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Mets To Sign Casey Fossum

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | February 9, 2011 at 8:14am CDT

The Mets agreed to sign Casey Fossum, according to Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com. Fossum gets a minor league deal and an invitation to minor league Spring Training, according to Andy Martino of the New York Daily News (Twitter links).

The former Met will provide the team with left-handed depth in the bullpen, and compete with Taylor Tankersley, Tim Byrdak and Mike O'Connor for playing time.

Fossum, 33, spent last season in Japan after spending nine seasons in the Major Leagues. He has a 5.45 ERA with 7.0 K/9 and 3.7 BB/9 in 786 innings for the Rays, Red Sox, D'Backs, Mets and Tigers. He started regularly early on in his career, but has been working exclusively out of the 'pen since 2008.

Fossum's rate stats are slightly better against left-handed hitters (7.1 K/9, 3.1 BB/9, 41.2% ground ball rate), but he hasn't shown a pronounced platoon split over the course of his career.

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  1. MetsEventually

    14 years ago

    …again?

    Reply
  2. metfan31

    14 years ago

    ew.

    Reply
  3. MaineluvstheSox

    14 years ago

    Casey must be desperate.

    Reply
    • df7215

      14 years ago

      the mets must be desperate

      Reply
    • metsman

      14 years ago

      hahaha….wait……hahaha….and more thing: hahaha. that is all.

      Reply
  4. MB923

    14 years ago

    Can he hit?

    Reply
  5. sourbob

    14 years ago

    Anyone have Fossum’s Japan stats for 2010?

    Reply
    • MB923

      14 years ago

      The best link I found says he was in 2 leagues (or 2 teams, don’t understand it), Ni-gun and Ichi-Gun

      Ni-gun, 18 games, 29 innings, 1-0, 3.10 ERA
      Ichi-gun, 12 games, 52 innings, 2-5, 5.72 ERA

      Reply
      • Youk4MVP

        14 years ago

        I believe Ni-gun is similar to AAA over here

        Reply
        • Patrick Newman

          14 years ago

          Yep, ni-gun is Japan’s equivalent of an affiliated minor league team. The level of play is not as good as 3A though.

          Reply
  6. vtadave

    14 years ago

    Pretty sure he’s not the next Colby Lewis…

    Reply
  7. David B

    14 years ago

    is this just to fill a roster spot? i dont really understand the point otherwise.

    Reply
    • stickyone

      14 years ago

      roster filler for AAA, and 1 more guy in the mix for a lOOGY role with the big club.

      or just a ST body that will get cut.

      Reply
  8. JoeV

    14 years ago

    most likely he’ll be in buffalo as insurance in case of several injuries

    Reply
  9. MatzMatics

    14 years ago

    Another LOOGY signing? Maybe he learned something in Japan. It worked for Pedro Feliciano, who wasn’t all that special till he went to Japan for a year. He came back to the Mets and was a big part of the pen in ’06. Who knows?

    Reply
    • stickyone

      14 years ago

      Darren Oliver was another guy that pretty much was a dud before having it all “click” later in his career.

      especially with a guy having a limited role (a loogy) picking up on e new pitch, or making some other mechanical change (to fool batters) can make the difference.

      Reply
  10. scluse

    14 years ago

    Watch out Philly, HERE WE COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  11. Backup_Slider

    14 years ago

    The Mets clearly intend to play fossum in 2011.

    Reply
  12. belky2

    14 years ago

    Uh oh, get ready for the Fossum Flop, NYC.

    Reply
  13. metsman

    14 years ago

    fossum the possom is better off playing dead than pitching, but it’s kind of hard to tell the difference.

    Reply
  14. TheRza82

    14 years ago

    Just an insurance signing in case someone gets injured out of the pen. I mean, I would of preferred the mets just would’ve re-signed Felciano or signed Fuentes but that would just be shooting waaaayyyy too high.

    Reply
  15. baseball1010

    14 years ago

    Mark if he does not have a major league invite to spring training how is he competing against Byrdak, O’Connor and Tankersley?

    Reply
  16. dc21892

    14 years ago

    Oh man… I remember his time in Boston. Boy was that tough.

    Reply
  17. GreenJuice

    14 years ago

    Gotta love Sandy Alderson’s eye for talent.

    Reply
  18. Amazing808s

    14 years ago

    Just hand the Mets the world championship trophy already!

    Reply
  19. tdw815

    14 years ago

    Now that Michael Young has made it clear that he would like to be traded, is there any possibility of the Mets trading for him and sticking him at second base?

    Reply
    • xhausted_grad

      14 years ago

      probably not – he’s owed a lot of money, plus he is 34.

      i really think we should give emaus a chance. he had a great obp in the minors, and i doubt murphy can field that position – or any position for that matter. if i were collins, i would not let him anywhere near second.

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