Let's talk about Yoshinobu Yamamoto

[metirish]

https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1737946154615378076

Probably means nothing

[A Boy Named Seo]

Goddamn Shohei is thicc

[metirish]

Apparently Yamamoto can't make it

[Benjamin Grimm]

=metirish post_id=143406 time=1703197513 user_id=72]
Apparently Yamamoto can't make it

[metirish]

Jeff Wilpon is driving him around Connecticut showing him houses , after first showing him a video presentation of the NY area

[kcmets]

Funny, ya kinda forget how massive Ohtani is until you see him

standing with mere mortal men.

[metirish]

[metirish]

Bkow them away, Steve

[Edgy MD]

The Giants have had some frustrating offseasons in recent years, haven't they?

[A Boy Named Seo]

They won the Arson Judge sweepstakes

[bmfc1]

Forget this guy.

[Gwreck]

Whatever. Hope he's terrible.

[nymr83]

Hope he sucks bhmc

[Edgy MD]

Hopefully, this drives a spurned Clayton Kershaw into our comforting arms.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Can't wait to read 25 more posts about Adrian Houser. I check in every hour or two. How exciting.

[metirish]

Oh well, I suppose I take solace that he isn't signing with the MFY

[metsmarathon]

Oh but Steve cohens billions are going to ruin baseball!

[Lefty Specialist]

OKay, the rest of the dominoes can fall now.



Not getting Yamamoto is a huge blow. I guess we'll be seeing Braves-Dodgers NLCS games for the next decade. Having already lowered expectations for 2024 I'm guessing the Mets will live up to them, adding a few pieces here and there but nothing earth-shaking, while waiting for the farm talent to mature.



They still need pitching desperately. Adrian Houser is not the answer here, but i get the feeling the winter is going to be full of a lot of moves like that.

[ashie62]

Ugh



Time to get serious with other options



Lotta work to do

[metirish]

Mets offered same $ and years , not sure about the signing bonus though, what's the point having fuck you money if you don't blow people away ?

[Fman99]

I'm going to assume this is mostly about being able to go home to Japan more often and with less inconvenience.

[MFS62]

=MFS62 post_id=143204 time=1702941466 user_id=60]
I'm predicting it will be announced Thursday

[metsmarathon]

holy shit, though. 12 years for a pitcher. WHAT?! is baseball taking crazy pills? i really hope the dodgers are going to be able to market the fuck outta themselves in japan or these contracts are going to hurt.



i don't think the mets are necessarily going to make a big pivot to other big name players this offseason. and i think that's probably the right play, if they're really building for '25



maybe a jordan montgomery makes sense, but that might be the biggest big name for them to go after this year as they build for next. giolito would be an interesting get.



but, um, seriously, can we throw some of that yamamoto money pete's way. please?

[batmagadanleadoff]

So with Houser in the house, is Tylor Megill now fifth, sixth or eighth on the starting pitching depth chart?



So riveting.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Let's play Yacabonis Roulette all over again. For like the 10th year in a row. We'll get one or two dozen established mediocrity pitchers and cross our fingers hoping that one of them develops into the next Bob Myrick.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

=metsmarathon post_id=143450 time=1703254609 user_id=83]
holy shit, though. 12 years for a pitcher. WHAT?! is baseball taking crazy pills? i really hope the dodgers are going to be able to market the fuck outta themselves in japan or these contracts are going to hurt.



i don't think the mets are necessarily going to make a big pivot to other big name players this offseason. and i think that's probably the right play, if they're really building for '25



maybe a jordan montgomery makes sense, but that might be the biggest big name for them to go after this year as they build for next. giolito would be an interesting get.



but, um, seriously, can we throw some of that yamamoto money pete's way. please?

[TransMonk]

Too much time and dough for a guy that has never thrown a MLB pitch. I'm fine with the Dodgers taking that risk instead of us.

[A Boy Named Seo]

=metsmarathon post_id=143450 time=1703254609 user_id=83]
holy shit, though. 12 years for a pitcher. WHAT?! is baseball taking crazy pills? i really hope the dodgers are going to be able to market the fuck outta themselves in japan or these contracts are going to hurt.



i don't think the mets are necessarily going to make a big pivot to other big name players this offseason. and i think that's probably the right play, if they're really building for '25



maybe a jordan montgomery makes sense, but that might be the biggest big name for them to go after this year as they build for next. giolito would be an interesting get.



but, um, seriously, can we throw some of that yamamoto money pete's way. please?

[Edgy MD]

=metsmarathon post_id=143450 time=1703254609 user_id=83]
i really hope the dodgers are going to be able to market the fuck outta themselves in japan or these contracts are going to hurt.

[metirish]

https://nypost.com/2023/12/22/sports/steve-cohen-mets-left-it-all-on-the-field-in-yoshinobu-yamamoto-pursuit/https://nypost.com/2023/12/22/sports/steve-cohen-mets-left-it-all-on-the-field-in-yoshinobu-yamamoto-pursuit/



Left it all on the field, some interesting tidbits in here