Continuing Careers of Ex-Mets, 2010

[Guest Edgy DC]

Pirates closing in on Ryan Church

Blaine Beatty takes over the pitching staff for the Frederick Keys.

Aaron Ledesma catches on with the Yanks as an infield instructor.

Bob Keppel is doing something, but the link won't work.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Lenny DiNardo tries to re-ingratiate himself to the Sawx by jamming with Theo Epstein and Peter Gammons.



Is that really Lenny? Bats lefty, throws lefty, but plays the rickenbacker righty? Really?

[Fman99]

I love [crossout:3vea0wh7]Bernie from Weekend at Bernie's[/crossout:3vea0wh7] Peter Gammons on guitar, he rocks!

[TransMonk]

Argenis Reyes signs with the Dodgers

http://hotstove.mlblogs.com/archives/2010/01/dodgers_sign_dohmann_green_rey.html

[TransMonk]

Church deal with Pirates complete pending physical.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AkwF38ZngzIkbacD4GmSm2Wpu7YF?slug=ap-pirates-church&prov=ap&type=lgns

[nymr83]

Rob Neyer wrote: The Pirates added Ryan Church on a one-year contract on Tuesday that will pay the outfielder a 1.5 million dollar base salary which could reach up to 2.8 million if all plate appearance-based incentives are reached

thats a good deal for the Pirates.

[Bunt the First Two]

Churchie and Nady, Burnitz, Derek Bell
Look back, see, we had them in right for a spell

Fate turns, yes it does, and each would move on
Ask, and I'll tell you, to Pittsburgh they've gone
You cry out for help, but to fate, you're a pawn

New York Pergatory to Steel City Hell
Churchie and Nady, Burnitz, Derek Bell

[Guest Edgy DC]

Heath Bell, re-ups with San Diego --- one year and four mills, avoids Arby Tration.

Jorge Sosa, minor league deal with Boston.

[Guest attgig]

somewhat of a continuing career... Jose Offerman, now managing in the dominican punches an ump... good job jose.

[MFS62]

From various sites the past week:
Royce Ring signs a minor league contract with the Yanks. If he joins their AAA team in Scranton he will meet their recently re-signed infield coach - Aaron Ledesma.

Later

[Guest attgig]

Jeremy Reed signs minor league deal with Jays

[Guest Edgy DC]

Jay Payton and Paul LoDuca, step up and get your minor league contracts from the Rockies.

[Theoldmole]

I would have given Paul LoDuca a minor league contract.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Tyler Walker joins the Nats and becomes, I think, the 26th pitcher on their 40-man roster.

Actually, it was already 25, but the roster was full, so they'll have to do a transaction to accomodate him. But seriously. That's a lot.

[Fman99]

The X-Man, Xavier Nady, signs with the Cubs. According to Yahoo! Sports.

[G-Fafif]

Springtime in the Rockies with Tim Redding, provided he makes the big club after signing a minor league contract.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Shinjo, SHORN.

http://www.tedquarters.net/2010/02/04/alert-breaking-news-shinjo-shaves-head/

[Guest themetfairy]

He's still got that sparkle!

[MFS62]

Now we know why we haven't seen him for a while:
http://www.insidetherockies.com/2010/02/05/first-baseman-josh-phelps-should-add-power-to-sky-sox/

Later

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Well, that's weird, and vaguely unsettling. But then, so is the fact that Bobby Kielty himself was the one who confirmed it to MLB Trade Rumors. Or that he's a ginger at all.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I like Kietly. I'm sorry he couldn't deep-fry a Buffalo as well as he ought to have.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Lenny just keeps on digging. (He really IS gritty, isn't he?) Everything below is [sic], natch.

Nails wrote: A stock becomes a pick based on 3 or 4 core items, such as; its technical trends - its moving averages. I watch these to see what direction it's headed. I also watch market trends for news that will impact that stock's industry and its performance. These are the strategies that enable me to pick good stocks that will turn hot at some point, enabling me to cash out. In the end, they pay off. And in some weeks, those payoffs hit the ball out of the park!

[Guest Edgy DC]

I don't know if he's writing his own copy these days (but I guess he is). This reads like it was translated from the Japanese by a Commodore 64.

Nicknamed 'Nails' for his tough style of play, the 3-time National League All-Star played 12 years in the major leagues. Lenny was called up to the big leagues by the1985, it to the show in 1985 for the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies which included winning the 1986 World Champions, New York Mets and the 1993 National League Champions, Philadelphia Phillies.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Ex-flamethrowing prospect/erstwhile D'Back/nominal Mariner Yusmeiro PetitDFA'ed to make room for Bedard. He's out of options, so he'll be riding waivers a bit longer before heading Tacoma-ward. Hmm.

Perhaps this should be in the "Hot Stove" thread?

[MFS62]

Edgy DC wrote: I don't know if he's writing his own copy these days (but I guess he is). This reads like it was translated from the Japanese by a Commodore 64.

Be careful, Edgy. Computers do have memory. And one day, when they take over the world, you might get attacked by a Vic-20.

Later

[Guest Edgy DC]

While he was a prospect (organizaitonal pitcher of the year at one point), I think the issue was that he wasn't a flame-thrower. Elusive, rather than fast, I think he was (correctly as it turned out) tagged as a guy who may not be able to miss as many bats against higher competition. His strikeout totals are still pretty good though.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

You are correct, sir. It was a moving fastball, though, right?

[MFS62]

Was he the first player in Major League history whose first name began with "Y"?
There have been some since then (e.g.- Yorvit Torealba), but I don't remember any before him.
Later

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Yorkis Perez.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Yvonne De Carlo