Position-By-Position Look At The Mets | Adam Rubin

Rubin goes 3,000 words deep on the state of the Mets' roster.

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Wait....Manny Acosta is still with this team ?.

Epic fail.

by fxcarden on Jan 2, 2011 7:05 PM EST reply actions

Why?

Manny Acosta is a slightly-better-than-replacement-level bullpen piece who is making the MLB minimum, who possesses a 95 MPH or so fastball. What’s bad about that? Are the better bullpen guys out there? Sure. Is he adequate for the role he has, though? Yeah.

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jan 2, 2011 7:18 PM EST up reply actions

Here is my main reason.....

slammed

by fxcarden on Jan 2, 2011 8:05 PM EST up reply actions

Meh, he does stink, but he's no worse than the average 6th man out of the pen.

If he’s getting bumped back into the Dessens spot in the pen than it’s not problem

by FrancoTAU on Jan 2, 2011 11:12 PM EST up reply actions

I agree and in fact

I think he’s a bit better than we are giving him credit for. He’s likely not going to be a closer or set up man but he can capably pitch out of the pen for this team. Not to mention he’s making the minimum…that’s a positive too.

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by Steve Schreiber on Jan 2, 2011 11:51 PM EST up reply actions

Agreed

With all of the Acostalypse Now stuff, I also figured that he was sub-replacement level, until I checked and saw that he wasn’t. He can pitch, and he can throw fairly hard. I don’t expect him ever to be a world beater, but I don’t expect him to miserably fail every time he toes the rubber, either. For the ML minimum, there are a lot of worse guys to have.

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

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jan 3, 2011 12:25 AM EST up reply actions

0.3 fWAR and 0.6 rWAR in 39.2 innings is not bad

He’s serviceable as a middle reliever. Acosta on the staff means one less roster spot to fill.

"The Mets are gonna be amazing!" - Casey Stengel

by Russ on Jan 3, 2011 11:45 AM EST up reply actions

I think Acosta and Misch are just penciled in until the Mets sign more pitchers.

by FrancoTAU on Jan 2, 2011 7:42 PM EST up reply actions

But Acostalypse Now

is still so fun!

"The '69 Mets will live on forever. But do you think anybody cares about Ron Swoboda's wife and kids? Not me! And I assume not Ron Swoboda" --Homer Simpson

by isles732 on Jan 2, 2011 10:16 PM EST up reply actions

"...Nick Evans has an advocate in Collins..."

It’s about time.

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

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jan 2, 2011 7:37 PM EST reply actions

Collins must be into jazz

It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.

by MookieTheCat on Jan 2, 2011 7:40 PM EST up reply actions

or rugby

by fxcarden on Jan 2, 2011 8:07 PM EST up reply actions

or views invisibility as an important baseball skill

by secret defense on Jan 2, 2011 8:59 PM EST up reply actions

You're saying that it's not?

Imagine the strike zone.

It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.

by MookieTheCat on Jan 2, 2011 9:42 PM EST up reply actions

This is ridiculous.

He hasn’t managed a game yet and he’s making up players already

"The '69 Mets will live on forever. But do you think anybody cares about Ron Swoboda's wife and kids? Not me! And I assume not Ron Swoboda" --Homer Simpson

by isles732 on Jan 2, 2011 10:14 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs

who?

"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"

by feslenraster on Jan 3, 2011 8:53 AM EST up reply actions

Clearly Josh Thole is the right choice for the #1 catcher spot because of his maturity.

After all, he got married!
glances at Oliver Perez
…oh shit

John Olerud, Hall of Famer. Got a nice ring to it.

by squid92 on Jan 2, 2011 8:05 PM EST reply actions

giggle.....

by fxcarden on Jan 2, 2011 8:07 PM EST up reply actions

Worked for Kris Benson

It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.

by MookieTheCat on Jan 2, 2011 8:31 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs

hah! that's cold Mookiethecat

"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"

by feslenraster on Jan 3, 2011 12:43 PM EST up reply actions

Fixed

Clearly Josh Thole is the right choice for the #1 catcher spot because of his maturity

which shown by marrying, like Oliver Perez, and he's really mature!

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by Aidan Gibson on Jan 2, 2011 9:50 PM EST up reply actions

Fixed

which shown by marrying~~, like~~ Oliver Perez, ~~and~~ he’s really mature!

"The '69 Mets will live on forever. But do you think anybody cares about Ron Swoboda's wife and kids? Not me! And I assume not Ron Swoboda" --Homer Simpson

by isles732 on Jan 2, 2011 10:15 PM EST up reply actions