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I commented on those in the TWiB thread, but the deadline deals need their own spot. I thought the Mariners did a good job of buying low. I wanted Puk, but the main guy the Marlins got has 28 homers between AA and AAA and has been described as having as much raw power as anybody in the minors. He could help the Marlins right now.
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Frayed Knot wrote: Whilst most of us were sleeping, Randy Arozarena was dealt from Tampa Bay to Seattle in the first big deal of deadline week. Two prospects and the always popular 'player to be named later' are heading to Florida's west coast. The Rays got Seattle's #12 and #22. Arozarena had an awful stretch the first two months of the season, but for 2+ seasons that looks like a good job by the Mariners of buying low. The Marlins traded A. J. Puk to Arizona for what are now their #4 and #19 prospects. Deyvison de los Santos was mashing in AAA, although with a somewhat high K/BB ratio. It wouldn't surprise me if he joins the Marlins immediately. I wanted Puk -- he faceplanted as a starter, but his stats as a reliever this year are super -- but the going rate for relievers with another year of control is high.
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Frayed Knot wrote: 114 pitches*, 3 walks, 9 K * Funny how that's the first thing peeps think of these days on a no-no or even a possible one when it wasn't even part of the conversation in 20th century games Kudos to the Padres for leaving him in the game. That would also have never been in the conversation in the 20th century.
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Bradley hit more than well enough with the Ducks to justify giving him a few weeks in Syracuse to see what he really has. I don't think a platoon partner for Bader would be a bad thing.
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The other good news is that Senga takes his spot in the rotation starting Friday.
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From Rotoworld: Mets placed RHP Christian Scott on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow UCL sprain. Not great. The severity of the issue is a bit unclear at the moment since the Mets are still waiting for doctors to review his MRI results. However, it certainly appears likely that Scott is facing an extended absence, even if it's merely a sprain and not a complete tear. The 25-year-old rookie right-hander, who holds a pedestrian 4.56 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 39/12 K/BB ratio across 47 1/3 innings (nine starts) this season in his first taste of the majors, is universally-regarded as one of the top pitching prospects in baseball, so it's a big loss for New York. There should be some clarity on his status soon, but fantasy managers should prepare for the possibility that his season is over. The good news is that a sprain is not as catastrophic as a tear (assuming that's all this is), but even a relatively mild sprain could end his season at this point.
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Basically the rest of the Mets' top 10 (other than Christian Scott, who I'm not sure still qualifies) have either had down years or lost years, so Sproat is our grounds for optimism.
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Fingers crossed, it's a good sign. Trading "first hallf" Jeff McNeil for "most of his career" Jeff McNeil would be bigger than any deadline deal we could make.
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Benjamin Grimm wrote: I saw someone (probably not anyone credible) suggesting the Mets trade Baty, Parada, and Sproat to the White Sox for a reliever named Garrett Crochet. I would like the proposal better if Sproat was replaced with someone else. I'd be shocked if that's all it took to get Crochet. But I also worry that paying top dollar for multiple years of a pitcher is just too risky right now. The Nats just got their current #6 prospect (keep in mind that mlb.com rates Sproat as #6 for the Mets) for a year and a half of Hunter Harvey. It's a seller's market, so while the Mets absolutely need bullpen help they have to be careful.
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Lucchesi doesn't have enough major-league experience for his salary to be guaranteed if he opted for free agency, so in hindsight he was never going anywhere. The bullpen option is still on the table, though.
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Tong's last four outings: 22 IP, 2 R, 8 H, 6 BB, 32 K, 0 HR. I could see him tasting Binghamton before the season is out.
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Iglesias might be the last person I'd sit against a lefty, even if I wanted McNeil to not sit for multiple games.
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=metirish post_id=162109 time=1720701539 user_id=72] 15 years ,wow ,the whole Church concussion episode was good fodder here for a while , awfully really,IIRC Jerry questioned his grit ?
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I still feel terrible for Ryan Church. Concussions are always rough, but I can't think of anybody whose career was more completely derailed by one. And the team did him more harm than good. Francouer was one of those guys who looked good enough in spurts that he could come across as being a lot better than he actually was on the whole. But that should have been clear enough when the Mets dealt for him. (on edit: so basically, what Edgy just said.)
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So much for thinking I was simply editing the previous post.
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=smg58 post_id=161956 time=1720612708 user_id=62] =Gwreck post_id=161896 time=1720563649 user_id=56] One is left to wonder why Lucchesi was never seriously considered as a reliever.
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=Gwreck post_id=161896 time=1720563649 user_id=56] One is left to wonder why Lucchesi was never seriously considered as a reliever.
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The Hot Corner wrote: In a different era, I would have thought steroids. However, his career is after the clamp down on steroid usage. Rather mystifying. He was never that much of a power hitter. If anything, Anderson is like Jeff McNeil. I'm inclined to think they both started with a physical issue that affected their swing, and then it morphed into something psychological and now they're both kind of lost.
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Completely stupid and idiotic and I laughed all the way through it.
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He did struggle a bit in June, but that can happen after a promotion. Hopefully the ship is righted.
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Unfortunately I once worked with somebody who slipped coming out of the shower and his head landed full force at a bad location and he was gone just like that. So Nimmo is luckier than he probably realizes. Having said that, I really really hope this was a simple one-time accident.
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Christopher Sanchez delivered a complete game shutout. The guy has given up one home run in 93 innings. Caleb Cotham is this generation's Leo Mazzone. And possibly the next generation's as well.
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What's in Store for Twenty-Four?: Francisco Álvarez
smg58 replied to Edgy MD's topic in New York Mets Talk
If he had played a full season he'd be an MVP candidate. He still may be. -
The good news is that the $20M or so that the Mets are paying catchers to play for other teams comes off the books this year. And that Torrens at least is a serviceable #2 the rest of the way this year. Yeah, he won't sustain his current stat line, but I will happily argue that his game-ending double play was the turning point for the season (with all due respects to Grimace), and that is enough to keep him on the roster regardless of how the rest of the year goes.
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I would argue that the real turning point in the Mets' fortunes was Torrens giving up his body to make the game-saving double play, but I guess Grimace makes for better clickbait. Kind of like the black cat in 1969.
