This was inevitable. Really.
I didn't write this when he I heard he was effectively released earlier last week but I had a feeling the Mets would sign Cordero to a minor league deal. He fits the description of the pitchers that we (and basically a good amount of teams) use when signing relievers to minor league deals midseason. 1) He used to be really effective (In 2005 he had a 1.82 ERA and 47 saves). 2) He's not now. 3) He's really cheap. And that is all there is to it.
Cynicism aside, I'm actually happy about this move, partially because I've been brain-washed living in the DC area thinking that Cordero was a better pitcher than he actually is. For a while he was one of the main T-Shirts you would see around RFK (behind Zimmerman, Guzman, and Mets Suck Deez Nats). He was a very popular player with DC and even got his own nickname (The Chief). Actually, my freshman year at the University of Maryland my floormates (who admittedly for the most part did not follow baseball) would try (jokingly) to make fun of me and the Mets by talking about how when we come to DC we need to deal with Cordero.
Actually on that topic, its probably a really good thing that the Mets have Cordero because when Chad faced the Mets (30.2 career innings) he has a fantastic 1.72 ERA, 13 Saves and 28 strikeouts.
