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  1. Benjamin Grimm
    For future reference: UMDB Classic can be found at https://leaptoad.com/mets I'll probably keep it updated, but at a much smaller scale. I'll update the stats, but just for the big-league team. Not the minor leaguers. I'll enter game results, but no box scores. No transactions. No player-of-the-week etc. awards. No updating the other teams that Mets players have played for. Probably won't keep track of coaches either. Maybe I'll stick with the necrology. This is mainly just for me, as the UMDB was when I first created it way back when in its initial simple form. But that doesn't mean I can't share it with the CPF. But it's not intended for the general public. If you notice any broken links, let me know and I'll fix them when I get a chance.
  2. Benjamin Grimm
    This whole "run prevention" thing seems to have gone off the rails. Polanco at first, Bichette at third, Baty in left. That's a lot of inexperience if it indeed plays out that way.
  3. Benjamin Grimm
    I'll keep it for the foreseeable future. I may change the URL. If so I'll post it here. Maybe I'll rebrand it as Ultimate Mets Classic? Or something else? Suggestions welcome.
  4. Benjamin Grimm
    The old version of the site survives (with some broken image links) at https://leaptoad.com/ultimatemets.com We'll see what becomes of that. If it looks like a more viable resource (to me and those of us here who want to use it) than the new site then maybe I'll keep it going, with minimal updates.
  5. Benjamin Grimm
    And hopefully he'd be better than Todd Hundley was.
  6. Benjamin Grimm
    I do wonder what kind of feedback they're getting, if any. I no longer have access to the email box, so I have no idea.
  7. Benjamin Grimm
    I'd love to have him for longer than one year, but if it's just for 2026, then so be it. We'll have a better team with him here, and it's a one-year rental that didn't cost any prospects, so that's really good. There's still at least one starting pitcher to add. I don't know if they'll sign one or trade for one from their surplus of infielders. I suppose it's possible that Semien never plays for the Mets, but who knows.
  8. Benjamin Grimm
    That remains to be seen. It depends on how the new site shapes up. If I want to continue to use the old site for my own purposes I'll keep it up. I can easily paste the player stats once a week or so. I won't be doing box scores or other stuff. But we'll see what happens.
  9. Benjamin Grimm
    Okay, so he's probably a one-year Met. I wonder what Brett Baty is thinking right now.
  10. Benjamin Grimm
    In his career, 31 games at DH and 716 at shortstop. Never played anywhere else in the field. I wonder what the plan is for him?
  11. Benjamin Grimm
    I don't want to undermine the new guy, but here's a secret: https://leaptoad.com/ultimatemets.com
  12. Benjamin Grimm
    Mark Feinsand suggests that the Mets might consider Eugenio Suarez. He's a big right-handed bat, but he'd be yet another infielder. Or, perhaps, a DH.
  13. Benjamin Grimm
    It feels very strange to me to see that. I had thought that it would come up in its original state while the changes were being made behind the scenes. I have no stake in the site anymore, and no say in what happens, so Que Sera, Sera.
  14. Benjamin Grimm
    Yeah, they might as well keep their prospects and see how they develop. Certainly don't trade any top prospects for a one-year rental. Or for Luis Robert.
  15. Benjamin Grimm
    I assume it's the latter, that the Guardians just give up some spending power, not actual cash. But I'm not certain of that.
  16. Benjamin Grimm
    I assume the Mets wanted to refill their coffers after giving $3.9 million to Wandy Asigen.
  17. Benjamin Grimm
    From MLB.com:
  18. Benjamin Grimm
    Reports indicate that a decision may come as soon as today. Mets offering four years, maybe five. Toronto possibly offering as many as ten.
  19. Benjamin Grimm
    Rumor has it that it's down to the Mets, Dodgers, and Blue Jays, and that the Jays are most willing to go long-term with Tucker. And the Mets are offering the highest AAV, and the Dodgers are somewhere in between. He might take the more money on the shorter term because he's young enough to be a prime free agent one more time. Or maybe not.
  20. Benjamin Grimm
    There's speculation that this can be decided this week. I'd be okay with Tucker as a short-term solution, so four years with multiple opt-outs is fine. I hope they get him.
  21. Benjamin Grimm
    I'd give that my stamp of approval too. It may include an opt-out (and I hate opt-outs) after year one or two, and if that's what's necessary to close the deal then I'd approve that as well.
  22. Benjamin Grimm
    As last season demonstrated, it's hard to ever feel that you have enough starting pitcher options. It almost seems like you need twelve starters to protect your changes of having five available at any given time.
  23. Benjamin Grimm
    From time to time I see some buzz that the Mets may consider signing Max Scherzer or Justin Verlander to a one-year contract. Estimates are that either would be willing to sign for a "mere" $15 million. Much less, of course, than the $40+ million they got last time around. I'd be surprised if this happened, but given the way this offseason is going I suppose a lot of things are possible.
  24. Benjamin Grimm
    You're welcome! I was probably more of a savior back in 2018 when the forum moved to ultimatemets.com. This time around, Edgy MD deserves a big chunk of the credit for providing our current domain. I'd also, while I'm here, like to thank KC again for playing matchmaker and helping to find the UMDB its new home.
  25. Benjamin Grimm
    Well, the transfer is complete. The domain is no longer mine. I'm still seeing my version of the site but that should soon change as the transfer propagates over the various servers.
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