Thanks to several emails, eyewitness accounts and comments over the last few days I’ve been alerted to updates with the Mets’ spring training roster, and rather than continually update the one below I’ll publish a new one here.
The interesting change is Alex Cora and Cory Sullivan having switched the 12 and 3 jerseys, respectively. I think in a general sense that’s how it should be: The infielders in single-digits and the outfielders not, at least where you can help it. This really wasn’t a switch so much as an adjustment from the paper numbers they were assigned.
Looks like, without Pedro coming to town, 45 could go to whichever pitcher now in the high 50s or low 60s makes the squad, and/or to Tony Armas who I understand may be late arriving due to visa problems.
Still need the uni numbers for the coaches whenever they roll in, but we have a good idea where they will fit in.
1 Luis Castillo, 2B
2 Sandy Alomar Sr. (coach)
3 Alex Cora, INF
— switched from Sullivan
4 Robinson Cancel, C
5 David Wright, 3B
6 Nick Evans, OF
7 Jose Reyes, SS
8 Vacant (Carter)
9 Marlon Anderson
10 Andy Green, INF
11 Ramon Castro, C
12 Cory Sullivan, OF
— Was assigned to Cora initially
13 Billy Wagner, P
14 Retired (Gil Hodes)
15 Carlos Beltran, OF
16 Angel Pagan, OF
17 Fernando Tatis
18 Jeremy Reed, OF
19 Ryan Church, OF
20 Howard Johnson, coach
21 Carlos Delgado, 1B
22 JJ Putz, RP
23 Brian Schneider, C
24 Vacant (Mays)
25 Pedro Feliciano, P
26 Rob Mackowiak, OF
27 Nelson Figueroa, P
28 Daniel Murphy, OF
29 Connor Robertson, P
30 Rocky Cherry, P
31 Vacant (Piazza)
32 Carlos Muniz, P
33 John Maine, P
34 Mike Pelfrey, P
35 Brandon Knight, P
36 Darren O’Day, P
37 Retired (Stengel)
38 Tom Martin, P
39 Bobby Parnell, P
40 Eddie Kunz, P
41 Retired (Seaver)
42 Retired (Robinson)
43 Brian Stokes, P
44 Tim Redding, P
45 Vacant
46 Oliver Perez, P
47 Casey Fossum, P
48 Sean Green, P
49 Jonathon Niese, P
50 Duaner Sanchez, P
51 Luis Alicea, coach
52 Razor Shines, coach
53 Jerry Manuel, Manager
54 Dave Racianello, bullpen catcher
55 Randy Niemann, coach
56 Freddy Garcia, P
57 Johan Santana, P
58 Sandy Alomar Jr., coach
59 Dan Warthen, coach
60 Valerio De Los Santos, P
61 Livan Hernandez, P
62 Bobby Keilty, OF
63 Michel Abreu, 1B
64 Elmer Dessens, P
65 Kyle Snyder, P
66 Matt DeSalvo, P
67 Fernando Martinez, OF
68 Heriberto Ruelas, P
69 Vacant (according to MBTN contributor Jason, this number is retired in honor of the 1969 World Champions but probably also to save unnecessary clubhouse and bleacher abuse)
70 Jon Switzer, P
71 Toby Stoner, P
72 Adam Bostick, P
73 Dillon Gee, P
74 Michael Antonini, P
75 Francisco Rodriguez, P
76 Omir Santos, C
77 Rene Rivera, C
78 Josh Thole, C
79 Jose Coronado, INF
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90 Ramon Martinez, INF
91 Tony Armas, P
99 Jose Valentin, 2B
Submitted by Ranjrz5 on Sat, 02/21/2009 – 11:33am.
I’m predicting Alicea in #51, Niemann in #52, Shines in #55.
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the retired number club
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 02/23/2009 – 8:17am.
Does this mean that we will finaaly add another # to the wall at the cash box?
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Understandable typo…
Submitted by gored82 on Mon, 02/23/2009 – 12:44pm.
Perhaps it was Freudian, but you left the T out of Castillo on this list…better we should leave the whole name off, LOL!
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Razor Shines #
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 02/23/2009 – 1:43pm.
By looking at pics from Intersquad game, Shines is wearing #52 per Metsblog
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Yes, new numbers: 51
Submitted by Jon Springer on Mon, 02/23/2009 – 9:44pm.
Yes, new numbers:
51 Alicea
52 Shines
55 Niemann
also Armas get 91, per a reliable source