Gee, Tank among Friday cuts (updated)
March, 18, 2011
3/18/11
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By
Adam Rubin | ESPNNewYork.com
The Mets continued trimming their major league camp size Friday with eight matter-of-fact moves.
Dillon Gee, who should headline the Triple-A rotation with Jenrry Mejia and Josh Stinson, was optioned. That makes what was abundantly obvious even more so: The major league starters should be Mike Pelfrey, Jon Niese, R.A. Dickey, Chris Young and Chris Capuano.
Among the players receiving word: Taylor Tankersley, whose son Huck was born at 12:20 a.m. Tim Byrdak has had the inside track for the left-handed relief specialist all along.
“Getting sent out is not even on my radar,” a beaming Tankersley said.
The official list also includes: outfielder Jason Pridie, right-hander Ryota Igarashi, infielder Russ Adams, right-hander Boof Bonser and catchers Dusty Ryan and Raul Chavez.
Dillon Gee, who should headline the Triple-A rotation with Jenrry Mejia and Josh Stinson, was optioned. That makes what was abundantly obvious even more so: The major league starters should be Mike Pelfrey, Jon Niese, R.A. Dickey, Chris Young and Chris Capuano.
Among the players receiving word: Taylor Tankersley, whose son Huck was born at 12:20 a.m. Tim Byrdak has had the inside track for the left-handed relief specialist all along.
“Getting sent out is not even on my radar,” a beaming Tankersley said.
The official list also includes: outfielder Jason Pridie, right-hander Ryota Igarashi, infielder Russ Adams, right-hander Boof Bonser and catchers Dusty Ryan and Raul Chavez.
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| W-L | HM | AW | STK | L10 | |
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| CIN | 18-17 | 9-8 | 9-9 | L1 | |
| NYM | 20-16 | 11-7 | 9-9 | L1 |
| W-L | HM | AW | STK | L10 | |
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| CIN | 18-17 | 9-8 | 9-9 | L1 | |
| NYM | 20-16 | 11-7 | 9-9 | L1 |
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| NYM | 20-16 | 11-7 | 9-9 | L1 | |
| TOR | 19-18 | 8-9 | 11-9 | L3 |
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| BA | D. Wright | .408 | ||||||||||
| HR | I. Davis | 5 | ||||||||||
| RBI | D. Wright | 21 | ||||||||||
| R | D. Wright | 25 | ||||||||||
| OPS | D. Wright | 1.105 | ||||||||||
| ERA | J. Santana | 2.92 | ||||||||||
| SO | J. Santana | 41 | ||||||||||
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