Edgy MD

Goose Gozzo. Ed Fucking Kranepool.

Transactions, 11/23/2021 [td90]Direction[/td90][td90]COMING[/td90][td90]Transaction[/td90][td90]Signed Away from ATL to Minor League Contract, Projected for Syracuse[/td90][th]Position Group[/th][th]=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher[/th][td90][/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/642578/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][td90]Name[/td90][td90]José Rodriguez http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/venezuelan-flag-small.jpg>[/td90][td90]DoB[/td90][td90]8/29/95[/td90][td90]B/T[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]High Level[/td90][td90]=#76933C]MLB (2020)[/td90] He ain't Scherzer, but he's my ... well, he's not even my brother. In fact, a quick search for material on José suggests that he's something of a modern day Mike O'Koren, in that he has frequently ended up on the wrong side of somebody else's highlight film. But whatever. The Braves took the Mets' slot atop the division and parlayed that into a title, and the Mets got the Braves back by signing their AAAA pitcher, who the Braves didn't even call on in 2021. So there. But if the rumors are true, under the new collective bargaining agreement, every team will be required to have in their system at least one "José Rodriguez," one "Luis Rivera," and at least two guys named "Jace" (variant spellings allowed), so the Mets are thinking ahead here. So far, no reports even suggest this poor guy even gets a camp invite.

Edgy MD wrote: Reports seem to suggest things were a moment away, and then no updates for the last hour. To bed. Boras is going to need a little time to take the Mets offer to the Dodgers and try to get them to top it. In all my years in baseball, I've never heard of anything so shockingly unprofessional!

Reports seem to suggest things were a moment away, and then no updates for the last hour. To bed.

Dunno who this young man is, but ...

She's got the spirit it takes to take this contest to the next level.

https://twitter.com/angelyankees45/status/1465178089160429570

Yeah, I imagine a lot o' Mets fans are wearing a digital hole in that REFRESH button.

Frayed Knot wrote: Edgy MD wrote: So, I guess I'm slogging through this on my own. As long as the only way to view this involves paying (even more) cash to the Mouse/ESPN conglomerate, this will remain unseen by me. The weird part is that it comes free with the subscription. I guess that's at least partly due to the comprehensive length of it making it such a slog for even the most ardent fanboi. I'm enjoying it, but if I paid 60 quid for it, I'd be pissed.

Skimp on pitchers, but never skimp on cleaning staff. That's my motto. So, all this hot stove action happening now, I'm guessing, is because precedent suggests players under contract will still get paid in part or whole after a work stoppage, and players not under contract won't? Is that correct?

https://twitter.com/martinonyc/status/1465048270657499146 https://twitter.com/martinonyc/status/1465049471738433543

There goes a lot of "SEMIEN DISCHARGE"-type puns for the 2022 tabloid showdown.

So, I guess I'm slogging through this on my own. "Much opprobrium has been cast at Yoko Ono for her constant presence at Beatles' recording sessions, but, after this, you marvel at her fortitude for sitting through them." — https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/nov/25/the-beatles-get-back-review-peter-jackson-eight-hours-of-tv-so-aimless-it-threatens-your-sanityThe Guardian

It was a lovely feeling watching him come into a game. Even if the Mets were behind, it felt like they were in the driver's seat.

Mets named after places to shop: Starling Marte Orlando Mercado Al Weis

Transactions, 11/26/2021 [td90]Direction[/td90][td90]GOING[/td90][td90]GOING[/td90][td90]GOING[/td90][td90]=#008410]COMING[/td90][td90]=#008410]COMING[/td90][td90]=#008410]COMING[/td90][td90]Transaction[/td90][td90]Removed from Projected Roster, Projected for Syracuse[/td90][td90]Removed from Projected Roster, Projected for Syracuse[/td90][td90]Removed from Projected Roster, Projected for Syracuse[/td90][td90] Signed Away from MIL for Two Years, $25 Million[/td90][td90] Signed Away from OAK for Two Years, $26.5 Million[/td90][td90] Signed Away from OAK for Four Years, $78 Million[/td90][th]Position Group[/th][th]=#BF80FF] Infielder[/th][th]=#FFC2C2] Outfielder[/th][th]=#FFC2C2] Outfielder[/th][th]=#BF80FF] Infielder[/th][th]=#FFC2C2] Outfielder[/th][th]=#FFC2C2] Outfielder[/th][td90][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/w_213,q_100/v1/people/663905/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/w_213,q_100/v1/people/666137/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/w_180,g_auto,c_fill/v1/people/592622/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/500871/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/592192/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]Name[/td90][td90]Travis Blankenhorn [fimg=50]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Khalil Lee [fimg=50]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Mark Payton [fimg=50]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Eduardo Escobar http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/venezuelan-flag-small.jpg>[/td90][td90]Mark Canha [fimg=50]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Starling Marte http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Dominican_Republic.jpg>[/td90][td90]DoB[/td90][td90]8/3/96[/td90][td90]6/26/98[/td90][td90]12/7/91[/td90][td90]1/5/89[/td90][td90]2/15/89[/td90][td90]10/9/88[/td90][td90]B/T[/td90][td90]L/R[/td90][td90]L/L[/td90][td90]L/L[/td90][td90]S/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]High Level[/td90][td90]=#76933C]MLB (2021)[/td90][td90]=#76933C]MLB (2021)[/td90][td90]=#76933C]MLB (2021)[/td90][td90]=#76933C]MLB (2021)[/td90][td90]=#76933C]MLB (2021)[/td90][td90]=#76933C]MLB (2021)[/td90] The Mets appear to have gone quickly from having two open spots on their roster to having two men too many on their roster, so as soon as the medical staff signs off on these deals (assuming they do), the Mets are going to have to remove two players from the 40. Look for a DFA to hit any two among Nogosek, Reed, Santos, and Blankenhorny. I don't know if the A's refused the Mets permission to talk to Billy Beane or if Beane turned them down directly, but it's fun to think of the Mets making the A's pay by raiding their free agents. YOUR Projected 2022 Mets Coaching Staff [th]Position Group[/th][th][PTEXT=8]Placeholder Manager[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]Placeholder Bench Coach[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]Pitching Coach[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]Placeholder Hitting Coach[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]Placeholder Field Coordinator[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]Placeholder Third Base Coach[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]Placeholder First Base Coach[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]Placeholder Bullpen Coach[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]Placeholder Ass't. Pitching Coach[/PTEXT][/th][td60][/td60][td60][fimg=60]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/kreuter-chad-2021.jpg[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/bundy-lorenzo-2019.jpg[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Hefner-Jeremy-2-2019.jpg[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/chimelis-joel-2021.png[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2021/10/boles-kevin-2021.png[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/rivera-luis-2021.png[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2021/10/den-dekker-matt-2021.png[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2021/10/natal-bob-2021-1.png[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/cather-mike-2021.png[/fIMG][/td60][td60]Name[/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Chad Kreuter [fimg=30]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Lorenzo Bundy [fimg=30]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Jeremy Hefner [fimg=30]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Joel Chimelis [fimg=30]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Kevin Boles [fimg=30]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Luis Rivera [fimg=30]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Puerto_Rico.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Matt den Dekker [fimg=30]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Natal Bob [fimg=30]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Puerto_Rico.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Mike Cather [fimg=30]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60]DoB[/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]8/26/64[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]11/6/59[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]3/11/86[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]7/1/67[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]1/16/75[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]1/25/84[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]8/10/87[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]11/13/65[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]12/17/70[/PTEXT][/td60][td60]Originally Acquired[/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired as A+ manager, 1/19/2017.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Signed away from MIA as Binghamton manager, 1/5/20.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired away from MIN as MLB pitching coach, 12/8/2019.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired away from Houston, 1/9/18.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired away from BOS as AA manager, 12/12/2018.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired as SS A bench coach, 2010.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired away from Charleston Southern U. as outfielder/baserunning coordinator, 2/26/2021.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired away from WAS as minor league instructor, 2006.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired away from ASU as A+ pitchng coach, 6/19.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60]Year in Org.[/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]6[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]3[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]3[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]5[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]4[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]12[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]2[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]17[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]4[/PTEXT][/td60][td60]Position Group[/td60][th][PTEXT=8]Ass't. Pitching Coach[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]Ass't. Batting Coach[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]Head Trainer[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]Assistant Trainer[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]Str. & Cond. Coach[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]Physical Therapist[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]Equipment Manager[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]Bullpen Catcher[/PTEXT][/th][th][PTEXT=8]Bullpen Catcher[/PTEXT][/th][td60][/td60][td60][fimg=60]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/hurst.jpg[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/bruce-fields-2019.jpg[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Chicklo-Brian-2019.jpg[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Golia-Joseph-2019.jpg[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Clarke-Dustin-2019.jpg[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sean-bardenett.jpg[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/kierst-kevin-2019-1.jpg[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Langill-Eric-2019.jpg[/fIMG][/td60][td60][fimg=60]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Racianello-Dave-2019.jpg[/fIMG][/td60][td60]Name[/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Jonathan Hurst [fimg=30]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Bruce Fields [fimg=30]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Brian Chicklo [fimg=30]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Joseph Golia [fimg=30]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Dustin Clarke [fimg=30]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Sean Bardanett [fimg=30]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Kevin Kierst [fimg=30]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Eric Langill [fimg=30]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/canada-flag.jpg[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Dave Racaniello [fimg=30]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/PTEXT][/td60][td60]DoB[/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]10/20/66[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]10/6/60[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]7/17/72[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]Circa 1978[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]circa 1987[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]6/23/88[/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][td90]Originally Acquired[/td90][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired away from STL, 1/5/2021.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired away from DET as St. Lucie batting coach, 3/3/2019.[/PTEXT][/td60][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, 2010.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired, 2019.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired away from Cincinnati as Norfolk equipment manager, 1989.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired as MLB bullpen catcher, 6/2011.[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=6]Hired as MLB bullpen catcher, spring, 2001.[/PTEXT][/td60][td90]Year in Org.[/td90][td60][PTEXT=8]2[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]4[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]25[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]18[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]13[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]4[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]33[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]12[/PTEXT][/td60][td60][PTEXT=8]22[/PTEXT][/td60] YOUR Projected 2022 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][td90][/td90][th][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/mm1.png[/fimg][/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]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/deGrom-Jacob-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/656731/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/w_213,q_100/v1/people/592836/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/w_213,q_100/v1/people/657141/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][th][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/mm2.png[/fimg][/th][td90]Name[/td90][th][/th][td90]Carlos Carrasco [fimg=50]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/venezuelan-flag-small.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90]Jacob deGrom [fimg=50]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Tylor Megill [fimg=50]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Taijuan Walker [fimg=50]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Jordan Yamamoto [fimg=50]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][th][/th][td90]DoB[/td90][th][/th][td90]3/21/87[/td90][td90]6/19/88[/td90][td90]7/28/95[/td90][td90]8/13/92[/td90][td90]5/11/96[/td90][th][/th][td90]B/T[/td90][th][/th][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]L/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][th][/th][td90]Primary Position[/td90][th][/th][td90]Starting Pitcher[/td90][td90]Starting Pitcher[/td90][td90]Starting Pitcher[/td90][td90]Starting Pitcher[/td90][td90]Starting Pitcher[/td90][th][/th][td90]Other Positions[/td90][th][/th][td90]rp[/td90][td90] [/td90][td90]rp[/td90][td90] [/td90][td90]rp[/td90][th][/th][td90]Originally Acquired[/td90][th][/th][td90][PTEXT=7]Acquired, along with Francisco Lindor, from CLE for Andrés Gimenz, Amed Rosario, Josh Wolf, and Isaiah Greene, 1/7/2021.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed as ninth-round draft pick out of Stetson U., 6/20/10.[/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 TOR, 2/20/21.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Acquired from MIA in exchange for Federico Polanco, 2/1/01.[/PTEXT][/td90][th][/th][td90]Earliest FA[/td90][th][/th][td90][PTEXT=9]2022 (2023 Team Option)[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2023 (player opt-out option following 2022 season, team option for 2024)[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2026[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2022 (player option for 2023)[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2027[/PTEXT][/td90][th][/th][td90]Status Notes[/td90][th][/th][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Coming off injury.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has 2 option years remaining.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Coming off injury[/PTEXT][/td90][th][/th][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][td90][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://securea.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/612434.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Diaz-Edwin-2019.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/w_213,q_100/v1/people/607229/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Lugo-Seth-2019.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/w_213,q_100/v1/people/543507/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]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Smith-Drew-2019.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90]Name[/td90][td90]Miguel Castro [fimg=50]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Dominican_Republic.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90]Edwin Díaz [fimg=50]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Puerto_Rico.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Robert Gsellman [fimg=50]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Seth Lugo [fimg=50]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Trevor May [fimg=50]http://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]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]DoB[/td90][td90]5/29/91[/td90][td90]9/3/95[/td90][td90]7/18/93[/td90][td90]11/17/89[/td90][td90]9/23/89[/td90][td90]8/30/95[/td90][td90]9/24/93[/td90][td90]B/T[/td90][td90]R/L[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]Primary Position[/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][td90]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/td90][td90]Other Positions[/td90][td90] [/td90][td90] [/td90][td90]sp[/td90][td90]sp[/td90][td90]sp[/td90][td90]sp[/td90][td90]sp[/td90][td90]Originally Acquired[/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Acquired from BAL for Kevin Smith and a player to be named later, 8/31/20.[/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 as 13th-round draft pick, 7/3/11.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed as 34th round draft pick out of Centenary College of Louisiana, 6/19/11.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from Minnesota as free agent, 12/1/20.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Acquired from TOR, with Yennsy Diaz and Josh Winckowski, 1/27/21.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Acquired from TBR for Lucas Duda, 7/27/17.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90]Earliest FA[/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2022[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2022[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2021[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2022[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2022[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2026 [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2024[/PTEXT][/td90][td90]Status Notes[/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has 3 minor league option years remaining.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Coming off injury. Has 2 minor league option years remaining.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has 2 minor league option years remaining.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Walk year.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Coming off injury. Has 2 minor league option years remaining.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Coming off injury. Has one option year remaining.. Projected for Syracuse.[/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][td90][/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/592866/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/w_213,q_100/v1/people/543510/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Nido-Tomas-2019.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Alonso-Pete-2019.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://securea.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/429664@2x.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90][fimg=90]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Davis-JD-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/500871/headshot/67/current[/fimg][/td90][td90]Name[/td90][td90]Trevor Williams [fimg=50]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]James McCann [fimg=50]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Tomás Nido [fimg=50]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Puerto_Rico.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Pete Alonso [fimg=50]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Robinson Canó [fimg=50]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Dominican_Republic.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90]J.D. Davis [fimg=50]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]Eduardo Escobar [fimg=50]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/venezuelan-flag-small.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90]DoB[/td90][td90]4/25/92[/td90][td90]6/13/90[/td90][td90]4/12/94[/td90][td90]12/7/94[/td90][td90]10/22/82[/td90][td90]4/27/93[/td90][td90]1/5/89[/td90][td90]B/T[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]L/R[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]S/R[/td90][td90]Primary Position[/td90][td90]=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[/td90][td90]=#00BF00]Catcher[/td90][td90]=#00BF00]Catcher[/td90][td90]=#BF80FF]First Base[/td90][td90]=#BF80FF]Second Base[/td90][td90]=#BF80FF]Third Base[/td90][td90]=#BF80FF]Third Base[/td90][td90]Other Positions[/td90][td90]sp[/td90][td90]1b[/td90][td90]1b[/td90][td90] [/td90][td90]1b, 3b[/td90][td90]lf, rf, 1b, rp[/td90][td90]2b, ss, lf, 3b, cf, 1b, rp, c[/td90][td90]Originally Acquired[/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Acquired from CHC, along with Javier and cash, 7/30/2021[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from CHW to four-year contract For $40 million, 12/13/2020.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed as international amateur free agent, 6/17/2012.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed 7/7/16 as second-round draft pick out of Florida.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Acquired from SEA with Edwin Diaz and cash for Jarred Kelenic, Gerson Bautista, Jay Bruce, Justin Dunn, and Anthony Swarzak, 12/13/18.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Acquired from HOU with Cody Bohanek for Ross Adolph, Scott Manea and Luis Santana, 1/6/19.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]Signed away from MIL, 11/26/2021.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90]Earliest FA[/td90][td90][PTEXT=9]2022[/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][td90]Status Notes[/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has 2 minor league option years remaining.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000] [/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Has 3 minor league option years remaining[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Coming off suspensoin.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]Coming off injury. Has 2 minor league option years remaining.[/PTEXT][/td90][td90][PTEXT=7]=#000000]0[/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]

Frayed Knot wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: Mets with bird names: Hawk Taylor Sammy Drake Craig Swan Jay Payton Robin Ventura George Theodore Paul Byrd And back in '99, Pat Mahomes really knew how to 'Vulture' a win. Chris Aguila José Cardenal Sidd Finch

Second half of first episode. 1) I'm starting to get the notion that the division of the three episodes is going to make them distinct from one another, with ONE covering the Twickenham sessions, TWO covering the Abbey Road Studio sessions, and THREE covering the Abbey Road rooftop performance. 2) The group is starting to get tighter as a band and warmer with each other. This appears to be in part due to them being surrounded by such a bunch hangers-on looking to capitalize that they bond in resistance. 3) Dick James swings by to chew the fat. James was the music publisher who had the Beatles by the short-and-curlies, having signed them to an exploitative deal very early in their careers. The Beatles had tried to wrest control of their catalog a year and a half earlier after Epstein died, but came up short. George even went so far as to write and record with the Beatles a complaint song about the situation with James, so it was really a dick move of him to come by and interrupt the sessions, but again, being surrounded by tools and exploiters is seeming to help them bond. Paul plays nice, reading the songs in the Dick James publishing catalog, with the Beatles material alongside music hall standards from the twenties, but George takes a look at the list and passes it on to Ringo, saying, "Here, want to see what you own one half of one percent of?" 4) Yoko Ono becomes less of a symbol and more of a character after Linda Eastman arrives, giving her someone to talk to, and an excuse to sit outside the inner circle. Maureen Starkey also arrives shortly before the end of this episode. 5) Yoko even takes a turn at the piano when John gets up for a break, and she begins to do her ad-libbed shrieking vocals, and the band are delighted to join in behind her. They keep with her changes, holding the song together musically, but goof around and add their own vocal improvisations. I understand, of course, the animus for Yoko and her music, but this isn't zero-calorie entertainment. In a small way, it can get its hooks into you. 6) John reasserts himself as alpha, sings his heart out on his leads, stays engaged, plays the clown, and does his funny British fishwife voices when backing up Paul. 7) Paul, despite trying to be the Dad in the first half of this episode, and despite being a better musician and more productive a songwriter than John, is kind of a suckup to John, deferential to John's elder status, his authenticity, and his independence. 8) A lot of weird foreshadowing happens. Director Michael Lindsay-Hogg mentions appearing in a film as a child with Orson Welles. It turns out that he'd find out decades later (2006, I think) that Welles was quite possibly his father. That may not be true, but it kind of has a poetic appropriateness to it, as Welles was famous as a director for historically over-ambitious projects that fall apart when neither the other principals nor the money men are interested in supporting the scale of his vision. 9) Further weird foreshadowing happens, when Hoggo can't pin the band down on a location for the concert, and Paul says, "We'll probably end up doing it on a farm in Scotland." Linda overhears and says something like, "That sounds like it would be nice." 10) Despite the general bonding, Paul's sucking up to John tends to further marginalize George. The last straw for George seems to silently come when Paul asks George not to vamp on a song, because it conflicts with John's vamping. 11) George quits in the most George-like way possible, just standing up mid-day and saying, "Well, I'll be leaving now." "Leaving for where?" "Leaving, you know, the Beatles. See you round at the clubs." 12) The band has had dustups before, so they continue the session without him, but they seem to be playing for the sake of playing, having a little fun, but not trying to do any serious work in the afternoon. At the end of the day, the three of them huddle away from the sycophants and mics, apparently deciding that this is more serious than they were letting on for the cameras, and they would have to pull together and recruit George back. 13) The music is generally a delight compared to the first half of the episode. "Get Back" is rolling into shape and takes on a temporary status as a protest song. Paul also does a piano version of "Another Day." It's not everybody's favorite Paul song, but along with "All Things Must Pass," "Gimme Some Truth," and "Child of Nature" (the song that would become "Jealous Guy") these are four songs (so far!) that the Beatles reject in these sessions that would ultimately become classicks for them as solo artists in the seventies. It's amazing to think of these as their throwaways. If you take any old band — say, Jesus Jones — and add those four songs to their catalog, they are suddenly fringe candidates for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. For the Beatles, this is their debris. [media=youtube]JxiXE3BKu10[/media]

There's no doubt that most members of The Cookie Club are highly vulnerable this offseason.

First "E.E." in Mets history. Next up is the elusive "I.I."

Well, Plummer is on the outside looking in at this point. If he opens the season in Flushing, something has either gone wrong or gone remarkably right.

He's certainly a Villar replacement most directly, as I tried to imply. But the two-year deal at similar (market adjusted) money and the late-career blossoming made me mindful of Lowrie.

Eucaris Escobar joins husband Eduardo and D. Baxter the Bobcat on a visit with members of the Boys and Girls Club of Phoenix. https://arizonasports.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/DSC_8413-800-620x370.jpg> I know it would be a challenging costume, but shouldn't a Diamondbacks mascot be more ... serpentine?