Lefty Specialist

This is a rather small community. I think that people here would like it to be larger, but not sure there's a lot of sentiment to turn it into a team-specific super-community. Just my .02. How many active users do these sites have?

Baseball captains are kinda dumb. So I have no problem with this.

Lindor plays through pain, as we well know, so this had to be pretty disabling. I'm betting he'll be back on or ahead of schedule.

Kimbrel won't make it out of spring training. He's done.

Colser? Williams, with Weaaver as the backup if he falters, just like the Yanx last year. I'm definitely in the 6-starter camp. Plus you know someone will get injured, making the point moot. I think Benge starts in Syracuse, even with a hot spring training. If he's tearing it up in Syracuse he'll be up, but I think he needs to prove himself at that level first. Baty is the Opening Day right fielder, with heavy doses of Taylor (unfortunately). Semien's your leadoff guy in Lindor's absence. Bichette has to protect Soto. What'll be more interesting is who plays shortstop every day? I would guess they don't want to move Bichette of third while he's still adapting to the position.

Completely purged from my memory banks.

Soto's not a good outfielder, so having him in left is better than having him in right. I would suspect Baty will get most of the time in RF if Benge isn't ready.

I wouldn't have minded Ozuma as the full-time DH, but you would have had to trade Vientos to make that work.

Benge has to start the season at Syracuse. He was promoted fast last year and hadn't mastered that level. Granted, it was a short stint, so all the more reason to keep him there and let him fight his way to the majors. Mauricio, as mentioned they went out of their way not to burn that last option in 2025 so they could use it in 2026. He really needs regular playing time, and '25 was a lost year for him. The way things have shaken out you have to think Baty starts the season in left with Taylor as the defensive caddy and Vientos is the DH. Not sure how well this is going to work out, but that seems to be the plan. Melendez doesn't seem to be that good defensively and he can't hit, so .... Morabito, Brujan and Young are pocket lint. This is a bad bench, and it only improves if Benge or Williams fight their way onto the roster.

Seems to play the outfield, which I guess is where they'll put him. Another head-scratcher from Stearns.

I saw GKR in a forum in Morristown last night. They were great, as you would expect. They talk together so easily it was almost like watching a game. The moderator (an admitted Red Sox fan) would ask a question and they would just go on and on. In 90 minutes she asked like 5 questions. Ron and Keith worship the ground Gary walks on. They hated the way the '25 season ended, night after night of bad pitching. They are cautiously optimistic about 26 but think the Braves will be better. They think the Phillies have taken a step back. They were all surprised the Diaz deal didn't get done. Keith lamented the loss of Alonso, Gary thought they were never going to re-sign him. They all love the Bichette signing. They all like the pitch clock and hate the extra-inning rules. (Join the club.) They said they had to change the way they do a game because of the reduced time between pitches. And when asked about Pete Rose, Keith and Ron chose their words carefully but think he should be in. Gary seemed a pretty firm no. A lot of fun, and a reminder that P & C are two weeks away....

Considering Stearns wanted a defense-forward team, 3 players (Bichette/Baty/Polanco) will be playing positions they have never or barely ever played. That's concerning. I admire the optimism. Wish I could share it.

Wilmer played a lot of first base for the Giants. Just saying.

No-risk signing. Anything he can give you is a bonus.

Or Jarred Kelenics.

Oh, those shirts. Tom looks like he wants to say, 'Marvin, you REALLY need to clean up your desk!'

Losing Sproat and Williams hurts. But you've got your ace now, which is great. Don't sleep on Tobias Myers either- he's a good spot starter/long man who could come in handy. This also means Tong can mature in AAA for a year, which he needs. The 2026 Mets got much better today. The 2027-28 Brewers probably did, too.

Acuna was out of options and had no place to play in 2026. So trading him was easy. Roberts has really crashed and burned the last two years. If the change of scenery from the calamitous Chisox helps him to bounce back even a little bit it'll be worth it. And it's basically a one-year commitment so it doesn't impede anyone's development. I would think they're out on Bellinger now, but they do still kinda need a left fielder. I guess they can cut and paste there, and they really need a starting arm that can go more than 4 2/3 innings.

Wow, I had no idea. Consider me chastised.

Best comment I've seen on this is 'Name sounds like somebody threw silverware down a flight of stairs.'

Boy, this is really throwing the deck of cards in the air. Do you make Baty the left fielder? Whither Vientos? First? DH? Elsewhere? Bichette's a good player but this really smells like a one-year rental. And he's never played third, so that'll be interesting.

Mets need too many things and it's getting too late to address them. This may be a punt year, giving the kids a chance- Tong, Sproat, McLean, Benge, Williams. Next year there may not even be baseball. But hey, we'll get 'em in '28!

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Boy, who would opt OUT of $50 million? Tucker's good, but not $50 million good.

If this were 2019, maybe, but it's not. Move along, please.