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12/16/16

Reese Kaplan -- All Ex-Mets Team

Recently a story ran about the plethora of high quality Toronto Blue Jays now playing for other teams.  That got me to thinking about the former Mets earning their living around baseball so I set about trying to come up with a similar list. Surprisingly, there were very few credible offensive players once you got past Carlos Beltran, Daniel Murphy and Justin Turner.  You have quite a few starters and relievers which makes sense since this organization is more well known for developing guys who throw the ball than they are for guys who wield a bat:

1B           James Loney (FA)
2B           Daniel Murphy (Nationals)
SS           Ruben Tejada (minors with Yankees)
3B           Justin Turner (Dodgers)
LF            Carlos Beltran (Astros)
CF           Carlos Gomez  (Rangers)
RF           Angel Pagan (FA)
C             Anthony Recker (Braves)
SP           R.A. Dickey (Braves)
SP           Bartolo Colon (Braves)
SP           Michael Fulmer (Tigers)
SP           Chris Young (Royals)
SP           Colin McHugh (Astros)
SP           Mike Pelfrey (Tigers)
SP           Jonathon Niese (FA)
RP           Frankie Rodriguez  (Tigers)
RP           Joe Smith (FA)
RP           Tyler Clippard (Yankees)
RP           Matt Bowman (Cardinals)
RP           Matt Koch (Diamondbacks)
RP           Oliver Perez (Nationals)
RP           Carlos Torres (Brewers)
RP           Antonio Bastardo (Pirates)
RP           Dario Alvarez (Braves)
RP           Eric O’Flaherty (Braves)
RP           John Gant  (Cardinals)
RP           Jerry Blevins (FA)
RP           Fernando Salas (FA)
RP           Chris Capuano (FA)
RP           Yusmeiro Petit (FA)
Bench      Chris Young (Red Sox)
Bench      Kirk Nieuwenhuis (Brewers)
Bench      Matt den Dekker Marlins)
Bench      Marlon Byrd (FA)
Bench      Alejandro de Aza (FA)
Bench      Jeff Francoeur (FA)
Bench      Kelly Johnson (FA)

Is there anyone conspicuous I missed?
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12 comments:

  1. Natale DiDonatoDecember 16, 2016 at 8:22 AM

    Colin Cowbell (gill)

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  2. Mack AdeDecember 16, 2016 at 8:23 AM

    Maybe -

    1B Ike Davis (FA)

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  3. Tom BrennanDecember 16, 2016 at 8:25 AM

    Quite a telling list - almost no hitters. No one else I can think of, off hand. While not too many offensive guys, Murphy and Turner are two toughies to lose for nothing.

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  4. DallasDecember 16, 2016 at 9:18 AM

    I guess its good that very few of these players: Murphy, Turner, Fulmer are actually really good. Some of the others are certainly adequate but nothing I think we are missing out on. Beltran does continue to impress. One of the few players you could have signed to a 10-12 year deal and got your moneys worth. Hall of Famer.

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  5. eraffDecember 16, 2016 at 9:22 AM

    Bautista was Once a Met...for less than 24 hours in 2004. Traded JUstin Huber (C) for Bautista---then they turned around and Traded Bautista and Ty Wigginton to The Pirates for Benson and Keppinger.

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  6. Reese KaplanDecember 16, 2016 at 9:59 AM

    Thanks for the update on Bautista. I did a quick scan of his record and didn't see anything for the Mets, but remember also hearing he was once property of the team. I didn't know the details.

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  7. Tom BrennanDecember 16, 2016 at 10:15 AM

    We got Benson's wife out of that deal.

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  8. Reese KaplanDecember 16, 2016 at 10:20 AM

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  9. Reese KaplanDecember 16, 2016 at 10:21 AM

    'Tis a shame she's more fondly remembered than her husband's tenure as a Met:

    http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/93928/benson_medium.jpg

    Apparently, like the Mets, she no longer wanted him either.

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  10. Mack AdeDecember 16, 2016 at 11:21 AM

    They sure loved her at Clemson

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  11. AnonymousDecember 17, 2016 at 12:01 AM

    how about Bobby Parnell?

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