The 40-man roster now has 36 names on it, meaning the Mets will make at least four additions to the roster before the start of the season. The big question is if David Stearns will be willing to make more moves than that. We saw Billy Eppler was willing to make additional moves and cut guys that he had acquired earlier in the offseason. One such of these moves was signing and then cutting from the 40-man Tayler Saucedo. And wouldn’t you know it – he was the one option reliever who was actually worthwhile, as he put up a 3.59 ERA in 47.2 IP with the Mariners. Too bad Eppler didn’t keep him and cut Sam Coonrod, instead.
Additionally, the Mets have two players – Ronny Mauricio and David Peterson – who will likely be placed on the 60-day IL, which will free up additional 40-man roster spots. Teams can put players on the 60-day IL once pitchers and catchers report but typically clubs wait until just before the start of the regular season to make that move. This tack allows room for guys who perform well in Spring Training who are on minor league deals a route to the MLB roster.
So, Mitch Garver, Joc Pederson, Alex Wood and Yoshinobu Yamamoto – come on down!
Id take those 4 any day of the week.
The Mets traded for Adrian Houser 3 (30) a RH starting pitcher and Tyrone Taylor (30) a type 4th outfielder for a minor league pitcher, Coleman Crow. They should be useful players and should win a opening day roster spot. It was more of a salary dump than a trade by the Brewers. Houser could slot in as the 5th starter. They still a SP#2 or SP#3 or both and a everyday outfielder.
Yamamoto? What do you think?
I really like the Houser pickup. At first I was annoyed when Stearns started signing all of these fringe players. But I like that he is restocking AAA and can bring up the hot hand.
Houser has a real shot at being the fifth starter or being the long reliever.
I bet after they sign Yamamoto, they go after the other needed pieces.
“Star Japanese right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto has agreed to terms to join the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to ESPN sources and multiple reports, ending a frenzied free agency with the second-largest guarantee to a pitcher in baseball history.
The deal is worth $325 million for 12 years, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan.”
Yamamoto just committed to the he Dodgers, 12/$325m. I’m curious if the Mets matched or exceeded that contract.