Chris “The Animal” Carter is finally a Met. Carter — who had been acquired for Billy Wagner in a late-season 2009 deal with the Red Sox — has been promoted to the big club. Veteran pinch-hitter Frank Catalanotto was DFA’d to make room for Carter on the roster. I’m very pleased to see Carter get … Read more
My apologies for not posting this earlier, but like most of the news out of Port St. Lucie this spring, it took me a long time to understand and extract the logic.
Let’s just run through specific personnel.
Nelson Figueroa (cut) – He’s not a Cy Young candidate. He’s barely an MLB-quality 5th starter. However, he had a spectacular spring, he had a great winter campaign, he had an outstanding
Over the weekend, the Mets signed Frank Catalanotto to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. It’s about time. If you are a longtime reader of MetsToday, you know I’ve been pining for Catalanotto for several years — going all the way back to 2006. In addition to my prefence for local … Read more
