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How has nobody mentioned this? [media=youtube]AtPawvq-0dc[/media]
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Edgy MD wrote: And a little strawberry discoloring seems to have compromised the white paint. Leave Darryl out of this.
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Teoscar has had nearly identical value to Alonso over the last four seasons. So while Alonso could ask for a little bit more than that on account of being two years younger, he couldn't (or at least shouldn't) ask for a lot more. Good job by the D-Backs of sneaking in and getting the Scottsdale native.
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That's a good value play for the Tigers, but the articles I've read on this are all criticizing them for not going for it more this offseason.
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That was on Boras, not the Mets. Like he's done with a number of other players, Boras waited and waited for a better offer that didn't come. And then Conforto got hurt and got nothing. The Mets chose not to overpay to bring their guy back just because he was their guy. And it turned out to be the right decision.
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Well it's one thing to open your wallet wide for an already elite player who might not have even entered his prime yet. It's another thing to do it for a 1B/DH when the market rate for first basemen who were better in 2024 has been set significantly lower.
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If somebody else beats 3 and 90 with opt-outs, they are totally welcome to have him.
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Frayed Knot wrote: He was named after Rickey Nelson. The fact that he played for nine different clubs, including the Yanquis twice, the Padres twice, and Oakland four times ... kind of made him a Travelin' Man, didn't it? He was really, really really named after Rickey Nelson. His middle name was Nelson. Well his attitude could be summed up as "you see you can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself."
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I didn't think the Red Sox needed starting pitching that badly, especially after getting Crochet. Of course I also thought they gave up too much for Crochet. I think Stearns' line of reasoning is that he wants potential value plays where pitching is concerned, but not at the expense of focusing on the ceiling and ignoring the floor. Montas doesn't have Buehler's upside, but he is a safer bet to be at least adequate over 150 IP than Buehler is. The Red Sox went for two high ceiling, low floor acquisitions. We'll see how it works.
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Are we really talking about Alex Bregman?
smg58 replied to Marshmallowmilkshake's topic in New York Mets Talk
Bregman has nine months on Alonso and 22 more WAR over his career. A straight-up choice between the two wouldn't be difficult. The question is how many more years would it take. -
Fangraphs projected Manaea at 3 and 60, so I wouldn't call it a buyers' market just yet. Plus Burnes is still going to get the eight years that Fried got, and I expect Sasaki will get quite a bit more than I'd give him as well. Having said that, I am happy to have Manaea back and I hope last year was the beginning of a solid four-year run for him.
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According to Fangraphs, all the first basemen who moved in the last two days except Goldschmidt had a higher WAR last year than Alonso. If he was asking for significantly more than what any of these other players got, I'm not surprised that the other teams looking for first base help all went elsewhere. There was only one team who might value him that much, and right now they appear to be bidding against themselves. I'd hold firm at the 3 and 60 that Walker got. Walker is older, but he's been the better player each of the last three years.
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Some division rivals were busy last night as the Marlins traded Juan Lazardo to the Phillies for SS Starlyn Caba (the team's #4 prospect according to mlb.com, but a couple of years away) and OF Emaarion Boyd (#23 and two years away).
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The Cardinals were planning on moving Willson Contreras to first. (Contreras, unlike Arenado, has made it clear that he won't accept a trade anywhere.)
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The Met moment that I though best encapsulated Rickey was a game at Wrigley Field where somebody on the Cubs hit a no-doubter to left field, and Richkey didn't even get out of his crouch.
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3 and 60 for Walker, which is downright reasonable give the offseason to this point.
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I wouldn't overestimate the demand, especially since there are not many teams he'd accept a deal to. I also wouldn't underestimate the desire of the Cardinals to clear payroll (especially beyond this season) and open space for their top prospects (one of whom plays third base).
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The Yankees and Dodgers take contention for granted every season because of how they spend. So I'm OK with having an owner willing to spend like that. You still have to be smart about it, though, and having 75 wins to show for the 2023 spending spree was embarrassing. Pursuing Bauer was embarrassing, too, but it's worth noting that the Dodgers won that pursuit but neither they nor anybody else really noticed when it blew up in their faces. As for Stearns... the fact that he's a lifelong Mets fan and needed to go elsewhere to find an organization who cared that he had some understanding of analytics says as much about the Wilpons as you need to know. He could be an exceptional GM/POBO who's been handed a huge budget. The worst case scenario is that he's a pretty good baseball mind who worked his way to being in his version of the right place at the right time. The latter would still be a huge improvement over everybody except possibly Alderson that the Mets have had running the team since 2010.
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Fangraphs gave Arenado 3.1 WAR last season, compared to Alonso's 2.1. And Pete would probably cost more years at a higher AAV (especially when you factor in what the Rockies are eating). I'm not sure I'm for it, but I wouldn't dismiss it too quickly either. The big question is whether or not you think 34 is too old for Arenado's power to come back, or that maybe he's been dealing with a nagging injury that had some time to heal. Would I take full salary AND give up a prospect or two I might miss? No. But if the Cardinals would be willing to take Starling Marte and/or add Andre Pallante, I'd be willing to negotiate.
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For one million more in AAV relative to Canning and Montas, the Mets could have signed Yusei Kikuchi and protected Mike Vasil from the Rule V Draft. I'm not sure I get their approach here.
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MLB study identifies factors for rise in pitching injuries
smg58 replied to metirish's topic in New York Mets Talk
The spring training injuries were the one thing that was surprising to me. But all the same, it never hurts to have data. Honestly, I'm surprised pitchers haven't revolted by now. Certainly the front line pitchers who don't need to add more to their velocity to be effective and financially successful (like Jake DeGrom) shouldn't go along with this. But I guess pitchers trying to establish themselves are hoping the big payday precedes the big injury. -
I'd have been willing to beat that.
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I like Castillo, but I'm concerned that teams are overpaying for front-end pitching right now. It's a catch-22. I don't know if anybody who's splurged on pitching is going to get their money's worth, but you don't want to get stuck with mediocrity in the rotation either.
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I didn't really like having two righthanded glove-first outfielders on the roster last year, and I'm not sure I like it now either. The market options are limited. Free agency is basically a desert, unless you want Bader back. Trades? Bellinger might be a fit, and would probably only cost money, but it's more money than he's presently worth. Wilyer Abreu might be a sneaky outside-the-box option if the Red Sox are as serious about trading him to make room for Roman Anthony as people have suggested, but I'm not sure what the Sox would want in return. As far as the in-house options go, I think Edgy's analysis is basically right. Right now it's Taylor's to lose, unless Siri shows signs of becoming a lot less one-dimensional at the plate. I could see the Mets wanting to leave room for one of those prospects to step up and claim it, but I don't see that happening coming out of spring training.
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Cortes has 9.3 WAR over the last 4 seasons, and Williams has 6.2. You take a starter for a reliever every time. Durbin is the kind of prospect who puts up solid numbers without getting any scout's attention. But if you're still putting up solid numbers in AAA -- like .287/.396/.471 with a 9.9% K rate in 375 plate appearances -- somebody should have noticed you. I guess the Brewers did.
