your outfielder orn our next update. Though I submit that he's got the majority of his PT there due to the Mets overstocking on reserve infielders forcing many of them into outfield duty.[/quote:1zoo8oe2]

...and, by overstocking on reserve infielders, they don't have a real backup oufielder who can hit reliably.

I think the Mets should just bite the bullet and cut Anderson.

Tatis, while technically an infielder, gives me more confidence in the outfield that Anderson or Easley (or Valentin, Woodward, et al) did.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I'd offer him the first-base coaching job.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Signed to Minor League Contract and Invited to Spring Training
Starting Pitchers		Catchers	Infielders
Bostick	Figueroa	Rivera	Green

Your 2009 New York Mets
Starting Pitchers
Maine	Niese	Pelfrey	Santana Don Cardwell Memorial Savvy Veteran Starter Roster Spot	Vargas

[HahnSolo]

AReyes looks like he's about 50; Trot Nixon does not look like Trot Nixon; and I had completely fogotten about Jose Valentin.

[Guest Edgy DC]

"We've invited Ambiorix to be with us at today's press conference to represent, you know, they type of reliever we won't be using next year."

Signed away from Anaheim	Removed from Projected Roster
Relief Pitchers
Rodriguez	Burgos

Your 2009 New York Mets
Starting Pitchers
Maine	Niese	Pelfrey	Santana Don Cardwell Memorial Savvy Veteran Starter Roster Spot	Vargas