Category Archives: Spring Training 08

Emergency Catcher

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Joe Janish

Not sure if anyone else “caught” this tidbit during the SNY broadcast of last night’s spring training game, but the Mets have an emergency catcher. Brady Clark. Clark claims to have been the “emergency catcher” while with the Cincinnati Reds … Continue reading →

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Latest On Botts

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Joe Janish

We’ve been drumming up the idea of taking Jason Botts / Nelson Cruz off the Rangers’ hands for a few months now. Interestingly, the situation surrounding those two sluggers is getting a lot of attention in the Texas blogosphere. Check … Continue reading →

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Who’s the Third Catcher?

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Joe Janish

So far this spring, both new backstop Brian Schneider and backup Ramon Castro have been hampered by hamstring issues. I can tell you from first-hand experience (25+ years in fact) that this is a big problem for a catcher. By … Continue reading →

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Valentin May Retire

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Joe Janish

Per John Delcos, Jose Valentin’s latest injury may end his career. Valentin, who was coming back from a knee injury that ended his 2007 season, as well as battling shoulder tendinitis, has now been diagnosed with a pinched nerve in … Continue reading →

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Mets Pitching Depth Chart

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Joe Janish

There are less than two weeks left before Opening Day, and there are about 20 pitchers still in Port St. Lucie. The recent demotions of several minor league pitchers and the injury to Jason Vargas has slimmed things a bit, … Continue reading →

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Trade with the Yankees?

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Joe Janish

Trades between the Mets and Yankees don’t happen too often; the last ones were the export of Mike Stanton for Felix Heredia (ouch) and before then, Armando Benitez for Anderson Garcia and Jason Anderson (ho hum). This spring, it appears … Continue reading →

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Goodbye to Ruddy Lugo

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Joe Janish

If you hadn’t heard, Ruddy Lugo was reassigned to minor league camp. This wasn’t a tremendous surprise, since he wasn’t showing great command in his outings, and had seemingly fallen behind Nelson Figueroa, Steven Register, Joe Smith, and Joselo Diaz … Continue reading →

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Armas In, Vargas Out

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Joe Janish

According to Adam Rubin, Tony Armas Jr. has finally worked out his visa issues and reported to Mets training camp. Better late than never … next time try MasterCard, Tony. However, Jason Vargas may be out for three months … … Continue reading →

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