To make room for newly signed Ryan Dempster, the Red Sox have designated Pedro Beato for assignment. Should the Mets scoop him up?
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Collins Cracks Up, Batista Delusional
To be completely fair to Terry Collins, I purposely chose to “sleep on it” before addressing here the Pedro Beato apology and ensuing team meeting called by Collins. Maybe after a good night’s sleep, and a fresh look at the situation, it would make more sense to me.
Unfortunately, it does not.
Mets Spring Training Question 7: Pedro Beato
There are 7 days — one week — before pitchers and Molinas report to spring training. And so we examine Mets question #7 of the spring: what will become of Pedro Beato?
2011 Analysis: Jason Isringhausen
When Jason Isringhausen walked off of a softball field and into spring training in Port St. Lucie, expectations were low. After all, the 38-year-old hadn’t thrown a big-league pitch in almost two years — and even then, it was only 8 innings before blowing out his elbow and undergoing season-ending Tommy John surgery. Izzy himself wasn’t necessarily convinced he could pitch in MLB again — he had resigned himself to playing recreational softball after a brief comeback attempt in AAA during 2010. But nonetheless, he gave it the old college try. And who were the Mets to deny any pitcher entrance to their spring training complex, much less one with Isringhausen’s resume and previous history with the organization?
It was a longshot, and if Izzy could just make it back on a big-league mound it would make for a fabulous feel-good story. As it turned out, Izzy gave the Mets and we fans much more than that.
2011 Analysis: Pedro Beato
Last November, I thought it made sense for the Mets to consider taking Pedro Beato in the upcoming Rule 5 Draft, and was pleased when they did. From the get-go, Beato impressed the Mets brass and eventually the fans with his cool composure, lively fastball, and above-average secondary stuff. Though his best pitch might be … Read more
Mets Game 143: Loss to Braves
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The Mets get swept in a doubleheader of games originally blown away by Hurricane Irene.
Mets Get Rejects in Return for K-Rod
In case you missed it, the Mets completed their trade with the Brewers — the one that sent Francisco Rodriguez to Milwuakee. In for K-Rod, the Mets received two pitchers who did not fit into the plans of the Brewers, nor the teams they were with immediately prior. But that doesn’t mean they can’t fit into the Mets plans.
Before we discuss the two hurlers the Mets received, it may be fun to look at some of the names thrown around in the comments section of the July post announcing K-Rod’s departure, and in the story and comments of Dan Capwell’s PTBNL article. Seems we all were way off, because the two players the Mets received were
Pedro Beato as a Starter
Last week, Terry Collins expressed his opinion of Pedro Beato moving to a starting role — something he says he hadn’t yet discussed with Sandy Alderson but was planning to bring up at the end of the season.
Does Beato profile as a starter? Does he have the makeup and stuff to handle starting at the MLB level?