Question: There are currently 39 ballplayers on the 40-man squad:
| # | Pitchers | B/T | Ht | Wt | DOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Burke | R-R | 6'4" | 215 | Sep 21, 1982 | |
| 73 | Robert Carson | L-L | 6'4" | 240 | Jan 23, 1989 |
| 66 | Josh Edgin | L-L | 6'1" | 225 | Dec 17, 1986 |
| 27 | Jeurys Familia | R-R | 6'4" | 230 | Oct 10, 1989 |
| 48 | Frank Francisco | R-R | 6'2" | 250 | Sep 11, 1979 |
| 35 | Dillon Gee | R-R | 6'1" | 205 | Apr 28, 1986 |
| Gonzalez Germen | R-R | 6'1" | 175 | Sep 23, 1987 | |
| Darin Gorski | L-L | 6'4" | 210 | Oct 6, 1987 | |
| 33 | Matt Harvey | R-R | 6'4" | 225 | Mar 27, 1989 |
| 53 | Jeremy Hefner | R-R | 6'4" | 215 | Mar 11, 1986 |
| Shaun Marcum | R-R | 6'0" | 195 | Dec 14, 1981 | |
| 36 | Collin McHugh | R-R | 6'2" | 195 | Jun 19, 1987 |
| 32 | Jenrry Mejia | R-R | 6'0" | 205 | Oct 11, 1989 |
| 49 | Jon Niese | L-L | 6'4" | 215 | Oct 27, 1986 |
| 39 | Bobby Parnell | R-R | 6'4" | 200 | Sep 8, 1984 |
| 62 | Elvin Ramirez | R-R | 6'3" | 210 | Oct 10, 1987 |
| Hansel Robles | R-R | 5'11" | 185 | Aug 13, 1990 | |
| 57 | Johan Santana | L-L | 6'0" | 210 | Mar 13, 1979 |
| Zack Wheeler | L-R | 6'4" | 185 | May 30, 1990 | |
| # | Catchers | B/T | Ht | Wt | DOB |
| John Buck | R-R | 6'2" | 230 | Jul 7, 1980 | |
| Travis d'Arnaud | R-R | 6'2" | 195 | Feb 10, 1989 | |
| Anthony Recker | R-R | 6'2" | 240 | Aug 29, 1983 | |
| # | Infielders | B/T | Ht | Wt | DOB |
| 29 | Ike Davis | L-L | 6'4" | 230 | Mar 22, 1987 |
| 71 | Wilmer Flores | R-R | 6'3" | 190 | Aug 6, 1991 |
| 74 | Reese Havens | L-R | 6'1" | 195 | Oct 20, 1986 |
| Brandon Hicks | R-R | 6'2" | 200 | Sep 14, 1985 | |
| 19 | Zach Lutz | R-R | 6'1" | 220 | Jun 3, 1986 |
| 28 | Daniel Murphy | L-R | 6'2" | 205 | Apr 1, 1985 |
| 11 | Ruben Tejada | R-R | 5'11" | 185 | Oct 27, 1989 |
| Wilfredo Tovar | R-R | 5'10" | 160 | Aug 11, 1991 | |
| 2 | Justin Turner | R-R | 6'0" | 210 | Nov 23, 1984 |
| 5 | David Wright | R-R | 6'0" | 210 | Dec 20, 1982 |
| # | Outfielders | B/T | Ht | Wt | DOB |
| 23 | Mike Baxter | L-R | 6'0" | 195 | Dec 7, 1984 |
| Collin Cowgill | R-L | 5'9" | 185 | May 22, 1986 | |
| 21 | Lucas Duda | L-R | 6'4" | 255 | Feb 3, 1986 |
| 76 | Juan Lagares | R-R | 6'1" | 175 | Mar 17, 1989 |
| 9 | Kirk Nieuwenhuis | L-R | 6'3" | 215 | Aug 7, 1987 |
| 67 | Cesar Puello | R-R | 6'2" | 195 | Apr 1, 1991 |
| 1 | Jordany Valdespin | L-R | 6'0" | 190 | Dec 23, 1987 |
It seems to me that the team is far from done here.
There's a good chance that OF Andrew Brown will make this team. In addition, RP Pedro Feliciano may come out of camp with a new job. And now there is LaTroy Hawkins and Marlon Byrd.
And, Sandy Alderson says he's not done in the pen.
Who's at risk here? Cesar Puello? Reese Havens? Collin McHugh?
You're in 'The War Room'... (cue to commercial...)
At the moment, nobody.
ReplyDeleteKeep them as long as possible. It's 6 more weeks or so to start the cutting so why worry?
Unless Havens has a great spring, he's definately at risk. I would think the Mets would look to bounce Lutz before Puello and McHugh. McHugh is certainly not a guy I'd be giving up on at this point. Especially in today's market for pitching. I'd hope that he settles in and shows his value because arms are the games gold and he has 4 pitches he throws for strikes.
ReplyDeleteGermen, Lutz, and Hicks would go to make room for any acquisitions before opening day.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: if we trade a 40 man roster guy, does the other team have to find roster space for those players or can they assign them to their minors without waiver exposure. If so, now is the time to turn the Puellos, Germans, Havens, lagares, Ramirez, etc. into deals for low level guys. I would definitely keep McHugh as he's too valuable as a decent #5. Also, what happens next year as some of the young arms become Rule 5 eligible
ReplyDeleteNat DiDonato
Jeremy Hefner seems more at risk to me than Collin McHugh does. Lutz has nowhere to play. Hicks I think is fairly safe to take over the Cedeno role from 2012. Havens is toast on this team as I think the Mets will want to try Flores at 2B this year to showcase versatility and to make options open to them in 2014 when Murphy could be moved since you're stuck with Wright in his declining years. Elvin Ramirez had either better show something in the Spring or he's at risk.
ReplyDeleteThere are way too many variables going into spring training to even start guessing which will work out and which won't.
ReplyDeleteThe bullpen alone has a ton of arms at this point.
Heyman is saying that the Mets are close to signing Brandon Lyon.
ReplyDeleteMack, you sound delirious. R U OK?
ReplyDeleteIf the Mets sign Lyon, you have to figure that at least 2 of Atchison, Feliciano, Hawkins and Lyon will make the team . . maybe 3, or possibly all 4. Also 1 of Brown or Byrd will make it as the 5th outfielder. That means anywhere from 2 to 4 spots have to be cleared.
Why not DFA Francisco, and hope that some poor schnook of a GM claims him and his &6.5 million. Others who are vulnerable, in my own order of vulnerability, are Gonzalez Germen, Robert Carson and Elvin Ramirez.