Cespedes brings them more offense but why lose defense just to accommodate his being in the line up.
Yoenis Cespedes is your new CF
I'm sure they will give it a try but I hate sacrificing defense with this pitching staff. Keep great defense up the middle and add him to LF and you have also improved the offense without sacrificing any defense. We just got TDA back; another upgrade and hopefully at some point DW.
RE: RE: RE: I would prefer they keep Grandy in RF and Lagares in CF
He starts tomorrow ... But the manager said he now plans to use Cespedes on a regular basis in center field beginning as soon as Sunday's series finale against the Nats.
RE: RE: RE: RE: I would prefer they keep Grandy in RF and Lagares in CF
He starts tomorrow ... But the manager said he now plans to use Cespedes on a regular basis in center field beginning as soon as Sunday's series finale against the Nats.
Not what I would do but I certainly hope it works out. But admittedly I haven't ever seen him play CF maybe he will better there than I expect him to be.
"When I got to the big leagues, I came in as a center fielder, which is the position I played in Cuba," Cespedes said in Spanish. "In Oakland I was moved to left field, and I struggled at first to adapt to it, but I'm very used to it by now, and I feel very comfortable there. But, even though I havent done it regularly in a few years, I know I can play center field. I will play where the Mets need me."
I don't know how ell he played CF but is's not that he hasn't gone it (75 games in the majors). Maybe someone can check his fielding metrics.
"When I got to the big leagues, I came in as a center fielder, which is the position I played in Cuba," Cespedes said in Spanish. "In Oakland I was moved to left field, and I struggled at first to adapt to it, but I'm very used to it by now, and I feel very comfortable there. But, even though I havent done it regularly in a few years, I know I can play center field. I will play where the Mets need me."
I don't know how ell he played CF but is's not that he hasn't gone it (75 games in the majors). Maybe someone can check his fielding metrics.
Very different than the reports where he allegedly said he would "refuse" to play anywhere besides LF.
Exactly, and also a big improvement in offense in LF and the lineup in general before even mentioning TDA being back as well. I would prefer they play to their strength which is pitching and keep the best CF defense supporting it.
Go with the best defense and the new and improved offense and let them fight for the division.
Very different than the reports where he allegedly said he would "refuse" to play anywhere besides LF.
December 9, 2014 ... Boston Herald ... Yoenis Cespedes is willing to play right field for the Red Sox.
In fact, he never told them he wasn't.
When the Red Sox acquired Cespedes in the trade deadline deal for Jon Lester, they envisioned him playing primarily right field. But in his initial conversations with manager John Farrell, Cespedes noted that he had played only left and center with the Oakland A's and felt more comfortable in those positions than in right. The Sox agreed that the best thing to do for the remainder of the season was to keep him in left field.
But any notion that Cespedes flat-out refused to play right field is untrue, according to a source familiar with the situation. Furthermore, when Cespedes spoke to Farrell on the day after the Sox signed Hanley Ramirez to be their left fielder, he agreed to move to right. Link - ( New Window )
Oh my god. @Mets
I can't believe I can actually say this, but is it true that there is now
"A Cespedis for the rest of us"?
#mets
#T7L
5:22 PM - 31 Jul 2015
I'm sure they will give it a try but I hate sacrificing defense with this pitching staff. Keep great defense up the middle and add him to LF and you have also improved the offense without sacrificing any defense. We just got TDA back; another upgrade and hopefully at some point DW.
Why this pitching staff? Wouldn't defense be more important with a lesser staff that threw fewer strikeouts?
CJ Wilson done for the year. Just a hypothetical move. They have a few arms I'd take for Gee
Yoenis Cespedes was added to the 25-man roster and Michael Conforto was optioned to Las Vegas (AAA).
Yoenis Cespedes is your new CF
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Cespedes brings them more offense but why lose defense just to accommodate his being in the line up.
Yoenis Cespedes is your new CF
I'm sure they will give it a try but I hate sacrificing defense with this pitching staff. Keep great defense up the middle and add him to LF and you have also improved the offense without sacrificing any defense. We just got TDA back; another upgrade and hopefully at some point DW.
I'm sure they will give it a try
He starts tomorrow ... But the manager said he now plans to use Cespedes on a regular basis in center field beginning as soon as Sunday's series finale against the Nats.
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I'm sure they will give it a try
He starts tomorrow ... But the manager said he now plans to use Cespedes on a regular basis in center field beginning as soon as Sunday's series finale against the Nats.
Not what I would do but I certainly hope it works out. But admittedly I haven't ever seen him play CF maybe he will better there than I expect him to be.
I don't know how ell he played CF but is's not that he hasn't gone it (75 games in the majors). Maybe someone can check his fielding metrics.
Walking around Citi before this one you could feel the buzz--reminds me of my rookie year covering this team 1984 feels just like it
I don't know how ell he played CF but is's not that he hasn't gone it (75 games in the majors). Maybe someone can check his fielding metrics.
Very different than the reports where he allegedly said he would "refuse" to play anywhere besides LF.
Scouting report on Ross is he has nasty slider lefties see it much better watch Murphy Johnson and Lucas hit him tonight
Exactly, and also a big improvement in offense in LF and the lineup in general before even mentioning TDA being back as well. I would prefer they play to their strength which is pitching and keep the best CF defense supporting it.
Go with the best defense and the new and improved offense and let them fight for the division.
Scouting report on Ross is he has nasty slider lefties see it much better watch Murphy Johnson and Lucas hit him tonight
Good point. Against righties, his BAA is .187. Against lefties it's .292.
Very different than the reports where he allegedly said he would "refuse" to play anywhere besides LF.
December 9, 2014 ... Boston Herald ...
Yoenis Cespedes is willing to play right field for the Red Sox.
In fact, he never told them he wasn't.
When the Red Sox acquired Cespedes in the trade deadline deal for Jon Lester, they envisioned him playing primarily right field. But in his initial conversations with manager John Farrell, Cespedes noted that he had played only left and center with the Oakland A's and felt more comfortable in those positions than in right. The Sox agreed that the best thing to do for the remainder of the season was to keep him in left field.
But any notion that Cespedes flat-out refused to play right field is untrue, according to a source familiar with the situation. Furthermore, when Cespedes spoke to Farrell on the day after the Sox signed Hanley Ramirez to be their left fielder, he agreed to move to right.
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And really 2 runs wasn't bad; it could have been much worse.
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Oh my god. @Mets
I can't believe I can actually say this, but is it true that there is now
"A Cespedis for the rest of us"?
#mets
#T7L
5:22 PM - 31 Jul 2015
1 thing about this Nat team: They foul off so many 2 strike pitches where hurler makes a great pitch Very Impressive
I'm sure they will give it a try but I hate sacrificing defense with this pitching staff. Keep great defense up the middle and add him to LF and you have also improved the offense without sacrificing any defense. We just got TDA back; another upgrade and hopefully at some point DW.
Why this pitching staff? Wouldn't defense be more important with a lesser staff that threw fewer strikeouts?