for him to prove me wrong but I'm not sure he's on the team all-season
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Dellin Betances was focusing on his arm angle/mechanics in today's bullpen session, per Luis Rojas, rather than velocity.
That said, his fastball has dipped quite a bit from his prime. Betances said last year that he may need to learn to pitch at lower velocities.
hopefully between him and PCA, they can resolve CF internally the next few years.
He's on the 40 man roster so he'll be there
Very interested in him. Even if he hits .250 and plays avg CF defense with some pop and his speed, could be a nice bridge to PCA starting next year if there is a DH. Just hit him #9.
When you’re seen as a sure-fire single-digit pick entering the spring, there’s not much room to move up. While it will take more than four innings against a team better than Air Force to cement that view, Hill certainly impressed in his season debut. He’s a physical beast at 6-foot-4 and 235 pounds, with monstrous stuff highlighted by a fastball that frequently got into the upper 90s, a low 80s power breaking ball and a more refined changeup than had been seen in the past. Between a shoulder issue in 2019 and the pandemic last spring, Hill entered the season with fewer than 25 innings under his belt. Scouts want get past the questions about his command, but if he continues to throw strikes the way he did on Saturday, he will move up on boards despite there being little room to.
Any players you are particularly interested in that realistically have a good chance of being there when the Mets pick?
Ty Madden is someone I will definitely be following. Obviously, you don't draft in need in MLB, but it would be nice if BPA was a college SP. Mets could definitely use a couple cost-controlled SP in a few years.
Need another cup of coffee before I can remember his name
Someone they love will absolutely be available when they pick. It’s a deep enough top. But I wouldn’t be averse to selecting a safe close SP like a Mace, save a ton of $$ and go absolutely wild in second and third round. Remember. This is one of the strangest drafts of all time, and an unusual number will be available later in. Should be quite interesting.
Predication, several teams will think they are smarter than everyone else, and be drafted purely based on Rapsodo, trackman and even youtube pocket radars for pull downs and Max bells LOL
This is FAR from the most ‘talented’ group of pitchers in a Mets camp. But you’ve got to go a ways back to find a group of “pitchers” like this group. Hefner is going to love working with this group and more importantly, this is yep he first time in a while they have a collection of very different pitchers. Depending who comes north, in a four game series, it’s going to be real tough for opposing batters to adjust from game to game or inning to inning. Even Loup, he’s just... different. Could be interesting.
Any players you are particularly interested in that realistically have a good chance of being there when the Mets pick?
Ty Madden is someone I will definitely be following. Obviously, you don't draft in need in MLB, but it would be nice if BPA was a college SP. Mets could definitely use a couple cost-controlled SP in a few years.
A lot of Mets fans are pushing for James Wood. He's polarizing. MASSIVE kid with huge power. I'm torn on him, you see the upside but 6'6 "okay" athlete seems like a pretty high bust potential. I really like Mayer, House, he'd have to pitch well to go as high as 10 but I like Jobe a ton too.
Any players you are particularly interested in that realistically have a good chance of being there when the Mets pick?
Ty Madden is someone I will definitely be following. Obviously, you don't draft in need in MLB, but it would be nice if BPA was a college SP. Mets could definitely use a couple cost-controlled SP in a few years.
A lot of Mets fans are pushing for James Wood. He's polarizing. MASSIVE kid with huge power. I'm torn on him, you see the upside but 6'6 "okay" athlete seems like a pretty high bust potential. I really like Mayer, House, he'd have to pitch well to go as high as 10 but I like Jobe a ton too.
looks like a slightly shorter Tony Clark. Although Clark was a switch hitter.
He's a very interesting player. I remember reading comps to Vlad Sr. in terms of hitting the high fastball. From what I would read, he should be able to stay in the Corner OF.
is oddly one of those "I will never forget where I was" moments for me. Just awful
Same. I was on a jetblue flight that was boarding and had the TV's on (I think it was JFK). Had espn on as they were announcing it and then had to watch like 5 hours of discussion of it during the flight. Brutal.
is they have been going position players in the 1st the past 3 years. Wondering if that is the strategy, or it just so happens it is the player they like the most. Past couple years they have followed in the 2nd with SP.
It really was a big part of the Cubs/Astros success going position players and supplemented much of pitching through FA. There seems to be a bit more predictability in outcome, and less injury risk, in position players.
at least with the Kelenic/Diaz trade you could say, well they need a close, and Diaz was great. Any maybe Kelenic busts, even though everyone hated the deal.
Kazmir there was no possible justification I could see for that deal
is they have been going position players in the 1st the past 3 years. Wondering if that is the strategy, or it just so happens it is the player they like the most. Past couple years they have followed in the 2nd with SP.
It really was a big part of the Cubs/Astros success going position players and supplemented much of pitching through FA. There seems to be a bit more predictability in outcome, and less injury risk, in position players.
The injury risk aspect is key. And why I wouldn't trade all star position players for comparable all star level pitchers at the same age unless that player was absolutely elite. The chances players like McNeil, Conforto, and Alonso are healthy and productive for 1200 ABs over the next several years is dramatically higher than predicting any SP to throw 600 healthy innings.
Would much prefer to go after the next Wheeler/Bauer, or sign/trade for a variety of lower/mid level FA with upside while also trying to find at least 1 upside arm per year for the minors (like Allan and SWR).
because his #00 is reserved for Mr. Met. He has no respect for Turk Wendell?! :-)
Funny you mention this, Turk is the most famous baseball alumni from my alma mater. I always liked his idiosyncrasies - kind of fun. Wouldn't step on the foul lines, licorice in between innings and the necklace - among others.
and there's this:
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Turk Wendell made a necklace for new #99 Taijuan Walker and sent it his way: "A token of passing the torch" https://on.sny.tv/zBPdfD9
at least with the Kelenic/Diaz trade you could say, well they need a close, and Diaz was great. Any maybe Kelenic busts, even though everyone hated the deal.
Kazmir there was no possible justification I could see for that deal
Duquette once subtweeted me joking about the deal
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Jonny Kaps
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So he made the Kazmir trade?!
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I didn't know really anything about Walker, but based on the recent twitter posts about him, sounds like some refined, cerebral, wine drinker, and reading about Wendell sending him a necklace made of animal teeth just seemed funny to me. I can see Walker opening it and reacting like a parent when your kid gives you the necklace they made in preschool with a string through some pasta.
because his #00 is reserved for Mr. Met. He has no respect for Turk Wendell?! :-)
Funny you mention this, Turk is the most famous baseball alumni from my alma mater. I always liked his idiosyncrasies - kind of fun. Wouldn't step on the foul lines, licorice in between innings and the necklace - among others.
and there's this:
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@SNYtv
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Turk Wendell made a necklace for new #99 Taijuan Walker and sent it his way: "A token of passing the torch" https://on.sny.tv/zBPdfD9
Wow, that's very cool of Turk. My sister went to Quinnipiac too, back when it was just a college and the hockey team was just a club.
because his #00 is reserved for Mr. Met. He has no respect for Turk Wendell?! :-)
Funny you mention this, Turk is the most famous baseball alumni from my alma mater. I always liked his idiosyncrasies - kind of fun. Wouldn't step on the foul lines, licorice in between innings and the necklace - among others.
and there's this:
Quote:
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@SNYtv
· 19m
Turk Wendell made a necklace for new #99 Taijuan Walker and sent it his way: "A token of passing the torch" https://on.sny.tv/zBPdfD9
Wow, that's very cool of Turk. My sister went to Quinnipiac too, back when it was just a college and the hockey team was just a club.
So did I, lol. The hockey team wasn't club, but we were D3. Otherwise I couldn't have played. We were also the Braves, not the Bobcats, but times change.
Turk was my 2nd fav reliever of that era behind only David Weathers
who you might remember as the guy who got hit in the face with a line drive, still got the out at first, waived off the trainers, and continued pitching. Turk was a badass too though.
and my brother and I would go visit her and party with the college kids. I don't think that would be allowed these days.
I have a child who is there now as a Freshman, not much has changed in that regard (partying) but you wouldn't recognize the school otherwise, it's massive.
call them whatever you want to call them. I'll take his "regression" any day of the week and twice on Sunday.
44 homeruns (2nd best single season in franchise history behind his rookie year)
100 rbis (2nd time any NYM hitter has accomplished that in a decade, the other being his rookie year)
not to take anything at all away from him but that would have broken the franchise record by 12 (currently Piazza, Wright both tied with 124).
He'd have also posted the 4th best OPS in team history behind Piazza (2x) and Olerud ('98).
Dom + Alonso have had back to back historical offensive seasons and in no world should those bars be considered their base level of performance. Even if they are both HOF'ers they are not going to outdo all but the best seasons from guys who also posted legitimate MVP seasons like Piazza and Wright every single year. that's just insanely unrealistic.
Allan is already significantly thicker than JDG. Closer to Harvey prior to Harvey putting on some bad weight. Allan probably outweighs JDG by 30 pounds
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Luis Rojas when asked if J.D. Davis will be the primary third baseman: "We'll see ... He might be the guy that gets the most playing time there. We still want to see camp going and competition going."
The Indians announced Wednesday that they’ve claimed outfielder Harold Ramirez off waivers from the Marlins. Right-hander Jordan Humphreys was designated for assignment to open a spot on the 40-man roster.
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Luis Rojas when asked if J.D. Davis will be the primary third baseman: "We'll see ... He might be the guy that gets the most playing time there. We still want to see camp going and competition going."
He looked like he was in pretty good shape in his interviews today. I really hope he can get his defense playable. That would be a pretty amazing development for the organization.
I'm hoping that with JD concentrating on 3rd base and not working in OF, his D at 3rd will improve a little, but I'm wondering what the potential is for the presence of Lindor at SS making JD appear statistically to be a better 3rd baseman.
Could Lindor help raise JD's defense from way below avg. to near avg? Or is that dreaming?
RE: I'm not a baseball expert like some of you guys
I'm hoping that with JD concentrating on 3rd base and not working in OF, his D at 3rd will improve a little, but I'm wondering what the potential is for the presence of Lindor at SS making JD appear statistically to be a better 3rd baseman.
Could Lindor help raise JD's defense from way below avg. to near avg? Or is that dreaming?
Hes unlikely to be made JD a better defender but he could cover enough range to really lessen the impact of JD’s poor to mediocre defense at 3B.
RE: RE: I'm not a baseball expert like some of you guys
Hes unlikely to be made JD a better defender but he could cover enough range to really lessen the impact of JD’s poor to mediocre defense at 3B.
Yeah, that's what I meant. If Lindor's range could result in a reduction of fielding opportunities for JD and possibly allow JD to cover the 3rd baseline better (being less concerned about his left side) ..
Kedeem Octave, who's somewhat of a player development guru.
They have somehow sort of threaded the needle between doing exactly what all of us hoped they'd do, but in a way that hasn't created sky high hype/expectations. Pretty impressive.
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Guess who hasn’t been arrested in 33 months!!!
He's on the 40 man roster so he'll be there
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Dellin Betances was focusing on his arm angle/mechanics in today's bullpen session, per Luis Rojas, rather than velocity.
That said, his fastball has dipped quite a bit from his prime. Betances said last year that he may need to learn to pitch at lower velocities.
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hopefully between him and PCA, they can resolve CF internally the next few years.
He's on the 40 man roster so he'll be there
Very interested in him. Even if he hits .250 and plays avg CF defense with some pop and his speed, could be a nice bridge to PCA starting next year if there is a DH. Just hit him #9.
When you’re seen as a sure-fire single-digit pick entering the spring, there’s not much room to move up. While it will take more than four innings against a team better than Air Force to cement that view, Hill certainly impressed in his season debut. He’s a physical beast at 6-foot-4 and 235 pounds, with monstrous stuff highlighted by a fastball that frequently got into the upper 90s, a low 80s power breaking ball and a more refined changeup than had been seen in the past. Between a shoulder issue in 2019 and the pandemic last spring, Hill entered the season with fewer than 25 innings under his belt. Scouts want get past the questions about his command, but if he continues to throw strikes the way he did on Saturday, he will move up on boards despite there being little room to.
Any players you are particularly interested in that realistically have a good chance of being there when the Mets pick?
Ty Madden is someone I will definitely be following. Obviously, you don't draft in need in MLB, but it would be nice if BPA was a college SP. Mets could definitely use a couple cost-controlled SP in a few years.
Someone they love will absolutely be available when they pick. It’s a deep enough top. But I wouldn’t be averse to selecting a safe close SP like a Mace, save a ton of $$ and go absolutely wild in second and third round. Remember. This is one of the strangest drafts of all time, and an unusual number will be available later in. Should be quite interesting.
Predication, several teams will think they are smarter than everyone else, and be drafted purely based on Rapsodo, trackman and even youtube pocket radars for pull downs and Max bells LOL
Any players you are particularly interested in that realistically have a good chance of being there when the Mets pick?
Ty Madden is someone I will definitely be following. Obviously, you don't draft in need in MLB, but it would be nice if BPA was a college SP. Mets could definitely use a couple cost-controlled SP in a few years.
A lot of Mets fans are pushing for James Wood. He's polarizing. MASSIVE kid with huge power. I'm torn on him, you see the upside but 6'6 "okay" athlete seems like a pretty high bust potential. I really like Mayer, House, he'd have to pitch well to go as high as 10 but I like Jobe a ton too.
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when the Mets pick.
Any players you are particularly interested in that realistically have a good chance of being there when the Mets pick?
Ty Madden is someone I will definitely be following. Obviously, you don't draft in need in MLB, but it would be nice if BPA was a college SP. Mets could definitely use a couple cost-controlled SP in a few years.
A lot of Mets fans are pushing for James Wood. He's polarizing. MASSIVE kid with huge power. I'm torn on him, you see the upside but 6'6 "okay" athlete seems like a pretty high bust potential. I really like Mayer, House, he'd have to pitch well to go as high as 10 but I like Jobe a ton too.
Olney, MD's own James Wood!
He's a very interesting player. I remember reading comps to Vlad Sr. in terms of hitting the high fastball. From what I would read, he should be able to stay in the Corner OF.
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is oddly one of those "I will never forget where I was" moments for me. Just awful
Same. I was on a jetblue flight that was boarding and had the TV's on (I think it was JFK). Had espn on as they were announcing it and then had to watch like 5 hours of discussion of it during the flight. Brutal.
Surreal day.
It really was a big part of the Cubs/Astros success going position players and supplemented much of pitching through FA. There seems to be a bit more predictability in outcome, and less injury risk, in position players.
Kazmir there was no possible justification I could see for that deal
It really was a big part of the Cubs/Astros success going position players and supplemented much of pitching through FA. There seems to be a bit more predictability in outcome, and less injury risk, in position players.
The injury risk aspect is key. And why I wouldn't trade all star position players for comparable all star level pitchers at the same age unless that player was absolutely elite. The chances players like McNeil, Conforto, and Alonso are healthy and productive for 1200 ABs over the next several years is dramatically higher than predicting any SP to throw 600 healthy innings.
Would much prefer to go after the next Wheeler/Bauer, or sign/trade for a variety of lower/mid level FA with upside while also trying to find at least 1 upside arm per year for the minors (like Allan and SWR).
Funny you mention this, Turk is the most famous baseball alumni from my alma mater. I always liked his idiosyncrasies - kind of fun. Wouldn't step on the foul lines, licorice in between innings and the necklace - among others.
and there's this:
@SNYtv
· 19m
Turk Wendell made a necklace for new #99 Taijuan Walker and sent it his way: "A token of passing the torch" https://on.sny.tv/zBPdfD9
Kazmir there was no possible justification I could see for that deal
Duquette once subtweeted me joking about the deal
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Jonny Kaps
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So he made the Kazmir trade?!
Jim Duquette
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He also said he could fix VZ in 15 minutes, I think
I didn't know really anything about Walker, but based on the recent twitter posts about him, sounds like some refined, cerebral, wine drinker, and reading about Wendell sending him a necklace made of animal teeth just seemed funny to me. I can see Walker opening it and reacting like a parent when your kid gives you the necklace they made in preschool with a string through some pasta.
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because his #00 is reserved for Mr. Met. He has no respect for Turk Wendell?! :-)
Funny you mention this, Turk is the most famous baseball alumni from my alma mater. I always liked his idiosyncrasies - kind of fun. Wouldn't step on the foul lines, licorice in between innings and the necklace - among others.
and there's this:
Quote:
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@SNYtv
· 19m
Turk Wendell made a necklace for new #99 Taijuan Walker and sent it his way: "A token of passing the torch" https://on.sny.tv/zBPdfD9
Wow, that's very cool of Turk. My sister went to Quinnipiac too, back when it was just a college and the hockey team was just a club.
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because his #00 is reserved for Mr. Met. He has no respect for Turk Wendell?! :-)
Funny you mention this, Turk is the most famous baseball alumni from my alma mater. I always liked his idiosyncrasies - kind of fun. Wouldn't step on the foul lines, licorice in between innings and the necklace - among others.
and there's this:
Quote:
SNY
@SNYtv
· 19m
Turk Wendell made a necklace for new #99 Taijuan Walker and sent it his way: "A token of passing the torch" https://on.sny.tv/zBPdfD9
Wow, that's very cool of Turk. My sister went to Quinnipiac too, back when it was just a college and the hockey team was just a club.
So did I, lol. The hockey team wasn't club, but we were D3. Otherwise I couldn't have played. We were also the Braves, not the Bobcats, but times change.
I have a child who is there now as a Freshman, not much has changed in that regard (partying) but you wouldn't recognize the school otherwise, it's massive.
Either way, even if you think Alonso was fine in 2020, looking forward to the bounce back.
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Chili Davis expects Pete Alonso to bounce back. Thinks last year was just a sophomore slump.
44 homeruns (2nd best single season in franchise history behind his rookie year)
100 rbis (2nd time any NYM hitter has accomplished that in a decade, the other being his rookie year)
Also cool video at link below of the top prospects in ST. Allan's build and motion look a little like JDG.
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He'd have also posted the 4th best OPS in team history behind Piazza (2x) and Olerud ('98).
Dom + Alonso have had back to back historical offensive seasons and in no world should those bars be considered their base level of performance. Even if they are both HOF'ers they are not going to outdo all but the best seasons from guys who also posted legitimate MVP seasons like Piazza and Wright every single year. that's just insanely unrealistic.
Just an incredible breakout performance from him.
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Luis Rojas when asked if J.D. Davis will be the primary third baseman: "We'll see ... He might be the guy that gets the most playing time there. We still want to see camp going and competition going."
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Luis Rojas when asked if J.D. Davis will be the primary third baseman: "We'll see ... He might be the guy that gets the most playing time there. We still want to see camp going and competition going."
He looked like he was in pretty good shape in his interviews today. I really hope he can get his defense playable. That would be a pretty amazing development for the organization.
Could Lindor help raise JD's defense from way below avg. to near avg? Or is that dreaming?
Could Lindor help raise JD's defense from way below avg. to near avg? Or is that dreaming?
Hes unlikely to be made JD a better defender but he could cover enough range to really lessen the impact of JD’s poor to mediocre defense at 3B.
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Hes unlikely to be made JD a better defender but he could cover enough range to really lessen the impact of JD’s poor to mediocre defense at 3B.
Yeah, that's what I meant. If Lindor's range could result in a reduction of fielding opportunities for JD and possibly allow JD to cover the 3rd baseline better (being less concerned about his left side) ..
Guess we'll see.
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They have somehow sort of threaded the needle between doing exactly what all of us hoped they'd do, but in a way that hasn't created sky high hype/expectations. Pretty impressive.