The Mets have picked up Jason Dubois from the Chicago Cubs organization for cash considerations.
Dubois, 30, was hitting .302 AVG / .390 OBP / .502 SLG with 11 home runs and 50 RBI for Triple-A Iowa.
He has seen the major leagues in parts of two seasons with the Cubs and the Indians. In 86 games, the last in 2005, Dubois has hit .233 / .300 / .356 in 227 plate appearances.
“I'm pretty excited,” Dubois told the Des Moines Register.
He will be assigned to Triple-A Buffalo.
-Jerry Manuel on moving Bobby Parnell to the rotation, and other moves with a nod toward 2010
After a great outing from Oliver Perez, Francisco Rodriguez blows another save (with an assist to the home plate umpire). No thanks to the Mets bats, that went almost completely dead after the first inning.
Here is the FanGraph’s win probability graph, which pretty much sums up this game in one, single image.
Oliver Perez (2-3, 7.03 ERA) vs. Kevin Correia (7-9, 4.93 ERA)
(Chat removed, as usual.)
Oliver Perez on the mound, so Jerry Manuel is warming up. Fernando Tatis is starting at second base.
So why is it there?
Beats me. My best guess is that it was something for Paul McCartney’s concert, but if it’s already up, why not use it? Very weird.
Update: Here’s the explanation, via NYMetsGrrl94, in the comments:
GKR discussed this during one of the broadcasts. They said it is going to play a feed of the game for the fans in left field seats that can't see all the action. They also said it will be used starting at the next homestand.
And there we have it. Thanks!
I might throw.”
-Jerry Manuel on days Oliver Perez starts
Last night was terrible. Hopefully it’s only a 24-hour bug.
Anyway, here’s what I missed…
- Bobby Parnell will make a start on Saturday, filling in for Mike Pelfrey. Pelfrey will be back with the Mets in Arizona, starting on Monday.
I like the idea of seeing what the Mets might have in Parnell, but don’t you think they should stretch him out a little more? Though he was on the mound for three innings on Wednesday, he only threw 30 pitches. I guess the Mets are hoping to get just five innings out of him, as he will be held to a 60-75 pitch limit, reports Adam Rubin.
- Angel Berroa DFA’d to make room for Anderson Hernandez.
Oh, goody.
- Gary Sheffield and Luis Castillo may not be as injured as we all thought.
Sheffield was in one of the lineups for the Mets last night, but ended up sitting out. Castillo may return as early as Saturday, said Jerry Manuel.
- Mets lose to Padres by a score of 8-3.
Not much to see here. Livan Hernandez had a rough first inning, as usual, but couldn’t stitch together much after that.
The Mets have brought back Elmer Dessens to take the roster spot of Jon Niese.
Dessens pitched 12 1-3 innings for the Mets previously this season. He has a 3.65 ERA and 1.135 WHIP over nine games. He’s allowed two home runs, walked six and struck out five.
Adam Rubin notes that Dessens is closing in on his full pension due to 10 years of service time.
