F. Rodriguez Trade Completed

[bmfc1]

The PTBNL are Adrian Rosario and Danny Herrera.

Rosario:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=rosari002adr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4V8cgJgFJU (4:55 mark)

Herrera:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Herrera_(baseball)

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/herreda01.shtml

Edited September 1, 2011 by Guest

[ashie62]

Thanks for the info. Herrera is 5 foot 6.

[bmfc1]

And Herrera throws a screwball. I wonder if he'll be on the team in the next day or so.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Herrera had a nice AAA season this year: 2.20 ERA in 61.1 relief innings (46 games). Not so hot in Milwaukee: A 21.60 ERA, but in only 2 games and 1.2 innings.

Eligible for arbitration in 2012, but unlikely to get a large award.

[A Boy Named Seo]

I wanna say the Mets have faced Hererra before (edit: yeah, he's pitched against 'em. Why I remember shit like this and not birthdays of loved ones is pretty fucking stupid). He was kinda heralded coming out of New Mexico, for a lolly pop kid.

That other bro has put up decent K numbers when not starting. Um, 4 seasons at rookie ball. Good luck, dudes.

[bmfc1]

Ashie62 wrote: Herrera is 5 foot 6.

This was a favor to Terry so he doesn't have to look up to every pitcher.

[Guest sharpie]

He's now been traded for Josh Hamilton and Francisco Rodriguez.

[Willets Point]

I wanna say the Mets have faced Hererra before (edit: yeah, he's pitched against 'em. Why I remember shit like this and not birthdays of loved ones is pretty fucking stupid). He was kinda heralded coming out of New Mexico, for a lolly pop kid.

Wait, does this mean the Mets have their first New Mexican?

[Benjamin Grimm]

What they're saying in Milwaukee:

Rosario, Herrera complete K-Rod deal Updated: Sept. 1, 2011 1:35 p.m. The Brewers completed the trade for Francisco Rodriguez today by sending minor league pitchers Adrian Rosario and Daniel Herrera to the New York Mets. So, all of you in Brewer Nation who have fretted for a month and a half that the Brewers were trading some of their top prospects, relax. Rosario, who was selected by Baltimore in the Rule 5 draft last December but returned to the Brewers after spring training, started the year at Class A Wisconsin and went 0-1 with a 1.34 ERA in 19 relief outings, with 42 strikeouts in 33 2/3 innings. He was promoted to high Class A Brevard County, where he was 4-5 with a 5.83 ERA in 16 outings (14 starts). Herrera, a 5-foot-6 lefty reliever, made two forgetable appearances for the Brewers in Boston this year (1 2/3 innings, 6 hits, 5 runs, 1 HR) before being returned to Class AAA Nashville, where he pitched very well. In 29 relief outings, he was 1-0 with a 1.48 ERA, holding opponents to a .203 batting average. Herrera was claimed off waivers earlier in the season from Cincinnati. Rosario was traded and Herrera technically was claimed off waivers by the Mets, who will take him to the big leagues, reportedly. They were two of the five names on a list submitted by the Brewers to the Mets after acquiring K-Rod. New York had until today to select two of those five players. Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said he expected the Mets to take those players but wouldn't reveal the other three names. "Herrera was in a tough situation (with the Brewers) but he has pitched well (in Nashville)," said Melvin. "Rosario has a good arm."

[Benjamin Grimm]

I wanna say the Mets have faced Hererra before (edit: yeah, he's pitched against 'em. Why I remember shit like this and not birthdays of loved ones is pretty fucking stupid). He was kinda heralded coming out of New Mexico, for a lolly pop kid. Wait, does this mean the Mets have their first New Mexican?

He was born in Odessa, Texas.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Rosario was a Rule 5 pick from the Orioles who evidently didn't stick and was returned to Milwaukee:

MacPhail on the addition of Adrian Rosario December 9, 2010 10:07 AM Here are some comments from Andy MacPhail on Adrian Rosario, the right-handed pitcher the O's took from the Milwaukee organization in this morning's Rule 5 draft: "Big bodied, lack of experience, good arm kid that captured the imagination of our guys. He has a chance to grow into something, whether he is ready or not, we'll find out. Didn't feel like we could miss the opportunity to take a chance on him. "Interestingly enough, Milwaukee took one of our guys and we took one of theirs. That's a dynamic frankly we didn't anticipate. Interesting to see how the spring plays out." Could Rosario make it on the O's roster the entire season? "If we didn't think he was promising enough, obviously when we take a guy down at that level (A ball), it's a real good arm and a very projectable body. Sometimes guys can come very quickly. You'll see in spring training, he really looks the role and he's got good stuff. Whether he is ready for this or not, we'll find out in spring training. But it's such a cheap gamble, you might as well."

"Sometimes guys can come very quickly?" Wow, these scouting reports really get in-depth.

[ashie62]

Fman cannot be far away.

[A Boy Named Seo]

I wanna say the Mets have faced Hererra before (edit: yeah, he's pitched against 'em. Why I remember shit like this and not birthdays of loved ones is pretty fucking stupid). He was kinda heralded coming out of New Mexico, for a lolly pop kid. Wait, does this mean the Mets have their first New Mexican? He was born in Odessa, Texas.

Pitched at Univ. of New Mexico. Never been a NM-born Met??

[Guest attgig]

would've been nice to have a bullpen arm in August... couldn't complete at least 1/2 the trade a month ago Sandy?

[Benjamin Grimm]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Pitched at Univ. of New Mexico. Never been a NM-born Met??

Nope.

[Frayed Knot]

I wanna say the Mets have faced Hererra before (edit: yeah, he's pitched against 'em. Why I remember shit like this and not birthdays of loved ones is pretty fucking stupid). He was kinda heralded coming out of New Mexico, for a lolly pop kid. Wait, does this mean the Mets have their first New Mexican? He was born in Odessa, Texas.

I think that means he'll be good under the Friday nights lights of Citifield.

[bmfc1]

Herrera has great numbers v. lefties:
http://www.metsminorleagueblog.com/mets-get-adrian-rosario-and-danny-ray-herrera-for-k-rod/

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LHP Danny Herrera will join the #Mets on Friday in DC. #mets

[Guest Edgy DC]

Who are our officially shortest Mets?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Short Mets Tall Mets Big Mets Small Mets

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

So Herrera will be it?

I knew there was a reason I had two more sets of tickets.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Coolio!

I'm having trouble buying Terry Collins as 5'9".

I don't really buy Wally Backman at that height either, or maybe Bobby Valentine as 5'10".

[Fman99]

Ashie62 wrote: Fman cannot be far away.

Well, they can't use the old "thinking about baseball" trick to prolong these things, because they already think about baseball all day. Maybe they could think about soccer or boccie or something.

[Frayed Knot]

Ashie62 wrote: Herrera is 5 foot 6.

Finally someone Tim Kurkjian and Ken Rosenthal can interview eye to eye ... or at least only look up to by a few inches.

[MFS62]

bmfc1 wrote: Herrera has great numbers v. lefties: http://www.metsminorleagueblog.com/mets-get-adrian-rosario-and-danny-ray-herrera-for-k-rod/

That's interesting. I thought lefty screwball pitchers had better success against righty hitters because the ball breaks away from them.

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