-Mets interested in Albert Almora. He's a horrid offensive player. Think Juan Lagares. The Cubs non-tendered him despite a projected... 1.5 million award. 5th OF/minor league deal? Sure. Otherwise, nothing interesting about him.
-Kluber was 88-90, teams apparently came away intrigued. Cishek and Swarzak also threw.
-Martino says there is speculation Tanaka is headed back to Japan despite his denials
-Phillies met with Realmuto
On the Mets talk, I really hope they work the extension with Lindor. As for Springer, I've wanted him from the start, but a little concerned that Porter won't be able to extend Conforto or Thor.
This team has a lot of young talent, I'd love to see most of them stay. They are right in wanting to rebuild the farm, wondering if they are going to be doing any of that, even something on a small scale, in terms of trade to do that.
Allan could make it worth it and if Lindor makes us forget trading Wolf then that is all the better. I question whether it was worth it for Ginn, who might have been BPA, but was not exceptionally better than other options who would not have required punting the rest of the draft. Allan, on the other hand, was very far ahead of the slot options.
Heyman says there’s a “good chance” that the Mets sign center fielder George Springer and “would be surprised if the Mets didn’t sign him (Francisco Lindor)” to a long-term deal.
Mets’ president Sandy Alderson has said multiple times in recent interviews that the Mets have only two true outfielders and that they would like it to be a right-handed hitter.
Springer is reportedly asking for a contract in the vicinity of $175 million, while the Mets and Blue Jays have offers on the table that break $100 million according to Heyman.
They've said they want to extend Conforto but he is only under contract for 1 more year.
And obviously they have no true CF'er at the big leagues or on the way in the minors (PCA is years away).
Add Springer for 5 years and you have a fixture that allows you the flexibility to do whatever you want. He will upgrade CF defensively in the short term and you can negotiate extensions with both (or neither) of Nimmo/Conforto with the flexibility to not need to resign both.
Springer, Lindor, McNeil hitting in some combination at the top of the order is as good as the LAD (depending on who replaces Turner) and both are probably head and shoulders above whoever has the 3rd best 1-3. I'd probably say Atlanta is next since Acuna/Freeman is great even if they lose Ozuna.
I can see some logical backup plans if the price goes too high (maybe sign a higher end IF'er at 2b or 3b like Wong, or trade for Cain) but those would be 1 or 2 year stop gap type moves. Springer is a "sustainable success" move.
Hang in there Jim - my brother and several of his co-workers got it about 7-10 days ago, they all hit the signature symptoms to varying degrees and all are about through it now. You had the toughness to maintain Met fandom during the Wilpon years anything else is a cakewalk.
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was randomly looking at 2019 draft, it's hard to argue against Allan/Baty/Wolf as your top 3 but beyond that.. woof. You have to nail the picks when you go "all in" or you really impact your farm. Hopefully, some of those guys have better second pro seasons.
Allan could make it worth it and if Lindor makes us forget trading Wolf then that is all the better. I question whether it was worth it for Ginn, who might have been BPA, but was not exceptionally better than other options who would not have required punting the rest of the draft. Allan, on the other hand, was very far ahead of the slot options.
Ginn has been lumped in with Allan but I don’t think they are particularly close. Matt Eddy said he had people from the alternate sites saying Allan has “legit” number 2 upside whereas Ginn is not within the Mets top “mentioned” talents from other teams and is viewed as a potential 4 or setup man type. That’s not hating but every team has a Ginn or 4. Allan is a dude.
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was randomly looking at 2019 draft, it's hard to argue against Allan/Baty/Wolf as your top 3 but beyond that.. woof. You have to nail the picks when you go "all in" or you really impact your farm. Hopefully, some of those guys have better second pro seasons.
Allan could make it worth it and if Lindor makes us forget trading Wolf then that is all the better. I question whether it was worth it for Ginn, who might have been BPA, but was not exceptionally better than other options who would not have required punting the rest of the draft. Allan, on the other hand, was very far ahead of the slot options.
Ginn has been lumped in with Allan but I don’t think they are particularly close. Matt Eddy said he had people from the alternate sites saying Allan has “legit” number 2 upside whereas Ginn is not within the Mets top “mentioned” talents from other teams and is viewed as a potential 4 or setup man type. That’s not hating but every team has a Ginn or 4. Allan is a dude.
They are lumped together because they were both the "big ticket" items that caused us to punt the rest of the draft. My personal opinion was, as I said, that it was worth it when you can get someone like Matt Allan, but I am not sure with Ginn versus someone like Clayton Beeter or Tink Hence. Both of whom likely would have signed for slot money based on what they got to sign.
Love the signing. Great gamble if there’s a DH. Could be PH depth too. If Alonso or Smith went down, and there’s a DH, he could really fill in for us and give us some pop.
Nice sneaky move to add a bat. His fielding is Jay Bruce style bad though like you said.
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Jose Martinez was worth 4.0 fWAR 2017+2018. Horrendous OF (more of a DH) but solid on a split deal
Love the signing. Great gamble if there’s a DH. Could be PH depth too. If Alonso or Smith went down, and there’s a DH, he could really fill in for us and give us some pop.
Nice sneaky move to add a bat. His fielding is Jay Bruce style bad though like you said.
Agreed. Nice depth move.
Martinez is -24 DRS career in the OF, -27 OAA, so he's an OF in name only. DH/1b, still nice at the price.
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Martinez will earn $225K if he's in the minors, per source.
I think it's just an example of Cohen being able to flex his muscles and throw 250,000 down the drain if need be. Split deal is why this makes sense. Pray his 2000 Yankees Glenallen Hill and not 33 and "done". Wasn't great in 2019 but still hit lefties.
Martinez is -24 DRS career in the OF, -27 OAA, so he's an OF in name only. DH/1b, still nice at the price.
Same. I'd have perhaps been more aggressive on Realmuto and then Carrasco as a standalone pickup, but difficult to say if that was possible (they acknowledged trying both of those things). Would have also called on and considered Arenado, but hard to argue with Lindor AND Carrasco instead.
McCann on 4 years seems worth the upside. If his defense is as strong as it was last year that will be a great deal.
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Lets hope they don’t amend the schedule and give us all NL East games.
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The reliever market, at least, might finally be gaining momentum in the wake of Liam Hendriks’ massive deal with the White Sox. Pedro Baez joined Houston yesterday, and Archie Bradley is closing in on a deal of his own, sources tell me and
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I know they've been expressing desire for a LHP but obviously Porter familiarity makes this something worth keeping an eye on.
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The reliever market, at least, might finally be gaining momentum in the wake of Liam Hendriks’ massive deal with the White Sox. Pedro Baez joined Houston yesterday, and Archie Bradley is closing in on a deal of his own, sources tell me and
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I know they've been expressing desire for a LHP but obviously Porter familiarity makes this something worth keeping an eye on.
Don't think they have room for both Bradley and Hand.
Familia, Betances, Diaz, May, Brach, Barnes, Lugo, Castro all have guaranteed contracts. 2 more? I find it hard to believe. Gotta believe they add one more (likely hand) and then some non-guaranteed types unless they make a few trades.
Garcia, Zamora, Tarpley (I like his stuff, just saying he could easily be dropped), Drew Smith.. Oswalt and Gsellman are probably safe "for now" but they also could go with no problem.
And if they do deal Betances/Familia to save money maybe they could fit both of them?
Garcia, Zamora, Tarpley (I like his stuff, just saying he could easily be dropped), Drew Smith.. Oswalt and Gsellman are probably safe "for now" but they also could go with no problem.
Matz too, but I doubt they'd do that before ST. His roster spot would likely only go to the person who beats him out.
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unrelated looking at the 40 man they have a few guys they could dump pretty easily.
Garcia, Zamora, Tarpley (I like his stuff, just saying he could easily be dropped), Drew Smith.. Oswalt and Gsellman are probably safe "for now" but they also could go with no problem.
Matz too, but I doubt they'd do that before ST. His roster spot would likely only go to the person who beats him out.
I have to believe Matz is safer than the others I named. I'm not saying he makes the team but barring multiple SP's added I assume they risk the 833,000 to see what he has.
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unrelated looking at the 40 man they have a few guys they could dump pretty easily.
Garcia, Zamora, Tarpley (I like his stuff, just saying he could easily be dropped), Drew Smith.. Oswalt and Gsellman are probably safe "for now" but they also could go with no problem.
Matz too, but I doubt they'd do that before ST. His roster spot would likely only go to the person who beats him out.
I have to believe Matz is safer than the others I named. I'm not saying he makes the team but barring multiple SP's added I assume they risk the 833,000 to see what he has.
100% agree.
Marlins will be annoying, Phillies aren't as bad as people are saying, I'm not big on the Nats but I'm sure they will be fine/good. Braves are looking for yet another SP.
NL East is going to be very tough.
Nola/Eflin/Wheeler is as good of a top 3 as any. Howard/Velasquez round out a very solid rotation on paper and then their lineup is solid throughout. Obviously, they need to keep Realmuto.
NL East is going to be very tough.
Robles was supposed to be THE guy for them (I'm not jinxing the Mets, he can still be good) but then Soto went and went MVP-supernova stud. Luckily the Nats farm sucks.
They have 3 above average SP and Howard should be very good as well (was rushed heavily). Their lineup is strong throughout
7 hitters league average or better by OPS+, 5 over 120. They aren’t some great team at all but they are very solid. Any team with 3 SP with a 3.19, 3.22 and 3.39 FIP is going to be decent.
The Twins had 6 RP in 2020 with sub 3.50 FIPs. Nope. The Mets couldn't use more help the pen. The Dodgers had 7 RP's with 10 or more appearances with a sub 3.42 FIP and added Knebel career 3.31. The 2021 Mets have ONE RP who posted a sub 3.42 FIP in 2020 (Diaz).
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on the possibility of the Mets signing George Springer:
“I am going to keep my fingers crossed...I can’t imagine what the buzz in the Mets’ world would be with the fans, I can’t even wrap my head around it.”