Comments on: Breaking News: Jason Bay Placed On DL, Mets Call Up Zach Lutz

By: Hitman

Hitman — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:27:13 +0000

Well, they screwed the pooch sending Hefner so soon.

By: Gregga

Gregga — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:26:00 +0000

We’ll see Bay around the 4th of July. This has got to be one of the worse signings ever. ot only is he fragile, he stinks!

By: Donal

Donal — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:24:30 +0000

They can’t for 5 days. Now, it looks liek Rob Carson will get the roster spot until Friday, when he will be replaced by Chris Schwinden

By: Hitman

Hitman — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:21:18 +0000

Bay’s not the only one going on the DL. Now Pelfrey is on the DL with elbow swelling. Bring back Hefner!

By: gary s.

gary s. — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:11:03 +0000

The only bad thing about Jason K going on the DL is that eventually he has to come off the DL.Can’t hit for average or power, drops fly balls and is always injured.Good lord what a signing!!!!

By: srt

srt — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:59:40 +0000

I really don’t know. Maybe if he had played like 4 years in LF in the minors I wouldn’t mind. LOL.

Murph trying to learn LF at the ML level right now, with Duda over in RF and Kirk in CF is just a recipe for disaster, IMO.

By: trs86

trs86 — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:53:45 +0000

I know we have discussed this before but after watching Murphy at 2B do you think that if he was given enough time in the minors he couldn’t have been as good of a LF as he ever will be a 2B? I just think we put him in a no win situation in LF. Hey buddy, go play some LF… duh… OK.

By: srt

srt — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:51:40 +0000

If we see Murph out in LF, we’ve got more problems than just a couple of 15 day DL stints going on.

By: trs86

trs86 — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:46:32 +0000

Hey, I bet SRT will love this one

They could start V-spin at 2B and move Murphy back to LF and start Lutz at 1B some. LOL That way you get to see V-spin and Kirk at the same time. Imagine a fly ball like the one Kirk misplayed the other day only with Murphy and V-spin both involved as well.

By: trs86

trs86 — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:36:08 +0000

Should have said PA. That’s what 20 games?

By: trs86

trs86 — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:35:19 +0000

Right but 100AB is not that big of a difference. It’s not like if they are concerned about it next year they can’t platoon him and stay under 500 AB just as easy as 600. Honestly he could get 900 AB this year and it wouldn’t change things too much IMO.

By: trs86

trs86 — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:33:56 +0000

I am not sure Torres is close or being rushed either. Right now you could give Wright a day off here or there but with Bay out and Duda and Ike struggling can you afford to give Wright a day off?

By: stick

stick — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:24:50 +0000

Does wright need a day off?

A couple of days for Ike though for sure.

other than that, can only see him as a PH.

I still think that this might be very temporary though, since he is a logical candidate to go back down when Torres comes off the DL. they are short an OF right now (unless you consider Valdespin one).

By: stick

stick — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:23:01 +0000

Real, it does make a difference, since if he does not make this year’s threshold, it makes next years higher.

500 PAs in 2012 and 2013, or 600 in 2013. So if he does not make 500 this year, it will be much less likely for him to make the limit next year.

By: trs86

trs86 — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:18:29 +0000

So it looks like Lutz has played
223 games at 3B
31 games at 1B
2 games at 2B.

Maybe they do try and get him some time at 1B for Ike.

By: trs86

trs86 — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:17:05 +0000

It’s all good that they can’t get him out but if they can’t find a place for him to play regularly then all you have done is take a hot hitter and make him cold.

By: trs86

trs86 — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:16:27 +0000

He does but really this year is not the important year with that, next year is. As for how long he will be out? Could be June, July? August?

By: Fonzie13

Fonzie13 — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:10:46 +0000

I think the reasoning behind the Lutz promotion over another outfielder is because AAA pitchers just can’t get Lutz out right now and they’re hoping he provides a lift offensively. The question is where does he play.

By: jdon

jdon — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:10:42 +0000

How many ABs will Bay lose to this injury? Doesn’t he have some kind of performance option?

By: trs86

trs86 — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:04:48 +0000

True but did you see his stats during that time?