Aaron Loup: Bullpen Workhorse

[G-Fafif]

At Sunday night's game, Mrs. Fafif heard Aaron Loup's entrance music…



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…and observed, “It sounds like ‘Bye-Bye Li'l Sebastian,'” the heartfelt tribute to Pawnee, Ind.'s beloved miniature horse on Parks & Recreation.



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[bmfc1]

WTF? He wanted to stay. He was great last season. Are the Wilpons running the show again?

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I never got a distinct impression he was a "I wanted to stay in NYC" kinda guy. Great year, probably won't happen again, but it amps up the pressure on the Mets to find a good lefty out-getter.

[Edgy MD]

Mostly, the Mets have been successful when forced to do that. Too bad they've been forced to.



Seventeen million. Wowzo.

[G-Fafif]

Pour one out.

[Fman99]

Aw, fuck

[batmagadanleadoff]

Loup was insulted at not winning the Schaefer Reliever of the Year Award. And so he left town.

[seawolf17]

Yeah, I'd pass at that amount too. Thanks for the memories, Loup.

[Ceetar]

Classic Alderson. Bemoan the price of everybody and then get bargain guys that don't work and wonder why you lose.

[The Hot Corner]

At this point in the off-season, losing Loup is a bigger blow to the Mets than losing Syndergaard, imho.

[batmagadanleadoff]

The Hot Corner wrote: At this point in the off-season, losing Loup is a bigger blow to the Mets than losing Syndergaard, imho.

I feel the same way.

[Lefty Specialist]

$17 million! Good for him, but relievers are a crapshoot.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I have a feeling that tomorrow we're going to read that Pete Alonso has signed with the Angels.

[Edgy MD]

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Loup was insulted at not winning the Schaefer Reliever of the Year Award. And so he left town.

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=Ceetar post_id=81599 time=1637629334 user_id=102]
Classic Alderson. Bemoan the price of everybody and then get bargain guys that don't work and wonder why you lose.

[Ceetar]

Yeah, Aaron Loup isn't irreplaceable the way Syndergaard is. Clearly Alderson thought the relievers he signed were worth that. But he's got a long history of saying things like "Was surprised at the market for that guy" when he misses out one someone they were tepidly in on. It's okay to have a rough budget, but if you don't adjust it based on the market, you're just saving money for the owner at the expense of the team and fans. (and the players note this. Labor issues incoming)

[Centerfield]

It will be interesting to see how Sandy replaces Loup's production. I agree with letting him walk for that kinda money. Especially since I don't know that Aaron Loup is the best guy to replace Aaron Loup. Hopefully our beefed up nerd department can find the next Loup.