http://www.metslocker.com Daily Blog for New York Mets Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:50:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Mets have signed 35-year old righty reliever Kiko Calero to a minor league deal. He will make $850,000 bucks if he makes the Mets with an opportunity to make another $650,000 in incentives. Calero pitched in 67 games (0 starts) for the Marlins last season and he ... http://www.metslocker.com/2010/03/04/the-new-york-mets-sign-kiko-calero/ 26-year old righty swinging Jeff Francoeur was outstanding for the Mets after coming to them from the Braves in a trade last year (for Ryan Church). Francoeur played in 75 games for the Mets in which he was 90 for 289 (.311 avg, .836 OPS) with 40 runs scored, ... http://www.metslocker.com/2010/03/03/the-new-york-mets-hope-that-jeff-francoeur-will-keep-up-the-good-work-in-2010/ The Mets were hoping to have a healthy 32-year old switch hitting Carlos Beltran this season. But, he decided to have knee surgery over the winter which will likely keep him out until sometime in May. This is a huge blow to the Mets as Beltran is one ... http://www.metslocker.com/2010/03/03/the-new-york-mets-have-a-lot-of-depth-in-cf-for-2010/ The Mets took almost all of their free agent dollars this winter and gave them to 31-year old righty swinging Jason Bay. Bay played in 151 games for the Red Sox last season and he was 142 of 531 (.267 avg, .921 OPS) with 103 runs scored, 36 homers, ... http://www.metslocker.com/2010/03/03/jason-bay-gives-the-new-york-mets-another-lethal-bat-for-2010/ The Mets have designated 27-year old lefty reliever Arturo Lopez for assignment to make room on the roster for Rod Barajas. Lopez pitched in 4 games (0 starts) for the Padres and he was 0-0 with a 19.29 ERA and a 4.29 WHIP. He also pitched in 35 ... http://www.metslocker.com/2010/02/25/the-new-york-mets-dfa-arturo-lopez/ The Mets have signed 31-year old switch hitting shortstop Alex Cintron to a minor league deal. Cintron played in 21 games for the Nationals last season and he was 2 for 26 (.077 avg, .220 OPS) with 1 run scored. He has now played in 680 games in ... http://www.metslocker.com/2010/02/23/the-new-york-mets-sign-alex-cintron/ The Mets have signed 34-year old righty swinging Rod Barajas to a 1-year deal worth $1 million bucks with an additional $1 million bucks that can be earned with easy incentive bonuses. Barajas played in 125 games for the Blue Jays last season and he was 97 for 429 ... http://www.metslocker.com/2010/02/20/the-new-york-mets-have-signed-rod-barajas/ 27-year old righty swinging David Wright had a off year power wise but he still played well in 2009. Wright played in 144 games for the Mets last season and he was 164 for 535 (.307 avg, .837 OPS) with 88 runs scored, 10 homers, 72 RBIs and 27 ... http://www.metslocker.com/2010/02/20/the-new-york-mets-need-david-wrights-power-to-return-in-2010/ 26-year old switch hitting shorstop Jose Reyes is a big key to the Mets in 2010. He only played in 36 games for the Mets last season and he was 41 for 147 (.279 avg, .750 OPS) with 18 runs scored, 2 homers, 15 RBIs and 11 stolen bases. ... http://www.metslocker.com/2010/02/20/the-new-york-mets-are-hoping-that-jose-reyes-stays-healthy-in-2010/ The Mets have signed 29-year old lefty reliever Neal Musser to a minor league deal. Musser pitched in 26 games (5 starts) in AAA+Independent ball last season and he was 2-2 with a 3.35 ERA and a 1.51 WHIP. He last pitched for the Royals in 2008. ... http://www.metslocker.com/2010/02/13/the-new-york-mets-sign-neal-musser/