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As
Baseball America reported the last week (November 7th), 653
Minor League Players became Free Agents including 25 NY Mets:
RHP Dustin Beggs; RHP Akeem Bostick; SS Luis Carpio; C Martin Cervenka; 1B Cheslor Cuthbert; RHP Oscar De La Cruz; SS Edgardo Fermin; RHP Zack Godley; SS Luis Gonzalez; 2B Drew Jackson; RHP Franklyn Kilome; OF Wagner Lagrange; RHP Thomas McIlraith; RHP Luc Rennie; RHP Jesus Reyes; RHP Jared Robinson; C David Rodriguez; SS Yoel Romero; RHP Bradley Roney; RHP Alex Sanabia; RHP Joseph Shaw; 3B David Thompson; C Juan Uriarte; OF Mason Williams; RHP Vance Worley;
Jacob Resnick reported that RHP Harol Gonzalez, C Oscar Campos, C Juan Uriarte and C Jose Colina all re-signed.
Also according to MiLB Transactions on Twitter: the Mets Released Arodys Vizcaino.
8 teams had more minor league free agents with the Twins leading the league with 38. The Mariners were second with 36 Minor League Free Agents.
Some other Minor League Mets like Albert Almora, Jared Eickoff, Jose Martinez, Brandon Drury, and Cameron Maybin all declared themselves free agents earlier this winter.
Here are some ex-Mets that other clubs also released:
D-Backs-OF Jake Hager; Braves-RHP Chasen Bradford; Orioles-RHP Mickey Jannis; Red Sox-LHP Stephen Gonsalves; Cubs-OF Johneshwy Fargas; White Sox-SS Matt Reynolds; White Sox-RHP Peter Tago; White Sox-IF Ruben Tejada; Reds-OF Braxton Lee; Reds-RHP Zach Lee; Tigers-C Juan Centeno; Tigers-RHP Pedro Payano[; Tigers-3B Aderlin Rodriguez; Astros-C Drew Butera; Astros-2B Robel Garcia; Angels-2B Gavin Cecchini; Angels-RHP Tim Peterson; Marlins-RHP Matt Pobereyko; Brewers-OF Keon Broxton; Twins-LHP Sean Gilmartin; Twins-RHP Matt Mullenbach; A's-RHP Matt Blackham; Phillies-2B T.J. Rivera; Padres-RHP Jordan Humphreys; Giants-UTL Arismendy Alcantara; Giants-RHP Trevor Hildenberger; Giants-C Bruce Maxwell; Giants-RHP Akeel Morris; Mariners-C Caleb Joseph; Mariners-SS Jack Reinheimer; Mariners-OF Kennie Taylor; Mariners-RHP Logan Verrett; Mariners-LHP Daniel Zamora; Rays-RHP Chris Mazza; Rays-RHP Ezequiel Zabaleta;
Mets have
already signed one Minor League free agent released by the Mariners, LHP Nate
Fisher. Mack really liked Nate when
he came out of college in 2019. A
starter in college, he was used mostly in relief for the Mariners in the minors
in 2019 and 2021. More on Nate is below:
Source: #Mets have signed LHP Nate Fisher to a minor league deal.
— Jacob Resnick (@Jacob_Resnick) November 13, 2021
2019 UDFA out of Nebraska was cut by the Mariners during Covid, took a finance job, re-signed with Seattle, and had a 2.89 ERA w/ 11.3 K/9 this year.
Mid-90s FB with a quality breaker.pic.twitter.com/dor1rA4a5g
Noah is Gone, Gone, Gone.
ReplyDeleteNoah Syndergaard kissed "The Big Apple" goodbye and joins his old manager in LA Angels red. Angels beat Mets qualifying offer by almost 3.0 mill.
Not good news for us fans.
However
With both Jake and Noah in the same one rotation (which would have bene here) it raised some injury concerns for the Mets in 2022. I liked Noah a lot. Everyone did. He is Thor. But the Mets need to re-group on their '22 rotation, and they will.
Robbie Ray and Carlos Rodon to the rescue.
Two quality lefties to join several quality righties in deGrom, Walker, Megill, and Drew Smith. And two quality up and comer lefties in Peterson and Lucchesi, either of which could go to the bullpen if too many in the starting rotation.
Forget about Stroman (please), he is a 500% starter with a below 9 strikeouts per nine innings and for reasons. It would be a "Sandy move" I do realize because the team knows Marcus. But never the less, it is a mistake I believe. The 2022 NY Mets need to regroup and not just go "Ground Hogs Day" with Bill Murray. Build it better in other words.
Mets also lost 25 MiLB Mets to Free Agency. The only one I will miss from this list is SP Franklyn Kilome because he was just beginning to get back on track after a major arm injury. I still believe that he could be something special.
Mets sign Free Agent lefty Jack Fisher. Biggin. Throws mid-90's. Has decent breaker. Likes apizza. Can prove it.
Eppler: Build it better, start with the '22 rotation. Team has enough solid righties. Get two really good lefties in there to balance out.
This will out get sorted out.
Tough business. Many struggle for a place, but doors close. Next year, different names, same story.
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