-Anderson Hernandez down to make room for Jeff Conine.
-Willie Randolph said again “Endy Chavez”:http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6733 could come back by the end of the week, but quickly added Sept. 1. If before, they’ll have to send somebody out. The path of least resistance is Sept. 1, which would be my guess.
-I was asked on another post why I didn’t think Guillermo Mota would be cut loose. Since there’s nothing wrong with his arm, the Mets will stick with him and hope he finds it. I’m not optimistic on that count.
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John unless I misunderstand the rules or they have changed, there might be a roster dilemma which DFA Mota would solve instead of trying to explain it if theres a delay please read this an interpret…..
http://metsfever.blogspot.com/2007/08/roster-dilemma.html
What number has Conine been assigned?
Everywhere he has played, he has worn No. 19, currently used now by Sandy Alomar Jr.
Either Mota or Sele will probably be DFA’d before Sept 1st if they want to make room for a position player. I have a feeling it will be Sele. I can’t envision anyone claiming either player, so I don’t see it as a dilemma.
Pedro will replace Lawrence when he’s ready to come back.
Conine is wearing No. 28
Thanks, J-Dizzle!
I don’t think Mota’s success last year had anything to do with steroids. His fastball still regularly tops 95mph. He was doing poorly with Cleveland last year before the Mets acquired him. I think it is his pitch selection. He needs to throw a lot of off-speed pitches especially change-ups. They can hit his fastball even at 96mph but when they have to worry about the change-up it becomes very tough for the batters.
I agree—Mota’s velocity is a red herring here. It’s been consistent, regardless of whether he’s been on the juice. (I also think this is why Omar keeps referring to Mota’s velocity—because he knows it’s not the determinant factor.)
Rather, I think Mota’s problem has been command—and I wonder whether the juice plays any role in this.
Finally, my psychic prediction is that Pedro and Smith will find their way onto the post-season roster, probably at the expense of Sele and Mota.
Taylor, I believe steroids is as much about stamina, control, and recovery as it is about power. So just saying his fastball regularly tops 95 like last year may not mean much. Also, are you charting his pitches? Do you really know for sure if he’s maintaining the same velocity as often as he did last year in August?
And, btw, Mota passed a steroids test in Cleveland last year. That’s when he was putting up an ERA of over 6.00. That’s why he did poorly then. Because he was clean.
Mota’s problem is between his ears.