Mike Jacobs Applesauce - Mets bring back former farmhand, Pagan gets new deal, Dykstra is back at it
by Joe Budd on Feb 10, 2010 10:28 AM EST
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Meet the Mets
Mike Jacobs is back on a low risk deal with the Mets. Seems like a pretty harmless deal to me, but Brian at Fonzie Forever doesn't see the point. Metsradamus speculates on whether Daniel Murphy is out or if Buffalo is going to be amazing.
Now that the offseason is nearly complete, Ted Berg is actually quite pleased that the Mets didn't do anything to totally screw up their future.
Angel Pagan's 2010 salary is set: $1.5 million.
Omar is back in talks with Arizona regarding catcher Chris Snyder.
Around the NL East
Lenny Dykstra is desperately trying to make some money by doing what he apparently does best: giving really sketchy stock advice.
The Nationals look to be the leaders in the Chien-Ming Wang race. There is one report saying that they've already won.
Johnny Damon is still holding out for a two-year contract and considers Atlanta to be "at the top of his list."
Florida is showing interest in Carlos Delgado.
Around MLB
The New York Times' review of the new authorized Willie Mays biography is in and it's thoroughly OK.
Tom Verducci uses UZR to explain why some of the old veterans haven't gotten signed.
Royals Review has a really interesting post on Hal McRae's accusations of racism during the 1976 batting title race.
Two minor deals of note: Jacque Jones is back with the Twins and Scott Schoeneweis is going to Milwaukee.
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It's 3:45 a.m., the bar is closing and the lights just came up.
Johnny Damon is running around the bar throwing himself at anyone and anything, desperate to show that rich jerk who just dumped him that he’s moved on and can do fine on his own. He’s not picky; he’ll settle for anyone who shows him even the slightest bit of positive attention. He’ll find a partner at some point and, even though that partner isn’t his ideal or, nay, even someone he would look twice at during the daylight hours, he will fall asleep in that stranger’s arms and think to himself: “I’m still good, I’m okay, I’m a winner . . . I don’t need that stupid rich jerk anymore . . . zz . . . drool . . .”
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Feb 10, 2010 10:42 AM EST reply actions 4 recs
OK
I’ll go with “Substitute” by The Who. It will be sung from the perspective of the team that Johnny Damon ends up going home with.
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Feb 10, 2010 12:17 PM EST up reply actions
haha i'd go with "Take Me Home Tonight" by Eddie Money
because its more embarrassing for Damon that way
by KeithsMoustache on Feb 10, 2010 1:03 PM EST up reply actions
Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand
So if you’re lonely
You know I’m here waiting for you
I’m just a crosshair
I’m just a shot away from you
And if you leave here
You leave me broken, shattered, I lie
I’m just a crosshair
I’m just a shot, then we can die
I know I won’t be leaving here with you…Brian Cashman
"Wait till Biggus Dickus hears about this!"
by scott from peekskill on Feb 10, 2010 4:41 PM EST up reply actions
Wang to DC as well?
He’s risky for sure, but I’ve gotta give washington credit, they’ve really made an effort to improve their team this offseason.
by KeithsMoustache on Feb 10, 2010 11:21 AM EST reply actions
true
but they’ve been much more active and successful this offseason than I can remember them being in a long time.
by KeithsMoustache on Feb 10, 2010 2:38 PM EST up reply actions
... with a high upside.
Of course, whether we’ll be pulling outs what’s left of the rest of hair out of collective heads, will depend on how cheap (or expensive) the deal is.
I mean, did we even have any contact with his agent to see what Wang is looking for? You have to believe that he wants to stay in NY. But, then again, why would he want to play for our organization?
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
Shake Shack.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Feb 10, 2010 6:17 PM EST up reply actions
Two words: Blue. Smoke.
The 2010 New York Mets: Maybe it's the Phillies' turn to have 95% of its roster on the DL
The 2009 New England Patriots: At least we got our division title back
The 2009-10 New Jersey Devils: It's Kovy Time!
Stupid keyboard
I was going to say, we’ve had both all winter, but Molina still turned us down.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Feb 10, 2010 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
Probably for the best.
We already had Livan. God help us if we get another guy that specializes in clogging up the buffet line by putting a couple of mountain-like piles of food on separate plates.
The 2010 New York Mets: Maybe it's the Phillies' turn to have 95% of its roster on the DL
The 2009 New England Patriots: At least we got our division title back
The 2009-10 New Jersey Devils: It's Kovy Time!
True, but we'd make back
a significant portion of his salary on concessions.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Feb 10, 2010 8:44 PM EST up reply actions
The Mets could
use some Wang I think. He was terrible, but there’s at least a history of success.
Regarding Jacobs, Syler is right. I don’t get signing him and Catalanotto and ignoring Russell Branyan. Plus, there’s Ike Davis, Carter, Pascucci and Evans who may be at Buffalo. Throw in Murphy & Tatis and we have 8 possible candidates for first base duty, wow.
Does Buffalo use a DH spot? or does the pitcher hit? At least our minor league team wont be bad this year
Mets are in a serious Wang drought. They have been needing Wang for some time.
"Wait till Biggus Dickus hears about this!"
by scott from peekskill on Feb 10, 2010 4:42 PM EST up reply actions
Hey!
Have you ever noticed that his name is spelled in English like an epithet for “penis?” Crazy.
by LeiterMilnerFasterStronger on Feb 10, 2010 11:41 PM EST up reply actions
i like this move
"Champions aren't made in the gym. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision."
- Muhammad Ali
Leave it to Omar to go after more back-up catchers.
The 2010 New York Mets: Maybe it's the Phillies' turn to have 95% of its roster on the DL
The 2009 New England Patriots: At least we got our division title back
The 2009-10 New Jersey Devils: It's Kovy Time!
Chris Snyder is a back up catcher with a lot more potential
but it’s weird we’d want them to eat his entire contract. I wonder what we’d be sending in return.
"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'
it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.
lets hope its Cora, Frenchy, Castillo, and GMJr
by KeithsMoustache on Feb 10, 2010 2:44 PM EST up reply actions
that would've been okay in like october
now that’d leave us without a 2B or RF
Goodbye Sir Dr. Sen. Brain SOCKS! D.D.S.R.S.V.P
leaving a hole in our defensive alignment where a 2b should be
really doesn’t change our defense that much with Luis there. You make a good point that with beltran out we wouldn’t really have enough OFs to go around anymore, unless we wanted to give F! another shot (id rather he get more AAA work first).
by KeithsMoustache on Feb 10, 2010 3:19 PM EST up reply actions
Sending them GMJr would be cool.
Send him away, and sign Taveras to a Major League minimum contract. Taveras is worse with the bat, but he’s better with the defense. You figure that Pagan is going to be getting 90% of that early CF playing time anyway, meaning that 5th outfielder, whoever is is, is mainly going to be for “Sunday games” and late-game substitutions, anyway. In an ideal world, actually, is a better way to put it…
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Feb 10, 2010 6:19 PM EST up reply actions
I doubt they would want Gmjr though
"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'
it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.
Probably not.
But, a guy can hope, right? It’s basically one evil being better than the other.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Feb 10, 2010 6:56 PM EST up reply actions
Jacobs will not be playing any catcher
Please, this is so speculative. That’s not why we signed him. I guess after one session, Keith Hernandez must have Omar them that Murphy is a project at 1B and to go out and get whoever he could.
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
Timing is just coincidental I guess
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
I was being "tongue in cheek," but ...
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
fair enough
sometimes its hard to tell around here. At least we’ve got stockpiled depth at catcher and 1b in case we ever actually get a catcher or first baseman.
by KeithsMoustache on Feb 10, 2010 2:49 PM EST up reply actions
true
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
(must proof read!) ugh
“…Keith must have told Omar that …”
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
RE: Chris Snyder
That’s less of a “Omar’s talking to them” tidbit, and more of a “the Mets are playing so poor, they’re asking the D-Backs to eat salary in a salary-dump trade.”
by LeiterMilnerFasterStronger on Feb 10, 2010 4:05 PM EST reply actions
Verducci article
Mentions how much smarter today’s GMs are in valuing older players. When can we get one of those?
maybe no fath in tatis ?
now that jacobs signed to a minor league deal maybe they are concerned about tatis not murph. he does ground in alot of double plays tatis i think it is a good pickup but it don,t matter because ike the franchise davis wii be up in september anyway .
I don't think they're suddenly concerned about Tatis.
Jacobs doesn’t have the versatility Tatis does. And the GIDP thing is overblown; 9 of them came in June, and just 1 after the ASG. It was just bad luck on his part. I think Jacobs is just a depth signing, like Pascucci and Hessman.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Feb 10, 2010 7:42 PM EST up reply actions
I don't know where this belongs but a discussion in another site got me thinking
what do you guys think potential line ups will look like?
"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'
it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.
I was thinking about this the other day
1) Reyes 2) Pagan 3) Wright 4) Bay 5) Frenchy 6) Murphy 7) Castillo 8) Catcher 9) pitcher
I could see Castillo or Murphy batting 2nd also. Castillo’s OBP is really best out of the 2-hole. It’s pretty bad to think the Frenchy may be our 5 stick on opening day.
My ideal line-up would be
1)Pagan 2) Reyes 3) Wright 4) Bay 5) Murphy 6) Frenchy 7) catcher 8) pitcher 9) castillo
the first one was pretty much what I was expecting too
The second one is definitely interesting but I doubt they’d ever bat Reyes second, even if it makes all the sense in the world, or Castillo 9th, even though that seems like the only place his lack of other skills wouldn’t hurt.
"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'
it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.
Another possibility is
Castillo will bat two and Pagan can hit 5th moving Jeff to 6th. Angel’s slugging was high last year with the abnormally high number of triples he hit last year though, but he can put the ball in play.
Our only hope to put together a decent line-up with Beltran hurt is if Fernando can make the team and start over Francoeur which I doubt will happen either.
I'm a proponent of the "double lead-off" Castillo hitting 9th line-up myself.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Feb 10, 2010 6:57 PM EST up reply actions
The one thing that Castillo can do is get on base.
It’s a waste to have him at seven or eight where he follows a pitcher.
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