Continuing Careers of Ex Mets - 2011

[Edgy MD]

He's a miracle of Metness. He has now been on the payroll of five separate big league organizations, but only appeared for one.

[Guest attgig]

kevin mulvey dfa'ed by dbax.

[Frayed Knot]

attgig wrote: kevin mulvey dfa'ed by dbax.

Break it to Val gently.

[seawolf17]

Frayed Knot wrote: attgig wrote: kevin mulvey dfa'ed by dbax. Break it to Val gently.

Surprised they cut him so soon after he won all those Cy Young Awards.

[metirish]

seawolf17 wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: attgig wrote: kevin mulvey dfa'ed by dbax. Break it to Val gently. Surprised they cut him so soon after he won all those Cy Young Awards.

great memories....

[MFS62]

Mike Carp has become the every day first baseman for the Mariners.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/carpmi01.shtml
Not doing too bad.

Later

[metirish]

Mike Jacobs busted

The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced today that Minor League first baseman Mike Jacobs of the Colorado Rockies organization has received a 50-game suspension after testing positive for Human Growth Hormone (hGH), a performance-enhancing substance, in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. The suspension of Jacobs, who is currently with Triple-A Colorado Springs of the Pacific Coast League, is effective immediately.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20110818&content_id=23385540&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

[Edgy MD]

The last two refuges of a fringey power hitter: signing with Colorado and taking the juice.

[metirish]

Could this be true?

"@jaysonst: Mike Jacobs has made history, but it's not good history. He's 1st North American pro athlete to test positive for HGH, according to MLB."

[Benjamin Grimm]

Seems rather hard to believe.

[Edgy MD]

Well, they only came up with a credible test for HGH with a 2008 breakthrough. I imagine it's only been implemented quite recently.

A British rugby player was the first big fish netted by the test. That was last year.

[seawolf17]

Maybe HGH specifically. You'd think MLB would know of what they speak here. I guess all the other suspensions were for other things.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I guess this makes Mike Jacobs a pioneer. Let's build him a rotunda!

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, they just introduced testing in the high minor leagues in mid-2010. I'm guessing it won't be part of the big-league bouquet of tests until the next CBA. So a major league vet slumming at AAA is the most likely to get caught.

[smg58]

The Royals just signed Francoeur to an extension. Weren't they supposed to be getting smarter?

[Edgy MD]

Jacobs was released shortly after the announcement. Ouch. You don't get that in the bigs.

[seawolf17]

Edgy DC wrote: Jacobs was released shortly after the announcement. Ouch. You don't get that in the bigs.

Unless you're Kyle Davies, who was released right after a DUI arrest last week.

[stevejrogers]

metirish wrote: Mike Jacobs busted The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced today that Minor League first baseman Mike Jacobs of the Colorado Rockies organization has received a 50-game suspension after testing positive for Human Growth Hormone (hGH), a performance-enhancing substance, in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. The suspension of Jacobs, who is currently with Triple-A Colorado Springs of the Pacific Coast League, is effective immediately. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20110818&content_id=23385540&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

So he did live up to Val's well crafted nickname for him, Jake Monster!

[Benjamin Grimm]

seawolf17 wrote: Maybe HGH specifically. You'd think MLB would know of what they speak here. I guess all the other suspensions were for other things.

Yeah, that seems to be it.

[seawolf17]

SteveJRogers wrote: metirish wrote: Mike Jacobs busted So he did live up to Val's well crafted nickname for him, Jake Monster!

Hey, good point. With Mulvey cut and Jacobs suspended, Val's guys are having a tough week. If I'm Billy Wagner, I'm not leaving the house.

[Vic Sage]

MFS62 wrote: Mike Carp has become the every day first baseman for the Mariners. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/carpmi01.shtml Not doing too bad. Later

Bad day for NY, losing not only Carp but Jason Vargas, who has had a serviceable career with Seattle, and Joe Smith, ditto for Cleveland, not to mention giving up fan fave Endy Chavez, and youngsters Ezequiel Carrera and Maikel Cleto, who are both unlikely to have impressive careers, but have both made it to the majors this season. All for a Putz. yikes. well, at least we got rid of Heilman in the deal. Apparently, we can now get him back if we want. which i'm sure we don't.

Good, day for Seattle, though, getting not only Carp and Vargas, but OFer Franklin Gutierrez, too, as well as later trading Cleto for Brendan Ryan.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Edgy DC wrote: Yeah, they just introduced testing in the high minor leagues in mid-2010. I'm guessing it won't be part of the big-league bouquet of tests until the next CBA. So a major league vet slumming at AAA is the most likely to get caught.

Maybe this is the reason why Ollie Perez was so reluctant to accept a demotion to Buffalo last year.

[Edgy MD]

It's a theory, but in reviewing, it looks like testing didn't begin until toward the end of the season. He probably wouldn't be subject to the minor league tests anyway, still living under a big-league contract and the terms of the MLBPA CBA.

I think the obvious reason for Perez's refusal is sufficient explanation.

[metirish]

Nelly Figs signs as a FA with the Pirates, goes to AAAA.

[G-Fafif]

metirish wrote: Nelly Figs signs as a FA with the Pirates, goes to AAAA.

At LI Ducks game last week, he was listed on a dry erase board among the Ducks Alumni in other places -- at AAA Oklahoma City for the Astros. Then he was released. Made me think, geez, the guy can't make the staff of the worst team in baseball, and then he's released.

Hard to believe he can't help someone.

[MFS62]

(I think this is the correct thread)
Listened to a bit of the Buffalo game tonight.
Playing outfield for the Toledo Mud Hens was an old pal:
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=LF&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=340392

Later

[TransMonk]

Giants vs. Cubs: Carlos Beltran Hears "Boos" From Crowd

The transition to San Francisco has not been an easy one for Carlos Beltran since coming over in July. He drew the ire from the Giants faithful for hitting the disabled list with an injured wrist just a few days after joining the team and he has struggled to consistently play well since returning to the field.

It hit an all-time high on Wednesday night. After his fourth hitless at-bat of the night, the boo birds came out in pretty strong force at AT&T Park.

Going 0-for-4 with six runners left on base is never good for any player, but Beltran has been held to a higher level of scrutiny over the last few weeks. The man who was dubbed the savior of a struggling offense has been anything but that and is now hearing it from the fans.

The Giants currently trail the Cubs 5-2 in the eighth inning. A loss would be the team's third straight and would move them to six games back in the NL West.

[Met Hunter]

Raul Valdes called up by MFYs.

Who would have thought that exMet lefty Valdes would make his MFY debut before exMet lefty Feliciano?

In baseball, you never know.

[stevejrogers]

Howard Johnson suiting up in the minors to play with his kid:

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Howard-Johnson-signs-with-minor-league-team-to-p?urn=mlb-wp18089

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Y'know, with Hairston out we could use a RH-hitting centerfielder, but I wonder about this:

The Marlins cut outfielder Mike Cameron late Monday night for conduct detrimental to the team. Two sources on Wednesday gave the reason: Cameron got into a verbal altercation with a flight attendant on the team's charter flight from Pittsburgh to Atlanta on Sunday. The altercation did not turn physical, but the charter company filed a complaint. The Marlins' front office believed it could not keep Cameron after the incident. He wasn't in the team's longterm plans, anyway, and his release gives the Marlins a chance to give Bryan Peterson (.280) more at-bats over the final two weeks of the season. Cameron was hitting .238.

--Miami Herald