The Mets did the kindest thing they could and sprung Eduardo Escobar from this drifting shipwreck. The veteran infielder, who actually looked useful if redundant as a reserve, was traded to Anaheim last night for two minor league pitchers. It’s nice that Steve Cohen paid his salary on the way out which leads to a better haul of prospects in this case, /looks it up/ Coleman Crow and Landon Marceaux.
I didn’t get to see Vinny Nottoli make his Mets debut but he’s wearing the No. 68 most recently belonging to Adonis Medina. I have gotten a look at sidearmer Grant Hartwig, who is making history as the first Met to wear No. 93.
I haven’t put better baseball beyond this group but it’s looking more to me like the Escobar trade could be the first of several unloadings for this group, especially if the time comes for Mark Vientos and Ronny Mauricio to be contributors. Mauricio is listed in No. 60 but I could see him taking the newly available 10.
A long shot guess. Narvaez switches to his old number 10 when Mauricio comes up and Mauricio takes number 2, which he seems to like.
I like that
The answer is Danny Mendick, formerly of the White Sox. The number is 15.
In honor of the currently unnumbered, soon to be DFA’d TJ McFarland, here is the all-time list of Mets known by their initials:
RJ Alvarez, DJ Carrasco, PJ Conlon, JD Davis, RA Dickey, DJ Dozier, JC Martin, CJ Nitkowski, JJ Putz, AJ Ramos & TJ Rivera
Gotta wore 30 in Seattle, maybe 33 in NY.
Nice call, Gene! Gott listed in 33 on Mets.com
Good call, 33 it is! DJ Stewart in 29.
McFarland in #44.