May
4
2011

Mets Place Beato on DL

An article by Clayton Collier

The New York Mets today announced the team has placed righthanded pitcher Pedro Beato on the 15-Day Disabled List, retroactive to May 2, with tendinitis in his right elbow, and has selected the contract of lefthanded pitcher Mike O’Connor from Buffalo (AAA) of the International League. O’Connor will wear #50 and will be available for tonight’s game.

Beato, 24, is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA (zero earned runs/17.0 innings) in 11 games this season. The 6-4, 220-pound rookie has allowed nine hits and four unearned runs, walked three and struck out 10. His streak of 17.0 innings without an earned run to start his career is the second-longest in Mets history. Only Jack DiLauro in 1969 compiled a longer run (17.2 innings).

O’Connor, 30, was 2-1 with a 3.31 ERA (six earned runs/16.1 innings) in 10 games with the Bisons this season. He left the Bisons with an 8.1-inning scoreless streak, dating to April 23 vs. Lehigh Valley. The 6-3, 187-pound native of Dallas, TX last pitched in the majors in 2008 with Washington, where he went 1-1 with a 13.00 ERA (13 earned runs/9.0 innings). O’Connor owns a 4-9 career record and a lifetime ERA of 5.45 (74 earned runs/114.0 innings) in 26 major league games, 21 starts.

About the Author: Clayton Collier

Clayton, a Long Island native and die-hard Mets fan, started writing online about three years ago. He is currently a Journalism major with a minor in Broadcasting at Seton Hall University. Although very disappointed with the current state of the team, Clayton remains hopeful that the young prospects in the farm system will bring the Mets back to a respected franchise in baseball once again. Besides writing for MMO, Clayton is also a staff member at 89.5 WSOU, Seton Hall's modern active rock radio station. You can contact Clayton by following him on Twitter: @Clayton_Collier or E-mailing him at MaybeNextYearMets@yahoo.com

5 Comments + Add Comment

K Maxx May 5, 2011 at 12:00 am

Okay I’m losing count now, how many of the new guys have been hurt or cut alreay? Lets see we got Paulino, Young, Boyer, Beato, Buchholz, Emaus, did I miss anyone? I wont count the ones that suck like Harris, Hairston, Byrdak and Carrasco because technicaly they aren’t hurt.
metsfan May 5, 2011 at 5:53 am

You all spent a year and a half beating up on Manuel for lousy managerial moves. Where are the posts beating on Collins for sending this kid out for 3 innings.
- Mykey May 5, 2011 at 9:06 am
  
  I know ultimately it’s Collins call, but I have to start thinking that Warthen is the one to blame. I’m sure he told Collins that Beato would be good to go 3 innings. Or if not, he should have told Collins not to do so. Again, it comes down to Collins decision, but perhaps Warthen is just as much to blame. How much longer does he keep his job?
Metstheory22 May 5, 2011 at 9:14 am

Dillon Gee should be in minor as a stater and not up here. If we need a starter he will not be streched out.
Des May 5, 2011 at 9:31 am

Blame, blame, blame. Baseball is a physically rigorous game and bad things happen regardless of the best made plans. Other teams have injuries too. This isn’t just a Collins, Manuel, or Willie issue. It’s not a Warthen, Peterson, Hough, or Ruhle issue.

That is not to say certain players haven’t been mistreated with ill-devised plans put in place to save a manager’s or a GM’s butt. Names like Ryan Church, Daniel Murphy, Pedro Feliciano (overuse) and, yes, Jenrry Mejia, come to mind. But these numbers are much smaller. One of the reasons that players drafted out of college go for a premium over high school kids is that there is less developmental risk of a kid being injured or washing out.

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