Wise Move Would Be Demoting Sosa Not Smith
Does anybody out there really trust Jorge Sosa anymore? Let me rephrase that... anybody except Willie...
Off season acquisition Matt Wise is ready to join the Mets and may be activated as soon as tomorrow. Wise, you may remember, hasn't pitched since being placed on the disabled list on April 8th with what was originally called a minor bruise on his right arm.
His activation from the DL will certainly place the Mets in a conundrum. They must decide on who to send down between Jorge Sosa and Joe Smith. If the decision was based purely on performance the answer would easily be Joe Smith hands down. Unfortunately, money changes and complicates everything.
Joe Smith has several options remaining and can easily be sent down to New Orleans with no repercussions. However, sending Jorge Sosa down would not be as easy. He is under contract and can refuse a demotion, get released and still get paid his $2 million dollar contract.
Here are their current season numbers...
Jorge Sosa - 15.2 IP, 20 hits, 4 HR allowed, 8 BB, 9 K, 6.89 ERA
Joe Smith - 11.2 IP, 9 hits, 0 HR allowed, 3 BB, 8 K, 3.09 ERA
What would you do...
Send down Jorge Sosa and risk losing him, or send down Joe Smith?
Comments
I vote for sending Sosa down in the hopes of losing him
Posted by: Ji | April 30, 2008 10:48 PM
This is one of the parts I hate about pro baseball, the contracts and money.Performance wise, it looks like Sosa should be the one to be sent down in my opinion.The only thing is, will Joe Smith be able to be a spot starter and long reliever when needed? I for one, am happy to not be Omar Minaya and have to make these decisions...
Posted by: Adam Baker | April 30, 2008 10:51 PM
I'd outright release Sosa and go to Nelson Figueroa to be our long man. Figs only gave up a run over 3.1 innings today, he looks as though he could thrive in that role.
Speaking of which, I hope Claudio Vargas is ready to join the Mets soon. It'll be nice to get starts from a guy who's pitched in the big leagues with a respectable strikeout rate.
Posted by: Milo | April 30, 2008 11:10 PM
I rather send Pagan down and keep them both for now, we need pitchers. These guys are spent already.
Posted by: KeenMets | May 1, 2008 02:28 AM
I don't think there's much chance we lose Sosa... by his numbers, last year was a fluke good year for him.
Posted by: brian | May 1, 2008 10:54 AM