Martino says Gregory Soto is a Met

[ashie62]

For two minor league arms I've never heard

Is this true??

[ashie62]

Orioles get Cameron Foster and Wellington Arecena

Coming from SNY I do believe this

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I don't know **** about him other than he was on the Phillies at some point

[Benjamin Grimm]

30 years old and eligible for free agency this winter. This year he has a 3.96 ERA in 45 games. 1 save. Left-handed. 18 walks, 44 strikeouts, 29 hits, 2 homers allowed in 36.1 innings.

[Centerfield]

Throws hard. Walks a ton of people.

3.98 ERA and WHIP of 1.294. This might the best we can hope from him. He had a WHIP of 1.566 in 2024.

[Centerfield]

We used to have Juan Soto. Now we have two Sotos.

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[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Tuff on lefties but also needs to get the righties out

[Edgy MD]

Orioles get Cameron Foster and Wellington

 

Dealing off Wellington Aracena leaves only one surviving veteran of our Name That Mets Prospect thread!

[MFS62]

We used to have Juan Soto. Now we have two Sotos.

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Rim shot!

Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

Orioles get Cameron Foster and Wellington Arecena

 

Neither of these names are familiar. So far, anyway, Stearns still has all of the Mets top prospects available to him. This deal is the type that we'd expect from him; getting someone who's a little bit good without really denting the farm system.

[Edgy MD]

Orioles get Cameron Foster and Wellington Arecena

 

Neither of these names are familiar. So far, anyway, Stearns still has all of the Mets top prospects available to him. This deal is the type that we'd expect from him; getting someone who's a little bit good without really denting the farm system.

 

Not familiar?! Bugger all! You were in that Name That Mets Prospect thread!!

[Benjamin Grimm]

I can remember what I had for breakfast this morning (Pop-Tarts!) but my short-term memory isn't what it used to be.

[ashie62]

Soto had 30 saves with an epically bad Tigers team in 2022. As others have said he throws very hard, lotsa K's and almost as many walks

He could be helpful and didn't cost much

[Cowtipper]

99 career ERA+, 4.39 ERA & 4.0 BB/9 since 2023.

Another ****** Stearns half-measure pitching move.

Stearns only seems to care about whether the pitcher has velocity and a high K/9, and not whether the pitcher is actually good.

[Edgy MD]

He doesn't have a career 99 ERA+.

[The Hot Corner]

Soto has a ERA+ of 99 this season and his career ERA+ is 101.

He should help as the bullpen definitely needed help, particularly another lefty. If he could cut down on the walks, he could be very good. Unfortunately, he has had a high walk rate (4.7/9) his entire career, so I don't expect that to change.

[batmagadanleadoff]

He doesn't have a career 99 ERA+.

 

There aren't enough major league quality relievers to go around, let alone very good relievers, but that guy's gonna complain unless the Mets get Mariano Rivera in his prime.

[batmagadanleadoff]

He doesn't have a career 99 ERA+.

 

There aren't enough major league quality relievers to go around, let alone very good relievers, but that guy's gonna complain unless the Mets get Mariano Rivera in his prime.

 

The Mets have been one of baseball's very best teams for the past 13 calendar months. The Mets have way more strengths than weaknesses. Their top half of the lineup is probably the best in all of baseball and must-see TV. So yeah, Stearns is doing an awful.job. Just awful.

[Cowtipper]

Gee, I was off by 2. You sure got me.

[MFS62]

He's a welcomed addition because I've been reading that he has pitched VERY well against LA (which happens to be their next stop and later, a potential playoff foe).

Later

[Edgy MD]

Gee, I was off by 2. You sure got me.

 

Please come on. You were wrong, about something that isn't that hard.

[MFS62]

Another ****** Stearns half-measure pitching move.

Stearns only seems to care about whether the pitcher has velocity and a high K/9, and not whether the pitcher is actually good.

 

If you wanted someone who could find and develop young talent, they should have hired Ghislaine Maxwell.

Later

[Cowtipper]

Gee, I was off by 2. You sure got me.

 

Please come on. You were wrong, about something that isn't that hard.

 

It also isn't hard to note that I clearly referenced his current year ERA+ and not his career ERA+, which are one on top of the other on the stat sheet, and not feel it necessary to call it out and try to boost your ego (again).

[Edgy MD]

Ego? What the ****?

You are just wrong. You are wrong because instead of seeking the truth, you are just seeking information that aligns with your silly, senseless, indefensible, attention-grabbing thesis, and when not finding it, you are reduced to cherry picking and distorting the data that you have, without apparently even knowing that you are doing it.

Ego? I just want decisions about my team to be made based on facts and not ********. If you want to talk more about my ego, please meet me in the Red Light Forum.

[Cowtipper]

I apologize for being grumpy, that wasn't nice.

[The Hot Corner]

Whether his ERA+ is 99 or 101, it shows he is basically league average in ERA. He has a high K/9 rate and a high BB/9 rate. He has an established record and is having a pretty solid season, he should definitely help the Mets bullpen.