... Chip Ambres in the house. Check out the details from this Mets release:
The New York Mets today placed infielder Damion Easley on the bereavement list and selected Chip Ambres’ contract from New Orleans (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League. Ambres will wear #36 and will be available for tonight’s game.
Easley is currently with his father, Raymond, in Riverside, CA. Easley’s stay on the list is for a minimum of three days and a maximum of seven days.
Ambres, 27, hit .272 (82-301) with 60 runs scored, 18 doubles, 16 home runs, 49 RBI, with 46 walks and 71 strikeouts in 85 games for the Zephyrs.
Chip was signed as a minor league free agent on December 16, 2006.
In 53 major league games with the Kansas City Royals in 2005, Ambres batted .241 (35-145) with eight doubles, four home runs, nine RBI, with 16 walks and 32 strikeouts.
Comments (2)
Great. Just what the Mets need. Another hitter who hits .240 and strikes out!!!! Don't the Mets have enough of those type of players already? Delgado, Beltran, Milledge, Valentin, all fit that role. Where is the young slugging first baseman that was tearing up spring training? I think he'd be of more use. That way Delgado could sit for a few games, and there is someone out there besides David Wright who can hit.
Are the mets showing the signs of desperation that might eventually lead to Willie being canned?
Is that why HoJo is so close by?
You can't fire all the coaches Omar. When does the buck stop with Randolph?