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=TransMonk post_id=53457 time=1610043197 user_id=71] It's hard not to like this.
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Caratini was Darvish's personal catcher in Chicago, and presumably will remain so (although his bat has more upside than he showed last year). Davies is younger and cheaper than Darvish and actually pretty good, but he only has one year of control left. I wouldn't be surprised if the Cubs flip him into prospects. Snell's value is diminished if he really can't give you six innings on a consistent basis. Mejia is a former top prospect who has underachieved so far; he might not be a bad gamble. Luis Patiño is a top-20 prospect as well. I wouldn't sell the Rays short. They have been very good at finding value where other teams see disposable parts.
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How well do Korean stats translate over here? Eric Thames had three seasons with an OPS over 1.100 (i.e., better than Kim) before coming back here and posting an .877, .783., and .852 in three successive seasons. If that's typical, then great hitters in Korea are pretty good here. Kim might give you mid to upper 7s here, which is fine for a middle infielder but probably not All-Star material. I'd have looked into him but I wouldn't have opened my wallet too wide.
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This forum is not Scott-free, either.
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Jon Heyman says we should be talking about DJ LeMahieu
smg58 replied to Benjamin Grimm's topic in New York Mets Talk
As long as a collision chasing down a pop fly doesn't result in their mutual annihilation, they should be able to make it work. -
Jon Heyman says we should be talking about DJ LeMahieu
smg58 replied to Benjamin Grimm's topic in New York Mets Talk
McNeil can play second or third, and LeMahieu is an above average second baseman. Davis is a terrible third baseman who did not hit well enough last year to justify guaranteeing him a starting job. The combination of Cohen, the money we are not paying Cano, and not breaking the bank to get a catcher means this should not be an either/or when talking about LeMahieu and Springer. -
=G-Fafif post_id=52595 time=1608596077 user_id=55] Howie Kendrick, a World Series hero in certain circles, retires.
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Le Mahieu's contract demands didn't strike me as unreasonable given his performance the last two seasons. Perhaps we could give them back Robinson Cano as a consolation prize.
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=Centerfield post_id=52445 time=1608315112 user_id=65]Memories. I remember thinking he would suck and get injured. Then he sucked and got injured.
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Outside of last year, Arenado has consistently posted an OPS+ in the neighborhood of 130. That's about an .830 OPS at Citi, which is nothing to sneeze at coming from the best defensive third baseman in baseball, but it's also not spectacular. We can totally afford to walk away from the table. They might not. I see no point in giving until it hurts, or even giving until it itches. I'd offer Cano, Betances, and Matz. If they want one of Alonso/Smith/Nimmo/Conforto, they'd better be throwing in German Marquez.
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Ironically, Cano's suspension might make his contract more desirable to other teams. I wouldn't consider dealing one of Smith/Alonso/Nimmo/Conforto before I had a quality centerfielder in my pocket. And after that, I would still have to think I was getting back more value than I was giving up, factoring contracts into consideration. Plus there are free agents available who could satisfy our need in the infield without costing us players. That being said, Arenado is as good a defender at his position as anybody in baseball right now. And he's also a good bounceback candidate with the bat. So I'm listening if they call, but I'm not giving ground until/unless I really like what I hear.
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I might give him a shot at earning a bench role, but he would have to prove he could still play somewhere other than first base and I'm not sure that's the case.
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Edgy MD wrote: If #2 is Bud, then #1 is also. I'm more interested in the content. How basic does it get down to? The number of bases and outs? Tips for pitching, hitting, baserunning, playing each position, and even coaching, in a tidy 20-page pamphlet.
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His career OPS+ is 156, which ties Frank Thomas and some guy named Mays. His 15-year career is relatively short, but he's surrounded by Hall-of-Famers on that list. I don't think this should be difficult. And it probably should have been addressed while he was alive.
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You have to unmute - Winter Meetings 2020
smg58 replied to Centerfield's topic in New York Mets Talk
While it would help the Mets to have a DH next season, neither the universal DH nor expanded playoffs serve the best interests of the sport. The Mets could theoretically have gotten Lynn and Sonny Gray for the same amount of money they're paying Stroman. Obviously there are players involved with the trades too, but it's a buyer's market right now and we need to take advantage of it. -
Facebook WWW.FACEBOOK.COM Facebook WWW.FACEBOOK.COM I started cleaning out my parents' attic and I found these. They look to be from 1979. The signatures do not appear to be from Holmes, although I'm pretty much at a loss to ID them. Also, does anybody collect this sort of thing? On edit: I changed to a link because I can't make the picture show.
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You guys know anything about this Wheeler guy?
smg58 replied to Centerfield's topic in New York Mets Talk
Well I don't doubt that they lost a chunk of money last year, but so did every other team and I would expect billionaire owners to suck it up and deal with it. But, yeah, I'm listening if they're talking. -
His powers number shot up last year, so I guess a lot depends on whether or not you think that's real. He also appears to be a plus defender. The presence of Francisco Alvarez in our farm system, plus the likelihood that Realmuto would require five or six years, could make McCann a good value play. As long as the money they save gets spent elsewhere, that is.
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It looks like a pretty good pickup. Usually set-up guys aren't the first players off the board, so I get the feeling the Heffner connection mattered and he wanted to come here.
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I would argue that a 4.17 ERA over 128 IP isn't worth $5M in a normal market, much less this one. I wouldn't be surprised if some better players than Matz get non-tendered.
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The only thing higher than the top of his head is his over 8 ERA last year in AAA. And there's nothing else in his past that that seems to merit a major league deal. What good things do others see in his numbers that I don't? Later In his numbers, nothing. My guess is somebody has watched him pitch and sees enough upside in his "stuff" to risk a major-league deal on him in the hope that the light switch clicks on. I guess we are hoping that somebody is right about him.
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So my first impression is that it's really not an impressive list. I'd rank Collins first; like Alderson, he took the job when nobody wanted it and has a trip to the World Series to show for it. I've always thought Valentine was overrated, but he's still quite a bit better than the rest of these. I always felt bad for Howe, because he inherited a situation where success was impossible. Randolph deserves less credit for what went right in 2006 and less blame for what went wrong afterwards than Minaya does, but he did preside over a historic collapse. Manuel and Calloway were non-entities. I guess I would put Rojas ahead of those two for now, because he could still grow into the role (which Manuel and Calloway never did).
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I think you have to be a bit careful with Conforto; he had a completely unsustainable .412 BABIP this year, and while I do think some of that was the result of a change in approach, he's going to regress from this year's numbers. You can pay him what seven years of an .860 OPS from a corner outfielder is worth, but what not seven years of a .927 OPS is worth.
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LeMahieu Realmuto. Lindor Springer Bauer Faster Stronger.
smg58 replied to Benjamin Grimm's topic in New York Mets Talk
I agree with CF on Springer. The other needs can be filled by other good players, but there is a very large gap between Springer and every other centerfielder on the market. I added LeMahieu, because second base suddenly has a "yes we're open" sign on it. -
Addition by subtraction. In this market, that $20M goes a lot farther than a guy who hasn't produced an .800 OPS over more than 400 ABs since 2015 and is a defensive liability. I wasn't even thinking about LeMahieu, but I am now. I agree with marshmallow that it's just dumb for somebody in Cano's position to do something that cost him a large amount of money in an existing contract when he's probably not getting another one anyway.
