Rod Barajas, Met's 25-man, Wright vs. Longoria, more 25-man... and Mets Bullpen

Rod Barajas:


Members of the Mets' hierarchy confirmed the club's pursuit of Barajas, the 34-year-old right-handed hitter who hit 30 home runs in 778 at-bats with the Blue Jays the past two seasons. But their indications were that Barajas hadn't accepted the Mets' offer of a one-year Minor League contract with a provision that covered his likely play in the big leagues. As of 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, the Mets hadn't heard from Barajas' agent. If he signs, Barajas will be the primary catcher and probably cost Santos his big league status. One of the Mets' decision makers made a point of saying Blanco is the reserve catcher whether or not Barajas signs. - link

Mets 25-man Outlook:

STARTING PITCHERS

Johan Santana - Mike Pelfrey - Oliver Perez - John Maine

Fernando Nieve, Jon Niese, Hisanori Takahashi or Josh Fogg

RELIEF PITCHERS

Francisco Rodriguez - Ryota Igarashi - Kelvim Escobar - Bobby Parnell - Pedro Feliciano - Sean Green

Fogg, Takahashi, R.A. Dickey, Pat Misch, Nelson Figueroa, Clint Everts or Jay Marshall - link

Wright vs. Longoria:

Colleague George Winkler posed an interesting scenario earlier today in his Rays preview: choosing between third basemen David Wright and Evan Longoria in the second round of fantasy drafts.

As is typical with these early-round toss-ups, you can't really go wrong if both players stay healthy. But that doesn't mean Longoria and Wright are exactly the same player. They will each impact your team differently and therefore affect how you draft later. Let's take a look at how each player would affect the five standard Roto categories: - link


INFIELDERS/CATCHERS

Omir Santos or Josh Thole - Henry Blanco

Daniel Murphy or Mike Jacobs

Fernando Tatis

Luis Castillo

David Wright

Jose Reyes

Alex Cora

OUTFIELDERS (Carlos Beltran starts the season on the DL)

Jason Bay

Angel Pagan

Jeff Francoeur

Gary Matthews Jr.

Frank Catalanotto, Chris Carter, Jason Pridie or Nick Evans - link

Mets Bullpen:

Locks: K-Rod, Sean Green, Pedro Feliciano, Ryota Igarashi

Competition: Kelvim Escobar, Bobby Parnell, Fernando Nieve, Pat Misch, Jay Marshall, Eric Niesen, Hisanori Takahashi, Nelson Figueroa, Elmer Dessens

Long Shots: Arturo Lopez, R.A. Dickey, Josh Fogg, Bobby Livingston, Carlos Muniz

Call Up Possibilities: Clint Everts, Eddie Kunz - link