Bye Bye, Plawecki

[RealityChuck]

The Mets dealt Plawecki to Cleveland in exchange for right-hander Walker Lockett and minor league infielder Sam Haggerty.



Lockett was 0-3 with 9.60 ERA for the Padres last year.





What's very noticeable this year is that with all the deals the Mets made this off-season (except for Cano), nothing about them leaked. The first anything was mentioned was when the deal was announced.

[bmfc1]

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[ashie62]

I always had trouble spelling his name and he never hit the way I hoped he would. Best of luck Mike

[smg58]

Seems like more of a salary dump than anything else, but he just never distinguished himself enough to be missed.

[nymr83]

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Seems like more of a salary dump than anything else, but he just never distinguished himself enough to be missed.

[smg58]

Haggerty draws a ton of walks, but he'll need to hit more to keep that up at higher levels. It will not be for good reasons if we see much of Lockett.

[metirish]

Seems like the Mets had a busy weekend , I hardly pay attention to some of these moves

[Centerfield]

BVW: This guy Lockett that you're offering, tell me about him.



Chernoff: Great guy. You'll love him.



BVW: Wow, um. 9.60 ERA in the show. Was he good in the minors?



Chernoff: No. No he wasn't.



BVW: Does he throw hard?



Chernoff: Not really.



BVW: Is he young?



Chernoff: You know, 25 is like the new 18.



BVW: Is he left-handed?



Chernoff: Nope.



BVW: I think I've heard enough. You got yourself a deal buddy!



Chernoff: I'm so glad the Mets hired you.

[Centerfield]

I always had trouble spelling his name and he never hit the way I hoped he would. Best of luck Mike

Wow, you really did struggle with the spelling. That's not even close to how you spell "Kevin".

[batmagadanleadoff]

With Harvey and now Plawecki gone, who's gonna be there to give and get the big black dildo?

[Edgy MD]

Just to be clear, the Mets have attained a pitcher named "Walker."

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'm already conflating Walker Lockett with Gasoline Alley's Walt Wallet.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Edgy MD wrote: Just to be clear, the Mets have attained a pitcher named "Walker."

Yeah he's on the 40 now too. I guess what Brodie is doing here is addressing the rap that the Mets' farm is too "bottom heavy" by rebalancing the amount of near-ready and not-ready guys. The Indians were pretty much doing the same thing when they acquired Lockett from San Diego for a longer-horizoned pitching prospect Ignacio Feliz.



That trade was made just ahead of clubs locking the rosters for Rule 5 so it's assumed Lockett would have been left unprotected by San Diego.



Lockett is a big dude at 6-5, 225 and perhaps can grow into Bobby Wahl someday.

[Benjamin Grimm]

My impression is that Lockett may turn out to be the sixth or seventh starter, when needed.

[Edgy MD]

I just think it's cool that he made it to the bigs with a name that suggests he can't throw a strike.



Plus, he was born in 1994, so I'm going to be real disappointed if he doesn't have a fraternal twin brother named "Texas Ranger."

[Centerfield]

My wife and I wanted another boy so we could name him Nolan.

[Edgy MD]

You could have named the girl "Meg." Or better yet, "Hope."

[Centerfield]

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What's very noticeable this year is that with all the deals the Mets made this off-season (except for Cano), nothing about them leaked. The first anything was mentioned was when the deal was announced.

[Edgy MD]

There's probably at least some harm in a player showing up in camp after a winter of rumours that describe him as being shopped.

[Centerfield]

Edgy MD wrote: There's probably at least some harm in a player showing up in camp after a winter of rumours that describe him as being shopped.

I guess so. But then by that token, the Noah rumors were no good.

[Edgy MD]

I think they were no good.



Rumors make ballplayers cry.