Next Pudge with Mets?

ESPN Insider: New York Mets GM Omar Minaya doesn't plan on signing any other catchers. So they'll go into camp with Omir Santos, Henry Blanco and Josh Thole, hoping one of them steps up -- probably Blanco and Santos, Minaya said.

But he also has Thole, who Minaya is thinking about bringing up without a stint in AAA. In an interview with HotFootBlog, he said, "We also have Josh Thole, who just coming from Venezuela was hitting .380. I was part of bringing Pudge Rodriguez from double-A, (where he was) hitting about .250, and he went from double-A to the major leagues being a better catcher. In an ideal world we would still like to have Thole in triple-A but I do believe that when you have a player and he's out there playing hard. Let's see what he does, I want him to go to camp and try and make that team."

Meanwhile, it appears Minaya is done signing any big-time free agents, so Mets fans, what you see is what you've got.