this team should be better than they are. The talent is there. Harvey, deGrom have proven to be aces; Syndergaard I believe can be a good #2, #3 right now, with upside of a #1. d'Arnaud, when healthy, is an all-star catcher IMO; Duda, Cuddyer, and Granderson are killing us right now. Herrera I think will improve, getting Murphy back will be key. Would love to get a healthy Wright back, not sure if that is possible. Bullpen has pitched admirably considering the injuries. I really think losing Goeddel has hurt, he was turning into a good 7th inning man. Mejia and Blevins coming back helps. I would love to get Montero back for the bullpen and call up Matz. If you get Mejia, Blevins, Goeddel, Murphy, Montero, Matz, and Wright and add them to this team, I think we can be back to a playoff contender. We're only a 1/2 game out of first. But this team is just not clutch right now. Nothing is really falling right and we're not playing good fundamental baseball on defense. We really should be spanking the braves, especially in this series without having to face shelby miller and without freddie freeman. This series is making me sick.
Still, we shouldn't punt on this season though, which is what i think SA and company are prepared to do again. This team is not that far away, I see a ton of young talent, we just need to put it all together. We don't have any black holes in our lineup like the last few years, but yet we can't score runs. Bench has sucked, maybe that's why.
But god, this team is so f*cking frustrating to watch. Because it feels like the talent, on paper, should be there. I just can't put my finger on what's missing. 2nd half 2014 duda would make a huge difference. Cuddyer signing is blowing more and more. I would love to call up Nimmo and/or Conforto soon. I think Nimmo has a future as our leadoff hitter, and Conforto as our #3 hitter.
They have young pitchers, a terrible lineup, terrible defense, mediocre team speed and a comical bench. They've benefited from the 24th easiest schedule as of Friday.
As far as the injury card, go look at the Nationals before justifying the Mets incompetence. Werth has been out, Rendon just started his season, Span has been injured, Zimmerman has had a foot injury all season and Fister is out.
Will 2016 be better? Maverick has "options".
Agreed, yet if you think the Mets weren't overhyped you're lost.
Try matching up against other teams when you have the likes of Campbell, Tejada and Herrera in your line-up to go along with permanent slumpers Cuddyer and Granderson. The Mets pitchers have to throw a shutout just to guarantee a tie!
The Mets outfield is fine defensively...Lagares is one of if not the best defensive CF in the game and Granderson is a good corner outfielder. The infield needs a lot of work defensively. Duda is average but that's the best he'll be with the glove; Herrera will be a good defensive 2B but he's young so you have to deal with the growing pains; Flores is in Queens for his bat, not his SS glove, so they should consider a position change for him; and they're without Wright so they also suffer defensively at 3B as Wright was above average with the glove. D'Arnaud is getting better behind the plate...no passed balls this year after 12 last year and he's thrown out a third of base stealers
Defensively - every single one of them is average to below average defensively. I happen to think that the impact of defense is a bit overrated but you can't be as bad as the Mets have been. They are in a malaise and I think a lot of that has to do with their coaching staff.
Offensively - There are way too many players underperforming. Yes, the injuries have affected this greatly. But they also banked on a lot of players either continuing their second half hot streak or improving. Neither has happened. They need to make a decision about DW/3B. Who knows if TdA can ever be relied on to be consistently healthy. Duda is an unknown at this point. Will Flores and Herrera flourish offensively as they showed to do in the minors?
A HUGE problem is the corner outfielders. Both Grandy and Cuddyer are a problem offensively and defensively. Both are old. Both are not likely to improve much at their age. You can live with one...not both. And even Lagares is an issue defensively now.
Coaching - not even touching this one. You know my stance.
Result? The FO has their work cut out for them...and that scares me too. Just my thoughts on the topic.
They will still make the same mistakes around the diamond and hit like shit.
The middle field and corner outfielders would still have the same issues while the bench was comically weak to begin with.
Eveybody has injuries while this team had a ton of question even if they were healthy.
You do t acquire good hitters for peanuts
This is what'll happen. The Reds for Frazier will demand matz, Montero, and conforto. Mets won't give in and then Reds will give Frazier to the Yankees for a B level prospect and cash.
Old guys on their last legs.
The only way you're gonna get a bat to build on is by dealing premium talent.
Or grow your own.
To top it off you know they will keep running them out there due to salary. I wouldn't hold my breathe hoping for a Conforto jump start callup for that reason.
Another Sandy blunder was getting zilch for Reyes when everyone knew he was leaving
Giving up a first rounder for Cuddyer will hurt
Injuries are always an issue but can't use that as an excuse
But most important is that Collins just doesn't manage well
He doesn't hit and run. He doesn't steal and doesn't bunt. He doesn't know how to manufacture runs and definitely mismanages and micro manages the pitching staff
I'm ready for Wally and Frank
so tommorrow
But now it appears the Mets are being cautious with Murphy, as they are now looking at the weekend home series against the Reds as the likely return.
Murphy, who has been out since June 5, needs to improve his running before being ready to return, and he could play in some minor league rehab games this week, according to ESPN.com.
likely out another week - ( New Window )
Because it is Gee's first time on outright waivers, the club does not require his consent. The other twenty-nine major organizations could claim him now if they'd like without having to give the Mets any assets in return.
hope no one claims him for free - ( New Window )
Personally I would trade Colon and Murphy (once he gets healthy and re-establishes himself). Hopefully the two of them might get us a corner OF who can hit. I'd rotate the new guy with Granderson and Cuddyer.
I would give 2b to Herrera and move Flores to 3b and let tejada finish the year at SS.
Next offseason try to get a SS.
Nothing more, nothing less.