Frayed Knot

4-Zip NYM thru 4 Back-to-back jacks in bottom 3 by Granderson (w/2 on) and then Wright. 3 hits allowed + 2 walks & 4 Ks for the deGrominator (now thru top 5) All NYM hits for XBs so far, toss a Tejada 2B and a d'Arnaud 3B onto the HRs

1) Curtis Granderson leads the club in HRs? -- YES 2) Jenrry Mejia leads in saves? -- NO Will be on the team's ML roster (or DL) the entire season? 3) Dillon Gee -- YES 4) Bartolo Colon -- NO 5) Travis d'Arnaud -- YES 6) Anthony Recker -- NO 7) Daniel Murphy -- NO 8) Ruben Tejada -- NO 9) Jonathon Niese -- YES 10) Terry Collins -- YES 11) Lucas Duda -- 29.5 HRs -- UNDER 12) Michael Cuddyer -- 119.5 Starts -- OVER 13) Jenrry Mejia -- 19.5 Saves -- UNDER 14) Wilmer Flores -- 449.5 PAs -- OVER 15) Bartolo Colon -- 17.5 Starts -- UNDER 16) David Wright -- 21.5 HRs -- OVER 17) Kirk Nieuwenhuis -- 199.5 PAs -- OVER 18) Noah Syndergaard -- 19.5 ML Starts -- UNDER 19) Steven Matz -- 9.5 ML Starts -- UNDER 20) Brandon Nimmo - 49.5 ML PAs -- UNDER 21) More PAs w/2015 NYM: Murphy or Herrera? 22) More PAs: Nieuwenhuis or Mayberry? 23) More PAs: d'Arnaud or Plawecki? 24) More Saves: Parnell or Familia? 25) More IPs: Gilmartin or Leathersich?

seawolf17 wrote: I reserve the right to edit before Sunday if the Mets make roster moves. Yes, I will tally no results until next Sunday night. Let's say a 9 PM EDT deadline on 4/5.

Below are 25 questions that can all be answered with a simple YES/NO (10), OVER/UNDER (10), or an EITHER/OR between two players (5) - so no 'Only ifs', or 'Yeah buts' allowed. Obviously (at least I think it's obvious) the results are only those which are tallied with the 2015 NYM. No minor league numbers and/or those with other clubs this season count towards any totals. If you choose to participate, answer all 25 and I'll tally the results then do my best to keep this from being forgotten at the end of the regular season at which point we'll reexamine it for the purpose of [crossout]ridiculing the losers[/crossout] seeing whose picks were most accurate. All entries due by the end of Sunday, April 5 Part 1: YES or NO 1) Curtis Granderson leads the club in HRs? (any ties count as a win for the YES answers) 2) Jenrry Mejia leads in saves? (same deal if there's a tie) Will be on the team's ML roster (or DL) the entire season? 3) Dillon Gee 4) Bartolo Colon 5) Travis d'Arnaud 6) Anthony Recker 7) Daniel Murphy 8) Ruben Tejada 9) Jonathon Niese 10) Terry Collins (has to be field manager for a YES to count - if demoted but stays in the org with a "special assistant" title or other such nonsense it doesn't count) Part 2: OVER/UNDER 11) Lucas Duda -- 29.5 HRs 12) Michael Cuddyer -- 119.5 Starts 13) Jenrry Mejia -- 19.5 Saves 14) Wilmer Flores -- 449.5 PAs 15) Bartolo Colon -- 17.5 Starts 16) David Wright -- 21.5 HRs (22 or more would surpass Straw's club record) 17) Kirk Nieuwenhuis -- 199.5 PAs 18) Noah Syndergaard -- 19.5 ML Starts 19) Steven Matz -- 9.5 ML Starts 20) Brandon Nimmo - 49.5 ML PAs EITHER/OR - simply name one player or the other in each comparison 21) More PAs w/2015 NYM: Murphy or Herrera? 22) More PAs: Nieuwenhuis or Mayberry? 23) More PAs: d'Arnaud or Plawecki? 24) More Saves: Parnell or Familia? 25) More IPs: Gilmartin or Leathersich?

Lagares is a much better hitter now

I think so too, but it's not like Ruben is the ideal backup either. Ideally Wilmer's backup would be a speedy, glove-first, slappy-hitting lefty, but I didn't see any of those on the shelves last time I was at the store. So I suspect Ruben breaks camp as the #2 SS. Doesn't mean he'll be there all year though.

And Matt Reynolds trying to show Terry (read: Sandy) that he's the better choice to make the squad over Tejada -- not that Ruben's having a bad ST, but MR is up to .378/.400/.595 (yeah, I know, ST + SSS)

- Scherzer has been tabbed as the Nats OD starter - but now lingering knee problems leave Rendon's participation in doubt.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Nope, that was off Betances, whose -- Michael Kay fantasy note!-- "struggles this spring continue." LOL. I didn't know this but could have predicted it. Every MFY fan thinks this guy is Mariano, only better. Article this morning talking about how Bettances admits his velocity this spring has been "nowhere near where I want it to be" and how his last outing started with eight consecutive balls.

Runs off Tanaka? - Check Runs off Bettances? - Check Runs off Andrew Miller? - Check

Edgy MD wrote: Taylor Buchholz? Joaquin Arias? Anybody? I remember Arias simply because he was a prospect of some promise in the Yanqui chain at one point. More specifically, he was the PtbNL from a list of several that the Rangers opted for in the Alex Rodriguez deal [ARod + money = Soriano + Arias] on the reasoning that Arias (then only 19) had the SS abilities which gave him the better upside to a more advanced MFY infield prospect on the list but one whom nobody seemed to know quite what to make of: Robinson Cano. By the time the Mets got him -- for Jeff Francouer in a swap of young, toolsy disappointments -- it was six years later at which point it was obvious he wasn't going to be the everyday SS that Texas was hoping for at the time and he got nothing more than fill-in duty (30 ABs - 6 hits) in Queens. Still, Arias is still just 30 y/o and 2016 will be his 8th ML season and 4th straight with SF (assuming he makes the club). And while he's only twice reached 200 ABs in any one year, he's got 2 WS rings in his collection.

... acc to Eddie C. - Murphy: Probably ready for OD. Will likely be kept to minor league games when he's ready to play again so that they can back-date him longer in case they need to go that route - Flores: Much better today and more likely for OD. Could be back playing as early as this weekend - Black: Throwing off flat ground but nothing more. Almost certainly will NOT make the OD roster - Parnell: Mid-April at the earliest - Duda: Feels fine but needs more reps because of his late start.

Edgy MD wrote: Heath Bell, in camp on a minor league dealio with the Nats, has dropped 40 pounds. He may well be in the best shape of his life! But none of that prevented him from being cut yesterday ... and then announcing his retirement today. I wonder if he ever stopped to realize that maybe not gaining the 40 pounds in the first place would save him the trouble of then having to lose it seemingly ever other year. No word on whether or not he blamed any of this on Rick Peterson.

Zvon wrote: MLBtv does not make it available for replay. It's up there now on MLB.com -- he waited on a breaking pitch and golfed a high one over the LCF wall.

3-2 Astros final. Mets never got another hit after that Wright HR.

Yes, Wright HR was NOT to WRightfield - at least according to the descriptions ... I didn't see it or anything.

Only two NYM hits thru 3 innings, but the 2nd one was a 2R HR by Wright 3-0 thru 3. Gee: 4 hits allowed over 3.

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Zvon wrote: I kinda figured Recker was going north with the team no matter what. Not sure why he should have it sewn up. I mean I'm sure everybody likes him and all (plus he ups the team's runway model quotient), but Monell iis hitting better, hits left-handed, and is 2-1/2 years younger. I admit to knowing nothing about Monell's defensive qualities, but if they're even remotely comparable with Recker gives you it's not like we're going to miss the .201 BA/.246 OBA we got from the big boy last year.

Edgy MD wrote: Any day where Mat Latos gets smacked around is a good day as far as I'm concerned, whether in spring training, regular season, post-season, the parking lot outside a Trader Joe's, doesn't matter. See, and I'm here wishing it was Tom Koehler. Well, sure, but that's just to annoy Seawolf. Latos: Nasty attitude (including towards teammates at times) + an absurd and growing number of tattoos on a body w/skintone whiter than mine = Asshat I'm encouraged with all this asskicking we've been doing lately. What was Ronnie saying yesterday? Best BA & OBA in MLB this spring. I know you can't count on that to continue all year but it's at least evidence that they've got a decent chance to be closer to the top of the heap than the bottom in them categories. THREE doubles for Recker this afternoon.

2 2Bs 2day for Recker ... but will it be enough to secure his spot on the team after a 4/27 (1 XBH) start to his Spring -- especially vs Monell's .379/.419/.724 month of March?

Any day where Mat Latos gets smacked around is a good day as far as I'm concerned, whether in spring training, regular season, post-season, the parking lot outside a Trader Joe's, doesn't matter.

X-rays [u:2z0dy8vq]negative[/u:2z0dy8vq] on Wilmer's tootsies Walking boot for "a day or two", then take it from there.

That would be one of the more anonymous long-time players in MLB today, pitcher Jamie Wright - currently hurling for Texas after spending 2014 with the Dodgers.

"The simultaneous start also could disadvantage teams firmly in the playoff mix." -- Au contraire. It doesn't DISadvantage anyone but rather is an advantage to those who have spots clinched. If you want to set up your post-season rotation ahead of time then don't go into Game 162 with things still up in the air. The EPL figured this out a bunch of years ago and use it for their final weekend, and even FIFA went to it after some early round World Cup games were turned into 'Friendlies' among some teams with passes into round 2. Not as simple here with multiple time zones but still a good idea and better late than never.