Did somebody move their cheese?

[Benjamin Grimm]

I think I've done this before, but here's a list of former Mets players who played in the big leagues in 2007 but not in 2008. There are some whom we know have formally retired. Others, though, may just be in the process of fading away.

There are 31 such players. They're listed below with the big league clubs they played for in 2007:

Sandy Alomar (New York Mets)
Mike Bacsik (Washington Nationals)
Alberto Castillo (Baltimore Orioles)
Bruce Chen (Texas Rangers)
Jeff Conine (New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds)
Kane Davis (Philadelphia Phillies)
Victor Diaz (Texas Rangers)
Julio Franco (New York Mets, Atlanta Braves)
Shawn Green (New York Mets)
Roberto Hernandez (Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers)
Ben Johnson (New York Mets)
Brian Lawrence (New York Mets)
Ricky Ledee (New York Mets)
Tom Martin (Colorado Rockies)
Henry Owens (Florida Marlins)
Timo Perez (Detroit Tigers)
Jason Phillips (Toronto Blue Jays)
Mike Piazza (Oakland Athletics)
Desi Relaford (Texas Rangers)
Aaron Sele (New York Mets)
Jae Seo (Tampa Bay Rays)
Mike Stanton (Cincinnati Reds)
Kelly Stinnett (St. Louis Cardinals)
John Thomson (Kansas City Royals)
Lino Urdaneta (New York Mets)
Jason Vargas (New York Mets)
Rick White (Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners)
Dave Williams (New York Mets)
Preston Wilson (St. Louis Cardinals)
Chris Woodward (Atlanta Braves)
Victor Zambrano (Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles)

[metirish]

But for falling down the stairs Tom Martin might have made it back with the Mets this season. That Ben Johnson never did a damn thing did he? I remember there been modest expectations for the guy but nothing.

[seawolf17]

Sandy Alomar (New York Mets) - retired. Coaching, right?
Jeff Conine (New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds) - retired.
Julio Franco (New York Mets, Atlanta Braves) - retired, managing in minors
Shawn Green (New York Mets) - retired
Timo Perez (Detroit Tigers) - in camp with Detroit, I believe
Jason Phillips (Toronto Blue Jays) - just played a week on Letterman
Mike Stanton (Cincinnati Reds) - in camp with someone (San Francisco?)
Victor Zambrano (Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles) - played for VZ in the WBC, I think, but hasn't signed anywhere