Pollock thread redux

[Mex17]

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Mets still "monitoring". One-year pillow contract is a possibility.

[nymr83]

a "pillow" contract? never heard that one before

[A Boy Named Seo]

One-year deal, more buck$.

[Centerfield]

I'm not crazy about Pollack. But I guess he's better than nothing. Pollack, at least, has a chance to be productive if healthy. Lagares and Broxton don't have any chance (unless they miraculously transform their careers this many years in).



I wonder if Pollack is waiting for Harper to sign, thinking that the also-rans will pursue him. So basically, he's thinking the price goes up if he holds out, while teams are thinking the price goes down.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Yeah Pollock has obviously been waiting to collect $$ from the loser of the Harper sweeps.



I'm still in denial that the Mets won't shock everyone and get Harpo; but I think Pollock would be a good get too

[Centerfield]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: I'm still in denial that the Mets won't shock everyone and get Harpo

I think you and I might be the only suckers left in NY.

[Edgy MD]

=Centerfield post_id=1234 time=1547650084 user_id=65]Lagares and Broxton don't have any chance (unless they miraculously transform their careers this many years in).

[metsmarathon]

i'm still a sucker. always.



i even look at it from the standpoint of, if yo is ever healthy again, he'd become an expensive but valuable trade chip. if he's not healthy, we'd be stuck paying him either way, so why not maybe pay for him to play somewhere else while getting something of value in return if he is healthy.

[ashie62]

I don't know about Pollock, but the acquistion of Keon Broxton brings very little to the team. Rather have Tebow for crying out loud

[nymr83]

=ashie62 post_id=1317 time=1547752124 user_id=90]
I don't know about Pollock, but the acquistion of Keon Broxton brings very little to the team. Rather have Tebow for crying out loud

[Edgy MD]

And it's not like Broxton vs. Tebow isn't a false choice. The team can have both/and.



And indeed, they DO!

[Edgy MD]

And it's not like Broxton vs. Tebow isn't a false choice. The team can have both/and.



And indeed, they DO!

[LWFS]

I would decidedly NOT rather have Tebow than Broxton on my roster.



Do we want Pollock because he's Pollock? Or do we want him because he's... something?

[Centerfield]

I would spend the money on Harper first. Then Machado second even though we got 27 infielders and spent more than we would on Machado.



And then if we can't have that, then Pollack.



And if no Pollack then pitchers. Another starter. Bullpen help. A lefty in particular.



And then if not that I'd ask for statues at Citi. A waterslide for the kids maybe. Maybe they could get cheerleaders.



I would buy shakeweights. Invest it with Dykstra. Donate it to Michael Bolton's comeback bid.



I would rather use it for anything than just let the Wilpons keep it for personal debt.

[Fman99]

=Centerfield post_id=1359 time=1547815679 user_id=65]
I would spend the money on Harper first. Then Machado second even though we got 27 infielders and spent more than we would on Machado.



And then if we can't have that, then Pollack.



And if no Pollack then pitchers. Another starter. Bullpen help. A lefty in particular.



And then if not that I'd ask for statues at Citi. A waterslide for the kids maybe. Maybe they could get cheerleaders.



I would buy shakeweights. Invest it with Dykstra. Donate it to Michael Bolton's comeback bid.



I would rather use it for anything than just let the Wilpons keep it for personal debt.

[smg58]

Pollock has the upside to be the second best centerfielder in baseball, and an injury history that makes Lagares look like Cal Ripken. He would intrigue me on a short-term deal for one or two years, but the risks outweigh the benefits for anything longer than that. Of course, you would also be trading a draft pick for one or two years of a high-risk player, so he'd also have to come at a good salary for me to bite.



I agree with CF that the team could use a starter and more bullpen help. Like I was telling my dad, we brought in all these infielders, but I trust TJ Rivera more than I trust Jason Vargas. I do think Avilan was a good pickup -- but as somebody to compete with Zamora for one of two bullpen spots for lefties, with the other going to somebody who's substantially more than just a LOOGY. At this point, the latter has to come via trade, but it could/should still happen.

[A Boy Named Seo]

The internet is abuzz that Pollock is gone to the Dodgers. That likely removes a Bryce Harper suitor and maybe puts some other stuff (Joc Pederson) in play.



For us, that means get used to the Lagares/Broxton BATTLE FOR THE AGES!

[Centerfield]

I wasn't crazy to get Pollock, but this move hurts because I think this was, realistically, as high as the Mets were going to go.



I guess there's time, but the options are thinning.

[Centerfield]

4 years. $50 million are the early reports.

[Edgy MD]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: The internet is abuzz that Pollock is gone to the Dodgers. That likely removes a Bryce Harper suitor and maybe puts some other stuff (Joc Pederson) in play. For us, that means get used to the Lagares/Broxton BATTLE FOR THE AGES!

J.D. Davis just called to say he's sick of you bitches leaving him out of the picture.



That was his word, not mine. I'm just passing it on.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

=Centerfield post_id=1747 time=1548353784 user_id=65]
4 years. $50 million are the early reports.