Marcus Stroman a Met !!!!

Frayed Knot · July 28, 2019

News just breaking, no deets yet although this apparently does NOT involve Syndergaard.

Stayed tuned to this station for further updates.

Frayed Knot · July 28, 2019

Stroman is, of course, a local boy -- Patchogue-Medford HS by way of Duke U. (and he actually graduated!)

Can be a FA following the 2020 season

Is 6-11 this season although with a sub-3.00 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP

Was 8th in CY voting in 2017 before having a rough 2018

And he's short (5' 7")

Benjamin Grimm · July 28, 2019

Hopefully the guy going back to Toronto is Cano.

(Yeah... I know...)

bmfc1 · July 28, 2019

I like him but he's a contact pitcher who will now have a bad defense behind him.

Edgy MD · July 28, 2019

The t'ing is ... has the play since the break put the message in that the Mets should be muscling up, rather than shedding parts?

Or is Stroman just coming in to fill the spot of Synderwheeler when he gets dealt off?

duan · July 28, 2019

I've always liked Stroman so in theory I'm all up for acquiring him - WTF the context is will obviously shape what one actually thinks of the deal though.

ashie62 · July 28, 2019

Love Stroman! Have no idea of the return or the direction Brodie is headed on

Rebuild, reinforce or retool? I have no clue

Frayed Knot · July 28, 2019

You'd have to think that one theory has to be that he's the pre-replacement for the soon to be dealt Syndergaard or Wheeler (or both!).

Another is that maybe Stroman is to be packaged with some current NYM and flipped before ever suiting up.

A third is that this mini-streak has changed their thinking and they're now in Go-For-It mode.

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duan · July 28, 2019

Anthony DiComo is saying “pitching prospects” - if they can actually get Stroman for Anthony Kay + more they should do that in a heart beat

bmfc1 · July 28, 2019

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batmagadanleadoff · July 28, 2019

Well now the Mets have no prospects in their farm. And the only pitcher the Mets are hellbent on holding on to is a real gem, but he'll be 32 next season.

Johnny Lunchbucket · July 28, 2019

Pitching prospects are pitching prospects. I just don't know why they are doing this

Gwreck · July 28, 2019

Why is this a good thing?

batmagadanleadoff · July 28, 2019

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote:

Pitching prospects are pitching prospects. I just don't know why they are doing this

I read yesterday or the day before that the Mets might work a three way involving the Jays. Maybe this is the first leg of that.

MFS62 · July 28, 2019

It takes one more starter off the market and makes those teams looking for one having to ante up more than they hoped to get one.

I had read (one of the so-called experts) that the Mets were going to trade Noah and replace him with Stroman. Looks like they got their insurance policy first.

Later

Johnny Lunchbucket · July 28, 2019

Gives us some options. Gives us a very good rotation.

ashie62 · July 28, 2019

I like Anthony Kay as much as I did Justin Dunn. Those are two potential studs gone

Keeping Stroman and trading Cano kinda evens up this mess

Overall, what the eff?

Johnny Lunchbucket · July 28, 2019

Well, most people think Kay won't be a stud, just a mid-rotation guy at best, not that's anything to sneeze at. And that requires him to still develop some offspeed stuff.

Richardson is the currency in this deal but he's 18 and anything can happen.

Lefty Specialist · July 28, 2019

Wow, the minor league cupboard is really getting bare now. This ups the chances of trading Noah away for a bag of beans.

kcmets · July 28, 2019

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote:
I just don't know why they are doing this.

Maybe they're just SHaM'ng up for a huge August.

whippoorwill · July 28, 2019

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whippoorwill · July 28, 2019

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MFS62 · July 28, 2019

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I like him but he's a contact pitcher who will now have a bad defense behind him.

Methead · July 28, 2019

I guess we're going for it. Textbook TITTS.

For some reason it feels to me like we're selling high on Kay. And Richardson is a lotto ticket so who knows.

Not that I particularly enjoy trading prospects away.

Valadius · July 28, 2019

Consider me very confused.

nymr83 · July 28, 2019

In isolation I like the deal - I wasn't a fan of Richardson at all from anything i've read. Kay might be good, but all unproven minor leaguers MIGHT be good.

I'll LOVE this trade if:

-the Mets plan to start 2020 with a rotation of deGrom, Syndergaard, Stroman, Wheeler, & Matz and kick the reporter-threatening Vargas to the curb

-the Mets plan to trade Wheeler, figuring that Stroman and the return for Wheeler are worth more than Wheeler and Kay/Richardson, you need to take into account the year of control here too.

I'll be neutral overall if the plan is to trade Syndergaard and extend Wheeler

I'll be trending negative if they trade both Syndegaard and Wheeler

I'll be very down on this deal if they trade Syndergaard and let Wheeler walk as a FA

Edgy MD · July 28, 2019

For the sake of cookies and M&Ms, let's say this is an indication that the Mets are muscling up for the remainder of the seasons, rather than stripping down. What's the rotation? Because they now have six healthy starters. Do they now still flip Vargas or Wheeler or Syndergaard (Wheelvargaarrd), only do it instead for someone who provides current value, rather than future interests?

nymr83 · July 28, 2019

Edgy MD wrote:

For the sake of cookies and M&Ms, let's say this is an indication that the Mets are muscling up for the remainder of the seasons, rather than stripping down. What's the rotation? Because they now have six healthy starters. Do they now still flip Vargas or Wheeler or Syndergaard (Wheelvargaarrd), only do it instead for someone who provides current value, rather than future interests?

pitching always tends to sort itself out from an injury perspective. but here is an idea: the Mets alternate Matz/Vargas - the clear '5th options' - based on the opponent. who has to submit their lineup card first in a game of chicken as to whether a righty or lefty is starting? the other is available in long relief that week.