Other members of last year’s Buffalo squad that were returned to minor league camp include INF ZACH LUTZ, OF KIRK NIEUWENHUIS and RHP JENRRY MEJIA.
A total of 13 players were either optioned or reassigned by the Mets on Thursday.
RHP Armando Rodriguez, RHP Jeurys Familia, RHP Josh Stinson, LHP Robert Carson, INF Wilmer Flores, INF Reese Havens and OF Juan Lagares were optioned while RHP Matt Harvey and OF Matt den Dekker were reassigned to minor league camp.
Pascucci spent the entire 2011 season with the Bisons and led the club in virtually every offensive category. In 130 games, the slugger posted a team-best 29 doubles, 21 home runs and 91RBI to go along with a .264 average. Pascucci’s home run total was the sixth highest in the International League while his 76 walks were second in the league. Pascucci has 38 home runs in 202 games over two seasons with the Bisons.
Lutz, Nieuwenhuis and Mejia all battled injuries during their 2011 seasons in Buffalo. Lutz was limited to 61 games, but hit .295 with 11 home runs, 31RBI and a .500 slugging percentage when in the lineup. Nieuwenhuis hit .298 with six home runs and 14RBI in 53 games before his season ended with a shoulder injury in early June. Mejia was 1-2 with a 2.86ERA in five starts before undergoing Tommy John surgery in May.
The Bisons begin their 12-games Spring Training exhibition schedule on Saturday, March 17 with a 1:00 p.m. game against the Memphis Redbirds at Port St. Lucie, FL. There are 27 games until the Bisons 2012 Home Opener on Wednesday, April 11 against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees at
2 comments:
Mack, are these guys assigned to specific Minor League teams or just "Minor League Camp." I guess the more general question is,"Are Min League Rosters being set at this time?" (Bingo has a ST game tomorrow, no?)
First of all, happy birthday to the real Hobie today.
No, none of the minor league rosters are set yet.
Members of the 40-man are "reassigned" but they still can be used in parent ST games.
The non 40-man players are "optioned"
Rosters aren't finalized until the day they ship out and sometimes they even make changes enroute.
I remember Emrey Frederick being sent to Savannah for a second season... I met him when he arrived and he was told ten minutes to go back to the airport and report to St. Lucie.
I usually sneak in the clubhouse a few days early and look what names are being written on the stalls.
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