last night the Mets were officially mathematically eliminated from the post-season, though non-mathematically they were realistically out of it before the AS break.
Normally this day would be sort of melancholy, but I actually feel pretty good about the future.
Love the 2nd half from a lot of guys, and feel like there were a few surprises in the minors, enough to provide some hope.
I think this off-season and the GM decision are crucial, so I have hope.
And like Andy says to Red says in his letter in Shawshank Redemption:
| Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. |
We need a big bat in the middle of the line-up, and to strengthen the bullpen.
Last part of your statement comes down to dealing with the Wilpons. Is a top notch smart kid like Chaim Bloom really eager to work with Jeff? I suspect they hire a retread who just wants to get paid/last shot at being GM. Gary LaRocque is the clear favorite in the clubhouse in my view.
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I'll play the contrarian and focus on the positives.
Proving themselves as good starters at the ML level are McNeil, Nimmo, Rosario, Conforto. The rotation 1-3 is tops in the league. The lower levels of the minors look really, REALLY good. So there are some solid foundation pieces already here, with several more to follow Two of which are very close to the majors (Alonso and Gimenez).
Biggest thing this team is missing. Biggest need for this team is it literally and figuratively needs to swing for the fences and NOT MISS. A Carter move. A Piazza move. They absolutely cannot afford to miss. Whether it's this offseason, next season, free agent, trade, internal promotion. They need a keystone, and cannot afford to be wrong...
Lol, well said Dan. Well said.
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much as I like Conforto this team needs a legit middle of the order stud (easier said than done). I like Alonso but I don't believe he is that. I think Alonso will be similar to Lucas Duda. A nice above average regular but not "the guy" and I don't think "the guy" exists. From Piazza, to Wright to Yo. Currently "he" isn't here.
Lol, well said Dan. Well said.
It's obviously hard to find but the best teams all have hitters that scare the opposing team. That can carry a lineup. Guys like Nimmo and Conforto have had nice seasons but they are in the tier 2 "complimentary good" players. Teams like the Indians or Red Sox or Yankees or Astros... you catch my drift. I don't know where they find this guy (FA wise Machado and Harper are the only thing even remotely close in this class) but soon enough they will need to find that.
1. bullpen (I said this last year and some people scoffed, you have to have stacked talent in the bullpen).
2. defense (this is harder to "fix" but IMO don't put Bruce at 1B because they signed him and need a spot for him, start a guy at 1B who is legit.
I don't think they need a traditional middle of the order bat, the Giants teams (2010) didn't have one, unless you count Posey or Aubrey Huff. 2012 was even worse with only one player who OPSd over .800 (Posey) and Melky but he didn't play all season. 2014 two guys OPS over .800 (Posey and Mike Morse).
The Mets teams remind me a little of those Giants teams, 3 WS in 5 years without a guy who hit 30 HR's.
Plus, I think bullpen and defense may be easier to fix than a middle of the order bat.
If the Mets can add a Machado or Harper I do it, but I don't think a middle of the order bat is the easiest way to get the Mets to contend.
1. Fix the bullpen
2. Fix the D
3. Strengthen the rotation (whether it's Morton or Keuchel or whoever, it strengthens a strength and protects against injury)
but as mentioned the biggest decision is whose driving the bus.
I think they have to trade Alsono, capitalize on his great season and deal him while his value is high.
The Mets need a Keith Hernandez type more than a huge, one-dimensional power guy at 1b.
Oh, I know it's not stacked, I'm saying it has to be.
this is where the bulk of my off-season budget would go. I'd even consider Kimbrel and Familia.
Go out and make some noise. Sign Harper. Sign Machado. Call it $60mm added to payroll. So at $175mm, made an insane amount of "noise", ticket sales through the roof, excitement, even the most pessimistic Mets fan (that's a hell of title to win lol) would be happy. THEN FIGURE OUT THE REST from there.
Flip Bruce for an overpaid RP or SP. Bruce for Melancon.
Flip Frazier for an overpaid RP, an Addison Reed type.
Flip Lagares for a live body?
Got WAY younger, WAY better offensively, filled some BP gaps. SP is still very good.
Lineup: Nimmo, Machado, Harper, Alonso, Conforto, Rosario, McNeil, Plawecki. An offense with power. Not the slowest team in the league. Guys who get on base. Balanced Lefty/righty. A pretty decent bench.
And yeah, if Ces comes back, figure it out. Good problem to have. Ces, fighting for playing time going into a contract year = monster :)
All a fantasy, but
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only is the bullpen not stacked nearly every single guy they acquired last deadline disappointed. Hard to identify a single one of them you can confidently say is a big league RP let alone a good one. Doesn't mean it won't happen but as a group... awful.
Oh, I know it's not stacked, I'm saying it has to be.
this is where the bulk of my off-season budget would go. I'd even consider Kimbrel and Familia.
To be clear I was agreeing with you. The internal options just aren't that great. I assume they will sign Familia or gamble on Ottavino.
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only is the bullpen not stacked nearly every single guy they acquired last deadline disappointed. Hard to identify a single one of them you can confidently say is a big league RP let alone a good one. Doesn't mean it won't happen but as a group... awful.
Oh, I know it's not stacked, I'm saying it has to be.
this is where the bulk of my off-season budget would go. I'd even consider Kimbrel and Familia.
To be clear I was agreeing with you. The internal options just aren't that great. I assume they will sign Familia or gamble on Ottavino.
They should sign both. They should spend $30M on the bullpen this year or more.
and another $15M on starting pitching.
Yeah, assuming Vargas and Legares are both immovable. So when I say for a live body, I assume its salary neutral. But most likely have to keep both since there isnt much depth at either of those positions. In fantasy land GM world at least.
So $175mm payroll. Done. Ces is full health in 2020, assuming, yeah you have ag lut of OF and Nimmo or Conforto either have to be moved or Nimmo came back down to earth in 2019 and is your 4th OF like you thought anyway. 2020 payroll isnt so bad either with a couple of dead weight contracts coming off the books. And the kids in the minors are now the lower minors kids are ready to be promoted at ML minimum salary...
Enter Nicholas Castellanos from Detroit.
Would Dunn and Smith be enough?
Enter Nicholas Castellanos from Detroit.
Would Dunn and Smith be enough?
Castellanos is a poor defender also. Still that package isn’t close. Smith as little to no value at the moment.
If I were GM I would go the KC Royals / Oakland style team and continue building on Conforto, Nimmo, Rosario, Mcneil with more solid two way players and try to spend my way to a dominant BP. Simplest signings would be a Pollock in CF and Grandal for C. I think Alonso has a higher upside than Duda, but I wouldn't be opposed to dealing him if the right move came along.
Not on top of your fantasy land, instead of it.
baseball is all guaranteed contracts, so lessen the hit in 2019if you need to and backload them on 3 year deals.
The Mets do not have a salary on the books right now for 2021 from what I know.
Vargas and Frazier are off the books after next year. Bruce and Cespy the year after that.
So two years clears everything including Cespedes.
I know people don't want to believe it, but the Mets should be players for Harper and Machado (but we know they won't be).
Roughly yes.
115 actually looks light from here running the numbers. DeGrom made 7.4 and Thor 2.0. So 92.5 + even their 2018 salaries puts them at 102 and both will get significant raises + the other guys. Probably closer to 120ish.
I thought TJ Rivera could play the Wilmer role but the lost season makes him tough to trust. That being said with Frazier, Bruce, Alonso, Smith I don't think Wilmer is even needed at that price.
I'd trade him to an AL team where he can DH vs lefties, play a utility role when needed and maybe get more consistent at -bats or not but at his salary, he's not providing enough value to the Mets as a deep bench guy.
not that it always isn't by choice, but sometimes a team can legitimately use the luxury tax as a reason, or claim they have reached their payroll limit, etc.
the Mets have zero excuse other than it's their choice not to pursue one of the games biggest superstars in their prime.
We really need to sign a stud 3B (or a 2B I guess) if we're going to move Flores IMO.
not that it always isn't by choice, but sometimes a team can legitimately use the luxury tax as a reason, or claim they have reached their payroll limit, etc.
the Mets have zero excuse other than it's their choice not to pursue one of the games biggest superstars in their prime.
+1
Even with the caveat that Bowden generally sucks, it's hard to disagree that most of the above teams would be more appealing to Machado than the Mets right now. On top of the fact that most of the above teams have proven to spend more. So it really seems like it will take an unexpectedly disinterested market like Vlad Guerrero/Carlos Beltran for the Mets to emerge victorious.
Also Machado aside, the only player he lists the Mets as a fit for this offseason is Grandal, which is odd unless he's just counting on them continuing to be a non-player for most top FA.
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Not that anything they do shocks me but that would suggest they full gave up on Alonso
Even if we miss our on Machado or Harper (I can't see the Mets realistically winning a biding war for either) there's a bunch of good players in the second-tier that can really help us.
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offseason would be signing Josh Donaldson, Jeurys Familia and maybe Andrew Miller.
Not that anything they do shocks me but that would suggest they full gave up on Alonso
No chance Donaldson could stick at third? You're probably right. Then it wouldn't make sense.
They could try and sign someone like Jed Lowrie, add Pollock, and then use the rest of the money on the bullpen.
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offseason would be signing Josh Donaldson, Jeurys Familia and maybe Andrew Miller.
Not that anything they do shocks me but that would suggest they full gave up on Alonso
No chance Donaldson could stick at third? You're probably right. Then it wouldn't make sense.
They could try and sign someone like Jed Lowrie, add Pollock, and then use the rest of the money on the bullpen.
Frazier is still here. They aren't benching Frazier so he'd be the 1b, Donaldson the 3b and Alonso and Dom buried.
You misspelled Jay Bruce
Truth is, lately I've been more optimistic and enjoying games a LOT more than a handful of months ago. I'm hopeful for next season. I think they could realistically contend.
You could even start Frazier at first (while they play service time games with Alsonso) out of camp.
You could even start Frazier at first (while they play service time games with Alsonso) out of camp.
You honestly see a scenario where the Mets are benching Frazier for Alonso and Donaldson? It's not happening. Trust me. Frazier is seen as the clubhouse leader and is going to end up posting a 2.0+ fWAR season despite missing a bunch of time. There is absolutely no way that happens. None. Going into 2019 Frazier will go into the year as one of their top 3-4 position players.
Nimmo, Conforto, McNeil.. and? Hopeful on Rosario but this just isn't happening. So Alonso would be buried in this scenario no questions asked.
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easily be benched. He's not making much money and was a utility type on the Yankees. Solid player but he's not some type of allstar or core player that you have to absolutely find every day ABs for.
You could even start Frazier at first (while they play service time games with Alsonso) out of camp.
You honestly see a scenario where the Mets are benching Frazier for Alonso and Donaldson? It's not happening. Trust me. Frazier is seen as the clubhouse leader and is going to end up posting a 2.0+ fWAR season despite missing a bunch of time. There is absolutely no way that happens. None. Going into 2019 Frazier will go into the year as one of their top 3-4 position players.
Nimmo, Conforto, McNeil.. and? Hopeful on Rosario but this just isn't happening. So Alonso would be buried in this scenario no questions asked.
Dan, not sure what you mean by "Hopeful on Rosario but this just isn't happening." Can you clarify? Thanks.
He's tradable. He's not moving to the bench. In fact, even if they signed Machado they would almost certainly salary dump Frazier. I can't think of a single time the Mets had a player of Frazier's salary on the bench (and don't give me some scenario where the guy was so bad he eventually played less like Jason Bay).
So under this logic they can't go after Machado either?
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easily be benched. He's not making much money and was a utility type on the Yankees. Solid player but he's not some type of allstar or core player that you have to absolutely find every day ABs for.
You could even start Frazier at first (while they play service time games with Alsonso) out of camp.
You honestly see a scenario where the Mets are benching Frazier for Alonso and Donaldson? It's not happening. Trust me. Frazier is seen as the clubhouse leader and is going to end up posting a 2.0+ fWAR season despite missing a bunch of time. There is absolutely no way that happens. None. Going into 2019 Frazier will go into the year as one of their top 3-4 position players.
Nimmo, Conforto, McNeil.. and? Hopeful on Rosario but this just isn't happening. So Alonso would be buried in this scenario no questions asked.
Dan, not sure what you mean by "Hopeful on Rosario but this just isn't happening." Can you clarify? Thanks.
I'm hopeful Rosario is better than Todd Frazier in 2019, but benching Frazier just isn't happening so on paper Frazier is one of the top 3-4 best position players on the team headed into 2019. Rosario could be better than him next year but he surely wasn't this year so Frazier "is better".
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Frazier is 19th in fWAR at 3b despite only playing 103 games, 7th in defense. When was the last time the Mets had a 9 million dollar bench player? When would he play with a RH 1b/3b? Never.
So under this logic they can't go after Machado either?
Machado would = them dumping Frazier. Likely for a similar salaried player (reliever, SP, OF etc). If they signed Machado, Frazier would either be the starting 1b or not on the team.
Any slip in Frazier's defense will make him a player with little value. His OBP was .305 this year and that's driven by a major decrease in walk rate. I'm not bullish on him in 2019 given the major warning signs around this player.
Lagares was also the "co" starting CF to open the season. People were talking up his launch angle etc. He started the 2nd, 3rd, 7th and 9th games of the season. Conforto's shoulder was an issue and Nimmo was yet to break out. No such scenario with Frazier.
Sadly, Bruce is going to play.
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I doubt they trot him out every day in RF or block 1B.
Sadly, Bruce is going to play.
Or get traded for a similar salary at another position. That has to be one of the top priorities if u can get anything in the slightest bit useful for him.
If Frazier is still valuable (which I doubt given the cold market for him last offseason and his time injured this year) then the Mets could deal him for another asset after a 3B upgrade. Even if I'm wrong about benching him, it doesn't matter, because then just do a trade instead.
Step 1- Commit to Conforto, Nimmo, Rosario, Mcneil every day and give them as much playing time certainty as possible.
Step 2- Find the best 1 or 2 players you can to add around them. Machado? pinch me. Grandal? great. Pollock? Ok depending on price.
Step 3- Make use of remaining vets best you can. If a new player upgrades CF or 3B but blocks Bruce or Frazier, oh well. Trade them or suck it up and be happy to have the extra depth.
Step 1- Commit to Conforto, Nimmo, Rosario, Mcneil every day and give them as much playing time certainty as possible.
Step 2- Find the best 1 or 2 players you can to add around them. Machado? pinch me. Grandal? great. Pollock? Ok depending on price.
Step 3- Make use of remaining vets best you can. If a new player upgrades CF or 3B but blocks Bruce or Frazier, oh well. Trade them or suck it up and be happy to have the extra depth.
I agree with just about this entire post. +1
I outlined it before (of course it's just my opinion).
But fix the bullpen, and you can literally just throw money at it and fix it. That's how bullpens work in MLB.
Add s starting pitcher, not a long-term deal, but a proven veteran who isn't a dumpster dive where you overpay like Vargas again I named a few, Morton, Keuchel, or others.
And work on trading the fat like Bruce, Flores, Lagares, Swarzak,
and for me, I'd trade Alonso.
I know his prodigious power will have some people not want to do this and I wouldn't give him away, but I think his value could be the highest it will be right now and get back a veteran, solid fielding, non-black hole at the plate 1B.
If he's going to have fielding issues, all the bat in the world isn't what the Mets need, I cited the Giants teams - 3 WS wins in 5 years and not one player hit over 28 home runs. They didn't have more than 2 player OPS over .800 on any of those teams.
If the Mets can contend with those additions at the deadline you deal a prospect for an OFer to push Bruce to the bench.
Gimenez #30 (#7 SS)
Alonso #67 (#2.5 1b... McKay is listed as a 2 way player, Collins #1 pure 1b)
Kelenic #85 (#14 CF)
Mauricio #92 (#12 SS)
Peterson #125 (#48 P, 14th among lefties)
Dunn (unranked)
Vientos (unranked)
I outlined it before (of course it's just my opinion).
But fix the bullpen, and you can literally just throw money at it and fix it. That's how bullpens work in MLB.
Add s starting pitcher, not a long-term deal, but a proven veteran who isn't a dumpster dive where you overpay like Vargas again I named a few, Morton, Keuchel, or others.
And work on trading the fat like Bruce, Flores, Lagares, Swarzak,
and for me, I'd trade Alonso.
I know his prodigious power will have some people not want to do this and I wouldn't give him away, but I think his value could be the highest it will be right now and get back a veteran, solid fielding, non-black hole at the plate 1B.
If he's going to have fielding issues, all the bat in the world isn't what the Mets need, I cited the Giants teams - 3 WS wins in 5 years and not one player hit over 28 home runs. They didn't have more than 2 player OPS over .800 on any of those teams.
If the Mets can contend with those additions at the deadline you deal a prospect for an OFer to push Bruce to the bench.
Yes if they throw infinite money at the team they can fill all of the holes and be a contender but that would potentially mean swallowing money already committed to veterans in favor of better new players. That's what I meant in saying the pieces may not fit together perfectly, if the best upgrade available is in the OF they may need to do it even though Bruce and Cespedes are under contract for 2 more years. They've have rarely spent that way in the past but that's a different discussion.
Plus, we heard the same stuff about Wheeler this year. How stupid would it have been if Mets traded Wheeler in July? His value has at least doubled since then. You never trade a prospect who shows signs until you have to. You definitely don't trade someone to give extra ABs to the likes of Todd Frazier and Jay Bruce. That's ludicrous.
The way you stay a losing organization is trying to correct one mistake by making another. Frazier and Bruce were not good signings. Own up to the mistake and wait out their contracts.
Don't engage in the fantasy that if Bruce and Frazier get "showcased" with extra ABs, they will somehow become tradeable. Ain't happening.
Good organizations admit they made a mistake. They don't commit further mistakes by trying to rectify their earlier ones. That's how you wind up with Mel Rojas and Mo Vaughn.
2017 wRC+ 107
2018 wRC+ 103
2017 .331 wOBA
2018 .317 wOBA
At 5 million or so bucks that's an expensive player when you are already paying Cespedes and Wright significant money NOT to play, awful Vargas, Bruce, Lagares..
The rest is downsledding and you can adjust and tweak the roster accordingly even mid 2019 if need be.
I'd love a Machado or Harper 1st, that should go without saying but short of that.
No one is talking about it, but I think Kershaw can even opt out, if he does (unlikely from what I read), holy shit, I'd be all over him even in his diminished state. Not a 7 year 9 figure deal, but a 3 year 8 figure deal absolutely.
Sign two elite bullpen pieces.
Kimbrel: 5 years $75M
Familia: 3 years $30M
Add those two to Gsellman, Lugo, add a LOOGY and fill in with the reclamation projects and the bullpen is a long way toward fixed.
Starting pitcher:
Dream scenario, Kershaw opts out. 3 years $90M
Realistic case:
Keuchel, Corbin, Morton: figure 2019 Salary of $20M.
So I added:
Corbin
Kimbrel
Familia
for $ 50M on the 2019 payroll
That has the Mets payroll with arbitration at $170M
of course they'll need other additions, but this is before dealing anyone like Flores, Lagares, or anyone else.
And knowing that Frazier comes off the books after the season and then Bruce and Cespedes the following year to allow for (optionally) Wheeler and deGrom extensions.
McNeil 2B
Machado 3B
Conforto RF
Alonso 1B
Bruce RF
Rosario SS
Plawecki C
Maybe Cespedes joins you for the postseason.
Wheeler
DeGrom
Thor
Matz
Vargas
Kimbrel
Swarzak
Drew Smith
Gsellman
Lugo
Zamora
Mejia
Hanhold
(Look for a potential setup target in season or a bad contract swap prior.)
2017 wRC+ 107
2018 wRC+ 103
2017 .331 wOBA
2018 .317 wOBA
At 5 million or so bucks that's an expensive player when you are already paying Cespedes and Wright significant money NOT to play, awful Vargas, Bruce, Lagares..
But that's the whole point about a breakout candidate: they turn a corner and hit way above their career numbers, usually by increasing their power numbers.
Now, if Wilmer were a free agent this year and we were talking about signing him to a multi-year deal, I would agree that you let him go. But one year at 6 million? It's foolish not to give a guy who is only 27 and has learned to hit righties this year, one extra year. Especially if the reason you are moving him is to give extra ABs to Bruce and Frazier, two declining vets in their 30s. Like I said, that's making another mistake in order to justify previous bad signings.
"Reyes should be released.
-McNeil should be with the big club. He's had an incredible season and both the team and fans deserve something positive added
-Blevins, Cabrera, Frazier, Familia, Mesoraco should all be traded
negotiate the most you can get for these guys and move on.
-Aggressively shop DeGrom and Thor.... for ABSURD packages. That doesn't mean you deal them. It means YOU do the groundwork, YOU shoot for the stars. The Padres in particularly could put together a franchise altering package. White Sox (also rumored to be interested) also have that capability. Fernando Tatis Jr. (for example) could be a superstar on the level of Reyes or Wright as soon as next season
- Aggressively shop Matz and Wheeler. Again, same thought process. Very weak SP market... don't just assume you can't land xyz. Just ask.
- Be open to dealing Wilmer despite him being a fan favorite. Wilmer is a solid player but if someone wants to give you a nice cost controlled young player or 2 with 6 years of control he's easily replaceable.
-Be open to moving on from Callaway. I'm not losing my mind over a manager but he seems over his head. If the Mets really do go outside the organization for a GM (I very much doubt this happens) they MUST allow this new guy to have the power to can Mickey. Anyone brought in who has the manager forced upon him =balls already in the Wilpon vice.
- Call the Yankees and ask to speak to Oppenheimer. They may yet say no but Cashman actually is very close with Omar and knows Ricco well. It's not out of the question that they allow a long time employee leave for a major job as a personal courtesy."
I'd love a Machado or Harper 1st, that should go without saying but short of that.
No one is talking about it, but I think Kershaw can even opt out, if he does (unlikely from what I read), holy shit, I'd be all over him even in his diminished state. Not a 7 year 9 figure deal, but a 3 year 8 figure deal absolutely.
Sign two elite bullpen pieces.
Kimbrel: 5 years $75M
Familia: 3 years $30M
Add those two to Gsellman, Lugo, add a LOOGY and fill in with the reclamation projects and the bullpen is a long way toward fixed.
Starting pitcher:
Dream scenario, Kershaw opts out. 3 years $90M
Realistic case:
Keuchel, Corbin, Morton: figure 2019 Salary of $20M.
So I added:
Corbin
Kimbrel
Familia
for $ 50M on the 2019 payroll
That has the Mets payroll with arbitration at $170M
of course they'll need other additions, but this is before dealing anyone like Flores, Lagares, or anyone else.
And knowing that Frazier comes off the books after the season and then Bruce and Cespedes the following year to allow for (optionally) Wheeler and deGrom extensions.
If they do all that I'd be ecstatic, but that's a yankee offseason not a mets offseason. Fred generally just complains about the Yankees. He rarely acts like them. I'd just honestly be enormously shocked to land 1 of Kimbrel/Kershaw/Machado/Harper let alone multiple. I hope I'm wrong but if I had to bet on it I'd say they don't get any of those guys.
The best I can envision realistically would probably be:
- Andrew Miller (down year for him so there are other better relievers available, plus Callaway connection)
- Familia (said he liked it here, I still think he's a good closer)
- Grandal (he's not perfect but he'd be a big upgrade at a huge hole of a position)
Then 1 trade for someone exciting/unexpected - most likely it's a CF or 3B. Perhaps Alonso is trade bait. Or Dunn. Or Matz. Or Wheeler. Or if nobody is on the trade market better than Pollock I could see them signing him if he's hanging around in January. And possibly signing a SP if they've traded a SP.
My father (a diehard Yankees fan) told me many times during the 2008-2009 off-season the Yankees would sign all of Sabathia, Teixeira, and Burnett. I said no way. Sure as shit, Yankees signed them all.
My father (a diehard Yankees fan) told me many times during the 2008-2009 off-season the Yankees would sign all of Sabathia, Teixeira, and Burnett. I said no way. Sure as shit, Yankees signed them all.
If the Yankees were in the position we're in, they would sign Kimbrel, Miller, Machado, Grandal. I 100% believe that.
My father (a diehard Yankees fan) told me many times during the 2008-2009 off-season the Yankees would sign all of Sabathia, Teixeira, and Burnett. I said no way. Sure as shit, Yankees signed them all.
Those days are gone. The Yankees want to stay under the luxury tax now just like everyone else. The Yankees have needed a legit number two starter for a looooong time now but instead of going after the Arrietta's and Darvish's this past offseason they settled for retreads like Sabathia on one year deals. Sure, they've spent more than us but I dont believe this is accurate any longer.
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Giancarlo Stanton: 3.4 bWAR
Brandon Nimmo: 4.1 bWAR
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Sandy Alderson, tongue in cheek, on why the Mets did not pursue Giancarlo Stanton: "With Brandon Nimmo in right field, we just didn't feel that we had a need there."