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Centerfield wrote: 1 year deal. $6.5 million. There is absolutely no reason we should be settling for Adrian Gonzalez. Duda is still out there screaming "cut Adrian"
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Yeah, basically "average the last 2 years"
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smg58 wrote: It's possible that the trade and the Gomez signing were already more or less in place, and this was more creative accounting than anything else. Still, I'm not sure what the point of this was. They got a pretty good prospect from the Yankees in their other deal, but this just seems strange. Tristan Gray (the minor leaguer in the deal) had a decent year in low A, but he plays the same position (second base) as the prospect they just got from the Yankees. at the Low-A level are you really concerned about the "redundancy"? if both guys pan out you can always trade for pitching later.
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well, based on the one swing i've ever seen him take he is going to displace Lagares before April 1st
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I'm not sure how much time would really be saved by stopping the "fake reviews" but I'd take any, because I just don't like them. I dread the NFL-style 10 minute replays with 50 camera angles and talking heads analyzing them. you should have ten second from the completion of the play to challenge. otherwise, you are done. oh, and now that we have replay you can either challenge or shut up. leaving the dugout to argue the umpires' subjective call should be an automatic ejection. you can argue the [u:pmaw9cnt]rule[/u:pmaw9cnt] only (ie - "Hey umpire - the ground rules say a ball stick under that fence is a double, you gotta send that runner back to second")
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That may be part of it. To me, the #1 issue is the Florida fire sale that essentially replaced a big free agent acquisition for 3 teams. After that, the number of teams tanking and not interested in expensive upgrades is #2. #3 is the luxury tax - not the fact that it exists, bit the strucutre - by getting under for one year the league's two biggest spenders are setting themselves up for several years of paying a lower multiple on going over - which they fully intend to do next year for Harper, Machado, anf Donaldson.
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I'm not TOO worried because his immediate replacement, Nimmo, is likely the 5th best hitter on the team and if he is given the time to prove it that will be in our long term best interest if Smith fails - I would rather see Cespedes/Conforto/Bruce/Nimmo deployed regularly as compared to any lineup with Gonzalez at 1B and any of those guys on the bench.
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is there a reason? i don't know! each player should or shouldn't "hold out" based on their own best interest and not some idea of whats best for other players or "the market" - hopefully they have good agents advising them as such. hopefully they don't get the bad advice Stephen Drew got after (what turned out to be) his career year. it may be time for some guys to sign and not the optimal time for others. and money isn't the only factor, maybe some guys just want to know where they are moving their family to already and that certainty is worth losing a few bucks?
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That is an AMAZING deal for the playet there. Because its a huge number for 2 years and basically the team insuring him against injury/suck after that. He hits the market again if he hits
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Which is fine, creating 30 or 60 high paying jobs that the industry can clearly support is not a bad thing. I just dont want current roster strategies being followed by unimaginative follow-the-leader teams to be the reason.
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70 wins is what they did. you are definitely welcome to say the 'baseline' is higher because of the trades/injuries but you need to make that case, not expect others to assume it. More guys will get hurt this year, we just have to hope those injuries happen to Jose Reyes or Matt Harvey, not Yoenis Cespedes or Noah Syndergaard. maybe the Mets are buyers rather than sellers this year, but at least on the hitting side the Mets don't appear "built to buy" - there are too many average to just above average guys and its harder to replace those with a meaningful upgrade in-season as opposed to filling a glaring hole.
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or prices for relievers shoot up and cause a sudden influx of useful guys from Japan who previously wouldn't have come over to make lower non-closer relief dollars. there are many turns it can take. but i think the best thing for the health of the game is dont change the rules/roster size etc to "fix" a perceived flaw in roster construction. let the smart teams figure it out.
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right, but my point is that the all-star game re-ordered the rotation - he didn't miss a start. only 4 other guys (Harvey, Syndergaard, Niese, Colon) made starts between the 8th and the 21st
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the broken chain seems too liberal in declaraing that a guy "missed starts"- degrom 2015 looks like the all start game broke it up, no?
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cooby wrote: Swollen bullpens are going to ruin this game nah, they'll create an opportunity for the smart team that veers away from them.
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I hope they both rake and one gets sent to the Orioles in July as part of the Manny Machado trade and extension.
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Nobody wants to carry a Dickerson on the bench, not with today's seemingly 10 man bullpens
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notice what? that a bad team is cutting a bad player to save money? every time a team makes a business decision they are "running a guy out of the game" now?
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Hosmer deal proves that not only aren't the owner colluding, but there are still dumb teams out there willing to give bad 8 year deals to mediocre players at the least premium position coming off a career year!
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Dickerson had a good first half fueled by an insanely high BABIP and was garbage in the 2nd half. He is also a liability in the outfield.
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I could see it, but its very unlikely especially with the redundancy of Bruce and a crowded outfield.
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A Boy Named Seo wrote: Certain the facebook comments are exactly what I'd expect them to be. Poor Dave. He's just quietly trying to get better. As always, he's brought no negative attention to himself or the team. And every last one of those turds talking shit on him would collect that paycheck (that AIG or whoever is paying the majority of), same as he's doing. social media is exponentially accelerating the downward spiral of civil discourse.
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Edgy MD wrote: No, acting in concert on the labor side is quite legal. It may be legal in an unregulated workplace, but the Collective Bargaining Agreement prohibits it so the owners could have a cause of action - good luck proving anything. edit - I didnt see the post you were responding to until now. it is not a violation of laws but a contractual violation.
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Being pissed off that pro-athletes who work for a team you like spent their own time with the-president-who-you-don't-like's son seems incredibly silly to me. Being pissed that they went shark-hunting, no matter who was or wasn't there, seems a lot more reasonable/meaningful.
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I guess we should probably talk about Jason Vargas, huh
nymr83 replied to A Boy Named Seo's topic in New York Mets Talk
yes, its a mistake. i have pretty mixed feelings about the Vargas deal. he is an improvement over Harvey, but will the Mets really replace Harvey or will they replace someone who Vargas is NOT an improvement over? the other issue - this is "real money" as in "the owner just shelled out his money and guaranteed this guy will play" not like Gonzalez who was cheap enough to be easily discarded if a better options comes along. This is basically an admission that the Mets are not in the running for Arrieta, Cobb, or Lynn. i dont like that part. i guess i am ok with the signing in a vacuum but dont like the implications.
