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."
Tim Britton
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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?
Tim Britton
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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
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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."
@Jacob_Resnick
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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.
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Jacob Barnes, P
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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.
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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.
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:
“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