With corner-stones like Reyes, Wright and Santana in doubt I again need to go with a SAFE choice for someone who will DEFINITELY be in the starting 25 for the 3rd player I choose. Tim Byrdak is that guy. Met's extended him through 2012 and AT LEAST until the trade deadline.What's To Like:
LOOGY - His overall numbers are good but against lefties he's GREAT. He's actually sorta bad against righties and gets saved by the fact he faces few of them. Let's just keep from talk about him closing or setting up as that would be awful.What's Not To Like:
AGE - Tim Byrdak will be 38 next year and old arms break down. The key will be that the Mets NEED to have multiple lefties in the bullpen. That SHOULD be solved by Daniel Herrera.
Random And Awesome:
Minnie Me - He played for the Gary SouthShore RailCats in 2003. While playing for the Rail Cats,he faced 77-year-old Minnie Minoso leading off the game at St. Paul on July 16, 2003 and got a walk. The plate appearance marks Minoso’s seventh decade of professional baseball, and Byrdak is quoted in the “Scorecard” section of Sports Illustrated on his impressions on facing the former White Sox star.The Top 25:
- Ike Davis, 1B
- Jon Niese, SP
- Tim Byrdak, RP
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