Tickle Me Elmo, Furbies, and turning a relief pitcher into a starting pitcher have been all of the rage in Decembers past. The last continues to be something MLB teams are interested in. The lack of a need for changing out any battery is a reason why they have leverage over toys of yesteryear. Last year’s gamble by the New York Mets on Clay Holmes went about as well as one could have hoped. They’re aiming to replicate that, on a smaller scale, with one of their latest free agent additions.
Apparently, the Mets didn’t sign longtime MLB veteran Carl Edwards Jr.