Mets Get Calero on Minor League Deal

According to David Lennon of Newsday (which I annoyed you have to pay for),  the Mets have signed Kiko Calero to a minor league deal.  Last year Calero put up a 1.95 ERA for the Marlins, but was having trouble signing because of a history of arm injuries, and concerns about his current health.

I have no problem with this, because it was on a minor league deal.  This makes me think is that the Mets don't like the way their other bullpen guys are performing so far, or that this could be in some way indicative of where Escobar is in his re-hab.  Kiko provides some nice insurance at a low financial risk.

Once again, I like the risk...

Escobar Still Aiming For Opening Day

Mike Puma's been busy this morning...

In yet another article for the New York Post, Puma talks about Kelvim Escobar and his desire to "not be ruled out" yet for the season opener.  Puma quotes Escobar as saying, "Don't rule me out for opening the season...I know once I get going, I can get ready very quickly, and a lot of people could be surprised."  Escobar says he's feeling better, looser and stronger, which seem contradictory but are both very important to pitchers.  There is nothing worse than being tight or weak armed.  Pitching, like hitting, is all about torch and fluidity, and without either it's almost impossible to be effective.  It's nice to hear Escobar is getting there...

Puma also gets a timetable from Escobar who says of his setback last week, "I didn't expect to be in this position and they weren't expecting to have me in this position...But it's two full weeks. It's 4½ weeks until the season starts and I'm going to continue to do my work and we'll see where we are in two weeks."

Well it's nice to see some motivation out of Escobar to prove people wrong and make the opening day roster.  I think most Mets fans would agree with me when I say, I hope Kelvim can prove us wrong.