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 — which was six years ago. He’s never appeared in a Major League game behind … Read more
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 out Lone Star Ball’s latest take on the Botts / Cruz dilemma … some seem … Read more
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 the nature of their squatting position, catchers tend to build up extremely large, strong, powerful … Read more
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 his neck. The injury could require surgery, knocking him out until at least June. “I’m … Read more
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, but there are many questions still to be answered in the next 10-12 days. This … Read more
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 that the Mets have some players the Yankees could use, and vice-versa. In particular, the … Read more
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 (at minimum). In addition, Carlos Muniz and Willie Collazo were reassigned, further culling the bullpen … Read more
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 … or not. The mysterious hip injury that Vargas may have caught from Carlos Delgado could … Read more
