http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/41141 Recent articles about Robinson Cancel en-us Just a little house cleaning here, as we catch up a few minor roster moves over the past few days.During the Rockies series Brian Schneider became day-to-day with a sore knee, so the team DFA Elmer Dessens and recalled Robinson Cancel. By Saturday, Schneider was back in the line-up and after one at bat Cancel was being sent back to Buffalo, Gary Sheffield replaced Cancel on the roster as he was activated from the DL.The Mets will more then likely make another move on Monday, they need a spot ... Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:12:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Roster_moves/922342 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Roster_moves/922342 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Roster_moves/922342 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/4/b495ef6bac42cf19a4016cec99b841edb681de44/small/MLB_JUN_21_0d22.jpg Figgy Likely To Start Monday; Sheff Off The DL Figgy has posted a 135 tRA+ in AAA this season. Robinson Cancel is sent down to make room for Sheff. The money quote from the article, per Rubin: Manuel said he likes the Cory Sullivan-Angel Pagan-Jeff Francoeur outfield configuration against righthanded pitchers. Well that makes one of us Jerry. Sun, 02 Aug 2009 09:29:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Figgy_Likely_To_Start_Monday_Sheff_Off_The_DL/921756 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Figgy_Likely_To_Start_Monday_Sheff_Off_The_DL/921756 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Figgy_Likely_To_Start_Monday_Sheff_Off_The_DL/921756 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/1/614fc6d11eb5bfcb6a144464444b25725230c6eb/small/PicImg_MLB_FEB_28_e0c2.jpg The Mets leading HR hitter has been activated from the DL.Á> Robinson Cancel has been DFAed to make room.Á>Á> To make this normal move have more drama and controversy, Manuel has said that as long as this lineup is producing then Sheff will sit the bench.Á> Two things here: Isn’t this like the game of [...] Sun, 02 Aug 2009 09:23:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/UPDATE_Sheffield_Back_Cancel_Canceled_Figgy_Monday_Uh_One_Too_Many/921768 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/UPDATE_Sheffield_Back_Cancel_Canceled_Figgy_Monday_Uh_One_Too_Many/921768 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/UPDATE_Sheffield_Back_Cancel_Canceled_Figgy_Monday_Uh_One_Too_Many/921768 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/1/614fc6d11eb5bfcb6a144464444b25725230c6eb/small/PicImg_MLB_FEB_28_e0c2.jpg The Mets leading HR hitter has been activated from the DL.Á> Robinson Cancel has been DFAed to make room.Á>Á> To make this normal move have more drama and controversy, Manuel has said that as long as this lineup is producing then Sheff will sit the bench.Á> Two things here: Isn’t this like the game of [...] Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:44:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Sheffield_Back_Cancel_Canceled/920507 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Sheffield_Back_Cancel_Canceled/920507 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Sheffield_Back_Cancel_Canceled/920507 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/1/614fc6d11eb5bfcb6a144464444b25725230c6eb/small/PicImg_MLB_FEB_28_e0c2.jpg I take an afternoon off and all kinds of things take place, just doing a little house keeping tonight nothing new except my opinion on things.It looks like the Mets unwillingness to eat Ramon Castro's contract will come back to bite them, I know Castro hit a home run last night but his bat has looked so slow to start the year and now that Schneider down it's only a matter of time before Castro is also down with a sore hamstring or stiff back. The Mets were reported to be actively shop... Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:20:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Schneider_to_the_Disabled_list/595185 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Schneider_to_the_Disabled_list/595185 Last week I was a little surprised when the Mets reassigned Robinson Cancel to Minor League camp. Given how difficult it is for Ramon Castro to stay healthy for an entire season, I thought Cancel would be one of the last guys to go this spring. Cancel did a decent job filling in last year and actually had a couple of big hits for us including down the stretch on September 25th when his RBI in the bottom of the 8th inning tied the game 6-6 against the Cubs, which we won 7-6 in the ninth on a w... Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:48:33 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/It_aposs_A_Catchy_Situation/563190 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/It_aposs_A_Catchy_Situation/563190 In an expected move, the Mets optioned pitcher Jon Niese to Triple-A Buffalo on today. Niese, 22, was one of several roster moves that trimmed the spring roster. Niese was one of the contenders for the fifth spot in the Mets' rotation, but he was a longshot at best to get the job. Mets general manager Omar Minaya said the move will allow Niese to get more innings of work in the minors, while Jerry Manuel gets to see more of the other pitchers that are being considered for spots on the ope... Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:59:27 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Jon_Niese_Optioned_Will_Not_Be_On_Opening_Day_Roster/556637 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Jon_Niese_Optioned_Will_Not_Be_On_Opening_Day_Roster/556637 As seen on NY Mets GlobalUpdating previous stories, the Houston Astros came to terms on agreement with catcher Ivan Rodriquez on a one year $1.5 million contract ESPN is reporting.The Mets who had said to have had interest in Pudge if they were able to trade back up catcher Ramon Castro have received very little interest from other clubs. Even though Pudge is off the market the Mets are expected to continue to look to trade Castro as Minaya feels third string catcher Robinson Cancel will be a... Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:22:19 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pudge_signs_with_Houston/549739 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pudge_signs_with_Houston/549739 I suspect that the catchers position is set now that they have reported, unlike other positions unless there's a significant divide between a particular catcher and the staff it's more difficult to move a backstop once spring training begins. After all, the battery will spend all of spring ... Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:24:18 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Catchers_position/510038 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Catchers_position/510038 I can't get a fix on whether this is the same rumor that just keeps getting repeated or the Mets are really pushing to trade Ramon Castro. But now John Perrotto of BA in his weekly column is also reporting that the Mets are looking to trade Castro. It continues to be said that the Mets would be ... Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:37:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Castro_rumors_cont_to_swirl/503147 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Castro_rumors_cont_to_swirl/503147 According to the NY Post the Mets are shopping C Ramon Castro, last year there were a few teams that were interested in Castro as a starter but after another year in which he lost time to injuries it's going to be hard to find a team to bite. The last three years in a row Castro has missed time ... Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:44:37 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Castro_on_the_block/498688 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Castro_on_the_block/498688 Minor leaguers who are not on the 40 man roster or still under control ( first six years) are eligible to declare free agency earlier then those who on the roster. Yahoo Sports reports on the Mets transaction page that three players who spent time with the major league club have filed for free agency..... Raul Casnova was the third string catcher early in the season while Robinson Cancel was recovering from a knee injury. In 20 games ( 55 AB) he hit .273 with 1 HR, 2 doubles and 6 RBIs. Bra... Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:06:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Three_Mets_declare_free_agency/352064 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Three_Mets_declare_free_agency/352064 The Mets today placed Moises Alou on the disabled list and recalled catcher Robinson Cancel. I find the repeated recall of a third catcher mind boggling, I know the party line that a third catcher gives Willie more flexibility and that both Cancel and Casanova are good bats. But even if that were true, Willie negates that because he has been unwilling to utilize his extra catcher. Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:49:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Is_Castro_being_shopped/277828 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Is_Castro_being_shopped/277828