Big Month for Brodie

[Centerfield]

Mike Puma is saying that BVW plans to sit a while and see if the bullpen market comes back to him. Says the Mets don't have much more to spend.



Andy Martino saying similar things.



Either the beat guys are wrong, or this whole Brodie hiring will have been one of the strangest things we have ever seen.



Why all the public bravado if you can't back it up? Something doesn't match up. There must be more money to spend.

[nymr83]

Well, you could have money to spend but still feel that thw reliever market is going to crash and you'll get a better del later

[Centerfield]

Of course. If you feel the market is going to come back to you, you should do that even if you're sitting on a boatload of cash.



It's the part where the beat guys think there's not much money left to spend. I'm seeing it in a few different places, and I can't believe that this could be true. Even Brodie himself said a few weeks ago that there is "real money" left to spend.

[ashie62]

BVG ain't the GM, Jeff is and we are newly broke. Same old same old

[smg58]

Of course. If you feel the market is going to come back to you, you should do that even if you're sitting on a boatload of cash. It's the part where the beat guys think there's not much money left to spend. I'm seeing it in a few different places, and I can't believe that this could be true. Even Brodie himself said a few weeks ago that there is "real money" left to spend.

Those rumors are pretty much annual with the Mets. We will see how things play out. There will be plenty of time to comment on the budget when we see what it actually is. By my math, we still are about $10M shy of last year (including Wright's policy, which is half his salary rather than 3/4 of it because he finished the season on the active roster, but not including any Cespedes payouts because we don't know any specifics of his policy or how much total time he'll miss). I'd be shocked if we don't spend at least that much, although it would be disappointing if we only spend that much.

[Centerfield]

=smg58 post_id=870 time=1547001146 user_id=62]
I'd be shocked if we don't spend at least that much, although it would be disappointing if we only spend that much.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Not for nothing but I can't think of a more fruitless waste of anxiety than trying to divine anything Fred Wilpon will do through whisper interpretation.



Seems to me the proper default setting is we root for a team that shops for bargains on credit, and pays full retail only with cash (i.e. players)

[ashie62]

Keon Broxton? Really? Lagares must be laughing

[Vic Sage]

What's funny about somebody whose about to take your job?

[Centerfield]

Yeah, Broxton kinda sucks, but compared to Lagares, I think you give him the nod.



.734 OPS to Juan's .667. More prolific base stealer. Seems to stay on the field more.



I guess the variable is if you believe that the new swing Lagares worked on last winter is worth anything. We saw it for about 15 minutes, but he put up a .339 average in limited action. Small sample size? Or did the tractor tire hammering lead to sustainable gains?



Yeah. I know. Probly not.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Beyond the fact that Lagares actually increased his groundball rate with the new "lift-angle" swing, the Post reports new hitting coach Chili Davis is to discourage such approaches at the plate this year.



I kinda like that the Mets have a brother called "Keon Broxton" He sounds like he could also be a buzzy electronic band from Manchester.

[smg58]

Chili Davis lost the Red Sox hitters and Cubs hitters in successive seasons. He's my biggest concern of the offseason so far (and I really didn't want Cano).

[Centerfield]

Markakis went back to the Braves yesterday on a one year deal for $6 million. If I'm reading between the lines, I think this could be a good sign.



Number one, this move probably means that the Braves are done upgrading offensively. Markakis was good for them last year, but is older and tailed off in the second half. So hopefully the Braves will remain at status quo.



As it pertains to us, Markakis is such a Wilpon move. Older player, short term deal. Good production last year. "Not only does this move make us better, it makes the Braves worse at the same time..." Blah blah blah. The fact that we weren't in on Markakis is encouraging, I think.



I have a hard time believing we really are going into the season with Broxton/Lagares as our starting centerfielder. I think they have another move coming. So maybe the fact that they passed on Markakis is a sign that they're aiming a little higher.



Fingers crossed.

[Vic Sage]

I have a hard time believing we really are going into the season with Broxton/Lagares as our starting centerfielder. I think they have another move coming. So maybe the fact that they passed on Markakis is a sign that they're aiming a little higher.

this is what is known as "whistling past the graveyard."

Be desireless in order to achieve nirvana.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Vic Sage wrote: I have a hard time believing we really are going into the season with Broxton/Lagares as our starting centerfielder. I think they have another move coming. So maybe the fact that they passed on Markakis is a sign that they're aiming a little higher. this is what is known as "whistling past the graveyard." Be desireless in order to achieve nirvana.

Also denotes the foolish confidence of someone who doesn't understand the risks or consequences of his situation. It probably applies, this being the Mets.