AAA TBD
AAA2 TBD
AA Vargas ( I realize you need bodies to soak up innings but.... 0-5 with an 8.90 era....? lol His teammates must be thinking "okay enough of this guy)
A+ Zwack
A Atencio
Highlights from yesterday-
FCL Mets OF Hector Rodriguez is now hitting .391 through his first 17 games in 2022 and is now a career a .333 career hitter through 59 professional games
Another solid start from 19-year-old SP Jose Acuna. 5 innings 6 hits 3 er 2 walks 6 k's (era now down to 2.53)
I can't speak for Carrasco/Walker because I've actually never heard either publicly or "privately" who prefers whom but Scherzer/deGrom prefer Nido and Bassitt prefers McCann, the others likely have a preference (most do) but no clue.
this year's slow start made that 2 in a row so maybe it becomes a true trend next year, but right now we are mid-season now so im not sure how that's more relevant to the fact that he's hit almost .300 for 2 months now and surged his power numbers where you'd expect them to be.
i think the mets are just overthinking this. like alonso he's been one of the best power hitters in the minors for the last year+. we can always find stats to nitpick but the reality is he's shown as much power as any player in the minors and done so with a respectable BA and walk rate (both I believe above league averages). And his lefty splits (1.100 OPS) would fill a very specific need right away.
And they very well may be. I'm just parroting their thinking. JD Davis may hit the ball hard but enough is enough, he's pushing 30 and simply hasn't hit.
I can 100% understand defense being a concern but since the opening is at DH i think that gets nullified.
I think the reason they aren't calling him up is deference to JDD/Dom since they are guys who have 'paid dues', and its the first thing i disagree with that i think ultimately falls to buck. they rightfully showed accountability matters with Cano. they are being hypocritical now because the numbers post-Cano have been almost as bad and they aren't making a change.
If Vientos fails you go back to Dom/JDD. None of them should stand in the way of a good trade - but they've already been putting it out there that they aren't trading a big prospect for a hitter or reliever so realistically not sure what they are expecting to get.
Maybe the Mets fully intend to trade for a DH (boy, Josh Bell would be nice....and,I was hoping the Red Sox would be dead by now and JD Martinez would be available), hence the status quo with the DH position but..
At this point, I walk out of the room with other things to do at night whenever JD or Smith, (or McCann) come to the plate...."automatic out" doesn't do them justice. Dom shows some hope since his call-up, but JD (who seems like a good teammate) is on the wrong side of 30 and hasn't been able to catch up with a high heater all season. Enough with this guy....I think he may be DFA'd if and when a trade happens.
Regarding McCann, this is the trouble with bad contracts...not only do you have to pay the guy, but you (at least it seems in every sport) have to play them too, hoping you'll get some ROI...When McCann comes up with runners on and less than 2 outs, I count anything that's not a DP as a win...Nido's swing is too long, but he seems to hit a bit with RISP..
So, if Pete, Lindor, Squirrel, etc, have an off game, there are too many other dead spots to pick them up.
Escobar has been bad too, but shows some signs of life....
.260/.356/.585
21 homers, 67 rbis, 33 walks, 78 k's
Vientos AAA (69 games / 287 plate appearances)
.251/.348/.506
17 homers, 43 rbis, 35 walks, 88 k's
there is a pretty vast amount of room for Vientos to be not as good right away as Alonso and still be a lot better than what we've seen at DH so far this year.
Nice... from the thread the day he pitched:
In comment 15746887 moze1021 said:
1 HBP
6 batters faced, 5 Ks
Hopefully he comes out feeling good and we see 40 pitches on Friday or Saturday
@MartinJGallegos
Frankie Montas’ MRI showed inflammation in his shoulder but no structural damage. Received a cortisone shot, per A’s trainer Nick Paparesta. He will not make his next start in the rotation but no decision on an IL stint yet. He’s day to day.
Let's a deal with Mauricio and smith gets him and Laureno, do you do that?
gotta think this spooked Oakland to some degree because a season long injury basically ends his career there with 0 return.
Sarmiento 1-4, K
Cuevas 1-3, BB
Ramirez 90
Vientos unranked
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Martín Gallegos
@MartinJGallegos
Frankie Montas’ MRI showed inflammation in his shoulder but no structural damage. Received a cortisone shot, per A’s trainer Nick Paparesta. He will not make his next start in the rotation but no decision on an IL stint yet. He’s day to day.
Let's a deal with Mauricio and smith gets him and Laureno, do you do that?
gotta think this spooked Oakland to some degree because a season long injury basically ends his career there with 0 return.
Tyler Mahle also ILed with a shoulder strain.
Ramirez 90
Vientos unranked
Don't get that. Give me Vientos any day over Mauricio. I get that he doesn't have the defensive ability or athleticism, but come on.
Baty #73
Vientos #74
it looks like their list is pretty recent because PCA is #49.
all of them are 50 grade so not sure the exact order matters much. Martino said last week he thinks the Mets view Vientos/Baty as very unlikely to be traded in a way Mauricio is not.
Baty #73
Vientos #74
it looks like their list is pretty recent because PCA is #49.
all of them are 50 grade so not sure the exact order matters much. Martino said last week he thinks the Mets view Vientos/Baty as very unlikely to be traded in a way Mauricio is not.
It's not recent. They have their own system where they add names as they go. He was added on 6/14.
"Six other players have moved into the 50 FV, four of whom were anticipated coming into the season and two of whom weren’t. Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong and Braves center fielder Michael Harris II have both made swing changes. PCA made his change in the offseason and has had time to generate a meaningful sample showing that it has indeed unlocked meaningful pull-power to go with his incredible center field defense. He now ranks among the other excellent up-the-middle defenders poised to make at least one-note offensive impact, in the 40-50 overall range of the list. "
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Martín Gallegos
@MartinJGallegos
Frankie Montas’ MRI showed inflammation in his shoulder but no structural damage. Received a cortisone shot, per A’s trainer Nick Paparesta. He will not make his next start in the rotation but no decision on an IL stint yet. He’s day to day.
Let's a deal with Mauricio and smith gets him and Laureno, do you do that?
gotta think this spooked Oakland to some degree because a season long injury basically ends his career there with 0 return.
Tyler Mahle also ILed with a shoulder strain.
just saw that. i'd guess it's unlikely either of him or montas throw again before the deadline. maybe 1 "prove it" start, but honestly don't think that will change much beyond whatever the team docs think.
let's assume team docs are comfortable with the MRIs, would anyone roll the dice on Mauricio for Montas? it's a risk but i think the upside is worth it and we have the depth with scherzer/jdg getting closer to rest him for a stretch run if that's what it takes.
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same. I'd probably try to swap Laureno and Dom in the process too. he hits lefties and adds a real solid 4th OF'er.
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less high on Mauricio than some of you so it's no surprise, I would absolutely do Mauricio for Montas assuming the Mets doctors looked over the results and (like the A's doctors) didn't see structural damage. Alderson has an excellent relationship with Beane/Forst.
same. I'd probably try to swap Laureno and Dom in the process too. he hits lefties and adds a real solid 4th OF'er.
I like that plan of action as well.
Wouldn't he have close to 10 more HRs in other parks, including Citi? Presumably, a lot of those were turned to outs, so certainly that effects those numbers as well.
He's having a good year on bad team despite inconsistency in past few years but assume Pirates would be willing to deal.
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and Mancini are both very good and I'd take either one but I'm not sure I'd term Mancini an "impact bat". He's 56th in wRC+/52nd in wOBA.
Wouldn't he have close to 10 more HRs in other parks, including Citi? Presumably, a lot of those were turned to outs, so certainly that effects those numbers as well.
I wish it were as simple as that. But they do not take into account weather, wind gusts even etc. Jason Bay supposedly was going to be a monster at CitiField due to very similar projections.
“ The Web site hittrackeronline.com provides cutting-edge data about every home run hit in Major League contests in 2009. Included in these data are translated distances for all homers, showing how far each would go under standardized conditions of weather and circumstance.
By comparing the standard distance of each of Bay's homers to the standard dimensions of Citi Field, accounting for the part of the park to which Bay hit each and for the differences in wall height between Citi and Bay's old home (Boston's Fenway Park), we can begin to get a picture of the overall impact of his move.
This gets very involved, but in essence, it's a wash. That's right. Bay hit 15 of his round-trippers at home last season. Citi Field's much deeper dimensions (the left-field foul pole is some 25 feet farther away than is Fenway's) would suppress that total to just 10. ”
Unfortunately, Citifield represses power beyond its dimensions and the Mets have been unable to identify why. So “X homers in Citifield” based on dimensions isn’t really accurate.
“ The overall context is this: Since 2009, the Mets have posted a better home OPS than road OPS just three times. They’ve had a better slugging percentage at home than on the road just three times, none of them since 2011. The club has moved the walls in, it’s installed a humidor, and it’s thought, through different front-office regimes, about why the ballpark plays the way it does.
Citi Field is one of the things I’ve been trying to wrap my head around,” acting general manager Zack Scott said in August (before he was placed on administrative leave later in the summer while awaiting trial on a charge of driving while intoxicated). “The ballpark suppresses exit velocity, which is one of the weirder things I’ve ever seen. It’s not about wind or dimensions. It’s about the ball off the bat.”
I like Bell but I think that pricetag is going to be higher than we want. Mancini too.
I like Bell but I think that pricetag is going to be higher than we want. Mancini too.
Mike Elias and Sig Megdal are extremely well regarded and very smart, not saying Eppler isn’t but I’d be nervous dealing with them
adding Cruz, Laureno, and Montas for Mauricio, Butto, Dom, JDD would be a massive upgrade to the 40 man. Add a vet reliever who is mostly salary dump (Minor!) and they are in good shape.
that statcast profile is very '95 or walk'. with about $6-7m left to pay the rest of the year i can't imagine there's going to be a long line of teams for him willing to eat all of it.
adding Cruz, Laureno, and Montas for Mauricio, Butto, Dom, JDD would be a massive upgrade to the 40 man. Add a vet reliever who is mostly salary dump (Minor!) and they are in good shape.
You’d like to think so but the Rays did give up Joe Ryan just last year for him
Dom has been AWFUL
Paddack needed TJ
Hosmer despite his blistering start 0.4 fWAR making 18 million per
Pagan-
Aaron Gleeman
@AaronGleeman
Emilio Pagán now has a 7.40 ERA in 41 appearances dating back to last September 1, including 14 homers allowed in 38 innings.
Pagán has the worst ERA and the worst Win Probability Added of any MLB reliever during that time, allowing one homer for every eight outs he's recorded.
@mikemayer22
Mets designated hitters are slashing .224/.303/.371 this season.
That includes an .868 OPS from Pete Alonso and 1.194 OPS from Francisco Lindor in that role.
If you take out Alonso and Lindor, they have only 2 home runs and 18 RBIs in 212 at-bats.
traded away, very few examples of them trading away starting pitching that has developed with other teams in recent seasons #Mets
Showalter
David Cone replacing Hefner
Leiter in some sort of role
Keith Hernandez as a coach? lol
Showalter
David Cone replacing Hefner
Leiter in some sort of role
Keith Hernandez as a coach? lol
he lost me at keeping Jeff Wilpon.
im not sure there’s been a single week since mid may that he didn’t match the Mets DH year long total of 2 homers.
https://twitter.com/psltoflushing/status/1544816104417247232?s=21&t=hxdbiBbqH_ZnL0bg4RCiZA - ( New Window )
20 years old in AAA. He'll be ok