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Mets Sign Melky Cabrera, Erasmo Ramirez, Gordon Beckham

By Steve Adams | June 29, 2020 at 12:14pm CDT

JULY 1: Cabrera can earn at a $1.1MM annual rate if he makes the roster, Jon Heyman of MLB Network tweets.

JUNE 29: The Mets’ signing spree continued Monday with the additions of outfielder Melky Cabrera, infielder Gordon Beckham and right-hander Erasmo Ramirez. All three have been announced by the club, and all are “expected” to be added to the 60-man player pool, according to the team. They join earlier signees Hunter Strickland and Ryan Cordell in that regard.

At 35 years old, Cabrera isn’t the hitter he once was.  That said, the Melk Man also hasn’t batted lower than .273 in the past decade, and his contact skills generally make him a source of a respectable OBP even though he doesn’t walk much.

The switch-hitting Cabrera’s .280/.313/.399 slash with the Pirates last year was below-average on the whole (88 OPS+, 85 wRC+), but he was an average or better hitter in the three preceding seasons. Cabrera carried an .807 OPS into the All-Star break last year, but he hit just .231/.257/.306 down the stretch as his role shrunk. To his credit, he struck out at just a 10.3 percent clip in 2019. He’s no lock to make the roster, but if he can shake off last year’s second-half slide, the Mets could conceivably work him into the DH mix and not need to worry about his glove.

Beckham, 33, inked a minor league pact with the Padres in February but had a rough showing in their initial camp that led to his release. Although he drew five walks, Beckham was hitless in 14 at-bats. He spent the 2019 campaign with the Tigers, hitting .215/.271/.372 with six homers, a dozen doubles and a pair of triples in 240 trips to the plate.

Beckham made his big league debut just one year after being selected with the No. 8 overall pick in the 2008 draft by the White Sox. He wasn’t able to replicate a strong rookie campaign, though, and eventually settled in as a journeyman utility infielder. He’s appeared in the big leagues each year since 2009, but Beckham carries a tepid .237/.300/.367 slash in 3782 plate appearances as a big leaguer.

Ramirez, 30, was a quality arm with the Mariners and Rays from 2015-17, pitching to a combined 3.97 ERA (4.22 FIP) with 7.0 K/9, 2.3 BB/9 and 1.2 HR/9 in 385 1/3 big league innings. A teres major strain wiped out most of his 2018 season, though, and Ramirez has yet to really regain his footing. He spent the 2019 season with the Red Sox’ Triple-A affiliate, for whom he posted a 4.74 ERA with 6.8 K/9 and 3.1 BB/9 in 125 1/3 innings.

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  1. DarkSide830

    10 months ago

    Cabrera is a solid reserve option, but Beckham? amazing this guy can still get jobs.

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    • jagonza

      10 months ago

      Agreed

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      • realsox

        10 months ago

        Beckham is an excellent defender who plays hard the right way. His struggles at the plate are obvious, but there are quite a few players like him who continue to be valued by clubs around the league. Good luck to him with the Mets.

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        • MarlinsFanBase

          10 months ago

          Same ole Mets. They bring in Cabrera to join with Cano in hopes that they’ll have a silent culture of “helping” teammates improve – although not naturally. This was the same move they did when they brought in Fernando Tatis who was tied to PEDs and all of the sudden, his “leadership” led to Jose Reyes, Carlos Delgado and Carlos Beltran being among several Mets during that time that started going to Anthony Galea after MLB banned all MLB players from openly going to Angel Presinal for his “training techniques”. I wonder which Mets will start gaining from Cano and Cabrera’s “leadeship” the same way many gained from Fernando Tatis’?

          Let me guess the excuse once caught: “I felt COVID symptoms, so I used something that someone gave me without knowing what it was.”

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        • nymetsking

          10 months ago

          It’s better than snorting coke and killing innocent people on a boat, but whatever.

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        • mredplays3b

          10 months ago

          Hope you enjoy watching your 21 win season in 2020.

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        • MarlinsFanBase

          10 months ago

          Oh, I clearly struck a nerve.

          Don’t be upset at me. And don’t be upset at the Mets. They needed to do something like this since they had to fire their manager before he even had a chance to “help” the Mets with the “leadership” he used when the Astros won their championship.

          And as for the shot at Fernandez, Dwight Gooden and Darryle Strawberry and several other Mets of the 1980s were just lucky enough to have had the same fates…considering they had the same problem.

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        • MarlinsFanBase

          10 months ago

          typo…Dwight Gooden, Darryl Strawberry and several other Mets of the 1980s were just lucky enough to NOT have the same fates as Fernandez…considering they had the same problem.

          Maybe if Fernandez lived to an older age, he would have had a failed career half way through, or won championship rings that he tried to sell, or disappeared from teams until reported as missing (a couple of Mets did this), end up in prison, got caught up in a public drug trial, become a coach or manager and show up intoxicated to games or purposely get kicked out of games to get loaded in the parking lot, throw fireworks at fans in a parking lot, etc. actions. Of course Mets players are perfect and never been involved with substances that would have had them do anything like any of these.

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        • Cosmodeus

          10 months ago

          Struck a nerve? Who struck your nerve? Did the Mets kick your puppy or something? Yeesh. Broken record. Day in day out.

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        • MarlinsFanBase

          10 months ago

          Broken record? Mets fans are a broken record.

          Every year…

          – This prospect is a stud.

          – This manager is the answer.

          – This GM is the savior.

          – This team is a championship contender.

          – This pitching staff is one of the best ever.

          Then after reality sets in…

          – Trade this guy and that guy.

          – We are not reaching our “potential” (guys in their prime years who already peaked and leveled off).

          – Fire the manager. Bring in Wally Backman (even though he’s got issues).

          – Sell the team!

          – Fire the GM!

          – Fire the trainer and medical staff!

          – We’ll get the missing piece.

          – This stud player will absolutely sign with the Mets because everyone wants to play in NY.

          – Let’s trade our garbage for All Stars in their primes because those are fair deals.

          – These offseason additions are great and we’re championship contenders for sure next season.

          Wash…rinse…repeat…

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        • Cosmodeus

          10 months ago

          Ok but your problem is with some generic Met fan’s nonsense, why are you always yelling it at us? And you’re not exactly disproving the idea that you’re the one with the unhealthy obsession by writing all that. My point was it’s odd for you to be asking someone what the bug up their butt is when you’ve got the same one up yours every. single. day! Plus, you got a few straw men in there… I’ve never heard a Met fan claim that everyone wants to play for them, usually quite the opposite.

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        • mredplays3b

          10 months ago

          Oh a Marlins fan is talking trash.
          Gee, I suppose you’re one of the 4,831 fans in the stands on a Saturday night, having your hotdog repeat on you while watching a 100 loss team.
          When Jeter sells the team you could relocate to Charlotte to watch them.

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        • MarlinsFanBase

          10 months ago

          I don’t eat hotdogs and I think Mets fans have more experience in 100-loss seasons. You surely have a monopoly on disappointment.

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        • mredplays3b

          10 months ago

          21 losing seasons over your 28 year ‘history’.
          Goodnight!!

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        • Cosmodeus

          10 months ago

          Mets have one 100 loss season the last 50 years. Marlins?

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        • MarlinsFanBase

          10 months ago

          Uh, why are you limiting it to 50 years when the Mets have been around for 59 years?

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        • MarlinsFanBase

          10 months ago

          1986…Good night!

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  2. davidk1979

    10 months ago

    Lmao the 2009 solid role players club

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    • Cosmodeus

      10 months ago

      I mean they are here to be 5th OFrs at best. What’s wrong with that?

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  3. Francys08

    10 months ago

    The Mets are active today signing a lot of players. This is great by the Mets signing Cabrera and Ramirez.

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  4. mlbnyyfan

    10 months ago

    Are the Mets shopping from the Yankees scrap pile. Melky, Eduardo Nunez, Bentances. I think the Mets should sign Johnny Damon next.

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    • bobtillman

      10 months ago

      And immediately trade for Refsnyder…..

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    • joeyrocafella

      10 months ago

      Betances is a great signing, I wouldn’t care that a “scrap pile” guy. The rest just happened to have quick stops with the Yankees and like 10 other teams so your statement can be made for any number of teams… Yankee fans are always fishing for compliments ugghh

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      • DarkSide830

        10 months ago

        to be honest it’s better to take a good team’s scraps than a bad team’s scraps

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    • metvibes

      10 months ago

      since the yankees sign virtually all mlb players in their eagerness to win , its no wonder any player signed by other teams has passed trough the yankee roster.

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    • mredplays3b

      10 months ago

      …yes, but no deal for Ed Whitson.

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    • jim stem

      10 months ago

      IF this season is played, all teams are going to need vets like this who can step in and know their roles, not needing a lot of time to get up to speed if called upon.

      Bartolo, wherefore art thou?

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  5. lowtalker1

    10 months ago

    Cabrera has not been the same hitter since he was buster for peds

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    • mlbnyyfan

      10 months ago

      The only blessing for the Mets is getting to play Cano another former Yankee at DH and let McNeil play everyday at second. JD Davis at third and hopefully Cespedes is back healthy.

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      • jimmyduz0523

        10 months ago

        if cespedes is healthy he’s gonna DH 90% of games, noway he plays the OF.

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        • batter up

          10 months ago

          They said Céspedes is going to be ready for the start of the season.

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    • Acgiants2

      10 months ago

      I hope you said “buster for peds “ cause Buster won the batting championship cause he got busted

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    • Eatdust666

      10 months ago

      Yeah, but he has had some seasons since then where he did hit well.

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  6. Tesseract

    10 months ago

    If Gordon Beckham was named Juan Ramirez, he would have been out of baseball 5 years ago.

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    • Warisalie

      10 months ago

      Who is Juan Ramirez?

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      • Tesseract

        10 months ago

        No one. That’s the point, Latin American players do not get the same chances as the white Johnny Hustle players types. There is a deep systematic racism in baseball as well.. Some executives are aware of this and do nothing.

        Here is more information bostonglobe.com/2020/06/10/sports/how-racial-bias-…

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  7. mgomrjsurf

    10 months ago

    Here comes OF backups.

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  8. toooldtocare

    10 months ago

    What team was Melky with when he was suspended for banned substance, Giants?

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  9. Joeypower

    10 months ago

    Old google will tell you!

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  10. ExileInLA

    10 months ago

    Every team in MLB will lose active time of a bunch of players due to covid; guys who can sit on the 60 man roster and maybe turn out to be lightning in a bottle for 30 days have value…

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    • Warisalie

      10 months ago

      Beckham has a better chance of being struck by that lightning than hitting 250+. No lightning in a bottle there my friend. He hasn’t finished a season hitting over .250 since 2013 or 2014. That guy couldn’t get a job as a dog catcher. I wouldn’t even let that guy carry my luggage to my room. He Couldn’t get a job picking up rubbers in a third world country brother house. Smh…… Beckham.

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      • Warisalie

        10 months ago

        Brothel *

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  11. brucenewton

    10 months ago

    Mets are struggling

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  12. Eatdust666

    10 months ago

    How does Gordon Beckham keep getting chances despite the fact that his rookie year was the only season when he hit well?

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