The Mets, whose top prospects have battled an injury plagued 2024 season, look to get another one of their top prospects back on the field this season. The club got one of the big returns from the Justin Verlander trade in 2023, Drew Gilbert, back from a hamstring strain recently. Now, they look to see their top infield prospect Jett Williams back on the field to finish off the 2024 season.

Williams was hoping to originally avoid surgery, but eventually had to undergo right wrist surgery in early June, which gave him a return date of 8-10 weeks. About nine weeks later, he’s reportedly going to start a rehab assignment with Low-A St. Lucie this coming Wednesday, planning to play this weekend and return to Double-A Binghamton the following Tuesday, per @NickTheMetFan1 on Twitter/X. Williams is also planning to play in the Arizona Fall League to make up for his missed time this season.

The big league club clinched a series win against the Miami Marlins on Saturday behind a masterful performance from Luis Severino. The Mets started their day with a Francisco Lindor leadoff home run and followed that up by scoring a run in each of the first four innings. However, the story of the day was Severino, who threw the first Mets complete game since Jacob DeGrom in April of 2021. Severino completely blanked the Fish and gave the Mets’ bullpen a much needed break en route to a 4-0 win. Click here for the full in-depth breakdown of Saturday’s game.

Paul Blackburn (5-3, 4.43 ERA) will try to complete the sweep, as he goes against Valente Bellozo (2-1, 2.28 ERA) of the Marlins at 12:05 p.m. The Mets gained no ground on the third Wild card spot Saturdy night as the Braves took care of business against the Angels. The Amazins remain one game out of the final spot.

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Latest Mets News

Mets OF prospect Nick Morabito has reached 50 stolen bases on the season. He had 11 SB in 24 games with Low-A St. Lucie and 39 SB in 78 games with High-A Brooklyn.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters that there is a “good chance” Starling Marte is in the lineup on Sunday, per Zach Braziller of The New York Post.

Latest MLB News

MLB Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg is officially cancer-free!

Ryno rings the bell: Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg announces he is cancer-free! pic.twitter.com/nGDKI61EEh

— National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ (@baseballhall) August 17, 2024

The Cincinnati Reds placed their flame-throwing ace Hunter Greene on the 15-day IL with right elbow soreness, retroactive to August 14. 

The Pittsburgh Pirates placed DH/OF Andrew McCutchen on the 10-day IL with left knee inflammation. 

The Tampa Bay Rays have placed RHP Zack Littell on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder fatigue, retroactive to August 15. The Rays recalled LHP Tyler Alexander from Triple-A Durham to take Littell’s spot.

The Detroit Tigers recalled the first overall pick from the 2022 draft, Spencer Torkelson, from Triple-A Toldeo. In Torkelson’s first at-bat since being recalled, he ripped a double into the right-center gap.

Forty-four-year-old LHP Rich Hill signed a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox, per Ian Browne of MLB.com.

RHP José Soriano was placed on the 15-day IL with right arm fatigue by the Los Angeles Angels. Along with that, they reinstated RHP José Cisnero from the IL and outrighted OF Willie Calhoun to Triple-A Salt Lake.

The Houston Astros placed RHP Ryan Pressly on the 15-day IL with a low back strain, retroactive to August 14. Houston’s former closer has been the set-up man for Josh Hader this season, posting a 3.86 ERA in his 46 2/3 innings.

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Jeff McNeil’s second half power surge continues. 

The Mets stay a game back in the NL wild card race. 

Luis Severino went the distance as he shut out the Marlins offense.

On This Date in Mets History

2019: Pete Alonso breaks the NL rookie home run record by bashing his 40th home run of the season. Alonso becomes the fourth Met to hit 40 home runs in a season, a list that includes Todd Hundley, Carlos Beltrán, and Mike Piazza.

2002: 1969 World Series champion Tommie Agee is posthumously inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame.

Birthdays: Justin Wilson (37), Pat Misch (43),  Terry Blocker (65)

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Tonight, the Mets will be playing in Williamsport to settle the rubber game of this series with the Phillies. Jason Vargas will pitch for the Mets and teach those little leaguers how to be a Major Leaguer.

The Mets won 3-1 yesterday. Jacob deGrom gave up one unearned run in a complete game to lower his ERA to 1.71. He’s way better than Max Scherzer right now.

Latest Mets News

Corey Oswalt is moved to the bullpen. Gotta get Vargas going I guess.

John Edwards of the Athletic/MMO, shuts down the narrative that Max Scherzer and Aaron Nola have done more to help their team than deGrom.

Anthony Dicomo writes about Michael Conforto‘s return to Kingsport.

Both David Wright and Jay Bruce continued their rehab assignments.

Latest MLB News

Trevor Bauer‘s season is at risk. That would suck since he has been one of baseball’s best and Cleveland could have a legitimate chance at the World Series.

Chris McCosky writes about journeyman, Jim Adduci.

The Red Sox minor league team is leaving Pawtucket for Worcester.

Baseball America posted Minor League Baseball’s best tools (there are some nice accolades for Andres Gimenez in there).

Chris Sale is on the Disabled List again.

Mike Lupica is no longer at the Daily News.

Josh Donaldson is beginning a rehab assignment soon.

Tipping Pitches sat down with the creator of Backyard Baseball.

Baseball America writes about the uniqueness of Adrian Beltre.

Hey, the Oakland A’s are tied for first place! *Insert Jonah Hill fist bump gif*

Latest NL East News

Mark Bowman writes about Sean Newcomb‘s poor start.

Meghan Montemurro of the Athletic writes about Scott Kingery‘s adjustment to the bench.

The Nationals have placed a good portion of their players on trade waivers. It happens all the time and can be revoked.

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Rob Piersall says the Mets should play Dominic Smith.

This Day in Mets History

2017: Mets trade Curtis Granderson to the Dodgers.

Birthdays: Pat Misch turns 38, Terry Blocker turns 59.

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Tonight, the New York Mets host Derek Jeter‘s Miami Marlins. Chris Flexen will take on Adam Conley at 7:10 p.m.

Last night the Mets trailed early due to Steven Matz‘s ineffectiveness. The bullpen held it close but more importantly, Hansel Robles and Chasen Bradford saved their fellow mates some work. Curtis Granderson hit a grand slam with two outs in the ninth to re-excite the fans there. Unfortunately that would not be enough and the Mets lost 7-5.

Hopefully all of you reading do not have an onslaught of Yankees’ fans texting you about the last few games.

Latest Mets News

Jeurys Familia pitched a scoreless inning in his rehab appearance Wednesday. He will pitch again on Saturday.

Jose Reyes went on the DL and the Mets optioned Kevin McGowan.

Latest NL East News

Byron Kerr of MASN has the latest news on Adam Eaton‘s rehab.

According to Jon Heyman, the Marlins sale has a few hurdles still.

Mark Bowman of MLB.com writes a nice piece about Jason Motte and Chad Bettis.

The Phillies DFA’d former Met Pedro Beato. Beato was later dealt for Kelly Shoppach.

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Mike Mayer recaps Matt Harvey‘s rehab appearance.

John Sheridan wants the Mets to handle Dominic Smith better than they handled Michael Conforto.

This Day in Mets History

2016: Justin Ruggiano hits a grand slam of San Fransisco Giants ace Madison Bumgarner.

Birthdays: Pat Misch turns 36, Terry Blocker turns 58

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If you are a Mets fan, you know that David Wright is still with team, or that Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran are in Toronto and St. Louis, respectively. But what happened to guys like Nick Evans or Rod Barajas? We have the answers.

11 Players who made it into a game in 2010 with the Mets, are still employed by the team. That would be the aforementioned David Wright, Ike Davis, Ruben Tejada (Although he is currently with Triple-A Las Vegas, he is still on the Mets payroll), Lucas Duda, Justin Turner, Jon Niese, Pedro Feliciano (Although he made another stop in the Bronx, he is with the Mets once again), Bobby Parnell, Dillon Gee, Johan Santana, and Jenrry Mejia.

10 players are employed by another Major League team. That would be Jose Reyes, Angel Pagan, Beltran, Josh Thole, Henry Blanco, Joaquin Arias, Mike Pelfrey, R.A. Dickey, Francisco Rodriguez, and Oliver Perez.

As you may know, Jose Reyes was traded from the Miami Marlins to the Toronto Blue Jays this past offseason in a blockbuster deal involving Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, and now former Met, John Buck. Reyes now puts on his uniform in the same locker room as R.A. Dickey and Josh Thole, who were traded together this past offseason from the Mets for Travis d’Arnaud, Buck, and Noah Syndergaard (don’t forget Wuilmer Beccera!). Angel Pagan was traded to the San Francisco Giants prior to the 2012 season for outfielder Andres Torres and pitcher Ramon Ramirez who have both since played again for the team they were traded from.

Carlos Beltran was traded at the deadline in 2011 to the Giants for Zack Wheeler, but has since made his home in St. Louis playing for the Cardinals, where he has enjoyed a couple of very nice seasons, including an All Star appearance this summer. Henry Blanco, who served as the Mets backup catcher in 2010, beat out Josh Thole for the same position on this year’s Toronto Blue Jays team, but was released and then signed by the Seattle Mariners who made the corresponding move by releasing 2012 Met alumni, Kelly Shoppach. Blanco played in Arizona for the Diamondbacks in 2011 and 2012.

Joaquin Arias, of whom the Mets received for Jeff Francoeur late in the 2010 season, played for the Kansas City Royals in 2011, and was then given a championship ring after serving as Pablo Sandoval‘s ninth inning defensive replacement in 2012 for the San Francisco Giants. He has been a key hitter off the bench for the Giants in 2013. Mike Pelfrey, after failing to play a month in the 2012 season, was signed by the Minnesota Twins, where his 5-10 record and 5.06 ERA is good enough to keep him in the starting rotation.

Francisco Rodriguez was traded to the Brewers in 2011 for Daniel Herrera (yes the 5-6 guy) and a minor leaguer, but was traded to the Baltimore Orioles at the deadline this year, downgrading from a closer to a setup man. Finally, Oliver Perez signed a two-year deal with the Seattle Mariners in 2012 and is proving to be an effective arm out of their bullpen. You would think that Perez’s ERA of 9.72 with Henry Blanco behind the plate would be the highest among catchers who have caught the Mexican native, but no. That award goes to Josh Thole, who provides Ollie with a sparkling 16.20 ERA.

Eight players are in the minor leagues with another organization. They are Mike Nickeas, Mike Hessman, Luis Hernandez, Mike Jacobs, Nick Evans, Hisanori Takahashi, Fernando Nieve, and Pat Misch.

Mike Nickeas, who was in the same deal that sent R.A. Dickey north of the border, is currently with the Blue Jays Triple-A team, the Buffalo Bisons, a team Nickeas has played for many times when they were the Mets affiliate. Nickeas has failed to make the Majors this season, playing 55 games in Buffalo. Mike Hessman, who is seven home runs shy of 400 for his minor league career and one shy of 15 for his Major League career, is currently a member of the Louisville Bats, the Triple-A team of the Cincinnati Reds, where he is teammates with base stealing extraordinaire, Billy Hamilton. Hessman played in Japan in 2011 for the Orix Buffaloes, and was with the Astros Triple A team in 2012.

Luis Hernandez, who played all of 17 games for the Mets, is with the Indians Triple-A team, after playing in the Texas Rangers organization in 2012. Nick Evans is the only 2010 Met alumni playing in Double-A. Evans, who is a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks affiliated Mobile Baybears, was a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates organization in 2012. Mike Jacobs was the placeholder at first base until Ike Davis came up in 2010 but he is now with the Diamondbacks Triple-A team. Jacobs also stopped in Colorado Springs, Toronto, and Mexico. Hisanori Takahashi, who has 12 games started and 21 games finished as a Met, has played in the Majors with the Angels, Pirates, and Cubs. He is now a member of the Colorado Rockies Triple-A team. Fernando Nieve hasn’t played in the Majors since 2010, but he has played with the Astros, Dodgers, Indians, and currently the Athletics, all in Triple-A. Finally, Pat MIsch has seen time with the Phillies and Tigers Triple-A teams.

Five players are not currently with a Major League organization. The names are Jeff Francoeur, Rod Barajas, Jason Bay, John Maine, and Sean Green.

Francoeur was traded to the Rangers for Joaquin Arias in August of 2010. He spent the rest of the year there. Frenchy played in Kansas City during 2011 and 2012, but was released midway through the 2013 season. The Giants picked him up, where he played 22 games. Francouer was designated for assignment of August 20th, and released two days later. Barajas played with the Pirates in 2011 and 2012, before being signed by the Diamondbacks. He ultimately lost the bid to be Miguel Montero‘s backup, as the DBacks went with Wil Nieves instead.

Jason Bay, who was released after the 2012 season much to the delight of Mets fans, was signed by the Mariners for the 2013 season. He hit a home run in his first spring training at bat, but after a disapointing season, was released of August 6th to make room for Mike Morse. John Maine spent 2011 in the Colorado Rockies minor league system, and pitched for the Scranton/Wilkes-Bare Yankees for all of 2012. He played for the Miami Marlins in April of this year, but was released on April 22. The sidearmer, Sean Green pitched with the Brewers in 2011, before playing with the Texas Rangers’ Triple A team in 2012. He also pitched with the Somerset Patriots in 2012 of the Independent Leagues but has not found a team since.

Six players have officially retired. They are Luis Castillo, Alex Cora, Fernando Tatis, Gary Matthews Jr., Frank Catalanotto, and Tobi Stoner.

Luis Castillo was released by the Mets at the same time they released Oliver Perez. Castillo signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, but after a disappointing spring training, he was released, at which time he retired. Alex Cora was released by the Mets in August of 2010, and he played the rest of the year with the Rangers. He played with the Washington Nationals in 2011, and was signed by the Cardinals in the spring of 2012, which didn’t work out. He is now a baseball analyst for ESPN (his brother Joey does the same work for MLB Network). Fernando Tatis was injured of July 4th of 2010. He was placed on the DL the next day and was transferred to the 60-day DL 10 days later. That turned out to be his last major league game as he retired after the season.

The “Son of the Sarge”, Gary Matthews Jr., was released by the Mets on June 15th, 2010. He signed with the Reds on June 24th and played the rest of the year with their Triple-A team, before retiring. Frank Catalanotto was designated for assignment of May 10th, when the Mets brought up Chris Carter. After failing to sign with another team, he retired in March of 2011. Finally, the German-born Tobi Stoner was released by the Mets in March of 2012. During that season, he played in the Independent Leagues with the Bridgeport Blue Fish and the Somerset Patriots. He retired before the 2013 season.

Four players are currently playing in foreign countries. Chris Carter, Manny Acosta, and Ryota Igarashi are playing in Japan, and Jesus Feliciano is playing in Mexico.

Carter (no not the former A’s prospect) played in the Tampa Bay Rays and Atlanta Braves Minor League system in 2011 before moving to Japan to play with the Seibu Lions in 2012 and 2013. Carter is 3-26 (.115) with three RBI in nine games this year. He is teammates with Kazuhisa Ishii. Manny Acosta pitched for the Mets through 2012 but signed with the Yomuri Giants in 2013 after being released. In 14 games he has an ERA of 5.54. His teammates include former major leaguers Scott Mathieson and John Bowker.

Ryota Igarashi played with the Mets until 2011. He then played in the minor leagues with the Yankees and the Blue Jays in 2012 though he pitched in the majors with both teams. He is now pitching with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks where he sports a 2.15 ERA in 36 games. He is teammates with with Vicente Padilla and former Mets minor leaguer Wily Mo Pena. Jesus Feliciano, who has signed with the Mets four different times in his career, played in all of his 54 career games with the Mets in 2010. He played with the Buffalo Bisons in 2011, the Durham Bulls in 2012, and he is now playing in Mexico with the Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz. He has only played in three games with one hit.

One player is currently a coach. Elmer Dessens is the assistant pitching coach for the AZL Reds in the Arizona League (The Arizona equivalent to Florida’s Gulf Coast League). And here’s a fun piece of information. The manager of that AZL Reds team is former Met, Eli Marrero who the Mets received in 2006 when they traded Kazuo Matsui to the Rockies.

Well, now you know what happened to the 2010 Mets. Next week we’ll look at the players from Citi Field’s inaugural year, 2009.

LGM

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So here I am happy to revive an old feature I used to do at another blog called …….

METS PLAYERS SEPARATED AT BIRTH…

First off is current Mets outfielder, Marlon Byrd

And R & B legend, Jermaine Jackson

Up next is Met manager, Terry Collins

And actor turned accused murderer Robert Blake (Uncanny !)

Next up is Ace Pitcher, Matt Harvey

And “Everyone Loves Raymond” co-star, Brad Garrett.

Then there is the case of  utility infielder, Justin Turner

And a Leprechaun

There is also the curious case of Josh Satin

And Bert from “Sesame Street

And lastly I present to you Mets pitching coach, Dan Warthern

And Hank Hill.

So what do you think ? Do you agree/disagree ? Is there any other Mets player that bears a striking resemblance to a celebrity that is currently living or dead ?

Please feel free to post in the comments section below.

And with that said….. HERE COMES THE INFAMY !!!!!!

Mets alumni celebrating a birthday today includes:

Mets third base coach from ’97-’99, Bruce Benedict is 58. Benedict also piloted for the Norfolk Tides in 1996.

Reserve outfielder from the ’85 season, Terry Blocker is 54. Blocker was the Mets first round pick from the ’81 amateur draft. His career never did pan out, and he was out of the majors by 1990 after a short stint with the Atlanta Braves.

Spot starter/middle reliever from ’09-’11, Pat Misch  is 32. He is currently pitching for the Detroit Tigers’ Triple-A affiliate, the Toledo Mud Hens.

The New York Mets purchased the contract of middle reliever, Dave Eilers from the Milwaukee Braves on August 18, 1965. Eilers would spend two seasons with the Mets, compiling a record of 2-2 with an ERA of 4.44 in 34 appearances.

The New York Mets traded centerfielder Brett Butler  to the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor league outfield prospects, Scott Hunter and Dwight Maness on August 18, 1995. Butler was one of the very few reasons to watch the Mets in ’95. He would later manager the Gulf Coast Mets during their ’04 season

Mo Vaughn bears a striking resemblance to the Wrestler Mo from Men On A Mission !!!!

SEE!!!!!

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R.A. Dickey left in the third inning with an injury and the Mets bullpen proceeded to allow nine runs in their 9-3 loss to the Cubs today

Game Notes

R.A. Dickey looked good or seemed to be pitching a great game, until the injury bug struck. While fielding a grounder, Dickey seemed to hurt his heel and left the game with an undisclosed injury. Typical Mets luck

Pedro Beato came in, and was hit like nobody has hit him thusfar, going one and one third, allowing four hits and four runs (three earned) while walking two. If this was just jitters, the weather, rust, or the possible short-notice warmup, that is to be seen but Beato was tee’d off on today giving up hard hit balls including a home run to Carlos Pena. Pat Misch didn’t fare much better, going one inning allowing three runs on four hits walking one and striking out one.

K-Rod scoreless streak, still continues. Izzy gives up a longball and three hits in his two-thirds of an inning of work, and Tim Byrdak strikes out everyone in his one and one third innings – unfortunately between those k’s, two hits and an earned run.

Where is the rotation depth going to come from? The Mets AAA starters have all essentially been, atrocious. AA has two guys and a stoner.

Mets offense, they existed somewhat I guess. Jose Reyes scoring himself on a bunch of errors, Justin Turner RBI groundout and a Josh Thole single accounted for the major offense.

The lineup is obviously devoid of big hitters, as the threat of the long ball is only coming from Carlos Beltran. Everyone else is a doubles hitter or Jason Bay.

Reyes – 2 for 4 with a walk and a run. Good day Jose.

Turner – 0 for 4 – the Red Machine is being slowed…for now.

Beltran – 0 for 5 with two strikeouts – lack of lineup protection can lead to this.

Tejada – 0 for 3 with a walk. still hitting .292, but 2 to 7 BB/K doesn’t look good. He’ll be Buffalo bound once David or Ike returns, whoever is first.

Turning Point

Dickey injury/Beato being assaulted in the fourth.

Game Ball

Daniel Murphy, 3 for 4 and seems like he is getting comfortable at the plate again.

On Deck

The Mets will look to shrug off a bad series against the Cubs, facing the Phillies at home. Chris Capuano, coming off a bad start in the Bronx will be facing up against Roy Oswalt. Game time is 7:10 P.M.

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Misch didn’t even get a chance to shower… He was just DFA’d to make room for Gee.  

Dillon Gee will be called up and take Chris Young’s start on Sunday against the Atlanta Braves, with Pat Misch being used to back up D.J. Carrasco’s start today.

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In a surprising turn of events, the Mets have placed right-hander Chris Young on the disabled list and promoted Pat Misch from Triple-A Buffalo.

Young experienced biceps tendinitis after his first two starts, and although he reported some improvement, his Sunday start was in jeopardy.

Misch was called up to replace him, but it is not known if he will start on Sunday yet. Interestingly, Misch was actually cut by the Mets after spring training, but decided to accept a minor league assignment.

In case you had not heard, Boof Bonser will have Tommy John surgery and miss 12-18 months.

You run a big risk when your season relies heavily on the success of players coming back from injury and reclamation projects like Chris Young and a host of others the Mets signed this offseason.

As Mets fans, we’ve seen these situations all too often over the last few years. Maybe it will be different with this new crop of players the front office brought in, but so far it’s looking a little bleak with one pitcher already cut and two on the shelf, and it’s only April 16th.

Hopefully, Young will be ready to be activated when he becomes eligible on April 26th.

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Pat Misch and Luis Hernandez also cleared waivers.

Original Post 3/28

This just in from Adam Rubin of ESPN New York:

The Mets placed Nick Evans, Luis Hernandez and Pat Misch on waivers Monday, according to a baseball official who was not authorized to speak publicly because the process is secretive.

The results of the waiver process should be known Wednesday.

Manny Acosta is the lone Met in a tenuous position who is out of options and may not have been placed on waivers Monday, according to the source. Acosta seemingly is the third combatant in the battle with Blaine Boyer and Jason Isringhausen for one relief spot.

The Padres had appeared interested in Hernandez via trade, but reportedly just acquired Alberto Gonzalez from Washington instead.

I thought for sure the Mets would figure out a way to somehow keep Evans and Misch, but it looks like they’ll be toiling for another team. It’s looking like Manny Acosta could suffer the same fate.

This would mean Daniel Murphy is officialy on the 25 man roster, and that the last bullpen spot is now down to Blaine Boyer or Jason isringhausen.

Earlier today, one of the beat writers said via Twitter that Boyer was summoned into the managers office. It could have something to do with his status with the team, or Collins simply could have wanted directions to a good hamburger joint.

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I’m seriously beginning to think that Bobby Parnell could start the season in the minor leagues pitching for the Buffalo Bisons. Parnell may very well be caught up in a numbers game and could be in danger of not making the bullpen simply because he still has minor league option that could work against him.

While considering some new information that recently came to my attention along with other things like spring performances and contract status, I gotta tell you my gut feels very strongly about it. It makes a lot of sense on many different levels.

Let’s take a look at a few of the things I considered…

1. Which Relievers Are Assured Of Spots

Francisco Rodriguez – No question of course, K-Rod is the closer.

D.J. Carrasco – Signed a two year deal which assures him a spot.

Taylor Buchholz – Talented pitcher who I said would be the setup man shortly after we got him.

Tim Byrdak – It’s almost a done deal, he will be the lefty specialist, announcement could come today.

Pedro Beato – Rule 5 pick who Alderson said would likely make team during conference call last night.

2. Relievers On The Bubble & Contract Status

Bobby Parnell – Has Minor League options left.

Blaine Boyer – Has opt out clause that lets him walk if he doesn’t make the team.

Manny Acosta – Out of options, if he don’t make the team he’ll go on waivers.

Pat Misch – Out of options, if he don’t make the team he’ll go on waivers.

Jason Isringhausen – Izzy will retire if he fails to make the team.

Notes: With five spots already filled, there’s only room for three more. The front office loves Blaine Boyer and I don’t blame them, he has a live arm. Last night during the conference call, Sandy Alderson had some positive things to say about Manny Acosta and I now believe they will indeed keep him. Pat Misch can fill a vital role as a spot starter and long man out of the bullpen, while Jason Isringhausen gives the team a veteran in the bullpen who is also a fan favorite. 

3. Spring Performances

If you went by the numbers alone and forgot all the other stuff, Blaine Boyer, Manny Acosta and Jason Isringhausen would nail down the final three bullpen spots. But as you know, spring numbers alone won’t decide who gets those three precious spots.

4. My Final Conclusion

Based on what I learned last night, my opinion has changed significantly on who will nail down the final three spots in the bullpen and this is the way I would rank them today.

#1 Blaine Boyer

#2 Manny Acosta

#3 Pat Misch

Bobby Parnell will go down to the minors, but it’s only temporary. It’s a smart move and gives the team a couple of more weeks to keep three relievers that the team is very high on rather than losing one of them.

It also buys the Mets some time to see if they could possibly trade one or two of them to fill another need like more depth in the minors.

If any of the relievers making the team were to falter or get hurt, Parnell will be on tap and ready to answer the call.

As for Jason Isringhausen, it would have been a great story, but it would be silly for the Mets to lose one of the other younger pitchers just to take a chance on an aging reliever with a very fragile arm.

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Pat Misch pitched eight strong innings and solo home runs from Ike Davis and Josh Thole secured the win in extra innings for the Mets.

Game Notes

Pat Misch pitched the best he has this entire season, striking out a career-high ten batters and walking one and allowing a run on three hits in his eight innings. Pat was getting the anxious Nats to swing at breaking balls out of the zone, and this was a great start to see. From another lens, its a horribly teasing start, because Misch is a soft-tossing 29 year old lefty. May he challenge for a start out of spring training? Possibly. Misch either pitches a quality six innings, or gets dominated.

Hisanori Takahashi was the only bullpen arm used today, and Hisanori went two innings, striking out four and walking one to earn the win. That gives Takahashi ten wins on the season.

The bats were stifled for the most part today, sans the Ike Davis home run, and the least likely of people to hit a walkoff home run, Josh Thole. Watching Josh pull the ball really shows me that he may actually have the ability to hit 10-15 home runs possibly.

Ike Davis notched his 72nd walk and his 136th strikeout. His stats nearly mirror Jason Heyward, minus a home-run and 10 or so walks. ROTY?

Hessman, 0-4. I’d rather have seen Joaquin Arias start at third base. Or Henry Blanco.

Jose Reyes, 0-4. Nothing really special. I think he’s winding down for the year.

End of the season, and this is my last recap. Thanks to everyone for reading, putting up with my viewpoint, and getting through my 500 word recaps. Lets Go Mets.

Turning Point

Josh Thole’s walkoff home run. Good going Josh.

Game Ball

Joe D, for giving me a chance to blog about the team I’ve loved since Anthony Young went 1-16. And any Mets fan who read, commented or wrote about the team. you deserve it.

On Deck

Raul Valdes will start tommorrow against Yuneisky Maya, who the Mets were rumored to be signing earlier this year. Game time is 1:10 P.M.

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