The Rays “would love to talk” with the Mets about catcher Wilson Ramos if New York is interested in absorbing most of his $10.5MM salary, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times writes. Whether the Mets are eyeing Ramos is unclear, but the NL-best club (11-1) is without its top two backstops, the injured Travis d’Arnaud and Kevin Plawecki, which could put it in the market for help behind the plate. D’Arnaud won’t play again this year (Tommy John surgery), though Plawecki should return within a month from a fracture in his left hand. Therefore, the Mets might not feel the need to do anything drastic, such as taking on most of Ramos’ money.
Here’s more from the AL East:
- The Yankees’ best prospect, infielder Gleyber Torres, could end up in the majors soon if the Miguel Andujar–Tyler Wade tandem doesn’t start producing for the club, George A. King III of the New York Post observes. Andujar, also one of the Yankees’ top prospects, collected a double and a triple in their win over the Tigers on Friday. The third baseman has just five hits in 34 plate appearances, though, while Wade – primarily a second baseman – has even fewer knocks (three) in 35 PAs. Torres could play either third or second, thus bumping either Andujar or Wade. The Yankees wouldn’t need help at the hot corner had Brandon Drury not gone on the DL ith severe migraines on April 7. Drury could return April 17, but that’s not likely, according to King. It just so happens that the Yankees could gain an extra year of team control over Torres, 21, by waiting until April 18 to promote him, King points out. Torres has made his case for a call-up this year, having batted a tremendous .387/.412/.548 over 34 PAs at the Triple-A level.
- The Red Sox have managed an American League-leading 12-2 record without left-hander Drew Pomeranz, who’s on the DL with a forearm flexor strain. But Pomeranz is nearing his 2018 debut, according to Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald. The 29-year-old made a Double-A rehab start Friday, and his next outing will be the Red Sox, according to manager Alex Cora. Pomeranz will take the hill either Thursday against the Angels or Friday versus the Athletics. This could be the last season in Boston for Pomeranz, who’s scheduled to hit free agency next winter.
- The Red Sox selected lefty Trey Ball seventh overall in 2013 with the hope that he’d make an impact in the majors as a starter. Five years later, they’ve moved him to the bullpen, per Christopher Smith of MassLive.com. The 23-year-old has taken to his new relief role thus far, having pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings at the Double-A level this season. Smith’s piece, which is worth checking out in full, contains several quotes from Red Sox vice president of pitching development and assistant pitching coach Brian Bannister regarding Ball’s transition.
I hope the Redsox “Ball isn’t related to the Lakers Ball.
Yup they are all related, this ones name is “Lik’Ma Ball”.
Lol
And the Red Sox had no depth in rotation, member?
Now their #7 pitch would be #3 on most al east teams.
And yet you fail to realize only 14 games for the Sox have happen. If it’s the same in August than yes you’re right. But getting tired of the people calling victory or failure when it’s still the first damn month.
14 games…most of them against the two triple A teams from Florida. Not exactly an accurate representation of the opposition they’ll be facing over the course of the season.
And those Florida games came with the offense struggling and a major late comeback.
The Red Sox of course cannot keep up this pace but if you watch them play the team has a seemed more relaxed than last year, Price is in a completely different head space, and Porcello has looked sharper than his Cy Young season. So let’s not pretend they’re a fluke either.
“Price is in a completely different head space”
Did you forget the time Price gave up 4 runs in the 1st inning and then disappeared?
With them playing the Yankees, you need to make it 3 AAA team.
You mean when he was taken out of the game due to an apparent injury? Gee, did you forget that part?
haha thats the best part! “y-yeah my hand felt weird i swear! otherwise i wouldnt have given up 4 runs it was my hand i s-swear!”
He supposedly was hurt. if the playoffs come, he can be put in the pen. For all his issues, he’s now pitched phenomenal relieving in the playoffs, first as a rookie and then last year. Not what you pay $30m for but it is an option if your other starters are all doing well. That said, injuries happen and no I don’t expect this level of pitching to remain consistent all. year. So he is important as a starter. I’m just trying to explain the options.
Said he couldn’t feel his hand…pretty tough to locate a pitch after that, which was the issue.
He has a hand excuse. Severino, Tanaka and gray are just terrible. Near 12 ERA from the starters vs the Sox this year.
Best paid reliever in MLB.
Says the guy whose entire fan base was declaring a division title in January
Exactly Smith lol
As a Sox fan, I’ve tried to stress that point. People, relax and enjoy the season.
Nothing like this small sample size to get Sox nation emboldened.
Steven Wright is also on the DL. While clearly not a number 1 or 2, he did make an ASG and eats innings as good as anyone. That saves the bullpen and is important for any team.
Hey Vinnie. You paid the PRICE this week and so there is a hole. You can’t count on all of these almost DL caliber pitchers lasting past June, and SALE’s value will become closeout priced when he loses his effectiveness in Mid-August. Perhaps you need a reminder of last year’s sale meltdown?
Is it a meltdown if you’re in 2nd most of the year and win the division?
Figured it’s blowhard MikeY. Given that, no real response is needed but please don’t try to compare starters. A better argument is the pens even with the Yankees’ rough start. I just love the talk when it was NY that panicked and traded for Stanton despite the team having other needs. Yes I expect if he remains healthy, he’ll end up with good if not great power numbers but in a few years, the contract is going to be an albatross and by then there could be a hard cap (I doubt it and if there is, there could be grandfather protection- but you never know).
There will never be a hard cap in MLB ! The union will never sign off on that .
Historically but if free agency continues like this past year, priorities could change and a cap with a floor could be a compromise depending on the parameters.
Oh… You mean like Judge? Singlehandedly cost his team the division. But…who am I to JUDGE a player who hit .160 for 6 weeks?
Think maybe you’re taking about JBJ…
Outside of Kris Bryant and Aaron Judge, that 2013 draft class was a major disappointment all around. Hopefully Ball can succeed in the pen.
To be fair, a lot of the guys were drafted out of High School and are just now reaching ML ready status
I’d also point out Knebel and Bellinger have worked out fine so far
Should the Mets trade for Ramos they would be going with the same catching tandem the Nats used from 2014-16 until/unless Plawecki returns. And they will likely find out why the Nats let each of them walk away.
Yeah and they signed Matt Wieters instead. Good for them.
Ramos was terrific for the Nats. He didn’t walk away, he was carried away when he blew out his knee in the last week of the 2016 season. Rays signed him for two years because they could punt the first half season while he was recovering from surgery, which didn’t make sense for the Nats as a contender. I watch Sox games, Ramos is back to being a great player. Please, get him out of the division.
In what world is Ramos a great player right now? As a Rays fan, I can tell you that simply is not true. He didnt even seem replacement level last year, and this year has been dreadful.
But before the season started, I could have sworn Andujar and Wade were superstars in the making according to Yankees fans on here…weird.
Andujar still quite possibly could be, Wade is a nice player but probably not superstar status, though I know what you mean about SOME NYY fans labelling kids future HOF’s as soon as they don the pinstripes…far too early to predict but no harm in being hopeful
To small a sample size by far. Season is only a couple weeks old.
Could you imagine giving up on young, top prospects after FOURTEEN days? Talk about a knee jerk reaction. Wade could develop into a super utility like Zobrist, but with speed. Pitchers seem to be getting the better of Andujar, who seems to he trying to do too much but showed good signs in his game against the Tigers. There is still a lot to like about Andujars bat and hes shown both good and bad defense in his time in the bigs so far but mostly good. Im still very high on Andujar.
Does anybody know if those flu symptoms that seemed to be affecting Wade are still bothering him?
Apparently wade lost 8 pounds during his sickness and has said he feels weaker and cannot drive the ball yet
Yikes, hope hes drinking a lot of water and orange juice.
Zobrist was one of the best players of his generation. That would be Wade 100th percentile outcome. Let’s be reasonable.
“Zobrist was one of the best players of his generation.”
Seriously? The guy had one very good year with TB but other than that he’s a .260 hitter. Zobrist was VALUABLE because he could plug into infield and outfield positions and that helped expand the bench, but to say he was one of the BEST players is a gross overstatement.
Key role on two series-winning teams? Keep yr season batting average stat–I’ll take the guy who comes through when it matters. (Batting avg? Who pays attn to that anymore?)
Good comment koz16….Zobrist value is that he can play multiple positions.
If he was a generational player he’s still be a Ray!
You mean he performs in the clutch ? Yea, that’s been proven to not be a real thing.
Give the kids time. The Yankees knew this could happen and rolled the dice to stay under the tax threshold. Sox fans, remember last year when the team tried everything but trading for an expensive third baseman before bringing up Devers?
It’s been two weeks…
“George A. King III” is the biggest idiot in baseball. He’s never right about anything. So if he says Torres is coming up, the kid is doomed to play the minors for months.
I imagine that if Torres is to come up, it’ll be around the all-star break.
I’m thinking May 1st
Anytime from 04/18 per another article, based on the team maximizing control years.
Typical Rays. Ahhhh
Tyler Wade is a rookie of the year candidate lmao
Judge had just as bad a start to his career as Wade…and wont RoY just fine.
One was a top prospect, the other is a AAAA utility player. There’s no comparison
You’re a AAAA commenter but just a slightly below humanitarian.
Is that you, “Carl Schowalter”? Same Avie, must be.
I disagree, I think JD is A+ Commenter (A-F scale)
Gotta hand it to you, A+ for the new mlbtr name. F for your blindless devotion worshiping Tyler Wade. He could end the season batting under .200 and you’ll find ways to make excuses. I want this team to succeed, but Tyler Wade is way too overhyped, dude.
Your “Swiss army” knife’s shaping up to be Brendan Ryan. At least he had an excellent Spring Training, you can look back at.
That means a lot coming from a Blue Jays fan
The award goes to Tyler Austin for making all of the Red Sox fans bellyache and cry foul.
Wow Sox fans…never seem to learn that winning against a weak early season schedule will come back to bite you in the butt come the dog days of August.
By then Price will be off to TJ surgery, insuring that he loses 2018 and 2019. At that point Cracker Jack DD finally has to admit that he signed the worst contract in mlb history.
Hanley will be on the DL as well—for something that nobody (including himself really understands) but no worries—he will be close by hanging out on the Cape with his brother from another mother, Manny.
Hanley will not go on the DL until he gets enough PAs to vest his option. So I would expect to hang in until September.
You’re like an annoying horse-fly buzzing around when someone is trying to sleep.
GO AWAY!!!
Yes, I’ll go away, and not the ridiculous posters who were saying he was a ROY candidate. Grow up man
Go away lol
Cerealman, we don’t always agree but a big thanks. We need a can of Raid to spray when certain bloggers chime in.
It’s hard to agree when the rivalry certainly says we shouldn’t. That being said,we’ll need an industrial can to rid ourselves and others of this common pest.
Agreed. Suggest we enjoy the games and let the year play out. Certain Sox fans can be just as annoying. After 2004 I started reminding myself that I would not be arrogant like many NY fans.
Why are you guys so rattled about this comment? I expect you both to get this triggered the next time someone makes a post about Tyler Wade being a rookie of the year candidate as well? Or is this just some faux outrage?
Nothing “faux” about it.
Now shoo-away.
Well sure seems like it since you respond to every one of my posts
Like how hard is it to skip a comment? I’ve commented on this site for years, and have no intention to stop. So please, ignore my posts and troll someone else.
JD. Nothing wrong with different opinions but some just seem to post for self-ego boosting. It’s one thing to cheer and protect your team. That’s being a fan. Some comments are just nonsense. The old saying that “even a broken clock is right twice a day” certainly fits in some cases.
This is a Sox-Yankees thread basically and I’m the troll.
To end things here you trolled Yankees fans about Wade to start…
One fan*
If you legitimately thought Wade was a rookie of the ear candidate I’m sorry if I hurt your feelings but I don’t know what to say. It was clearly obvious the poster I was throwing shade at is either biased or clueless
If there’s ever a reason to go to a paid site, trolls likely won’t pay…
dewey I’ve actually sat back and read this guys posts and he’s pretty consistent on his bias against all other AL east teams. This isn’t the first time he’s trashed one of the Yanks or for that matter a Sox player. He uses the “I’m a MLB fan” nononsense,like that changes things.
I bash every team when they deserve a good bashing lol. Any specific things I said that wasn’t true?
We talking about the same blogger? MY55. Can’t recall anything negative about the Bombers and I just googled him as I sit on my throne. Now there’s a common thread…
Rays FO is playing hard to get with Ramos, I see. Maybe he gets back to his old self this year but I dont know why even the Mets would want him right now.
Yankees and Sox fans are fun. I actually mean that; although the vast majority of these comments are a little out-of-hand, I like that people are so very passionate about their team. I am a Padres fan, but mostly a fan of baseball. There’s no real rivalry for San Diego, and the team has mostly been bad, so it’s fun to watch this thread. Keep it up, guys!
If and when the Padres become consistently good, rivalries will develop naturally within the division. I can’t ever recall the team being good over a period of three or more years.
The Mets would be the smartest team in the world if they were to agree to seating all of Ramos’s 10 million dollars and package Archer in the deal and send Wheeler or Harvey to Tampa.
That is bananas. Why would Tampa trade Archer for an expensive rental in Harvey?
Forget Archer but Harvey could be used to offset part of the Ramos contract. My guess is between salary and prospects, Ramos is too expensive for the Mets. Thing is even if KP gets healthy, he’s marginal at best.