New York Mets 40-Man Roster
| # | Pitchers | B/T | Ht | Wt | DOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 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 |
| 71 | Gonzalez Germen * | R-R | 6'1" | 175 | Sep 23, 1987 |
| 60 | 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 |
| 34 | Brandon Lyon | R-R | 6'1" | 200 | Aug 10, 1979 |
| 38 | 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 |
| 67 | Hansel Robles * | R-R | 5'11" | 185 | Aug 13, 1990 |
| 57 | Johan Santana | L-L | 6'0" | 210 | Mar 13, 1979 |
| 65 | Zack Wheeler * | L-R | 6'4" | 185 | May 30, 1990 |
| # | Catchers | B/T | Ht | Wt | DOB |
| 44 | John Buck | R-R | 6'2" | 230 | Jul 7, 1980 |
| 15 | Travis d'Arnaud | R-R | 6'2" | 195 | Feb 10, 1989 |
| 20 | 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 |
| 61 | Wilmer Flores | R-R | 6'3" | 190 | Aug 6, 1991 |
| 64 | Reese Havens * | L-R | 6'1" | 195 | Oct 20, 1986 |
| 12 | 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 |
| 70 | 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 |
| 4 | Collin Cowgill | R-L | 5'9" | 185 | May 22, 1986 |
| 21 | Lucas Duda | L-R | 6'4" | 255 | Feb 3, 1986 |
| 63 | Juan Lagares * | R-R | 6'1" | 175 | Mar 17, 1989 |
| 9 | Kirk Nieuwenhuis | L-R | 6'3" | 215 | Aug 7, 1987 |
| 58 | Cesar Puello * | R-R | 6'2" | 195 | Apr 1, 1991 |
| 1 | Jordany Valdespin | L-R | 6'0" | 190 | Dec 23, 1987 |
The above is the current 40 man roster straight from the team website the Mets and Sandy Alderson are working with.
Highlighted in yellow are Mets prospects who are not expected to make the big league club. As you can see they account for 15 of the available 40 man slots. In other words every single available slot for non 25 man roster players is already taken by a prospect.
Next is the list of Non 40 Man ST invites. Highlighted in green are your front runners to make the team out of camp.
New York Mets Non-Roster Invitees
| # | Pitchers | B/T | Ht | Wt | DOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Scott Atchison | R-R | 6'2" | 200 | Mar 29, 1976 |
| 40 | Tim Byrdak | L-L | 5'11" | 190 | Oct 31, 1973 |
| 55 | Pedro Feliciano | L-L | 5'10" | 195 | Aug 25, 1976 |
| 30 | LaTroy Hawkins | R-R | 6'5" | 220 | Dec 21, 1972 |
| 47 | Aaron Laffey | L-L | 6'0" | 200 | Apr 15, 1985 |
| 75 | Cory Mazzoni | R-R | 6'1" | 190 | Oct 19, 1989 |
| 74 | Rafael Montero | R-R | 6'0" | 170 | Oct 17, 1990 |
| 56 | Scott Rice | L-L | 6'6" | 225 | Sep 21, 1981 |
| 52 | Carlos Torres | R-R | 6'1" | 185 | Oct 22, 1982 |
| # | Catchers | B/T | Ht | Wt | DOB |
| 72 | Juan Centeno | L-R | 5'10" | 170 | Nov 16, 1989 |
| 22 | Landon Powell | S-R | 6'3" | 265 | Mar 19, 1982 |
| # | Infielders | B/T | Ht | Wt | DOB |
| 16 | Brian Bixler | R-R | 6'1" | 195 | Oct 22, 1982 |
| 3 | Omar Quintanilla | L-R | 5'9" | 185 | Oct 24, 1981 |
| 76 | Josh Satin | R-R | 6'2" | 200 | Dec 23, 1984 |
| # | Outfielders | B/T | Ht | Wt | DOB |
| 77 | Andrew Brown | R-R | 6'0" | 185 | Sep 10, 1984 |
| 6 | Marlon Byrd | R-R | 6'0" | 215 | Aug 30, 1977 |
| 68 | Matthew den Dekker | L-L | 6'1" | 205 | Aug 10, 1987 |
| 80 | Jamie Hoffmann | R-R | 6'3" | 235 | Aug 20, 1984 |
In order for these 5 players to be added to the Opening Day roster they must first be added to the 40 man. This means Designating 5 guys for assignment and exposing them to waivers where any of the other 29 teams can place a claim on them and add them to their roster for nothing in return. This situation is going to be dicey for Sandy Alderson since prospects own all of the non roster slots. So how can it be done with the least amount of risk?
A) DFA Brandon Hicks and Add Omar Quintanilla
- Hicks is a nice bat to have on the bench but as a back up defender for Tejada at SS he is far less than ideal. With 3 errors in 12 Spring Training games Hicks is showing how much of a butcher in the field he is. Add that to the fact that Q is hitting .263 against Hicks .130 so far this spring and this makes it an easy decision.
B) DFA Reese Havens and Add Marlon Byrd
- Reese's time is up with the Mets. Exposing Lagares, Puello, or Kirk is just asking someone to take them so the only way to get Byrd on is to DFA an infielder or pitcher. And with Francisco and Santana possibly needing to start the season on the shelf the Mets can ill afford to remove pitchers from the 40 man. Plus Havens is batting .091 vs Marlon's .348 this spring. HAPPY TRAILS REESE!
C) DFA Robert Carson and Add Scott Rice
- This one may bug a few people but is a move that needs to be done. The Mets have their LOOGY of the future and are now considering Gorski to be another possible left hander reliever. Add that to Leather Rocket most likely shooting through the system and Carson seems like the odd man out. While his stuff is good he just hasn't seemed able to put it together in AAA or the Bigs. Plus I believe a left handed reliever is more likely to slip through waivers then a position or starter prospect.
D) Trade Justin Turner for a PTBNL and Add Scott Atchinson
- Look I love Justin Turner. I find value in a guy that can keep the clubhouse mood upbeat. However the simple fact is that the Mets need to make room and Turner's role as the back up IF can be filled by Lutz at 3B/1B and Q SS/2B. Sorry Justin but there's just no room.
E) Have Juerys Familia start the season the MLB bullpen and release LaTroy Hawkins.
- I tried many many times to find a way to slip someone else through but I just can't see Alderson taking the risk with any of the other prospects. SO despite Hawkins being a favorite to start the season with the team, I can't see it being logistically possible.
If any of you guys have any ideas please feel free to post them in the comments.
13 comments:
This is coming up on the time of the year that at least one or more of the guys on the current 40-man roster comes down with something like 'berry-berry', giving the Mets a push for a short period of time on a slot.
Also, I expect Juan Legares and Gonzalez Germen may also be available for exposure.
Soto, great piece; you put in a lot of work on the article and we are all the better because of it. I'm sure the Mets' front office has done their homework too.
Some of the players proposed as being worthy of keeping on the 40 man may be overstating the case a bit. For example, LaTroy Hawkins: his fastball is still as straight as an arrow, he is an aging 40 with 18+ years of pitching under his belt, and performed horribly in pressure situations last year (his ERA in SVO and RISP last year was over 10.00!!!). As such, I can easily see him and some others who have performed well in the spring sent down or become outright cuts during the season.
As for some of the young turks, I am skeptical enough on some of their MLB skills that I wouldn't protect them. Of course, that's only my opinion, and I'm sure some scouts would disagree. But it can't be that all of the young Mets studmuffins listed above will make it to the majors, just as a matter of odds.
Hence why I still suggest that multi-player offers for 1 or 2 vets may be the way to go here, not the one-for-one deals you proposed. As you adroitly pointed out, it just won't be enough to address the 40 man roster issues.
Rey P.
Agreed Rey,
My thing is who else is tradeable right now besides Turner?
Parnell
Well if you trade Parnell then who is your closer Mack?
Well, if I trade Parnell, I have an 'Olt' in the OF...
My closer until Frank Francisco comes back is Greg Burke who had 31 combined saves in 2012 and this year's winter ball
Parnell alone will not net you Mike Olt.
Plus Olt is on the 40 man roster for Texas so that still does not solve our 40 man roster crunch.
Even worse it gives us one less pitcher on the 40 man which at this point we cannot have.
Also Olt has only played 5 games his entire minor and major league career in the OF.
Soto:
You asked me a direct question.
I gave you a direct answer.
I'm ok with German, not sure about Legares and suggest Ramirez might be a better fit for DFA than Carson. Assuming Johan and Franky make it back in April, we would still need to say goodbye to two more which means all of them are at risk.
That being said, what are the odds someone will pick these guys up and release their minor leaguers.
Fantastic work, Soto. I've been thinking of doing a piece on the upcoming roster crunch, but you've probably covered it more comprehensively than I might have. Kudos!
First off, I believe we will probably need 5 roster spaces. I think it's too early to write off Hawkins. Your approach of cutting him only requires 4 roster spots to be made available. That would be relatively easy for me, since I have little problem DFAing Germen, Ramirez, Carson and Hicks. If we lose 'em, so be it. If Hawkins needs to be added, however, I have a problem, since I am not yet ready to give up on Havens.
A trade would really simplify things, and frankly, I'd readily trade Havens, Lagares, Tovar, McHugh or Gorski for a couple of good young position prospects. Mack, I'm not trading Parnell or Turner or Flores or Familia (alone or in a package) unless it is for a prime outfield prospect or a superior major league outfielder. Honestly, I don't see the latter happening, but trading for a couple of prospects who would not need to be added to the 40 man roster is possible. If Sandy cannot pull that off, however, I guess it's bye bye Reese. (I'll miss his peanut butter cups.)
Not yet sure whether it will be for Rice or Feliciano, but one of them will push in. Also I'm not sure they will go with Lutz over Turner, but one of them will need to be sent down to make room for Jordany, unless Captain Kirk navigates his way to Las Vegas. The next couple of weeks will be very interesting.
Soto and Herb:
I never said Parnell for Olt
I said Parnell for an "Olt".
You know, quotes... meaning a decent outfielder.
I'll leave this portion of the blog to you guys...
Mack, I wasn't implying that you said Parnell for Olt, nor was I saying that a trade involving Parnell was totally out of the question. I was merely saying that if I considered moving Parnell it would have to be for an elite return. My preference at this time, however, would not be to trade Parnell. If there was an opportunity to obtain a superior outfielder, I'd try to do it with other players, including those from the 40 man roster.
And my point Mack is that you really can't trade Parnell right now because you leave yourself EXTREMELY weak in the bullpen.
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