{"id":1518,"date":"2011-01-23T13:11:55","date_gmt":"2011-01-23T13:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beta.mbtn.net\/?p=1518"},"modified":"2013-12-14T13:15:05","modified_gmt":"2013-12-14T13:15:05","slug":"batter-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbtn.net\/?p=1518","title":{"rendered":"Batter Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey, check it out! The Mets issued a\u00a0new roster<\/a>\u00a0loaded with new numbers. Interesting additions include Ronny Paulino wearing No. 9; Chin-Lung Hu at 17; pitchers Taylor Buchholz (33) Chris Capuano 38 although we argued for 47);\u00a0 and D.J. Carrasco on track to become the first No. 77 in Mets history. A group of contenders for roster slots is as usual dressed in the 60s, and the coaching staff includes new numbers for Dave Hudgens (52); Mookie Wilson (53 – really?); Ken Oberkfell (55); Jon Debus (56); and bullpen catcher\u00a0 Rafael Arroyo (58).<\/p>\n

Still anticipating new issues for pitcher Chris Young and outfielder Scott Hairston, the latest additions to the squad, as well as uniforms for non-roster invitees: Pitchers Boof Bonser, Taylor Tankersley and Michael O’Connor; infielder Russ Adams; and outfielder Willie Harris. Pitcher Ryota Igarashi, who was dropped from the 40-man roster and waived earlier this winter, is not listed with the NRIs but we’d expect to see him in 18 at camp. Ike Davis is still listed in 29, but 20 is vacant, so watch that space.<\/p>\n

Current numerical roster (recent additions in bold):<\/p>\n

1 Luis Castillo, 2B
\n2 Justin Turner, 2B
\n3 Luis Hernandez, INF
\n4 Vacant
\n5 David Wright, 3B
\n6 Nick Evans, OF
\n7 Jose Reyes, SS
\n8 Vacant
\n9 Ronny Paulino, C<\/strong>
\n10 Terry Collins, manager
\n11 Ruben Tejada, INF
\n12 Vacant
\n13 Mike Nickeas, C
\n14 Retired
\n15 Carlos Beltran, OF
\n16 Angel Pagan, OF
\n17 Chin-Lung Hu, INF\u00a0<\/strong>
\n18 Ryota Igarashi, P
\n19 Vacant
\n20 Vacant
\n21 Lucas Duda, OF
\n22 Vacant
\n23 Vacant
\n24 Vacant
\n25 Vacant
\n26 Fernando Martinez, OF
\n27 Vacant
\n28 Daniel Murphy, 1B-2B-OF
\n29 Ike Davis, 1B
\n30 Josh Thole, C
\n31 Vacant
\n32 Jenrry Mejia, P
\n33 Taylor Buchholz, P<\/strong>
\n34 Mike Pelfrey, P
\n35 Dillon Gee, P
\n36 Manny Acosta, P
\n37 Retired
\n38 Chris Capuano, P<\/strong>
\n39 Bobby Parnell, P
\n40 Vacant
\n41 Retired
\n42 Retired
\n43 R.A. Dickey, P
\n44 Jason Bay, OF
\n45 Vacant
\n46 Oliver Perez, P
\n47 Vacant
\n48 Pat Misch, P
\n49 Jon Niese, P
\n50 Vacant
\n51 Chip Hale, 3rd base Coach
\n52 Dave Hudgens, hitting coach<\/strong>
\n53 Mookie Wilson, first base coach<\/strong>
\n54 Dave Racaniello, Bullpen Catcher
\n55 Ken Oberkfell, bench coach<\/strong>
\n56 Jon Debus, bullpen coach<\/strong>
\n57 Johan Santana, P
\n58 Rafael Arroyo, bullpen catcher<\/strong>
\n59 Dan Warthen, pitching coach
\n60-62 Vacant
\n63 Jordanny Valdespin, INF
\n64 Josh Stinson, P
\n65 Zach Lutz, INF
\n66 Armando Rodriguez, P
\n67 Manny Alvarez, P
\n68 Brad Emaus, 2B<\/strong>
\n69 Vacant
\n70 Pedro Beato, P<\/strong>
\n71-74 Vacant
\n75 Francisco Rodriguez, P
\n76 Vacant
\n77 DJ Carrasco, P<\/strong>
\n78-99 Vacant<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hey, check it out! The Mets issued a\u00a0new roster\u00a0loaded with new numbers. Interesting additions include Ronny Paulino wearing No. 9; Chin-Lung Hu at 17; pitchers Taylor Buchholz (33) Chris Capuano 38 although we argued for 47);\u00a0 and D.J. Carrasco on track to become the first No. 77 in Mets history. A group of contenders for … Continue reading “Batter Up”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[524,522,523,527,517,526,525,528],"class_list":["post-1518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-chin-lung-hu","tag-chris-capuano","tag-chris-young","tag-michael-oconnor","tag-ronny-paulino","tag-scott-hairston","tag-taylor-buchholz","tag-willie-harris"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbtn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbtn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbtn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbtn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbtn.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1518"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbtn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1519,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbtn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1518\/revisions\/1519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbtn.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbtn.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbtn.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}