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Carl Steward is a Bay Area guy. Got to see Carlos utterly tear it up in a pennant run for the otherwise sinking 2011 Giants.

The unofficial official graphic update for those of you keeping score. Note the misreporting of Donovan Antonia, which is corrected below. Transactions, 10/11/2023 [th]Direction[/th][td90]GOING[/td90][th]Transaction [/th][td90]Officially Retired[/td90][th]Position Group [/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/488984/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][th]Name [/th][td90]Tommy Hunter [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][th]DoB[/th][td90]1986-07-03[/td90][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][th]High Level[/th][td90]MLB (2023)[/td90] Tommy Hunter was reportedly in a "very happy" place and found it to be a good time to say goodbye to the game. Transactions, 11/27/2023 [th]Direction[/th][td90]GOING[/td90][th]Transaction [/th][td90]Signed away by Clelburne (American Association)[/td90][th]Position Group [/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][th][/th][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/c_fill,g_auto/w_180/v1/people/681443/headshot/milb/current[/fimg][/td90][th]Name [/th][td90]Kolby Kubichek [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][th]DoB[/th][td90]1999-11-28[/td90][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][th]High Level[/th][td90]AAA (2023)[/td90] The Mets' long, cold, Kolby-less dry spell will sadly continue. Transactions, 12/4/2023 [th]Direction[/th][td90]=#008410]COMING[/td90][th]Transaction [/th][td90]Signed away from SDP to Minor-League Contract and Invited to Camp, 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/578428/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][th]Name [/th][td90]José Iglesias [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][th]DoB[/th][td90]1990-01-05[/td90][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][th]High Level[/th][td90]MLB (2022)[/td90] José Iglesias has a pretty strong claim to still belonging in the company of MLB shortstops. Too bad he signed with San Diego last year when the Pads already had about 25 shortstops on their roster. Transactions, 12/6/2023 [th]Direction[/th][td90]GOING[/td90][td90]GOING[/td90][td90]GOING[/td90][td90]GOING[/td90][td90]GOING[/td90][td90]GOING[/td90][td90]GOING[/td90][th]Transaction [/th][td90]Selected away by STL in Round Three of Minor League Phase of Rule V Draft[/td90][td90]Selected away by WAS in Round Three of Minor League Phase of Rule V Draft[/td90][td90] Removed from Projected Roster, Projected for Syracuse[/td90][td90] Selected away by COL in Round One of Minor League Phase of Rule V Draft[/td90][td90] Signed away to Minor-League Contract by NYY[/td90][td90] Selected away by ATL in Round One of Minor League Phase of Rule V Draft[/td90][td90] Removed from Projected Roster, Projected for Syracuse[/td90][th]Position Group [/th][th]Starting 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/c_fill,g_auto/w_180/v1/people/681740/headshot/milb/current[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/c_fill,g_auto/w_180/v1/people/670897/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/657585/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/c_fill,g_auto/w_180/v1/people/682132/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/642701/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/c_fill,g_auto/w_180/v1/people/668869/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/677020/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][th]Name [/th][td90]Benito Garcia [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Dominican_Republic.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90]Daison Acosta [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Dominican_Republic.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90]Reed Garrett [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Brendan Hardy [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Dennis Santana [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Dominican_Republic.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90]Tyler Thomas [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Josh Walker [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][th]DoB[/th][td90]2000-03-10[/td90][td90]1998-08-24[/td90][td90]1993-01-02[/td90][td90]1999-12-15[/td90][td90]1996-04-12[/td90][td90]1995-12-22[/td90][td90]1994-12-01[/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]R/L[/td90][td90]L/L[/td90][th]High Level[/th][td90]AA (2023)[/td90][td90]AA (2023)[/td90][td90]MLB (2023)[/td90][td90]AA (2023)[/td90][td90]MLB (2023)[/td90][td90]AAA (2023)[/td90][td90]MLB (2023)[/td90][th][/th][th][/th][th][/th][th][/th][th][/th][th][/th][th][/th][th][/th][th]Direction[/th][td90]GOING[/td90][td90]=#000000]NEUTRAL[/td90][td90]=#008410]COMING[/td90][td90]=#008410]COMING[/td90][td90]=#008410]COMING[/td90][td90]=#008410]COMING[/td90][td90]=#008410]COMING[/td90][th]Transaction [/th][td90] Selected away by MIA in Round One of Minor League Phase of Rule V Draft[/td90][td90] Selected in Round One from TEX in 2023 Rule V Draft and Later Traded to BOS[/td90][td90] Traded from BOS with Cash for Justin Slaten, Projected for St. Lucie[/td90][td90] Signed away from BAL[/td90][td90]Selected away from CIN in Round One of Minor-League Phase of Rule V Draft, Projected for St. Lucie[/td90][td90] Signed away from ATL[/td90][td90]Selected away from COL in Round Two of Minor-League Phase of Rule V Draft, Projected for St. Lucie[/td90][th]Position Group [/th][th]=#BF80FF] Infielder[/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]=#FFC2C2] Outfielder[/th][th][/th][td90][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/martinez-yeral-2023.png[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/c_fill,g_auto/w_180/v1/people/686580/headshot/milb/current[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://clemsontigers.com/amt-media/332923[/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://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/perdomo-alan-2023.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/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/543859/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][th]Name [/th][td90]Yeral Martinez [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Dominican_Republic.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90]Justin Slaten [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Ryan Ammons [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Jorge Lopez [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Puerto_Rico.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Alan Perdomo [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Dominican_Republic.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90]Michael Tonkin [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Donovan Antonia [fimg=50]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/curacao-flag.jpg[/fimg][/td90][th]DoB[/th][td90]2002-10-30[/td90][td90]1997-09-15[/td90][td90]2001-04-17[/td90][td90]1993-02-10[/td90][td90]2001-08-24[/td90][td90]1989-11-19[/td90][td90]2003-08-13[/td90][th]B/T[/th][td90]L/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]High Level[/th][td90]A+ (2023)[/td90][td90]AAA (2023)[/td90][td90]Div. I (2023)[/td90][td90]MLB (2023)[/td90][td90]Rk (2023)[/td90][td90]MLB (2023)[/td90][td90]A (2023)[/td90] A big day. Justin Slaten is currently toiling for the Surprise Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League. I wonder if a player who changes organizations while in the AFL jumps squads (a Surprise suprise!), even though they have only a loose connection to the player's organization. I guess that they would, even though it would mess up two teams' rosters. We cannot speak to the relative merits of Justin Slaten vs. Ryan Ammons, but the Mets managed to use the Rule V Draft to get a pitcher with no time burned on his professional clock, that they won't be forced to carry on their 40-player roster. So … yay? Journeyman Michael Tonkin's older sister is married to former MLB slugger Jason Kubel. That's a good tip for you kids. If you want to get the girl, make a good impression on her family by helping her little brother into Major League Baseball. The two in-laws briefly played together on the Twins in 2014, as Kubel's career was winding down and Tonkin's was getting started. Yeral Martinez may have slugged an underwhelming .399 as a 20-year-old at St. Lucie, but he's suddenly tipping the scales at 242 pounds, and the Marlins may sense some serious nascent power there. More disappointing perhaps is seeing someone as delightfully goofy-looking as Tyler Thomas going, but we sure won't be wanting for Tylers. Thomas was one of three Tylers on the Syracuse roster at a single time last season. It is the age of Tyler. Donovan Antonia has been reported as a catcher by some outlets, but he's never caught. What he appears to be is a scooty-built secondbaseman playing in the outfield either because his glove or arm can't cut it. He certainly has an athletic look to him, but he hasn't quite shown his lead tool yet. We guess that the Mets grabbing him despite his not having a position suggests they think a lead tool is in there. Alan Perdomo has been in the Colorado system since 2018. He played in the DSL for five separate seasons, plus he went through the canceled 2020 season without graduating to stateside baseball. He's had some not-bad performances in there, certainly good enough to move up, so our two working theories are (1) that he made a lot of enemies, or maybe (2) he was, for some reason, completely unable to attain a visa. Whichever it is, having taken until last season to finally reach the rookie-level Arizona Complex League, he's got a long way to go if he's going to reach the 40-player roster before becoming a minor-league free agent at the end of 2024. Maybe the Mets took him as revenge against the Rockies for grabbing Brendan Hardy. Also "Alan Perdomo" is a nice name. While you don't usually find the name Alan arising from the Spanish-speaking world, Perdomo means "I Forgive," which is lovely. Tracing it to it's deepest Latinate roots, though, it may most literally mean "I Shoulder the Loss," which isn't perhaps the kind of forgiveness we're looking for. We will miss Daison Acosta — in part because his firsst name sounds Korean-ish, and we were kind of hoping that he'd turn out to have some previously unreported Asian heritage, and in part because he was one of the last remaining Columbia Fireflies in the system. The Jorge López deal, interestingly, hasn't yet appeared on the official transaction log. We're treating it as a done deal here and dating it to the day it was first reported, but physicals and stuff always make these things at least a little uncertain until they ain't. Reed Garrett has a somewhat higher profile than Sean Reid-Foley, but he's got an option year to burn, so in a Reed-Reid matchup, it's his roster spot that's most vulnerable. A lot has to shake out before it actually comes down to that, but that's where we are on paper. Transactions, 12/8/2023 [th]Direction[/th][td90]=#008410]COMING[/td90][th]Transaction [/th][td90]Signed away from SDP to Minor-League Contract and Invited to Camp, Projected for Syracuse[/td90][th]Position Group [/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/670128/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][th]Name [/th][td90]Taylor Kohlwey [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][th]DoB[/th][td90]1994-07-20[/td90][th]B/T[/th][td90]L/L[/td90][th]High Level[/th][td90]MLB (2023)[/td90] The way the outfield looks right now, Taylor Kohlwey has as good a chance of sneaking onto the opening day roster as anybody. He certainly brings a stronger total package and track record than D.J. Stewart was bringing a year ago, so he's certainly one to keep an eye on.

The throat tats were something — centered around his Adam's apple. Strange enough that they were PhotoShopped out of some of his promo photos. Either that, or (probably ore likely) older, pre-tat photos were continually re-dressed in garb of his latter-day teams. My main memory of him — and this may be partially an illusion of the throat tats — is that his neck always seemed to be out of alignment in his thumbnail shots. Pitching is hard on the vertabrae, kids. [FIMG=260]https://s22927.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/dennis-santana.jpg[/FIMG] https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/screen-shot-2023-12-11-at-9.47.34-am.png>[fimg=270]https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/mlb/players/full/39801.png&w=350&h=254[/fimg] [fimg=165]https://b.fssta.com/uploads/application/mlb/headshots/9326.png[/fimg]

After a third Mets DFA on August 19, Dennis Santana got a little fed up and refused assignment to the minors. Hoping to sign with someone before September 1 roster deadlines, he declared free agency after clearing waivers on August 22, but came up empty. Not any longer, though. On December 6, Denny signed a minor-league deal to be a minor-league Yankee. [fimg=390]https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Dennis-Santana.jpg?quality=75&strip=all[/fimg]

It's 1969. A crotchety archaeologist, on the verge of a crotchety retirement, gets caught up in a race between his god-daughter and an old Nazi adversary in the hunt for a legendary relic. [fimg=350]https://i.etsystatic.com/25432943/r/il/374dec/5001362458/il_1140xN.5001362458_lrrr.jpg[/fimg]

Shohei Ohtani is terrific, but ... .

While "I got in a funk and then my career was sunk" applies to almost everybody, Cuba and 2006 suggest that #4 is Alay Soler.

Indeed he isn't. But the bar at the top of the market has been raised significantly. Good agents tend to wait until the guy at the top of the market has signed before encouraging their guys to move. In baseball, you're worth what the market says you're worth (apart from all the weird market manipulations they're still allowed to do).

"Now we're ready to talk." — Pete Alonso

That's the spirit! Also, Walter Johnson put up 28.6 fWAR or more over a three-season span eight times, topping out at 43.5 from 1912 to 1914.

=stevejrogers post_id=142491 time=1702049198 user_id=57] a prospect that will amount to nothing because most Yankee prospects do This moron realizes that a 1980s “one that got away” for the MFYs actually made the baseball HOF this past summer?

https://twitter.com/BillysMcds/status/1732629199909695687 Oh FFS Slow down, Junior. I already have a savior, and his name is Trump.

Tonka has to be one of the most well-traveled pitchers to come through Queens, including R.A. Dickey. He appeared in the big leagues for all or part of 2013 to 2017, and had been bouncing around ever since — Atlantic League, Mexican League, NPB, before finally resurfacing with 80 innings for Atlanta last year. Two different tenures as a Long Island Duck are included in there. His older sister is married to former MLB slugger Jason Kubel. That's a good note to you kids. If you want to get the girl, make a good impression on her family by helping her little brother into Major League Baseball. The two in-laws even briefly played together on the Twins in 2014, as Kubel's big-league career was winding down and Tonkin's was getting started.

That "Follow" link next to SUP's profile pic is ... not that enticing.

=MFS62 post_id=142397 time=1701903903 user_id=60]I'm not sure the Mets could match that offer.

Well, number 4 is Lorn Brown.

That's a spicy meatball!

Yeah, BUCK STOPS HERE may be a (relatively) important story, but it's a pretty terrible Buckshot, compared to a near-perfect one of Lindor, presented with outstanding framing.

Get Bruce Wilpon on the case.

Simply outstanding photocropping, SNY Mets social media manager.

Who was the poster who'd give us really detailed reports on his trips to various ballparks, drilling right down to always letting us know if he was able to score free soft drinks at the designated driver station?

[TABLE][TR][TH]FEDDE GETS FIZZICAL![/TH][/TR][/TABLE]

I remembered it as being — quite possibly from MetsSC — a lament in response to the Mets not having not yet made a big splash in the offseason player market. Relaford indeed ended up having an offensive season second on the team only to Piazza.

Yes, he did! Chad takes the lead!

FEDDE'S DEAD and FEDDE MERCURY are correct!!