Comments on: Let’s Trim The Fat Off The Mets 40-Man Roster

By: Sane Mets Fan

Sane Mets Fan — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 04:30:05 +0000

Can anyone explain why Hampson was cut? He was pretty good last year. I’d love to see if he can put together a whole season. Edgin and Carson have options. Worst case you have an extra trade chip, best you have a productive lefty for the bullpen.

By: Metsie

Metsie — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:34:07 +0000

If 64% of Met fans actually think that then why aren’t they buying tickets and going to see them?

By: Metsie

Metsie — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:32:02 +0000

How many would be on the BA list if Davis, Murphy, Duda, Harvey, Gee, Tejada, Valdespin were not brought up to the MLB team this year?

By: Alex68

Alex68 — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:49:33 +0000

Maniac, i think they’re being sent out as spies… There’s an intern position open and whoever can gather the most info gets the job

By: Met Maniac

Met Maniac — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:32:25 +0000

Carson is a dog and even if used him against just lefthanders, he’s simply not that good. Lutz is 26 and looks like your classic AAAA hitter. He doesn’t need to waste a spot and neither of these two would be picked up by any team in rule 5. Someone will take a shot on Havens and surprisingly he could stick because even if he were to get hurt the DL counts as MLB service time you might remember Beato spending time on the DL. I wouldn’t cut him yet until we really had no choice. In fact, I’d challenge him in spring training and let him get a chance to unseat Murphy if he is still here.

By: Met Maniac

Met Maniac — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:25:57 +0000

What’s with all these new people migrating here from Metsblog? Shouldn’t they have to pass some sort of Mets aptitude test and the MLB Bar exam before allowing them to post.

By: 51s

51s — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:58:49 +0000

9 our of 20. WHAHOOO! Another guy taking stats to a fools end. Guess what, in two years all of Omar’s kids who reached the bigs are off the list, all the guys who left the org are off and all the guys who don’t make it to the bigs start dropping. But congrats on another false praise move for the failure known as the Mets GM.

By: Trs86

Trs86 — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:10:38 +0000

No it’s just the people on MB who take the time to vote on a meaningless pole end up with that percentage.
Take it here you might get the opposite and take it at TRDM or AA you most likely get 50/50.

Still no reason to get hung up on it.

By: XtreemIcon

XtreemIcon — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 04:52:21 +0000

Rosario and Patino cost around $1.9 mil on their own, then there are the other 30 or so IFAs.

By: Dan Valis

Dan Valis — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 04:28:09 +0000

thanks Raylo, i was just about the write the same response!

By: Just_Da_Damaja

Just_Da_Damaja — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 04:20:55 +0000

Because this organization STILL does not get it.

Rather than just focus on trying to improve the product…

they are still concerned with the image of the product…

being concerned with image has led to the majority of the issues that have plagued this team for decades

that is all

By: Just_Da_Damaja

Just_Da_Damaja — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 04:19:03 +0000

we spent 1.9 on 1 player…or all the IFA’s combined?

By: srt

srt — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 02:16:36 +0000

LOL…

It’s that time of year. I’m seeing all kinds of filler and hot stove type posts this week.
AA has one up tonight on would you trade ARod for Tejada. You just know if your first thought is not only ‘No’, but ‘Hell No’, folks are gonna click on it to see what it’s all about.

Heck, Pin Striped Bible had a post go up an hour after the Yankees were swept on Time To Start Working, tasking the brain trusts in their FO to get on the stick…and the phones.

By: Trs86

Trs86 — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 02:10:31 +0000

And we care why?

By: Raylo

Raylo — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 02:08:27 +0000

Marty you realize how foolish your comment is? You have no idea that Wheeler has to be placed on the 40 do you? You learned something here today. Keep your mouth shut when you don’t have a clue

By: taskmaster4450

taskmaster4450 — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 01:52:41 +0000

Half those guys dont need to be added to the 40 man roster since they arent eligible for the Rule 5.

By: taskmaster4450

taskmaster4450 — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 01:51:45 +0000

$1.9M signing bonus in the International Pool (Highest in Mets history)

9 of the Mets top 20 prospects in their system (according the Baseball America) arrived since Alderson got here. That is the bottom up.

By: Vinny B

Vinny B — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 01:50:29 +0000

Why are you giving up on Carson so quickly? He’s a young lefty that throws gas, and pitched okay in the limited time he was up here. This team is desperate for relief pitching, so getting rid of a taltened young pitcher would be a big mistake.

By: Stick

Stick — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 01:48:36 +0000

I agree about carson (he will stay on) but Wheeler has to be added to the 40 man roster before the rule 5 draft.

By: Marty

Marty — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 01:39:09 +0000

This article is terrible and ill informed. Why would you add Wheeler before he makes the team or is called up and how can you take Carson off the roster?

I find it amazing that this website is so short of content that they would actually print this.