You've mentioned a couple of times that you live very close to Clover Park. I have a realtor down there who's sending me listings of some of the communities in PSL. We're thinking of moving, not right away, but at some point in time.
If you don't mind my asking....is there any section of the area that I should stay away from ??
The Listings she sent me from 'Tradition' area look great. Need more details on it though.
Port St Lucie is growing like crazy. I moved here in 1986 and there were around 30,000. It's somewhere around 200-215k now. And predictions indicate it may hit 300k by 2030. With that being said, Tradition is a nice area. A bit pricey for me and too many fees. The Southern Grove plan, which will be at the southern end of Tradition, is expected to have huge growth. They are building a development with a large artificial wave lake just north of the I-95 Saint Lucie West exit. That's not started yet. I live just north of the stadium in the Torino area. Convenient to Saint Lucie West and the stadium, yet I can walk out behind my house and walk through woods. Not many places like that in Port St Lucie.
Taxes are higher in Saint Lucie than they are in Indian River County( Vero Beach)
The crime rate for Port St Lucie is low. All the main growth is right along the I-95 corridor. So where you are looking with your realtor us the right area. I would stay west of the Turnpike,
Catcher Bruce Maxwell is a non-roster invitee. He is famous for being the first MLB player to kneel for the anthem. He played in Mexico in 2019 and sat-out 2020.
Thanks Ron.
And I thought Charleston SC was growing fast !!
West of the Florida Turnpike -- got it.
I'd like to see what this kid Carlos Cortes brings to the table. He's probably headed to the minors this year...but he could impress in the Spring Games.
for a team that had a great offseason they've kept the hype down
which I think is a very positive development. Wish they'd added 1 more dependable player in the BP but they do have a lot of younger fringe guys so who knows. They are due to have a player like that actually become a contributor.
Mets tried for Bauer and when they failed, they went to plan B
Bauer would have added greatly to the organization overall talent level
But after adding 30 million in Lindor and Carrasco, there is no way they could match the Dodgers without going over the luxury threshold. It was wise not to go over because Nets will very likely be over each of the next two years when Cano’s salary returns.
Plan B is to add depth this year and keep financial flexibility for the future.
Mets definitely thought they were going to get Bauer. They moved Matz to clear salary. But they made a nice recovery picking up Walker, Villar, Pillar. Injuries have killed this team since 2017. Now they have insulated themselves as much as possible
Emerges from the scrap heap. Last year it was Shreve. We have enough of an interesting mix that I expect somebody to emerge again. Rooting for Viscaino.
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Sandy Alderson expects the extension conversations with Francisco Lindor and Michael Conforto to begin relatively soon.
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Sandy Alderson, "Had we not pivoted to James McCann, we may not have been able to acquire Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco."
RE: Mets tried for Bauer and when they failed, they went to plan B
Bauer would have added greatly to the organization overall talent level
But after adding 30 million in Lindor and Carrasco, there is no way they could match the Dodgers without going over the luxury threshold. It was wise not to go over because Nets will very likely be over each of the next two years when Cano’s salary returns.
Plan B is to add depth this year and keep financial flexibility for the future.
Mets definitely thought they were going to get Bauer. They moved Matz to clear salary. But they made a nice recovery picking up Walker, Villar, Pillar. Injuries have killed this team since 2017. Now they have insulated themselves as much as possible
Still think the Lucchesi deal was overkill as we got a comparable player in Yamamoto for a lesser prospect, but I do like that we appear to have better depth than our usual career minor leaguers that make up AAA roster. We need to continue to use our draft pool allocation (that was one area where I am happy BVW got through to the Wilpons), but that does not mean blowing it all in early rounds unless you have a player who you have ranked signficantly higher than your highest ranked draftee that would sign much closer to slot.
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Sandy Alderson says the Mets are now making sure they talk to women that may have had contact with new potential hires.
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What changes have the Mets made to their vetting/hiring process?
Sandy Alderson: Taking background checks to "a somewhat higher level." And being “more intentional about communicating with women who may have had some contact" with the potential new employee.
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Alderson says the Mets will try to meet Francisco Lindor's timetable of working out an extension before Spring Training ends.
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Alderson said the Mets had discussions internally about Trevor Bauer's social media presence - noted they had women in that discussion.
new arms in camp imo. Reid-Foley had a good run in a small sample last year, which anyone can do and we've seen from guys who ended up tanking, but he is higher pedigree than most of the players we've recently seen (Bautista, Smith, Rhame, etc).
Tarpley's k rate is intriguing but his hr and walk rates are scary.
Barnes seems to have the most tools, strong k rate, decent walk rates, good spin, and he's had a decent track record. He's just gotten lit up the last 2 years.
McWilliams is basically just a prospect but he's huge and throws hard so who knows.
Would be great to hit the lotto and get 1 strong contributor out of that group (and all the others).
not hopeful on Tarpley as anything more than org. depth, but who knows if he can get some control. Agreed on the other three. I like them. I'm also intrigued to follow Jared Robinson. He'll be in the minors, but if he can reduce his walks, he has a fantastic K rate and could be a contributor in a year or two
"At some point even Steve Cohen runs out of money". He said that if we signed Springer then Conforto extension would have been difficult. Could have worded it a lot better.
Harol Gonzalez was still in the organization. Hope Szapucki gets in the game, he's my lottery ticket for help from the minors should they need it this year. Stuff was great before TJS.
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Mets pitchers on the roster for today’s game vs the Marlins:
RHP Harol Gonzalez (starter)
RHP Ryley Gilliam
RHP Trevor Hildenberger
RHP Sean Reid-Foley
LHP Thomas Szapucki
LHP Stephen Tarpley
LHP Daniel Zamora
"At some point even Steve Cohen runs out of money". He said that if we signed Springer then Conforto extension would have been difficult. Could have worded it a lot better.
Didn't realize Springer and Conforto were going to equal 12 billion to extend. Silly me getting my hopes up.
There's a kernel of doubt in my mind that they even sign Lindor.
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Thomas Szapucki topped out at 95 mph in his 2021 spring debut. Sat 92-94.
Positive sign, given reports from the alternate site last year that he was 87-88. #Mets
People have been sleeping on him all off-season IMO
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Harol Gonzalez was still in the organization. Hope Szapucki gets in the game, he's my lottery ticket for help from the minors should they need it this year. Stuff was great before TJS.
not sign Lindor or Conforto or Syndergaard, but before I worry about it I will a) see who they do sign and b) see who they replace the player with.
Not signing Lindor would be bad since they traded two shortstops for him, but like I said I'll wait to see what they do before caring too much.
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Francisco Lindor on Sandy Alderson saying extension talks will begin soon:
"They had to get to know me and I had to get to know the organization and get to know them"
As of now, Trevor Story, Correa, Javy Baez, Cory Seager Marcus Semien...all expected to hit free agency in 2022. So, there should be fallback options should an extension on Lindor not get done, but my guess is that the Lindor deal will get done.
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Thomas Szapucki topped out at 95 mph in his 2021 spring debut. Sat 92-94.
Positive sign, given reports from the alternate site last year that he was 87-88. #Mets
That's great news on Szapucki. I've followed this kid thru his minor league progression in 2019. I recall the radio broadcaster saying late in the season, that the stadium gun was registering 94, and that Szap was snapping off some curveballs too.
Looking forward to him continuing his progress.
It's been quite a while since we have had pitching depth.
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Mets Spring Training Game No. 2 vs Houston:
DH Nimmo
6 Lindor
9 Conforto
3 Alonso
4 McNeil
2 McCann
5 Guillorme
8 Almora Jr.
7 Lee
RHP Marcus Stroman (0-0, 0.00)
Looks like an angle/baggy uniform to me. SNY had a brief mention of the prospects in camp and he didn't look like manute bol but he looked thin and thinner than this picture easily.
is already viewed as a leader in the clubhouse, has been talking to the kids, as well as working with Davis on positioning. When fans act as if simply replacing stats X with stats Y it's not as simple as that. Lindor is a special guy.
is already viewed as a leader in the clubhouse, has been talking to the kids, as well as working with Davis on positioning. When fans act as if simply replacing stats X with stats Y it's not as simple as that. Lindor is a special guy.
I don't view it as stats for stats, but i do view it as the Mets gave up a decent amount to get him, so I feel it's important that he's re-signed. The leadership stuff is gravy to me. Important and underappreciated perhaps but mostly he's one of the best SS's in the game.
is already viewed as a leader in the clubhouse, has been talking to the kids, as well as working with Davis on positioning. When fans act as if simply replacing stats X with stats Y it's not as simple as that. Lindor is a special guy.
Heyman said they are beginning extension talks. He said Lindor and Baez are most likely to be extended ahead of the other SS like Story.
is already viewed as a leader in the clubhouse, has been talking to the kids, as well as working with Davis on positioning. When fans act as if simply replacing stats X with stats Y it's not as simple as that. Lindor is a special guy.
I don't view it as stats for stats, but i do view it as the Mets gave up a decent amount to get him, so I feel it's important that he's re-signed. The leadership stuff is gravy to me. Important and underappreciated perhaps but mostly he's one of the best SS's in the game.
Quite frankly, his "cost" was known. Everybody knows Lindor is going to get 8-10 years at nearly 300 million. So while it's not my money, if you make that trade (barring suddenly his ask being well beyond what everyone, including what Lindor asked the Indians for) then the trade suddenly becomes a dumb one.
One year of Lindor at the cost they gave up to then sign someone else makes very little sense. It's not as if a Baez/Correa/Story are going to be substantially cheaper (if they have good seasons), and you don't particularly want them if they do not.
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The #Mets are expected to sign OF Simon Juan for "close to $2 million" when the 2021-22 international signing period opens, per Baseball America.
Juan trains with Rafael Furcal. BA writes that he "has a chance to be a power/speed threat in the middle of the diamond."
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The #Mets are expected to sign OF Simon Juan for "close to $2 million" when the 2021-22 international signing period opens, per Baseball America.
Juan trains with Rafael Furcal. BA writes that he "has a chance to be a power/speed threat in the middle of the diamond."
This wouldn't happen until next January. BA ranks him the #13 IFA. 2 million isn't a ton anymore(even to the Mets under Fred). They signed Alex Ramirez just last year for 2.05.
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On the Coming to America jacket Lindor said, “that’s the beauty of being in New York, you get whatever you want, I guess.”
is already viewed as a leader in the clubhouse, has been talking to the kids, as well as working with Davis on positioning. When fans act as if simply replacing stats X with stats Y it's not as simple as that. Lindor is a special guy.
I don't view it as stats for stats, but i do view it as the Mets gave up a decent amount to get him, so I feel it's important that he's re-signed. The leadership stuff is gravy to me. Important and underappreciated perhaps but mostly he's one of the best SS's in the game.
Quite frankly, his "cost" was known. Everybody knows Lindor is going to get 8-10 years at nearly 300 million. So while it's not my money, if you make that trade (barring suddenly his ask being well beyond what everyone, including what Lindor asked the Indians for) then the trade suddenly becomes a dumb one.
One year of Lindor at the cost they gave up to then sign someone else makes very little sense. It's not as if a Baez/Correa/Story are going to be substantially cheaper (if they have good seasons), and you don't particularly want them if they do not.
Right, but until it's done IMO there is a risk it doesn't get done.
I think the Mets know pretty close to the framework of what Lindor and Conforto will take.
Not quite as sure on Syndergaard, he's got something to prove, but probably have a good idea on him too.
(who I 1000% hope they keep) is more of a wildcard to me. Boras and a truly horrendous OF market coming up. If Conforto puts up a season that looks like his 2020 he's looking at more money than Springer pretty easily.
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James McCann cuts down the first attempted basestealer of the season. That's another point of emphasis for the Mets this spring.
nice to finally have a catcher who can throw some runners out. McCann is 3rd in that department since 2015 (of catchers with at least 200 attempts against them)
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Brandon Nimmo mentioned taking a lot of offseason BP against lefties, which he read Todd Helton used to do: "I wish I could talk to Todd Helton. If you have that in, that would be great."
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Brandon Nimmo mentioned taking a lot of offseason BP against lefties, which he read Todd Helton used to do: "I wish I could talk to Todd Helton. If you have that in, that would be great."
Why can't he talk to Todd Helton? Just because he doesn't know him?
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Brandon Nimmo mentioned taking a lot of offseason BP against lefties, which he read Todd Helton used to do: "I wish I could talk to Todd Helton. If you have that in, that would be great."
Why can't he talk to Todd Helton? Just because he doesn't know him?
Based on other tweets he's basically asking for someone to introduce him or give him his contact info.
sure if he really wanted to, he could get in touch with him but Cuddyer is very close with Wright and played with Helton so you'd think at bare minimum there would be a connection there.
like both the Indians and Mets were aware Callaway was a trash human. How is he still employed by the Angels? lol
Nick Francona, who was in the Mets' front office at the time they hired Callaway, has a scathing post on social media about his dad Terry (Cle's manager) and other members of the Cleveland front office not saying anything to the Mets about Callaway's history back then, and then lying to him when the story first broke, insisting they never knew anything. lonk - ( New Window )
Before and after the team dismissed the Arizona matter as “bad choice” on Callaway’s part, he aggressively pursued multiple women in sports media, as detailed in The Athletic’s earlier account.
“He was on his phone all the time,” recalled one male Mets employee. “(I was like), ‘Two hours before a game, buddy? Aren’t you having a meeting?’ You could tell it had nothing to do with the game. It’s 5:15, who are you texting?”
According to one former Mets employee, Callaway earned a nickname among several people within the organization:
Before and after the team dismissed the Arizona matter as “bad choice” on Callaway’s part, he aggressively pursued multiple women in sports media, as detailed in The Athletic’s earlier account.
“He was on his phone all the time,” recalled one male Mets employee. “(I was like), ‘Two hours before a game, buddy? Aren’t you having a meeting?’ You could tell it had nothing to do with the game. It’s 5:15, who are you texting?”
According to one former Mets employee, Callaway earned a nickname among several people within the organization:
Sandy was gone it sounds like before the Mets found out anything about him (according to the article), the owners are gone, very few if any current FO people had anything to do with hiring or covering for him. If they did rip the band aid off and get rid of anyone and start fresh and run the team like normal people; not hiring dirt bags and not covering things up.
Sandy was gone it sounds like before the Mets found out anything about him (according to the article), the owners are gone, very few if any current FO people had anything to do with hiring or covering for him. If they did rip the band aid off and get rid of anyone and start fresh and run the team like normal people; not hiring dirt bags and not covering things up.
My biggest thing isn't even Mets related... how is he still employed by the Angels? If Jeremy Hefner were accused of the same it would be wall to wall coverage and he would be gone within hours.
Diaz/May/Familia/Betances/Loup/Castro are "locks" opening day
Barnes is out of options so if he continues to look decent he's likely the front-runner for that 7th spot, Lucchesi is a potential second lefty/innings, Smith, SRF, Tarpley all likely in the mix as well. McWilliams likely opens in Syracuse unless he's ridiculously good this spring.
I really don't think it was outrageous they didn't have as part of their hiring process to interview all the reporters the person may have talked to two jobs ago (Porter incident was in CHI in 2016, not SD - his most recent employer). ESPN could have simply avoided the whole Mets scenario (as could have the reporter) if they came forward at the time.
Also, in articles today it said no one on the Mets was made aware of Callaways reputation until after Sandy had left the team due to his cancer treatments.
I do think the Mets will change their hiring processes, but to think they needed to do FBI style background checks or be blamed for bad hires is not an assumption I think is fair.
a better value play than Conforto. Likely 1/2 the cost (especially since he may have more motivation with a more extensive injury history).
Conforto definitely (imo) the better player but if they can only resign 1 of them and there's a big price difference, Nimmo should be the next call after Boras if they pass on extending early.
I dont think Conforto is the better player at all.
If contracts were handed out today, obviously Conforto would get more due to his body of work, but Nimmo can hit for just as high of an OPS (if not higher) and would likely be elite defensively in LF if that's where he eventually landed. As it is, he is very likely a 4-5 WAR player in CF where he's below average. Im not sure Conforto is that in RF.
That said, Im glad we have them both. Hope they are both Mets for a very long time.
Luchessi would head to AAA to start. Would definitely be ideal if he's stretched out. If we are talking about a second lefty I'd rather just take Blevins or Tarpley to start out.
Also, part of me thinks Luchessi will win the #5 SP spot. Peterson can go to AAA and we can reclaim an extra year of control if he's there for a couple of weeks. But I also see the merit in rewarding him for his season last year.
Nimmo stays healthy, I'm predicting a big year from him. 5ish fWAR, and even "Nimmo haters" say we have to keep him.
How does anyone hate Nimmo? There are some shitty fans I guess.
It's hard to believe anyone "hates" Nimmo, but I admit at one time it seemed he was too focused on drawing a walk and reluctant to swing the bat; even with RISP (leaving it up to someone else to drive 'em in). I no longer think that's the case.
Nimmo is a good player but he's not on Conforto's level
if Conforto did what he did last year over a full season he's an MVP candidate. Nimmo isn't that and I don't think he'll ever be that.
And he's been a lot more injury prone (Nimmo has only played more than 70 games in a season once, Conforto played 150+ each year prior to last year's short season, and 109 apiece in the 2 years prior to that). That's why Conforto has been worth 16 wins above replacement for his career and why Nimmo has only been worth 8.6 - he's only been able to stay on the field about half the amount of time Conforto has.
Half the track record
+ 1 extra season until free agency
= a lot less leverage in a negotiation
I'm really excited about Lindor, but also really disappointed to lose Gimenez. Lindor - Gimenez up the middle would have been quite dynamic. I'd have swapped Gimenez out for Mauricio if I could have.
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James McCann cuts down the first attempted basestealer of the season. That's another point of emphasis for the Mets this spring.
I know the advanced stats say throwing out runners isn't that important in the grand scheme but man will it be nice to have a catcher that excels at controlling the running game. Haven't had that in a real long time.
Gimenez, but I will not cringe when seeing updates about his success.
He was the center piece in a trade for Lindor. A top 5 SS in the game.
If Lindor isn't re-signed it will be bad, but I love that Gimenez was able to be used this way, to IMO make the Mets a better team.
It's exactly the opposite of Kelenic who just to spite Mets fans seems like he's on track to be Mike Trout 2.0.
and I cringe every Kelenic highlight or update I get.
With Gimenez I do not and will not.
I won't cringe at Gimenez' success at all, he seems like a great kid and I think he's going to be a really good player, just wish we could have found a way to keep him here (like by subbing Mauricio, which i'm not sure would be a consensus opinion among all even after Gimenez' debut last year).
So I'd have preferred to have added Lindor by trading a lower level prospect without any offsetting loss to the big league roster. I'm guessing Gimenez was their Verdugo though.
wasn't taking Mauricio over Gimenez. They prioritized getting the main piece that was closer to the bigs. It's the reason the Mets package won out over Toronto. Toronto is going to be scary soon. Their minor league system has an INSANE amount of very young, but very talented kids. If I'm betting on a team to be the toast of the AL East for the next "decade" it's Toronto. Probably not right away (though they should be good) but soon. Obviously, never bet against the Yankees or Rays.
RE: Nimmo is a good player but he's not on Conforto's level
if Conforto did what he did last year over a full season he's an MVP candidate. Nimmo isn't that and I don't think he'll ever be that.
And he's been a lot more injury prone (Nimmo has only played more than 70 games in a season once, Conforto played 150+ each year prior to last year's short season, and 109 apiece in the 2 years prior to that). That's why Conforto has been worth 16 wins above replacement for his career and why Nimmo has only been worth 8.6 - he's only been able to stay on the field about half the amount of time Conforto has.
Half the track record
+ 1 extra season until free agency
= a lot less leverage in a negotiation
Huge Conforto fan but prorating what he did over a full-season is likely going to leave you disappointed. His .412 BABIP alone tells you there is some level of regression coming. Nothing in his other numbers suggests he had a big "breakout". ISO was actually down, BB rate down, K rate up. Exit velocity was mediocre, as was his HH. Again, I'm a huge Conforto guy but he's far more likely to be a 4ish fWAR player (which Nimmo has done before) than some "MVP" candidate.
to be clear, I'm 100% for extending Conforto and I'd have no issue giving him Springer money. But he's more likely than not a very good CO and not a franchise player "MVP" type.
to be clear, I'm 100% for extending Conforto and I'd have no issue giving him Springer money. But he's more likely than not a very good CO and not a franchise player "MVP" type.
These are the key questions determining the extension because tbh a very good corner OF probably isn't worth Springer money (a very good CF). So if you are giving Conforto Springer money to some degree you are believing he's got upside a little better than his track record as he's entering what could be his true prime years.
I agree with your other post there's a lot of risk in projecting a full year of Conforto like last year if you are talking fwar/rc. His BABIP was unsustainable. It was 100 points over his career average. So it's unlikely he hits .322 going forward (60 points above career average). That 60 points obviously correspondingly pushes his OBP and SLG each higher than their career averages as well. Being on base more led to him scoring runs at a higher rate. That's where last year seems an outlier.
But his K/BB rates and his top line power numbers prorate to his typical season:
26 homers (previous 2 seasons average = 30.5 hrs)
90 RBIs (previous 2 seasons average = 87 rbis)
So projecting Conforto's floor going forward seems pretty safe - .250 ba, 10% walk rate, 24% k rate, 25-30 homers, 90ish RBIs.
The question is does he have the capacity to continue improving? I think if there's an area he's capable of improving it's more likely his overall polish as a hitter to raise his BA (as opposed to hitting more homers). And being in a better lineup than before will help too. So it wouldn't shock me if he outhits his career .260 BA over his next few prime years, and scores more runs, though I'd certainly take the under on .322 over a full year.
wasn't taking Mauricio over Gimenez. They prioritized getting the main piece that was closer to the bigs. It's the reason the Mets package won out over Toronto. Toronto is going to be scary soon. Their minor league system has an INSANE amount of very young, but very talented kids. If I'm betting on a team to be the toast of the AL East for the next "decade" it's Toronto. Probably not right away (though they should be good) but soon. Obviously, never bet against the Yankees or Rays.
I agree, I think Cleveland was likely Gimenez or bust. Which sort of brings things back to what the real decision of the offseason was in terms of payroll slotting:
gotta keep in mind, Springer in a regular off-season gets significantly more money than he did. Covid economics obviously had a major impact but also teams willing to either spend big in CF or go over the luxury tax. I don't love Trevor Bauer but Gerrit Cole received 324 million the season prior.. he's not THAT much better than Bauer. Rendon is great but he's not 85 million better than Springer etc. In a normal off-season I think Springer gets 6 years closer to 180-185 (about 30 per) and I think Conforto with a 4+ fWAR 2021 gets something less than, but not far less than. I'm predicting Conforto lands in SF.
wasn't taking Mauricio over Gimenez. They prioritized getting the main piece that was closer to the bigs. It's the reason the Mets package won out over Toronto. Toronto is going to be scary soon. Their minor league system has an INSANE amount of very young, but very talented kids. If I'm betting on a team to be the toast of the AL East for the next "decade" it's Toronto. Probably not right away (though they should be good) but soon. Obviously, never bet against the Yankees or Rays.
I agree, I think Cleveland was likely Gimenez or bust. Which sort of brings things back to what the real decision of the offseason was in terms of payroll slotting:
Gimenez + Springer
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Lindor
I think Carrasco was likely the tipping point.
Yeah given Rosario's clearly down stock it's pretty clear the Mets had to give up Gimenez to land Lindor. They didn't have another player who was that cheap with that many years of control.
rotation should be some combination of Yamamoto, Lucchesi, Eickoff, Montgomery, Oswalt, Gonzalez, SRF (though it sounds like it's been communicated to him he's viewed as a RP), Kilome
rotation should be some combination of Yamamoto, Lucchesi, Eickoff, Montgomery, Oswalt, Gonzalez, SRF (though it sounds like it's been communicated to him he's viewed as a RP), Kilome
Szapucki in BING?
Would have liked to see him in Syracuse given the missed year.
rotation should be some combination of Yamamoto, Lucchesi, Eickoff, Montgomery, Oswalt, Gonzalez, SRF (though it sounds like it's been communicated to him he's viewed as a RP), Kilome
Szapucki in BING?
Would have liked to see him in Syracuse given the missed year.
They have too many SP's for Szapucki to likely be in the Syracuse rotation. He's thrown 40 career innings above a-ball, 4 career innings in AA. Guys like Yamamoto/Eickoff/Montgomery etc aren't going to AA with recent MLB experience, Gonzalez pitched 40.1 innings in Syracuse in 2019, they resigned him despite him being an FA, gotta figure he too is in the Syracuse rotation. Szapucki can't be any higher than 9th or 10th in terms of SP opening day so there isn't any clear reason to have him skip directly to Syracuse
and that doesn't include Thor who supposedly will be back in June. If Szapucki is making a start for the 2021 Mets he's likely going to have to be really incredible at AA and then earn his way second half.
De La Cruz
if Conforto did what he did last year over a full season he's an MVP candidate. Nimmo isn't that and I don't think he'll ever be that.
And he's been a lot more injury prone (Nimmo has only played more than 70 games in a season once, Conforto played 150+ each year prior to last year's short season, and 109 apiece in the 2 years prior to that). That's why Conforto has been worth 16 wins above replacement for his career and why Nimmo has only been worth 8.6 - he's only been able to stay on the field about half the amount of time Conforto has.
Half the track record
+ 1 extra season until free agency
= a lot less leverage in a negotiation
Huge Conforto fan but prorating what he did over a full-season is likely going to leave you disappointed. His .412 BABIP alone tells you there is some level of regression coming. Nothing in his other numbers suggests he had a big "breakout". ISO was actually down, BB rate down, K rate up. Exit velocity was mediocre, as was his HH. Again, I'm a huge Conforto guy but he's far more likely to be a 4ish fWAR player (which Nimmo has done before) than some "MVP" candidate.
This dead on and I’ll add that Nimmo is the rarer talent too. I love Conforto and want him re-signed badly but a corner OF capable of putting up a wRC+ of 130 with 30 HR pop is infinitely more replaceable than finding a guy that can put up a .400 OBP. We’ll see how the year plays out, but my bet is if both our healthy, Nimmo outWARs Conforto.
TOR stuff (before TJS), and he'll be 25 in June, so despite the resume above AA I think with a strong start to the season I think he can pass a bunch of the pitchers ahead of him.
2019 the Mets used 9 starting pitchers. If they have similar health they won't need Szapucki, but who knows.
If the Mets are in contention down the stretch and need a spot starter my hope is they don't just pick the next name on the list, but pick the best guy to help win a game (whether it's Szapucki or not).
TOR stuff (before TJS), and he'll be 25 in June, so despite the resume above AA I think with a strong start to the season I think he can pass a bunch of the pitchers ahead of him.
2019 the Mets used 9 starting pitchers. If they have similar health they won't need Szapucki, but who knows.
If the Mets are in contention down the stretch and need a spot starter my hope is they don't just pick the next name on the list, but pick the best guy to help win a game (whether it's Szapucki or not).
I'm obviously rooting for him. I just don't think they have him skip AA when he can head to Bing, pitch well for 2-3 months and still be in potential position to help them. Down the stretch it's "all hands on deck". In May-July it's likely "boring" options for spot starts and someone outside the organization if they need a "good" SP.
is really "now or never" for Szapucki anyway in terms of value. He's taking up a 40 man spot, if he's not a legit MLB RP/SP OPTION by the time the season ends, he's likely DFA'ed. A good MLB arm should be knocking on the door of the bigs at this time next year. If he's not, injuries likely held him back to the point (sadly) he's no longer in the picture. I'm not saying that's going to be the case.
To be honest it’s why I was bummed when they missed out on springer
I really don’t have much issue letting conforto go if that is the trade off. In a lot of ways I feel as though he has been a slight disappointment from what I thought his upside would be in 2015. Now last years numbers were elite, I just don’t know if those are the real conforto numbers verse 275/330 + 25 dingers. That has value but it’s not 200 million value for a corner outfielder.
is really "now or never" for Szapucki anyway in terms of value. He's taking up a 40 man spot, if he's not a legit MLB RP/SP OPTION by the time the season ends, he's likely DFA'ed. A good MLB arm should be knocking on the door of the bigs at this time next year. If he's not, injuries likely held him back to the point (sadly) he's no longer in the picture. I'm not saying that's going to be the case.
Agree, and not necessarily comparing the two, but deGrom made his MLB debut at 26 and with a few more elite years can be a HOFer, so Szapucki, while needs to establish himself this year, can still have a good MLB career.
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Mets reliever Jacob Barnes touched 95 mph in his first Grapefruit League appearance today, but he was wild and ineffective, walking two batters, hitting another, and allowing three runs on three hits.
Barnes recorded only two outs before the inning ended due to his pitch count.
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Luis Rojas believes that the ballparks Kevin Pillar has played in may have impacted some of his subpar defensive metrics. Says that Citi Field plays more fair and he expects him to be the same guy he's been in the past.
HR for Kelenic (oppo). None of the Mets pitchers were impressive today. Luckily, none of them are "keys" to the season or even clearly big leaguers going forward.
HR for Kelenic (oppo). None of the Mets pitchers were impressive today. Luckily, none of them are "keys" to the season or even clearly big leaguers going forward.
Kelenic looks pretty big for a CF. The power opposite field looks like it may not matter where he plays, but hey, at least we have a ton of good COF'ers if that's where he ends up.
HR for Kelenic (oppo). None of the Mets pitchers were impressive today. Luckily, none of them are "keys" to the season or even clearly big leaguers going forward.
Kelenic looks pretty big for a CF. The power opposite field looks like it may not matter where he plays, but hey, at least we have a ton of good COF'ers if that's where he ends up.
They have 1 CO signed post-2021 season. Brandon Nimmo. They don't have a single "top" CO prospect. Who are the "ton" of good COF'ers? or am I not understanding your post? Was this sarcasm? My apologies if it was.
HR for Kelenic (oppo). None of the Mets pitchers were impressive today. Luckily, none of them are "keys" to the season or even clearly big leaguers going forward.
Kelenic looks pretty big for a CF. The power opposite field looks like it may not matter where he plays, but hey, at least we have a ton of good COF'ers if that's where he ends up.
They have 1 CO signed post-2021 season. Brandon Nimmo. They don't have a single "top" CO prospect. Who are the "ton" of good COF'ers? or am I not understanding your post? Was this sarcasm? My apologies if it was.
Meant at the moment for this year - Dom, Conforto, plus Nimmo who is really a COF. I suspect they are going to sign Conforto and have Nimmo for at least the next couple years after this one though (assuming DH goes through in next CBA and Smith goes to first).
Barnes didn't pitch well but he did touch 95, has a guaranteed deal, had positive buzz from Rojas, and apparently flashed a nice slider against Arenado, so yeah he's not "safe" but he likely is "fine" if he rebounds next appearance. I'm not sure Kilome is especially good. Pretty live arm but close to zero buzz and really the results for his career are meh. Nice to have him (one option left) but not expecting much. McWilliams doesn't look like a true threat to make the team (interesting profile/project), Castro is out of options. Ernst Dove (swell guy but over the top homer) insisted all Spring that Renteria was touching triple digits... 93-94 today
Nimmo is a FA after 2022 so they won't have him for the next couple of years unless they signed him. He's signed through next year, Conforto signed through this year. Obviously, if they re-sign them both they are in good shape. If Conforto walks they aren't in good shape in the OF. The OF market is UGLY
put it more succinctly the Mets have 2 OF on their 40 man roster that they control after the 2022 season... JD Davis and Khalil Lee. 3 if you include Dom Smith.
Nimmo is a FA after 2022 so they won't have him for the next couple of years unless they signed him. He's signed through next year, Conforto signed through this year. Obviously, if they re-sign them both they are in good shape. If Conforto walks they aren't in good shape in the OF. The OF market is UGLY
next couple years = 2 years (this year, next year).
they've already said they want to extend and ultimately resign Conforto.
they have Dom and McNeil (and JDD) who have played out there.
Obviously the ideal is Nimmo/Conforto, and there's no reason to think they won't bring back both if they want to. Sandy specifically said the ability to resign Conforto factored into not signing Springer.
I would have loved to know what he initially demanded from Mets. Have to think Boras screwed this one up.
Really like the Brewers offseason so far, Wong and JBJ are up the middle gold gloves and they got both for reasonable prices. And even if JBJ is duplicative of Cain they can still shift him to a corner and all of a sudden they have the best OF defense is baseball by a healthy margin. Or trade him.
The way they are built they basically need Woodruff and Burnes to carry them, and they are giving them a chance to do that with a great defense behind them. They'd be dangerous in a series where those 2 are taking the hill 4x, with a great D behind them, plus Hader, and just enough offense to score some runs with Yelich/Cain/Wong/JBJ. They are 1 hitter short but they could add that at the deadline pretty easily with 1B basically wide open. Actually surprised they didn't even make a lower cost add (like Jose Martinez).
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Mets spring training game No. 4 vs WSH:
8 Nimmo
4 McNeil
DH D. Smith
3 Alonso
2 McCann
5 Villar
6 Guillorme
9 Lee
7 Ferguson
LHP David Peterson (0-0, 0.00)
The bullshit him and his agent continue to spew is hard to take. Just move on. You picked the best franchise in sport- there's no shame in that. But stop with the lies. Enough.
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Brandon Nimmo turns on an inside pitch and knocks it off the right field foul pole, leading off the game with a homer to put the Mets up 1-0.
The bullshit him and his agent continue to spew is hard to take. Just move on. You picked the best franchise in sport- there's no shame in that. But stop with the lies. Enough.
Come on now, aren't you being a bit too harsh on the man?
The known troll who couldn't wait till FA to market himself, clearly accidentally published a website that he didn't know about or have any involvement in.
His agent recalled the story, using language NO ONE uses (I cant do that to a fan base lol). He was clearly angry about it, and in the weeks since has cleared house and fired any and everyone involved with this life changing screw up.
Face it, he realizes there was ten times the excitement about him possibly coming to the Mets than there was buzz of him actually signing with the Dodgers. His 'marketing' hope now is to troll Mets fans - I'm glad most people know to ignore this "story" lol
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Sandy Alderson on the Mets when asked on the ESPN broadcast about bad defense from last year: “Some of our players are not defensive geniuses.”
You've mentioned a couple of times that you live very close to Clover Park. I have a realtor down there who's sending me listings of some of the communities in PSL. We're thinking of moving, not right away, but at some point in time.
If you don't mind my asking....is there any section of the area that I should stay away from ??
The Listings she sent me from 'Tradition' area look great. Need more details on it though.
Taxes are higher in Saint Lucie than they are in Indian River County( Vero Beach)
And I thought Charleston SC was growing fast !!
West of the Florida Turnpike -- got it.
I'd like to see what this kid Carlos Cortes brings to the table. He's probably headed to the minors this year...but he could impress in the Spring Games.
But after adding 30 million in Lindor and Carrasco, there is no way they could match the Dodgers without going over the luxury threshold. It was wise not to go over because Nets will very likely be over each of the next two years when Cano’s salary returns.
Plan B is to add depth this year and keep financial flexibility for the future.
Mets definitely thought they were going to get Bauer. They moved Matz to clear salary. But they made a nice recovery picking up Walker, Villar, Pillar. Injuries have killed this team since 2017. Now they have insulated themselves as much as possible
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Sandy Alderson expects the extension conversations with Francisco Lindor and Michael Conforto to begin relatively soon.
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Sandy Alderson says the Mets will make the effort to try to keep Michael Conforto with the organization long-term.
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Sandy Alderson, "Had we not pivoted to James McCann, we may not have been able to acquire Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco."
But after adding 30 million in Lindor and Carrasco, there is no way they could match the Dodgers without going over the luxury threshold. It was wise not to go over because Nets will very likely be over each of the next two years when Cano’s salary returns.
Plan B is to add depth this year and keep financial flexibility for the future.
Mets definitely thought they were going to get Bauer. They moved Matz to clear salary. But they made a nice recovery picking up Walker, Villar, Pillar. Injuries have killed this team since 2017. Now they have insulated themselves as much as possible
Still think the Lucchesi deal was overkill as we got a comparable player in Yamamoto for a lesser prospect, but I do like that we appear to have better depth than our usual career minor leaguers that make up AAA roster. We need to continue to use our draft pool allocation (that was one area where I am happy BVW got through to the Wilpons), but that does not mean blowing it all in early rounds unless you have a player who you have ranked signficantly higher than your highest ranked draftee that would sign much closer to slot.
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Sandy Alderson says the #Mets talks with Jackie Bradley Jr did not go far
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Sandy Alderson says the Mets are now making sure they talk to women that may have had contact with new potential hires.
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What changes have the Mets made to their vetting/hiring process?
Sandy Alderson: Taking background checks to "a somewhat higher level." And being “more intentional about communicating with women who may have had some contact" with the potential new employee.
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Sandy Alderson on hiring process, "We have to be broader in our understanding of who these people are."
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Alderson says the Mets will try to meet Francisco Lindor's timetable of working out an extension before Spring Training ends.
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Alderson says the Mets were aggressive in their pursuit of Trevor Bauer.
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Alderson said the Mets had discussions internally about Trevor Bauer's social media presence - noted they had women in that discussion.
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Alderson says that the Mets are focused right now on building out the analytics department.
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Alderson on George Springer, "I think it really came down to 5 years vs 6."
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Alderson name drops Stephen Tarpley as a depth piece the Mets picked up this offseason that has impressed in camp.
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The Mets will wear a "41" patch this year on their uniforms in honor of Tom Seaver
Tarpley's k rate is intriguing but his hr and walk rates are scary.
Barnes seems to have the most tools, strong k rate, decent walk rates, good spin, and he's had a decent track record. He's just gotten lit up the last 2 years.
McWilliams is basically just a prospect but he's huge and throws hard so who knows.
Would be great to hit the lotto and get 1 strong contributor out of that group (and all the others).
My concern with Springer was -- when you put him in CF, you move Nimmo to LF.....and you lose Dom Smith's bat for many games.
If the NL had made an early commitment to the DH, Springer's a done deal at 5 years or 6.
"At some point even Steve Cohen runs out of money". He said that if we signed Springer then Conforto extension would have been difficult. Could have worded it a lot better.
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Mets pitchers on the roster for today’s game vs the Marlins:
RHP Harol Gonzalez (starter)
RHP Ryley Gilliam
RHP Trevor Hildenberger
RHP Sean Reid-Foley
LHP Thomas Szapucki
LHP Stephen Tarpley
LHP Daniel Zamora
Hard not to be excited about this kid. Was a victim of a numbers game in Tampa, and a lot of other teams were interested in him.
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Mets have their top 9 prospects and 16 of their top 30 in big league camp this year per game notes:
1. Nimmo - CF
2. Lindor - SS
3. Alonso - 1B
4. Davis - 3B
5. Villar - 2B
6. Pillar - RF
7. Martinez - LF
8. Nido - C
9. Mazeika - DH
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McWilliams was steady at 95/96 and he hoped and expected to pick up a few mph on that since he was regularly touching higher than that previously.
Hard not to be excited about this kid. Was a victim of a numbers game in Tampa, and a lot of other teams were interested in him.
Yeah, I agree, just concerned with his height.
Some times you get pitchers this tall they easily lose their mechanics (remember Mike Pelfrey?) Randy Johnson was an anomaly.
Michael Mayer
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Sean Reid-Foley tosses a 1-2-3 inning in his first Mets appearance.
Needed only 6 pitches (5 strikes)
"At some point even Steve Cohen runs out of money". He said that if we signed Springer then Conforto extension would have been difficult. Could have worded it a lot better.
Didn't realize Springer and Conforto were going to equal 12 billion to extend. Silly me getting my hopes up.
There's a kernel of doubt in my mind that they even sign Lindor.
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Thomas Szapucki topped out at 95 mph in his 2021 spring debut. Sat 92-94.
Positive sign, given reports from the alternate site last year that he was 87-88. #Mets
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Thomas Szapucki topped out at 95 mph in his 2021 spring debut. Sat 92-94.
Positive sign, given reports from the alternate site last year that he was 87-88. #Mets
People have been sleeping on him all off-season IMO
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Harol Gonzalez was still in the organization. Hope Szapucki gets in the game, he's my lottery ticket for help from the minors should they need it this year. Stuff was great before TJS.
Not signing Lindor would be bad since they traded two shortstops for him, but like I said I'll wait to see what they do before caring too much.
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Francisco Lindor on Sandy Alderson saying extension talks will begin soon:
"They had to get to know me and I had to get to know the organization and get to know them"
Not signing Lindor would be bad since they traded two shortstops for him, but like I said I'll wait to see what they do before caring too much.
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Francisco Lindor on Sandy Alderson saying extension talks will begin soon:
"They had to get to know me and I had to get to know the organization and get to know them"
As of now, Trevor Story, Correa, Javy Baez, Cory Seager Marcus Semien...all expected to hit free agency in 2022. So, there should be fallback options should an extension on Lindor not get done, but my guess is that the Lindor deal will get done.
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Thomas Szapucki topped out at 95 mph in his 2021 spring debut. Sat 92-94.
Positive sign, given reports from the alternate site last year that he was 87-88. #Mets
That's great news on Szapucki. I've followed this kid thru his minor league progression in 2019. I recall the radio broadcaster saying late in the season, that the stadium gun was registering 94, and that Szap was snapping off some curveballs too.
Looking forward to him continuing his progress.
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Mets Spring Training Game No. 2 vs Houston:
DH Nimmo
6 Lindor
9 Conforto
3 Alonso
4 McNeil
2 McCann
5 Guillorme
8 Almora Jr.
7 Lee
RHP Marcus Stroman (0-0, 0.00)
Looks like an angle/baggy uniform to me. SNY had a brief mention of the prospects in camp and he didn't look like manute bol but he looked thin and thinner than this picture easily.
I don't view it as stats for stats, but i do view it as the Mets gave up a decent amount to get him, so I feel it's important that he's re-signed. The leadership stuff is gravy to me. Important and underappreciated perhaps but mostly he's one of the best SS's in the game.
Heyman said they are beginning extension talks. He said Lindor and Baez are most likely to be extended ahead of the other SS like Story.
-"I don't see it" with Betances.
-Barnes has been very impressive (I noted last month that they clearly liked him, giving him a guaranteed deal).
-Tylor Megill mentioned by a few as "impressive" as a potential BP option this season.
-Harol Gonzalez velocity has ticked up a notch
-Lee "loud" in BP
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is already viewed as a leader in the clubhouse, has been talking to the kids, as well as working with Davis on positioning. When fans act as if simply replacing stats X with stats Y it's not as simple as that. Lindor is a special guy.
I don't view it as stats for stats, but i do view it as the Mets gave up a decent amount to get him, so I feel it's important that he's re-signed. The leadership stuff is gravy to me. Important and underappreciated perhaps but mostly he's one of the best SS's in the game.
Quite frankly, his "cost" was known. Everybody knows Lindor is going to get 8-10 years at nearly 300 million. So while it's not my money, if you make that trade (barring suddenly his ask being well beyond what everyone, including what Lindor asked the Indians for) then the trade suddenly becomes a dumb one.
One year of Lindor at the cost they gave up to then sign someone else makes very little sense. It's not as if a Baez/Correa/Story are going to be substantially cheaper (if they have good seasons), and you don't particularly want them if they do not.
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The #Mets are expected to sign OF Simon Juan for "close to $2 million" when the 2021-22 international signing period opens, per Baseball America.
Juan trains with Rafael Furcal. BA writes that he "has a chance to be a power/speed threat in the middle of the diamond."
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The #Mets are expected to sign OF Simon Juan for "close to $2 million" when the 2021-22 international signing period opens, per Baseball America.
Juan trains with Rafael Furcal. BA writes that he "has a chance to be a power/speed threat in the middle of the diamond."
This wouldn't happen until next January. BA ranks him the #13 IFA. 2 million isn't a ton anymore(even to the Mets under Fred). They signed Alex Ramirez just last year for 2.05.
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On the Coming to America jacket Lindor said, “that’s the beauty of being in New York, you get whatever you want, I guess.”
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is already viewed as a leader in the clubhouse, has been talking to the kids, as well as working with Davis on positioning. When fans act as if simply replacing stats X with stats Y it's not as simple as that. Lindor is a special guy.
I don't view it as stats for stats, but i do view it as the Mets gave up a decent amount to get him, so I feel it's important that he's re-signed. The leadership stuff is gravy to me. Important and underappreciated perhaps but mostly he's one of the best SS's in the game.
Quite frankly, his "cost" was known. Everybody knows Lindor is going to get 8-10 years at nearly 300 million. So while it's not my money, if you make that trade (barring suddenly his ask being well beyond what everyone, including what Lindor asked the Indians for) then the trade suddenly becomes a dumb one.
One year of Lindor at the cost they gave up to then sign someone else makes very little sense. It's not as if a Baez/Correa/Story are going to be substantially cheaper (if they have good seasons), and you don't particularly want them if they do not.
Right, but until it's done IMO there is a risk it doesn't get done.
I think the Mets know pretty close to the framework of what Lindor and Conforto will take.
Not quite as sure on Syndergaard, he's got something to prove, but probably have a good idea on him too.
Miguel Castro, P
Jacob Barnes, P
Tomas Nido, C
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Stroman 1-2-3 first inning.
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James McCann cuts down the first attempted basestealer of the season. That's another point of emphasis for the Mets this spring.
lol this guy LOVES attention.
Mike Puma
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Stroman: “Velocity will never dictate if I am good or not. My stuff is nasty.”
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Brandon Nimmo mentioned taking a lot of offseason BP against lefties, which he read Todd Helton used to do: "I wish I could talk to Todd Helton. If you have that in, that would be great."
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Drew Smith with a 1-2-3 sixth.
Sat 94 with his 4-seamer and hit 96.
#Mets #LGM
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Brandon Nimmo mentioned taking a lot of offseason BP against lefties, which he read Todd Helton used to do: "I wish I could talk to Todd Helton. If you have that in, that would be great."
Why can't he talk to Todd Helton? Just because he doesn't know him?
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Brandon Nimmo mentioned taking a lot of offseason BP against lefties, which he read Todd Helton used to do: "I wish I could talk to Todd Helton. If you have that in, that would be great."
Why can't he talk to Todd Helton? Just because he doesn't know him?
Based on other tweets he's basically asking for someone to introduce him or give him his contact info.
Nick Francona, who was in the Mets' front office at the time they hired Callaway, has a scathing post on social media about his dad Terry (Cle's manager) and other members of the Cleveland front office not saying anything to the Mets about Callaway's history back then, and then lying to him when the story first broke, insisting they never knew anything.
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Before and after the team dismissed the Arizona matter as “bad choice” on Callaway’s part, he aggressively pursued multiple women in sports media, as detailed in The Athletic’s earlier account.
“He was on his phone all the time,” recalled one male Mets employee. “(I was like), ‘Two hours before a game, buddy? Aren’t you having a meeting?’ You could tell it had nothing to do with the game. It’s 5:15, who are you texting?”
According to one former Mets employee, Callaway earned a nickname among several people within the organization:
“Dick Pic Mick.”
Before and after the team dismissed the Arizona matter as “bad choice” on Callaway’s part, he aggressively pursued multiple women in sports media, as detailed in The Athletic’s earlier account.
“He was on his phone all the time,” recalled one male Mets employee. “(I was like), ‘Two hours before a game, buddy? Aren’t you having a meeting?’ You could tell it had nothing to do with the game. It’s 5:15, who are you texting?”
According to one former Mets employee, Callaway earned a nickname among several people within the organization:
“Dick Pic Mick.”
This is absolutely laughable.
Sandy was gone it sounds like before the Mets found out anything about him (according to the article), the owners are gone, very few if any current FO people had anything to do with hiring or covering for him. If they did rip the band aid off and get rid of anyone and start fresh and run the team like normal people; not hiring dirt bags and not covering things up.
What website is this from? I like the layout.
Sandy was gone it sounds like before the Mets found out anything about him (according to the article), the owners are gone, very few if any current FO people had anything to do with hiring or covering for him. If they did rip the band aid off and get rid of anyone and start fresh and run the team like normal people; not hiring dirt bags and not covering things up.
My biggest thing isn't even Mets related... how is he still employed by the Angels? If Jeremy Hefner were accused of the same it would be wall to wall coverage and he would be gone within hours.
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What website is this from? I like the layout.
Ingame feed from baseballsavant.com
This falls squarely on him
Diaz/May/Familia/Betances/Loup/Castro are "locks" opening day
Barnes is out of options so if he continues to look decent he's likely the front-runner for that 7th spot, Lucchesi is a potential second lefty/innings, Smith, SRF, Tarpley all likely in the mix as well. McWilliams likely opens in Syracuse unless he's ridiculously good this spring.
This falls squarely on him
I don't blame Sandy for Porter.
I really don't think it was outrageous they didn't have as part of their hiring process to interview all the reporters the person may have talked to two jobs ago (Porter incident was in CHI in 2016, not SD - his most recent employer). ESPN could have simply avoided the whole Mets scenario (as could have the reporter) if they came forward at the time.
Also, in articles today it said no one on the Mets was made aware of Callaways reputation until after Sandy had left the team due to his cancer treatments.
I do think the Mets will change their hiring processes, but to think they needed to do FBI style background checks or be blamed for bad hires is not an assumption I think is fair.
This falls squarely on him
have you ever been in charge of making personnel decisions before?, its not as cut and dry as you think.
Love Nimmo...after MC, thor, lindor. Would love to see Nimmo extension talks start.
Conforto definitely (imo) the better player but if they can only resign 1 of them and there's a big price difference, Nimmo should be the next call after Boras if they pass on extending early.
That said, Im glad we have them both. Hope they are both Mets for a very long time.
Also, part of me thinks Luchessi will win the #5 SP spot. Peterson can go to AAA and we can reclaim an extra year of control if he's there for a couple of weeks. But I also see the merit in rewarding him for his season last year.
Should be interesting.
How does anyone hate Nimmo? There are some shitty fans I guess.
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Nimmo stays healthy, I'm predicting a big year from him. 5ish fWAR, and even "Nimmo haters" say we have to keep him.
How does anyone hate Nimmo? There are some shitty fans I guess.
It's hard to believe anyone "hates" Nimmo, but I admit at one time it seemed he was too focused on drawing a walk and reluctant to swing the bat; even with RISP (leaving it up to someone else to drive 'em in). I no longer think that's the case.
And he's been a lot more injury prone (Nimmo has only played more than 70 games in a season once, Conforto played 150+ each year prior to last year's short season, and 109 apiece in the 2 years prior to that). That's why Conforto has been worth 16 wins above replacement for his career and why Nimmo has only been worth 8.6 - he's only been able to stay on the field about half the amount of time Conforto has.
Half the track record
+ 1 extra season until free agency
= a lot less leverage in a negotiation
I'm really excited about Lindor, but also really disappointed to lose Gimenez. Lindor - Gimenez up the middle would have been quite dynamic. I'd have swapped Gimenez out for Mauricio if I could have.
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James McCann cuts down the first attempted basestealer of the season. That's another point of emphasis for the Mets this spring.
I know the advanced stats say throwing out runners isn't that important in the grand scheme but man will it be nice to have a catcher that excels at controlling the running game. Haven't had that in a real long time.
He was the center piece in a trade for Lindor. A top 5 SS in the game.
If Lindor isn't re-signed it will be bad, but I love that Gimenez was able to be used this way, to IMO make the Mets a better team.
It's exactly the opposite of Kelenic who just to spite Mets fans seems like he's on track to be Mike Trout 2.0.
and I cringe every Kelenic highlight or update I get.
With Gimenez I do not and will not.
He was the center piece in a trade for Lindor. A top 5 SS in the game.
If Lindor isn't re-signed it will be bad, but I love that Gimenez was able to be used this way, to IMO make the Mets a better team.
It's exactly the opposite of Kelenic who just to spite Mets fans seems like he's on track to be Mike Trout 2.0.
and I cringe every Kelenic highlight or update I get.
With Gimenez I do not and will not.
I won't cringe at Gimenez' success at all, he seems like a great kid and I think he's going to be a really good player, just wish we could have found a way to keep him here (like by subbing Mauricio, which i'm not sure would be a consensus opinion among all even after Gimenez' debut last year).
So I'd have preferred to have added Lindor by trading a lower level prospect without any offsetting loss to the big league roster. I'm guessing Gimenez was their Verdugo though.
And he's been a lot more injury prone (Nimmo has only played more than 70 games in a season once, Conforto played 150+ each year prior to last year's short season, and 109 apiece in the 2 years prior to that). That's why Conforto has been worth 16 wins above replacement for his career and why Nimmo has only been worth 8.6 - he's only been able to stay on the field about half the amount of time Conforto has.
Half the track record
+ 1 extra season until free agency
= a lot less leverage in a negotiation
Huge Conforto fan but prorating what he did over a full-season is likely going to leave you disappointed. His .412 BABIP alone tells you there is some level of regression coming. Nothing in his other numbers suggests he had a big "breakout". ISO was actually down, BB rate down, K rate up. Exit velocity was mediocre, as was his HH. Again, I'm a huge Conforto guy but he's far more likely to be a 4ish fWAR player (which Nimmo has done before) than some "MVP" candidate.
38th in HH%
73rd in barrel %
Dom (for comparison's sake)
66th in exit velocity
83rd in HH%
86th in barrel %
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Hunter Greene’s first 3 pitches...
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Sheesh
These are the key questions determining the extension because tbh a very good corner OF probably isn't worth Springer money (a very good CF). So if you are giving Conforto Springer money to some degree you are believing he's got upside a little better than his track record as he's entering what could be his true prime years.
I agree with your other post there's a lot of risk in projecting a full year of Conforto like last year if you are talking fwar/rc. His BABIP was unsustainable. It was 100 points over his career average. So it's unlikely he hits .322 going forward (60 points above career average). That 60 points obviously correspondingly pushes his OBP and SLG each higher than their career averages as well. Being on base more led to him scoring runs at a higher rate. That's where last year seems an outlier.
But his K/BB rates and his top line power numbers prorate to his typical season:
26 homers (previous 2 seasons average = 30.5 hrs)
90 RBIs (previous 2 seasons average = 87 rbis)
So projecting Conforto's floor going forward seems pretty safe - .250 ba, 10% walk rate, 24% k rate, 25-30 homers, 90ish RBIs.
The question is does he have the capacity to continue improving? I think if there's an area he's capable of improving it's more likely his overall polish as a hitter to raise his BA (as opposed to hitting more homers). And being in a better lineup than before will help too. So it wouldn't shock me if he outhits his career .260 BA over his next few prime years, and scores more runs, though I'd certainly take the under on .322 over a full year.
I agree, I think Cleveland was likely Gimenez or bust. Which sort of brings things back to what the real decision of the offseason was in terms of payroll slotting:
Gimenez + Springer
or
Lindor
I think Carrasco was likely the tipping point.
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wasn't taking Mauricio over Gimenez. They prioritized getting the main piece that was closer to the bigs. It's the reason the Mets package won out over Toronto. Toronto is going to be scary soon. Their minor league system has an INSANE amount of very young, but very talented kids. If I'm betting on a team to be the toast of the AL East for the next "decade" it's Toronto. Probably not right away (though they should be good) but soon. Obviously, never bet against the Yankees or Rays.
I agree, I think Cleveland was likely Gimenez or bust. Which sort of brings things back to what the real decision of the offseason was in terms of payroll slotting:
Gimenez + Springer
or
Lindor
I think Carrasco was likely the tipping point.
Yeah given Rosario's clearly down stock it's pretty clear the Mets had to give up Gimenez to land Lindor. They didn't have another player who was that cheap with that many years of control.
Szapucki in BING?
Would have liked to see him in Syracuse given the missed year.
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rotation should be some combination of Yamamoto, Lucchesi, Eickoff, Montgomery, Oswalt, Gonzalez, SRF (though it sounds like it's been communicated to him he's viewed as a RP), Kilome
Szapucki in BING?
Would have liked to see him in Syracuse given the missed year.
They have too many SP's for Szapucki to likely be in the Syracuse rotation. He's thrown 40 career innings above a-ball, 4 career innings in AA. Guys like Yamamoto/Eickoff/Montgomery etc aren't going to AA with recent MLB experience, Gonzalez pitched 40.1 innings in Syracuse in 2019, they resigned him despite him being an FA, gotta figure he too is in the Syracuse rotation. Szapucki can't be any higher than 9th or 10th in terms of SP opening day so there isn't any clear reason to have him skip directly to Syracuse
JDG
Carrasco
Stroman
Walker
Peterson
Yamamoto
Lucchesi
Eickhoff
Montgomery
Oswalt
Gonzalez
and that doesn't include Thor who supposedly will be back in June. If Szapucki is making a start for the 2021 Mets he's likely going to have to be really incredible at AA and then earn his way second half.
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if Conforto did what he did last year over a full season he's an MVP candidate. Nimmo isn't that and I don't think he'll ever be that.
And he's been a lot more injury prone (Nimmo has only played more than 70 games in a season once, Conforto played 150+ each year prior to last year's short season, and 109 apiece in the 2 years prior to that). That's why Conforto has been worth 16 wins above replacement for his career and why Nimmo has only been worth 8.6 - he's only been able to stay on the field about half the amount of time Conforto has.
Half the track record
+ 1 extra season until free agency
= a lot less leverage in a negotiation
Huge Conforto fan but prorating what he did over a full-season is likely going to leave you disappointed. His .412 BABIP alone tells you there is some level of regression coming. Nothing in his other numbers suggests he had a big "breakout". ISO was actually down, BB rate down, K rate up. Exit velocity was mediocre, as was his HH. Again, I'm a huge Conforto guy but he's far more likely to be a 4ish fWAR player (which Nimmo has done before) than some "MVP" candidate.
This dead on and I’ll add that Nimmo is the rarer talent too. I love Conforto and want him re-signed badly but a corner OF capable of putting up a wRC+ of 130 with 30 HR pop is infinitely more replaceable than finding a guy that can put up a .400 OBP. We’ll see how the year plays out, but my bet is if both our healthy, Nimmo outWARs Conforto.
TOR stuff (before TJS), and he'll be 25 in June, so despite the resume above AA I think with a strong start to the season I think he can pass a bunch of the pitchers ahead of him.
2019 the Mets used 9 starting pitchers. If they have similar health they won't need Szapucki, but who knows.
If the Mets are in contention down the stretch and need a spot starter my hope is they don't just pick the next name on the list, but pick the best guy to help win a game (whether it's Szapucki or not).
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Jacob deGrom will make his spring debut on Saturday
TOR stuff (before TJS), and he'll be 25 in June, so despite the resume above AA I think with a strong start to the season I think he can pass a bunch of the pitchers ahead of him.
2019 the Mets used 9 starting pitchers. If they have similar health they won't need Szapucki, but who knows.
If the Mets are in contention down the stretch and need a spot starter my hope is they don't just pick the next name on the list, but pick the best guy to help win a game (whether it's Szapucki or not).
I'm obviously rooting for him. I just don't think they have him skip AA when he can head to Bing, pitch well for 2-3 months and still be in potential position to help them. Down the stretch it's "all hands on deck". In May-July it's likely "boring" options for spot starts and someone outside the organization if they need a "good" SP.
Agree, and not necessarily comparing the two, but deGrom made his MLB debut at 26 and with a few more elite years can be a HOFer, so Szapucki, while needs to establish himself this year, can still have a good MLB career.
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The Mets and Cardinals have pushed back first pitch to 1:20
(because of the governor announcement?)
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The Mets and Cardinals have pushed back first pitch to 1:20
(because of the governor announcement?)
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The Mets and Cardinals have pushed back first pitch to 1:20
(because of the governor announcement?)
Rain
makes more sense. lol
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Golden age of SS in the majors, plus kids like this coming up. I really like CJ Abrams as well, but he'll be moved off SS with Tatis, obviously.
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Mets reliever Jacob Barnes touched 95 mph in his first Grapefruit League appearance today, but he was wild and ineffective, walking two batters, hitting another, and allowing three runs on three hits.
Barnes recorded only two outs before the inning ended due to his pitch count.
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Luis Rojas believes that the ballparks Kevin Pillar has played in may have impacted some of his subpar defensive metrics. Says that Citi Field plays more fair and he expects him to be the same guy he's been in the past.
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Cross our fingers he's right.
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Kelenic looks pretty big for a CF. The power opposite field looks like it may not matter where he plays, but hey, at least we have a ton of good COF'ers if that's where he ends up.
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HR for Kelenic (oppo). None of the Mets pitchers were impressive today. Luckily, none of them are "keys" to the season or even clearly big leaguers going forward.
Kelenic looks pretty big for a CF. The power opposite field looks like it may not matter where he plays, but hey, at least we have a ton of good COF'ers if that's where he ends up.
They have 1 CO signed post-2021 season. Brandon Nimmo. They don't have a single "top" CO prospect. Who are the "ton" of good COF'ers? or am I not understanding your post? Was this sarcasm? My apologies if it was.
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HR for Kelenic (oppo). None of the Mets pitchers were impressive today. Luckily, none of them are "keys" to the season or even clearly big leaguers going forward.
Kelenic looks pretty big for a CF. The power opposite field looks like it may not matter where he plays, but hey, at least we have a ton of good COF'ers if that's where he ends up.
They have 1 CO signed post-2021 season. Brandon Nimmo. They don't have a single "top" CO prospect. Who are the "ton" of good COF'ers? or am I not understanding your post? Was this sarcasm? My apologies if it was.
Meant at the moment for this year - Dom, Conforto, plus Nimmo who is really a COF. I suspect they are going to sign Conforto and have Nimmo for at least the next couple years after this one though (assuming DH goes through in next CBA and Smith goes to first).
next couple years = 2 years (this year, next year).
they've already said they want to extend and ultimately resign Conforto.
they have Dom and McNeil (and JDD) who have played out there.
Obviously the ideal is Nimmo/Conforto, and there's no reason to think they won't bring back both if they want to. Sandy specifically said the ability to resign Conforto factored into not signing Springer.
Really like the Brewers offseason so far, Wong and JBJ are up the middle gold gloves and they got both for reasonable prices. And even if JBJ is duplicative of Cain they can still shift him to a corner and all of a sudden they have the best OF defense is baseball by a healthy margin. Or trade him.
The way they are built they basically need Woodruff and Burnes to carry them, and they are giving them a chance to do that with a great defense behind them. They'd be dangerous in a series where those 2 are taking the hill 4x, with a great D behind them, plus Hader, and just enough offense to score some runs with Yelich/Cain/Wong/JBJ. They are 1 hitter short but they could add that at the deadline pretty easily with 1B basically wide open. Actually surprised they didn't even make a lower cost add (like Jose Martinez).
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Mets spring training game No. 4 vs WSH:
8 Nimmo
4 McNeil
DH D. Smith
3 Alonso
2 McCann
5 Villar
6 Guillorme
9 Lee
7 Ferguson
LHP David Peterson (0-0, 0.00)
@Metsmerized
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94 MPH first pitch from Peterson to Victor Robles misses inside, and we are under way!
Metsmerized
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Brandon Nimmo turns on an inside pitch and knocks it off the right field foul pole, leading off the game with a homer to put the Mets up 1-0.
Come on now, aren't you being a bit too harsh on the man?
The known troll who couldn't wait till FA to market himself, clearly accidentally published a website that he didn't know about or have any involvement in.
His agent recalled the story, using language NO ONE uses (I cant do that to a fan base lol). He was clearly angry about it, and in the weeks since has cleared house and fired any and everyone involved with this life changing screw up.
Face it, he realizes there was ten times the excitement about him possibly coming to the Mets than there was buzz of him actually signing with the Dodgers. His 'marketing' hope now is to troll Mets fans - I'm glad most people know to ignore this "story" lol
I think your prior post was better. I won't speak for all fans, but I don't care at all about it.
Just move on, win some games, and no one will care about it.
Todd Dybas
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Sandy Alderson on the Mets when asked on the ESPN broadcast about bad defense from last year: “Some of our players are not defensive geniuses.”