Mets Promote Jason Isringhausen And Ryota Igarashi
by Eric Simon on Apr 10, 2011 6:14 PM EDT
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PrintAfter today's demoralizing 7-3 loss to the Nationals in extra innings, the Mets made two quick roster moves to shore up their ragged bullpen. Blaine Boyer, who allowed four runs in the eleventh inning and pitched to a 10.80 ERA overall with the Mets, has been designated for assignment to make room for Jason Isringhausen, who had a fine spring and is a great story besides. I hope Boyer makes it through waivers because I still think he can be a useful ground ball righty, though he was neither useful nor grounder prone this afternoon.
The Mets also sent Lucas Duda down to Triple-A Buffalo and recalled Ryota Igarashi, who was terrible last season but pitched well enough in spring training. The Mets will carry thirteen pitchers until Jason Bay is ready to return from the disabled list, at which time the team will have to make another roster decision.
A handful of appearances is a pretty small sample from which to judge a player's value to the team, but the Mets needed to make a decision on Isringhausen this week and so here we are. To summarize:
RECALLED
Jason Isringhausen, RHP
Ryota Igarashi, RHP
DEMOTED
Lucas Duda, OF
DESIGNATED FOR ASSIGNMENT
Blaine Boyer, RHP
Isringhausen and Igarashi will have to be added to the 40-man roster. The Mets appear to have only 38 players on the 40-man roster, so in aggregate these moves will bring that number up to 39.
During spring training, Bay offered his No. 44 jersey to Isringhausen, who tabled the discussion at the time, saying he'd consider it if and when he made the team. I guess we'll find out tomorrow if the jersey swap is a go. That's Numberwang!
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Good
Because:
‘The Met bullpen has allowed 45 hits and walked 16 hitters and hit two batters in 33.1 innings’
isn’t going to get it done.
The rest of the BP not named KRod are on notice. If Bay is back next weekend, one more will go.
by MetsFan4Decades on Apr 10, 2011 6:17 PM EDT reply actions
I just hope Iggy can do something
he has to do a lot for me to trust him in a game after last season
Any task BIG or small, Do it well or not at all
by Rickfansince76 on Apr 10, 2011 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Holy shit
that was quick
"You can spend minutes, hours, days weeks or even months overanalyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what would’ve, could’ve happened – or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move the **** on."
-Tupac Amaru Shakur
Good, let's see what Izzy can do
Hopefully this will turn into a feel good story
"Lopez wants it away, and it's hit deep to left center, Andruw Jones on the run, this one has a chance... home run!, Mike Piazza!, and the Mets lead 3 to 2!"
Small sample size caveats abound on these moves, but...
1. As a short-term bailout for an overworked bullpen, this makes sense. Tomorrow, the only pitchers who you could really count on after Pelfrey were Beato and Parnell. If Pelf were to get rocked again, what would you do?
2. Assuming Bay comes back within the week, and the starting pitching does a bit better this next time through, then you can probably drop back down to 12 pitchers and get back to a normal-sized bench.
3. Duda wasn’t really getting enough playing time as it was, and to me, he seems a bit off, like he’s a bit late on everything. It might be better for him to get PAs every day in Buffalo.
It’s possible I am just defending these moves b/c it’s Sandy Alderson, but this all makes sense to me.
I'd say the make sense as well and you not just defending Sandy
The decision to bring up Igarashi is a little questionable I guess, but its really a matter of the Mets not having many other good options to go to at AAA for bullpen help.
I'm a bit surprised they went with Igarashi over Acosta
but I guess that could be because Acosta hasn’t been pitching in AAA (he only cleared waivers like 2 days ago) and because Igarashi would be likelier to clear waivers again with his salary, whereas Acosta makes the minimum (in the event that Igarashi is the casualty when Bay comes back).
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by Steve Schreiber on Apr 10, 2011 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Igarashi isn't going to be claimed off of waivers next week.
Very good chance Acosta would.
One 15 minute call could save you hundreds on your Dickey insurance. Your going to need it punk!
by ScottfromPeekskill on Apr 10, 2011 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Ahem...
because Igarashi would be likelier to clear waivers again with his salary
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by Steve Schreiber on Apr 10, 2011 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
xnumberoneson reminded me of that in this comment.
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by Steve Schreiber on Apr 10, 2011 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, at least this time they are being responsive.
I would say this is somewhat encouraging.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
The team needs a reliever because they've been overworked
But I want Who
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Rec'd
Of course, with my sig, I’m required to rec it.
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What did Bugs Bunny do?
What's with the Carrot League baseball today?
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was way ahead of the curve on this one.
What's the score, boys?
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What's with the Carrot League baseball today?
Haha well played sir.
Well played.
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by Steve Schreiber on Apr 10, 2011 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I rather see Acosta recalled over Igarashi
I guess it’s because Igarashi is on the 40 man roster or is it because Acosta would have to pass through waivers again?
They're both not on the 40 man roster.
Igarashi was DFA’d when they signed Capuano in the offseason. Probably went with Igarashi because he’s been pitching at AAA, whereas Acosta’s been in waiver/DFA purgatory for the last couple of weeks.
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by Steve Schreiber on Apr 10, 2011 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
And another trip thru the waivers would relieve us of Acosta
Igarashi could burst into flames and people won’t care
One 15 minute call could save you hundreds on your Dickey insurance. Your going to need it punk!
by ScottfromPeekskill on Apr 10, 2011 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Depends where he burst into flames.
"And that's why anybody who invested with Lenny Dykstra should really call that number. Lawyers are standing by."
by BobbyV_Incognito on Apr 10, 2011 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Acosta has some weird 10 day thing, I guess waivers...
Sandy: “He has to be out ten days unless we put somebody on the DL… problem number two is he hasn’t pitched in the 10 days he’s been designated for assignment”
by Guy Allen Davis on Apr 11, 2011 6:24 AM EDT up reply actions
This is akin to using a water bottle to put out a fire
There is no hope.... there is no future....there is only GRISSIONZ
The 2011 Mets- Rock bottom: We haven't reached it yet
This looks to be a little bit of progress
My guess is that the Mets are looking for a reliever to lose. When Bay is ready to come back, that reliever is gone.
"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
This pen is already overworked and
could be the worst in baseball. By the looks we won’t have to worry about K-Rod finishing 55 games this yr. He might get a save chance once a week.
Nice for Iggy but
there’s no way either of these guys is better than Acosta. I even think De La Torre may be better than both of them at this point. Izzy is not going to miss bats.
Young misses plenty of bats
with his 85mph fastball
by Guy Allen Davis on Apr 11, 2011 6:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Looking at his recent history
there was no way Boyer should have made the team. His 7 good innings in the spring shouldn’t have negated his sucky numbers last year.
Except his numbers last year weren't that bad.
His walk rate was significantly higher than it had ever been before, but his GB% was also well above normal. He still put up a 4.5 xFIP. He wasn’t the best reliever, but he still provided some value.
"And that's why anybody who invested with Lenny Dykstra should really call that number. Lawyers are standing by."
by BobbyV_Incognito on Apr 10, 2011 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
That's debateable
He did have 11 “meltdowns” to only 8 “shutdowns” and has a career 35-49 SD:MD record. He is either really bad, really unlucky or frequently put into wrong situations. By comparison, the 2010 Mets had only two relievers (>10 inn) with a negative record SD:MD (Perez 1-2, Valdes 6-7)
He wasn't great last year,
but he was very good against righties (.198/.305/.279 vs. righties, .352/.419/.476 vs. lefties), so he should have a spot on most ML rosters for that skill alone, but he was used as a guy who could be counted on to get lefties out as well. Every single pitcher in the pen is better against lefties than Boyer…
Kicking knowledge in the face.
Igarashi has options remaining
Igarashi was bumped off the 40-man in the offseason, but he has options remaining. He can be sent back to Buffalo without having to clear waivers when Bay returns. That’s one of the reasons he is the guy who was brought up.
A-ha.
That’s right. He was DFA’d because they didn’t have room on the 40 man at the time and players like Ollie, Castillo, Misch, Evans, Acosta and Luis Hernandez were taking up spots when they signed Capuano and Buccholz.
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by Steve Schreiber on Apr 10, 2011 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Duda just looked terrible
but so doea Hairston since ST, and Harris has cooled down since the FLA series
Any task BIG or small, Do it well or not at all
You expect the "terrible"
part in Duda’s game to be hitting due to not getting regular AB’s. But his defense in RF kills us and Murph should just start the first 5 innings then bring Emaus in later in the game. Murph has cost us 2 games with his late defense that Emaus probably would’ve made
That is an interesting point on Murph missing that hit
Emaus or Hu probably would have had that one. I didn’t get not putting Hu in their for D after Murph pinch hit.
Looking forward to Iggy
i thought he was pretty decent before his injury last year, and never recovered. If only he had some control, because he can strike people out
Let's go Mets!
He was pretty great before the hamstring injury.
April last year: 1.35 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, .136 BAA
Save Jenrry Mejia!
I personally think that Toyota Irrigation will be worth the money we're paying him this season.
Izzy, who knows. I hope he gets a nice ovation if he’s plugged into a game during this homestand, though.
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Apr 10, 2011 11:24 PM EDT reply actions
If anyone remembers Iggy was lights out last yr
before the Hammy injury. But after his DL stint he sucked. He looked decent in ST and Buffalo so far.
I hope Murphy starts in LF until Bay comes back.
I’m already sick of Hairston an Harris is getting too manga AB’s.
by keithprime on Apr 11, 2011 3:38 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Please no
Murphy does not belong in the outfield
"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
On a related note, I was in Pittsburgh this weekend and caught a couple games
saw Ty Wigginton, Left Fielder. Immediately laughed and took a picture. He then promptly booted an easy ball to him, allowing a run to score. I somehow felt very at-home
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
by KeithsMoustache on Apr 11, 2011 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
you really have to love baseball
to be in Pittsburgh and take in TWO games
I.M. Forme
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by itsmetsforme on Apr 11, 2011 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
haha suppose so. does it make it any craizer that I went with the sole purpose of taking in two basball games in Pitt? I have a recap of my thoughts on a weekend of pittsbugh baseball that I'm going to write up tonight
stay tuned
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by KeithsMoustache on Apr 11, 2011 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
pilgramage to
the site of Oliver Perez’ greatest triumphs?
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
by itsmetsforme on Apr 11, 2011 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
yup
I just miss Ollie so much, I'll do anything to bring back that feeling of joy he brought us
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
by KeithsMoustache on Apr 11, 2011 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
No
"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 Apr 11, 2011 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Too manga?
You’d think all those tentacles would help him on D.
"And that's why anybody who invested with Lenny Dykstra should really call that number. Lawyers are standing by."
by BobbyV_Incognito on Apr 11, 2011 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions
is it so wrong to interpret this in the following manner...
that Sandy put the game’s goats on the first bus out of there? Perhaps this kind of roster shock and awe will stave off any complacency that might seep in to the roster.
all aboard!!
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
To ward off complacency? Doubtful.
They went into the season saying that the Opening Day roster wasn’t going to be the roster all year.
Save Jenrry Mejia!
but compare to last year
where useless spare parts seemed to linger on the roster forever.
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
by itsmetsforme on Apr 11, 2011 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
whatever
if you knew you might be on that bus next, and saw several examples of sub par players/performances getting dumped hard and fast, it is possible you would make damn sure there were no let downs in your play as far as you could help it. You might make sure your focus on the field was sharp, etc. On the other hand, if you look all around your work space and incompetence and mediocrity seems to be rewarded by its continued presence on the major league roster, your motivations may suffer. You might even feel security and satisfaction with the situation as it stands. In other words, complacency.
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
by itsmetsforme on Apr 11, 2011 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions
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