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That was a long minute. Kelley Franco Throop is a civil litigation attorney with over two decades of experience in developing litigation strategies, assessing risk, and negotiating complex settlements. Kelley has tried cases in Probate and Superior Courts and has successfully argued before the Connecticut Appellate Court.

These things get framed in black and white, but Angelos family has more of a mixed legacy in Baltimore. There have been blatant missteps, but Peter built an ownership group comprised of local luminaries — himself, Tom Clancy, Pam Shriver, Barry Levinson — and he took over just after the establishment of Oriole Park at Camden Yards, so even though he didn't build it, the good will around it reflected on him. Through multiple cycles of revitalization and decline in downtown, the neighborhood and culture in and around the park has (mostly) been untouched by any but the best of good will from the varying (often otherwise clashing) factions of the city and county. The Angelos name decorates the outside of downtown hospital wings and university buildings, and these too remain in excellent shape in a city with a big dilapidation and vacancy problem. The team has spent when the opportunity was available, as quixotic as it has been to try to keep up with the Yankees and the Red Sox. If fan interference had been correctly called on Jeffrey Maier, the story of the Orioles over the last 30 years (and that of the Yankees, too, of course) might be very different.

"Do not neglect to offer memories to Mets, for some have walked-off against the Angels." — Hodges 13:2 [media=youtube]_SJKjCXTVYM[/media]

Hi, I'm Rafael Ortega. I was Met #1210, appearing in the 2023 season we just played. The White Sox signed me to a minor-league contract 26 days ago, eliciting all of zero memories from you. Zero. But that's understandable, seeing as I only appeared in ... 47 games! Holy shit, I appeared in 47 GAMES and you couldn't be bothered with giving me a memorial thread?! You suck! I'm sorry, that was harsh, but come on! You're, like, the Rafael Ortega of forums! Please, won't somebody remember me?! [fimg=550]https://www.tsn.ca/content/dam/tsn/en/home/images/2023/8/13/rafael-ortega-1-1995708-1691980841565.jpeg[/fimg]

Does anybody still think Turner's still got something positive left to offer? Long about now, I'd have more faith in Daniel Murphy, I think.

If McLean makes it to the bigs as a two-way dude, please promise me he gets the nickname "The Only Nolan."

Rondón also makes it more likely that Luisangel Acuña opens at AA.

Thanks, we'll note that as soon as we are able. In the meantime, we have a signing that went so under the radar that it took almost two weeks to be noted by the major sources. Transactions, 1/18/2024 [th]Direction[/th][td90]COMING[/td90][th]Transaction [/th][td90]Signed away from Tijuana (Mexican League) to Minor-League Contract, Projected for Syracuse[/td90] [th]Position Group[/th][th]=#BF80FF] Infielder[/th][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/493603/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][th]Name [/th][td90]José Rondón [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/venezuelan-flag-small.jpg[/fimg][/td90][th]DoB[/th][td90]1994-03-03[/td90][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][th]High Level[/th][td90]MLB (2021)[/td90] It's hard to know what to make of this guy. He profiles as one of the top hitters for Syracuse on opening day, but a huge chunk (71.65%) of his career value has been garnered in the Venezuelan Winter League, where he's currently playing for Leones de Caracas and looking like the 2023-2024 league MVP. Part of his problem is he never really has racked up full, strong seasons in AAA, because when he's good, he gets called up the bigs, and he rots on the bench. Or maybe part of it is that he needs to stop playing winter ball and give his muscles a break. It's also interesting that he's mostly an infielder playing affiliated ball stateside in the summer, but mostly an outfielder in the winter leagues. Weird. Not unprecedented, but weird. He could be in the heart of Syracuse's order on opening day. He could sneak onto the Mets roster in a key injury situation. He very well could be back in the Mexican League by June. Hard to say, but a Venezuelan Winter League MVP ain't nothing.

I believe it, because Topps has told me of it. And yeah, Hal King it is. I knew you'd recognize the sleeve patch. I'm sure I'd've sussed it out had I put in the work ... but so many cards! https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2024/01/screen-shot-2024-01-30-at-5.06.11-pm.png> Sanguillen, indeed!

1972 [FIMG=300]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/nsUAAOSw~3ZlMv4K/s-l1600.webp[/FIMG] [FIMG=450]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/InEAAOSw2HhlMv4K/s-l960.webp[/FIMG] The turbulent period of 1972 had Americans looking backwards, and Topps framed their cards with a splendid design reminiscent of an art deco 1920s moviehouse marquee. America would soon be consumed by Jazz Age films like The Sting, Paper Moon, and The Great Gatsby, and as usual, Topps was ahead of that curve. Bud's main card shows him doing something Topps never before depicted as a part of his skill set — batting lefthanded. It's the way he took the majority of his at-bats, of course, but this is his baseball card debut of a lefthanded stance, with the left field stands at Shea somewhat obscured by the netting of the batting cage he's posed in front of. While this pose is clearly performative, Bud commits to his role, and his usual steely gaze gets an extra dose of steeliness, his blue eyes paler and almost robotic in their intensity of purpose. The reverse side overcompensates for 1971's having only a single year of stats, going back to include Bud's minor league numbers, despite him now having seven seasons of MLB performance to account for. That leaves very little room for abstract, but they get in three new facts, none mealy-mouthed, all relating to his most recent season. Not impressed? Don't worry. It's 1972 — and in the year 1972, Bud Harrelson and cardboard teamed up more often than Mel & Tim. They were two great tastes that went great together. You just saw Topps #53 and, well, the editors got such a jones for Buddy that they dedicated #54 to him as well. [FIMG=300]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/28AAAOSwISdi-~fe/s-l1600.webp[/FIMG] [FIMG=300]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/dc4AAOSw6pFi-~fg/s-l960.webp[/FIMG] Unable to leave behind the action shots of 1971 even as they switch to posed torso shots in 1972, Topps created a special edition series from which they couldn't resist a little Budliness. Bud is seen here again batting lefthanded — for reals this time — against a day-game backdrop of Shea field level seats and dugout façades painted white, which probably was a good way for firstbasemen to lose track of throws. Bud doesn't look like he made the strongest of contact with his toothpick of a bat here, but he's characteristically fast out of the box, trying to get the most out of his abilities. The catcher appears to have orange-and-black equipment, which suggests to me we're looking at an Astro or Giant here, but he also seems to have a skin tone characteristic of African heritage, and, well, neither of those two teams fielded a catcher of color in 1971. Maybe I'm wrong about the fleshtone or maybe we're looking at Manny Sanguilen of the Pirates here, breaking the team's color scheme with the knee cups on his shinguards. I don't know, but I'm sure somebody does. The internal advertising on the back features Bud's future teammate and manager Joe Torre, as well as roommate Tom Seaver. The meta artwork that is Topps' illustrations of their puzzle cards is hit and miss. The Torre illustration kinda looks Torre-esque if you squint, despite the square chin and the clean shave being uncharacteristic of the subject, but the Seaver illustration is right out, and shown that image without a caption, I'd guess 100 other big league figures — Bill Virdon, Gaylord Perry, Bobby Grich — before Tom Seaver. [FIMG=300]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/ORsAAOSwLihk5Q4Z/s-l960.webp[/FIMG] [FIMG=300]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/TGcAAOSwGPhk5Q4Z/s-l1600.webp[/FIMG] You'd think Topps was done Budding with #54, but no way! Here's #496 in which we see our young Californian squinting into the sun with all the resolve that would turn him into the big leaguer we celebrate. Juvenile Bud recognizable by that gaze and his triangle-shaped face, despite gap in his front teeth — something he would either grow out of or see corrected through the magic of orthodontics. (Orthodontics would provide little help to a similar concern with this writer's teeth.) The back of the card makes up for the paucity of abstract from #53, telling the story of the older version of this boy and his exploits in high school and college, where — WOW! — Bud played third base! If a lightweight like Bud was your thirdbaseman, San Francisco State, who was your shortstop?! [FIMG=300]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/HfwAAOSw6dFlsatf/s-l960.webp[/FIMG] [FIMG=450]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Kr4AAOSwd-dlsatf/s-l960.webp[/FIMG] Overwhelmed by the insatiable demand for Bud's 1971 3D card, Kellogg's went back to the well with this extra-dimensional representation of Harrelson shortstopping against a backdrop of puffy cumulus clouds hanging in a gorgeous blue sky. The spotted 3D frame looks like a field of snowflakes, as if to say that, when Bud starts fielding grounders, a window of spring has opened up in a wall of winter. Kellogg's again puts Topps to shame with outstanding, and well researched, abstract on the back, making you forget the lack of design. Bud is "still" the top shortstop in the National League? Hah! Suck it, Chris Speier! Eat shit, Don Kessinger! The standard-bearer is clearly Bud Harrelson and he has been for some time. The rest of you are just showing up. [FIMG=150]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/KCYAAOSw-XVllOgI/s-l960.webp[/FIMG] [FIMG=225]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/M5EAAOSw6WVllOgI/s-l960.webp[/FIMG] [FIMG=150]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/EykAAOSwg1tls38W/s-l960.webp[/FIMG] [FIMG=150]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/KicAAOSw5j5ls38W/s-l960.webp[/FIMG] [FIMG=160]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/bf4AAOSwBI9lNVWu/s-l960.webp[/FIMG] [FIMG=160]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/HvcAAOSwgRBlNVWv/s-l960.webp[/FIMG] Part of the orgy of Bud Harrelson cardboard variations in 1972 was due to the fact that, in this period, Topps cards were also marketed under the O-Pee-Chee brand in Canada. They were largely indistinguishable from their Topps counterparts apart from the different copyright information and passing nods to bilingualism out of a grudging respect for Canada's French-speaking minority. Despite their apparent redundancy, if you're a Bud Harrelson completionist, your set ain't complete without these.

[fimg=600]https://i.ytimg.com/vi/P1kAdkgtviI/maxresdefault.jpg[/fimg] I was assaulted at work by Stubby Clapp, damaging both my reputation and my ability to earn wages for my family. I didn't know where to turn until a friend told me about Santiago, Foggo & McLean, who let me know that I was entitled to both compensatory and punitive damages. Because of them, I didn't have to lose my shirt. Thanks, Santiago, Foggo & McLean!

In the low minors, the Mets are currently rocking three two-way players, or at least three players who've gotten this far as two-way players. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=mclean000nolNolan McLean, last year's third-round pick out of Oklahoma State, seems to be the one they are most interested in going forward with. He's only just gotten his feet wet as a pro, but the Mets have used him as a pitcher (3 1/3 innings) and as a DH (24 trips to the plate). [FIMG=350]https://images.sidearmdev.com/resize?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net%2Fsidearm.nextgen.sites%2Fokstate.com%2Fimages%2F2022%2F5%2F2%2FMcLean_pitching_vs_Texas_2.jpg&height=300[/FIMG] [FIMG=350]https://images.sidearmdev.com/resize?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net%2Fsidearm.nextgen.sites%2Fokstate.com%2Fimages%2F2021%2F3%2F14%2FMcLean_HR_vs_Vanderbilt.jpg&height=300[/FIMG] https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=foggo-000eriEric Foggo was a corner infielder/corner outfielder through his four years with Stetson (aka "deGrom U") and a fifth year with Alabama. But hitting well in a part-time duty for the Tide wasn't enough to get him drafted (six Alabama teammates got selected) and so he tried his hand at pitching in the Pioneer League. Three scoreless innings later, and the Mets purchased him from Evansville. He's now thrown 23 OK-but-not-eye-opening innings with St. Lucie, and he hasn't been used at the plate, but a .964 OPS in the SEC his senior year is hard to ignore. [FIMG=380]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FwXbhGUXoAEqbrY.jpg:large[/FIMG] [FIMG=320]https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/stetson.sidearmsports.com/images/2021/4/30/Foggo_Eric_JU_SS_06.JPG[/FIMG] https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=santia000chrChris Santiago was a slugging corner infielder for St. Mary's (West Coast Conference) who had only occasionally taken the mound for the Gaels, but it was the mound where the Mets liked him when they chose him in the 18th round of the 2022 draft. But after starting out with three scoreless innings in rookie ball, Santiago missed all of 2023 with injury, presumably surgery, as he was announced out for the year pretty much all along. So depending on how his rehab goes, necessity as much as ingenuity may lead to him picking up his bats again. [FIMG=252]https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1561119335028035586/Egq8IWhL_400x400.jpg[/FIMG] [FIMG=448]https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/smcgaels.com/images/2022/3/14/SMC_Web_Pictures_214_.jpg[/FIMG] There's a good chance only one or perhaps none of them get to proceed on both tracks, but I salute Japan for opening up that door. Who knows how many brilliant careers we might have seen had a US organization or two had the stomach for allowing a ballplayer to play on both sides of the ball, as virtually all of them did for most of their juvenile careers?

It don't look killer, but I admire that they've had a strategy and stuck to it. They've topped the rotation with a pair of multiple CYA winners the last two years and it's come up with less than the best results, because an injured Bob Gibson and an injured Kevin Kobel are worth just as much. So, unless I'm misreading, they are trying to (a) spread their resources around more broadly, and ( make commitments that will be easier to move on from when one works out and another doesn't. That may not be the answer either, but it hopefully won't be a step back. They have a farm system that's now generally ranked in the top five — and it might have been number one if they hadn't looked for the instant gratification of trading Pete Crow-Armstrong for Javier Baez. The crew they have may or may not be able to staff the ship effectively until those classes mature, but if they do, those pieces are fungible enough to clear room for anybody who comes through.

Diego Castillo, DFA'd and waived this offseason by the Diamondbacks and claimed by the Mets, only to be DFA'd and waived by the Mets and claimed by the Yankees … has now been DFA'd by the Yankees. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

One of our Mainers is Mike Bordick.

Ken Boyer, Jerry Buchek, Ed Kranepool, Bud Harrelson.

It's good to get readership feedback, even if it means the database is misfiring. Peterson and Heineman thank you for dewebbifying. [th]Starting Pitcher[/th][th]=#00BF00] Catcher[/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/656849/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/623168/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][td90]David Peterson [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Tyler Heineman [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]1995-09-03[/td90][td90]1991-06-19[/td90][td90]L/L[/td90][td90]S/R[/td90][td90]Starting Pitcher[/td90][td90]=#00BF00]Catcher[/td90][td90] rp[/td90][td90]1b, rp[/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed as first-round draft pick (20th overall) out of The University of Oregon, 7/7/2017[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Claimed off waivers from TOR, 2023-12-01.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2026[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Expected to open season on Injured List following hip surgery.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has one minor league option year remaining Projected for Binghamton.[/PTEXT][/td90]

Transactions, 1/27/2024 [th]Direction[/th][td90]GOING[/td90][td90]GOING[/td90][td90]=#008410]COMING[/td90][th]Transaction [/th][td90] Signed away by CLE to Minor-League Contract[/td90][td90]Removed from Projected Roster, Projected for Syracuse, Despite Being out of Options[/td90][td90] Re-Signed for One Year, $4.5 Million[/td90][th]Position Group [/th][th]Starting Pitcher[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][th][/th][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/w_213,q_100/v1/people/471911/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/613534/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/493603/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][th]Name [/th][td90]Carlos Carrasco [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/venezuelan-flag-small.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90]Austin Adams [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Adam Ottavino [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][th]DoB[/th][td90]1987-03-21[/td90][td90]1991-05-05[/td90][td90]1985-11-22[/td90][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]S/R[/td90][th]High Level[/th][td90]MLB (2023)[/td90][td90]MLB (2023)[/td90][td90]MLB (2023)[/td90] When all is said and done at the end of this off-season, one place the Mets might look good in is the "Major Subtractions" column. That's clearly due in part to most of their major subtractions having occured at the traded deadline in July, but if you squint past that, you can see among their top offseason losses Carlos Carrasco, a starting pitcher who gave them 90 innings in 2023 with a balloony 6.80 ERA, you can imagine taking some comfort in that. And if that — along with sometime DH Daniel Vogelbach and utility-infielder-coming-off-a-rough-season Luis Guillorme — are your big losses, hey maybe you have more of a foundation than it might otherwise seem. Just a perspective, not a conclusion. Anypits, this Adam Ottavino creates a pinch in a bullpen without options, putting one of their offseason major-league-contract signees Austin Adams on the wrong side of the bubble. Austin should have a lot of time to work back into the picture before opening day, while the vagaries of spring training do their thing, but the Ottavino signing also puts the Mets over the roster limit, so Adams may be in more immediate danger than that, as the Mets will have to trim somebody as soon as Otto becomes official. If Adams does get visited by The DFA Fairy, it should clear up some of the spring confusion we might expect between him and our recent waiver claim, catcher Austin Allen. YOUR Projected 2024 Mets Coaching Staff [th][ptext=8]Position Group[/ptext][/th][th][PTEXT=8]=#FFFFFF] Manager[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]=#FFFFFF]Bench Coach[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]=#FFFFFF]Pitching Coach[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]=#FFFFFF]Hitting Coach[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]=#FFFFFF]Third Base Coach[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]=#FFFFFF]First Base Coach[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]=#FFFFFF]Bullpen Coach[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]=#FFFFFF]Co-Hitting 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Mendoza [fimg=30]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/venezuelan-flag-small.jpg[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]John Gibbons [fimg=30]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Jeremy Hefner [fimg=30]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Eric Chávez [fimg=30]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Mike Sarbaugh [fimg=30]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Antoan Richardson [fimg=30]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/bahamas-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]José Rosado [fimg=30]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Jeremy Barnes [fimg=30]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][th][ptext=8]DoB[/ptext][/th][td60][PTEXT=8]1979-11-27[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]1962-06-08[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]1986-03-11[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]1977-12-07[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]1967-04-25[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]1983-10-08[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]1974-11-09[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]1987-04-13[/PTEXT][/td60][th][ptext=8]B/T[/ptext][/th][td60][PTEXT=8]S/R[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]R/R[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]R/R[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]L/R[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]R/R[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]S/R[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]L/L[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]R/R[/PTEXT][/td60][th][ptext=8]Originally Acquired[/ptext][/th][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired away from NYY as Manager, 2023-11-13.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired away from TOR as bench coach, 2023-11-22.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired away from MIN as MLB pitching coach, 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Org.[/ptext][/th][td60][PTEXT=8]1[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]1[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]5[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]3[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]1[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]1[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]1[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]4[/PTEXT][/td60][th][ptext=8]Position Group[/ptext][/th][th][PTEXT=8]=#FFFFFF]Co-Hitting Coach[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]=#FFFFFF]Catching Coach[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]=#FFFFFF]Coaching Assistant[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]=#FFFFFF]Staff Assistant[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]=#FFFFFF]Equipment Manager[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]=#FFFFFF]Bullpen Catcher[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]=#FFFFFF]Bullpen Catcher[/PTEXT][/th][th][/th][th][/th][td60][fimg=60]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/barnes-jeremy-2023-circle.png[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/d_people:generic:headshot:83:current.png/ar_1:1,c_pad,b_auto:border/r_max/w_180,q_auto:best/v1/people/427468/headshot/83/coach/current[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/fernandez-raphael-2023-circle.png[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/myers-aaron.png[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2022/10/kierst-ps.png[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/d_people:generic:headshot:83:current.png/ar_1:1,c_pad,b_auto:border/r_max/w_180,q_auto:best/v1/people/430002/headshot/83/coach/current[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/d_people:generic:headshot:83:current.png/ar_1:1,c_pad,b_auto:border/r_max/w_180,q_auto:best/v1/people/534948/headshot/83/coach/current[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=50]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/mm3.png[/fimg][/td60][th][ptext=8]Name[/ptext][/th][td60][PTEXT=8]Danny Barnes [fimg=30]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Glenn Sherlock [fimg=30]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Rafael Fernandez [fimg=30]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Dominican_Republic.jpg[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Aaron Myers [fimg=30]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Kevin Kierst [fimg=30]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Eric Langill [fimg=30]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/canada-flag.jpg[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Dave Racaniello [fimg=30]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][/td60][th][ptext=8]DoB[/ptext][/th][td60][PTEXT=8]1987-04-13[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]1960-09-26[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]1988-08-03[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]1977-05-14[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]1964-07-09[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]1979-04-09[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]1978-06-03[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][/td60][th][ptext=8]B/T[/ptext][/th][td60][PTEXT=8]R/R[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]L/R[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]L/L[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]R/R[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]U/U[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]R/R[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]R/R[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][/td60][th][ptext=8]Originally Acquired[/ptext][/th][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired away from HOU as director of player development initiatives, circa 1/25/2021.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired away from PIT and announced as Mets bench 2022-01-29.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired away from Leones de Monteria as organizational outfield coach, 2015-05-01.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Seemingly joined the organization sometime in 2022 as FCL Mets bench coach.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired away from Cincinnati as Norfolk equipment manager, 1989.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired as MLB bullpen catcher, 2011-06-00.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired as MLB bullpen catcher, 2001-00-00.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][/td60][th][ptext=8]Status Notes[/ptext][/th][td60][PTEXT=6]Also referred to as "Assistant Coach" and "Data Coach[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Also serving as strategy coach.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6] [/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6] [/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6] [/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6] [/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6] [/PTEXT][/td60][td60][/td60][th][ptext=8]Year in Org.[/ptext][/th][td60][PTEXT=8]4[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]3[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]3[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]2[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]35[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]14[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]25[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][/td60] YOUR Projected 2024 Mets Training Staff [th][ptext=8]Position Group[/ptext][/th][th][PTEXT=8]=#FFFFFF]Director of Player Health[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]=#FFFFFF]Head Athletic Trainer[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]=#FFFFFF]Assistant Athletic Trainer[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=6]=#FFFFFF]Reconditioning Coordinator[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=6]=#FFFFFF]Reconditioning Therapist[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=7]=#FFFFFF]Head Performance Coach[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=7]=#FFFFFF]Assistant Performance Coach[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=7]=#FFFFFF]Performance Nutrition Coordinator[/PTEXT][/th][th][/th][td60][fimg=60]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2022/10/chicklo-ps.png[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2022/10/golia-ps.png[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/baca-bryan-2023-circle.png[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2022/10/bardanett-ps.png[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/bickel-josh-2023-circle.png[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2022/10/clarke-ps.png[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/miracle-tanner-2023-circle-1.png[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/chiang-jeremy-2023-circle.png[/fIMG][/td60][th][ptext=8]Name[/ptext][/th][td60][PTEXT=8]Brian Chicklo [fimg=30]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Joseph Golia [fimg=30]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Bryan Baca [fimg=30]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Sean Bardanett [fimg=30]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Josh Bickel [fimg=30]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Dustin Clarke [fimg=30]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Tanner Miracle [fimg=30]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Jeremy Chiang [fimg=30]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/flag-of-taiwan.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][th][ptext=8]DoB[/ptext][/th][td60][PTEXT=8]1972-07-17[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]1978-00-00[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Circa 1980[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]1988-06-23[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]1986-01-00[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]1987-00-00[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]1991-00-00[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]0000-00-00[/PTEXT][/td60][th][ptext=8]Originally Acquired[/ptext][/th][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired as SS A+ trainer, 1998.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired as SS A+ trainer, 2005.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired away from HOU, 2022, as assistant athletic trainer.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired away from CIN as reconditioning therapist, 2019.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired away from CIN as reconditioning therapist, 2021.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired, 2010.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired away from Weber International University, 2016-00-00.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired away from TOR, 2023-00-00.[/PTEXT][/td60][th][ptext=8]Status Notes[/ptext][/th][td60][PTEXT=6] [/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6] [/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6] [/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6] [/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6] [/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6] [/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6] [/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6] [/PTEXT][/td60][th][ptext=8]Year in Org.[/ptext][/th][td60][PTEXT=8]27[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]20[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]3[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]6[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]4[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]15[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]9[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]2[/PTEXT][/td60] YOUR Projected 2024 New York Mets [th]Position Group[/th][th][/th][th]Starting Pitcher[/th][th]Starting Pitcher[/th][th]Starting Pitcher[/th][th]Starting Pitcher[/th][th]Starting Pitcher[/th][th][/th][th][/th][td90][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/mm1.png[/fimg][/td90][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/605288/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/640455/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/500779/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/673540/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/622663/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/mm3.png[/fimg][/td90][th]Name [/th][td90][td90]Adrian Houser [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Sean Manaea [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]José Quintana [fimg=50]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/flag-of-colombia.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Kodai Senga [fimg=50]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/japanese-flag.gif[/fimg][/td90][td90]Luís Severino [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Dominican_Republic.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90][th]DoB[/th][td90][td90]1993-02-02[/td90][td90]1992-02-01[/td90][td90]1989-01-24[/td90][td90]1993-01-30[/td90][td90]1994-02-20[/td90][td90][th]B/T[/th][td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/L[/td90][td90]R/L[/td90][td90]L/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90][th]Primary Position[/th][td90][td90]Starting Pitcher[/td90][td90]Starting Pitcher[/td90][td90]Starting Pitcher[/td90][td90]Starting Pitcher[/td90][td90]Starting Pitcher[/td90][td90][th]Other Positions[/th][td90][td90]rp[/td90][td90]rp[/td90][td90] [/td90][td90]rp[/td90][td90]rp[/td90][td90][th]Originally Acquired[/th][td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Traded from MIL with Tyrone Taylor for Coleman Crow, 2023-12-20.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from SFG, 2024-01-07.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from STL as free agent, 12/7/2022.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from Softbank (NPB) for five years, $75 million, 12/11/2022.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from NYY, 2023-11-29.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][th]Earliest FA[/th][td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2027[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][th]Status Notes[/th][td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has opt-out after 2024.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has three minor league option years remaining.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][th]Position Group[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][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/641360/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Diaz-Edwin-2019.jpg[/fimg][/td90][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/605347/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/493603/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/548384/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/670990/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Smith-Drew-2019.jpg[/fimg][/td90][th]Name [/th][td90]Phil Bickford [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Edwin Díaz [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Puerto_Rico.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Jorge López [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Puerto_Rico.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Adam Ottavino [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Brooks Raley [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Yohan Ramirez [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Dominican_Republic.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90]Drew Smith [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][th]DoB[/th][td90]1995-07-10[/td90][td90]1994-03-22[/td90][td90]1993-02-10[/td90][td90]1985-11-22[/td90][td90]1988-06-29[/td90][td90]1995-05-06[/td90][td90]1993-09-24[/td90][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]S/R[/td90][td90]L/L[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][th]Primary Position[/th][td90]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/td90][td90]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/td90][td90]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/td90][td90]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/td90][td90]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/td90][td90]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/td90][td90]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/td90][th]Other Positions[/th][td90]sp[/td90][td90] [/td90][td90]sp[/td90][td90]sp[/td90][td90]sp[/td90][td90]sp[/td90][td90]sp[/td90][th]Originally Acquired[/th][td90][PTEXT=7]Traded from LAD for cash, 8/1/2003.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Acquired from SEA with Robinson Cano and cash for Jarred Kelenic, Gerson Bautista, Jay Bruce, Justin Dunn, and Anthony Swarzak, 12/3/18.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from BAL, 2023-12-06.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from Boston as free agent, 3/13/2022.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Acquired from TBR for Keyshawn Askew, 12/7/2022.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Traded from CHW for cash, 2023-12-18.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Acquired from TBR for Lucas Duda, 7/27/17.[/PTEXT][/td90][th]Earliest FA[/th][td90][PTEXT=9]2023[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2027[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2023[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][th]Status Notes[/th][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90][th]Position Group[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][th]=#00BF00] Catcher[/th][th]=#00BF00] Catcher[/th][th]=#BF80FF] Infielder[/th][th]=#BF80FF] Infielder[/th][th]=#BF80FF] Infielder[/th][th]=#BF80FF] Infielder[/th][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/543859/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/682626/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/553882/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Alonso-Pete-2019.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/w_213,q_100/v1/people/596019/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/McNeil-Jeff-2019.jpg[/fimg][/td90][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/670097/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][th]Name [/th][td90]Michael Tonkin [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Francisco Alvarez [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/venezuelan-flag-small.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90]Omar Narváez [fimg=50]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/venezuelan-flag-small.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90]Pete Alonso [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Francisco Lindor [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Puerto_Rico.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Jeff McNeil [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Zack Short [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][th]DoB[/th][td90]1989-11-19[/td90][td90]1901-11-01[/td90][td90]1992-02-10[/td90][td90]1994-12-07[/td90][td90]1993-11-14[/td90][td90]1992-04-08[/td90][td90]1995-05-29[/td90][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]L/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]S/R[/td90][td90]L/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][th]Primary Position[/th][td90]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/td90][td90]=#00BF00]Catcher[/td90][td90]=#00BF00]Catcher[/td90][td90]=#BF80FF]First Base[/td90][td90]=#BF80FF]Shortstop[/td90][td90]=#BF80FF]Second Base[/td90][td90]=#BF80FF]Shortstop[/td90][th]Other Positions[/th][td90]sp[/td90][td90] [/td90][td90]1b, lf, 2b[/td90][td90] [/td90][td90] [/td90][td90]lf, rf, 3b[/td90][td90]2b, 3b, cf, lf, rp, rf[/td90][th]Originally Acquired[/th][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from ATL, 2023-12-06.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed as international amateur free agent out of Venezuela, 7/2/18[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from MIL, 12/16/2022.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed 7/7/16 as second-round draft pick out of Florida.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Acquired with Carlos Carrasco from CLE for Amed Rosario, Andres Giménez, Josh Wolf, and Isaiah Greene, 1/7/21.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed as 12th-round draft pick out of Long Beach St., 6/19/13.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Claimed off waivers from DET, 20230-11-06.[/PTEXT][/td90][th]Earliest FA[/th][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2028[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2031[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][th]Status Notes[/th][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has two minor league option years remaining.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has three minor league option years remaining.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90][th]Position Group[/th][th]=#BF80FF] Infielder[/th][th]=#BF80FF] Infielder[/th][th]=#FFC2C2] Outfielder[/th][th]=#FFC2C2] Outfielder[/th][th]=#FFC2C2] Outfielder[/th][th]=#FFC2C2] Outfielder[/th][th]=#FFC2C2] Outfielder[/th][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/668901/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/621563/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/664056/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/516782/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Nimmo-Brandon-2019.jpg[/fimg][/td90][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/621466/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/621438/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][th]Name [/th][td90]Mark Vientos [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Joey Wendle [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Harrison Bader [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Starling Marte [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Dominican_Republic.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90]Brandon Nimmo [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]DJ Stewart [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Tyrone Taylor [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][th]DoB[/th][td90]1999-12-11[/td90][td90]1990-04-26[/td90][td90]1994-06-03[/td90][td90]1988-10-09[/td90][td90]1993-03-27[/td90][td90]1993-11-30[/td90][td90]1994-01-22[/td90][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]L/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/L[/td90][td90]L/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][th]Primary Position[/th][td90]=#BF80FF]Third Base[/td90][td90]=#BF80FF]Shortstop[/td90][td90]=#FFC2C2]Center Field[/td90][td90]=#FFC2C2]Right Field[/td90][td90]=#FFC2C2]Center Field[/td90][td90]=#FFC2C2]Left Field[/td90][td90]=#FFC2C2]Right Field[/td90][th]Other Positions[/th][td90]1b, lf, ss[/td90][td90]2b, 3b, lf, rf[/td90][td90]lf, rf[/td90][td90]lf, cf[/td90][td90]lf, rf[/td90][td90]rf, cf, 1b[/td90][td90]cf, lf[/td90][th]Originally Acquired[/th][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed as second-round draft pick out of American Heritage HS (FL), 6/26/2017.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from MIA as free agent, 2023-11-29.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from CIN, 2023-01-04.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from OAK, 11/26/2021.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed as first-round draft pick (13th overall) out of East HS (WY), 8/15/11.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from BAL to minor league contract, 2/2/2023.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Traded from MIL with Adrian Houser for Coleman Crow, 2023-12-20.[/PTEXT][/td90][th]Earliest FA[/th][td90][PTEXT=9]2029[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2025[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2030[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2023[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][th]Status Notes[/th][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has one minor league option year remaining. Projected for Syracuse.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has one minor league option year remaining.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90] Also on 40-Man Roster [th]Position Group[/th][th]Starting Pitcher[/th][th]Starting Pitcher[/th][th]Starting Pitcher[/th][th]Starting Pitcher[/th][th]Starting Pitcher[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][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/676130/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/668820/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/w_213,q_100/v1/people/664192/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/656731/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/656849/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/613534/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/657585/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][th]Name [/th][td90]José Butto [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/venezuelan-flag-small.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90]Max Kranick [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Joey Lucchesi [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Tylor Megill [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]David Peterson [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Austin Adams [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Reed Garrett [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][th]DoB[/th][td90]1998-03-19[/td90][td90]1997-07-21[/td90][td90]1993-06-06[/td90][td90]1995-07-28[/td90][td90]1995-09-03[/td90][td90]1991-05-05[/td90][td90]1993-01-02[/td90][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]L/L[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][th]Primary Position[/th][td90]Starting Pitcher[/td90][td90]Starting Pitcher[/td90][td90]Starting Pitcher[/td90][td90]Starting Pitcher[/td90][td90]Starting Pitcher[/td90][td90]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/td90][td90]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/td90][th]Other Positions[/th][td90]rp[/td90][td90]rp[/td90][td90]rp[/td90][td90]rp[/td90][td90]rp[/td90][td90]sp[/td90][td90]sp[/td90][th]Originally Acquired[/th][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed as international amateur free agent out of Venezuela, 6/2/2017.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Claimed off waivers from PIT, 2024-01-11.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Acquired from SDP in a three-way trade in which the Mets sent Endy Rodridguez to PIT, 1/19/21.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed as eighth-round draft pick out of Arizona, 6/15/18.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed as first-round draft pick (20th overall) out of The University of Oregon, 7/7/2017.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from ARI, 2023-11-30.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Claimed off waivers from BAL, 6/25/2023.[/PTEXT][/td90][th]Earliest FA[/th][td90][PTEXT=9]2028[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2023[/PTEXT][/td90][th]Status Notes[/th][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has one minor league option year remaining Projected for Syracuse..[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Projected for Brooklyn. Out of options.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Projected for Syracuse. Has one minor league option year remaining.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has two minor league option years remaining. Projected for Syracuse.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Expected to open season on Injured List following hip surgery.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Out of options. Projected for Syracuse.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has one minor league option year remaining. Projected for Syracuse.[/PTEXT][/td90][th]Position Group[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][th]=#00BF00] Catcher[/th][th]=#BF80FF] Infielder[/th][th]=#BF80FF] Infielder[/th][th]=#BF80FF] Infielder[/th][th][/th][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/c_fill,g_auto/w_180/v1/people/701643/headshot/milb/current[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/w_213,q_100/v1/people/656887/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/677020/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/623168/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/c_fill,g_auto/w_180/v1/people/682668/headshot/milb/current[/fimg][/td90][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/683146/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/677595/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][th]Name [/th][td90]Grant Hartwig [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Sean Reid-Foley [fimg=50]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/flag-guam.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Josh Walker [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Tyler Heineman [fimg=50]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/venezuelan-flag-small.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90]Luisangel Acuña [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/venezuelan-flag-small.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90]Brett Baty [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Ronny Mauricio [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Dominican_Republic.jpg[/fimg][/td90][th]DoB[/th][td90]1997-12-18[/td90][td90]1995-08-30[/td90][td90]1994-12-01[/td90][td90]1991-06-19[/td90][td90]2002-03-12[/td90][td90]1999-11-13[/td90][td90]2001-04-04[/td90][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]L/L[/td90][td90]S/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]L/R[/td90][td90]S/R[/td90][th]Primary Position[/th][td90]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/td90][td90]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/td90][td90]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/td90][td90]=#00BF00]Catcher[/td90][td90]=#BF80FF]Shortstop[/td90][td90]=#BF80FF]Third Base[/td90][td90]=#BF80FF]Shortstop[/td90][th]Other Positions[/th][td90]sp, ss, 1b[/td90][td90]sp[/td90][td90]sp, lf[/td90][td90]1b, rp[/td90][td90]2b, cf[/td90][td90]1b, lf[/td90][td90]3b, 2b[/td90][th]Originally Acquired[/th][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed as undrafted amateur free agent out of Miami of Ohio, 7/22/2021.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Acquired from TOR, with Yennsy Diaz and Josh Winckowski, for Steven Matz, 1/27/2021.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed as 37th-round draft pick out of University of New Hampshire, 6/18/2017.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Claimed off waivers from TOR, 2023-12-01.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Traded from TEX for Max Scherzer and $35 million, 7/30/2023.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed as first-round draft pick (12th overall) out of Lake Travis HS (TX), 6/15/19.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed as international amateur free agent, 7/2/2017.[/PTEXT][/td90][th]Earliest FA[/th][td90][PTEXT=9]2025[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2026[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2023[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2025[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2029[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2028[/PTEXT][/td90][th]Status Notes[/th][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has two minor leauge option years remaining. Projected for Binghamton.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Projected for Syracuse, despite being out of options.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has two minor league option years remaining. Projected for Binghamton.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has one minor league option year remaining Projected for Binghamton.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Projected for Syracuse. Has three minor league option years remaining.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Projected for Syracuse. Has two minor league option years remaining.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Expected to open season on Injured List following ACL surgery. Has two option years remaining.[/PTEXT][/td90][th]Position Group[/th][th]=#FFC2C3] Outfielder[/th][th][/th][td90][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/ramirez-alexander-2019-1.jpg[/fimg][/td90][th]Name [/th][td90]Alex Ramirez [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Dominican_Republic.jpg[/fimg][/td90][th]DoB[/th][td90]2003-01-13[/td90][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][th]Primary Position[/th][td90]=#FFC2C3]Center Field[/td90][th]Other Positions[/th][td90]rf, lf[/td90][th]Originally Acquired[/th][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed as an international amateur free agent out of The Dominican Republic, 7/2/19.[/PTEXT][/td90][th]Earliest FA[/th][td90][PTEXT=9]2025[/PTEXT][/td90][th]Status Notes[/th][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has three minor league option years remaining. Projected for Binghamton.[/PTEXT][/td90] Also in Camp [th]Position Group[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][th]=#00BF00] Catcher[/th][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/605195/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/605441/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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][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/668687/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/642121/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/664849/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/664119/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][th]Name [/th][td90]Kyle Crick [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Yacksel Ríos [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Puerto_Rico.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Cam Robinson [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Andre Scrubb [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Cole Sulser [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Danny Young [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Austin Allen [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][th]DoB[/th][td90]1992-11-30[/td90][td90]1993-06-27[/td90][td90]1999-09-06[/td90][td90]1995-01-13[/td90][td90]1990-03-12[/td90][td90]1994-05-27[/td90][td90]1994-05-27[/td90][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]L/L[/td90][td90]L/R[/td90][th]Primary Position[/th][td90]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/td90][td90]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/td90][td90]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/td90][td90]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/td90][td90]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/td90][td90]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/td90][td90]=#00BF00]Catcher[/td90][th]Other Positions[/th][td90]sp[/td90][td90]sp[/td90][td90]sp[/td90][td90]sp[/td90][td90]sp[/td90][td90]sp[/td90][td90]1b[/td90][th]Originally Acquired[/th][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from TBR as minor-league free agent, 2023-12-01.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from OAK to minor-league contract, 2024-01-11.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from MIL to minor-league contract, 2023-12-12.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from Southern Maryland (Atlantic League) to minor-league contract, 2023-12-02.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from TBR as minor-league free agent, 2023-11-20.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from ATL to minor-league contract, 2024-01-12.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from SEA as minor-league free agent, 2024-01-16.[/PTEXT][/td90][th]Earliest FA[/th][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][th]Status Notes[/th][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Projected for Syracuse[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Projected for Syracuse.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Projected for Brooklyn[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Projected for Syracuse[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Projected for Syracuse[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Projected for Binghamton[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90][th]Position Group[/th][th]=#BF80FF] Infielder[/th][th]=#BF80FF] Infielder[/th][th]=#BF80FF] Infielder[/th][th]=#FFC2C2] Outfielder[/th][th]=#FFC2C2] Outfielder[/th][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/676625/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/578428/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/570560/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/670128/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/572204/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][th]Name [/th][td90]Rylan Bannon [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]José Iglesias [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Yolmer Sanchez [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/venezuelan-flag-small.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90]Taylor Kohlwey [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Trayce Thompson [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][th]DoB[/th][td90]1996-04-22[/td90][td90]1990-01-05[/td90][td90]1992-06-29[/td90][td90]1994-07-20[/td90][td90]1991-03-15[/td90][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]S/R[/td90][td90]L/L[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][th]Primary Position[/th][td90]=#BF80FF]Third Base[/td90][td90]=#BF80FF]Shortstop[/td90][td90]=#BF80FF]Second Base[/td90][td90]=#FFC2C2]Left Field[/td90][td90]=#FFC2C2]Center Field[/td90][th]Other Positions[/th][td90]2b, ss[/td90][td90]3b, 2b[/td90][td90]3b, ss, rf, rp, lf[/td90][td90]rf, cf, 1b[/td90][td90]rf, lf[/td90][th]Originally Acquired[/th][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from HOU to minor-league contract, 2023-12-11.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from SDP to minor-league contract, 2023-12-04.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from ATL to minor-league contract, 2024-01-16.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from SDP to minor-league contract, 2023-12-08.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from CHW to minor-league contract, 2023-12-13.[/PTEXT][/td90][th]Earliest FA[/th][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][th]Status Notes[/th][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Projected for Syracuse.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Projected for Syracuse.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Projected for Syracuse.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Projected for Syracuse[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Projected for Syracuse[/PTEXT][/td90]

Final four!

Larry Bowa's hits came off of Dan Schatzeder.

Well, yeah, they all look better than replacement level, with every reason to think one or two will be better still.

Most Major League starting pitchers that ever existed, though, fit the definition of "pitchers that would make killer 3 and 4 guys" to the extent that there is such a thing as a pitcher that's simultaneously "killer" while not qualifying for one of the first two slots in his team's rotation.

I'll give a shot at the four other players with 100+ GiDPs as a Met: Cleon Jones Ed Kranepool George Foster Gary Carter

The Mets should have drafted more Jacksons.

4. Historians give two antecedents for the the Mets selection of the colors of orange and blue, and they are probably both right. The first says that the Mets selected the colors in order to claim the New York National League mantle abandoned by The New York Giants, who wore orange as their trim color, and The Brooklyn Dodgers, for whom something akin to Mets royal blue was their base color. [FIMG=200]https://fanatics.frgimages.com/ny-giants/mens-47-black-ny-giants-cooperstown-collection-franchise-fitted-hat_ss5_p-200074819+pv-1+u-akcbo2j2drfdeertaoxk+v-djy1pnzpzmprz0swsxdr.jpg?_hv=2&w=900[/FIMG][FIMG=200]https://fanatics.frgimages.com/mens-47-royal-brooklyn-dodgers-1949-logo-cooperstown-collection-clean-up-adjustable-hat_pi3872000_altimages_ff_3872957-ac75b88f19feb97bed72alt1_full.jpg?_hv=2&w=900[/FIMG] The second says that these are simply the official colors of New York City, featured prominently in the city's flag and seal. [FIMG=400]https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-w6fxwapwzi/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/3456/6800/New-York-City-Flag__22829.1584996091.gif?c=1[/FIMG]