A Boy Named Seo

Having a conversation with myself like a sad and lonely bro, but I wonder if the Rule V considerations were traded along with Slaten to the Red Sox? I'm guessing the dude we got we can just go to the minors but the Sox would have to offer Slaten back to the Rangers if he doesn't stick? Not seeing this detail being reported yet.

"situation is fluid" = "I have no fucking idea"

Unless I'm trippin, new guy was drafted in '23 and has yet to make professional debut at any level of the minors. Seems an odd Rule V choice, no?

Slaten, we hardly knew ye. MLBTR: 8. Mets: RHP Justin Slaten (Rangers); Mets later traded Slaten to the Red Sox for LHP Ryan Ammons* and cash considerations. Here's the new new guy --> https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ammons000ryahttps://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ammons000rya

Univ of New Mexico Lobo in tha house! Love those K/9 numbers. Wonder if he will be arriving from Texas on the Slaten Island Ferry?

Dude's kinda interesting. Tall, side-arm guy, throws hard, eats middle innings. A million bucks, why not.

Will Sammon from the Athletic reports that Cohen flew to Japan and met with Yamamoto last week. Morosi from MLB is reporting that the Yankees haven't met with him yet but are going to do so next week. Funny to read that the Yanks are the front-runners but haven't had a face-to-face yet. I want to hear Mets fan in Amish Country's take on this.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: It's a risky signing, no doubt, but for a team with pockets as deep as the Mets have, it's a risk worth taking. I'll be very disappointed if Yamamoto ends up elsewhere. Same , some talk that the MFYs are in the driver's seat And hot and heavy for Soto. I don't want to imagine those two 25-year olds anchoring the MFY until 2030.

There's definitely sticker shock when comparing his theoretical price tag to big name Japanese pitchers who came before him, but I don't really get the uncertainty over whether he'll be great or not, or whether the 5-man rotation or culture change will stunt his performance. Whether he'll be great for 10 years, sure, but we've seen enough from Nomo, Daisuke, Darvish, even our own Kodai Senga to know this guy's gonna ball.

Verdugo's definitely on my non-Met current favorite players roster. Bummed he's over there now.

Mets officially in on him, along with some other bozos, per MLBTR per MLB per Morosi. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/mets-red-sox-diamondbacks-royals-interested-in-lucas-giolito.htmlhttps://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/mets-red-sox-diamondbacks-royals-interested-in-lucas-giolito.html He was absolutely awful last year but I want him bigly. What sez you?

Tim Wokefield, bruh.

I suppose so. But if they're gonna build through FA, it's only gonna be guys 30 and over this year and next. I know it's a dumb way of thinking, but they should resolve that no one will beat them moneywise on Yamamoto and if he just likes another place better, then so be it. I know you don't rebuild the farm just to trade it all away, but fuck it, I'd see what Dylan Cease costs in trade. And I'm still very pro-Giolito and/or Brandon Woodruff. '24: Senga (30-years old), Yamamoto (25), Cease (27), Quintana (34), Severino (29), Giolito (29), Megill, Peterson, Butto, etc. '25: Senga (31-years old), Yamamoto (26), Cease (28), Woodruff (31), Severino (30), Giolito (30), Megill, Peterson, whoever

If they would've made Álvarez's bat look like a light saber, would it have been better or worse?

We did not buy in the presale but may get tix amongst the 7 Line allotment so we can feel like proper futbol fanaticos in London. Let's hope Jim Bruer keeps his QAnon ass at home.

They're certainly turning over every damn stone to look for guys who are decent rebound candidates that could be had on the cheap. The rumor on Fedde is 2 years $10M total, so not the greatest risk price-wise and if he's serviceable, that $5M avg will feel practically free next to Verlander and Scherzer on the salary ledger. MLBTR: The dominant showing in a generally hitter-friendly foreign league set the stage for a quick return to the majors. In addition to the improved performance, it seems he overhauled his pitch mix. Fedde told Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post in August that he'd developed more horizontal action on his slider and tweaked the grip on his changeup. That altered arsenal has clearly intrigued a few teams, as reports indicated Fedde was receiving interest from multiple MLB clubs this winter. There's a record of guys going to pitch in Asia and coming back to success in MLB (recently Miles Mikolas and Nick Martinez, though both of those dudes pitched in Japan). If it's bargains on the fringes so they can throw stacks at Yamamoto, then you won't hear me yapping about it.

A Boy Named Seo wrote: so maybe Lee would work fine as an extra outfielder, defensive sub, pinch-hitter with a great eye. Or, his OBP and contact skills will translate and he will be another Ichiro. Who knows? Later I would love the next Ichiro, but I think it's safe to say Japan is a better league than Korea and Ichiro was already a very polished star when he arrived.

This was not the best movie, nor was it the best super hero movie, but as a hispano, there were so many small things in this that made me cackle - "Mexican Doc Brown", Vic's vapo-rub making a casual appearance, a superhero FINALLY yelling "Hey pendejos!" before kicking some ass. Super-man could never. Did you see it? [media=youtube]4wxyy8Rcz4k[/media]

Don't worry everyone, the Braves are still in on Shohei, per MLB network.

At 32, we already pretty much know exactly what Michael A. Taylor is. Lee at least has the chance to be more than that and at worst, is below league average like Taylor? In a cruel and boring where where these are my two options, I guess I'm #TeamLee, but I can't say I'm wildly thrilled about it. I like Ha-Seong Kim a lot and his career OPS in America has been about .150 points lighter than it was in Korea, but he's still an elite defender so maybe Lee would work fine as an extra outfielder, defensive sub, pinch-hitter with a great eye.

I went with COOKIE. It's a solid enough cover. Clean action shot, uncluttered by subheadlines or other images. And Cookie's throwing a screwball or some shit. REGIFTED is gonna get bounced from this competition eventually. Might as well be now.

I've never wanted Kelenic to max out as Joc Pederson, but here we are.

I cannot understand that ballot. If you've got ARod (and Bartolo!?) why not Manny?

This dude's had some success anyway. Stoins seems to have a type early on for a "bridge" season. 1-year deal, buy low, bounce back bro. Maybe get lucky and play some playoffs. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I sent you an offer for an established bat! I've found I love trading more than even running a team, which no doubt, has played a part of my perennial cellar dwelling. But trade me some stuff! And I will trade you some stuff! Yay!