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I wonder if he might be better suited to first base. He does throw lefthanded, and I don't think reflexes are his problem.
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I'm thinking the same thing. I'd be willing to part with Baty to get Duran or Wilyer Abreu. (Abreu is the best defensive corner outfielder in the league right now, and I bet he could handle center just fine if asked.)
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It's an interesting deal. I don't think Fangraphs likes Caissie nearly as much as mlb.com does, so he's a bit controversial. But I'm not trading my best prospect for Cabrera or Peralta or Lopez; they're just not good enough. As for Skubal, the Tigers would be slamming their window of contention shut. I just don't see it happening, no matter how much people want to talk about it.
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Tucker is comparable (a year younger, but otherwise a left-handed corner outfielder worth above 4 WAR) to what Nimmo was when he got eight years and a full no-trade clause. So on one hand, he'd certainly be an upgrade over Nimmo now. On the other hand, "now" is only three years removed from Nimmo's extension, and the Mets have a lefty outfielder probably best suited for a corner who's nearly fully baked at AAA. I don't see them over-committing to Tucker, but I also get the sense that if Tucker has been offered what he was predicted to get, we wouldn't be talking about him in January. I'm curious to see how (and when) this plays out.
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Peralta got a little bit lucky last year, so I'd be careful what I offered for him. (Like Lopez, he's somebody Tong could be better than by the end of this season.) And from the Brewers perspective, I'll believe a contending team would deal a good starter making $8M for players who can't help them this year when I see it.
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I'm a bit surprised that Okamoto was the Japanese player that fared the best in free agency. I don't think the Mets did poorly getting Polanco for the half the years. But the Mets do still need a consequential righthanded bat.
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I'm not a fan of opt-outs for non-elite players. I'm really not a fan of opt-outs for pitchers, elite or otherwise.
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We're actually fourth in the league in guaranteed money handed out so far this offseason, and have made a couple of trades to boot. So while you can certainly question what the Mets are doing, it's a long way from nothing.
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I liked Kingman when I was little. But I liked disco back then too.
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Well I think we know who's the brains of that group.
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I'd still argue that trading a prospect of that stature for a relief pitcher and a second baseman who they didn't need and was no longer worth his contract was nutty. Perhaps the Mets saw some red flags that other people at the time didn't, though.
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A team with nothing left to lose takes a flier on a player with nothing left to lose. It may (i.e., very probably will) be completely inconsequential, but the match makes sense.
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I was very interested in Okamoto up until the Polanco signing, but I think the role he would have had is taken. As for Imai (or any other starting pitcher), if I'm shelling out significant money I want to know that he's an upgrade over what we've got. And outside of Valdez, who may or may not be available at a reasonable price, I'm not sure who fits that description.
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Does this mean you are adopting a prospect?
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As long as the commentary from Joel, Crow, and Tom Servo aren't the only reason to keep watching.
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Johnny Mathis is learning the words as we speak.
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I work under the assumption that at the start of the offseason, everybody talks to everybody about everybody. The reporters sift through lots of info, and probably base their focus (at least initially) on what will get their team's fans talking more than on what has traction. And that's OK. We talked, mission accomplished.
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Are we talking about Framber Valdez?
smg58 replied to Marshmallowmilkshake's topic in New York Mets Talk
Something tells me that if Valdez were being offered something comparable to what Cease got, he would have already taken it. -
The Pirates get Ryan O'Hearn at two and 29. I like seeing the Pirates, White Sox, and Athletics going out and getting people. On a related note, the CWS get Ryan Newcomb for one year at $4.5M. This one frustrates me a lot, because he was super once he joined the Athletics and moved to the pen in May. He was virtually unhittable from July until September (6 runs in 33.2 IP), but nobody traded for him at the deadline and nobody offered him much in the offseason. You could argue that 30 GMs dropped the ball on this guy, but I only care about one in particular.
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I'd like a righthanded bat in left who could hold the fort until Benge is ready and then still serve in a platoon role afterwards. Hays would fit that description, but Miguel Andujar (.822 OPS last year, including a .944 OPS after the Reds got him at the deadline) would be the better get. His numbers in the outfield aren't spectacular either, but he's still learning the position and he has a plus arm.
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The other possibility we need to consider is that Stearns is answering to Cohen a lot more than we thought. The Mets have spent the offseason to this point shedding the last vestiges of the Wilpon era, and that might not be a coincidence. I could picture Cohen wanting the faces of the team to be guys he signed off on, especially since the old guard didn't bring consistent success.
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Teams started pitching him in where he couldn't just poke it to left, and he never really adjusted well enough. Plus he seemed to spend the last three years dealing with one ding after another. But he gave us several outstanding seasons and a batting title.
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McNeil was worth a bit more than his salary last year, so if the Mets got nothing for him they were much better off keeping him.
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Robert is the short half of a platoon on a good team -- he hits lefties well consistently, and hit righties well once. If you pay a price that's worth the short half of a platoon, and get a good lefty bat to pair him with, then sure. But as much as I like the Murakami deal for the CWS, I think failing to trade Robert at the deadline and then bringing him back at $20M (club option) was a mistake. He's just not that kind of player.
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It makes a ton of sense for the White Sox, especially at that price point.
