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Can Harvey finally rebound?
"I'm not a quitter,” Harvey exclusively told ESPN on Monday. “I'm not going to just quit and put the ball down. It's a fight.”
Lucas Duda to the DL. Ty Kelly to the Mets
Travis d'Arnaud (rotator cuff) has started to throw at home in California with no apparent difficulty. He is due to report to the Mets’ complex in Florida midweek. Meanwhile, Zack Wheeler is back throwing off a mound after April surgery to remove an undissolved stitch from his original Tommy John surgery. He remains on track for a return to the majors near July 1. Read more at MLB.com.
Thor is player of the week
A lot of Mets fans wanted to trade for him.
right now the Red Sox really don't need a bullpen, they're scoring runs at a historic pace.
Jackie Bradley Jr turned into Babe Ruth and Xander Bogeaerts, Ortiz, Betts, etc. are a f-ing murderers row.
I hope it crashes down on them soon. hate when the Red Sox are successful, this town becomes unbearable.
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Yoenis Cespedes is #OnPace to hit 55 homeruns and drive in 133 runs.
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Yoenis Cespedes is #OnPace to hit 55 homeruns and drive in 133 runs.
All with a wRC+ of 186. lol
I read with the Strasburg extension as of now Rich Hill could be the top FA pitcher on the FA market after the season.
I mean, even if Rich Hill is pitching well, that's a barren FA crop when Rich Hill is the headline name. Edinson Volqez, Bartolo, etc. weak crop.
He's an amazing story, that 6 start second half was no fluke i guess.
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last 2 seasons 86.2 innings 57 hits 26 walks 101 k's. The new RA Dickey? lol
I read with the Strasburg extension as of now Rich Hill could be the top FA pitcher on the FA market after the season.
I mean, even if Rich Hill is pitching well, that's a barren FA crop when Rich Hill is the headline name. Edinson Volqez, Bartolo, etc. weak crop.
FA market is truly awful. If you really think about it, Rich Hill might end up a real bargain because of his advanced age.
Man, the off season was fun, right?
Man, the off season was fun, right?
To be fair, the thought was he wouldn't age well "later" not "now" and it didn't come from me.
Man, the off season was fun, right?
Lol sure was fun here.
if Conforto had another position Ces wold probably be in left, and nobody would mind that.
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And here I thought that the league has figured him out, he can't hit the high heat, his bat speed is trending for a decline, blah, blah, blah.
Man, the off season was fun, right?
To be fair, the thought was he wouldn't age well "later" not "now" and it didn't come from me.
Lol, I wasn't pointing fingers. Just reflecting on the conversations and how well he is playing now. Even I didn't see Cespedes being this good. Hope he keeps it up!!! Lord knows we need him to with the rest of the zeros we have in the lineup.
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But his UZR is bad in CF. Its likely going to look pretty ugly by the time the year is out. You take that trade every day of the week but he's still not an ideal CF.
if Conforto had another position Ces wold probably be in left, and nobody would mind that.
No of course not. Just saying some of the concerns in the offseason had to do with his ability to play CF. If Ces stays here long term Im betting he shifts into a corner in a year or two anyway. Its all good.
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And here I thought that the league has figured him out, he can't hit the high heat, his bat speed is trending for a decline, blah, blah, blah.
Man, the off season was fun, right?
To be fair, the thought was he wouldn't age well "later" not "now" and it didn't come from me.
Lol, I wasn't pointing fingers. Just reflecting on the conversations and how well he is playing now. Even I didn't see Cespedes being this good. Hope he keeps it up!!! Lord knows we need him to with the rest of the zeros we have in the lineup.
I know. Im really scared about what a "Cold Ces" would do to this lineup with Duda, TDA, ect. out. Let's hope not!
Ouch! I wanted him bad.
Didn't expect him to match last season. But this year. Or even next wasn't the issue. And he's still not a CF.
the lack of an attempt to fake a jog to first after a dropped third strike not too long ago. That's the Ces people worry about.
Repost from last season?
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He is going to get a huge monster contract either way. I don't think he's giving us a break just because it's "in-season". Maybe if he went into a brutal cold streak and he started doubting himself I guess.
Repost from last season?
Cespedes had a hot month to end the season last year and sucked in the postseason. Id imagine a FULL YEAR of MVP type play (what some people here seem to be suggesting) would absolutely change how is market looked at the end of the season. We are talking wRC+ in the 180s and 50+ HR. And no I still dont share that notion yet. He's going to go cold eventually IMO but anythings possible I guess.
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Wait until tonight. The 7Line is going to the game to support Matt Harvey.
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I was amazed seeing so many Mets fans sitting in the Nats park
Wait until tonight. The 7Line is going to the game to support Matt Harvey.
gonna feel like a home game
I'll bet there are very few fans who aren't hoping Harvey goes 6 or 7 tonight while giving up just a run or 2.
Day off for Wright. Granderson 9 Cabrera 6 Conforto 7 Cespedes 8 Walker 5 Campbell 3 Plawecki 2 Kelly 5 Harvey 1.
Happy Birthday Big Sexy, you are my Yoda. Your apprentice I am.
Haven't you mentioned that before?
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but I cannot stand Campbell playing every day.
Haven't you mentioned that before?
yeah, maybe once or twice or twenty times, lol.
All kidding aside, I'd rather try someone else in the minors that is actually hitting the ball...but I know the 40 man rules really limit them. Just tired of trotting out the same ineffective player. He stinks. That being said, maybe he proves me wrong tonight.
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but I cannot stand Campbell playing every day.
Haven't you mentioned that before?
yeah, maybe once or twice or twenty times, lol.
All kidding aside, I'd rather try someone else in the minors that is actually hitting the ball...but I know the 40 man rules really limit them. Just tired of trotting out the same ineffective player. He stinks. That being said, maybe he proves me wrong tonight.
They don't even have an option in AAA outside of TJ Rivera, he of the very limited 1b experience himself. The starting AAA 1b, Marc Krauss is absolutely awful and AA is Dom Smith
in either case, Flores looked good defensively at 1B and I'd rather see him in the lineup than Campbell as the everyday 1B until Duda returns or they get a legit 1B.
Because of? He looked great defensively in his limited opportunities and had a track record of hitting well his whole career in the minors (when he was getting regular at-bats) something he did once in the majors - last year and he did pretty well all things considered.
In their defense I don't think they expected both Flores to start the year absolutely horribly + a Duda major injury. One of these things? Sure. But both... kind of hard to predict. That said they 100% should have looked at someone better than Marc Krauss given the fact we knew Smith wasn't likely going to be able to help the 2016 Mets.
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Flores [...] as the everyday 1B until Duda returns is a scary thought.
Because of? He looked great defensively in his limited opportunities and had a track record of hitting well his whole career in the minors (when he was getting regular at-bats) something he did once in the majors - last year and he did pretty well all things considered.
This. I want either Flores or Wright as the regular 1st and 3rd basemen.
They shouldve resigned juan Uribe or Kelly Johnson