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  1. Gwreck
    Yeah, we need to talk to Andy Green about this. He brings Pache in for Baty (not as a pinch runner; just a straight defensive replacement) in the 6th but then hits Robert for Pache in the 8th. By doing the switch for the top of the 6th, It is guaranteed that Pache’s spot will come up to bat again. And we know that Pache can’t hit. (So does Andy…that’s why Robert was used). So what’s the thinking here? Robert is too fragile to play 4 innings in the field on his off day? Baty’s too much of a liability in the field to play more than 5 innings? Pache has a games played incentive in his contract and Andy’s trying to do him a solid? I really can’t see the logic.
  2. Gwreck
    And the wrong Brian Giles. The Mets did have the right Bobby Jones though (and also the other one too at one point). Kevin Brown (not the one who would play for the Mets) is correct. Nicely done.
  3. Gwreck
    It was obvious then too! Many observed as such here. Given the problems with starting pitching and injuries, it’s not clear to me it would necessarily have made a difference in whether the season would be a success* but it still was a move made far too late. *”Successful” season = making the Division Series.
  4. Gwreck
    On the other hand, San Diego (not anywhere near the largest market, nor does it have anywhere near the largest stadium) has been top 5 in MLB attendance every year since 2021. This will also be their fifth consecutive season with a winning record. It’s not all going poorly.
  5. Gwreck
    Well, I won’t tell you that Swan had a no-trade clause in his contract, and won’t tell you that that meant he was required to be among the 26 protected players, and thus I won’t tell you it’s a right answer. Except I did just tell you. One answer left on the board, the hardest one since he never made the majors anywhere.
  6. Gwreck
    I’d still do it. Need baserunners and he’s the best shot to get on, yes?
  7. Gwreck
    I’d go to Young.
  8. Gwreck
    I think you mean third but I agree with the point. 100% of Mets homers tonight hit by guys named Luis.
  9. Gwreck
    Listening to the radio and Howie/Keith commenting on Tatis getting booed. Howie says it’s because he’s good. No, Howie. It’s because of the PED suspension.
  10. Gwreck
    Correct. After his MLB career ended, Jefferson returned to NYC (he’s originally from the Bronx) and became a NYPD officer (retiring in 2004 due to WTC-related health conditions).
  11. Gwreck
    Yes to Wes Gardner. Not particularly successful as a Met but went to Boston in the Ojeda trade and had a pretty good 1988 as a swingman…and then a pretty bad 1989 in the same role. Shawn Abner did go to San Diego in the McReynolds deal…but at the time of this draft he was playing for Mechanicsburg Area High School in Pennsylvania. The Mets would take him #1 overall in the June 1984 draft.
  12. Gwreck
    Yes to Cochrane. Promoted to Jackson in 1984, he hit 22 homers with an .842 OPS…but with lots of strikeouts. Repeated AA in 1985 and tore a ligament in his right ankle running the bases which developed a serious infection and he missed the rest of the year (while being traded to Chicago). 8 MLB homers.
  13. Gwreck
    Yes to Sisk and Fernandez. No to McDowell. In 1983, Roger was still a starting pitcher: 172.1 innings in 26 starts at Jackson. It wasn’t going so well, either, with a 5.80 ERA and 1.59 WHIP. He would get hurt in 1984 in Jackson (pitched only 3 games) but made the big league club in 1985 having never played a single game for Tidewater.
  14. Gwreck
    24 of the next 30 games are against teams that would be in the playoffs if the season ended today. It will be a tall task.
  15. Gwreck
    Yes to Leary. The Mets’ #1 pick (second overall) from 1979, he had been hurt and had 3 MLB starts to his career at this point. Traded after the 1984 season to Milwaukee in a deal that brought Frank Wills (who?) to NY as an temporary-offseason-only Met before being flipped to Seattle for Wray Bergendahl (who?) a starting pitcher that never made it past Jackson.
  16. Gwreck
    Reviewing this list (even before we’ve revealed everything) confirms that most of the players protected were correct decisions. Even the prospects that didn’t work out (a few of which got flipped for Carter and some in other trades). There’s really just one or two really bad calls for inclusion over Seaver.
  17. Gwreck
    Yes to Terrell and Gibbons.
  18. Gwreck
    Yes to Darling, Hernandez, and Oquendo, who all played on the Mets in ‘83. Yes to Mitchell and Dykstra, the two most successful hitters from the prospects. Yes to Eddie Williams. In addition to being a first round pick for the Mets, he was the first overall selection in the 1985 Rule 5 draft and debuted with Cleveland in 1986. 395 MLB games between 1986 and 1998 (with some time in Japan as well). No to Backman. After spending ‘82 entirely in the majors, Wally was back in Tidewater for most of ‘83; he only had 45 PAs in the majors that year.
  19. Gwreck
    Yes to Mookie, yes to Ortiz, and yes to both Winningham and Youmans who went to Montreal for Carter. Winningham did play in the 1990 postseason for the Reds, but the 2 guys we’re looking for here did it 3 times each.
  20. Gwreck
    Blocker is a great pull. He was called up twice in 1985, played 18 games, mostly as a pinch runner/pinch hitter. His third-ever start was game 2 of a doubleheader against St. Louis. Playing center, rightfielder Danny Heep runs into him leading to an inside-the-park grand slam for the Cardinals and a bruised tendon for Blocker. He never plays for the Mets again and doesn’t return to the majors until 1988.
  21. Gwreck
    No to Fitzgerald. Good guess, though. .852 OPS at Tidewater in 1983 before getting called up in September for 8 games.
  22. Gwreck
    Yes to Ulysses Brian (“Hubie”) Brooks.
  23. Gwreck
    All correct so far. Editing top post to add answers.
  24. Gwreck
    Yes. Neglecting Seaver was problematic but Cashen did remember to protect the 1983 Rookie of the Year.
  25. Gwreck
    Morel played 14 games at first for Miami this year. Played mostly left in a full season (105 games/305 PA) for Tampa in 2025; neither went particularly well. Had a decent year with the Cubs in 2023 (.821 OPS/122 OPS+)
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