Feeling a little bit better after a frustrating start to the Braves series. Could have easily taken 2 from them but considering no McNeil the last 2 nights, I'll take it.
After the soft stretch and without one of our best players for a couple, 3-3 vs. Nats and Braves isn't terrible.
Not that these next 6 aren't important but with all of them vs. AL central, I'm hoping McNeil can get back in the lineup by next Friday night when we really start the race to the finish.
After that, no more inter-league, and 12 in a row with Philly, Cubs and Nats which is really going to go a long way in deciding our postseason fate.
Whether we ultimately get in the playoffs or not, we have a legitimate core of talent. There's no denying that.
I think we really need to sweep KC this weekend. We have a tough stretch coming up, but hopefully we can get a few guys back from injury soon.
I hope we can also see this team continue to give the wild card a run because it's beyond criminal that we may have another season pass by where JDG/Thor are healthy and not able to compete in playoff baseball. I'm less than confident Mickey Callaway is capable of leading a troop of boy scouts, no less any mlb team to the playoffs.
They just need to keep their head above water after that until they start getting reinforcements back (McNeil, Nimmo, and maybe Lowrie).
With CLE, ATL, and CHI coming up, they need to just go 5-4 in that stretch so they do not fall too far behind. Go into the Labor Day Weekend series with the Phillies with a chance to solidify their status as a contender with a fairly healthy team hopefully (fingers crossed).
I do wonder how much input Mickey has in the lineup and who is actually setting them.
I’ve wondered the same. My only explanation for Conforto being all over the lineup is that he’s playing around with lefty/righty splits in the lineup and pushes Conforto down when they are facing a lefty pitcher. It’s maddening. Just leave him alone. He can hold his own against lefty pitchers.
And it sucks because you have Joe Girardi just sitting out there waiting to get the call and ironically, a big strength of Girardi's is managing the bullpen in game.
I think anything less than Mickey having a Magical fun and pulling all the right strings and being the sole reason they win the World Series. I think anything short of that and he is no longer manager moving forward.
Familia is coming back, Wilson is dependable
Then there is Lugo...so if Diaz can just be that guy again.
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that Mickey isn't doing the best job. IMO, we'll either win a wild card or he will be fired. The trickier situation is if they finish something like 85-77 and miss the wild card by a few games. I think Brodie would still pull the trigger and bring in a new manager in that scenario.
I think anything less than Mickey having a Magical fun and pulling all the right strings and being the sole reason they win the World Series. I think anything short of that and he is no longer manager moving forward.
Preach.
Familia is coming back, Wilson is dependable
Then there is Lugo...so if Diaz can just be that guy again.
Let's not get our hopes up about Diaz.
This team is winning in spite of him.
His decision making is horrible.
He has cost this team so many wins this season
I agree with this.
Conforto is a very good but not great player. He's an every day RFer for any competitive team. A bit streaky, but so are a lot of players. Very good defensively as well. I only wish he's been left alone in RF more than he has been due to the imbalanced composition of this roster over the years.
IMO, he's a guy we should reach out to and extend him. He still has a lot of team control left so you could probably buy out 2-4 of his UFA years (in which he'd still be in his prime) at a reasonable rate.
The Mets really need to be more proactive about these types of things.
His career OPS (.832) is basically exactly the same as Paul O'Neill (.833) and I don't think that's an unreasonable comp.
I'm thinking that now with the presence of Cano, you're gonna have to play McNeil at 3B next year.
I dunno.
I'm thinking that now with the presence of Cano, you're gonna have to play McNeil at 3B next year.
I dunno.
Yes - keep JDD in LF and hope he can continue to improve a little bit. McNeil is the most likely 3B going forward since they won't move Cano but he should probably be at 2B. They actually acknowledged that they think playing 2B keeps him fresher than the OF, so this trip to the IL is a good example of why it's not always the best thing to take advantage of versatility even when it's there.
I hope we can also see this team continue to give the wild card a run because it's beyond criminal that we may have another season pass by where JDG/Thor are healthy and not able to compete in playoff baseball. I'm less than confident Mickey Callaway is capable of leading a troop of boy scouts, no less any mlb team to the playoffs.
Very well said. It is great to see how the bats are catching up to the SP. of course the pen is troublesome but it seems like that for many teams, especially in our division.
Rosario SS
Conforto RF
Alonso 1B
JD 3B
Kelenic LF
Nimmo CF
Obviously we would need a FA catcher, but that is still a ton of homegrown youth.
Dom and Lagares on the bench.
Rosario SS
Conforto RF
Alonso 1B
JD 3B
Kelenic LF
Nimmo CF
Obviously we would need a FA catcher, but that is still a ton of homegrown youth.
Dom and Lagares on the bench.
Kelenic is still years away. By the time he's in the majors, Cano might not even be a Met anymore. I also believe, McNeil's best position is 3B, and its not really close. Davis obviously is going to be liability at 3B or LF.
Im all for going into 2020 with an OF of Davis-Nimmo-Conforto-Dom-Cespedes (McNeil to 3B permanently).
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McNeil 2B
Rosario SS
Conforto RF
Alonso 1B
JD 3B
Kelenic LF
Nimmo CF
Obviously we would need a FA catcher, but that is still a ton of homegrown youth.
Dom and Lagares on the bench.
Kelenic is still years away. By the time he's in the majors, Cano might not even be a Met anymore. I also believe, McNeil's best position is 3B, and its not really close. Davis obviously is going to be liability at 3B or LF.
Interesting, I'm not/wasn't exactly sure when Kelenic projects to MLB. I obviously know it wasn't for opening day next season but also didn't know it was "years". Didn't realize that I guess.
LOL.
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McNeil 2B
Rosario SS
Conforto RF
Alonso 1B
JD 3B
Kelenic LF
Nimmo CF
Obviously we would need a FA catcher, but that is still a ton of homegrown youth.
Dom and Lagares on the bench.
Kelenic is still years away. By the time he's in the majors, Cano might not even be a Met anymore. I also believe, McNeil's best position is 3B, and its not really close. Davis obviously is going to be liability at 3B or LF.
Interesting, I'm not/wasn't exactly sure when Kelenic projects to MLB. I obviously know it wasn't for opening day next season but also didn't know it was "years". Didn't realize that I guess.
Yeah we drafted him out of high school last year. He's in high A ball but will likely repeat because he didn't exactly "kill it" there this year. Id guess 2022 if everything goes perfectly which of course means Conforto and others could be moving on by then also.
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McNeil 2B
Rosario SS
Conforto RF
Alonso 1B
JD 3B
Kelenic LF
Nimmo CF
Obviously we would need a FA catcher, but that is still a ton of homegrown youth.
Dom and Lagares on the bench.
Kelenic is still years away. By the time he's in the majors, Cano might not even be a Met anymore. I also believe, McNeil's best position is 3B, and its not really close. Davis obviously is going to be liability at 3B or LF.
Interesting, I'm not/wasn't exactly sure when Kelenic projects to MLB. I obviously know it wasn't for opening day next season but also didn't know it was "years". Didn't realize that I guess.
Yeah we drafted him out of high school last year. He's in high A ball but will likely repeat because he didn't exactly "kill it" there this year. Id guess 2022 if everything goes perfectly which of course means Conforto and others could be moving on by then also.
Recently got on fire at A+ and they promoted him to AA.
3-4 years away.
Nimmo debuted 4 years ago, Conforto 5. Not much of an excuse to have ZERO OF's.
I guess so. 5 games ago it looks like. Must have missed it. Sorry but promoting a wRC+ 130 bat in A ball seems over zealous and Im guessing this has nothing to do with where he will start next year and everything to do with him just getting a lame little cup of coffee with AA for a couple weeks before the season ends (Its laughable how bad he's been there this week).
Still think he starts back in A ball next year or if they do start him in AA he's still looking at 2022 when he's in the majors.
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because Nimmo and Conforto already arrived and there's no one to speak of on the way up. The strength of the organization is infielders: Gimenez, Mauricio, Newton, Vientos and Baty. But the Mets need a true centerfielder badly. Wonder if they'll try moving Mauricio or Newton to CF.
Nimmo debuted 4 years ago, Conforto 5. Not much of an excuse to have ZERO OF's.