Un-Registered (and other roster news)

[Frayed Knot]

Steven back to the Rockies

Also Anderson Hernandez to the minor leagues and, as noted elsewhere, Ruben Gotay sent to the home of the Braves.

So it looks like it's down to Tatis vs Brady Clark for position player spot #13 to go along with:

Delgado
Castillo
Reyes
Wright
Schneider
*backup catcher*
Church
Beltran
Chavez
Pagan
Easley
M. Anderson

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Not that any of this matters greatly but what a string of bummers to end the Grapefruit season.

Register goes
Gotay to the Braves
Pelfrey fails spectacularly

[smg58]

I'm surprised, and disappointed, that they couldn't work something out for Register. I wasn't sure he was major-league ready, but I did think that he looked promising, and he was a better bet than their other pen options until Sanchez is ready.

I've been saying all along that Gotay was a waiver claim waiting to happen, and that they should have gotten something for him when they could. Handing him to the Braves for $25,000 was not a good thing.

Hernandez was out of options, so the fact that he arrived safely in AAA speaks mouthfuls about his current value. And honestly, given what I saw of spring training, he didn't make plays on a couple of grounders that Reyes would have gotten to. And it's not like his bat is going to carry him to the bigs.

[Guest Number 6]

Also closes the door on the Keppinger trade. I always think of it together with Burgos/Bannister, which has worked out similarly thus far. In each case, the supposed low-ceiling guy the Mets gave up surprised for his new team, while the Mets return has been limited.

Not that I'm blaming Omar, I was on board with both at the time they were made, it's just a bit disappointing (albeit not earth-shattering).

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Number 6 wrote: Also closes the door on the Keppinger trade. I always think of it together with Burgos/Bannister, which has worked out similarly thus far. In each case, the supposed low-ceiling guy the Mets gave up surprised for his new team, while the Mets return has been limited. Not that I'm blaming Omar, I was on board with both at the time they were made, it's just a bit disappointing (albeit not earth-shattering).

To be fair to the Mets, Keppinger got cut by his new team before latching on with Cincinnati and surprising for them.

[Guest AG/DC]

smg58 wrote: I've been saying all along that Gotay was a waiver claim waiting to happen, and that they should have gotten something for him when they could. Handing him to the Braves for $25,000 was not a good thing.

To also be fair, we have no idea how hard they tried to deal him.

smg58 wrote: Hernandez was out of options, so the fact that he arrived safely in AAA speaks mouthfuls about his current value. And honestly, given what I saw of spring training, he didn't make plays on a couple of grounders that Reyes would have gotten to. And it's not like his bat is going to carry him to the bigs.

So, the Mets fail when someone fails to clear waivers, and they fail when someone successfully clears waivers.

[Frayed Knot]

3PM today (Sunday) is roster deadline time.

Morning papers suggesting the the Clark/Tatis issue isn't definitively settled, that there are Clark fans among the decision makers.

Also that El Duque to start the year on the DL is still an option -- although what exactly would happen when he came off (particularly if Pelfrey were pitching well) seems a bit unclear.

[bmfc1]

http://mets.lohudblogs.com/

John Delcos has the latest--Pelfrey, Smith, Clark--YES. Tatis--NO.

[Guest AG/DC]

The blogosphere was boiling with anti-Tatis-ness. Oh, well.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

AG/DC wrote: The blogosphere was boiling with anti-Tatis-ness. Oh, well.

Was it? Hm, I don't see why he's any worse than Brady Clark.

[Frayed Knot]

OlerudOwned wrote: ="AG/DC"]The blogosphere was boiling with anti-Tatis-ness. Oh, well. Was it? Hm, I don't see why he's any worse than Brady Clark.

Neither do I, and he's better in some respects - notably power and the ability to be a RH bat at 1B.

FWIW talk radio has been EXTREMELY anti-Tatis, viewing the loss of Gotay as somewhere between those of Mel Mora and Nolan Ryan and the inclusion of Tatis as nothing more than someone being handed a job on account of being a friend of Omar (never mind he was on the AAA roster all last season and his buddy Omar left him there with nary a promotion).

Not quite sure I see what Clark brings to the table that's not already here but it's a small potatoes move and he's the most vunerable if (when?) Alou is ready.



Smith has plenty of options and is the likely candidate to be sent down when Sanchez is back. Meanwhile it gives him a chance to pitch his way permanently onto the team although I'm not sure at whose expense.


This all leaves us with:

Starters (8):
Delgado
Castillo
Reyes
Wright
Pagan
Beltran
Church
Schneider

Reserves (5):
Casanova
Easley
Anderson
Clark
Chavez

Starting Pitchers (5):
Santana
Martinez
Perez
Maine
Pelfrey

Relievers (7):
Wagner
Heilman
Feliciano
Smith
Schoeneweis
Wise
Sosa


DL:
Castro
O Hernandez
Alou
Vargas
Burgos

- those last two being probable (if they're not already) candidates for the 60-day DL/removal from 40-man roster

[Guest AG/DC]

Clark may be one of those veterans that, if you're going to see what he has left, it's best to do it early in the season.

Of course, Tatis fits that description also.

Nice to see folks getting bent out of shape over nothing.

Had Tatis made the opening day roster, odds would have been good for a pre-emptive booing.

[Theoldmole]

Where's Sanchez? Shouldn't he be DL too?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

MBTN is reporting Clark to wear 44.

93 woulda been cool

[Frayed Knot]

TheOldMole wrote: Where's Sanchez? Shouldn't he be DL too?

Yes.
Knew I'd forget someone.