It is being reported that the Mets were very disappointed in the attitude and performance of Ronny Paulino, whom they acquired last off-season. It is believed that Paulino "still didn't know the indicator sign in September - pitchers had to call to mound consistently - bad game caller too." If true, which it is being reported by Mike Silva, that is totally inexcusable. Paulino isn't a rookie;

The Baltimore Orioles have agreed to minor league deals with free agents pitcher Armando Galarraga and catcher Ronny Paulino and invited them to Spring Training. Galarraga, a 30 year old right-hander, is best known for throwing a near perfect game for the Tigers in 2010. Galarraga’s chance at baseball immortality ended one out short when umpire Jim Joyce blew a call at first...

According to Andy Martino of the Daily News, some officials within the New York Mets organization were very displeased with the play and attitude of Ronnie Paulino this past season and are pushing to replace the arbitration eligible back-stop. [Ronnie Paulino] was supposed to hit for power, and all he did was hit singles,” said one Mets official, according to Martino. “(Mike...

The Mets must make a decision as to whether to tender catcher Ronny Paulino a contract by today's non-tender deadline. As we reported back on November 28th, the Mets are quite displeased with Paulino's poor work ethic and lack of preparation, along with his laziness. If the Mets non-tender Paulino, the Mets catching tandem would most likely be Mike Nickeas and Josh Thole...

Couple of minor moves, as the Orioles added some minor league depth by signing reliever Pat Neshek and catcher Ronny Paulino.Neshek, now 31 years old, broke into the majors with the Twins back in 2006, posting two fine seasons as a middle reliever before getting hurt and missing most of 2008 and all of 2009. He came back somewhat less effective, showing worsening control (in 2011...

I know the team already put this to bed, but I'm still not convinced of Thole/Nickeas and there apparently are some veteran catchers. Don't get me wrong I would rather have had Pudge five years ago but on a minor league deal to see what he has left what would be the harm. I don't have any interest in the rest but I would definitely give Pudge a chance especially when...

Catching has not been one of the Mets’ strengths this season. When Sandy Alderson signed Ronny Paulino in the offseason, it appeared to be a very good move, as he seemed an ideal platoon mate for Josh Thole. A Thole-Paulino combo looked liked it could give the Mets above-average production for a minimum investment. However, neither Thole nor Paulino had the season that could...

Tonight is the deadline for teams to decide whether they intend to tender arbitration-eligible players a contract. If the player is dissatisfied with the contract, the player has the right to go before an arbitrator if the salary is not settled beforehand. The Mets have five such players and they include Mike Pelfrey, Ronny Paulino, Manny Acosta, Ramon Ramirez and Andres Torres...

Andy Martino of the Daily News shares an odd exchange that occurred late last season between manager Terry Collins and catcher Ronny Paulino. In the late innings of one game last season, Terry Collins needed a pinch-hitter, and decided to use Ronny Paulino. The Mets manager walked to Paulino’s seat on the bench, and told the catcher to grab a bat. Paulino did not grab a bat...

Ronny Paulino started the season dealing with visa problems stemming from a drug suspension in 2010.Things briefly improved for the catcher in his first, and only, season with the Mets, but not enough for them to bring him back — they decided not to tender him a contract before last...

According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, the Mets resolved today that they will NOT pursue a free agent catcher to platoon with starting catcher Josh Thole, and instead they will fill that position from within the organization. The reason for this shift in strategy is so that they can free up some money they can use to help them acquire pitching. In addition, a team insider said...

Photo by Michael BaronThere has been this quiet grumbling since the off-season started about the Mets not being particularly happy with Ronny Paulino, specifically his handling of the pitching staff ( game calling). Now it seems like that grumbling has turned into an all out roar and it doesn't appear that the arbitration eligible catcher will return. It was a small moment,...

Manager Terry Collins has given more playing time recently to Ronny Paulino, essentially splitting time equally behind the plate between Paulino and Josh Thole for the last six weeks. Before the season started, I suggested that the duo would make an ideal platoon team, with Thole getting the majority of the ABs due to being a lefty hitter. But Collins seems to be simply splitting...

“In Ronny Paulino’s first season in New York, the team did not view him as a diligent worker, adequate defensive catcher, or offensive force off the bench, and some are pushing to replace the arbitration-eligible backstop,” according to the Daily News. this post is still being updated

Yesterday, Ronny Paulino delivered a pinch-hit, two out, two strike RBI single against Mariano Rivera to tie the game in the ninth inning. Afterwards, Paulino discussed the at bat with reporters and basically said: Terry Collins told him he may pinch hit in that spot, so he was able to loosen up and get a few swings in the indoor batting cage. After getting down in the count 0-2...

Well, the Orioles were busy on Monday. They announced that several players signed minor league deals with the organization, and some of them may be names you recognize. Ok, so the Orioles didn’t sign marquee guys; in fact, most of these players are your proverbial low-risk, high reward guys. From MASN Sports, Roch’s Blog: The Orioles finally reached agreement on a minor league...

Last night, the Mets non-tendered catcher Ronny Paulino and outfielder Mike Baxter essentially making them free agents. The team’s 40-man roster now stands at 38. Mike Pelfrey, Manny Acosta, Ramon Ramirez and Andres Torres were each tendered contracts and offered salary arbitration. The team has yet to officially announce the signings of Jon Rauch and Frank Francisco...

THIS IS WHAT we already know about Ronny Paulino: In his first season with the Mets, he irritated team brass with perceived lack of work ethic, preparation and offensive production. This is what we don’t yet know about Paulino: Whether the Mets will tender him a contract before Monday night’s deadline.

According to ESPN, the Mets have received no shortage of inquiries from other teams regarding catcher Ronny Paulino, but the Mets are opting to hang onto him for the rest of this season. Really? Team sources also confirmed that they won’t trade Jason Isringhausen either because they have chosen to keep him as a mentor to Bobby Parnell and Pedro Beato. You’re kidding...

MMO FLASHBACK - DECEMBER 13, 2010 I feel compelled to pen something before the end of this year, although it is a year that we would all like to forget as Mets fans.  We have had almost nothing to brag about during the off-season as fans of the Metropolitans except that we have returning players that may help us before the All Star break and that is not even a guarantee, i.e...

The New York Mets are supposedly shopping for a new back up catcher this offseason. Terry Collins and the New York Mets didn’t seem to like Paulino much because of a bad work ethic and attitude in the past year. An example of Paulino’s attitude: Late in a game this past season, manager Terry Collins called upon Ronny Paulino to pinch hit and he allegedly didn’t...

CBSSports.com’s Jon Heyman says the Mets intend to non-tender Ronny Paulino before tonight’s deadline. According to Heyman, Mike Nickeas could end up being Josh Thole‘s back-up. Why? Heyman says the the Mets are finding the market for free-agent catchers to be too expensive, and they are more focused on acquiring an infielder (such as Jack Wilson). Last month, Heyman...

The Mets cut Ronny Paulino and Mike Baxter tonight (making them free agents), which puts the team’s 40-man roster at 38. The Mets have yet to officially announce the signings of Jon Rauch and Frank Francisco, both of whom will need to be added to the roster – meaning a player will eventually be removed to make room. Matthew Cerrone: Paulino would have likely earned around $1...

Pelfrey, Acosta, Torres, Ramirez all tendered

According to Jon Heyman of SI.com, catcher Jorge Posada, formerly of the Yankees, contacted the Mets who told him they were not interested because they’re looking for a defensive back-up. As we’ve all talked about a lot on this site this past season. Ronny Paulino was a big fail in that regard and may I remind everyone that there was plenty of dope out there on Paulino...