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"Desi is NOT the answer" — Mets Online Forum, November 2000

https://twitter.com/AmishCountryMet/status/1732070204954275968 Mets Twitter has peaked We need the pig minder. Please recruit him.

Name these 2024 Cover Derby Classick back page headlines! 1) The Daily News, January 5 [TABLE][TR][TH]_ _ _ _ _ ' _ _ _ _ _ METS NEGOTIATIONS WITH KBO STAR SUDDENLY STALLED 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　[/TH][/TR][/TABLE] 2) The Daily News, April 11 [TABLE][TR][TH]_ _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ AMAZIN'S STARTER REPORTEDLY NARC'D ON BY TEAMMATE 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　[/TH][/TR][/TABLE] 3) Newsday, June 16 [TABLE][TR][TH]_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ METS FALL TO PHILS AS ACE IS NO-SHOW FOLLOWING ACCIDENT ON THROG'S NECK 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　[/TH][/TR][/TABLE] 4) The Daily News, July 5 [TABLE][TR][TH]_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ HURLER TOSSES GEM AS METS REVIVE 'TURN AHEAD THE CLOCK' UNIS 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　[/TH][/TR][/TABLE] 5) Newsday, Setember 29 [TABLE][TR][TH]_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _　_ _ _ _ METS STARTER IS EXCITED, AIMING TO THRIVE IN POST-SEASON BULLPEN DUTY 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　[/TH][/TR][/TABLE]

Frayed Knot wrote: I dunno, for a non-action shot, the look on Verlander's face is perfect for the situation. I barely recognized him as Verlander. His shoulders are so raised and stiffened on his inhale that he looks like an older guy going through a health crisis. Newsday's inking also gives him a jaundiced complexion, which happens to a lot of their sweaty athletic shots, whether guys are black, white, or other. Newsday needs to turn back the SALLOW dial at their print shop. Compare the Post cover, where Álvarez, Canha, and the photographer in the background all have a healthy hint of pink.

=Marshmallowmilkshake post_id=142240 time=1701776473 user_id=119] Force of July is great - and funny that the photographer in the background is checking her shot and missing the better one leaping before her!

Can Warner make a DC film that's ... fun? They almost kinda sorta did it with Shazam!, but there's something that makes them want to Dark Knight their whole universe, and it just feels unhealthy.

1 is Joe DePastino. The other Phillie-area Italian-American Mets catcher of the era.

There's an interesting irony in the deal, in that he came to the Mariners in a deal where Edwin Diaz was the sugary sweetener on top of a lumpy Canó salary dump. And he leaves as the sweetener in another salary dump maneuver. It sure gives you a good vision of the framework in which Jerry Dipoto does business, if nothing else.

It's curious to see if and how much a softening of anti-steroid sentiment favors Sheffield and A-Rod and others who had the good sense to come a few years later and/or stick around longer than Bonds, Clemens, McGwire, Sosa, etc.

Yeah, I'm guessing that a steady drumbeat is exactly Carlos' problem.

"Strategy coach" is a role Barnes is continuing in. I gather that it's less about in-game maneuvering and more about breaking down analytics and advance scouting communicating broader strategy initiatives to the players and the rest of the staff. What's not communicated here is the fate of 2023 assistant hitting coach Eric Hinske, but I guess we can infer that he's out.

Number 5 is Ellis Valentine.

Lefty Specialist wrote: Korean hitters generally don't translate well to MLB. (Dae-Sung Koo clears his throat.)

i'm on my way out to the store, but it's important that this thread welcomes The Scrubster. Right now, he's ranked as our Number Two reliever in Syracuse. Transactions, 12/2/2023 [th]Direction[/th][td90]COMING[/td90] [th]Transaction [/th][td90]Signed away from Southern Maryland (Atlantic League) to Minor-League Contract and Invited to Camp, Projected for Syracuse[/td90][th]Position Group [/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/668687/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][th]Name [/th][td90]Andre Scrubb [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][th]DoB[/th][td90]1992-11-30[/td90] [th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][th]High Level[/th][td90]MLB (2023)[/td90] Below is our current roster of non-roster guys in camp, and I have to say, Sulser, Scrubb & Crick sounds like the sketchiest personal injury law firm in town. Sulser, Scrubb & Crick — We Play Hardball! Also in Camp [th]Position Group[/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/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/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][th]Name [/th][td90]Kyle Crick [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][th]DoB[/th][td90]11/30/92[/td90][td90]1/13/95[/td90][td90]3/12/90[/td90][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/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][th]Other Positions[/th][td90]sp[/td90][td90]sp[/td90][td90]sp[/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 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][th]Earliest FA[/th][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] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90]

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=lee---009junThis KBO superstar outfielder is only 25 and has just now been posted by Kiwoom. He's been around since he was 18, has hit over .300 every season, for a career figure of .340. His power appears to be only modest, but he rarely strikes out. Value added is that KBO players don't have to adapt to wearing advertising on their uniforms. Baseball goes full NASCAR over there. [FIMG=600]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/t_16x9/t_w1024/mlb/cfa5jiyrzviiyrduj8fp[/FIMG]

By the way, I'm a fan of teams outfitting their batting helmets with raised insigniae, like the Twins helmet above, and I'm even a bigger fan of teams like the Cubs using sewn insigniae adhered to the helmet. The helmet is a projection of the cap, and I celebrate any smart and tasteful way a team can find to better honor the design of the cap in the design of the helmet.

I love the color saturations the News is using, but both of these have a muddled message built around a not-particularly-active action photo. The message of the second cover is more than muddled of course, as it actually turned out to be fake news. I went with the first cover as the second one features a dude not in a Met uniform who would ultimately never put one on.

Yeah! Show your work, Jon!

Preston Hanna was a 1978 Brave, one of my favorite unsuccessful teams. Probably could have put together a stronger career if he went into full palindrome mode and added an H at the end of his name.

Nobody loves the ump.

How do we quantify expectations? I don't know that there was a meaningful consensus on what one guy expected from Shingo Takatusu or Norichika Aoki when they came to the Mets and since they both came after the deadline to Met teams falling out of the picture, I can't imagine either moved a whole lot of tickets or merchandise. I know I didn't expect much from either, but was happy to have them. Both came as late season free agents, having been previously released, so neither probably cost the team much in salary beyond the minimum. And both played pretty much OK, though neither was around long enough to appear in a media guide, but they appear in different categories above.

Nothing went right with the Pilots. [FIMG=350]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/wN4AAOSw7FNkfsZE/s-l960.jpg[/FIMG]

Transactions, 11/29/2023 [th]Direction[/th][td90]GOING[/td90][td90]GOING[/td90][td90]=#008410]COMING[/td90][td90]=#008410]COMING[/td90][td90]=#008410]COMING[/td90][th]Transaction [/th][td90] Removed from Projected Roster, Projected for Syracuse[/td90][td90] Removed from Projected Roster, Projected for Syracuse[/td90][td90] Signed away from NYY for One year/$13 Million[/td90][td90] Signed away from MIA for One Year/$3 Million[/td90][td90]Signed as International Amateur Free Agent out of The Dominican Republic, Projected for DSL[/td90][th]Position Group [/th][th]Starting Pitcher[/th][th]=#BF80FF] Infielder[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/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/676130/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/622663/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://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/guerrero-vladi-miguel-2023.png[/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]Luisangel Acuña [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/venezuelan-flag-small.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90]Luís Severino [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Dominican_Republic.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90]Joey Wendle [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Vladi Miguel Guerrero [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Dominican_Republic.jpg[/fimg][/td90][th]DoB[/th][td90]3/19/98[/td90][td90]3/12/02[/td90][td90]1994-02-20[/td90][td90]1990-04-26[/td90][td90]circa 2006[/td90][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]L/R[/td90][td90]L/L[/td90][th]High Level[/th][td90]MLB (2023)[/td90][td90]MLB (2023)[/td90][td90]MLB (2023)[/td90][td90]MLB (2023)[/td90][td90]Academy (2023)[/td90] A flurry of moves without a lot of roster impact. Severino slots into the #3 rotation spot, but probably will be down to the #5 position (some would hope lower) by camp's beginning. Butto returns to Syracuse to work and wait for his opportunity. Luisangel Acuña hopefully makes his own opportunity with his bare hands while reps go to Zach Short and Joey Wendle. Young Vladi Guerrero's image is blurry because it's captured largely from video of him whacking balls into the stratosphere, but despite being only 17, he's got his older brother's mushy frame that he's going to have to work hard to keep weight off of. Transactions, 11/30/2023 [th]Direction[/th][td90]GOING[/td90][td90]=#008410]COMING[/td90][th]Transaction [/th][td90]Removed from Projected Roster, Projected for Syracuse[/td90][td90] Signed away from ARI[/td90][th]Position Group [/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/701643/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/613534/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]Austin Adams [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][th]DoB[/th][td90]12/18/97[/td90][td90]1990-04-26[/td90][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][th]High Level[/th][td90]MLB (2023)[/td90][td90]MLB (2023)[/td90] Austin Adams (who you just know will be entering games to "Soul Bossa Nova") has a mostly un-notable track record as a capable-but-unremarkable journeyman reliever, but ... there's just one standout data point in his reacord. While he his 31 batters in 114 1/3 innings as a Major-Leaguer seems kind of high, it's mindblowing when you realize that 24 of those all came in 52 2/3 innings pitched for the Padres in 2021. Somehow, he actually led the league in guys plunked while working as an average-workload middle reliever. Sure enough, two of those plunks came in 3 1/3 innings against the Mets that year. Transactions, 12/1/2023 [th]Direction[/th][td90]=#008410]COMING[/td90][td90]=#008410]COMING[/td90][td90]=#008410]COMING[/td90][th]Transaction [/th][td90]Signed away from TBR to Minor-League Deal and Invited to Camp[/td90][td90] Claimed off Waivers from SEA, Projected for Syracuse[/td90][td90] Claimed off Waivers from TOR, Projected for Syracuse[/td90][th]Position Group [/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][th]=#00BF00] Catcher[/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/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/669450/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][th]Name [/th][td90]Kyle Crick [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Cooper Hummell [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][th]DoB[/th][td90]1992-11-30[/td90][td90]1994-11-28[/td90][td90]1991-06-19[/td90][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]S/R[/td90][td90]S/R[/td90][th]High Level[/th][td90]MLB (2023)[/td90][td90]MLB (2023)[/td90][td90]MLB (2023)[/td90] Fine waiver grabs here. Both catchers have options, both switch-hit, and both play regularly a corner positions (Hummell was mostly a firstbaseman in 2023), with their legs seemingly healthy enough to get around. Between the two of them, it's not unreasonable that one could emerge as a Clint Hurdle-type, allowing a team to live without fear when they remove a catcher from the game, floating around to other positions, pinch-hitting when the matchup is right, and grabbing the occasional mopup inning on the mound. Both also come complete with funny names at no added charge. 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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]Eric Hinske [fimg=30]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Danny Barnes 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12/8/2019.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired away from NYY as Batting Coach, 1/6/2022.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired away from CLE, 2023-11-22.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired away from SFG as first base coach, 2023-11-22.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired away from ARI as assisant batting coach, 2023-01-03.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired away from Long Island (Atlantic League) as MLB assistant coach, 2022-02-18.[/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]Listed as assistant coach and data coach.[/PTEXT][/td60][th][ptext=8]Year in 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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]Jeremy 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]4/13/87[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]9/26/60[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]8/3/88[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]5/14/77[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]7/9/64[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]4/9/79[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]6/3/78[/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] [/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]7/17/72[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]1978-00-00[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Circa 1980[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]6/23/88[/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/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/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]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]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]6/6/93[/td90][td90]7/28/95[/td90][td90]1/24/89[/td90][td90]1/30/93[/td90][td90]2/20/94[/td90][td90][th]B/T[/th][td90][td90]L/L[/td90][td90]R/R[/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]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 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]Has one minor league option year remaining.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has two minor league option years remaining.[/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/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/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/657585/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/w_213,q_100/v1/people/656887/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]Austin Adams [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][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]Reed Garrett [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]Sean Reid-Foley [fimg=50]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/flag-guam.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Drew Smith [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][th]DoB[/th][td90]5/5/91[/td90][td90]7/10/95[/td90][td90]3/22/94[/td90][td90]1/2/93[/td90][td90]6/29/88[/td90][td90]8/30/95[/td90][td90]9/24/93[/td90][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/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]sp[/td90][td90] [/td90][td90]sp[/td90][td90]sp[/td90][td90]sp[/td90][td90]sp[/td90][th]Originally Acquired[/th][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from ARI, 2023-11-30.[/PTEXT][/td90][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]Claimed off waivers from BAL, 6/25/2023.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Acquired from TBR for Keyshawn Askew, 12/7/2022.[/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]Acquired from TBR for Lucas Duda, 7/27/17.[/PTEXT][/td90][th]Earliest FA[/th][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2023[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2027[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2023[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2023[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2026[/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]Has one minor league option year remaining.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has two minor league option years remaining.[/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/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/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/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/w_213,q_100/v1/people/596019/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]Josh Walker [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]Brett Baty [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]Ronny Mauricio 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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]Signed as first-round draft pick (12th overall) out of Lake Travis HS (TX), 6/15/19.[/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 international amateur free agent, 7/2/2017.[/PTEXT][/td90][th]Earliest FA[/th][td90][PTEXT=9]2023[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2028[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2029[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2031[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2028[/PTEXT][/td90][th]Status Notes[/th][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has two minor league option years remaining. 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Stewart [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Mark Vientos [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][th]DoB[/th][td90]5/29/95[/td90][td90]4/26/90[/td90][td90]10/9/88[/td90][td90]4/8/92[/td90][td90]3/27/93[/td90][td90]11/30/93[/td90][td90]12/11/99[/td90][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]L/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]L/R[/td90][td90]R/L[/td90][td90]L/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][th]Primary Position[/th][td90]=#BF80FF]Shortstop[/td90][td90]=#BF80FF]Shortstop[/td90][td90]=#FFC2C2]Right Field[/td90][td90]=#FFC2C2]Left field[/td90][td90]=#FFC2C2]Center Field[/td90][td90]=#FFC2C2]Left Field[/td90][td90]=#FFC2C2]Left Field[/td90][th]Other Positions[/th][td90]2b, 3b, cf, lf, rp, rf[/td90][td90]2b, 3b, lf, rf[/td90][td90]lf, cf[/td90][td90]2b, rf, 3b[/td90][td90]lf, rf[/td90][td90]rf, cf, 1b[/td90][td90]3b, 1b,, ss[/td90][th]Originally Acquired[/th][td90][PTEXT=7]Claimed off waivers from DET, 20230-11-06.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from MIA as free agent, 2023-11-29.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from OAK, 11/26/2021.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed as 12th-round draft pick out of Long Beach St., 6/19/13.[/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]Signed as second-round draft pick out of American Heritage HS (FL), 6/26/2017.[/PTEXT][/td90][th]Earliest FA[/th][td90][PTEXT=9]2023[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2025[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2030[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2023[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2029[/PTEXT][/td90][th]Status Notes[/th][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7] [/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][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has one minor league option year remaining.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has one minor league option year remaining.[/PTEXT][/td90] Also on 40-Man Roster [th]Position Group[/th][th]Starting Pitcher[/th][th]Starting Pitcher[/th][th]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/th][th]=#00BF00] Catcher[/th][th]=#BF80FF] Infielder[/th][th]=#BF80FF] Infielder[/th][th]=#FFC2C3] 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/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/656849/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][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/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/669450/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/ramirez-alexander-2019-1.jpg[/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]David Peterson [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Grant Hartwig [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]Cooper Hummell [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Alex Ramirez 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option years remaining. Projected for Syracuse.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has one minor league option year remaining Projected for Syracuse.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has three minor league option years remaining. Projected ffor Syracuse.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has one minor league option year remaining Projected for Syracuse.[/PTEXT][/td90][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][/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/642121/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]Cole Sulser [fimg=50]https://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][th]DoB[/th][td90]11/30/92[/td90][td90]3/12/90[/td90][th]B/T[/th][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][th]Primary Position[/th][td90]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/td90][td90]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/td90][th]Other Positions[/th][td90]sp[/td90][td90]sp[/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 TBR as minor-league free agent, 2023-11-20.[/PTEXT][/td90][th]Earliest FA[/th][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]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: I cannot understand that ballot. If you've got ARod (and Bartolo!?) why not Manny? It does make the Jones-but-not-Beltran position seem tenable by comparison, doesn't it? I guess Bartolo is the friendly face of PEDs, and A-Rod is the ... neutral face? Even with clean blood, Manny was still Manny. I guess he not only failed the voter's PED test, but his good teammate test as well.

It's a nice tribute to Ronn Reynolds to employ a fourth-string catcher, however briefly.