Mets are pursuing Cody Ross

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Grission

One day, this team is going to kill me.

by fxcarden on Jan 21, 2012 5:54 PM EST reply actions

Barf

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by BlackOps on Jan 21, 2012 6:15 PM EST reply actions

Why did they bring back Hariston if they were going to go after Ross?

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by Ogre39666 on Jan 21, 2012 6:21 PM EST reply actions

To back up or possibly platoon with Torres

if Torres gets off to a bad start. I’m thinking they don’t think Hairston can play CF. Ross would also be Duda’s defensive replacement late in game I’d bet.

by graves9 on Jan 21, 2012 6:26 PM EST up reply actions

It would be more orthodox to get a lefty hitter for the last OF spot....

But it might be better to just get the best guy available. Ross crushes LHP but he also has a .727 career OPS against RHP, which is better production than you’d get from a terrible left-handed hitter like Willie Harris.

by psiogen on Jan 21, 2012 7:11 PM EST up reply actions

That guy's face just freaks me out.

by pologroundling on Jan 21, 2012 6:55 PM EST reply actions

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by Wright of passage on Jan 21, 2012 7:52 PM EST up reply actions

Yuck.

I mean, from a baseball standpoint, he’s actually a pretty good pickup for the bench and he could realistically split time with all of the starters and be a nice insurance policy in case somebody gets hurt or struggles or whatever. But at the same time, it’s Cody Freakin’ Ross. He annoyed the hell out of Mets fans during his time with the Marlins and he just comes off as a professional troll, sort of a Victorino-lite, to me. Could I actually bring myself to root for him? I really don’t know.

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by Steve Schreiber on Jan 21, 2012 8:09 PM EST reply actions

Need Professional Depth

- I doubt they’ll sign him – or Francis, for that matter; but they need some professional depth on the bench or just to give us SOMETHING to post about once football is over!

by nj colgate field 24 on Jan 21, 2012 8:32 PM EST reply actions

I used to hate his guts.

I wouldn’t mind him on the team though.

by GilbertP on Jan 21, 2012 8:50 PM EST reply actions

ugh, cody ross

what a horrible, logical choice.

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by KeithsMoustache on Jan 21, 2012 10:42 PM EST reply actions

Fuck this guy

Yeah, he’d be a good signing, but…fuck this guy!

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by piazza62 on Jan 21, 2012 10:54 PM EST reply actions

Are we assembling the 'League of Medeocre Players' ??????

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by ScottfromPeekskill on Jan 22, 2012 2:00 AM EST reply actions

One can only do so much with an uncertain amount of money

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by BlueChill on Jan 22, 2012 11:38 AM EST up reply actions

I'm a little surprised; I thought the FO was done chasing major league FAs.

He wouldn’t be a bad pickup, though.

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by BobbyV_Incognito on Jan 22, 2012 4:48 AM EST reply actions

I don't like Cody Ross

And I will give no logical or statistical reason as to why. I just don’t care for the guy.

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by ShaqKazaam on Jan 22, 2012 12:35 PM EST reply actions

I wouldn't say I care for him but

I don’t dislike him.

One day, this team is going to kill me.

by fxcarden on Jan 22, 2012 6:40 PM EST up reply actions

I don't think I can become a fan of this guy

boo

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by astromets on Jan 22, 2012 1:53 PM EST reply actions

I love how everyone has the exact same reaction

Not a bad move, we just don’t like him personally. LGM!

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by Terry_is_God on Jan 22, 2012 1:57 PM EST reply actions

Yeah, haha

Almost all posts are saying the same thing, just in different words

by GilbertP on Jan 22, 2012 5:56 PM EST up reply actions

A better writer than me said he looked like

“a baby with 5 o’clock shadow”. I also remember seeing a Mets/Marlins game at their old stadium in Florida. Pelfrey, with men on, drilled Ross with an obvious mistake pitch, and Ross went all faux-ballistic. That was when I started to actively dislike Cody. Having said that, he would be a great pickup, and yes, of course, I would root for him.

by neoncleon on Jan 22, 2012 1:58 PM EST reply actions

well it settled. Ross will be a smart pick up and can really help this team..

but no one will love him for it.

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by SuperSantana on Jan 22, 2012 4:04 PM EST reply actions

When I think Cody Ross, I think of a seal

I have no clue why, though…

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jan 22, 2012 4:10 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Depth

Ross would be a nice pickup. Can play all three OF positions adequately. Mashes LHP (and the Mets starting lineup right now looks vs. LH even if the bench is very RH).
Most of all, he´d give the Mets a 4th OF you´d be comfortable with starting over an extended period of time in case of injury. Don´t think that´s the case with Scott Hairston who basically is a PH who starts once a week vs. a tough LHP.

by Doob on Jan 23, 2012 12:57 AM EST reply actions

40 man roster

Who gets cut next to make room for Cody Ross? Unless it’s Carrasco, I don’t see how cutting another player is worth adding Ross, who will probably make more than the player being cut.

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by MetsCity on Jan 23, 2012 10:16 AM EST reply actions

My guess would be Armando Rodriguez,

but I thought he would have been already cut last time.

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by BobbyV_Incognito on Jan 23, 2012 11:36 AM EST up reply actions

I'd be okay with him too

I don’t want to see any position players cut though.

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by MetsCity on Jan 23, 2012 12:24 PM EST up reply actions

I would have cut him over F-Mart already

Is he even a prospect? It seems like he’s been on the 40 man for a long time, at least for a 23 year old starter who didn’t exactly dominate St. Lucie.

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by piazza62 on Jan 23, 2012 12:38 PM EST up reply actions

He turns 24 on Saturday, so this is probably a make-or-break season for him.

Anyone know if he’ll be starting in AA?

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by BobbyV_Incognito on Jan 23, 2012 3:24 PM EST up reply actions

He's put up pretty impressive strikeout numbers and opponent batting avgs in the minors

but he’s pretty much strictly a relief prospect at this point and one that’s still kind of far away, assuming he starts out in Binghamton this year. He’d probably be the guy I’d cut too.

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by Steve Schreiber on Jan 23, 2012 3:35 PM EST up reply actions