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I imagine it is a mix. Bichette seems to be drawing on paper.

A bowlful of AA-ish guys who found new gigs in the past year-plus: Transactions, 6/21/2024 [table][tr][th]Direction[/th][td90]GOING[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Transaction [/th][td90]Signed away by Kansas City (American Association)[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Position Group [/th][th] Outfielder[/th][/tr] [tr][th][/th][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/c_fill,g_auto/w_180/v1/people/679545/headshot/milb/current[/fimg][/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Name [/th][td90]Joe Suozzi [fimg=50]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/usa_m.png[/fimg][/td90][/tr] [tr][th]DoB[/th][td90]1998-02-28[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]High Level[/th][td90] AAA (2023)[/td90][/tr][/table] Outfielder Joe Suozzi, late of Glen Cove, NY, and Chaminade High School, doesn't know the meaning of the word "quit" (which, we guess, doesn't speak well of Chaminade High School). Since being dispatched by the Mets in mid-2024, he has played for four indy-league teams — two in the American Association and two in the Atlantic League. While one of those teams included his hometown Ducks, he only had any success with one of those four, and he is back with that team (The Gary SouthShore Rail Cats) this spring. Transactions, 2/21/2025 [table][tr][th]Direction[/th][td90]GOING[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Transaction [/th][td90]Signed away to Minor-League Contract by CHC[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Position Group [/th][th] Outfielders[/th][/tr] [tr][th][/th][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/c_fill,g_auto/w_180/v1/people/681941/headshot/milb/current[/fimg][/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Name [/th][td90]Jaylen Palmer [fimg=50]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/usa_m.png[/fimg][/td90][/tr] [tr][th]DoB[/th][td90]2000-07-31[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]High Level[/th][td90] AA (2024)[/td90][/tr][/table] If Joe Suozzi's Mets dreams died hard because he was from the neighborhood, Jaylen Palmer's must've come crashing down, because he was right out of the kitchen, coming out of Flushing, NY and Holy Cross High School. Low-average/high-walk-rate Jaylen at least got to stay in affiliated ball, joining the Cubs organization last season and getting re-signed by them a few weeks ago. Transactions, 2/21/2025 [table][tr][th]Direction[/th][td90]GOING[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Transaction [/th][td90]Signed away by Winnipeg (American Association)[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Position Group [/th][th]Relief Pitcher[/th][/tr] [tr][th][/th][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/c_fill,g_auto/w_180/v1/people/676344/headshot/milb/current[/fimg][/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Name [/th][td90]Marcel Renteria [fimg=50]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/usa_m.png[/fimg][/td90][/tr] [tr][th]DoB[/th][td90]1994-09-27[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]High Level[/th][td90] AAA (2023)[/td90][/tr][/table] New Mexico State product Marcel Renteria was one of those guys who never recovered from the missed 2020 season, stalling out in Binghamton for most of 2019-2023. His Western Canada adventure did not prove any more fruitful, as he was released on May 1 without appearing in any games. Transactions, 4/9/2025 [table][tr][th]Direction[/th][td90]GOING[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Transaction [/th][td90]Signed away by York (Atlantic League)[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Position Group [/th][th]Relief Pitchers[/th][/tr] [tr][th][/th][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/d_people:generic:headshot:67:current.png/w_213,q_auto:best/v1/people/676515/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Name [/th][td90]Cam Robinson [fimg=50]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/usa_m.png[/fimg][/td90][/tr] [tr][th]DoB[/th][td90]1999-09-06[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]High Level[/th][td90] AAA (2023)[/td90][/tr][/table] David Stearns was criticized for bringing in Cam Robinson — the former Milwaukee prospect with more of a basketball-y name seen as one more symbol of Stearns' alleged misguided infatuation with former Brewers employees. But while his single season in Mets clothing was solid (3.20 ERA over 39 1/3 innings for Bingo), he became an utter force of nature for The York Revolution in 2025, mowing the Atlantic League down to the tune of a 0.61 ERA over 44 innings, surrendering only 26 hits and zero homers. That got him a ticket back to affiliated ball, in the form of a contract with the Rays, which is sort of an MLB franchise. Transactions, 4/17/2025 [table][tr][th]Direction[/th][td90]GOING[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Transaction [/th][td90]Signed away by Jalisco (Mexican League)[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Position Group [/th][th] Infielders[/th][/tr] [tr][th][/th][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/c_fill,g_auto/w_180/v1/people/680771/headshot/milb/current[/fimg][/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Name [/th][td90]Mateo Gil [fimg=50]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/usa_m.png[/fimg][/td90][/tr] [tr][th]DoB[/th][td90]2000-07-24[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]High Level[/th][td90] AAA (2022)[/td90][/tr][/table] Mateo Gil is only 25, and while he's a native-born UnitedStatesican, he seems to have found a new home in Mexico, playing in two consecutive winter seasons and one summer season down in Jalisco, including participating in the Caribbean Series. Transactions, 5/16/2025 [table][tr][th]Direction[/th][td90]GOING[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Transaction [/th][td90]Signed away by Charleston (Atlantic League)[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Position Group [/th][th]Relief Pitcher[/th][/tr] [tr][th][/th][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/c_fill,g_auto/w_180/v1/people/676520/headshot/milb/current[/fimg][/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Name [/th][td90]Manuel Alvarez [fimg=50]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/dominican-republic-flag-small.png[/fimg][/td90][/tr] [tr][th]DoB[/th][td90]1995-09-17[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]High Level[/th][td90] AAA (2022)[/td90][/tr][/table] There are a lot of Manuel Alvarezes in baseball, so it is easy to forget which one you are. As this one has reached his 30the birthday and has been putting up double-digit ERAs since 2023, it is easy to see why he may not want to remember. He has pitched for two teams since leaving the Mets, but is currently un-employed. It isn't a desirable place to be in one's career, but he has our best wishes.

He is not (at least, not as far as I know). The thread refers to the process of "creep" — by which a bad change (in this case, the proliferation of number retirements) is allowed to happen by changing so gradually that no specific change is so large as to trigger a backlash. Sort of like the addition of logos and advertising to MLB uniforms has long been referred to by uniform watchers as "logo creep."

Dig the rest at the SNY post on Febbook.

Cowboy Jorge Polanco, seemingly without the first idea how to draw a baseball cap, has rendered some living creature on top of his head. [FIMG=500]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HCbf-DVWEAAoX-H?format=jpg&name=large[/FIMG]

Luis Robert, Jr., sneaking down from upstairs to see what Santa brought: [FIMG=500]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HCbf-DWX0AAGKMh?format=jpg&name=large[/FIMG]

Freddy Peralta, depicting himself doing his favorite activity — drunk golfing. [FIMG=500]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HCbf-DYW8AAXyG2?format=jpg&name=large[/FIMG]

Mets invited by SNY to draw their own self portraits. Bo Bichette, clearly wanting to keep his shoe sponsor happy: [fimg=500]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HCbf-DwbkAAAScG?format=jpg&name=large[/fimg]

You could have watched from Nicaragua, I bet.

The concentration of BB-d initialed players in Mets history is stunning. It has left researchers speechless.

Nicaragua goes down in the ninth! Save for Jefry Yan!!

Craig Kimbrel still not getting it together, giving up three hits and a run in his lone inning of work.

Some heavy controversy (which is always good) as Tarik Skubal has kind of bailed on the Americans. His participatio,n along with that of Paul Skenes, seemed to set up a devastating one-two cockpunch of a combo, but it has been announced that he will only be participating in only one game — against the un-imposing Great Britain team — before returning to Tiger Camp, to learn how to be a better Tiger. To which all good Americans cried, "Tarik, we could have pitched Michael Wacha against Great Britain! Give us something we can use!!"

It is. Tong got taken deep for a solo homer by Nicaragua infielder Freddy Zamora.

For those opposed to this tournament, it is a minor blessing that Jonah Tong isn't pitching for Canada today in their exhibition against the Blue Jays. It's a blessing for The Jays, too, as Canada is losing 2-0.

Contrary to posts above, minor-league catcher Onix Vega does not appear to be a free agent, as he has been spotted in camp. Workers are trying to isolate the source of the error, but for the time-being, Mets Roster Center will treat him as an active member of the system, Binghamton bound.

Notable that Byrd is the only American-born player on the list.

Does a team still have to pay a player that is suspended for cheating? No, but they get the rest of his 2025-2028 contract, in which he has failed to play up to the year that won him the deal. It is wrong that teams are relieved of the payroll obligation when PED abusers are suspended. If they they were required to still lay out the money (if only to charity), they would take a much greater interest in keeping their players clean.

This is supposedly going down today, as soon as they get the field dry, with Vientos playing for Nicaragua.

The Braves sure paid a lot of money to be left holding that bag.

I don't really have a problem with honoring **** that happened before my time. As sensibilities progress, legacies like Columbus' and Washington's may change in the public perception, and it is right that we should continue to reassess, but I think a stable culture continues to make space for foundational and transformational figures. Lore is part of what makes the game the game, and the elevation of these figures triggers lore. That Cap Anson guy was a mountainous figure at one point, but now we know him to have been a massive tool that did immeasurable damage to the game and to culture at large. Let's keep his plaque in the Hall of Fame and keep telling that story.

Thus far, the only Mets known to have broken the 99 ceiling are Jay Satan (666) and Super Seaver (4141).

I think he was elected to the Hall of Fame on the entirety of his career. His on-field Yankee legacy was pretty comparable to Al Leiter's or Jose Reyes' careers with the Mets. And it was far less than Andy Pettitte's on-field Yankee legacy (depending on how you file the drug issue). The greater issue, of course, is that the set of available numbers between 0 and 99 is finite, so we would do well to find an alternative way to honor people.

And thank you. It is very kind of you to frame my weird project as a virtue.

We'll be working on coming up with a name that satisfies our needs along with the SEO needs and availability and not-stupidity needs.