-Jerry Manuel on Johan Santana
8/26/09
Report: Chris Carter coming to the Mets
In return for Billy Wagner, the Mets are likely to get two minor league players. According to the Boston Herald, one of those players is OF/DH Chris Carter.
(Because the Mets need a DH.)
The Herald also went on to say, “According to the source, the other player dealt away to the Mets is a prospect “not of significance.”
Carter, 26, has seen 26 plate appearances with the Red Sox over the last two years. He picked up six hits, all in 2008, and four RBI, with two walks and nine strikeouts.
This season with Triple-A Pawtucket, Carter is hitting .279 AVG / .340 OBP / .439 SLG with 14 HR and 54 RBI. He has played first base, both corner outfield positions and DH’d this season, with the majority of his playing time coming in RF.
Putz out for season with elbow tear
J.J. Putz was expected to rehab with the Brooklyn Cyclones on Tuesday night.
Then, during Omar Minaya’s conference call, he told reporters that Putz was scratched from his scheduled appearance in Brooklyn to, “give him a little more time.”
In his post-game conference, Jerry Manuel told reporters that he didn’t believe Putz would return this year. It was later revealed that Putz has a slight tear of his ulnar collateral ligament.
He will not need surgery.
Putz has been shut down for the remainder of the season.
8/25/09
Tweets from Yankee Stadium
Off to the new Yankee Stadium with a friend for tonight’s game between the Yankees and the Texas Rangers. At least I’ll see some winning baseball.
Notes from conference call with Omar Minaya
SNY just carried Omar Minaya’s conference call with reporters (which was absolutely fascinating to listen to). Here are the updates I tweeted…
- Oliver Perez heading to NY to get his knee checked on.
- @benshpigel asks about relation between Santana's injuries in ST and now. Minaya can't recall injury from ST.
- Putz scratched from Brooklyn appearance "to give him a little more time," says Minaya
- @nyp_joelsherman on the line now. Asking Minaya why they let Santana keep pitching with '09 in the tank.
- "That's why we're shutting him down now. ... After his last start is when he brought it up." -Minaya on Santana
- Minaya cannot recall Santana ST injury. Ya know, the one that almost cost him starting on Opening Day...
- "I think our medical staff did a very good job in getting him back out here in 11 months," -Minaya on Wagner
- "I have not spoken to Johan." -Omar Minaya
The reporters were fairly skeptical on why Santana kept pitching through 2009 with this pain since the season is essentially over. And rightly so.
Notes: Perez back to NY, Evans and Misch up for Wagner and Santana, Putz scratched from rehab
-Omar Minaya just told reporters that Oliver Perez will head back to New York to have his knee checked on by doctors.
-David Lennon bumped into Nick Evans in Florida, which means he’s likely the player promoted to take Billy Wagner’s roster spot. Pat Misch has been called back to the major leagues to fill Johan Santana’s spot.
-Also, J.J. Putz has been scratched from his first rehab appearance. He was scheduled to pitch for the Brooklyn Cyclones tonight. “To give him more time,” says Minaya.
Report: Surgery for Santana, out for season
Johan Santana will undergo minor surgery on his left elbow and should be ready by spring training, reports Brad Como of SNY.
Santana will have minor arthroscopic surgery to clean up bone chips in his elbow.
This should be viewed as good news for Mets fans, as it is not Tommy John surgery and he is expected to be ready for spring training 2010.
This will likely be a very similar surgery to J.J. Putz’s earlier this season. Putz was said to be out for 10-12 weeks.
Billy Wagner traded to Red Sox for two PTBNL [Updated]
The Boston Globe is reporting that the Mets would likely get “two mid-range minor leaguers” in return for Wagner.
Jon Heyman reports that the Red Sox will pay the remainder of Wagner’s contract and the $1 million contract buyout. Roughly $2.7 million remains on the contract.
The Red Sox have agreed to decline Wagner’s 2010 option, but will offer him salary arbitration in the off-season. They would receive two draft picks as compensation if he signs elsewhere.
Bart Hubbuch tweets that the Mets will likely receive two Double-A level prospects. The Red Sox Double-A team is the Portland Sea Dogs. Take a look at their roster here.
More from the Boston Globe:
It is not expected that any more than one of the two players the Sox are giving up will come from the 40-man roster, and neither is considered an upper-tier prospect.
More details to come…
Santana going for MRI
As we track the Billy Wagner trade, an update is necessary on Johan Santana.
Santana was scratched from tonight’s start and will have an MRI on his ailing left elbow later in the day.
Santana saw Dr. David Altcheck at the Hospital for Special Surgery earlier today.
Keep your fingers crossed he doesn’t get on a plane headed for Alabama.
Wagner update
The 1:30 p.m. deadline is quickly approaching. And now we’re waiting for an announcement.
Though last night it seemed that Billy Wagner would not waive his no-trade clause, therefore torpedoing the waiver claim, the Mets may have been able to prod him into revoking the clause.
David Lennon is reporting that an announcement on Wagner is coming soon.
SI is reporting that Wagner is “on the verge” of accepting a trade to the Red Sox.
Stay tuned.
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