Cowtipper

^^ it's really fun going back and seeing how the guys are doing. Here's how some former Mets prospects that we traded away are doing: Ricardo Cespedes and Merandy Gonzalez were sent to the Marlins for AJ Ramos in 2017. Cespedes hit .261 with 6 home runs, 64 runs scored and 25 steals in 90 games for the independent Staten Island FerryHawks, while Gonzalez went 3-3, 5.40 in 14 games (13 starts) between to independent clubs. Brad Wieck and Cory Mazzoni were traded to the Padres for Alex Torres in 2015. Wieck is still going, having spent 2023 in the Cubs system, but hasn't played since 2021 due to injuries. John Gant and Rob Whalen were sent to the Braves for Kelly Johnson and Juan Uribe in 2015. Gant was 0-2, 6.52 in 9 2/3 innings for the NPB's Nippon Ham Fighters' minor league club. Luis Cessa and Michael Fulmer were shipped to the Tigers for Yoenis Cespedes in 2015. Cessa was 1-4 with a 9.00 ERA in 7 games (6 starts) for the Reds before being released in mid-May. He then signed with the Rockies who released him in late June. He then signed with the Nats, who released him in late August. He was 1-5, 8.57 in 22 games (7 starts) at Triple-A. Michael Fulmer is 3-5, 4.42 with 65 Ks in 57 innings over 58 appearances out of the bullpen for the Cubs this year. Matt Koch and Miller Diaz were sent to the Diamondbacks for Addison Reed in 2015. Koch is still going, posting a 3-2 record and 5.19 ERA in 36 appearances for the Rockies this year. He was 1-2, 7.27 in 29 appearances at Triple-A. Other odds and ends—major leaguers who were in the Mets minor league system in 2015, 2016 and 2017: Mitch Atkins (2017) went 1-4 with a 8.13 ERA in 27 2/3 innings for the independent High Point Rockers. Albert Baldonado (2010-2017) was 1-0, 3.03 in 29 relief appearances for the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings in the Twins system and 2-1, 1.69 in 21 appearances for NPB's Yomiuri Giants. He was 1-0, 1.50 for Yomiuri's minor league club. Josh Rodriguez (2012-2013, 2015, 2017) hit .307 with 10 home runs and 48 RBI in 78 games in the Mexican League. Burch Smith (2017 for less than a day) made a single appearance in the KBO, posting a 6.75 ERA in 2 2/3 innings. Patrick Kivlehan (2018) hit .304/.392/.587 with 23 home runs, 73 RBI and 67 runs scored in 89 games for the independent New York Boulders. Ian Krol (2018) was 0-5, 4.19 with 10 saves in 41 relief appearances in the Mexican League. Roger Bernardina (2016) hit .325 /.432/.507 with 5 home runs and 34 RBI for Curacao Neptunus in the Dutch Major League. Domingo Tapia (2010-2016) was 0-1, 3.57 in 15 relief appearances for the Padres and 1-6, 8.22 in 25 appearances for their Triple-A club. Matt Bowman (2012-2015) has a 13.50 ERA in 2 relief appearances for the Yankees and was 4-1, 3.99 in 49 relief appearances for their Triple-A club. George Kirby (2016, drafted, unsigned) is 11-10 with a 3.58 ERA in 29 starts for the Mariners; he made the All-Star team. Shane McClanahan (2015, drafted, unsigned) was 11-2 with a 3.29 ERA in 21 starts for the Rays before being shut down due to injury; he made the All-Star team.

Here's how some former Mets prospects that we traded away are doing: Blake Taylor and Kenedy Corona were traded to the Astros for Jake Marisnick in December 2019. Taylor had a 5.15 ERA in 35 appearances for the Astros Triple-A club before being released in August, while Corona hit .251 with 22 home runs, 65 RBI and 32 stolen bases in 117 games between High-A and Double-A. Victor Gonzalez and Kevin Smith were traded to the Orioles for Miguel Castro in August 2020. Smith didn't play this year and Gonzalez hit just .220 in 38 games between rookie ball and Single-A. The Orioles released Gonzalez in late August. Justin Dunn and Jarred Kelenic (and Gerson Bautista, Jay Bruce and Anthony Swarzak) were traded to the Mariners for Edwin Diaz and Robinson Cano in December 2018. Dunn had a 5.40 ERA in 3 minor league appearances in the Reds system this year, but has spent most of the year on the IL. Kelenic is hitting .254 with 11 home runs, 49 RBI and 13 steals in 99 games for the Mariners. Felix Valerio, Adam Hill and Bobby Wahl were sent to the Brewers for Keon Broxton in 2019. Valerio is the only one who played in 2023; he hit .224 with 6 home runs and 31 RBI in 80 Double-A games. Ross Adolph, Scott Manea and Luis Santana were sent to the Astros for J.D. Davis in 2019. Adolph hit .230 with 3 home runs in 19 Triple-A games, while Manea hit .274 with 15 home runs and 60 walks (.408 OBP) in 104 games for the independent Gastonia Honey Hunters. Luis Santana hit .260 with 13 home runs and 52 RBI in 86 games between the Astros and Tigers systems. Neraldo Catalina was sent to the Rays for Wilmer Font in 2019. Catalina went 2-1 with a 8.00 ERA in 11 relief appearances between rookie ball and Single-A in 2023. Simeon Woods Richardson and Anthony Kay were sent to the Blue Jays for Marcus Stroman in 2019. The Mets got Kay back this year; Woods Richardson made one appearance for the Twins, posting a 9.64 ERA in 4 2/3 innings. At Triple-A, he was 7-6, 4.91 ERA in 24 games (22 starts). Other odds and ends—major leaguers who were in the Mets minor league system in 2018, 2019 and 2020: Arismendy Alcantara (2019) played for the Nippon Ham Fighters this year, hitting .208 with 3 home runs in 39 games; he hit .242 with 10 home runs in 41 games for their minor league club. Mickey Jannis (2016-2019) played for the independent High Point Rockers, going 14-5 with a 4.01 ERA in 27 games (23 starts). Stephen Gonsalves (2019) was 1-1 with a 5.72 ERA in 22 games (5 starts) at four levels in the Cubs system. Pedro Payano (2020) was 2-6, with 8 saves and a 3.97 ERA in 35 games for the independent Staten Island FerryHawks. In 5 games in the Mexican League, he had a 5.79 ERA. Matt Adams (2020) hit .246 with 17 home runs and 53 RBI in 102 games for the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings in the Twins system. Daniel Bard (2017, released 2020) is 4-2 with a 4.47 ERA in 49 games for the Rockies; in a single inning with their Triple-A club, he allowed no runs. Joey Terdoslavich (2018) hit .233 with 5 home runs in 193 Mexican League at-bats and .265 with 2 home runs in 117 at-bats for the independent Ottawa Titans. Nabil Crismatt (2012-2018) was 0-2 with an 8.31 ERA in 8 relief appearances for the Diamondbacks and Padres. At Triple-A, he was 4-3, 6.86 in 23 games (9 starts). Matt Gage (2018) had a 2.70 ERA in 5 relief appearances for the Astros. For their Triple-A club, he was 1-1, 4.58 in 34 relief appearances. Zac Grotz (2018) was 2-2, 4.42 in 10 games (7 starts) in Mexico and 0-0, 0.82 in 2 starts for the independent Kansas City Monarchs. Kyle Dowdy (2018) was 8-4, 4.38 in 39 relief appearances at Triple-A. In 63 2/3 innings, he had 74 Ks.

Here's how some former Mets prospects that we traded away are doing: Ryder Ryan was traded to the Rangers for Todd Frazier in December 2020. He finally made his big league debut this year, appearing in a single game for the Mariners, striking out 2 in 1 inning of work. He was 4-2, 3.76 in 48 appearances for the Mariners' Triple-A club, as well. Isaiah Greene and Josh Wolf, both former second round picks, were traded with Andres Gimenez and Amed Rosario for Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco in early 2021. Greene hit .180 with 3 home runs and 19 RBI in 55 games at High-A, while Wolf was 6-4, 6.11 in 45 2/3 innings between two levels. I covered Gimenez already and will cover Rosario later. The Mets shipped Endy Rodriguez to the Pirates in exchange for Joey Lucchesi in 2021. Rodriguez hit .268 with 6 home runs and 38 RBI in 67 games at Triple-A, and has hit .211 with 3 home runs and 11 RBI for Pittsburgh this year. The Mets sent Josh Winckowski to the Red Sox in a three-team deal that netted them Khalil Lee. Winckowski has gone 4-3 with a 2.93 ERA in 57 games (1 start) for Boston this year. The Mets traded Pedro Quintana to the Brewers for Billy McKinney in 2021. Quintana had a 3.86 ERA in 11 2/3 innings for the DSL Brewers in 2023. The Mets traded Will Toffey to the Giants in 2021, receiving pitcher Anthony Banda. He was in the Phillies system in '23, but was hurt all year. Matthew Dyer was shipped with Tommy Hunter to the Rays for Rich Hill in 2021. Dyer hit .254 with 3 home runs in 18 games between High-A and Double-A this year. Pete Crow-Armstrong was sent to the Cubs for Javier Baez and Trevor Williams in 2021. He is hitless in 11 big league at-bats so far, but hit .283 with 20 home runs and 37 steals in 107 games split between Double-A and Triple-A. Other odds and ends—major leaguers who were in the Mets minor league system in 2019, 2020 and 2021: Braxton Lee (2019) hit .292 with 11 home runs, 71 RBI and 12 stolen bases in 118 games for the independent Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. Mallex Smith (2020, 2021) hit .325 with 25 stolen bases in 62 Mexican League games. Jose Martinez (2021) hit .316 with 15 home runs and 70 RBI in 88 Mexican League games. Luis Oviedo (2020, in system for less than a day) was 4-0, 4.82 in 42 Triple-A games in the Guardians system. Robel Garcia (offseason 2020-2021) played in Italy and Mexico this year, hitting .204 in 16 games between them. A.J. Schugel (2021) went 1-2, 8.62 in 15 2/3 Mexican League innings. Orlando Calixte (2021) hit .234 with 4 home runs for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Pro Baseball and .265 with 2 home runs for their minor league team. Bruce Maxwell (2021) hit .216 with 3 home runs in 30 Mexican League games. Roel Ramirez (2021) had a 3.00 ERA in 3 Mexican League innings and a 6.20 ERA in 24 2/3 innings in the Braves system.

Here's how some former Mets prospects that we traded away are doing: J.T. Ginn and Adam Oller were traded to the Athletics for Chris Bassitt in 2022. Ginn, a former second round pick, was 1-3 with a 7.43 ERA in 8 starts between rookie ball and Double-A this season. Oller was 1-1 with a 10.07 ERA in 19 2/3 innings for the hapless Athletics, but was selected off waivers by Seattle in July. He is 10-7, 6.22 in 114 1/3 Triple-A innings this season. Jose Acuna and Hector Rodriguez were traded to the Reds for Tyler Naquin and Phillip Diehl last year. 20-year-old Acuna was 7-3 with a 3.93 ERA in 22 games (19 starts) at High-A, while Rodriguez hit .293 with 16 home runs, 61 RBI, 18 stolen bases and 91 runs scored between Single-A and High-A. I'll cover Naquin in a later post; Diehl, who never played for the Mets, had a 6.89 ERA in 24 relief appearances for the Guardians' Triple-A club this season before being let go in August. Saul Gonzalez was traded to the Cubs for Mychal Givens last season. He was 2-1 with a 2.67 ERA and 9.7 K/9 at Single-A this year. Carson Seymour, Nick Zwack, J.D. Davis and Thomas Szapucki were sent to San Fran for Darin Ruf in 2022. Seymour went 5-3, 3.99 in 112 2/3 innings at Double-A this season, while Zwack was 5-7, 6.56 in 81 Double-A innings. I've already covered Davis and will cover Szapucki in a later post. Franklin Sanchez and Jake Mangum were sent to the Marlins for Jeff Brigham and Elieser Hernandez. Sanchez was 3-1, 7.64 in 31 relief appearances between Single-A and High-A, while Mangum hit .298 with 8 home runs, 52 RBI and 62 runs scored at Triple-A. We shipped Keyshawn Askew to the Rays for Brooks Raley. Askew went 9-6, 3.99 in 35 games (9 starts) between High-A and Double-A. The most impressive number: 130 Ks in 97 innings. Other odds and ends—major leaguers who played in the Mets minor league system in 2021 and 2022 Zack Godley, who played in the Mets system in 2021 was 4-2, 5.21 in 57 innings for the A's Triple-A club and 5-3, 4.79 in 13 starts for the independent Gastonia Honey Hunters. Jesus Reyes, who played in the Mets system in 2021, was 1-2, 4.45 in 18 games (2 starts) in the Mexican League this season. Alex Sanabia, another 2021 Mets minor league farm hand, was 1-2, 5.32 in 10 starts in the Mexican League and 4-0, 3.94 in 6 starts for the independent Gastonia Honey Hunters. Arodys Vizcaino (2021) posted a 0.00 ERA in 9 relief appearances in the Mexican League. Nick Dini (2022) hit .198 with 9 home runs and 29 RBI in 71 games for the Rays Triple-A club. Mark Payton (2021) hit .215 for the NPB's Seibu Lions and .218 for their minor league club; he hit .216 in 80 games between them. Allan Winans (2018-2019, 2021) was 9-4, 2.85 in 126 1/3 Triple-A innings and 1-2, 4.33 in 5 starts for the Braves. Daniel Palka (2022) hit .233 with 12 home runs in the Red Sox system before rejoining the Mets organization in 2023. Felix Pena (2022) was 9-10, 3.68 in 28 starts in Korea. Tzu-Wei Lin (2022) hit .210 in 62 CPBL (Taiwan) ABs and .270 with 7 homers and 23 RBI in 152 independent league ABs for the Long Island Ducks. Mike Montgomery (2022) went 4-4, 5.26 in 77 IP for the Dodgers' Triple-A club. Gosuke Katoh (2022) hit .225 for the NPB's Nippon Ham Fighters and .302 in 16 games for their minor league club. Daniel Johnson (2022) joined the Indians system for 2023 and did well, hitting .271 with 19 home runs and 30 RBI in 126 games between Double-A and Triple-A. Kramer Robertson (2022) hit .205 with 23 steals for the Cardinals Triple-A club.

Franklyn Kilome, who was acquired by the Mets for Asdrubal Cabrera in 2018 and who made a few appearances in 2020, began 2023 in the Nats system, but after posting a 19.64 ERA in 3 2/3 innings, was given his release in late April. He latched on with the independent Lake Country DockHounds, with whom he went 1-4 with a 8.38 ERA in 6 starts. Adam Kolarek, who pitched briefly for the Mets in 2023, had a 9.82 ERA in 7 relief appearances for the Braves Triple-A club in Gwinnett after New York parted ways with him and Atlanta signed him. Khalil Lee, who had a couple cups of coffee with New York in 2021 and 2022, latched on with the independent Southern Maryland Blue Crabs after the Mets released him in early May of this year. He hit .277/.401/.482 with 15 home runs, 66 RBI, 13 steals and 60 runs scored in 89 games for the Blue Crabs. Also: Mark Canha, who played regularly for the Mets in 2022 and 2023, has hit .296/.388/.451 with 5 home runs, 32 RBI and 48 hits in 46 games for Milwaukee since the Mets traded him to the Brewers in July. Eduardo Escobar, who also played for New York in 2022 and 2023, is hitting .219 with just 2 home runs in 169 ABs for the Angels since the Mets traded him in late June.

Bobby Durnbaugh: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/dayton-oh/robert-durnbaugh-11469403?fbclid=IwAR2OMz7OmKrfFFvaE5QKkMc3qv_L_fhEE8rbFChpUx5-SCbsJiiztRoUIvkhttps://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/dayton-oh/robert-durnbaugh-11469403?fbclid=IwAR2OMz7OmKrfFFvaE5QKkMc3qv_L_fhEE8rbFChpUx5-SCbsJiiztRoUIvk Roric Harrison: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/sports/red-wings/red-wings-announce-the-passing-of-hall-of-fame-pitcher-roric-harrison/https://www.rochesterfirst.com/sports/red-wings/red-wings-announce-the-passing-of-hall-of-fame-pitcher-roric-harrison/ Jerry Turner: https://ripbaseball.com/2023/09/21/obituary-jerry-turner-1954-2023/https://ripbaseball.com/2023/09/21/obituary-jerry-turner-1954-2023/

Chin-lung Hu, who played briefly for the Mets in 2011, is still going. The 39-year-old is with the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League, hitting .275 with 2 home runs and 24 RBI in 61 games. Travis Jankowski, who played for the Mets last season, is hitting .263 with 19 stolen bases in 105 games (247 ABs) for the Rangers this year. He also hit .300 in 10 minor league ABs. Ariel Jurado, who pitched a single game for New York in 2020, is 9-8 with a 2.75 ERA in 27 starts for the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization this season. He has 133 Ks in 166 2/3 innings.

Trevor Hildenberger, who made 2 appearances for the Mets in 2021, began 2023 in the Giants system, but after posting a 15.88 ERA and a 3.353 WHIP in 5 2/3 innings for their Triple-A club, he was released April 20. Rich Hill, who was brought on to help the Mets in their failed 2021 playoff push, is 7-14 with a 5.53 ERA in 30 games (27 starts) between the Padres and Pirates this year. Colin Holderman, a promising reliever that the Mets traded to the Pirates for Daniel Vogelbach in 2022, has a 3.48 ERA, 129 ERA+ and 9.3 K/9 ratio in 56 appearances for the Pirates this season.

Edgy MD wrote: Gotta love the alphabetical discipline the bovine toppler is showing in this thread. It helps keep things more organized. Heath Hembree - reliever who made 15 decent appearances with New York in 2021 made a single appearance for the Rays in 2023, allowing no runs in 1 1/3 innings. He was released in late April, but signed with Detroit in early May. They then released him in early July. Guillermo Heredia - outfielder who had 4 hits, including 2 home runs, with New York in 2020 is in Korea this year, hitting .337/.394/.483 with 11 home runs, 68 RBI and 129 hits in 99 games. Dilson Herrera - the former top prospect who played sparingly in 2014 and 2015 has played just 9 games in the Mexican League this year, hitting .200 with 7 hits for the Piratas de Campeche.

Donnie Hart - pitcher who made a single appearance for the Mets in 2019 (in one of the few Mets games I've ever seen in-person), has a 2.81 ERA in 37 relief appearances in the Mexican League. Geoff Hartlieb - hurler who had a 14.54 ERA in 3 appearances for New York in 2021, has a 2.25 ERA in 2 appearances for the Marlins and a 3.29 ERA with 41 strikeouts in 38.1 innings over 31 appearances for their Triple-A club this year. Adeiny Hechavarria - reserve player who hit .204 in 142 at-bats for New York in 2019 slashed .297/.382/.538 with 7 home runs, 34 RBI and 43 hits in 38 games for the independent Long Island Ducks. The Kansas City Royals signed him in June and released him in August, after he hit .221 with 6 home runs in 36 games for their Triple-A club in Omaha.

The Cubs are promoting Pete Crow-Armstrong, the top prospect and former 1st rounder we shipped off to get Javier Baez in 2021. The 21-year-old was slashing .283/.365/.511 with 20 home runs, 82 RBI, 98 runs scored and 37 stolen bases in 107 games between Double- and Triple-A this season. Depending on how Armstrong does in the future, the trade could go down as an all-time clunker, I reckon. Baez wasn't bad statistically and the other piece of the deal, Trevor Williams, was solid, but neither led the Mets to the promised land. Crow-Armstrong, on the other hand, is a top prospect and has a whole future of potential dominance ahead of him.

Billy Hamilton, who hit .045 in 22 at-bats for New York in 2020, began 2023 in the White Sox system, hitting .147 with 3 stolen bases in 75 at-bats for their Triple-A club and going hitless with 2 steals in 2 at-bats for Chicago. They released him August 22 and the Rays signed him August 30. Brad Hand, who had a 2.70 ERA in 16 appearances for the Mets in 2021, has made 51 appearances between the Rockies and Braves, going 3-1 with a 4.63 ERA. Eric Hanhold, who the Mets acquired for Neil Walker in 2017, has a 9.45 ERA in 45 relief appearances for the Padres' Triple-A team, El Paso, yet they keep using him. On the bright side, he's 4-2 and has 54 Ks in 46 1/3 innings.

Robert Gsellman, who spent six often underwhelming seasons with the Mets, is in Japan this season, going 3-5 with a 4.45 ERA in 13 games for the Yokohama Bay Stars and 0-3, 3.60 in 7 games for their minor league team. Jake Hager, who played briefly for the Mets in 2021, hit .245 with 3 home runs and 30 RBI in 56 games for the Diamondbacks' Triple-A club, Reno, before being released in mid-August. Sam Haggerty, acquired with Walker Lockett for Kevin Plawecki in 2019 and who spent 11 games with the club that year, is hitting .207 with 3 home runs and 6 RBI in 58 at-bats in a reserve role for the Mariners this year. He slashed .324/.419/.578 with 8 home runs, 29 RBI and 19 steals in 47 Triple-A games, however.

=Cowtipper post_id=136829 time=1693963689 user_id=166] Alonso is going to hit one more home run, I can feel it.

Alonso is going to hit one more home run, I can feel it.

Francisco Lindor is pretty good.

Former Met Travis Blankenhorn was recently promoted to the major leagues after spending the whole year at Triple-A and currently has a .333 BA in 9 ABs for the Nationals. Former Mets pitcher Jacob Barnes was also promoted recently, but he has a 11.25 ERA in 4 games for St. Louis.

Good column (I note the dig at Syracuse which I don't get but I expect will be explained and/or rebutted): https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-overnight-infield-signing-that-shows-the-mets-are-truly-out-for-blood/https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-overnight-infield-signing-that-shows-the-mets-are-truly-out-for-blood/ Garbage plates are a Rochester thing. Former Rochesterian here. They are very delicious, would recommend.

Drew Gagnon, who pitched briefly for the Mets in 2018 and 2019, has found his stride in Taiwan, where he is 9-4 with a 3.39 ERA in 22 starts with the Wei Chuan Dragons this year. He's been in Taiwan since 2021 and was in Korea in 2020. Andres Gimenez, a former top prospect who played for the club in 2020 and was involved in the deal that brought aboard Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco, is hitting .233 with 12 home runs, 50 RBI and 24 stolen bases for the Guardians this year. Mychal Givens, who was brought on to bolster the Mets bullpen in 2022 but had a 4.79 ERA with the club, had a 11.25 ERA in 6 appearances with Baltimore before being released in mid-August. He also had a 6.60 ERA in 15 appearances in their minor league system.

Alex Cole https://www.si.com/fannation/bringmethesports/twins/former-twins-outfielder-alex-cole-dead-at-58https://www.si.com/fannation/bringmethesports/twins/former-twins-outfielder-alex-cole-dead-at-58 Bill Schlesinger https://www.mrfh.com/obituary/william-bill-schlesinger#:~:text=SCHLESINGER%2C%20William%20Cordes%2C%2081%2C,and%20Elizabeth%20%28Cordes%29%20Schlesingerhttps://www.mrfh.com/obituary/william-bill-schlesinger#:~:text=SCHLESINGER%2C%20William%20Cordes%2C%2081%2C,and%20Elizabeth%20(Cordes)%20Schlesinger. Dick Tomanek https://www.cleveland.com/sports/2023/08/last-member-of-1954-cleveland-indians-team-dies.htmlhttps://www.cleveland.com/sports/2023/08/last-member-of-1954-cleveland-indians-team-dies.html Jim Price https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2023/08/08/detroit-tigers-radio-announcer-jim-price-dies-age-81/70552984007/https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2023/08/08/detroit-tigers-radio-announcer-jim-price-dies-age-81/70552984007/

Chris Flexen, an unsuccessful Mets pitcher from 2017 to 2019 who very briefly rejoined the organization this year, is 1-6 with a 6.89 ERA in 24 games (11 starts) between the Mariners and Rockies. He has a 0.96 ERA in 9 1/3 innings at Triple-A. Wilmer Flores, who played for the Mets from 2013 to 2018 but who never got close satisfying the "top prospect" billing, is slashing .287/.350/.527 with 20 home runs and 50 RBI in 103 games for the Giants. Wilmer Font, who the Mets traded for partway through 2019 and who keeps getting jobs despite being worse than mediocre, is with the Blue Jays this year, but has been hurt all season and is currently on the 60-day IL.

0.00 ERA in 4 appearances, more than a K per inning. Good idea, let's get rid of him. Grant Hartwig and Phil Bickford are much better options. That encapsulates my memory of Kolarek. I fondly recall him being a decent piece for oh too short a time. Parenthetically, Sean Reid-Foley has a 0.00 ERA through 5 appearances so far. I'm surprised he's still on the roster at this time, he's doing so well you'd think they would've DFA'd him days ago.

I'll be the downer and say he's going to hit .107 with 2 RBI in 28 at-bats, then we're going to trade him in the off-season for an over-the-hill pitcher who is at least 33 years of age.

I'd rather them throw some of their Triple-A guys at the wall than bring Thor back. Thor might be nice for this year, those Triple-A guys might be nice for a few years down the line.

I take it the Mets just re-signed Daniel Palka to a minor league deal, as I see he was assigned to Triple-A Syracuse yesterday. The Mets also recently released Dariel Gomez, a longtime minor leaguer who they brought on for 2023, as well as Luke Bartnicki, who'd been in their system since 2022 but peaked at Single-A, and 2019 10th round pick Scott Ota, who has since latched on in indy ball where he is hitting .307 and slugging .512. They also showed Michael Krauza the door. He was signed from the independent Cleburne Railroaders for 2022 and has since returned to them after the Mets let him go.