Benjamin Grimm

We can use a vote here to break the tie between THE YEAR OF JUAN! and PLEASE SIGN PETE.

AJ Minter was a former Braves reliever who the Mets signed. His season ended early due to an injury.

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/TCD.png> Vote for the tabloid covers that you like the best. You may select up to three choices. Voting will run for seven days. HOW'S THAT? Newsday, February 23, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250223_NSD_02.jpg> MANY TO COME New York Daily News, February 23, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250223_NYDN_02.jpg> HI & MIGHTY New York Post, February 23, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250223_NYP_02.jpg> SHORT-STAFFED Newsday, February 25, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250225_NSD_02.jpg> A LEFT TO THE MIDSECTION New York Daily News, February 25, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250225_NYDN_02.jpg> SOTO'S SECRET New York Post, February 25, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250225_NYP_02.jpg> STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN New York Daily News, February 28, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250228_NYDN_02.jpg> SPRING PAINING Newsday, March 10, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250310_NSD_02.jpg> CAN'T CATCH A BREAK New York Post, March 10, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250310_NYP_02.jpg> CRUELLA DE BOONE New York Daily News, March 25, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250325_NYDN_02.jpg> BUDDY BALL! New York Post, March 25, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250325_NYP_02.jpg>

I'd be more likely to be okay with the deal if it was Sproat OR Tong, but not both. We've seen how precious starting pitching depth can be.

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/TCD.png> Vote for the tabloid covers that you like the best. You may select up to three choices. Voting will run for seven days. CAPTAIN? OBVIOUSLY Newsday, February 16, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250216_NSD_02.jpg> JUAN OF A KIND Newsday, February 17, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250217_NSD_02.jpg> THE FUTURE IS HERE! New York Daily News, February 17, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250217_NYDN_02.jpg> DAY JUAN New York Post, February 17, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250217_NYP_02.jpg> BRIDGE YEAR Newsday, February 18, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250218_NSD_02.jpg> BEAR HUGS ALL AROUND New York Daily News, February 18, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250218_NYDN_02.jpg> BAD SIGN New York Post, February 18, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250218_NYP_02.jpg> TIXED OFF Newsday, February 19, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250219_NSD_02.jpg> WHERE WAS EVERYONE? New York Daily News, February 19, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250219_NYDN_02.jpg>

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/TCD.png> Vote for the tabloid covers that you like the best. You may select up to three choices. Voting will run for seven days. HARDBALL Newsday, January 26, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250126_NSD_02.jpg> COLD SHOULDER New York Daily News, January 26, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250126_NYDN_02.jpg> FOR PETE'S SAKE! New York Post, January 26, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250126_NYP_02.jpg> SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THERE'S… A CHANCE! New York Daily News, February 4, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250204_NYDN_02.jpg> GOING… GOING… BACK! Newsday, February 6, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250206_NSD_02.jpg> GRIN AND BEAR IT! New York Daily News, February 6, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250206_NYDN_02.jpg> RE-PETE! New York Post, February 6, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250206_NYP_02.jpg> TAMPA BAY BUCKS New York Post, February 7, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250207_NYP_02.jpg> RECHARGED BATTERY Newsday, February 11, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250211_NSD_02.jpg> SPRING LOADED New York Post, February 11, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250211_NYP_02.jpg>

Of course, this is more of a suggestion than a "prediction", but what do we think of this deal? I think it's too much to give up without a negotiating window.

Yup!

It would be his first win. A Tom Seaver cover won in 2020.

We can use a tiebreaker vote in this poll. There's currently a four-way tie among the following covers: MEET THE $765M MET (Newsday) JUAN IS A MET (New York Daily News) OMG (New York Post) CATCH 22 (New York Post)

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/TCD.png> Vote for the tabloid covers that you like the best. You may select up to three choices. Voting will run for seven days. THE YEAR OF JUAN! New York Daily News, January 1, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250101_NYDN_02.jpg> THE WRIGHT THING Newsday, January 9, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250109_NSD_02.jpg> CHECK ACCOUNT$ Newsday, January 14, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250114_NSD_02.jpg> CRUNCH TIME New York Post, January 16, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250116_NYP_02.jpg> UNBEARABLE Newsday, January 17, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250117_NSD_02.jpg> YA GOTTA BRRREAVE! New York Post, January 17, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250117_NYP_02.jpg> PETE WHO? New York Post, January 18, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250118_NYP_02.jpg> COOPERSTOWN NY Newsday, January 22, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250122_NSD_02.jpg> "PLEASE SIGN PETE" Newsday, January 25, 2025. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2025/20250125_NSD_02.jpg>

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/TCD.png> Vote for the tabloid covers that you like the best. You may select up to three choices. Voting will run for seven days. DAY JUAN Newsday, December 12, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241212_NSD_02.jpg> KING OF QUEENS Newsday, December 13, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241213_NSD_02.jpg> A BRAND NEW START OF IT! New York Daily News, December 13, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241213_NYDN_02.jpg> JACKPOT! New York Post, December 13, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241213_NYP_02.jpg> HOME Pete HOME Newsday, December 15, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241215_NSD_02.jpg> NEW KING OF QUEENS New York Daily News, December 15, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241215_NYDN_02.jpg> TICKET BLASTER Newsday, December 18, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241218_NSD_02.jpg> MAN OF STEAL New York Post, December 22, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241222_NYP_02.jpg> IT'S A WONDERFUL DEAL New York Daily News, December 24, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241224_NYDN_02.jpg>

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/TCD.png> Vote for the tabloid covers that you like the best. You may select up to three choices. Voting will run for seven days. WINTER Wonder LAND Newsday, December 8, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241208_NSD_02.jpg> WELL, WE'RE WAITING New York Post, December 8, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241208_NYP_02.jpg> MEET THE $765M MET Newsday, December 9, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241209_NSD_02.jpg> JUAN IS A MET New York Daily News, December 9, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241209_NYDN_01.jpg> SORRY, YANKS! New York Daily News, December 9, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241209_NYDN_02.jpg> THE AMAZIN' JUAN! New York Post, December 9, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241209_NYP_01.jpg> OMG New York Post, December 9, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241209_NYP_02.jpg> ON-DECK HITTER? Newsday, December 10, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241210_NSD_02.jpg> THE HOUSE THAT JUAN BUILT New York Daily News, December 10, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241210_NYDN_02.jpg> CATCH 22 New York Post, December 10, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241210_NYP_02.jpg>

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I've somehow gotten the impression that Snitker would be the number 2 and Albert would be the number 1. But I'm not sure of that.

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I don't think so either. As we know, all it takes is one dumb owner, but sometimes there isn't that dumb owner. I think that the reasons that make the Mets hesitate would also apply to the other teams as well.

Yeah, I was hoping he'd stay. I suppose he still might.

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