The Mets signed Chris Coste to a split contract on Nov. 30, 2009 the plan as I understood it was for him to never been on the major league team. Being on the 40 man allowed him to accue service time and would make it easy to get called up, while not having to go through waivers out of camp.The plan as I understood it was for Coste to mentor Thole on defense and even after barajas was signed the Mets said with Coste being able to play 1B they could carry hree catchers. Afterall, the reason the Mets signed Barjas and Blanco was because they weren't satisfied with Santos defense. So both catchers could use Coste teaching them the tricks of the trade.I haven't forgotten Shawn Riggans, but it's believed he could be used in AA which seemed to be the case when he was reassigned without a specific level named. Riggans is credited for being the catcher who help all those young Tampa Bay pitchers while in the minors and was even called up to be the personal catcher for a few who ...
Original Story:
