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What’s missing from that calculation is that injuries/a slightly down year means that the second year of the contract becomes much more likely. Put another way: the Mets wouldn’t have agreed to the contract if they didn’t think it highly likely Pete would hit at least that many homers.
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Lot of fun today. Got all 30, 18 teams in one swing.
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Despite an assassination attempt, shoulder injury, neck injury, and spinal stenosis, he got within 10 of the record. From a pure actuarial/probabilistic perspective, seems pretty likely that Pete won’t suffer all of those maladies over the next two years
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A couple of big differences next offseason, though: -Mets will clear more money off the books (Marte, in particular, but will also have a tradeable McNeil with only 1 year remaining on his deal). -Another year will have passed for the Mets to determine if any of their internal options can be reasonably considered to replace Pete’s production. There’s a much greater chance that a Mauricio or Williams or whomever will be ready to contribute at the major league level (something that the Mets decidedly do not have now). -External replacement options will be a lot more favorable than Christian Walker or Alex Bregman. Vladdy Jr. will be hitting free agency at age 26.
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July 4, at Citi Field vs the Yankees. Goes back-to-back following a Soto bomb. Preferably off Gerritt Cole but I’m not picky. USA
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Ken Boyer, Cardinals -
Eddie Murray, Orioles
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My read is just that he gets the first $10M now, and the other $20M paid out across the rest of the 2025 season.
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It is being reported the Mets alternately offered a 3/$71 M deal (27 in year 1, 22 in years 2 and 3); not clear what the opt-outs/option years were in that deal structure.
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Pete has re-signed with the Mets. $30M for 2025, $24M player option for 2026.
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Also it’s kind of crappy to associate Vincent with that quote in death when it wasn’t something he said.
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Umpire fired for gambling connections
Gwreck replied to Marshmallowmilkshake's topic in New York Mets Talk
It's possible to be hypocritical and still make the correct decision. Using someone else's credentials to make surreptitious wagers and then trying to delete all the evidence? Assuming the accuracy of what was reported, that's reason for termination as an umpire. -
=ashie62 post_id=184239 time=1738365492 user_id=90]I used to bring in a full meal for four at Shea and I'm sure that can no longer be done
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=ashie62 post_id=184138 time=1738273586 user_id=90]What is the cost of going to Citi by as a family of four by car getting game day tickets with parking and some food? I've lost track but is it that prohibitive?
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Edgy MD wrote: Not to take that as Gospel, but that's eight bullpen guys, along with six starters. It excludes Danny Young, who is out of options, and Dedniel Nuñez, who was their best reliever for an important stretch last season, among other guys. And considering such a roster would leave the team with only a three-player bench, it pinches out unoptionable guys on the offensive side of the ball too. Isn't there a 13 pitcher limit for the roster, too? One wonders if Dedinel is perhaps not expected to be ready for opening day.
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Attendance is typically correlated to the prior year's performance and less to the current year. Mets drew better in 2006 than 2007; better in 2016 than 2015; better in 2023 than 2022.
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There's not much evidence to suggest any long-term attendance trends are linked to start times. Game length? Maybe, although attendance was fairly steady through the 2000s and 2010s as the average game length went up. Overall, attendance since 1998 hasn't changed all too much (70.6 M in 1998; 71.3M in 2024). Attendance did drop off from 72.6M in 2017 to 68.5 in 2019, and 2023 it was back to 70.7 This is not to say the pitch clock and faster games aren't good (they are) but it's much harder to say the start times matter much. Separately, and since I was curious, teams that use 7:05/7:10/7:15 start times on weekdays: Teams with year-round 7:05/7:07/7:10/7:15 (local) weekday start times: Atlanta, Los Angeles, Houston, New York (both), Sacramento, Tampa, Texas, Toronto A bunch of teams (Baltimore, Detroit, Miami, Milwaukee, Kansas City, San Francisco, Seattle) have post-7 start times on Fridays, and earlier Mon-Thu. Boston, Cincinnati, and the Cubs do post-7 start times in the summer and earlier in April/May/September.
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New jersey isn't as ugly as the “City Connect.” But it has still quite bad.
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I saw in an article in the Athletic that there were 2 shift violations called in 2024. As for the “running through second” play, it seems like an odd rule to add. If a runner keeps running towards third, is that “abandonment?” Or is it only if he runs through the base into left field?
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The Mets may be talking about Jurickson Profar
Gwreck replied to Benjamin Grimm's topic in New York Mets Talk
I only count 6: Nimmo, Siri, Soto, Taylor, Winker, Marte. It does rankle me a bit that the team only found room to carry one backup infielder last year and is headed there again. I remain hopeful though that without a DH who cannot play in the field (see, e.g., Martinez, Vogelbach) they can use the DH slot as occasional “rest” for the infielders as well. -
The Mets may be talking about Jurickson Profar
Gwreck replied to Benjamin Grimm's topic in New York Mets Talk
Edgy MD wrote: Utility infielder is the only place we don't currently already have a guy without options holding the fort. And also First, Third, and Catcher? (I don't expect Vientos or Alvarez to lose their jobs, but they should still have options, yes?) -
I suppose “the cheap route” is perhaps better stated as “the unproven route.” The Mets need one more power hitter to provide sufficient lineup protection for Soto, and more broadly, to make the team good enough to win the NL East. That additional player — which they need to perform starting on opening day 2025 — not currently in the Mets’ system.
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I am very surprised to read about the Winker or Minter signings as a Plan B. The Mets needed a lefty reliever and a lefty bench/platoon bat even if Alonso re-signs. The Plan B is Bregman. Or, maybe, Santander and his 15 career games at first base. It would be stupid to sign Juan Soto but then go the cheap route on the additional power bat the lineup needs around Soto. Stearns is not stupid.
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Frayed Knot wrote: Second half of the year has not yet been set, but there are sure to be some and even more (and with less advanced notice) if the team is doing well. There is annual limit of 5 appearances per team in the Sunday night slot.
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A Winker/Marte DH platoon makes a lot of sense. And they could put either in left with Nimmo on center on occasion as well.
