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  1. 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.
  2. Gwreck
    Astros are .500…but in first place. In a scheduling quirk, they’ve been in NY all week, playing that other team first.
  3. 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).
  4. 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.
  5. Gwreck
    Why do you think the MLBPA is in favor of this?
  6. 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.”
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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?
  10. 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.
  11. 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?
  12. 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.
  13. 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?
  14. 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).
  15. 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?
  16. 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.
  17. Gwreck
    If the season wasn’t already over this would be a supremely annoying loss.
  18. Gwreck
    If they’re not going to hit Morel for Young in that situation, then what is Morel doing on the roster?
  19. 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.
  20. Gwreck
    Niece. She is the daughter of Cory Rasmus (also a former MLB player).
  21. Gwreck
    1. Even if the Dodgers hadn’t saved/invested one penny towards those future obligations, and even with his potential legal troubles and other financial issues, Walter could cut still easily a personal check today that would cover the nominal value of all future obligations (without any discount for present value). Yes, he is that rich. 2. Where I disagree with your comment (“when a big portion of your payroll is going to guys that played for your 15 years ago, you won't be able to outspend your competition”) is that you are thinking of those future obligations as part of the 2036 or 2045 or whatever year’s payroll. They’re not. Unless the Dodgers are run by complete morons, they’ll have long since allocated money and invested it so that (as Edgy noted above) it will have already covered those future obligations and then some. The then-current payroll will be a totally different pot of money.
  22. Gwreck
    Kay had quite the circuitous path to becoming a Met: -Drafted by the Mets in 2013 out of Ward Melville (also Steven Matz’s alma mater). Doesn’t sign. -Drafted again by Mets in 2016, this time as a first rounder out of UConn. Was the compensatory pick for losing Murphy in free agency. -Traded to Toronto in 2019 in the Stroman deal -Picked up by the Mets in 2023 after being cut by the Blue Jays and Cubs. Pitches 3 games at the end of September/early October.
  23. Gwreck
    Unless he’s really mismanaging his money, he shouldn’t need to suddenly get billions of liquidity just to pay the lawyers. If he was going to negotiate some huge financial settlement in order to resolve the investigations? Maybe, but 10+ figure settlements are extremely rare. Without knowing all the details, it’s hard to say but it wouldn’t be a surprise if the sudden need for free cash is to be able to restructure what his insurance companies are investing in — specifically, to move investments from being in related/affiliated companies (which is apparently the key issue in the investigations — whether those investments were proper/properly disclosed) into something not at all linked to Guggenheim/Walter.
  24. Gwreck
    They have to fix the replay system. 1. They have to be able to explain the call. Tell us why you are making the decision you’re making. 2. This is not the first time in recent memory that it seems like the foul poles are too short. 3. How is there not technology available to put a camera on the top/side of the foul pole? Or one looking straight down the line at each pole? — so we don’t have to use those weird TV angles.
  25. Gwreck
    You think they’re not saving/investing money to pay the deferral obligations? (And not in a Ponzi scheme?) They are making plenty of cash, well above and beyond expenses. I seriously doubt a “day of reckoning” is coming re: those obligations.
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