26
2012
Mets News: Brad Emaus and Fred Lewis Signed To Minor League Deals
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The New York Mets today announced the team signed infielder Brad Emaus and outfielder Fred Lewis to minor league contracts and assigned both to Buffalo (AAA) of the International League.
Emaus, 26, had signed to start 2012 with the Laredo Lemurs of the American Association before joining New York. He appeared in 14 games with the Mets in 2011, hitting .162 (6-37).
The 6-0, 205-pound native of Kalamazoo, MI, also appeared in 45 games with Colorado Springs (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League last season, hitting .313 (51-163) for Colorado’s Triple-A club. A career .280 (482-1722) hitter at the minor league level, Emaus spent time with Boston this spring before being released.
Lewis, 31, went to Spring Training this season with Cleveland and hit .200 (3-15) in nine games. He appeared in 81 games with Cincinnati last season, hitting .230 (42-183) with three home runs and 19 RBI.
The 6-2, 200-pound native of Hattiesburg, MS, is a career .267 (412-1542) hitter in 517 games at the major league level.
Thoughts from Joe D – Both players are nothing more than minor league roster fodder for Buffalo. Remember that in the last 24 hours the Bisons have lost both Jordany Valdespin and Zach Lutz to the Mets and Adam Loewen is out with an injured foot.
Emaus looks more and more like a classic Quadruple-A player, while Lewis may emerge as a 5th outfielder type at best.
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LoL, I can already imagine the comments that will fill this post.
Oh Christ, these saber goons really look out for each other.
OBP = makes a guy look better than he actually is.
Saber goons – hahahahahahahah
This is my most favorite signing all year, just to watch you and your ignorant shout box gremlins to get all twisted over NOTHING, just for the sake of getting twisted.
I bet Alderson reads YOUR comments and makes these moves just to get you to prove what a moron you are.
If you are going to talk about the Shoutbox when those guys are in there you need to go by their secret cover name: The Fuming Pile ™.
Jessep and Amazin Avenue will have an orgasm when they read this. I can see it now:
We updated our Top Prospects list to reflect Brad Emaus as the #2 prospect in the Mets organization. It’s great to see the new front office OBP strategy already in play with this pickup, the first of many more great acquisitions to come. – Eno Sarris
Sometimes I think Sandy does things just for fun.
Woohoo! Emaus! Championship! Wooooooo!
He probably reads the site and figured to get some action out of picking up a MiL filler piece.
Two words…
Dumpster Diving
Nuff Said.
Eh, it’s worked for Towers.
well, what else are you going to find at this point of the year to fill out the bench in AAA?
isn’t that the off season is for?
Seriously though, these moves are hardly news worthy…neither guy will ever amount to much and if they ever see the MLB roster then something has gone very wrong.
So the off-season is for finding 3rd string AAA backups? You guys are not looking at the impact of loosing Kirk, Jordanny, and Lowen. So backups take their spots and now you need backups for the backups. Unless you want to ruin some kid by rushing him up to AAA from AA to be a backup?
Wow I’m surprised Emaus is back, but then again, the Mets didn’t wanna part with him last time. I love the acquisition of Fred Lewis. I’m not shocked that this happened after Bay went down. On top of that, Lewis is very good Vs RHP and gives us speed should the Mets choose to bring him up.
While they’re on a minor league signing spree, they might as well pick up these other players…
-RHP Jonathan Albaladejo
-LHP Ryan Edell
-RHP Albert Campos
This is a joke right?
Agree with Joe D. here. Nothing more than minor league depth.
Mick E Maus???What, Rod Kanehl was not available?
Gary,
Unfortunately, “Hot Rod” passed away many years ago. But Choo-Choo is still around.
Yes, Emaus is BACK! Thank goodness, and he Mets are whole again. Sandy Alderson for President!
These are signings for the Bisons. Kirk, Valdespin and Lutz promoted to the Mets. Adam Loewen is hurt. The Bisons also lost another OF Corey Wimberley to a fractured wrist in ST. Don’t forget, Sandy also most likely DFA Zach Lutz and Josh Satin when he adds Matt Harvey and Josh Edgin to the Mets 40 man roster later this season and if 1 is claimed on waivers Emaus can play 2B or 3B for the Bisons.
Sigh…… anyways, i said a guy like fred lewis might benefitted us back around march, so i am pro that signing… About the other guy?? He basically wants to shoved his OBP beliefs down mets fans throat.. either that or brad eamus is sandy’s son in law or something…
I think he basically needs someone to back up the backup that is playing in V-spin’s spot.
guy had a strong BA and a lot of HR/RBI last year in AAA. So you ever think it might have to do with that also, and not just because he had a good OBP?
How many players are all time great in the minors and come to the bigs and become POS?? Nick evans anyone??? It’s just the way it is.. Most of the sabergoons like this signing, i personally think JP and sandy want’s to shoved this kid down our throat and proved that they weren’t wrong on the Rule V pick up… Whatever,,,
nick evans was neither an all time great MiL player, nor a POS ML one. He was a good player int he minors, and had a few good moments in limited duty in the majors. So, he was a bench guy at best most likely, but he could hit LHP pretty good.
Emaus is a MiL back up, not a top prospect. And it is laughable that you think the FO brought him back just to “shove him down the fans throats”. They just happen to know him, think he can do the job they need done, and he was available.
Like Sandy Alderson is sitting up there saying, you know those two guys Bay and Alex? Let’s poke them a little. Who do you think they are? Us?
Besides, again it’s not like he is bringing him in this time to compete for a position on the MLB team. He is bringing him in because V-spin got called up and no one was ready in AA or they didn’t want them to be bench warmers.
Agree, these are only signings for journeymen who make the minor leagues their career. Better this than rushing up a level someone who is not yet ready for the jump.