Igarashi Applesauce - Mets may or may not have signed reliever, Marquis may want DC

by Joe Budd on Dec 16, 2009 8:07 AM EST in Applesauce

I'm still not sure that Met Christmas parties will ever be the same since Anna Benson's own take on the tradition. Jeff Francouer had awfully big shoes to fill.

Meet the Mets

Matt Cerrone may have jumped the gun in this announcement, but it does look like the Mets are seriously involved in negotiations for Japanese relief pitcher Ryota Igarashi. Even if Igarashi eventually signs with Boston, Will Davidian says we should be encouraged by this type of thought process from the Minaya administration. But then we hear news like this and I start to worry again.

John Harper thinks that this slow offseason is actually because Tony Bernazard isn't there.

That still doesn't mean that Minaya is off the hot seat.

A few funny Jason Bay posts to pass along. Metsradamus and Oh Murph.

Jason Marquis is flirting with the homely neighbor in order in get daddy's attention.

Say what you will about Jeff Francoeur, he does have a weird ability to show up everywhere. And be happy while doing it.

The Mets signed two teenage Dutch prospects. One hit .243 and the other is a utility player.

Mike Silva does a nice time capsule piece on the 1991 winter meetings.

Around the NL East

David S. Cohen at the Good Phight wishes the Phillies had just raised ticket prices.

Josh Johnson's agent expects his client to be traded following this season.

Around MLB

Aroldis Chapman hit 96 mph on the radar gun during yesterday's bullpen session.

Joel Pineiro is looking for a four-year deal. My nightmare offseason: Pineiro (4 yrs/$48 mill), Marquis (3 yrs/$30 mill), and Bengie Molina (3 yrs/$27 mill).

The Royals have snagged former Met prospect and Johan-bait Philip Humber.

Rob Neyer points out the savvy in the Mike Cameron signing.

The Blue Jays turned Michael Taylor into Brett Wallace as Billy Beane just had to get involved.

MLB has brought in Tony La Russa, Jim Leyland, Joe Torre, and Mike Scioscia to lead a commission on instant replay. Do you think any one of them knows how to use a TiVo?

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Big shoes? Or big something else?

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Dec 16, 2009 9:52 AM EST reply actions

Say what you will about Jeff Francoeur, he does have a weird ability to show up everywhere

Except on base

by Bieser's Balk on Dec 16, 2009 10:15 AM EST reply actions 4 recs

Ha!

Rec’d.

by Prince on Dec 16, 2009 10:26 AM EST up reply actions

I was gonna go with...

I bet Francoeur sits with the kids on his lap and said “Ho ho ho dont listen to adults, Im real kids. But you know what isnt real? OBP.”

by DWEEEZ on Dec 16, 2009 12:37 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

it ain't on no scoreboard

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Dec 16, 2009 1:49 PM EST up reply actions

Is Chapman worth pursuing?

Anyone have any insider information?

by Prince on Dec 16, 2009 10:27 AM EST reply actions

I definitely don't have any inside information

but every report seems to say he is, plus the Red Sox are pursuing him so it has to be a good idea right?

by Gina on Dec 16, 2009 11:22 AM EST up reply actions

That's a good rule of thumb

see also: sensibly low-balling Jason Bay

by deadspy3 on Dec 16, 2009 11:45 AM EST up reply actions

when Bay didn’t accept rather than focusing on him for a week and not making offers to anyone else, other than Molina, and then bidding against themselves. they immediately said “don’t let the door hit your ass on the way out” and replaced him with two other players.

by Gina on Dec 16, 2009 12:04 PM EST up reply actions

Yes

Quite

by deadspy3 on Dec 16, 2009 12:06 PM EST up reply actions

Chapman

Will be signed by 1) a team w/ lots of $ and 2) a GM with great job security.

I think #2 eliminates us from serious contention. Wilpon won’t let Omar shell out that kind of $ for an unproven commodity and Omar need that money to save his job this year.

by danielj on Dec 16, 2009 1:21 PM EST up reply actions

Since this offseason is going so slowly, I'm wondering on an inflamatory fanpost/fanshot/comment to warm us up.

It has to be something more subtle than “TRAYD REYES aNd DaVid WROnG”, but at the same time it has to generate at least 1k comments and last for weeks. Not getting me banned would be nice, sitebot appearance is a plus.

I’m accepting suggestions.

by Michkin on Dec 16, 2009 12:11 PM EST reply actions

I think

a post involving sending Reyes and Wright down to AAA to let them work out their problems for a season could be turned into a fullblown post.

Travis Hafner is made of gold

by Super Mario on Dec 16, 2009 12:29 PM EST up reply actions

ohh good one

by KeithsMoustache on Dec 16, 2009 12:34 PM EST up reply actions

So, you're saying Reyes and Wright have problems with each other?

by Michkin on Dec 16, 2009 12:43 PM EST up reply actions

if they have problems with each other

than we should send the third base coach of life down with them.

he’ll get this mess figured out.

by Gina on Dec 16, 2009 12:46 PM EST up reply actions

I fear they would end up marrying each other and quitting baseball for good.

by Michkin on Dec 16, 2009 1:44 PM EST up reply actions

How about

A fictional roundtable discussion involving wolfman, scotty, paperman and SAL R

by James Kannengieser on Dec 16, 2009 1:41 PM EST up reply actions

Someone needs to pony up and do that regardless

Travis Hafner is made of gold

by Super Mario on Dec 16, 2009 1:45 PM EST up reply actions

I'll see what I can put together after work today.

by KeithsMoustache on Dec 16, 2009 1:50 PM EST up reply actions

if not, i would be enticed to do it as well.

it just needs to happen, hahahaha

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Dec 16, 2009 1:51 PM EST up reply actions

oh i definitely will put one together if you guys can wait for a bit

it’ll take a while to compile, and re-reading all those comments might give me an aneurysm or two in the process, but I’ll have it sometime tonight. But feel free to have at it as well, the more the merrier I suppose.

by KeithsMoustache on Dec 16, 2009 1:58 PM EST up reply actions

Its in progress,

but it has taken me longer than i first anticipated to compile the breadth and depth of stupidity that we have been subjected to over the past year or so. I really begin to appreciate just how crazy some of these folk are.

by KeithsMoustache on Dec 17, 2009 1:28 AM EST up reply actions