NFT: SNY now part of Mets sale as are two minor league teams

will be even more of a cash cow if it goes to AA with the possible MLB reduction and elimination of Binghamton

Always seem to be a good crowd every game I've gone too. If they do become the Mets AA club, there will be even more interest.

Brooklyn is likely NOT part of the sale.

It is being speculated the two minor league teams included are Syracuse and St Lucie.

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Danny Abriano
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Yoenis Cespedes is part of a group at Mets camp (Nimmo, Davis, Conforto, others) tracking fly balls right now in the outfield. This is basically the last thing Cespedes needs to do to prove he’s healthy enough to return to games.

Danny Abriano
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Should be noted that the others seem to be getting balls hit that are further away/tougher to track. But Cespedes being involved in this is another big step.

Might get back in it now. Wasn’t Jeff and SNY his biggest beefs?

Rojas said Lugo would be shut down for 3 days, Lugo said that's not accurate and there was a "miscommunication".

of Cespedes, not really much to see but he's moving reasonably well
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"SNY now part of Mets sale as are two minor league teams"

so wouldn't that mean that 3 minor leagues are for sale?

Ha ha, baboom boom, a little Yankee fan humor here. I'll be here all night.

I think Cohen is going win this bid and maybe the reports that he orchestrated all of this to get rid of the Wilpons is true. It certainly is in character.

does the new owner have to let the players use the fancy spring training clubhouse? Could be a dealbreaker.

In comment 14814072 PatersonPlank said:

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"SNY now part of Mets sale as are two minor league teams" so wouldn't that mean that 3 minor leagues are for sale? Ha ha, baboom boom, a little Yankee fan humor here. I'll be here all night.

Wait, what? No it's the Mets and 2 minor league teams? ooooohhhhh the Mets are so bad that they are considered the 3rd minor league team!

much for some random metrics liking Davis at 3b, per the post they had DiScarcina fly to work with him at 3b

"PORT ST. LUCIE — J.D. Davis began last season playing third base, but the Mets aborted that plan early because of a combination of factors.

Significant among them was Davis appeared overmatched at the position. Left field became his new home, and he survived but hardly thrived, allowing the Mets to keep a potent right-handed bat in the lineup.

“He needs reps in a game, and he’s going to fail,” DiSarcina said. “His first couple of spring games he might make two or three errors because he is trying something new, trying to incorporate a new technique into his game, and he’s going to have some rough spots, and it’s up to us as an organization to kind of deal with that. I just don’t want him falling back on his old habits of getting too low.”

NYPOST

and he is never going to be a "good" fielder anywhere. He didn't look overwhelmed there last year so hopefully his strong arm can play and he can get close to neutral.

really should have capitalized on Davis' strong season last year and traded him to an AL team.

I hope I'm wrong, but I think his value may be at peak.

Will he be healthy and will he hit like first half Cano or second half Cano?

J D should get tons of reps at third., especially with Cespedes looming

George Costanza School of Business Negotiating

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really should have capitalized on Davis' strong season last year and traded him to an AL team. I hope I'm wrong, but I think his value may be at peak.

It's definitely a possibility with both him and Dom. I kind of like both players, and in the past I have thought that it made sense to try to sell high on guys who exceeded expectations, sometimes they tank (like Gsellman) and sometimes I've been completely wrong (like JDG) - so if the value wasn't there I have no issue holding. You just never know what happens. Alonso could get trampled by Cespedes' horse and either one could end up the every day 1B for 5 years.

@Mets starters... Ramos 1.6, Alonso 3.5, Cano 0.8 (yuck), McNeil 3.7, Rosario 1.9, Conforto 3.4, Nimmo 1.8 and Cespedes/Davis 0.9 #Mets #Zips

Edwin Diaz bounces back 2.98 FIP, Familia mediocre (3.68), Betances also mediocre (3.64)

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@Mets starters... Ramos 1.6, Alonso 3.5, Cano 0.8 (yuck), McNeil 3.7, Rosario 1.9, Conforto 3.4, Nimmo 1.8 and Cespedes/Davis 0.9 #Mets #Zips

Give me the under on Ramos, Conforto, Mcneil and the over on Alonso, Rosario and Cespedes/Davis.

2.6 BN without the TV rights seemed unrealistic. I'm not surprised SNY is now in the deal.

these held the Mets would almost certainly need to deal some decent prospects for pen help which is why many of us wanted them to add more to the BP vs. someone like Wacha.

“Cohen wants SNY, and he wants it at fair value,” one banker familiar with the deal said. “The team loses $50 million a year in a good year, so he wants SNY’s revenue, and he might pay a small premium to never have to deal with Fred and Jeff [Wilpon] ever again.”
https://nypost.com/2020/02/19/unrelenting-steve-cohen-lingers-over-mets-sale-wants-sny/?utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&__twitter_impression=true - ( New Window )

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“Cohen wants SNY, and he wants it at fair value,” one banker familiar with the deal said. “The team loses $50 million a year in a good year, so he wants SNY’s revenue, and he might pay a small premium to never have to deal with Fred and Jeff [Wilpon] ever again.” https://nypost.com/2020/02/19/unrelenting-steve-cohen-lingers-over-mets-sale-wants-sny/?utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&__twitter_impression=true - ( New Window )

LOL. So sad it's funny:

and he might pay a small premium to never have to deal with Fred and Jeff [Wilpon] ever again.

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these held the Mets would almost certainly need to deal some decent prospects for pen help which is why many of us wanted them to add more to the BP vs. someone like Wacha.

What about Tony Cingrani if he is healthy?