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Mets To Sign Taylor Tankersley

By Zachary Links | January 12, 2011 at 11:40am CDT

The Mets have signed left-handed reliever Taylor Tankersley to a minor league deal, the team announced. Dave Gershman of the SPANdemonium blog first reported the agreement, which includes a Spring Training invitation, and MLBTR confirmed the deal.

The team's search for a lefty out of the bullpen began in earnest after losing Hisanori Takahashi and Pedro Feliciano in free agency.  At times the Mets have been linked to some of the stronger left-handed relievers on the market such as Brian Fuentes, but for the most part they have targeted more affordable options this winter.

Tankersley, 28, missed all of the 2009 major league season with an elbow injury.  After seeing limited action as a lefty specialist in 2010, he rejected a minor league assignment and was granted free agency in October.  In four seasons with the Marlins, Tankersley had a 4.58 ERA with 8.8 K/9 and 5.3 BB/9.  The reliever is represented by Tom O'Connell.

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  1. roberty

    14 years ago

    Siiiiiick. Tankersley was born to pitch for the Mets. I’d prefer Ron Mahay.

    Reply
    • guydavis

      14 years ago

      Didn’t he sign a two year deal? Cos that was never gonna happen with the Mets. We all would have preferred Mahay.

      Reply
    • guydavis

      14 years ago

      Didn’t he sign a two year deal? Cos that was never gonna happen with the Mets. We all would have preferred Mahay.

      Reply
  2. yahoo-AGGIVA7UNR4DUL5QIGWM2MUUVI

    14 years ago

    Minor League deal? Where were you Baltimore??

    Reply
  3. Babawhitesox

    14 years ago

    Nice job Span!

    Reply
    • Dave_Gershman

      14 years ago

      Much appreciated. Glad I could help.

      Reply
      • MetsEventually

        14 years ago

        Very nice SPAN! Congrats on this!

        Reply
        • Dave_Gershman

          14 years ago

          I really appreciate it. Just doing what I could.

          Reply
  4. FreeBald

    14 years ago

    Well he’s got the power of alliteration going for him, something Oliver Perez narrowly missed out on.

    Reply
  5. pastlives

    14 years ago

    span how did you break this!? haha

    Reply
    • Dave_Gershman

      14 years ago

      Just got some info and went from there.

      Reply
      • East Coast Bias

        14 years ago

        Good job, brothaman.

        Reply
      • East Coast Bias

        14 years ago

        Good job, brothaman.

        Reply
        • Dave_Gershman

          14 years ago

          Thanks bro

          Reply
  6. metsman

    14 years ago

    a 4.58 ERA back when he was healthy ? I’ll take my chances with Ollie thanks.

    Reply
    • East Coast Bias

      14 years ago

      You can’t be serious.

      Reply
    • DhmkJp

      14 years ago

      Ollie posts 6+ERA when healthy. Minor league deal can’t hurt.

      Reply
    • DhmkJp

      14 years ago

      Ollie posts 6+ERA when healthy. Minor league deal can’t hurt.

      Reply
    • Blue387

      14 years ago

      As a Mets fan, I must say Oliver Perez couldn’t find the strike zone if it walked over and slapped him on the face.

      Reply
      • Infield Fly

        14 years ago

        Then again, with all the shelling Ollie takes a smack in the face straight from the K zone would probably just be business as usual. What that boy really needs is some chin music (repeat as needed until message finally sinks in).

        Reply
      • wkkortas

        14 years ago

        Leave K-Rod out of it.

        Reply
    • METfan201

      14 years ago

      Good job on the report SPAN. I see u on alot of posts. And as for u mets man u lost ur mind! Lol OLLiE can go to hell!

      Reply
      • Dave_Gershman

        14 years ago

        Thanks Man. I used to post a lot. Lately, I’ve been really busy working on blogs and such.

        Reply
  7. DhmkJp

    14 years ago

    Good signing for a loogy. I’ve always liked this guy when he was with the Marlins.

    Reply
    • Infield Fly

      14 years ago

      ….And I always hated him when he was with the Fish….which comes down to the same thing. 😀

      Reply
  8. scluse

    14 years ago

    I remember back when he was with the Fish, his slider was UNHITTABLE and pair that with a 92-95 MPH heater. But IMHO I can’t help to think that at least 1 or 2 of these guys that Sandy and Co. are signing will inevitably hit the DL however for the salaries involved and the possible upside you really can’t go wrong.

    Reply
  9. scluse

    14 years ago

    I remember back when he was with the Fish, his slider was UNHITTABLE and pair that with a 92-95 MPH heater. But

    Reply
  10. scluse

    14 years ago

    Sorry for the double post.

    Reply
  11. MetsDieHard4Life

    14 years ago

    minor league signing. RELAAAAAAAAX

    Reply
  12. run

    14 years ago

    great move imo. exactly what they wanted to do. sandys making moves that make sense, might be risky moves but he is putting a makeshift roster together while implementing a long term plan.

    Reply
  13. run

    14 years ago

    great move imo. exactly what they wanted to do. sandys making moves that make sense, might be risky moves but he is putting a makeshift roster together while implementing a long term plan.

    Reply
  14. MetsEventually

    14 years ago

    Perpetual…Taylor?

    Reply
  15. MetsEventually

    14 years ago

    Perpetual…Taylor?

    Reply
  16. Kickme Inthenads

    14 years ago

    Man, I feel bad for Mets fans. With each post on this site it keeps getting worse and worse.

    Reply
    • nymets4581

      14 years ago

      How is this a bad signing? Low risk, high reward left handed reliever. nothing wrong with that.

      Reply
  17. BravesRed

    14 years ago

    I give credit where credit is due, so congrats SPAN.

    Reply
    • Dave_Gershman

      14 years ago

      I say thank you when thanks is due, so thanks Braves Red.

      Reply
      • BravesRed

        14 years ago

        That got a chuckle out of me.

        Reply
  18. Mr Top Ten

    14 years ago

    Tank throws gas but is so wild. Man the pen on the Mets is shaky. Hope we sign a starter than can go at least 6 innings. Young’s medical records must be bad for him to wait this long to get signed. Bush signing looks more and more likely.I also predict Mejia will be in the rotation by the trading deadline

    Reply
    • TRS86

      14 years ago

      Is 87.4 gas? How about the 90.6 he averaged back in 2006 when he was healthy?

      Reply
    • Chuck345

      14 years ago

      The pen on the Mets is shaky, the rotation on the Mets is shaky, the lineup is shaky…..and so on…

      Reply
  19. BS

    14 years ago

    The Mets are running a monopoly on injured free agent pitchers

    Reply
    • BravesRed

      14 years ago

      Rangers signed Webb, and Tigers signed Penny.

      Reply
  20. popular_mechanics_for_pitchers

    14 years ago

    With JP Ricciardi’s input, the Mets are signing Tomo Ohka, John Thompson, Kevin Mench and Brad Wilkerson. oh wait I’m just revisiting a Nightmare!

    Reply
  21. PennMariner

    14 years ago

    He’ll do fine in spacious Citi Field, if he stays healthy and makes it there. He’s actually an interesting pitcher: lots of fly balls, yet an impressive K-rate and swinging strike rate for a loogy.

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