Current Shortstop Depth

[Frayed Knot]

They're not calling it a "set-back" for Ruben but apparently his progress isn't what they were hoping for and his rehab stint has been delayed.

[Edgy MD]

Omar Quintanilla: .280 / .345 / .493 // .839.

[Edgy MD]

Umm...

[*:2cp4bhcm][crossout:2cp4bhcm]Tejada[/crossout:2cp4bhcm][/*:m:2cp4bhcm]
[*:2cp4bhcm][crossout:2cp4bhcm]Cedeno[/crossout:2cp4bhcm][/*:m:2cp4bhcm]
[*:2cp4bhcm][crossout:2cp4bhcm]Turner[/crossout:2cp4bhcm][/*:m:2cp4bhcm]
[*:2cp4bhcm]Rottino?[/*:m:2cp4bhcm]
[*:2cp4bhcm]Wright?[/*:m:2cp4bhcm]
[*:2cp4bhcm]Hairston?[/*:m:2cp4bhcm]
[*:2cp4bhcm]Murphy?[/*:m:2cp4bhcm][/list:o:2cp4bhcm]

[Frayed Knot]

Yo Quintanilla, get to the airport ASAP!

[Edgy MD]

I think they need two infielders. At least until Cedeno is back on the field. They've been faking it too much at shortstop.

[Frayed Knot]

O.Q. is NOT on the 40-man so some dancing will be required to get him up here.
Tejada probably still needs a week or more.

[Edgy MD]

Would it be the worst thing in the world if Josh Satin was removed from the roster and exposed?

Jack Egbert, for that matter, is going to be sent down in a day or two anyhow. How about removing him from the roster?

[nymr83]

Edgy DC wrote: Would it be the worst thing in the world if Josh Satin was removed from the roster and exposed? Jack Egbert, for that matter, is going to be sent down in a day or two anyhow. How about removing him from the roster?

Neither would be missed, even if they were claimed.

[Ceetar]

Satin's still borderline a prospect or whatever. youngish. Not exactly expecting much from him but trying to avoid just losing guys like that. Of course, they jettisoned a similar "probably not going to make it but still young" case in F-Mart for the likes of D.J. Carrasco.

Don't they still have a spot open or did Egbert take it? Acosta will be one spot, but the Mets don't have a ton of flexibility, especially if you want to consider the option of Harvey being added late in the year. Johnson/Nickeas could be another spot depending on how many days away Thole is.

I imagine it's going to be Valdespin up though.

[Edgy MD]

Like I said, I kind of want two guys capable of playing shortstop.

[ashie62]

Terry said Quintanilla is injured and they might look to AA.

[Frayed Knot]

Cedeno's only day-to-day (may even be available for Tuesday) so it's not like we have to jump through hoops to get two SS in here.
Even if Wright has to start there for one game and then be the only back-up for a week until Tejada returns that wouldn't be the worst thing.

[Ceetar]

Frayed Knot wrote: Cedeno's only day-to-day (may even be available for Tuesday) so it's not like we have to jump through hoops to get two SS in here. Even if Wright has to start there for one game and then be the only back-up for a week until Tejada returns that wouldn't be the worst thing.

Tejada's not a straight-line return though, hasn't been able to play the field yet.

[Edgy MD]

Supposedly, Wally had a sitdown with Valdespin in the last week. And if Wally Backman needs to tell you to grow up, that's maybe something you should look at.

Anyhow, that's maybe relevant as far as who got the call last night.

OE: The report.

[Ceetar]

Is 'concentration' code for something? Do they think he was pouting after being demoted?

[Vic Sage]

Emaus is at AAA? i thought we dumped him.

[Edgy MD]

We didn't dump him so much as return him to the Blue Jays for a nominal rule-fiver-who-can't-stick fee.

The Jays immediately traded him to the Rockies, who flipped him at the end of last season to the Red Sox. The Sox released him at the start of this season, and the Mets signed him to a minor league deal a few weeks later around the time of Cede�o's first injury.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Ashie62 wrote: Terry said Quintanilla is injured and they might look to AA.

??

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Cedeno to DL; Valdespin up...

[Edgy MD]

That's got to be a relief to Sugarpants.

I was really curious about as to Wally's contributions as to the busting of Valdy below Qunitanilla on the callup chart.

[Frayed Knot]

Qunitanilla, btw, was the 5th different starting SS this season [Tejada with 27 starts; Cedeno = 16; Turner = 5; with OQ & JV at one each prior to tonight] tying that position with 1B for [u:1c44vvfi]2nd most[/u:1c44vvfi] in the musical chairs competition.
Only LF with six different starters [bay, 14 starts; Hairston - tonight will be his 13th; Nieuwenhuis = 12; Baxter = 9; Rottino = 2; and Valdespin = 1] has had more, but, really, LF is probably the position most likely to see the least stability for most teams in most years I would think. Not so good to see that kind of turnover at SS.

[Edgy MD]

And yet, we're going .274 / .341 / .368 // .710 at shortstop, which beats Jos� Reyes' .262 / .342 / .338 // .681.

Yes, we're out-slugging him.

[Ceetar]

Tejada will workout tomorrow, and if he's fine will go do some rehab games.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

[crossout:2s9rdyv4]Tejada[/crossout:2s9rdyv4]
[crossout:2s9rdyv4]Cedeno[/crossout:2s9rdyv4]
[crossout:2s9rdyv4]Turner[/crossout:2s9rdyv4]
[crossout:2s9rdyv4]Quintanilla[/crossout:2s9rdyv4]
Valdespin
Wright?
Sean Kazmar (Buffalo)
Josh Rodriguez (Bingo)
Wilfredo Tovar (St. Lucie)

[Vic Sage]

this is just nuts. where's Mike Bordick when we need him?

[Ceetar]

Wilmer Flores is hitting pretty well in St. Lucie, on the 40 man. They switched him to third this season, but still..

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Oh, Buff also has Oswaldo Navarro, career .130 hitter in cuppas in Seattle (2006) and Houston (2010) but a solid .260/333/325 in almost 1,000 minor league games, 600 at ss.

[batmagadanleadoff]

"Your shortstops are so fragile."



"And so suckee."

[batmagadanleadoff]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: "Your shortstops are so fragile." "And so suckee."

"You get what you pay for."

[Vic Sage]

Where have you gone, Buddy Harrelson
Mets nation turns its lonely eyes to you (Woo woo woo)