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John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I give Omar huge credit for finding Dickey. But Sandy can't get enough for flipping him for Syndergaard and darnaud AND throwing in Omar's prize prospect, Josh Thole! Come on! Dickey signed eight years ago today, to much would-be comic derision. Twenty-three-point-two WARs later and counting, I think it's worked out!

As three marginal Mets melt away, and the Mets hunt high and low for infielders, it may be a good time to take a peek at the outfield. Non-roster player and unknown quantity Zach Borenstein is our fourth outfielder, and the fifth is a mystery. Either an infielder like Matt Reynolds faking it or an organizational floater like Jayce Boyd. Transactions, 11/21 DirectionGOING=#00BF40]COMINGTransaction=#000000]Signed Away By Los Angeles And Invited To Camp=#000000] Added To Projected RosterPosition Group=#0000FF] Outfielder=#0000FF] Outfielder[fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/taijeron-travis-2017-28.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/605148/t2310/180x270/605148.jpg[/fimg]NameTravis TaijeronZach BorensteinDoB1/20/897/23/90 Transactions, 12/19 DirectionGOINGTransaction=#000000]Signed Away By Texas And Invited To CampPosition Group=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/goeddel-erik-2017-62.jpg[/fimg]NameErik GoeddelDoB12/20/88 Transactions, 12/20 DirectionGOINGTransaction=#000000]Signed Away By Washington And Invited To CampPosition GroupStarting Pitcher[fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/milone-tommy-2017-29.jpg[/fimg]NameTommy MiloneDoB2/16/87 Your Projected Mets Coaching Staff Position=#BF0000] Manager=#BF0000]Bench Coach=#BF0000]Pitching Coach=#BF0000] Hitting Coach=#BF0000]Third Base Coach[fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/callaway-mickey-2017-36.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://mlb.mlb.com/images/coaches/mugshots/113387.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/images/coaches/mugshots/113782.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/roessler-pat-2017-62.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/sherlock-glenn-2017-53.jpg[/fimg]NameMickey Callaway #36Gary DiSarcinaDave EilandPat RoesslerGlenn SherlockDoB5/13/7511/19/677/5/6612/27/597/7/58Position=#BF0000] First Base Coach=#BF0000]Bullpen Coach=#BF0000]Ass't Batting Coach=#BF0000]Bullpen Catcher=#BF0000]Bullpen Catcher[fimg=90]http://mlb.mlb.com/images/coaches/mugshots/110215.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/bones-ricky-2017-25.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/tom-slater.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/images/coaches/mugshots/534948.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/images/coaches/mugshots/430002.jpg[/fimg]NameRuben Amaro, Jr.Ricky BonesTom Slater #??Dave RacanielloEric Langill #78DoB2/12/654/7/694/6/686/3/787/7/58Position=#BF0000]Head Trainer=#BF0000]Assistant Trainer=#BF0000]Strength & Cond. Coach=#BF0000]Strength & Cond. Coach[fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/chicklo-brian.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/iwanow-deb.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/mike-barwis.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/dustin-clarke-1.jpg[/fimg]NameBrian ChickloDeb IwanowMike BarwisDustin ClarkeDoB7/17/72Circa 19776/6/73circa 1987 YOUR Projected 2018 New York Mets Position GroupStarting PitcherStarting PitcherStarting PitcherStarting PitcherStarting Pitcher[fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/degrom-jacob-2017-48.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/harvey-matt-33-2017.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/matz-steven-2017-32.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/syndergaard-noah-2017-34.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/wheeler-zack-2017-45.jpg[/fimg]NameJacob deGromMatt HarveySteven MatzNoah SyndergaardZack WheelerDoB6/19/883/27/895/29/918/29/925/30/90B/TL/RR/RR/LL/RL/RPrimary PositionStarting PitcherStarting PitcherStarting PitcherStarting PitcherStarting PitcherOther PositionsrpStatus Notes=#228B22]Arbitration Eligible=#228B22]Arbitration EligibleComing Off Injury=#228B22]Arbitration Eligible Coming Off Injury=#228B22]Arbitration Eligible Coming Off InjuryPosition Group=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/blevins-jerry-2017-39.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/bradford-chasen-2017-46.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/familia-jeurys-2017-27.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/montero-rafael-2017-50.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/ramos-aj-2017-44.jpg[/fimg]NameJerry BlevinsChasen BradfordJeurys FamiliaRafael MonteroAJ RamosDoB6/6/838/5/8910/10/8910/17/909/20/86B/TL/LR/RR/RR/RR/RPrimary Position=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief PitcherOther PositionsspStatus Notes=#228B22]$7 M Option $1 M Buyout=#228B22]Arbitration Eligible=#228B22]Arbitration EligiblePosition Group=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#008000] Catcher=#008000] Catcher[fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/robles-hansel-2017-471.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/461872.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/smoker-josh-2017-49.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/darnaud-travis-2017-18.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/plawecki-kevin-2017-26.jpg[/fimg]NameHansel RoblesAnthony SwarzakJosh SmokerTravis d'ArnaudKevin PlaweckiDoB8/13/909/10/8511/26/885/30/902/26/91B/TR/RR/RL/LR/RR/RPrimary Position=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#008000]Catcher=#008000]CatcherOther Positions1bStatus Notes=#228B22]Arbitration Eligible=#228B22]Arbitration EligiblePosition Group=#8000FF] Infielder=#8000FF] Infielder=#8000FF] Infielder=#8000FF] Infielder=#8000FF] Infielder[fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/cabrera-asdrubal-2017-13.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/cecchini-gavin-2017-2.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/flores-wilmer-2017-4.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/reynolds-matt-2017-15.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/rosario-amed-2017-61.jpg[/fimg]NameAsdrubal CabreraGavin CecchiniWilmer FloresMatt ReynoldsAmed RosarioDoB11/13/8512/22/938/6/9112/3/9011/20/95B/TS/RR/RR/RR/RR/RPrimary Position=#8000FF]Shortstop=#8000FF]Shortstop=#8000FF]Third Base=#8000FF]Third Base=#8000FF]ShortstopOther Positionsss, 2b, 1bss, 2b, lfStatus Notes=#228B22]$8.5 M Option, $2 M BuyoutHas Options=#228B22]Arbitration Eligible Coming Off InjuryHas OptionsHas OptionsPosition Group=#8000FF] Infielder=#0000FF] Outfielder=#0000FF] Outfielder=#0000FF] Outfielder=#0000FF] Outfielder[fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/smith-dominic-2017-22.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/605148/t2310/180x270/605148.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/cespedes-yoenis-2017-52.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/lagares-juan-2017-12.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/nimmo-brandon-2017-9.jpg[/fimg]NameDominic SmithZach BorensteinYoenis CéspedesJuan LagaresBrandon NimmoDoB6/15/957/23/9010/18/853/17/893/27/93B/TL/LL/RR/RR/RL/RPrimary Position=#8000FF]First Base=#0000FF]Left Field=#0000FF]Left Field=#0000FF]Center Field=#0000FF]Center FieldOther Positionsrfcfrf, lflf, rfStatus NotesHas OptionsNot On 40-Man RosterComing Off InjuryHas Options Also on 40-Man Roster Position GroupStarting PitcherStarting PitcherStarting PitcherStarting PitcherStarting Pitcher[fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/flexen-chris-2017-64.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/gsellman-robert-2017-65.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/lugo-seth-2017-67.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/molina-marcos-2017-68.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/621261/t505/180x270/621261.jpg[/fimg]NameChris FlexenRobert GsellmanSeth LugoMarcos MolinaCorey OswaltDoB7/1/947/18/9311/17/893/8/959/3/93B/TR/RR/RR/RR/RR/RPrimary PositionStarting PitcherStarting PitcherStarting PitcherStarting PitcherStarting PitcherOther PositionsrprprprprpStatus NotesProjected For Las VegasProjected For Las VegasProjected For Las VegasProjected For BinghamtonProjected For Las VegasPosition Group=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/641341/generic/180x270/641341.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/639373/generic/180x270/639373.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/callahan-jamie-2017-43.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/mcgowan-kevin-2017-61.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/mejia-jenrry-2017-58.jpg[/fimg]NameTyler BashlorGuerson BatistaJamie CallahanKevin McGowanJenrry MejiaDoB4/16/935/31/958/24/9410/18/9110/11/89B/TR/RR/RR/RR/RR/RPrimary Position=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief PitcherOther PositionsStatus NotesProjected For BinghamtonProjected For BinghamtonProjected For Las VegasProjected For Las VegasBANNED!Position Group=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#008000] Catcher=#8000FF] Infielder=#8000FF] Infielder[fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/rhame-jacob-2017-35.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/sewald-paul-2017-51.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/nido-tomas-2017-70.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/641645.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/rivera-tj-2017-54.jpg[/fimg]NameJacob RhamePaul SewaldTomás NidoLuis GuillormeT.J. RiveraDoB3/16/935/26/904/12/949/27/9410/27/88B/T=#FF8000]Relief PitcherR/RR/RR/RPrimary Position=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#008000]Catcher=#8000FF]Second Base=#8000FF]Second BaseOther Positions1bss, 3b3b, lf, 1bStatus NotesProjected For Las VegasHas OptionsProjected For Las VegasProjected For Las VegasExpected To Open Season On Rehab AssignmentPosition Group=#8000FF] Infielder=#0000FF] Outfielder[fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/wright-david-2017-5.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/conforto-michael-2017-30.jpg[/fimg]NameDavid WrightMichael ConfortoDoB12/20/823/1/93B/TR/RL/LPrimary Position=#8000FF]Third Base=#0000FF]Left FieldOther Positionsrf, cfStatus NotesExpected To Open Season On Rehab AssignmentExpected To Open Season On Rehab Assignment Also in Camp Position Group=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#008000] Catcher=#0000FF] Outfielder[fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/purke-matt-2018.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/446653.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/605148/t2310/180x270/605148.jpg[/fimg]NameMatt PurkeJosé LobatonZach BorensteinDoB7/17/907/5/097/23/90B/TL/LS/RL/RPrimary Position=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#008000]Catcher=#0000FF]Left FieldOther PositionssprfStatus Notes Major League Free Agents Position Group=#8000FF] Infielder=#8000FF] Infielder=#0000FF] Outfielder[fimg=90]http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/430637.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/reyes-jose-2017-7.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/aoki-norichika-2017-11.jpg[/fimg]NameKelly JohnsonJosé ReyesNorichika AokiDoB2/22/826/11/831/5/82B/TL/RS/RL/RPrimary Position=#8000FF]Second Base=#8000FF]Third Base=#0000FF]Left FieldOther Positions3b, lf, 1b, rf, ssssrf, cfStatus NotesOut of Options Out Of Options, Projected For Vegas Minor League Free Agents 2017 High Level=#0040FF]AAA=#0040FF]AAA=#0040FF]AAA=#0040FF]AAA=#0040FF]AAAPosition GroupStarting PitcherStarting PitcherStarting PitcherStarting PitcherStarting Pitcher[fimg=90]http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/452293.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/444444/generic/180x270/444444.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/518444.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/517448/t431/180x270/517448.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/518764/generic/180x270/518764.jpg[/fimg]NameJonathan AlbaladejoMitch AtkinsBlake BeavenWilfredo BoscanDonovan HandDoB10/30/8210/1/851/17/8910/26/894/20/86B/TR/RR/RR/RR/RR/RPrimary PositionStarting PitcherStarting Pitcher=#FF8000]Starting Pitcher=#8000FF]Starting Pitcher=#8000FF]Starting PitcherOther PositionsrprprprprpStatus Notes2017 High Level=#0040FF]AAA=#0040FF]AAA=#0040FF]AAA=#0040FF]AAA=#0040FF]AAAPosition GroupStarting Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/606716/t505/180x270/606716.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/593604/t505/180x270/593604.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/451132/t505/180x270/451132.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/452733/generic/180x270/452733.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/594985/generic/180x270/594985.jpg[/fimg]NameLuis (Angel) MateoAlberto BaldonadoCory BurnsTom GorzelannyBen RowenDoB3/22/902/1/9310/9/877/12/8211/15/88B/TR/RL/LR/RR/LR/RPrimary PositionStarting Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief PitcherOther PositionsrpStatus Notes2017 High Level=#0040FF]AAA=#0040FF]AAA=#0040FF]AAA=#0040FF]AAA=#0040FF]AAAPosition Group=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#008000] Catcher=#008000] Catcher=#8000FF] Infielder[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/474599/generic/180x270/474599.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/608096/generic/180x270/608096.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/518530/generic/180x270/518530.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/571712/generic/180x270/571712.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/572804/t505/180x270/572804.jpg[/fimg]NameNeil WagnerBeck WheelerXorge CarrilloJeff GlennCody DeckerDoB1/1/8412/13/884/12/899/22/911/17/87B/TR/RR/RR/RR/RR/RPrimary Position=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#008000]Catcher=#008000]Catcher=#8000FF]First BaseOther Positionssp1blf, c, rfStatus Notes2017 High Level=#0040FF]AAA=#0040FF]AAA=#0040FF]AAA=#0040FF]AAAAAPosition Group=#8000FF] Infielder=#8000FF] Infielder=#0000FF] Outfielder=#0000FF] OutfielderStarting Pitcher[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/545353/t505/180x270/545353.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/446044/t556/180x270/446044.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/606323/t505/180x270/606323.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/501983.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/595263/t505/180x270/595263.jpg[/fimg]NameJio MierJosh RodriguezVictor CruzadoTravis SniderMickey JannisDoB8/26/9012/18/846/30/922/2/8812/16/87B/TR/RR/RS/RL/LR/RPrimary Position=#8000FF]Shortstop=#8000FF]Third Base=#8000FF]Left Field=#0000FF]Right Field=#8000FF]Starting PitcherOther Positions2b, 3blf, ss, 2b, 1b, rf, cfrf, cflf, cf, 1b rprpStatus Notes2017 High LevelAAAAAAAAAAPosition Group=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#8000FF] Infielder=#8000FF] Infielder=#0000FF] Outfielder[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/453268/generic/180x270/453268.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/595231/t505/180x270/595231.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/516631.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/606322/t505/180x270/606322.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/607741/t505/180x270/607741.jpg[/fimg]NameDaniel BardBen GrisetGustavo NuñezJ.C. RodriguezKevin TaylorDoB6/25/853/12/922/8/889/3/927/13/91B/TR/RL/LS/RS/RL/RPrimary Position=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#8000FF]Shortstop=#8000FF]Second Base=#8000FF]Left FieldOther Positionssp2b, 3b, lfss, 3b, lf1b, 3b, 2bStatus Notes2017 High Level=#FFFF00]A+=#FFFF00]A+=#FFFF00]A+=#FFFF00]A+=#FFFF00]A+Position GroupStarting Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/622503/t507/180x270/622503.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/621213/t507/180x270/621213.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/600870/t507/180x270/600870.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/607654/t507/180x270/607654.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/624575/t507/180x270/624575.jpg[/fimg]NameNabil CrismattJustin BrantleyKevin CanelonCraig MissigmanJoshua TorresDoB12/16/873/5/911/16/948/5/934/26/94B/TR/RR/RL/LR/RR/RPrimary Position=#8000FF]Starting Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief PitcherOther PositionsrpspspspStatus Notes2017 High Level=#FFFF00]A+=#FFFF00]A+=#FFFF00]A+=#FFFF00]A+=#FFFF00]A+Position Group=#008000] Catcher=#008000] Catcher=#8000FF] Infielder=#8000FF]Infielder=#0000FF] Outfielder[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/622511/t3705/180x270/622511.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/600937/t506/180x270/600937.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/621554/generic/180x270/621554.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/595210/generic/180x270/595210.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/606967/t507/180x270/606967.jpg[/fimg]NameJosé GarciaVictor MoscoteLeon ByrdJ.J. FrancoJeff DiehlDoB11/3/945/10/942/27/942/2/929/30/93B/TL/RR/RS/RR/RR/RPrimary Position=#008000]Catcher=#008000]Catcher=#8000FF]Second Base=#8000FF]Second Base=#0000FF]Right FieldOther Positions1b, 3b, 2bss, cf, lf, rf, 3b3b, lf, rp1b, lf, 3bStatus Notes2017 High Level=#8000BF]A=#8000BF]A=#FFBFFF]SS A+=#FFBFFF]SS A+=#FFFF00]A+Position Group=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#008000] CatcherStarting PitcherStarting Pitcher=#8000FF] Infielder[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/670946/generic/180x270/670946.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/600958/t3705/180x270/600958.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/625559/t506/180x270/625559.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.edentonsteamers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Gunner-Kines.png[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/622557/t506/180x270/622557.jpg[/fimg]NameMatt PobereykoNatanael RamosJosé GeraldoGunnar KinesJosé MariaDoB12/24/916/19/937/14/957/25/9311/30/94B/TR/RR/RR/RL/LR/RPrimary Position=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#008000]Catcher=#8000FF]Starting Pitcher=#8000FF]Starting Pitcher=#008000]First BaseOther Positionsrprpc, lfStatus Notes2017 High Level=#FFBFFF]SS A=#FFBFFF]SS A=#80BF40]RkDid Not AppearPosition Group=#00FFFF]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#008000] CatcherStarting Pitcher[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/601971/t506/180x270/601971.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/642503/t506/180x270/642503.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/665130/generic/180x270/665130.jpg[/fimg][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/606187/t506/180x270/606187.jpg[/fimg]NamePedro PerezRonald SanchezMatthew FoleyAudry GermanDoB8/31/949/20/934/15/945/16/97B/TR/RR/RR/RR/RPrimary Position=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher=#008000]CatcherStarting PitcherOther Positionssp1b, lf, rfStatus Notes

Centerfield wrote: Sandy has done a terrible job with the farm system. I don't see how anyone can really refute this. Easy. It was typically ranked around #2 or #3 just a few years earlier, and then in recent years it has both graduated many players, including 4 of their top 5 prospects from the previous season, and been gutted by trades as the 2015 and 2016 team muscled up. Heck, Law ranked it #7 even as recently as last January. It's been a terrible year, but it's like judging an orchard after a pruning.

Ceetar wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Not sure how this means that 'we' (not even quite sure who the 'we' is here) are screwed. . The implications are, i think, that if they can afford to make new investments they can't be as cashed strapped as we're claiming they are that they need to pilfer (an undisclosed, private amount of) profits from the Mets/SNY and they should've just sunk that investment money into the Mets. The Wilpons do continue to invest the Mets. When the team sold off minority shares, it was members of the Wilpons and their companies (like SNY) that bought in. That was a cash infusion. Unfortunately for payroll watchers, a lot of that cash went to pay off many of the team's non-payroll obligations, which is the ongoing issue. But liquidating one or leveraging one asset to invest in another is what guys like this do. This is probably a good point to get into this scheme (or they see it as such), and they probably think it'll help the Mets down the road. Whether it will is another story. I think the reality the last few years has that there's a level of debt service the organization has had to prioritize before expanding payroll, and they have to get budget approval by their creditors. That may have eased during the periods of success in recent years, but (and I'm going deeper into speculation here), restrictions may have returned following 2017's declining success and declining revenues.

Lind gives you a little more OBP and a little more outfield versatility. Adams had a great half season for Atlanta, but on a one-year dealio, I'll take Lind's modest track record, older though he may be.

I don't know if they're hitting a dead spot or not. It's December. But four of their top five prospects* all "graduated" in the second half of last year, and are neither being counted as among their minor league assets nor particularly among their major league assets this season. It's unclear which of them will perform going forward, but they are certainly still assets. I tend to think teams shouldn't be ranked on their minor league systems so much as their talent under X age. Why should one team get points for having a 22-year-old shortstop in AA, while another team comes up short despite having a 21-year-old shortstop starting in the majors? Beyond that, a bunch of talent got traded off in 2015 and 2016 that would have otherwise been blossoming now, but has yielded a meaningful return in big league wins. According to the MLB.com list, anyhow (#'s 26, 28, and 29, too).

It's not like 2017 was the sum total of his tenure. And the system isn't bare so much as it was in a growing cycle his first few years, and has been pruned the last three.

It snuck under the radar, but ... well, apparently, a month ago, the Dodgers signed Travis Taijeron. I mean CBS sports and SNY reported it, but milb.com still has him listed as part of the Vegas roster. If it's true, fair tidings to him in parting. He played three PCL All-Star quality years in Vegas, while the Mets resisted calling him up, seemingly insisting that his was the sort of performance that wouldn't translate to the bigs, and when they were forced to call him up anyway, they appeared to be seemingly right.

That statue is a lot of things, but it ain't Art Deco.

A post invisible to your eyes declared the Mets to have garnered two first-place finishes in the previous 30 years.

Officially, terms have not been announced. That's not particularly surprising, as far as salary goes, but they also haven't released, even by leak, any indication of the duration, leading to speculation that Alderson is going year-to-year, perhaps by choice, perhaps not. "Unfinished business" is the term he used. Maybe he hoped to walk away after this season, but just couldn't after the outcome.

The Mets have announced Sandy Alderson has gotten an extension. It's curious that this has been finalized this deep into the winter, and I'm curious to see if this changes the course at all.

Nymr83 wrote: Edgy MD wrote: He's also one of the greatest players ever to wear a pair of underpants. who is the greatest player to regularly "go commando"? Kevin Mitchell, I would think.

MFS62 wrote: Edgy, we get into this same discussion every time Martinez' name comes up. Well, if you choose to make a point of it, that's what you choose to do. MFS62 wrote: But from the numbers above, about 15 % of eligible voters share that opinion, as do some of the other CPF-ers. Not voting for Edgar Martinez is not the same as excluding him outright because he's a DH.

MFS62 wrote: But to me, "Player" involves the classic 5 tools; hit, hit with power, field, run, throw. And IMO to be a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, a player must do those things well enough to be worthy of the Hall, even if they don't do one of them (like run) particularly well. This is inherently contradictory. A player must do all five of these things "well enough to be worthy of the Hall" while not doing them "particularly well"? That's impossible. If a failure to do any one of these at a Hall of Fame level is disqualiftying, then 80% of the guys already in are disqualified. Hank Aaron didn't field particularly well. Who knows how early he'd've been moved to DH, with or without his consent. He's also one of the greatest players ever to wear a pair of underpants. MFS62 wrote: But he must DO them. It's just untrue that he didn't field.

MFS62 wrote: Edgy MD wrote: If pitchers who never hit are eligible and are enshrined, why not hitters who never fielded (though Martinez actually played over 500 games on defense)? A pitcher's ability to hit is not part of the job description of "pitcher". That seems arbitrary. A hitter's ability to field is not part of the job description of "hitter." But both are part of the job description of player. One guy gets protected from his weakness by a rule he never asked for, and isn't penalized. Another guy gets protected from his weakness by a rule he never asked for, and is penalized — indeed, disqualified from the Hall of Fame. Why? We have no real evidence to conclude that, had the DH rule not been available to his managers, he wouldn't have been in the lineup. Nor do we have any reason to conclude that he played the field any more or less than Honus Wagner or Ron Santo or George Kell would have, had the DH rule been available to their managers. The only fair thing to do is to give him a zero on defense for the years he didn't play, and judge him by his bat alone. You can even give him less than a zero, believing that his lack of a glove and presence at DH puts a lesser hitter into the game on average. This puts him at a disadvantage to Mike Schmidt and George Brett (and Wagner and Santo and George Kell), but doesn't exclude him outright. I don't like the rule either. But to declare year in and year out that he's never going to get your vote in order to make a point about a rule he had nothing to do with creating seems miserly. What if he hit 1,000 homers and stole 1,500 bases? We're still going to screw him because five years into his career, his manager had a lineup that just fit together best with him DH'ing, and the rest just went along with it?

If pitchers who never hit are eligible and are enshrined, why not hitters who never fielded (though Martinez actually played over 500 games on defense)?

Let's just say I find him interesting.

When Keith Law sees a safe bet (and the notion that Adrian Gonzalez isn't going to set the world on fire is a pretty safe bet) he triples down. See his excoriating review of Tim Tebow. I suspect that, for prospect watchers, writing about unknown futures is so filled with grey areas, and so exposes them to accusations of "you were WRONG about Jacob deGrom! And Justin Wilson suxx!" that when they see something like solid ground, they are tempted to plant their flags in it deep.

A perfectly flippable asset. Not a bad plan at that.

I don't know about you, but it's not an off-season for me until somebody loses a member of their starting rotation due to an "incident with a bull." [tweet:1ok31s0s] [/tweet:1ok31s0s]

The era has also given us a surfeit of sluggers at the top of the ballot relative to starting pitchers. Maybe we need those detached old cranks that were swept out of the electorate after all. I disagree that folks are more focused on who they leave off their ballots.

Gosh, Keef. How do you really feel? [tweet:3n43m06q]https://twitter.com/keithlaw/status/943310276375597056[/tweet:3n43m06q]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I don't necessarily recognize "handsome" when I see it, ... I can sure tell you that it rhymes with "Anthony Recker."

We'll record that as an Eric Campbell vote. More seriously, if what's really wanted is a righthander to help Smith against lefties and to have positional flexibility when a need opens elsewhere, the team has that in Flores (or will if and when another infielder is brought in) and in Wright (or will if he recovers enough to play). This is more of a Tony Clarkian hedge against whether Smith is ready at all. The Mets could conceivably sign him and shed him during the spring, I imagine.