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2011
Brewers PTBNL – Here Is One Possibility
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Yesterday’s trade wasn’t really about the two players to be named later.
It was about the fact this team needed to get away from the $17.5 million contract that Francisco Rodriguez would likely earn if he stayed in New Yorkmuch longer.
I understand the people who want a closer to be with this team until we know for sure where the Mets stand. Truthfully though, paying a declining closer more money than your current starting pitching staff plus half of your starting lineup is just not the best way to build a team.
The longer the Mets waited, the more likely they’d get less in return or the option would vest. Remember, the deal only made sense if a team could keep K-Rod happy by giving him closing chances (Melvin says they will), but also avoid the vested option. Not many teams qualify for that, and the more games he finished in NY the less likely he’d be traded.
That paired with the fact the NY Times reported issues with K-Rod’s contract may have been the reason for the quick move,
“The contract Rodriguez signed with the Mets before the 2009 season includes a limited no-trade clause, meaning he could list 10 teams to which he could veto a deal. But according to two baseball officials with direct knowledge of the situation, Rodriguez’s previous agent, Paul Kinzer, never submitted the list of 10 teams.
The Mets thought that once Boras assumed representation, he would scrutinize Rodriguez’s contract and either try to submit a list or perhaps file a grievance that might allow him to do so.”
Yesterday on WFAN, Sandy Alderson was on to discuss the move with Evan & Joe. The most interesting piece of that conversation to me was Alderson’s mentioning quickly that some of the players on the PTBNL list are closer to ready now, and one of them in particular has had some success at the big league level.
Now, the players can not be on the active roster. According to MLB rules, you cannot trade a player to be named later within your own league if he’s on the active roster.
You’re not going to get a top prospect here. It’s very unlikely. But when you have a list of 5 or so players, I’d imagine you have that list to find the best fit for your club. To me, the Mets need middle relief help.
My first guess is that it’s reliever Mike McClendon. McClendon was a 10th round pick in 2006. He’s 6’5, 225 lbs and throws right handed.
McClendon, 26, has often been the odd man out when it comes to the big league roster, and it’s mostly been because of options. In 2010, McClendon appeared in 17 games, he threw 21 innings, allowed 15 hits, and 7 earned runs. In those 21 innings, he struck out 21 and allowed 7 walks.
This year, McClendon has appeared in 9 games, pitching 13.2 innings, striking out 10 batters, walking 3 while allowing 4 earned runs.
For McClendon’s minor league career he has appeared in 179 games with 467.2 innings of work. In those 6 years of minor league ball, he has allowed 482 hits, struck out 327 batters and walked 101 with an ERA of 3.46. He’s also a two time minor league All-Star, most recently last season.
Sure, he’s not flashy. However, based on Alderson’s little clue yesterday, and the fact the Mets badly need to start developing bullpen arms rather than signing a slew of 1 year deals. I’m saying McClendon is one of the players on the list, and if he is, I expect he’ll be one of the players brought over in the deal.
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My time with MMO began in July of 2009 when I wrote a Fan Post defending Omar Minaya (before it was cool to do that.) I grew up a Mets fan with the mid 1980's teams. My favorite Met of all-time is (and was) Wally Backman. When it comes to sabermetrics versus old school thinking, I like to think I meet in the middle. I believe thinking of new ways to get answers is helpful, especially when the same way has not produced results. However, I think over-thinking certain situations can get you into trouble. I'm excited for the new regime, because I believe they have pieces in place to focus on several aspects of the Mets organization. I've waited this long for a World Series, waiting a few more years for another chance isn't going to kill me.
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Excellent detective work. I think you’ve come up with a very likely candidate.
thank you Jay
Great job!
thanks!
Nice research work there Jessep. Now we wait to see if indeed he is one of the 5.
so 1 out of 1 million player??!!???? and ppl actually pad you in the back?? wow..
wrong article sorry..
i meant to say, jesseP, why don’t you wait until he picks the players to be named later for you to write an article, also, what makes you think that this guy who’s 26 years old, and is in the farm system of a team with bullpen problems and wasn’t brought up can magically come to the mets system, and be a godsend for us?? let it go bro, these PTBN are nothing but crap, you said it yourself, it was all about the money, just let it go bro, don’t try to justified what alderson did, it was all about the money and how much we’ll save for next year.
Alex:
For starters, nobody ever said McClendon was or would be a godsend. So if it is him, please don’t come here 3 months from now throwing it in my face if McClendon is no good.
Secondly, are you saying I can’t write a blog about a guy I think is going to be a PPTBNL to the Mets? I asked a Brewers beat writer and he AGREED with me. Maybe he should wait to guess also huh?
I do applaud your efforts to try to make a blog controversial when it isn’t even close to it.
first of all, i am not saying what you can or cannot write, or if you are allowed to write certain articles, i mean, if you’re allowed to write about URINALS, then everything else is out of the question, my point is, why not just wait and see who these bums..err. players to be named later are.. either way, think about what i just said, he’s 26, and is in an organization that is in desperate need of bullpen, yet don’t call this guy up. don’t you think there’s something to THAT!!? that’s all i am saying..
Alex:
“first of all, i am not saying what you can or cannot write, or if you are allowed to write certain articles”
Actually you did
“why don’t you wait until he picks the players to be named later for you to write an article”
McClendon has been called up this year. Did you not read the blog? Or do you just see I wrote something and respond.
At 26 years old, he has options. Players with minor league options are the first to get sent down when a tough decision is at hand. It’s not like he’s not on the 40 man roster.
first of all, loser who calls every women drama cheerleader gossip queens, i read you’re entire craprticle, it just says, he came up, he wasn’t good and he was sent back down, what do you mean by “odd man out” if he was that good or milwaukee would think he’d help them don’t you think he would’ve been here by now? i mean, is he worst than the 2 guys with ERA ove 4.50 or the guy who’s a lefty with an 5.30 ERA???
shut up!!!!!!
“it just says, he came up, he wasn’t good and he was sent back down…”
You clearly didn’t read it, or you can’t do simple math.
McClendon’s got an ERA of 2.86, a WHIP of 1.15 and a K/BB of 3.10
he’s also 3-0… and last pitched june 26th.. what’s your point??
“i mean, is he worst than the 2 guys with ERA ove 4.50 or the guy who’s a lefty with an 5.30 ERA???”
I just answered your question. Which you could have done if you either read the article or done some simple baseball math.
alex: “loser who calls every women drama cheerleader gossip queens”
Huh?
I’ll tell you between juveniles and the monkeys who cannot debate the issues without having to resort to insults instead of relevant baseball facts this website has become a haven for retards.
You are a fraud mr agee. if you want an intelligent debaste than y6ou better stop with the infantile name calling. If you want debate do it and stop your infantile behavior.
t agee, is a shame, i thought you were a cool as-s person.. guess i was wrong..
that’s exactly what you said to me, meaning that’s what you think of women when you call me a “she”.. yet i am inviting you to meet face to face in a mets game and you refuse..
really?
“every women drama cheerleader gossip queens”
I don’t think I’ve ever in my life said or typed that sentence until I quoted you
are you sure??? i can prove you wrong..
well, let’s see, you call me a she, i asked you why, you said i’m like a cheerleader drama queen..
assuming that’s what you think of women who are cheerleader?
you can prove I said that exact quote?
haha alex you’re fishing for something and you need to give it a rest
Starters, I never said that quote. Secondly, your personal grudge is clogging up the website. If you have a problem with something I said that may have hurt your feelings please contact the site administrator with the exact quote and we’ll chat about it.
Until then, please stop making up things or trying to paint me as somebody who speaks negatively towards women just because a year ago you got banned from the site for the same thing.
Don’t make me ask Coop to come here and whoop you again!
Whos this mclebdon guy? We all know he should have.gotten greinke back. Moneyballer!
lmao…
I’m just so glad that Sandy did some magic and got rid of Omar’s $17.5 million mistake.
Spoken as only fred wilpon could. A fan wants to win. A Wilpon on;y cares about the dollars. Thanks for stoppin by fred.
Lets see Brewers pen is horrible. So we are supposed to be happy we might get a guy so bad he can’t make their pen???? yippee!!! we might get a real loser…YIPPEE!!!