Welcome to another series thread, this time against the hated Braves. Both teams would be in the playoffs if they started today. There’s even a realistic chance that they could play against each other in the Wildcard round, so this series carries a lot of weight. The Mets have a record of
3-3 against them so far this season. Kodai Senga will be making his season-debut in this series. The Mets completed their road trip against the Marlins & Yankees to start the post All-Star Break portion of the schedule with a record of 4-2. Click
HERE to read a series preview of this series. Enjoy 😊!
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Mets vs. Braves: Game 1 –⚾Severino (R) vs. Sale (L)⚾– 7:10 pm EDT
Starting Lineups for both clubs tonight.
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Probable Starting Pitcher Matchups for tonight & tomorrow in Flushing against the Barfs.
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#LFGM!
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Notes:
-Tonight’s game will be televised on SNY, as will tomorrow’s game.
-The weather for tonight's game at Citi Field is expected to be decent. Showers were expected around gametime before, but that's no longer the case. Click
HERE to keep updated & see the Hourly AccuWeather Reports from there.
-The Mets are 53-48 now & are sitting in the 2nd Wildcard spot in the National League as of the start of business today. Click
HERE to see the Wildcard standings for both leagues. By virtue of their impressive victory yesterday, the Mets are now 5 games over .500, which is their high-water mark of the season. They’re only 1.5 games behind the Braves too, who are in possession of the 1st N.L. Wildcard spot going into this game. The Braves enter this series having lost 7 of their last 10 games; the Mets come into this series having won 7 of their last 10 games.
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HERE to see the list of Mets transactions so far for July.
-Click
HERE to see the Mets' 26-man active roster.
-The Mets' 4-man bench for tonight’s game will consist of
Torrens (R), Bader (R), Nimmo (L), & Gamel (L). 
Good Twin team coming in this week, let's hope for 2 of 3 before they go on a long roadie.
Petersen has looked like a major league pitcher this year and they're going to need more of that, especially if Megill is starting every 5th day.
6 and 4 since the All-Star break; keep up that pace and they are in business.
Circle August 22-29 on your Met's calendar....those are seven games on the road against San Diego and Arizona....big games.
Spot on danny. It's be nice Marte comes back too (I'm sick of him, but that's neither here nor there). Great point about those games around this next month on the road against the D-bags and Pads. I didn't notice till you pointed that out. Thanks!
Mets schedule for August 2024 - ( New Window )
Dayum! That would change things for them a lot.
Reynaldo López To Undergo MRI Due To Forearm Tightness | By Darragh McDonald | July 28, 2024 at 3:59pm CDT
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see ya in 18 months. pitching is such a shitty profession.
Dayum! That would change things for them a lot.
Reynaldo López To Undergo MRI Due To Forearm Tightness | By Darragh McDonald | July 28, 2024 at 3:59pm CDT
I only peeked at the score and lost interest once it was 4-0...but, I wondered why Lopez came out after three.
Wow, if this is anything serious, the Braves will really be the hard luck injury team....Acuna, Albies, Strider, Fried and now Lopez?
Pitchers and injuries...totally different world in 2024...it's all about velocity, spin rate and then these pitchers break down.
Speaking of arm injuries, anyone know what's going on with Jacob DeGrom?
I’ve actually felt this way for a long time and said as much in the past (so sorry for posting the same stupid comment again!).
With deGrom’s stuff, he’d rival Mariano as a closer (as crazy as that is to say). But - there’s more money in the starting pitching game - and it’s always about the money. DeGrom as a closer would be nasty.
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He can't be relied upon anymore as a starter.
I’ve actually felt this way for a long time and said as much in the past (so sorry for posting the same stupid comment again!).
With deGrom’s stuff, he’d rival Mariano as a closer (as crazy as that is to say). But - there’s more money in the starting pitching game - and it’s always about the money. DeGrom as a closer would be nasty.
It's the right move. He just can't give up the ghost though as far as starting is concerned. I'm glad the Mets let him walk. He didn't want to come back here anyway. Glad he got a ring---one that he (& Max) didn't actually earn, but that's neither here nor there, lol.
The only game left to be played on today's schedule is in progress now: Yankees @ Red Sox. It's 1-0 Prison Stripers in the 1st. Yaaaaawwn.
Nice job, Stearns?
after 1 fucking appearance and you're already like this? dude, be better.
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Trade for someone else’s garbage and you still get…garbage.
Nice job, Stearns?
after 1 fucking appearance and you're already like this? dude, be better.
I’m sorry - is this the first time he’s pitched this season? I guess a new uniform means that his shitty season (and shitty season last year) just go away? Maybe you are just another Stearns fanboy. Cool for you. What exactly were you expecting from Stanek?
Or…even better….you can just fuck off.
07/28/24 - New York Mets activated LF Jesse Winker.
07/28/24 - New York Mets optioned LF DJ Stewart to Syracuse Mets.
07/28/24 - New York Mets traded RHP Tyler Stuart to Washington Nationals for LF Jesse Winker.
07/27/24 - New York Mets placed RHP Kodai Senga on the 15-day injured list. Left calf strain.
07/27/24 - New York Mets activated RHP Ryne Stanek.
07/27/24 - New York Mets recalled RHP Tylor Megill from Syracuse Mets.
07/27/24 - New York Mets optioned RHP Eric Orze to Syracuse Mets.
07/26/24 - New York Mets placed RHP Dedniel Núñez on the 15-day injured list retroactive to July 24, 2024. Right pronator strain.
07/26/24 - New York Mets activated RHP Kodai Senga from the 60-day injured list.
07/26/24 - New York Mets designated RHP Shintaro Fujinami for assignment.
07/26/24 - New York Mets designated RHP Adrian Houser for assignment.
07/26/24 - New York Mets designated LHP Josh Walker for assignment.
07/26/24 - New York Mets traded RHP Cole Sulser to Tampa Bay Rays for cash.
07/26/24 - New York Mets recalled RHP Eric Orze from Syracuse Mets.
07/26/24 - Seattle Mariners traded RHP Ryne Stanek to New York Mets for OF Rhylan Thomas.
MLB.com Mets' roster transactions so far for July. - ( New Window )
I’m good, chief. Thanks.
the SFG are close enough to the WC now that they seem to not have certainty whether they are buying or selling. final 46 hours are going to be wild, a lot of big targets still out there. i think fedde, scott, and fairbanks are probably 3 of the top targets for mets. flaherty somewhere in there too.
then a bunch of depth options to fill in around whatever impact guy they think is fairly priced enough.
other than scott not much there in the lefty relief market.
@martinonyc
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On Sunday, “insane” prices complicated the Mets brand new rotation search
Though the Mets have and will continue to explore every possibility, expectations shifted on Sunday. The team is now seeking a possible depth starter, along with -- they hope -- one more reliever.
An important caveat to any trade deadline report is that market dynamics change every day, and there is a relative eternity between now and 6 .p.m. Tuesday. Some of these sellers will lower their demand before the end.
Right?
“Everyone I spoke to today said the starting pitching and relief market are insane,” said one longtime general manager. “Maybe it will change Tuesday.”
The Mets have never intended to part with top prospects in trades this year, and have cleverly managed to acquire two pitchers in relievers Phil Maton and Ryne Stanek, without doing so. They achieved that with a combination of taking on salary and targeting a pair of relievers having decent but uneven years. Of course, that strategy also comes with performance risk, and Stanek was booed off the mound Sunday after allowing two home runs in his Mets debut.
As committed as they have become to winning this season, the Mets expect to remain disciplined about trading top prospects. By the end of Sunday, there was a sense that unless prices came way down, their remaining trade deadline activity would be modest.
hopefully they can take on some quality players with big salaries bc i agree it's definitely not worth giving up top prospects. we may yet end up regretting not having outbid AZ for AJ Puk.
On Sunday, 'insane' pitching prices complicated Mets' new rotation search - ( New Window )
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In comment 16562086 CooperDash said:
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Trade for someone else’s garbage and you still get…garbage.
Nice job, Stearns?
after 1 fucking appearance and you're already like this? dude, be better.
I’m sorry - is this the first time he’s pitched this season? I guess a new uniform means that his shitty season (and shitty season last year) just go away? Maybe you are just another Stearns fanboy. Cool for you. What exactly were you expecting from Stanek?
Or…even better….you can just fuck off.
thanks cooper
@martinonyc
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On Sunday, “insane” prices complicated the Mets brand new rotation search
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A day after the Mets jumped into the starting pitching market, they fell victim to the same frustrations complicating everyone’s pursuit of arms: The prices were so high that they had to adjust their plans.
Though the Mets have and will continue to explore every possibility, expectations shifted on Sunday. The team is now seeking a possible depth starter, along with -- they hope -- one more reliever.
An important caveat to any trade deadline report is that market dynamics change every day, and there is a relative eternity between now and 6 .p.m. Tuesday. Some of these sellers will lower their demand before the end.
Right?
“Everyone I spoke to today said the starting pitching and relief market are insane,” said one longtime general manager. “Maybe it will change Tuesday.”
The Mets have never intended to part with top prospects in trades this year, and have cleverly managed to acquire two pitchers in relievers Phil Maton and Ryne Stanek, without doing so. They achieved that with a combination of taking on salary and targeting a pair of relievers having decent but uneven years. Of course, that strategy also comes with performance risk, and Stanek was booed off the mound Sunday after allowing two home runs in his Mets debut.
As committed as they have become to winning this season, the Mets expect to remain disciplined about trading top prospects. By the end of Sunday, there was a sense that unless prices came way down, their remaining trade deadline activity would be modest.
hopefully they can take on some quality players with big salaries bc i agree it's definitely not worth giving up top prospects. we may yet end up regretting not having outbid AZ for AJ Puk. On Sunday, 'insane' pitching prices complicated Mets' new rotation search - ( New Window )
supply and demand.
I know its risky, but thinking outside of box, what about trading for a pitcher coming back from injury soon and with control for next year? Like a Casey Mize or maybe take on Alex Cobb and split his 10m
could maybe mention Luzardo but not sure how he is faring.
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@martinonyc
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1h
On Sunday, “insane” prices complicated the Mets brand new rotation search
Quote:
A day after the Mets jumped into the starting pitching market, they fell victim to the same frustrations complicating everyone’s pursuit of arms: The prices were so high that they had to adjust their plans.
Though the Mets have and will continue to explore every possibility, expectations shifted on Sunday. The team is now seeking a possible depth starter, along with -- they hope -- one more reliever.
An important caveat to any trade deadline report is that market dynamics change every day, and there is a relative eternity between now and 6 .p.m. Tuesday. Some of these sellers will lower their demand before the end.
Right?
“Everyone I spoke to today said the starting pitching and relief market are insane,” said one longtime general manager. “Maybe it will change Tuesday.”
The Mets have never intended to part with top prospects in trades this year, and have cleverly managed to acquire two pitchers in relievers Phil Maton and Ryne Stanek, without doing so. They achieved that with a combination of taking on salary and targeting a pair of relievers having decent but uneven years. Of course, that strategy also comes with performance risk, and Stanek was booed off the mound Sunday after allowing two home runs in his Mets debut.
As committed as they have become to winning this season, the Mets expect to remain disciplined about trading top prospects. By the end of Sunday, there was a sense that unless prices came way down, their remaining trade deadline activity would be modest.
hopefully they can take on some quality players with big salaries bc i agree it's definitely not worth giving up top prospects. we may yet end up regretting not having outbid AZ for AJ Puk. On Sunday, 'insane' pitching prices complicated Mets' new rotation search - ( New Window )
supply and demand.
I know its risky, but thinking outside of box, what about trading for a pitcher coming back from injury soon and with control for next year? Like a Casey Mize or maybe take on Alex Cobb and split his 10m
could maybe mention Luzardo but not sure how he is faring.
I'm bullish on Luzardo. I've always wanted him on the Mets.