For those cynical fans among us who thought that the Mets would simply pocket the $9+ million obtained thus far net in the salary dump deals (plus the acquisition of A.J. Ramos), fear not. They are pumping it right back into the organization to improve now and for the future.
Today the Mets announced they acquired Neil Wagner, another relief pitcher with poor control and an ERA close to 5.00. He's apparently filler for AAA with the recent promotion of Kevin McGowan. (And no, he doesn't pitch like Billy).
In a separate deal they acquired the services of Travis Snider, formerly of the Pittsburgh Pirates and two other clubs. He's probably expected to fill some of the offensive void left in Las Vegas when Amed Rosario and Dominic Smith made their long overdue trips to Queens. At least Snider has been hitting a little -- currently at .294/9/44 for Round Rock.
Yup, it's good to see the Wilpons and Sandy Alderson are indeed serious about improving the club. Who'da thunk it?
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Travis d'Arnaud and Travis Taijeron welcome the companionship. Of course, he is one more obstacle for Tim Tebow to overcome now. He called an audible, then repented of it :)
ReplyDeleteSometimes I think Mets fans go out of their way to find the extraordinary in the ordinary.
ReplyDeleteTake a gander at
http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/minor-league-transactions-165/
and find out how extraordinary these moves are.
Uh, Hobie, it's called sarcasm :)
ReplyDeleteReese--
ReplyDeleteOops. Hard to tell these days though.