Be sure to check out the two part piece on 40-man roster math that I put together for Mets360.com.
Part 1 breaks down the current roster and considers what I suggest it might look like after the customary fall subtractions (departing free agents, non-tenders, DFAs, releases).
Part 2 looks ahead to the Rule 5 draft and considers who might be protected.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Link: Free agency, Arbitration, and the Rule 5 Draft at Mets360.com
Hop on over to Mets360.com to check out a post I put together for Brian Joura's excellent site. When you're done reading it, check out the other stuff over there. If you're into well-written, thoughtful analysis and opinions regarding the Mets, it's a great site to bookmark.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
2011 Mets Draftee Assignments
Last updated on 9/2/2011
This post aims to keep track of where all of the Mets' 2011 draftees (and undraftees) are playing this season. I will re-post it whenever it gets updated. All players are initially assumed to be bench or relief, but positions will be modified as players' roles become clearer. Age refers to age when signed.
St. Lucie (Advanced A-ball):
Savannah (A-ball):
Brooklyn (Short season A-ball):
Kingsport (Rookie ball):
GCL (Rookie ball):
Signed, but not yet assigned:
Did not sign:
This post aims to keep track of where all of the Mets' 2011 draftees (and undraftees) are playing this season. I will re-post it whenever it gets updated. All players are initially assumed to be bench or relief, but positions will be modified as players' roles become clearer. Age refers to age when signed.
St. Lucie (Advanced A-ball):
| Player | Rd | Level | Age | Bat | Thr | Position |
| Cory Mazzoni | 2nd | College (Jr) | 21 | R | R | Relief RHP |
Savannah (A-ball):
| Player | Rd | Level | Age | Bat | Thr | Position |
| Dustin Lawley | 19th | College (Sr) | 22 | R | R | Starting 3B |
Brooklyn (Short season A-ball):
| Player | Rd | Level | Age | Bat | Thr | Position |
| Tyler Pill | 4th | College (Jr) | 21 | L | R | Relief RHP |
| Jack Leathersich | 5th | College (Jr) | 20 | R | L | Relief LHP |
| Cole Frenzel | 7th | College (So) | 21 | L | R | Starting 1B |
| Danny Muno | 8th | College (Sr) | 22 | S | R | Starting SS |
| Xorge Carrillo | 14th | College (Sr) | 22 | R | R | Starting C |
| Phillip Evans | 15th | High School | 18 | R | R | Bench SS |
| Travis Taijeron | 18th | College (Sr) | 22 | R | R | Starting CF |
| Casey Hauptman | 26th | College (Sr) | 22 | R | R | Relief RHP |
| Randy Fontanez | 27th | College (Sr) | 22 | R | R | Starting RHP |
| Tyson Seng | 33rd | College (5-Sr) | 23 | L | R | Relief RHP |
| Charley Thurber | 39th | College (Sr) | 21 | L | L | Starting RF |
| Tyler Carpenter | Undrafted | College (Sr) | 22 | R | R | Bench C |
| T.J. Rivera | Undrafted | College (Sr) | 22 | R | R | Bench IF |
| Jared West | Undrafted | College (Sr) | 22 | R | R | Relief RHP |
Kingsport (Rookie ball):
| Player | Rd | Level | Age | Bat | Thr | Position |
| Brandon Nimmo | 1st | High School | 18 | L | R | Starting CF |
| Jonathan Clark | 17th | College (Jr) | 20 | L | R | Bench OF |
| Tant Shepherd | 24th | College (Sr) | 21 | R | R | Starting 3B |
| Chad Zurcher | 31st | College (Sr) | 22 | R | R | Bench IF |
| Carlos Leyva | 32nd | College (Sr) | 22 | L | R | Bench IF |
| Seth Lugo | 34th | College (Jr) | 21 | R | R | Starting RHP |
| Chase Bradford | 35th | College (Sr) | 21 | R | R | Relief RHP |
| Dustin Emmons | 38th | College (Sr) | 21 | R | R | Relief RHP |
| Mark Picca | 41st | College (Sr) | 22 | L | L | Relief LHP |
| Gregory Pron | 42nd | College (Sr) | 22 | R | R | Starting RF |
| Robert Lake | Undrafted | College (Sr) | 22 | R | R | Relief RHP |
GCL (Rookie ball):
| Player | Rd | Level | Age | Bat | Thr | Position |
| Michael Fulmer | 1st (supp) | High School | 18 | R | R | Starting RHP |
| Joe Tuschak | 6th | High School | 18 | L | R | Starting LF |
| Alex Panteliodis | 9th | College (Jr) | 21 | L | L | Relief LHP |
| Matt Budgell | 10th | High School | 18 | R | R | Starting RHP |
| Robert Gsellman | 13th | High School | 17 | R | R | Starting RHP |
| John Gant | 21st | High School | 18 | R | R | Relief RHP |
| Jeff Diehl | 23rd | High School | 17 | R | R | Bench C |
| Ryan Hutson | 36th | College (Sr) | 22 | R | R | Starting 1B |
| Craig Missigman | 37th | High School | 17 | R | R | Starting RHP |
| Richard Ruff | 46th | College (Sr) | 22 | R | R | Relief RHP |
| Eddie Rohan | 50th | College (Sr) | 22 | R | R | Bench C |
| Beck Wheeler | Undrafted | College (Sr) | 22 | R | R | Relief RHP |
| Shane Bay | Undrafted | High School | 19 | L | L | Relief LHP |
Signed, but not yet assigned:
| Player | Rd | Level | Age | Bat | Thr | Position |
| Logan Verrett | 3rd | College (Jr) | 21 | R | R | RHP |
| Christian Montgomery | 11th | High School | 18 | R | R | RHP |
| Brad Marquez | 16th | High School | 18 | R | R | CF |
Did not sign:
| Player | Rd | Level | Age | Bat | Thr | Position |
| Kenny Matthews | 12th | High School | 17 | L | L | LHP |
| Mason Robbins | 20th | High School | 18 | L | L | CF |
| Casey Turgeon | 22nd | High School | 18 | L | R | SS |
| A.J. Reed | 25th | High School | 18 | L | L | LHP |
| Jharel Cotton | 28th | Junior College | 19 | R | R | RHP |
| Josh Ake | 29th | High School | 18 | R | R | SS |
| Jake Hansen | 30th | High School | 17 | R | L | LHP |
| Alexis Mercado | 40th | High School | 18 | R | R | C |
| Jacob Decker | 43rd | High School | 19 | S | R | SS |
| Clint Sharp | 44th | Junior College | 20 | R | R | RHP |
| Andrew Marra | 45th | High School | 17 | R | R | RHP |
| Cole Limbaugh | 47th | High School | 18 | R | R | RHP |
| Malcolm Clapsaddle | 48th | Junior College | 20 | R | R | RHP |
| Sean Buckle | 49th | High School | 18 | L | L | LHP |
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
The Basics: What is a DFA?
DFA is a bit of a tricky concept, since it's often (mis)used by sports news outlets, broadcasters, and bloggers as a synonym for outrighted, released, or even optioned. However, when a player is DFA'd, or designated for assignment, all it means is that he has been removed from his team's 40-man roster and essentially placed in baseball limbo. His team has 10 days to trade him, release him, or send him outright to a minor league affiliate. When a team wishes instead to release a player, it's usually reported that way initially (e.g. "the Mets released Luis Castillo" as opposed to "the Mets designated Luis Castillo for assignment with the intention of releasing him"). Similarly, when a team comes to terms with another team on a trade, the DFA also typically goes unmentioned.
DFAs tend only to be announced when, either, 1) the team intends to pass the player through waivers and outright him to the minors, or 2) the team needed the roster spot and wants to try to trade the player before trying to pass him through waivers to outright him to the minors. If the team is unable or unwilling to trade the player who has been DFA'd, then the team must request outright waivers. Waivers take a minimum of 47 hours to obtain (e.g. if the player is placed on waivers by 2 pm on Monday, and no one makes a claim, waivers will be obtained at 1 pm on Wednesday). So in order to outright a player who has been DFA'd, waivers have to not only be requested, but obtained by the end of the 10-day window. In some cases, as the Mets did with Chin-lung Hu, the team will pass the player through waivers before he is even DFA'd. The risk here is that he will be claimed and the team will lose a player before his roster spot was even needed. The benefit is that if he clears waivers, he can be outrighted immediately upon being DFA'd, without having to clear waivers at that time.
Ultimately, the DFA is just the way a team clears a spot on its 40-man roster.
DFAs tend only to be announced when, either, 1) the team intends to pass the player through waivers and outright him to the minors, or 2) the team needed the roster spot and wants to try to trade the player before trying to pass him through waivers to outright him to the minors. If the team is unable or unwilling to trade the player who has been DFA'd, then the team must request outright waivers. Waivers take a minimum of 47 hours to obtain (e.g. if the player is placed on waivers by 2 pm on Monday, and no one makes a claim, waivers will be obtained at 1 pm on Wednesday). So in order to outright a player who has been DFA'd, waivers have to not only be requested, but obtained by the end of the 10-day window. In some cases, as the Mets did with Chin-lung Hu, the team will pass the player through waivers before he is even DFA'd. The risk here is that he will be claimed and the team will lose a player before his roster spot was even needed. The benefit is that if he clears waivers, he can be outrighted immediately upon being DFA'd, without having to clear waivers at that time.
Ultimately, the DFA is just the way a team clears a spot on its 40-man roster.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
The Mets probably won't make the playoffs...
... but they might.
The Mets are currently 40-39 and sit 5 games behind the Braves for the NL Wild Card (4 in the loss column). If you were to project that record to 162 games, you'd get an unimpressive 82-80, which would render them totally irrelevant when compared to the Braves' 92-70 projected record. However, the Mets started the season with an ugly 5-13 stretch. That can't be erased, but if you assume it is anomalous, and instead project their record in remaining games based on the 35-26 they've put together after that start, you'd get an ultimate record of 88-74. That, we can work with, especially since the Mets still have 9 head-to-head contests remaining with the Braves. Now, the Braves aren't the Mets' only hurdle in their quest for a playoff spot, and with half the season left, there are still a plethora of variables in play. I've also taken a few Met-favorable liberties with my assumptions. There's no denying that the Mets have a massive hole out of which to climb and that they're still a longshot. But perhaps their situation isn't as bleak as it appears at first blush after all.
The Mets are currently 40-39 and sit 5 games behind the Braves for the NL Wild Card (4 in the loss column). If you were to project that record to 162 games, you'd get an unimpressive 82-80, which would render them totally irrelevant when compared to the Braves' 92-70 projected record. However, the Mets started the season with an ugly 5-13 stretch. That can't be erased, but if you assume it is anomalous, and instead project their record in remaining games based on the 35-26 they've put together after that start, you'd get an ultimate record of 88-74. That, we can work with, especially since the Mets still have 9 head-to-head contests remaining with the Braves. Now, the Braves aren't the Mets' only hurdle in their quest for a playoff spot, and with half the season left, there are still a plethora of variables in play. I've also taken a few Met-favorable liberties with my assumptions. There's no denying that the Mets have a massive hole out of which to climb and that they're still a longshot. But perhaps their situation isn't as bleak as it appears at first blush after all.
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