He's due. if they do get to the post season though I don't see any way he gets a start.
No chance but he's here because he's an innings eater and we need him to at least give us that down the stretch. He'll be facing weaker lineups now so it should be a tad easier.
Im betting he reclaims LF starting tomorrow with Cespedes/Granderson sharing CF.
Not goign to happen. Cespedes and Grandy are the big bats that need to play almost every day.
Obviously. Im saying if Cespedes is in CF, Granderson would be in RF. In fact I think against highhanded pitching its going to be Conforto-Cespedes-Granderson the majority of the time.
Hernandez pitched today.....so we don't face him this series!
For a couple of days last week, we were the laughing stock of the league. And tonight, mets fans are the talk of the league for a completely different reason.
With Cincinnati out of it do you guys think it would be cheaper to wait and buy tickets until just before the game or buy them now where there might be some deals from people getting rid of their tickets as soon as the can?
I have a feeling that series October 2-4 against these guys at Citi...
Lets beef up our wins on a softer schedule and let the last remaining pieces (Wright, Matz, Blevins, Cuddyer, and Goedell) trickle in. I expect a waiver reliever also.
RE: I have a feeling that series October 2-4 against these guys at Citi...
Hope so, man. Feels so good right now but we know how this team goes.. we'll probably have a couple more valleys between peaks.
Just a fun time to be a fan right now, though. Looking forward to these next couple months.
One of the really big pluses that came from these moves was how much stronger it made the bench. We have MLB players on it now and can play matchups more and sub late in games effectively. The trickle down effect is massive.
for the last two months. We have so much depth right now at so many positions. I know Im probably alone on an island, but even adding Cuddyer's 8 homeruns off the bench is going to be pretty nice. We are going to be able to matchup perfectly in almost any situation.
you can feel the electricity. The fans were non-stop almost after the mets took the lead. Met fans have been starving for a good team. Literally starving. You can just sense it at the series over the weekend. It was like a playoff atmosphere. I've been to the 2006 NLCS game 6 for the must win game with John Maine starting. The stadium was rocking before the game started, that's how great the atmosphere was.
Nah. Premier power slugging first baseman are probably in their prime at 31. They don't need speed and range or any of that. And Duda got a real late start waiting for a spot to clear for him. He has very low tread on those tires.
There's a good number of 1B who are at or near their peak at age 31, but the track record of 1B in age 33-34 outside the peak steroid era is... not good. Big bodies carrying a lot of weight (a category to which Duda definitely belongs - not that I'm calling him fat or anything, but he's a large human being) typically do not age well. Maybe Duda ages slightly better because he has slightly more tread on his tires, but even if he played slightly less in game, he still carries that weight around every day, in warmups, in BP, on the plane... maybe you adjust the aging curve by a few months or a year, I think more than that is speculative at best.
If I'm the Mets I let this play out, bank on Dom Smith as my 1B of the future and use the Duda money to pay for something other than 1B decline years.
Nah. Premier power slugging first baseman are probably in their prime at 31. They don't need speed and range or any of that. And Duda got a real late start waiting for a spot to clear for him. He has very low tread on those tires.
There's a good number of 1B who are at or near their peak at age 31, but the track record of 1B in age 33-34 outside the peak steroid era is... not good. Big bodies carrying a lot of weight (a category to which Duda definitely belongs - not that I'm calling him fat or anything, but he's a large human being) typically do not age well. Maybe Duda ages slightly better because he has slightly more tread on his tires, but even if he played slightly less in game, he still carries that weight around every day, in warmups, in BP, on the plane... maybe you adjust the aging curve by a few months or a year, I think more than that is speculative at best.
If I'm the Mets I let this play out, bank on Dom Smith as my 1B of the future and use the Duda money to pay for something other than 1B decline years.
If Dominic Smith's b
Totally fair but I could totally see one of the preeminent power hitting first baseman(again assuming he continues to be a 30 HR wRC+135ish bat) in baseball getting a 5-6 year deal at 31 with the expectation you are overpaying him on the downside of his career. Happens all the time.
Totally fair but I could totally see one of the preeminent power hitting first baseman(again assuming he continues to be a 30 HR wRC+135ish bat) in baseball getting a 5-6 year deal at 31 with the expectation you are overpaying him on the downside of his career. Happens all the time.
Oh I could totally see him getting that deal - I just don't think the Mets necessarily need to be the team to pay him. Enjoy the prime years under arb and then enjoy paying Dom Smith 500K instead of 20M and spend the money somewhere else. This pitching staff is cheap now but it won't be cheap forever.
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Totally fair but I could totally see one of the preeminent power hitting first baseman(again assuming he continues to be a 30 HR wRC+135ish bat) in baseball getting a 5-6 year deal at 31 with the expectation you are overpaying him on the downside of his career. Happens all the time.
Oh I could totally see him getting that deal - I just don't think the Mets necessarily need to be the team to pay him. Enjoy the prime years under arb and then enjoy paying Dom Smith 500K instead of 20M and spend the money somewhere else. This pitching staff is cheap now but it won't be cheap forever.
Yup. That's kind of where I'm at. It should work out either way. Either by then the finances are better and maybe if he's a fan favorite you over pay him to keep him, if not you have a first round pick being groomed for that role.
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No chance but he's here because he's an innings eater and we need him to at least give us that down the stretch. He'll be facing weaker lineups now so it should be a tad easier.
Not goign to happen. Cespedes and Grandy are the big bats that need to play almost every day.
Imagine the pitching matchups for that series:
Greinke - Harvey
Kershaw - de Grom
Latos - Thor
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Im betting he reclaims LF starting tomorrow with Cespedes/Granderson sharing CF.
Not goign to happen. Cespedes and Grandy are the big bats that need to play almost every day.
Obviously. Im saying if Cespedes is in CF, Granderson would be in RF. In fact I think against highhanded pitching its going to be Conforto-Cespedes-Granderson the majority of the time.
We'll have a 7 game lead by then. ;)
Now take the series from the Marlins!
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We'll have a 7 game lead by then. ;)
Hope so, man. Feels so good right now but we know how this team goes.. we'll probably have a couple more valleys between peaks.
Just a fun time to be a fan right now, though. Looking forward to these next couple months.
One of the really big pluses that came from these moves was how much stronger it made the bench. We have MLB players on it now and can play matchups more and sub late in games effectively. The trickle down effect is massive.
Granderson
Murphy
Cespedes
Duda
Wright
Conforto
TDA
Tejada
For the playoffs looks DAMN good with our pitching. Add one more reliever and this team will be jacked from every direction.
Yeah I think it's eventually a Cuddyer/Johnson platoon in LF.
There's a good number of 1B who are at or near their peak at age 31, but the track record of 1B in age 33-34 outside the peak steroid era is... not good. Big bodies carrying a lot of weight (a category to which Duda definitely belongs - not that I'm calling him fat or anything, but he's a large human being) typically do not age well. Maybe Duda ages slightly better because he has slightly more tread on his tires, but even if he played slightly less in game, he still carries that weight around every day, in warmups, in BP, on the plane... maybe you adjust the aging curve by a few months or a year, I think more than that is speculative at best.
If I'm the Mets I let this play out, bank on Dom Smith as my 1B of the future and use the Duda money to pay for something other than 1B decline years.
If Dominic Smith's b
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Nah. Premier power slugging first baseman are probably in their prime at 31. They don't need speed and range or any of that. And Duda got a real late start waiting for a spot to clear for him. He has very low tread on those tires.
There's a good number of 1B who are at or near their peak at age 31, but the track record of 1B in age 33-34 outside the peak steroid era is... not good. Big bodies carrying a lot of weight (a category to which Duda definitely belongs - not that I'm calling him fat or anything, but he's a large human being) typically do not age well. Maybe Duda ages slightly better because he has slightly more tread on his tires, but even if he played slightly less in game, he still carries that weight around every day, in warmups, in BP, on the plane... maybe you adjust the aging curve by a few months or a year, I think more than that is speculative at best.
If I'm the Mets I let this play out, bank on Dom Smith as my 1B of the future and use the Duda money to pay for something other than 1B decline years.
If Dominic Smith's b
Totally fair but I could totally see one of the preeminent power hitting first baseman(again assuming he continues to be a 30 HR wRC+135ish bat) in baseball getting a 5-6 year deal at 31 with the expectation you are overpaying him on the downside of his career. Happens all the time.
Oh I could totally see him getting that deal - I just don't think the Mets necessarily need to be the team to pay him. Enjoy the prime years under arb and then enjoy paying Dom Smith 500K instead of 20M and spend the money somewhere else. This pitching staff is cheap now but it won't be cheap forever.
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Totally fair but I could totally see one of the preeminent power hitting first baseman(again assuming he continues to be a 30 HR wRC+135ish bat) in baseball getting a 5-6 year deal at 31 with the expectation you are overpaying him on the downside of his career. Happens all the time.
Oh I could totally see him getting that deal - I just don't think the Mets necessarily need to be the team to pay him. Enjoy the prime years under arb and then enjoy paying Dom Smith 500K instead of 20M and spend the money somewhere else. This pitching staff is cheap now but it won't be cheap forever.
Yup. That's kind of where I'm at. It should work out either way. Either by then the finances are better and maybe if he's a fan favorite you over pay him to keep him, if not you have a first round pick being groomed for that role.