Edgy MD

Should we hope that there is still power there, or is that long gone, and we are just hoping for 45 highly curated innings of guile like the late-stage version of Jason Isringhausen they got back in 2011?

I have no idea why you keep doubling down with that information about Jett Williams, ashie. It just isn't true.

Obviously, the lion's share of d'Arnaud's success came as an ex-Met. I would also offer Jesse Orosco, Walt Terrell, and Jeff Kent, off the top of my noggin. Rico Brogna is also a good fit. Of course, all of them had long, successful post-Met careers, with only Jesse being ridden by the Mets through his best period. Patience, Mets. Patience.

He'll give the other bullpenners in camp a thrill.

Yeah, you've made the same post a few dozen times. Whether or not it is rational, you bang the drum, hoping to get a rise. You totally are trolling and you totally know it.

Trolling is a gross misuse of what is left of this forum.

I dinna know that guy. Back in AAA in 2022, Tobias somehow managed to go 1–15 with a 7.82 ERA for three teams across three organizations. Somehow, Milwaukee saw that performance by him and thought, "That's our guy!" and signed him for 2023, and he began to turn his career around.

Where do you store all these extra starters?

I did not know AI was intruding upon sports broadcast direction. DeMarsico produced impressive broadcasts. Some really dramatic divided screens. He also introduced an interesting way of showing the bases loaded with fast-action pans from base to base that, for all I know, was done with AI assistance. It kind of felt artificial and creepy, but mostly I really liked his scene-setting.

I'm glad that, having traded Truman Pauley, we still have at least one guy with a name that sounds like a public intellectual from the 1950s.

Mets Roster Central is working tirelessly to perform roster update duties, but cannot keep up. And in so struggling to keep up, they cannot complete the fully automated system they are otherwise trying to perfect. So let this thread be a pre-emptive shout out that the ever-transacting Mets have moved to deepen their versatility profile and added infield/outfield utility dude Vidal Bruján from the Twins, in exchange for a mysterious briefcase filled with cash. Viddy has played every position on the field that doesn't require a mask. He has floated among five teams in his 261 MLB games, including three teams last year alone. He can't even stay put in the winter, as the Twins picked him up off waivers from the Braves only eight days ago, and here he is getting his Mets on. While calling VB a switch-hitter may be a stretch — as his career .579 OPS suggests that he is more of a switch-batter — he is coming off some of the best MLB ball of his career with the Braves over the last two months of 2025. In corresponding moves to all this acquisitiveness, yesterday, the Mets designated swingman Cooper Criswell (claimed off waivers from the Sawx back on December 5) and infielder Tsung-Che Cheng (claimed off waivers from the Rays about 10 minutes ago) for assignment. Then they got up in the morning and DFA'd Dickie Lovelady today. David Stearns is not drinking decaf. [FIMG=500]https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/GettyImages-2243295803.jpg?w=1024[/FIMG]

"To the Mets organization, thank you for giving me an opportunity and for allowing me the space to grow - through both failure and success." "Thank you to the fans for welcoming me with open arms and supporting me through every high and low. To my teammates and everyone in the organization, you will always have a special place in my heart." — ✈️ Williams

They are going to have to move somebody, as Peralta has already expanded their rotation to six. Seven is right out.

Jett has a cool name. Brandon has a cheesy mustache.

I would be very interested in seeing the math on this. For what it is worth, the deal that sent alpha-Shawn Abner to San Diego included five Shawn Abners in total, and one turned out to be an MVP.

I don't know what "terribly available" means, but there is no indication that he was "close to bust," except that we are all pretty close to bust at any given time. He suffered an injury in 2024 that was supposed to cost him the full season, but he still managed to get back on the field for a full 33 games, and another 22 in the AFL. He returned for a full season in 2025, and again performed at peak level, with all of his skill set engaged.

I went for Jett, but I weep for both of 'em. The National League this year will be filled with rookie (and otherwise young) Mets who aren't Mets.

Marvin Miller, Tom Seaver, and Reggie Smith are not amused.

We are all unproven.

Still got Scott. But who knows for what?

There would have been plenty of room for Williams. Robert is in the last year of his contract, and Semien might well not be a regular by the time his contract is done.

****ity.

Lost in all the roster doings of the last few days, we have not properly noted the signing of veteran reliever Luis Garcia. The Mets have welcomed the 39-year-old on a big-league deal, so they are teed up to become the 11th MLB team he has pitched for, which is pretty impressive considering he originally packed it in when he was 24 after not getting past high-A, and trained to become a barber, missing all of 2011 and appearing in only 9 games in the Can-Am League in 2012 before his fortunes turned. Luis — who shouldn't be confused with the other Luis Garcia on the Astros who has that weird rocking-the-baby windup — has had three separate stints with the Angels alone. His main calling card is the slider. [FIMG=500]https://library.sportingnews.com/styles/crop_style_16_9_desktop/s3/2024-07/USATSI_23646057.jpg?h=76742c2e&itok=lFP7Z_ga[/FIMG]

Jared Young may have scant MLB track record, but he is a professional hitter, with options, that plays all over the field. You may not want to need him, but you will need him some time or another in a given season. You dump him, and you are looking for someone just like him the next day. LONG LIVE JARED! (That said, his 40-man roster spot is probably not the most secure thing in the world.)

I guess that is as authoritative as we might get for now. Probably not the last word, but the working title, anyhow.