In what is mostly an administrative move, the Mets announced today that they have re-signed Duaner Sanchez to a one-year, $850,000 contract, as well as eight others to minor-league deals. Most notable of that second group is righthander Juan Padilla, who missed all of last season after surgery to repair a torn flexor tendon. Sanchez is trying to rebound from a couple of medical procedures that have kept him on the shelf since July of 2005, and most recently a fractured bone in his right shoulder suffered during spring training last year.
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METS SIGN RHP DUANER SANCHEZ
ALSO SIGN EIGHT OTHERS TO MINOR LEAGUE CONTRACTS
The New York Mets announced today that they have signed righthanded pitcher Duaner Sanchez to a one-year major league contract. In addition, the Mets also signed righthanded pitchers Juan Padilla, Joselo Diaz and Andy Cavazos, infielders Anderson Machado and Fernando Tatis, catchers Robinson Cancel and Salomon Manriquez and lefthanded pitcher Ryan Cullen to minor league contracts and invited all of them to major league camp.
Sanchez, 28, missed last year after undergoing surgery on April 10th at New York’s Hospital for Special Surgery when Mets Medical Director Dr. David Altchek inserted a screw in the coracoid, a small bone in front of his right shoulder, to repair a hairline fracture.
Duaner was 5-1 with a 2.60 ERA in 49 games in 2006 before being placed on the 15-Day Disabled List on July 31st with a separated right shoulder. The 6-2, 210-pounder underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder on August 1, 2006. Dr. Altchek performed the procedure.
Padilla, 30, did not pitch last year after undergoing surgery on his right elbow on April 13th to repair a partial tear of his flexor tendon. Mets Medical Director Dr. David Altchek performed the procedure at the Hospital for Special Surgery.
He was placed on 60-Day DL on March 26, 2006 and did not pitch after undergoing surgery on his right elbow. Juan was 3-1 with a 1.49 ERA in 24 contests in 2005 with New York.
Diaz, 27, compiled a 3-4 record with two saves and a 4.59 ERA for the Yokohama Bay Stars of the Central League of the Japanese League last season. In 45 games, he worked 66.2 innings, allowing 47 hits, 39 runs, 34 earned, with 58 walks and 61 strikeouts.
Diaz was acquired by the Mets from the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 13, 2003. He pitched with St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League the remainder of that season and with Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League until he traded to Tampa Bay on July 30, 2004.
The 6-0, 225-pounder began his career with the Dodgers as a catcher before being converted into a pitcher in 2002.
Machado, 26, hit .223 (62-278) with 45 runs, seven doubles, four triples, four home runs, 25 RBI and 11 stolen bases in 107 contests with Louisville (AAA) of the International League in 2007.
The switch-hitter has constructed a .221 (15-68) with five doubles, one triple and six RBI in 24 major league games with Philadelphia and Cincinnati.
Tatis, 33, batted .276 (137-497) with 31 doubles, five triples, 21 home runs, 67 RBI, eight stolen bases, 62 walks and 103 strikeouts in 131 contests with New Orleans (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League in 2007.
Fernando has batted .260 (618-2,373) with 133 doubles, 92 home runs and 347 RBI in 691 major league games with Texas, St. Louis, Montreal and Baltimore.
Cancel, 31, batted .264 (48-182) with 13 doubles, one triple, four home runs and 25 RBI last season for New Orleans (AAA). He also hit .259 (14-54) in 20 contests with the B-Mets.
Robinson hit .182 (8-44) with five RBI in 15 games with Milwaukee in 1999.
Manriguez, 25, hit .275 (68-247) with 34 runs scored, 12 doubles, 16 home runs and 53 RBI in 71 games for Frisco (AA) of the Texas League in 2007.
Cullen, 27, went 2-4 with a 3.06 ERA in 40 games with New Orleans (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League last year. In 67.2 innings, he permitted 68 hits and fanned 50 batters. Also, the 6-2, 170-pounder pitched in eight games with Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League last season.
Cavazos, who turned 27 tomorrow, appeared in 17 games in relief last season for St. Louis. He worked 20.0 innings, and permitted 27 hits, 27 runs, 23 earned, with 16 walks and 15 walks.
In addition, he went 2-5 with a 3.21 ERA in 44 games for Memphis (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League in 2007. In 47.2 innings, he allowed 40 hits, 18 runs, 17 earned, with 26 walks and 48 strikeouts.
Comments (8)
Need a Spanish dictionary to read all the names. What else is new? Aren't the Mets embarrassed by this?
Larry, the embarrassment is limited to you.
Marty,
you shut the F up, he will say all he wants about the overabundance of espanols in the system. its far passed the quota, i dont feel like hearing the GD anthem in spanish.
Castro whats wrong with you? Nobody should be embarrassed.
This is getting tiring.....Let go of the hispanic things.. More then 90% of baseball is hispanic, so what is wrong with that? during the early days of baseball it was all white then Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and baseball has been changing since. Teams are constructed like a puzzle, if the pieces fit then you stay with that. Who cares what nationality your team is made up of. Just right now most of the players on the Mets are of hispanics. Didn`t seem to be a problem with anyone when the Mets almost made it to the World Series in 2006, but since then, when the team started to fall off the map starting in June last season, all of a sudden the nationality of the Mets were an issue. In all sports, all fans want a one way street, but try to make it a two way is impossible. Oh by the way all of you Hispanic bashing fans, I don`t see you all yelling about the fact how much you think Minaya needs to do something and Trade for Santana from the Twins. Guess what nationality Santana is??? Too many hypocrits and not enough real fans......
Yeah u tell them efnorlando! Hispanics rule
I could care less if they are purple. The problem is they all stink. We have NO ACE, NO BULLPEN....
FIRE OMAR, FIRE RANDOLPH, SELL THE TEAM!
Seems like Johan to the Mets is getting closer...
http://mlbfleecefactor.com/2008/01/10/johan-santana-finally-traded-to-the-mets/