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Hey. That’s not bad. Three well pitched games. Won 2 of 3. Even in a lost season it’s good to beat Atlanta.

Lotta pitches that inning for Scott. But he gets through it. Showing some toughness.

It’s funny that I hate the Braves so much. But I like their uniforms.

I wonder if the fact that there are fewer sellers will cause these deals to happen right before the deadline. A seller can just hold and wait for a higher offer. With more sellers, a buyer can say "if you don't do this now, I'm going to get my LHRP elsewhere". But if there's no elsewhere, there's no downside to holding.

Ok. I’m convinced. Let’s run it back next year. Same exact team.

Keith and Ron not happy that the Braves left this kid out there to get rocked. I see where they’re coming from. Not sure how bad a shape Weiss’s bullpen is in, but this is not good for the game.

Also. What if Daniel Duarte is good. Or is he Austin Warren.

We were at Japanese Heritage night on Friday. The posters had Matsui. Shinjo. Even Hisanori Takahashi. No sign of Senga.

Trade him. Obviously. Kidding aside, or nothing. If he finishes with a .712 OPS then he’s just a rookie with upside. If he manages to get his OPS to the high 700s then you feel good about him for next year.

Maybe we'll trade Marcus Semien.

I like the kid a lot. And I wouldn't be looking to move him either. He's often cited as one of the bright spots of the 2026 season, and a cornerstone of future Mets teams. Does his production warrant being untouchable? Overall, he's had an ok season. .712 OPS, 11 HR, 1.8 WAR. The numbers don't jump out. But a lot of that is marred by his terrible start (.525 OPS in March/April). If you remove his terrible March/April, his OPS since is pretty good: May: .801 OPS June: .750 OPS July: .748 OPS A guy who puts up a mid to upper 700s OPS and plays great defense is a pretty good asset to have. His lefty-righty splits are pretty close. .717 OPS against RHP. .697 vs. LHP. Small sample size, but I think it's encouraging that his splits don't suggest he'll be a future platoon player. Michael Conforto put up much better numbers as a rookie, but his splits gave some insight into his future (.872 vs. RHP, .481 vs. LHP). He's stolen 16 bases, while only being caught twice. So if his power develops, maybe he can be a 20/20 player. One thing he doesn't do, is hit doubles. Only 13 on the season, only 4 since June 1, and one of them was that bullshit throw behind him so he moved up play. I don't know. I can't put my finger on it. I'm high on AJ Ewing. Less convinced about Benge. Hopefully he proves me wrong the next two months.

It may be a little early to revisit this trade. But roughly 100 games in, things are not looking good. This trade was a bad contract for a bad contract. It was just a matter of who's going to beat the aging curve. 2026 Numbers: Brandon Nimmo. .764 OPS. 2.0 WAR. Marcus Semien. .607 OPS. -0.8 WAR. Nimmo isn't an All-Star, but those numbers aren't terrible for $20M. He would have been one of the best hitters in the Mets lineup. Meanwhile, Semien is shot. He failed to put up numbers even as good as last year, and now his defense is gone as well. So let's assume this is Nimmo's last productive year. Starting next year, he will have 4 years, $82M remaining on his contract. The Mets threw in $6M, so the total money they'd have to eat is $76M, spread out over the next four years. The Mets, on the other hand, took on Semien with 3 years, $72M left on his contract. Semien was terrible, so the Mets are basically eating that entire contract. Plus, they took on that additional $6M, so that brings the total to $78M. $78M over three years, versus $76M over four years. Safe to say the Mets already lost this trade. If Nimmo continues his production through next year, or even through 2028, then the deal gets even worse for the Mets. In hindsight, the better play would have been to retain Nimmo, not sign Polanco, and let Brandon be the DH/1B. I get that we have no idea of Brandon can play 1B, but we're in August, and we still don't know if Polanco can either.

I’ve joked before that it’s crazy to think that Eric Chavez was the only thing holding this ship together last year. And Eric Chavez is a moron. imagine if we got competent coaches this year instead of whatever crap we brought in.

I still believe a competent coaching staff can unlock his talent.

Bad defense. Bad fundamentals. Poor performance across the roster from nearly every player. I don’t know goes on behind the scenes but the results are among the worst I can remember.