Mets Claim Braves Reliever Manny Acosta
by gondeee on Mar 30, 2010 6:05 PM EDT
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PrintThe New York Mets claimed reliever Manny Acosta from the Atlanta Braves today after the Braves placed him on waivers. Allow me to give all New York writers a quote they can use, "Acosta is like the pitching version of Jeff Francoeur, only worse." So yes, claim him all you want. The fear of Acosta ever appearing in a game for us again is finally over.
In another roster move, the Braves outrighted reliever Juan Abreu, who they signed away from the Royals this off-season, to triple-A. We will probably see him again, but there's not need for him to take up space on the 40-man. With the Braves having off-loaded Todd Redmond last week to triple-A and off the 40-man, we now have 3 open spaces on the 40-man roster.
One space will go to Jason Heyward, but who will take the other two spaces? Even if Joe Thurston makes the squad and is added to the 40-man, that still leaves one open spot. Very curious... what are the Braves thinking, and could this be the prelude to an end-of-spring trade? Maybe we just couldn't pass up the opportunity to give Manny Acosta to the Mets.
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Scott Proctor is on a Minor League deal, so he could be the guy for the last spot.
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He won't need a roster spot for a month or so
DOB stated that he’s going to start out in AAA
I assumed he would too, but I keep seeing people talking about him so I thought I’d throw this out there.
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Gearrin?
who else is on the “not on the 40 man now, but realistically possible on the 25 man in 2 weeks” besides Proctor, Heyward, Thurston?
Watch Acosta
Trun into the next Mariano Rivera or something. Acosta is not as bad as most people here are making him out to be.
His talent and potential are not as bad as people make it out to be….his performance has been just as bad as people think and worse. The guy just can’t put it together.
Too many walks
counteract his plus stuff. He’s actually never really had a problem with an excessive HR/FB rate, however, he doesn’t miss bats enough to make up for the number of walks he issues.
Still he could put it together. He’s a prime candidate to come back and bite us.
+1
Much easier, all-mighty Megatron, then attacking the real threat...The Autobots moonbase!!
by Brave Neander on Mar 31, 2010 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
lol
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by Smoltz's Beard on Mar 31, 2010 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
40 man roster
Vlad Nunez could also be added to the 40 man roster if Conrad beats out Thurston for the final slot.
Nunez could make the back end of the bullpen if Chavez has a couple of more bad outiings before opening day.
He is with the Braves on a minor league deal.
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Am I missing something?
Why so much hate for Acosta & Nunez?
Acosta pitched pretty well in 2008 and even last year his numbers weren’t as bad as the stats posted in recent years by other Braves relievers like like Boyer (2008), Yates (2007) or Carlyle (2009). He certainly was a viable option as a #6 # 7 guy in the bullpen. Given that he still had an option left, why not at least send him to AAA? Am I missing something? Did he have a bad attitude or something?
Regarding Nunez, he pitched quite decently in 2008 when our pitching was decimated by injury. I was actually surprised he wasn’t given more of a chance to make the team last year. Given the lack of veteran arms at Gwinnett, why not give him a chance there in case we need him in an emergency at the back end of the bullpen. This would also give the youngsters more time to develop instead of wasting their time as the # 7 guy.
Glad he's gone...
I’m tired of watching Acosta blow games at the most critical moment. That seems to be when he’s at his worst. Hell, I’m tired of the guy blowing games for me on MLB2010
Much easier, all-mighty Megatron, then attacking the real threat...The Autobots moonbase!!
by Brave Neander on Mar 31, 2010 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Glad he’s gone, he was never able to get it working in the Majors. Makes it easier to bring up Kimbrel or Gearrin in a few months. More will have to go for that to happen, but “I’ll cost ya” won’t be in the way.
+1 for the old school Seinfeld reference
Mr. Heyman < Mr. Bevilacqua
-1 for my wayyyy too excessive knowledge of Seinfeld
Was that the episode with Tropic of Cancer/Capricorn (can’t remember which one)?
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by Smoltz's Beard on Mar 31, 2010 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Best. News. Ever.
Shouldn't Reid Gorecki get a shot in RF before that Heyward kid everybody talks about?
I'd rather have Acosta the Steven Marek!!!
Acosta still had an option left, he didn’t have to be taken off the 40-man roster. So the Braves mean to tell me that they think more of Steven Marek than Manny Acosta. Marek stinks!!!
Options
Proctor, Kimbrel, Gearrin, and Gomez. Though perhaps you could argue they’re doing this to get Matt Young on the 40 man, or some other depth feeder at AAA like Timmons or Barbaro.
What bugs me is that Diory should go on the 60 man DL, so that’s even another spot on the 40 man roster. Consider that.
I think the Braves were hoping to get Acosta through waivers and back to AAA, since he’s out of options, but the Mets jumped on him. There might have been other claims, but he fills an obvious need for the Mets.
Barbaro’s not going up anytime soon. He didn’t even get a big league invite, which was strange. He must have just completely fallen out of their plans.
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that was odd
I still didn’t get that. I guess they feel safe with Hinske at 1B everyday if Glausy gets hurt.
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by Scott Coleman on Mar 30, 2010 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I might be wrong, but
I might be wrong, but it looks like the Braves originally optioned him to AAA before changing their mind. If so, I am wondering if there is something else, like a bad attitude, involved. Or perhaps, there just wasn’t space at AAA. Looks like they will start year off with Reynoso, Diamond, Venters or Reyes, Parr and Redmond as starting pitching; and Kimbrell, Lyman, Nunez, Gomez, Dunn, Marek and either Hyde, Bueno, or Huber in the bullpen with Valdez on DL.
Looks like I am wrong
Acosta was added to 40 man roster in October 2006, as he spent part of the next 3 years in minors and majors, that would mean he is out of options, correct? My humble apologies.
PS Time to get some sleep.
One 2nd, 3rd & 4th thought
Actually, it looks like his stint on 08 at AAA was an injury rehab so he probably did have 1 option left.
Considering they dumped Gunderson too..
who would seem like solid bullpen filler as well, a numbers crunch may be part of the issue. Of course, like you allude with the first move to AAA, maybe Acosta pitched a fit and they just said “no mas”. Gotta love Omar Minaya though.
Omar Minaya picking up a Latino??? Never LOLZ
In mother Russia no one can hear you scream.... or is that space?...now that I think about it, it's definitely space....
I thought Abreu...
…was assigned to Myrtle Beach, not Gwinnett. At least that is what I read.
Acosta - Poor mans Soriano
Now don’t get me wrong I was never in love with Manny Acosta or R. Soriano and discussing them both is like mixing pears and apples but Acosta is simply a young Soriano. Acosta needs time to mature and but I am not surprise that the Mets jumped on him. At this moment he is not a MLB reliever, of course neither is Jesse Chavez, Chavez needs more time similar to Acosta, but the reasoning that Acosta was gone is simple “HE BLEW TO MANY CHANCES” the Braves got tried of him coming into close games and blowing it and coming into other and looking great. It was always a crap shoot with Acosta and finally the Braves walked away from the table with nothing to show for the time of rolling the dice on him"
Go luck Mets fans and you thought your bullpen was bad before ohh man are you guys in for a suprise, lol at least for the immediate future.
by Holty_Panthers_Fan on Mar 31, 2010 12:06 AM EDT reply actions
I missed you!
I haven’t see ya around the blog lately…
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by Scott Coleman on Mar 31, 2010 2:19 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Could the Braves ?
Could the Braves be willing to pickup R. Garko as a backup to Chipper Jones ? Or has he already been claimed by another club ?
by Holty_Panthers_Fan on Mar 31, 2010 12:07 AM EDT reply actions
He has not been claimed as far as I know.
And his contract was only $550K. I am surprised Kotchman beat him out for the job in Seattle. I think he would make a great pickup for the Braves. He would probably have to sit in AAA for a time because we don’t have space on the 25-man roster, but still, he would be great depth to have.
Since when does Garko play 3B?
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Ever since HPF’s posts started making sense.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 31, 2010 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Am I missing something #2
Quite frankly, I have thought many people, in particular Mark Bowman at mlb.com, have been overly enthusiastic about the prospects for our bullpen this year. I think we had at least as many pitchers with major league experience in camp last year and 2008 as this year. In addition, Wagner, Saito and Proctor are at least as big a question marks (injury and age the for Wagner and Saito and injury for Proctor) as Soriano, Gonzalez and Moylan were heading into last year.
I disagree.
For starters, you mention Wagner, Saito, and Proctor this year vs. Soriano, Gonzalez, and Moylan last year. Remember, we still have Moylan. Also, I don’t think Wagner is any greater an injury risk than Gonzo or Soriano, who both have significantly more extensive injury histories. Furthermore, this year we also have Medlen to add to the mix. With the extensive help we could get from AAA during the season, I think our bullpen depth is much improved, even if the top of our bullpen is not significantly better because, let’s face it, Soriano and Gonzo were a nice 1-2 punch last year.
Nice
to see the Mets become the new Royals.
by Andy Braves Fan on Mar 31, 2010 12:51 PM EDT reply actions
Wow
The Mets aren’t even waiting until April to choke this time.
The birth of Jason Heyward was God’s punishment for the sins of the people in New York and Philly.
The Mets sent him to AAA. He’ll be down there most of the year, come up to the Majors occasionally and suck, then get sent down and continue to suck. Anyone lamenting this move hasn’t been paying enough attention.
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Yeah for you getting to watch him even more now!
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 31, 2010 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
A few games I’m sure. Manny has disappointed me though, because he used to be so nice and personable, but then after he got up to the show for the first time he became moody and standoffish. He really won’t ever talk to you anymore and most of the time he comes out after a game all pissed off because of how he performed. I know it’s hard to suck at your job, but plenty of guys approach it the right way. Heck, sometimes it helps to relax and talk about it.
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You should just Tonya Harding his ass if you ever see him at a 7 eleven or something.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Mar 31, 2010 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
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