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  1. Benjamin Grimm
    This is from USA Today: Bob Nightengale wrote: The New York Mets could be the epicenter of the trade deadline with a handful of their prized players expected to be dealt. They haven't begun yet, but will soon shop first baseman Pete Alonso, DH J.D. Martinez, starters Luis Severino, Sean Manaea and Jose Quintana, relievers Adam Ottavino, Jake Diekman and Reed Garrett, infielder Jeff McNeil and outfielders Harrison Bader and Starling Marte. My first thought was that I'd be surprised if they traded all eleven of those players. My second thought was that they might actually trade all eleven of those players. Marte and Manaea are both under team control for 2025, so they may be less likely to go. McNeil too, but he seems less unlikely.
  2. Benjamin Grimm
    A lot of Luis Torrens lately, huh?
  3. Benjamin Grimm
    They're returning to Washington in July.
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    I just figured he'd be better than a guy named Avis.
  6. Benjamin Grimm
    The Mets never did get a draft pick for Conforto, did they? Because he ended up waiting until the following offseason before signing with the Giants?
  7. Benjamin Grimm
    A young player who has established himself, either with a year or two in the majors or even at AA or AAA is more of a known quantity than a draft pick. I'd rather have two well-regarded AA or AAA prospects than a draft pick.
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    I think that's probably the case, but who knows, he may come back. Jay-or-reese Familia was traded to the Athletics and then resigned with the Mets the following winter. Pete seems to like being an LFGM. If the Mets decide they want him back, and the money is right, I don't think he'd refuse to return.
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    Yeah, it really makes no sense. If you have a jones to gamble, do it on anything else but baseball. There are certainly many alternatives available.
  11. Benjamin Grimm
    Hah! Take THAT, squeamish!
  12. Benjamin Grimm
    McNeil isn't a pending free agent, but I wouldn't be surprised if he was dealt this year too. The only thing that would surprise me is if they got more than a mediocre return for him.
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    Sad, but not surprising.
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    Yes, that's it!
  16. Benjamin Grimm
    I see there were other prominent players drafted in subsequent rounds in 1980: Tim Teufel went in the second round. Danny Tartabull in the third. Matt Williams and Doug Drabek in the fourth. Eric Davis and Al Nipper in the eighth. Dave Magadan in the 12th (by the Red Sox). Oil Can Boyd in the 16th. Calvin Schiraldi (by the White Sox) in the 17th. Darren Daulton in the 25th. Chris Sabo in the 30th. Walt Terrell in the 33rd. And Rick Aguilera in the 37th (Cardinals).
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    I found this about Garry Harris, the second player selected in the June draft in 1980. It's an Associated Press article from an Ontario newspaper: Toronto Blue Jays selected shortstop Garry Harris from San Diego and announced his signing just before the start of the second round. "I'm still in shock," Harris said after signing. He declined to describe the contract except to say "it was substantial — it made me feel worth while." The Blue Jays said Harris will report to the club's Medicine Hat, Alta., farm team later this month. Harris hit .426 with two home runs and 28 RBI while stealing 16 bases in 16 attempts at Hoover High School. He was voted all-league this season after making a switch to shortstop from the outfield. I don't see anything saying, "Hey, wow! Garry Harris is going to be a Blue Jay." There really does appear to be quite a dropoff after Strawberry. The Mets were fortunate to have the first pick that year. If they had drafted Beane first, his name would be right there with Steve Chilcott.
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    I did read something about that in the last week or so, about how the Mets were going back and forth over whether to draft Beane or Strawberry. And I thought the same thing you did, that apparently nobody else saw Beane as a number 1 pick, so I was wondering why the Mets did. Future major leaguers drafted that year between Strawberry and Beane were Ken Dayley, Darnell Coles, Jessie Reid, Cecil Espy, Ross Jones, Kelly Gruber, Don Schulze, Jeff Reed, Frank Wills, Dennis Rasmussen, Glenn Wilson, Ron Robinson, Rich Renteria, Jim Acker, and Terry Francona. Dayley was the third overall pick, by the Braves. The second pick (Toronto) was someone named Garry Harris, who never played in the big leagues. Strawberry was clearly the best choice.
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  23. Benjamin Grimm
    Maybe he needs thirty minutes with Rick Peterson.
  24. Benjamin Grimm
    You're right; he's probably quite detachable. He'll probably go to Syracuse when Alvarez returns.
  25. Benjamin Grimm
    Hero today, gone tomorrow. Luis Torrens is 28. He's been in AAA (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre) all season, .279/.339/.469. He's appeared in 269 big league games since 2017, with the Padres, Mariners, and Cubs.
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