AAA-
Pill 1.2 innings 8 hits 7 runs 2 walks 1 k (awful)
Muno 3-4, 2b, BB
Tovar 0-3
Rivera 1-3, 2b
Kirk 2-4, HR
Reynolds 0-2, 2 k's
AA
Cecchini 0-4, 1 BB, 2 k's
Maz 0-5, 2 k
Conforto 3-5, 2b (gotta be entering the "promote to add a spark" discussion pretty soon, 40 man issue may hold him back t0 2016)
Nimmo 2-5, 2 2b
Fulmer 6.1 innings 7 hits 1 run 3 walks 6 k's (nice start, walks are an issue so far this year)
Koch 1.2 innings 1 hit 0 run 0 walks 3 k's (FB up to 96 out of the pen)
A+
Stuart 1-4, k, SB (Stuart is a sad case. Tools to help the Mets one day, but k rate is absolutely awful)
McNeil 2-5, SB
Smith 3-4 (raking)
Rosario 1-4
Whalen 4.2 innings 4 hits 3 runs 4 walks 5 k's (not overly impressed with Whalen, local kid or not)
Savannah
Guillorme 0-4, 2 k's (0 for last 10 with 6 k's)
Becerra 0-4, K
Reyes 8.2 innings 3 hits 0 er 0 walks 11 k's (absolutely ancient for the level, live arm, promote)
Duff 0.1 1 k
Big 2014 IFA signing Kenny Hernandez is now 3/43 with 11 k's...............
Cyclones season begins today
It would get confusing to go through all the machinations, but if the Reds loved Herrera as a big piece for Frazier, I could see the Mets taking Phillips and the Reds taking some combo of Murphy/Gee/Niese to balance salary. But you would also obviously have to put a Matz/Thor/Conforto in the deal to the Reds also, and I'm not sold that Frazier is the next Bautista so I'd likely pass altogether.
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I agree - but if they simply don't have the money to pay big $ to an Upton, they aren't going to have many alternatives to overpaying with prospects unless they plan on just hoping to catch lightning in a bottle with a crappy lineup and great pitching.
For as close as a lot of their big position prospects are getting, I'm not sure it's fair to expect that any of them can be the type of difference maker they need in the next 1-2 years.
I hope so. That is the absolute best chance this team has to take the next leap.
Maybe you use the reasonable couple years as leverage to add on a reasonable extension that guarantees more $ now? But all in all I don't see them doing that and spending a ton of money blocking Wright until he literally retires which is probably at minimum a season away. Unless they think they could always just move Frazier to the OF.
Dumping Granderson and getting a better OF'er (like Braun or Upton) or trading one of our MI'ers as part of a package for an upgrade up the middle (like Tulowitzki) are theoretically possible but I don't think any of these deals are at all likely. I'd give all of them well under a 5% chance of happening.
I'd prefer to let Conforto do his thing in Bing or Vegas the rest of the year. If he's really, really mashing.. maybe a September call up at absolute fastest. But I'd really rather he just finish out the year in the minors and then compete for a job up here next spring.
I'd prefer to let Conforto do his thing in Bing or Vegas the rest of the year. If he's really, really mashing.. maybe a September call up at absolute fastest. But I'd really rather he just finish out the year in the minors and then compete for a job up here next spring.
If he's still mashing at 150-200 innings, which would be end of July/early August I'd consider bringing him up earlier if there were a role open (one of the COFers playing terribly or injured).
Conforto is playing well. But to bring him up as a savior for our offense I think would be a huge mistake. Let him learn to be patient, let him learn to refine his approach, no need to set him back.
What's the move? Obviously Wright goes to 3B and plays without any question. Do you put Murph on the bench and use him as utility IF? Attempt to deal him? Knowing how easily Wright could hypothetically wind up back on the shelf I'd have to think they'd want to hang onto Murph for insurance.. but it's also hard for me to envision him as a bench player (though it doesn't matter much)
I guess if we dealt Murph and Wright had another setback you could move Wilmer to 3rd more permanently but then you have to put Tejada out there at SS every day.
If Wright is back to almost normal, you'd have to trade Murphy.
If Wright is back to almost normal, you'd have to trade Murphy.
not a chance. I know no one has accepted a QO yet, but I don't risk having to pay 15+M to Murphy for one year.
He's not that player and no advanced metric invented is going to tell me that's a good baseball or financial move.
What's the move? Obviously Wright goes to 3B and plays without any question. Do you put Murph on the bench and use him as utility IF? Attempt to deal him? Knowing how easily Wright could hypothetically wind up back on the shelf I'd have to think they'd want to hang onto Murph for insurance.. but it's also hard for me to envision him as a bench player (though it doesn't matter much)
I guess if we dealt Murph and Wright had another setback you could move Wilmer to 3rd more permanently but then you have to put Tejada out there at SS every day.
Not necessarily, Reynolds is an option. He's 24 years old and all of his numbers are pretty consistent with what he'd done last year in AAA (other than his BABIP).
Yes.
I'd drive Harvey to the airport. 100% yes.
Yes 100%.
I actually wondered about that same question a couple weeks ago during one of the Kris Bryant/Bryce Harper discussions.
The guy is a fucking beast. I love Harvey and he has the stuff to be as good as anyone in baseball (and has looked the part at times already) but the pitching would be more plausible to recoup.
Easy yes for me. The Braves traded Shelby miller for heyward bay. I think we can do Harvey for the best (ish) hitter in the game. Plus I'm bored of being bored watching our offense. Plus our remaining rotation is still a top one (assuming health but then again Harvey could easily get hurt again)
Anyway, yes
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Not exactly inspiring
Over a 162 game season, Stanton might have more impact. But in the playoffs, a great pitcher can win 3 games in a series all by himself. Even the greatest hitter needs help from the other guys in the lineup. No hitter can dominate the way a pitcher can in a short series.
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Over a 162 game season, Stanton might have more impact. But in the playoffs, a great pitcher can win 3 games in a series all by himself. Even the greatest hitter needs help from the other guys in the lineup. No hitter can dominate the way a pitcher can in a short series.
As much as I love Stanton and drool at the thought of him as a Met. I agree - you take the rare ace over the hitter if your goal is to win the playoff games.
During a regular season a good hitter and goo pitcher both are directly involved in 600 ABs a season. In the playoffs the pitcher is involved in 40-50+ while the hitter only is directly involved in about 30.
Hitters can absolutely carry a team if they're on fire. Beltran did it with the Astros in 2004.