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I'm a bit surprised, he's been hit pretty hard this spring.  But it looks like the Mets will make Gilmartin a LOOGY, if nothing else.

 

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I'm a bit surprised, he's been hit pretty hard this spring.  But it looks like the Mets will make Gilmartin a LOOGY, if nothing else.

 

As he should be, at least for now. that's his only ticket to the majors.

 

I'm a bit surprised, he's been hit pretty hard this spring.  But it looks like the Mets will make Gilmartin a LOOGY, if nothing else.

His last couple spring appearances have been scoreless, FWIW.

 

Also, given his likely LOOGY status, his overall spring numbers are probably less important his splits (I have no idea what his spring splits are like, but his 2014 and career splits show LOOGY potential).

I really hoped we wouldn't get him back.

Maybe he is better than I think he is, but he seems to get hit hard at times and give up big innings.  I think we be will just fine without him.  I wish him the best with the Mets and maybe Loogy will lead to greater success for him but I doubt it.

Interestingly, though, the Mets traded for two lefty relievers today.

 

I think it makes little ultimate difference to the Twins since they're already likely to go light on LHP in order to make room for Boyer, Pelfrey, Graham; I don't see Gilmartin sticking with this team either. But maybe a minor trade for the Mets to keep him will net someone interesting.

 

Interestingly, though, the Mets traded for two lefty relievers today.

I think it makes little ultimate difference to the Twins since they're already likely to go light on LHP in order to make room for Boyer, Pelfrey, Graham; I don't see Gilmartin sticking with this team either. But maybe a minor trade for the Mets to keep him will net someone interesting.

Gilmartin doesn't need to stick with the Twins major league club. If the Mets offer him back and Terry Ryan ponies up the modest dough, he's theirs and can be stashed in the minors. I'd favor a discussion of a trade though.

No loss. He's way too young for our bullpen.

The Twins love their soft-tossing lefties, though I guess not enough to protect this one.  It's getting a little crowded at Rochester and the big club though, I would have thought the Twins would have been more than willing to work out a trade with the Mets, but the fact that the Mets are keeping him may indicate that there were some discussions and the Twins told them to suck it.

 

Anyway, I'm good with any outcome that keeps 88 mph meatballers out of the system.