Forecasts for Fifteen: Xorge Carrillo

[Edgy MD]

If d'Arnaud can't g'aud, and Recker has been hit by a double decker... and Plawecki is feeling blechy, and Monell has had a spell... then the Mets staff will be safe in the able hands of Xorge Carillo, the X-iest Met property since Xavier Nady.

If that doesn't happen, then... good. Because I like Recker.

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Xorge has a lot of hobbies, but screwing around is not one of them, and he put up a .701 OPS in Bingo. Not bad for a catcher. What do you think he'll give the Mets this year?

[batmagadanleadoff]

When're you gonna stop making up these guys? I haven't heard of any of them yet.

[Edgy MD]

Well, he's real and stuff. Drafted in 2011 in round 14 out of ASU (his forth time drafted!) and declared a steal by Baseball America (which still exists!), Xorge was immediately noticeable because of his X-ilicious name. Hits for a decent average but has been rather punchless for a catcher, despite a solid build (220 lbs.). He started slow as a pro but has rallied the last two years, improving steadily on offense and defense.

[MFS62]

I still wish they had found a way to keep Juan Centeno for the emergency call-up role. But if they (shudder) have to go that far down in the organization, I think they'd look to acquire a veteran catcher to work with their young pitchers rather than bring up Carrillo.
He stays in the minors this year.

Later

[Edgy MD]

Well, if you don't like Carillo, they have Monell and Plawecki too.

The good news is that good teams tend to lose guys on waiver claims and Rule V drafts. Other good news is that Centeno is stuck behind two other veteran catchers in Milwaukee, so there's every chance he'll have to pass through waivers again.

Bad news is that the Mets are great. So they'll be among the last teams with a chance to (re-)claim him.

Other good news, though: being great total has a world of upside.

[ashie62]

This player is a fugazi.

[Edgy MD]

Steady Diet-era Fugazi, or more like Red Medicine, their most popular?

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[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I think he's suggesting that, as far as taking away catching ABs this season from d'Arnaud or Recker (or Plawecki), Carrillo is but a minor threat.

[Edgy MD]

Which beats him getting all those at bats and providing a steady diet of nothing.

[Lefty Specialist]

Chucks it all and returns to running his orchesta.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Edgy MD wrote: Which beats him getting all those at bats and providing a steady diet of nothing.

That ought to shut the door on the argument.

[Benjamin Grimm]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: When're you gonna stop making up these guys? I haven't heard of any of them yet.

I know. I feel like I've woken up from a ten-year coma and I no longer know who any of the Mets are.

[Frayed Knot]

Well in fairness, some of these guys (this one for instance) aren't even on the 40-man.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Non x-factor in 2015.

[Frayed Knot]

I predict that Keith, despite his Spanish heritage, will only get the opportunity to mispronounce this guy's name during ST games.

[Edgy MD]

I assume that X is sounded as an H, rather than a Z.