Met Count 2017

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1,027. Paul Sewald

[Edgy MD]

Name: Paul Sewald
Met #: 1,027
Date: 4/8/2017

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The Sewald file:

Sixth Met named Paul, following in the Paulprints of Siebert, Gibson, Byrd, Wilson and Lo Duca.

Twenty-first Met born in the 1990s, ninth born in 1990. Paul came into this world on the same date Davey Johnson managed his last Met win, 5/26/1990. Four days later, Zack Wheeler emerged, though not on the active roster.

Lifetime MLB ERA is 54.00. He'll probably lower it.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Clearly the MVP (Most Valuable Paul) is LoDuca.

[Edgy MD]

Name: Adam Wilk
Met #: 1,028
Debut Date: 5/7/2017
Debut Performance: 3 2/3 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO, 3 HR / 0-for-1

[stevejrogers]

Chance that he is a one game Met? Very strong!

Though I doubt he'll challenge Greg's picks for most insignificant one based on the reasoning behond hos Met appearance.

[Guest themetfairy]

SteveJRogers wrote: Chance that he is a one game Met? Very strong! Though I doubt he'll challenge Greg's picks for most insignificant one based on the reasoning behond hos Met appearance.

It's hard to outbottom Garrett Olson.

[G-Fafif]

Wilk will linger in the Met subconscious for a while given the absurdity surrounding his promotion and the lengths he went to get here. I wouldn't be surprised if we find ourselves referring to "another Adam Wilk" next time an unheralded journeyman is suddenly the starting and decisively losing pitcher. He nudges Brett Hinchliffe to the side in my mind.

Olson owns a record that I secularly pray is never broken.

Jose Santiago remains transcendently insignificant in a Metsian context.

[Edgy MD]

It's pretty impressive to go 30 games with but a single new Met and we may end up getting two or three in two or three days.

[Edgy MD]

Name: Tommy Milone
Met #: 1,029
Number: 29 (Perfect!)
Debut Date: 5/10/2017
Debut Performance: So far, a scoreless first with two strikeouts.

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1,030. Neil Ramirez

[Edgy MD]

Name: Neil Ramirez
Met #: 1,030
Number: 55
Debut Date: 5/20/2017
Debut Performance: 0.0 IP. Walk, bloop hit, infield hit. 3 ER.



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[Edgy MD]

Name: Tyler Pill
Met #: 1,031
Number: 56
Debut Date: 5/27/2017
Debut Performance: 1/3 of inning and two baserunners so far.

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[G-Fafif]

First five new Mets for 2017 were/are pitchers. That's unprecedented.

Sewald, Pill and Zack Wheeler were born within a four-day span of one another during the final week in 1990. If they were switched near birth, it's nice to see them reunited at last.

[Frayed Knot]

Name: Tyler Pill Met #: 1,031

Now that MLB is heading towards its 20,000th player ever -- currently at 18,998 acc. to BB-Ref -- this means that 5.43% of all ML'ers have been Mets at some point in their careers.

[Edgy MD]

Our most likely candidate for MLB Player #20,000, According Crane Pool Roster Central: Matt Oberste, a burly 2013 pick currently firstbasin' and occasionally DH'ing for the Rumble Ponies.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Does anyone know who the 10,000 player was?

And what's the starting point for this count? Does it go back to the 19th Century? Or does it just include the "modern era"?

[Frayed Knot]

Their count does go back prior to 1901 and, while admitting that there's some ambiguity, they established a workable definition as to which years and leagues qualify as a 'Major Leaguer'
Couldn't find the specifics of what that definition is although I have seen it in the past.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

The "Major League" definitions were decided upon by that 1969 commission iirc and included the Union Association (1884) but not the National Association (1871-1875) even though those could probably be reversed

[seawolf17]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Does anyone know who the 10,000 player was? And what's the starting point for this count? Does it go back to the 19th Century? Or does it just include the "modern era"?

According to B-R, #10,000 was actually a Met, making his debut in September 1965.

TRIVIA TIME!

[Edgy MD]

Hud Barrelson?

[seawolf17]

Edgy MD wrote: Hud Barrelson?

OOH so close. Buddy was #9,996 on September 2.

edit/hint: Mr. 10K went 2-4 in his debut, batting eighth. He was a Met through 1968.

[Edgy MD]

Name: Chasen Bradford
Met #: 1,032
Number: 46
Debut Date: 6/25/2017
Debut Performance: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SO

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[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Rocky?

[metirish]

Some nasty off speed stuff

[stevejrogers]

We had the Chaddest of the Brads, now we have the Chasiest of the Brads!

[Guest themetfairy]

Met #1033 - Chris Flexen

Met #1034 - AJ Ramos

[Frayed Knot]

Met #1034 - A.J. Ramos

As mentioned by Gary, there are no periods in AJ
His listed name in BB-Ref is Alejandro with no middle name included. That leads me to believe that AJ probably stands for Alejandro Junior shortened to AJ and forgoing the punctuation.

[Guest themetfairy]

So edited!

[Edgy MD]

Name: Amed Rosario
Met #: 1,035
Number: 1
Debut Date: 8/1/2017
Debut Performance: 0-1 so far with three assists and a putout, turning one DP.

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