Pridie? Hardly.
According to MLB.com reporter Kelly Theiser’s Twitter page: “OF Jason Pridie was claimed off waivers by the #Mets. It clears a spot on the #Twins 40-man roster for Orlando Hudson.”
Thanks to Metsblog for the link and the following: “Last week, in a post to TwinkieTown, Jason projected Pridie to be on the Twins opening day roster, acting as a back-up outfielder to Denard Span.”
You can see his numbers here. In 8 minor leage seasons Pridie has produced a line of: .276 .319 .425 .744 while playing mostly CF. He has decent speed as evident by his 16 triples in 2008 and 69 total to go along with 153 SB.
As a side note, I wonder how it feels to be cut for the grittiest best off-season producing 2B of all time?
16 comments
GravediggerHebner
2/9/2010-3:50pm at 3:50 pm (UTC -4)
I need to look back and refresh my memory but I seem to recall Twins fans regarding this guy highly, and wondering what they were going to do with Gomez when they already had this guy.
GravediggerHebner
2/9/2010-3:55pm at 3:55 pm (UTC -4)
Perhaps I am misremembering because here is what Aaron Gleeman said when the Twins acquired Pridie in the Matt Garza deal:
“Back in 2005 the Twins selected Pridie in the Rule 5 draft, only to offer him back to the Devil Rays prior to Opening Day. At the time he was a 21-year-old who was limited to 29 games at Double-A during the previous because of injuries and hit just .219/.276/.396. His prospect stock has improved since then, and this time around Pridie is a 24-year-old who hit .303/.352/.487 with 14 homers, 57 total extra-base hits, and a 92-to-36 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 134 games between Double-A and Triple-A.
Unfortunately, Pridie’s success in 2007 sticks out from the rest of his otherwise mediocre track record and he had a horrible season at Double-A in 2006, batting .230/.281/.304 in 132 games. He’s still young, has enough speed to play center field, and has occasionally shown the ability to hit, but Pridie’s plate discipline is sub par and his power is modest. Unless 2007 is the beginning of a sustained breakout, he looks like a fourth outfielder.”
GravediggerHebner
2/9/2010-3:58pm at 3:58 pm (UTC -4)
Also according to Gleeman who annually ranks the Twins prospects, Pridie was their 29th best prospect (Phil Humber was 30th, Deolis Guerra 15th) on the list he made 3/2009. He’s currently working on his 2010 list and has published 40-21, Pridie does not appear.
ceetar
2/9/2010-4:03pm at 4:03 pm (UTC -4)
So he may have some talent if we can dig it out of him.
Maybe even more than Gary Matthews JR.
trs86
2/9/2010-4:04pm at 4:04 pm (UTC -4)
LOL
GravediggerHebner
2/9/2010-4:06pm at 4:06 pm (UTC -4)
Without question Pridie has more upside.
wannybackstra
2/9/2010-4:30pm at 4:30 pm (UTC -4)
Pridie’s last two AAA seasons: .265 .295 .382 and 270 .305 .435. He struck out 152x in 2008 and walked just 30 times in 603 PAs. Last year he whiffed 85x and walked just 19 times in 546 PAs.
Yikes.
I suppose he’ll be another body who can play CF in AAA this season; or he may just be another body for Spring Training before being waived.
Jack Egbert was waived from the 40 man to make room.
whataputz
2/9/2010-5:02pm at 5:02 pm (UTC -4)
I like how Cerrone makes sure to mention that some twins blog had him making the roster as a back-up of. Well if he’s good enough for the Twins bench, he’s good enough for me!
CaseStreet
2/9/2010-5:17pm at 5:17 pm (UTC -4)
So, pridie has to stay on the 25 man or be given back to the Twins, right?
If so that means
Blanco
Cora
Tatis
GMJ
Pridie
Anyone besides me wishing there were more power coming off the bench?
whataputz
2/9/2010-5:22pm at 5:22 pm (UTC -4)
I’m leaning towards the return him to the Twins route.
stickguy
2/9/2010-5:45pm at 5:45 pm (UTC -4)
don’t think so. That is just for a rule 5 guy. He is the mets to do what they want with him (unless, of course, he is out of options and has to clear waivers.)
Has to be AAA depth at this oint, since his #s actually make GM look good (at least offensively).
GravediggerHebner
2/9/2010-6:37pm at 6:37 pm (UTC -4)
I’m not clear on the options. You are correct about not having to return him to the Twins, as you note that is Rule 5.
As Wanny notes above he is now on the Mets 40 man so they won’t have to “waive” him unless they need to do so to make room on the roster for someone else, so then it becomes a question of does he have those options to be sent to AAA if the Mets want to do that?
My basic understanding is that a player gets 3 options (meaning in 3 separate years the team has the “option” of sending them to the minors without waiving them) so since Pridie has only appeared in the majors in ’08 and ’09 I’m going to guess he has 1 option left. If that’s right they’ll be able to send him to Buffalo if he doesn’t make the team in the spring.
stickguy
2/9/2010-8:16pm at 8:16 pm (UTC -4)
I assume he doesnt have any options left, otherwise the twins would have sent him down.
Unless they had a full 40,and he was #40 on the food chain (IOW, their egbert?)
Mr North Jersey
2/9/2010-5:52pm at 5:52 pm (UTC -4)
LoL I just finished reading the comments section to Sherman’s earlier article about how Minaya can still save the Mets roster. This comment was just so good.
jmets111
02/09/2010 1:53 PM
You’d think Sherman after covering baseball for soooo long he’d garner some baseball knowledge. Clearly not the case, since he’s Yankees fan, who BTW covers them.
Barajas – Big, fat, old and a .258 OBP not a misprint, not batting avg. – OBP.
Branyan – 10 teams in 11 years. Wonder why? Ohh and the GM Sherman declared a “genuis” in Seattle, wouldn’t re-sign him ot touch him with a ten foot pole.
Calero – as a yankee fan, he doesn’t watch many NL games. To suggest this guy as an 8th inning guy is nuts. And where would he fit on the depth chart? The 4th righty out of the bullpen???
Lopez – Again as an AL guy Shermo hasn’t seen this guy play. HEck he couldn’t start for the Nats? Lopez should be shot fopr impersonating a 2nd baseman and couldn’t play shortstop on Nietendo Wii. Cora and Ansderson both are superior defenders.
Washburn – Nice to put in print except Washburn either wants to play in Minny or Mil.
Once again….we have Joel attemping to create negetive news on the Mets and Omar.
Let’s talk about depth; Would his Yankees have one the WS last year with Jeter, A-Rod, Tex and CC injured. Don’t think so. The Phillies: Would they win without Utley, Howard, Rollins and Hamles? Nope. There is no team in the game that could have sustained those the Mets endured.
When you see Sherman on TV he’s quite bright. I swear his NY Post articles are written by someone else! =)
Kingman 26
2/9/2010-6:10pm at 6:10 pm (UTC -4)
Thank you for this, and please let’s get that guy over here!!
Kingman 26
2/9/2010-6:11pm at 6:11 pm (UTC -4)
LOL TRS!
LOVE the commentary, especially the last sentence.