Tag: Brad Emaus

Morning Briefing: Happy Major League Baseball Opening Day!

Good morning, Mets fans! The day has finally come! Major League Baseball Opening Day is officially upon us! Unfortunately, the Mets have to wait another day. But let’s take a look at some of the games on the slate for today. The first game on the docket is the Orioles who will be hosting the Angels while Corbin Burnes makes his Baltimore debut. The Mets’ crosstown rival Yankees go to...

Random Mets: One-Game Pitchers

The New York Mets have had a plethora of players come through the system over the years; acquired in hopes of doing great things, trying to revitalize their careers, or to catch lightning in a bottle, all for it to fall by the wayside. Now, they live in obscurity . Speedster Jeff Duncan, Chris “The Animal” Carter, Rule 5 selection Brad Emaus, veteran Trot Nixon, and the great-named...

Rule 5 Draft Primer: Important Nuggets About the Process

Major League Baseball’s annual Rule 5 Draft, held on the last day of the Winter Meetings, confuses many, displaces some and pleases few. Below is a primer on the draft and how it affects the Mets this year. HOW DOES THE DRAFT WORK? Named for its place in the Official Professional Baseball Rules Book, the draft was created to prevent teams from stockpiling young talent in their minor league...

Mets Opening Day Starters Who Had The Briefest MLB Careers

Since 1980, The following ten position players had the briefest Major League careers and started for the Mets on Opening Day. 10 – Ryan Thompson – Thompson was the Opening Day Center Fielder in 1994 and appeared in 416 Major League games. He played in 9 Major League seasons (1992-1996, 1999-2002) with the Mets, Indians, Astros, Yankees, Marlins, and Brewers. He was a career .243...

Wilfredo Tovar, Dustin Martin Lead End-Of Season Hot List!

The regular season is over for all three upper minors teams. That means no more baseball for the Bisons and B-Mets, and a best-of-three divisional series for the St. Lucie team. Let’s take a look at who finished up the season strong, and who didn’t. Who’s Hot!!! Wilfredo Tovar 2B, Binghamton- Tovar had a strong first half with St. Lucie, but had a tough time adjusting in...

Mets News: Brad Emaus and Fred Lewis Signed To Minor League Deals

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...

Mets All Star Snubs? And Flubs?

If you’re expecting to see Jose Reyes take the filed for the 2011 All Star Game in Arizona’s Chase Field, Mets fans better start stuffing the ballot box with all due haste. According to Adam Rubin, the Mets have barely made a ripple in the first balloting results announced for the All-Star Game. The only positions where a Met appears in voting tallies are at shortstop where Jose...

From Left Field: Mets Have A Short Leash Early

Though the season is a little more than two weeks old, the New York Mets have already shown that they are not afraid to pull the trigger if a player is underperforming. The combination of Sandy Alderson and Terry Collins is attempting to light a fire under their players. Part of the way they’re going about this is by letting players know that if they don’t show up, they’ll be sent out. The first...

Mets Cut Brad Emaus and Promote Justin Turner

UPDATE: Sandy Alderson must have been tuned into MMO today… The Mets responded to my post this morning and designated Brad Emaus for assignment. Justin Turner has been called up to replace him. Remember what I said, don’t shed any tears for him.. Original Post 11:30 AM A recent article by Eric Seidman of FanGraphs had me wondering why there was such a large effort by the advanced...

I Sense A Big Shake-Up This Week, Some Heads Will Roll

It’s taxing times for a beleaguered Mets team these days, but there’s no rest for the weary as they get set to play a doubleheader for the second time in three days. The Mets even tried unsuccessfully to get MLB to intervene and overrule the Braves decision to play two games today, but their pleas fell on deaf ears. Atlanta is the home team and it’s their call. The Braves have...

Not So Amazins’ Get Swept By Rockies; All Alone In Last Place

The Mets, backed by overall sloppy play on both the pitching side of the ball, and the defensive side and lost both games in today’s back-to-back double header. Game 1 – Rockies Win 6-5 R.A. Dickey started today, and didn’t have a very good outing today, allowing five runs on eight hits, walking four and striking out four. Dickey still seemed to be bothered by his nail,...

We May Have a Problem: New York Mets Early Concerns

The Mets have played just 10 games this year, but it is not too early to start to be concerned about some of the team’s issues. I am giving the disclaimer in advance that we are dealing with small sample sizes at this point of the year. It is early, but the team is currently sitting in last place in the NL East. While the Mets won’t spend the year in the cellar, there are some issues that will...

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