WANTED: 36 yo of'er coming off a partial season

[Lefty Specialist]

Well, I want him but not for a Cano-type deal. Poop seconded.

Still don't want Cuddyer except as an adjunct to a real acquisition.

[Frayed Knot]

No real need to speculate about FA terms now as Cepedes is only available via a trade and as a one-year fix at the already set price of $10.5 mil as per his original contract.
That that initial deal runs out at the end of 2015 is the reason Oakland was willing to deal him in the first place and is again the reason (along with some less than impressed coaches apparently) why Boston is making him available now.

So adjust your trading proposals accordingly.

[Edgy MD]

Eveland straight up.

Be willing to throw in Satin if Boston balks. But only if they're willing to eat some $$.

[seawolf17]

I would trade a young pitcher for the last year of Cespedes' deal, straight up. Montero or someone of that ilk.

If the team bombs, he and Colon are massive (HA!) trade chips over the summer.

[TransMonk]

This was on Facebook a moment ago. No scoop from Mets.com or Rubin yet, but looks like Cuddyer is headed to Queens.

[Lefty Specialist]

2 years, $21 million.

Still need a shortstop. This can't be all you do, Sandy.

[Edgy MD]

Well, considering it's November 10th and they've already out-offseasoned about 29 other teams, I wouldn't be putting the screws to him so fast.

$21 million is about as advantageous a set of terms as the Mets could hope for. It's like a modestly younger, modestly healthier version of the Moises Alou signing.

[Vic Sage]

i'm ok with this move. Until Conforto is ready, Cuddy can give Duda and Grandy a breather against LHPs, and the rest of the time he's in RF, with some ABs also going to who... Nieuhenheis?

CF - Lagares
2b - Murphy / Young (Herrera?)
3b - Wright
1b - Duda / Cambell
RF - Cuddy / Nieuhenheis (denDekker?)
LF - Grandy
C - D'arnaud / Recker
SS - Flores / Tejada

Cuddy will help (more than CYoung did, surely), but he's not a difference maker. Unfortunately, Lagares is the only + defender in that lineup. And though they'll have enough power now to occasionally score in bunches, they won't score consistently without a decent lead-off hitter. But if they could move Niese/Gee/Colon-type pitcher + Murphy for a better-than-average SS with leadoff skills, they could move Flores, Tejada or Herrera to 2b (any of whom would have more range), and then be more consistent on offense and cover more ground on defense.

Any SSs with a good glove and leadoff skills available? And if anybody says "Tejada" (I'm looking at you, Ceetar), i'll have to hunt you down and kill you slowly.

[Ceetar]

There is no such thing as 'leadoff skills' Just get a goodish hitter.


I sorta favor playing Wright leadoff actually. high OBP, not slow, hasn't really been hitting for home run power but is still one of the guys you want up most often.

Otherwise I also kinda like Lagares there.

[Edgy MD]

Ceetar wrote: There is no such thing as 'leadoff skills' Just get a goodish hitter. Sure there is. Ceetar wrote: I sorta favor playing Wright leadoff actually. high OBP, not slow, hasn't really been hitting for home run power but is still one of the guys you want up most often.

You're describing leadoff skills.