Welcome Eduardo Escobar!

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https://www.fangraphs.com/players/eduardo-escobar/6153/stats?position=3B/SShttps://www.fangraphs.com/players/eduardo-escobar/6153/stats?position=3B/SS

2021 Games Played: 3B: 99 2B: 42 1B: 18 SS: 1

Switch Hitter, 32 years old

An upgrade to Villar?

First "E.E." in Mets history.

"in a small class of just 32 position players to put up at least 3 WAR in each of the last three full baseball seasons." https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2022-top-50-free-agents/https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2022-top-50-free-agents/

32 and has 5 kids: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Escobarhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Escobar

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Likes Fogo de Chao: https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2021/08/03/fogo-de-chao-open-milwaukee-pop-up-brewers-eduardo-escobar/5474966001/https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2021/08/03/fogo-de-chao-open-milwaukee-pop-up-brewers-eduardo-escobar/5474966001/

[Edgy MD]

Pretty analogous to the Jed Lowrie signing. Plays second, third, and short; switch-hitter; in the back end of his career, but has somehow been a better hitter in his thirties than his twenties; two-year deal; can start or come off the bench.



Probably not the most encouraging of developments for the Jonathan Villar Return Watch.

[G-Fafif]

[MFS62]

Looking at his last few years, he deserves a hearty welcome.



Later

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[Fman99]

Edgy MD wrote: Pretty analogous to the Jed Lowrie signing.

That's a pretty awful thing to say about a guy.

[The Hot Corner]

Edgy MD wrote: Pretty analogous to the Jed Lowrie signing. That's a pretty awful thing to say about a guy.

I see him as a Jonathan Villar replacement. Maybe not quite as fast, but with a more power. Will likely fil a similar role. Hopefully, he doesn't need to be forced into a virtual everyday starter as Villar was for much of the year. Nice addition, but we need a stud outfielder and 1 or 2 good, reliable starting pitchers.

[Edgy MD]

He's certainly a Villar replacement most directly, as I tried to imply. But the two-year deal at similar (market adjusted) money and the late-career blossoming made me mindful of Lowrie.

[Lefty Specialist]

I like this move. Escobar's a solid player, and they didn't go so long that they block the way for Baty and/or Vientos.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I like that the ballplayers like him 👍

[Edgy MD]

First "E.E." in Mets history.

Next up is the elusive "I.I."