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  1. Gwreck
    Worth noting that Moreno bought the club in 2003, so the title doesn’t go on his ledger. Very much a tale of two halves: in the first 11 seasons from 2003-2014, Angels had a .553 winning percentage, winning seasons 9 of 11 years and 6 division titles. 12 season run from 2015-2026 has had a .455 winning percentage, one winning season, and zero playoff appearances.
  2. Gwreck
    One month to go in the season and 2 extra roster spots are available. What do we want to see to best evaluate things and set up 2027 for success? Rotation: McLean is probably going need extra rest and/or is going to hit an innings cap. He had 110 innings in 2024 and 114 last year; he’s now at 156. Scott’s at 108 innings (versus career high of 88); Thornton is at 124 (versus career high of 88). Seems like an obvious situation to get a sixth or even seventh starter up and pitching, meaning Tong — and why not Tobias Myers too? Continuing to pitch Stock is a headscratcher. Bullpen: Someone loses a spot when Williams comes off the IL but generally no concern, the tryout-for-2027 plan can continue, provided that Senga still is closing. Hitters: Continuing to give a roster spot to Cristian Pache makes little sense, but perhaps now with Morabito up Pache won’t play anymore. If Semien isn’t hurt, he certainly needs his playing time curtailed in order to get more PAs available for others.
  3. Gwreck
    With the caveat that it’s still just an 11-appearance sample, I’m not at all ready to say he isn’t closer material. I would certainly leave him in the role for the rest of the year (even when Williams comes back) to see what he can do.
  4. Gwreck
    As the season has gone on and the sample size has increased, I’m less convinced this is the issue and instead it’s more that the players the Mets had were just (a) bad or (b) hurt. Maybe there is a philosophy change that can make Semien play like he’s 5 years younger or keep Polanco healthy but those seem like separate issues. As for Alvarez, Baty, and Vientos…they’ve all had a lot of chances under several different regimes and the results are what they are. Time to stop hoping they’ll get significantly better and accept that Alvarez is a useful player but cannot be expected to be an offensive cornerstone; that Baty is not an everyday player; and that Vientos should be non-tendered.
  5. Gwreck
    Maybe it’s a distorted perception but I was of the impression that there was tepid support for the retirements and most if not all believed that at least some of the retirements were too much. Interesting thing I noted recently: there are only 2 clubs that have done it entirely correct, meaning that they have only retired numbers for HOF inductees for whom they were the primary team: Colorado and Toronto. Seattle (retired Randy Johnson’s number) and Baltimore (retired Frank Robinson’s number) are close calls.
  6. Gwreck
    Do you actually think a majority of Mets fans are in favor of the rash of number retirements lately? That sure seemed to be an ownership-driven decision.
  7. Gwreck
    Just luck. The Mets and Yankees very rarely play at home at the same time, so an opponent getting to play both back-to-back is rare.
  8. Gwreck
    Astros are .500…but in first place. In a scheduling quirk, they’ve been in NY all week, playing that other team first.
  9. Gwreck
    It’s not. And MLB had already slimmed down the affiliated minor leagues quite a bit in recent years (with now only 4 affiliates per franchise).
  10. Gwreck
    Neither do I, but the comment above discussed “[owners] conspiring with each other and with the union to deny opportunities to obviously skilled amateur players,” hence my question.
  11. Gwreck
    Why do you think the MLBPA is in favor of this?
  12. Gwreck
    The comment “you don't have to improve at third. You just have to improve at how you spend that $42 million dollars” is what grabbed my attention. My take is (a) the Mets aren’t likely to improve over Bichette at third; (b) thus, him remaining on the team is a good thing (even with a large contract), and (c) there may not be any way to improve how “that $42 million” is spent — but (d) there is of course plenty of other money besides “that $42 million.”
  13. Gwreck
    I agree Sato is the most interesting alternative and also mentioned him upthread, although it’s not a guarantee he gets posted. With all the caveats about not knowing what happens with the next CBA, I reject the premise that the $42M is a limited pool and that another $42M couldn’t be spent even if Bo stays. But even if Bichette were to leave, and the team spends that now-freed money elsewhere, it’s true they don’t have to improve at third necessarily. If he leaves, third base will become one of the 4 spots in the everyday lineup open for improvement (with first, second, and OF/DH). Yet even with such open flexibility, I’m still not sure there’s a realistically available player I like more than Bichette for any of those 4 spots. I guess Brandon Lowe is intriguing as mentioned above but I’m not sure he’s a better option.
  14. Gwreck
    No doubt, but was surprised to see you bring that up given prior discussion of your views that trades are bad. I remain interested in suggestions of whom the Mets might trade for (or sign) to play third that is a better option than Bichette as I don’t know if I’ve found one.
  15. Gwreck
    Where, exactly? Obviously there’s Tarik Skubal. But the premium free agents dry up real fast after him, which can lead to having to overpay for lesser talent. If Bichette leaves, would the Mets sign both Skubal and Brandon Lowe?
  16. Gwreck
    I had completely forgotten about the Moose, Halicki, and Stoneman games. At the time of the Moose game, the Mets were up 4 on the Cubs, a magic number of 7 with 11 left to play (including a final 2 games against the Cubs that wound up not mattering). Not quite a meaningless game but the Miracle was clearly in sight. By contrast, the season was long over for the 72 and 93 Mets, and the 2015 game was meaningless as the Mets were locked into the third seed at that point. No pitch count data is available for 1972 but Stoneman walked 7 and struck out 9…must have been quite a few pitches thrown.
  17. Gwreck
    How then do you evaluate a Sean Manaea? Sean exercised an opt-out/declined a player option after the 2024 season because he (correctly) assessed that he was underpaid relative to the market. Turns out the Mets wound up signing him for longer and more. Does that mean he didn’t want to be on the team since he “pushed away” money to look for more?
  18. Gwreck
    There’s one specific thing I’m certain Chico did as Met, and I see two 2015 Mets here so my guess is they all made the last out for a team being no-hit? I don’t think there were that many no hitters thrown against the Mets so I’m guessing some of these guys were the final victim for other teams.
  19. Gwreck
    This is an interesting point. If Bichette is going to opt out (and he might) it’ll be because he can get more than the $84 M the Mets would already have to pay. If Bichette says he wants 2 more years and another $80M added, do the Mets give that to him? Would some other team?
  20. Gwreck
    Weird take. I want what’s best for the Mets. That is Bichette staying with the team for 2027. The alternate options are not nearly as good, save perhaps Teruaki Sato (who may or not even be posted).
  21. Gwreck
    I hate to be the bearer of bad news but that statement was already made when Minter, Raley, Weaver, and Brazoban ceased being members of the bullpen. But even taking just the current roster into account: The deployment of Lavendar and Duarte was good. If not using Senga in a tied game in the ninth (not exactly a radical strategic move), is Yan not the next best option?
  22. Gwreck
    Well, exactly. The players association calculated the true value of the deal as $437.8M (and not $700M). For luxury tax purposes the value is calculated as $46M/year.
  23. Gwreck
    If the season wasn’t already over this would be a supremely annoying loss.
  24. Gwreck
    If they’re not going to hit Morel for Young in that situation, then what is Morel doing on the roster?
  25. Gwreck
    Yes. But the key is that they don’t need to set aside anywhere near $70M a year now. They only have to set aside ~$30-40M a year now since they don’t have to start paying the first $68M installment until 2036. And no interest accrues on the payments, either. Ohtani isn’t getting $68M+interest in 2036; he’s just getting $68M.
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