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I've ordered this but will keep it face down. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Et4JtziXMAcj43h?format=jpg&name=medium>

Maybe he can help an A's minor league team win a title as he did with the Cyclones.

PECOTA at Baseball Prospectus, 1st place, 95.5 wins: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/standings/https://www.baseballprospectus.com/standings/ Fangraphs, 1st place, 91.9 wins: https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-oddshttps://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds

Pete has been in Tampa this winter and was at the SB which accounts for the clothing. He's been less of a presence on the socials this off-season so posting about shaking hands with anyone was a bad decision.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/villajo01.shtmlhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/villajo01.shtml https://www.fangraphs.com/players/jonathan-villar/10071/stats?position=2B/SShttps://www.fangraphs.com/players/jonathan-villar/10071/stats?position=2B/SS https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/jonathan-villar-542340?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlbhttps://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/jonathan-villar-542340?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb He's fast and he plays 2B, 3B, SS, CF.

https://nypost.com/2021/02/07/mets-thought-they-had-reached-a-deal-with-trevor-bauer/https://nypost.com/2021/02/07/mets-thought-they-had-reached-a-deal-with-trevor-bauer/ Was Bauer's agent disingenuous or did the Dodgers simply outwork the Mets at the last minute?

=Centerfield post_id=55644 time=1612721039 user_id=65] Yeah. Springer is the big miss here. I also don't agree that Bauer was the one to prioritize.

Joel Sherman says that if the NL gets the DH the NYM will still want JBJ: [bLOCKQUOTE]... they have done so much background work on Jackie Bradley Jr. that I will continue to believe that if the designated hitter is adopted by the NL and Bradley remains a free agent at that time, the Mets will at least consider him. In the last week, the Mets had an extended Zoom meeting with Bradley that included team president Sandy Alderson, acting GM Zack Scott, hitting coach Chili Davis and first base/outfield coach Tony Tarasco. Scott, in particular, knows Bradley well from their shared time working with the Red Sox.[/bLOCKQUOTE] https://nypost.com/2021/02/07/mets-could-still-pursue-jackie-bradley-jr-if-nl-gets-dh/https://nypost.com/2021/02/07/mets-could-still-pursue-jackie-bradley-jr-if-nl-gets-dh/

Hand wanted to close and then return to the FA market as a closer so the Mets weren't going to get him. They blew it on Springer, even though he's a 31 year-old CF. That's the one that still bothers me.

=Centerfield post_id=55619 time=1612707277 user_id=65] I don't know that he's even as good as Lagares.

That's Almora. BFD. I'm not sure why they signed him instead of Marisnick. And does this mean the end of the JBJ speculation? https://www.fangraphs.com/players/albert-almora-jr/14109/stats?position=OFhttps://www.fangraphs.com/players/albert-almora-jr/14109/stats?position=OF https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/almoral01.shtmlhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/almoral01.shtml https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Almorahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Almora

Let's not talk about him again until the Mets play the Dodgers.

There is so much in the article that is terrible and no one should have to do their job and be subject to this behavior. From a Mets perspective: Here's a line from the article: "Callaway, who like Porter was hired by Alderson..." so the Mets have a problem to deal with even though Callaway is not their employee. Also: [bLOCKQUOTE]The Mets, when contacted by The Athletic, said that in August 2018 – about 10 months after Callaway joined the organization – the team learned of an incident that took place before it hired him. The team investigated that matter, a spokesperson said, but declined to reveal the nature of the incident, the outcome of that probe or whether Callaway was disciplined. Callaway continued managing the rest of the season.[/bLOCKQUOTE] https://twitter.com/Britt_Ghiroli/status/1356420565268107266/photo/1https://twitter.com/Britt_Ghiroli/status/1356420565268107266/photo/1

Keith Law, a smart guy, ranks his Top 100 prospects for 2021. Of note for us: the Mets have 4 players in the list. (I'll get this out of the way--Jared Kelenick is #4). 19. Francisco Alvarez, C, NY Mets, Age: 19 "He's a force at the plate, with a compact but powerful swing as well as impressive command of the strike zone for someone who just turned 19 in November. He rarely strikes out and already has enough power to project as an above-average regular at catcher when he gets to the majors. Behind the plate, he's a solid-average receiver with an arm that might be a tick above that, enough of everything that he's going to stay at the position. With his contact skills and present power, he'll be very good, but if the power develops, or he maintains his strong walk rates, the Venezuelan teenager will be a star." 32. Ronny Mauricio, SS, NY Mets, Age: 20 "He's a dynamic athlete who plays above-average defense at short, and his hands are extremely quick, generating a ton of bat speed, although so far that's put the ball on the ground far too often and he'll have to learn to put the ball in the air more often to get to his ceiling...There's huge upside here; last offseason I said he could become a top 5 prospect with a big year at High A, and I'm sticking to it." 90. Matt Allan, RHP, NY Mets, Age: 20 "He'll pitch at 92-95 with more in the tank and his curveball is at least a 60 already, a power pitch with tight, downward break, along with a much-improved changeup that had left-handed batters in Mets camp raving. His four-seamer can play down a bit below his velocity, but he'll get a lot of outs with the secondary stuff and isn't afraid to attack hitters with all of his weapons." 94. Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF, NY Mets, Age: 19 "Crow-Armstrong is a future 70 defender in center with a plus arm, and a 60 runner with good instincts on the bases. At the plate, he has good feel to hit with bat speed, although his front side can go soft and he's shown more swing and miss, including at showcase events, than you want from a player of this profile. He's also faced better pitching in his amateur career than most high school kids, which could be skewing that last variable. He has a high floor because of his glove and speed; if he firms up that front side he could also become a great lead-off hitter with high averages and OBPs to go with the plus defense." https://theathletic.com/2338178/2021/01/28/keith-law-top-100-prospects-2021/https://theathletic.com/2338178/2021/01/28/keith-law-top-100-prospects-2021/

The Mets are getting Josh Winckowski, a 22 year-old RHP. Fangraphs said that he "has a chance to pop in 2021 because he was pitching hurt in 2019 and still got guys out. He looked rusty during instructs but was also up to 97 and added a new splitter to an already decent slider." https://www.fangraphs.com/players/josh-winckowski/sa918379/stats?position=Phttps://www.fangraphs.com/players/josh-winckowski/sa918379/stats?position=P Sean Reid-Foley was on the 40-man for TOR and pitched for them in 2020. https://www.fangraphs.com/players/sean-reid-foley/17034/stats?position=Phttps://www.fangraphs.com/players/sean-reid-foley/17034/stats?position=P Yennsy Diaz pitched for TOR in '19. So the Mets got 3 right-handed SPs providing depth at the top of the minors. https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/1354621009303896064https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/1354621009303896064

Our talents have thrown you for a Loup, is what you're saying. Loup will be throw-ing for the Mets. From Wiki, we learn that he likes hunting and fishing and is "quiet and reserved": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Louphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Loup https://www.fangraphs.com/players/aaron-loup/10343/stats?position=Phttps://www.fangraphs.com/players/aaron-loup/10343/stats?position=P https://www.mlb.com/news/blue-jays-reliever-aaron-loup-celebrates-first-mothers-day-as-a-father/c-74640504https://www.mlb.com/news/blue-jays-reliever-aaron-loup-celebrates-first-mothers-day-as-a-father/c-74640504 The main picture is from 2011, not 1961: https://patch.com/florida/dunedin/meet-the-baseball-wives-of-dunedinhttps://patch.com/florida/dunedin/meet-the-baseball-wives-of-dunedin

"whiffing" I'm sure that Steve and Sandy would describe it differently.

Doolittle is a righteous dude but I don't see a role for him in Flushing. I'm Just fine with Wilson.

Hand to the last team you want him to go to--the Nationals. He's now their closer which is what he wanted (he can close and be a FA again next year). I guess he also wanted to play for a second-rate organization with third-rate fans rather than deal with the pressure of New York so F him. (BTW, the Mets would have had Hand if the ownership change happened one week sooner.)

The previous two comments are logical and can be read together: they didn't want to be committed to Realmuto long-term when Alvarez might be ready during that period; they didn't feel that Springer would be worth a 6-year deal at his age; and, perhaps that Bauer's shorter contract (3 or 4 years?) is a good value.

smg58 makes a salient point: if Bauer then why not Realmuto or Springer? ... unless Bauer's price has gone way down and now he's too good to pass up, any problems notwithstanding.

I wonder if Cohen was required to make an off-the-record promise not to exceed the luxury tax as a condition of his approval.

http://amglifestylestore.com/images/VARIANT/icon/7578.jpg> Athlon Sports has unique covers for almost every team, including one for the Mets. http://amglifestylestore.com/p-2688-athlon-sports-baseball-2021.aspxhttp://amglifestylestore.com/p-2688-athlon-sports-baseball-2021.aspx

Deesha says that the Mets are looking closely at Albert ("That's") Almora. (Did the Wilpons recapture the team?) [bLOCKQUOTE]Two years removed from his MLB debut during Chicago's 2016 championship run, Almora played a career-high 918.1 innings in center and posted a 10 DRS (defensive runs saved) in 2018, tied with Billy Hamilton for third-best in MLB among qualified center fielders, according to FanGraphs. His 10 OAA (outs above average) that year was sixth-best in the league, complemented by a 3.4 defensive fWAR (wins above replacement). When Almora is playing regularly, he's a defensive-first center fielder who could drastically improve the Mets' -5 center field DRS and overall -22 DRS in 2020, the latter of which was fifth-worst in MLB. He can be a fourth outfielder with Brandon Nimmo sliding over to left field and Dominic Smith either playing first base or hitting DH. But it's hard to imagine Almora getting regular playing time with the numbers he's put up offensively. His OPS has dipped every year since his debut in 2016, culminating in an awful .465 OPS and 29 OPS+ over 28 games and 30 at-bats in 2020. His strikeout rate even jumped from 17.1% to 26.5% last season. Though last year's small sample size — and generally weird pandemic-impacted 60-game season — is hardly a good indicator of Almora's plate performance, he has a career .707 OPS and .271/.309/.398 slashline — numbers that are slightly better than Juan Lagares.[/bLOCKQUOTE] https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/ny-mets-center-field-options-20210121-d6nr447bavfhflbr44sd74pr4m-story.htmlhttps://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/ny-mets-center-field-options-20210121-d6nr447bavfhflbr44sd74pr4m-story.html https://www.fangraphs.com/players/albert-almora-jr/14109/stats?position=OFhttps://www.fangraphs.com/players/albert-almora-jr/14109/stats?position=OF

Are there official Tabloid Cover Derby masks?