Mets Roster Projections

by DevonEdwards on Feb 18, 2009 5:13 PM EST

I was trying to mix and match, and make the best possible 25-man roster for the Mets, of course, with players under contract.

Catchers (2):

Brian Schneider
Ramon Castro

Infielders (6):

Carlos Delgado
Luis Castillo
Jose Reyes
David Wright
Marlon Anderson
Alex Cora

Outfielders (5):

Ryan Church
Carlos Beltran
Daniel Murphy
Fernando Tatis
Angel Pagan

Starting Pitchers (5):

Johan Santana
Mike Pelfrey
Oliver Perez
John Maine
Freddy Garcia

Relief Pitchers (7):

Tim Redding
Brian Stokes
Sean Green
Pedro Feliciano
Duaner Sanchez
J.J. Putz
Francisco Rodriguez

Any objections?

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Marlon Anderson should be under “Jettisoned Out To Sea”, not “Infielders”.

Bobby Parnell may be preferable to Brian Stokes.

by Eric Simon on Feb 18, 2009 5:27 PM EST reply actions

I'd like to make room for both Parnell and Stokes

but realize that may not be possible barring injury to somebody else.

by Endys Game on Feb 19, 2009 4:21 PM EST up reply actions

Agreed

Marlon Anderson is preferable to no one. Also, does he still count as an INF? Over the past 2 seasons, he’s played just 2 games at 2B and 9 at 1B. I don’t think we really have a backup first baseman. Again.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Feb 18, 2009 9:03 PM EST reply actions

Also, I think Redding's the leading candidate for the #5 spot.

Isn’t Garcia on a minor league contract? I know he can win the job, but right now, Redding is the front-runner by default.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Feb 18, 2009 9:05 PM EST up reply actions

It seems more like Garcia is the leading candidate for the 5th spot

And Redding is likely to end up as a long man.

by Gina on Feb 18, 2009 10:43 PM EST up reply actions

I think Murphy/Tatis

Are technically back up first basemen.

by Gina on Feb 18, 2009 10:43 PM EST up reply actions

Heriberto Ruelas ftw

King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president

by Sam Page on Feb 18, 2009 10:01 PM EST reply actions

Hopefully Castro doesn't get moved

A bench of Cancel, Tatis/Murphy, Cora, Pagan and Marlon Anderson isn’t exactly inspiring.

by Gina on Feb 18, 2009 10:44 PM EST reply actions

Don't worry

After Castro is traded and Church gets hurt the bench will be Cancel, Tatis, Cora, Anderson and Cory Sullivan.

by Eric Simon on Feb 18, 2009 11:17 PM EST up reply actions

Oh yay!

(Bangs head on table).

by BobbyV_Incognito on Feb 19, 2009 12:54 AM EST up reply actions

Brian Schneider

any list with him on it, let alone as a starter isn’t really the best possible 25 man roster for the Mets. But you probably knew that already.

by Endys Game on Feb 19, 2009 2:52 PM EST reply actions

Schneider

did have a WARP of 2.3 in 384 PA (.599/100 PA) last season. Chris Iannetta had a 3.8 WARP, Carols Ruiz had a .2, Jesus Flores had a .1, Yaider Molina 3.3, and Castro .8 in 157 PA (.510/100 PA.) I think a healthy Castro given regulary PAs would be the Mets best option but let’s face it, that’s probably never going to happen. Schneider isn’t a top catcher and I think it would help the Mets to give Castro more playing time, especially against LHP, but it’s not like Schneider is shit.

by Sokojoe on Feb 19, 2009 4:05 PM EST up reply actions

I beg to differ

not only was he a weak hitter, his defense was far far less than what was advertised. I will say this in his defense, he did come up with one of the bigger hits of the season(or at least would have been if not for the bullpen collapse), that two run double to win a game against the Phillies in late August

by Endys Game on Feb 19, 2009 4:19 PM EST reply actions

Yeah, he was not so great.

He wasn’t bad or anything, but I really hope Josh Thole makes big strides this year.
But after all, I can’t hate Brian after this.

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

by squid92 on Feb 19, 2009 4:51 PM EST up reply actions

haha that's a great commercial

I’ve never seen that, which makes sense considering I live in DC. I don’t think Schneider’s awful, I think he’s pretty much a league average catcher, partially just b/c catcher is by far the worst position in the league.

by cjmulrain on Feb 19, 2009 8:02 PM EST up reply actions

Thole

I don’t know if this is what you’re saying, but don’t get your hopes up and expect Thole to break the bigs this year.

Who's world is it? It's yours.

by BlackOps on Feb 20, 2009 1:28 PM EST up reply actions

No, I really mean for NEXT year.

Hopefully 2010 he can produce in one way or another so we don’t have to commit much to one of the weak catchers of next years class.

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

by squid92 on Feb 20, 2009 3:46 PM EST up reply actions

This isn't entirely related but does anyone else not understand this quote?

Manuel also said he is looking to get Schneider a lot more at bats, but this doesn’t mean that if Castro gets hot he won’t put him in.

by Gina on Feb 20, 2009 5:42 PM EST reply actions

umm . . .

get Schneider a lot more at bats than Castro? Or maybe just as a general proposition for the season?

'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Feb 20, 2009 7:05 PM EST up reply actions