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[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Guillermo Heredia is shitting his pants now

[Benjamin Grimm]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Guillermo Heredia is shitting his pants now

Breaking news!

[Frayed Knot]

JBJ was/is reportedly looking for a multi year deal. That's a deal-breaker IMO as far as what the Mets are looking for.

Almora is your defensive replacement and (maybe) rejuvenated bat off the bench.

A better/worse option than Marisnick? .... who knows.

[Edgy MD]

I guess Jackie Bradley was overplaying his hand in the Junior market.

[smg58]

Almora had a good year in 2017, but his power seemed to vanish in 2018 (under the watch of Chili Davis), then in 2019 his defensive value vanished, and we won't speak of 2020. I'm guessing he's been playing hurt quite a bit, but that doesn't mean that (a) it was all injuries or ( he's 100% now. On the bright side: I'm guessing that they asked Davis about him, and if he had said "don't waste your time" they would not have wasted their time.



He has more upside than Marisnick, at least -- the 2017 bat and the 2018 glove would be a quality player, and he's still only 26.

[nymr83]

I like Almora as a 4th/5th outfielder. Its a good chance to take and they didn't give up anything

[LWFS]

DOES he have more upside than Marisnick, though? He's three years younger, and was a first-round pick... but at 27 in a couple of months, he's no kid. Marisnick has generally provided value as good or better than AAJ (in the 1.5-2.5 range, with pop), even in Almora's best season, and in half the playing time.



I can't believe this didn't cross my mind before now... but why NOT Marisnick? Lack of interest on Jake's part?

[batmagadanleadoff]

This guy gets worse every single season.



And the player he's most similar to is

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Lastings Milledge.

Edited February 7, 2021 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

I wondered about the indifference to bringing Marizzy back too. He sure hit during the brief time between injuries. Maybe they were frustrated with his health. Maybe they thought he was a Marisdick.



Maybe the evaluations that made him a Mets target and asset were the evaluations of Van Wangenen and members of his team that are no longer in house. Player stocks often change during management transitions.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

No doubt about that. I have Castro atop my guys-who'll-be-traded list

[bmfc1]

Joel Sherman says that if the NL gets the DH the NYM will still want JBJ:

[bLOCKQUOTE]... they have done so much background work on Jackie Bradley Jr. that I will continue to believe that if the designated hitter is adopted by the NL and Bradley remains a free agent at that time, the Mets will at least consider him.

In the last week, the Mets had an extended Zoom meeting with Bradley that included team president Sandy Alderson, acting GM Zack Scott, hitting coach Chili Davis and first base/outfield coach Tony Tarasco. Scott, in particular, knows Bradley well from their shared time working with the Red Sox.[/bLOCKQUOTE]

https://nypost.com/2021/02/07/mets-could-still-pursue-jackie-bradley-jr-if-nl-gets-dh/https://nypost.com/2021/02/07/mets-could-still-pursue-jackie-bradley-jr-if-nl-gets-dh/

[smg58]

Bradley goes to Milwaukee for 2 and 24. It's an interesting spot given the presence of Lorenzo Cain, but he wound up doing all right for himself despite waiting till March.

[Fman99]

I actually think of the John Fogerty song every time I open this thread. But that's just me.

[Centerfield]

=smg58 post_id=57346 time=1614866410 user_id=62]
Bradley goes to Milwaukee for 2 and 24. It's an interesting spot given the presence of Lorenzo Cain, but he wound up doing all right for himself despite waiting till March.

[smg58]

One of them will have reduced value playing a corner, to be sure. But a repeat of last year for Bradley, a bounceback year for Cain, and a ball that keeps more flyballs in the yard could still make this a net plus for the Brewers.

[smg58]

=Fman99 post_id=57348 time=1614868277 user_id=86]
I actually think of the John Fogerty song every time I open this thread. But that's just me.