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Ceetar wrote: can you believe he was so salacious that he SAT DOWN? omg, I can't imagine it.

"I love the Mets organization; they've treated me great," he said. "They're always lifting us up." "It's like they have *so* much experience sending people for medical treatment. No place I'd rather be."

Ashie62 wrote: Dicomo's tweet quoted Cespedes as saying "I will only be out three days" not two, not four. I would take the three day outcome Frig. See you in 2020, Yoenis.

Edgy MD wrote: SUNY Brockport: eight draftees, but none reaching the bigs as a player. One, however, has made it as a manager. https://www.baseball-reference.com/schools/?key_school=b506506c Yup. And Stan Van Gundy in the NBA, too, along with our notable celebrity alum, actor Bill Fichtner.

Ceetar wrote: DH/once a week/PH ready? seeya Jose. He'd have to be the most likely guy to go, yes.

Nymr83 wrote: If he was ever actually ready, you figure it out. Gonzalez wont be here forever so that's the roater spot. Playing time? Earn it. This. Ultimately, it's going to be months before he's MLB ready. And it's impossible to say where we'll be when that time comes. If he's magically healed and MLB ready right now, though, you're right, there's no place for him on the roster. Thankfully, that's not an issue.

Edgy MD wrote: Finding consistent performance at the back end of the rotation is a goal everybody seeks. Some days, you've got to ask your bats to win it. I think it was easy to get caught up in two things -- the 13-4 start and the "finally, the five aces are together" narrative. Neither of those were real. If we have two guys who we can really count on, and then get at least one of the other three every time through, then we're in pretty good shape. Fact is, we're still in first place.

Wait, we can't really start the thread until all sixteen beat writers have posted the same identical MRI lineup tweet.

Vic Sage wrote: No Seawolves got drafted by the NFL this year (keeping our record of futility intact), but 5 have been signed as UDFAs so far: Chris Cooper, DB (Colts) Tyrice Beverette, DB (Jets) Ray Bolden, WR (Eagles) Stacey Bedell, RB (49ers) Timon Parris, OT (Reds***s) I was really hoping the Jets would pick up Parris. Not only do they need an OT, he's got a great classical name. Parris was supposed to be THE GUY this year -- there was 3rd/4th round talk -- and then he got hurt right at the end of the year.

Pham. -Braden Looper

G-Fafif wrote: Had Pujols stayed in St. Louis, maybe he could have been the Man. Pujols as a Cardinal/Seaver as a Met is an interesting parallel, actually.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I would say that 2,500 hits and 350 homers is not even close to Tom Seaver territory. Career to career, no, of course not. But Met career to Met career, yes. To me, anyway, although I honestly can see both sides of the argument.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Are you saying that as of around 2015, Wright was on pace to surpass Seaver as greatest Met? Because I don't think Wright was ever anywhere near Seaver's legend. Ever. I'll cede my perspective on this is skewed because Seaver was before my time, but if David Wright had kept up his 2013 pace through the end of his contract -- and at only 30, that wasn't unfathomable -- then yes, he was on pace to be the Best Met Ever. (2014 was a slight step down, and then obviously everything fell apart.) Just using his 2013 numbers -- even in only 112 games -- if he had done exactly that as an average for the next seven seasons, he finishes 2020 with almost 2,500 hits, almost 350 home runs. Let's say he played an average of 130 games from 2014-2020 at that same 2013 pace. (That's 503 AB, 154 hits a year.) Then he finishes with 369 homers, which puts him even with Todd Helton and Ralph Kiner, and 81st all time in hits. I'm just spitballing here, obviously, but yes, there was a point where he was on pace to be an all-time great, and yes, surpassing Seaver in my mind.

Lefty Specialist wrote: Cespy provides an instant lead. -Rousseau (Sorry. I thought we needed attribution for everything in today's thread.)

David Wright, if he hadn't gotten hurt, would have probably been there by now. In what would have been 13 full seasons, he would have passed 2,000 hits and would be close to 300 homers.

Ceetar wrote: At first glance you'd kinda like the 2018 heat map right? seems like he's painting corners a little more? I read that as "he's throwing every pitch in the same spot now" vs "he used to use the whole zone."

dgwphotography wrote: There's an option not listed - He'll return to the rotation out of necessity due to injuries I think this is the most likely option, honestly, but either way, I don't think his tenure here ends well. I wouldn't be surprised to see him traded for a low-level prospect this summer.

Easier one? https://www.sporcle.com/games/mvarvaro5/mets-hitters-with-the-highest-k

Centerfield wrote: There's gotta be some scrap heap washed up lefty starter with a decent slider that we could try as a short man. Can we teach Harvey to throw left-handed? That would solve *two* problems.

Lefty Specialist wrote: Gotta respect a man willing to rock electric blue golf pants. Even at .195, is on a pace for 32 HR's and 146 RBI. And probably 300 strikeouts. But who's counting?

Lefty Specialist wrote: Rosario is still raw. Has speed but doesn't know how to steal bases. Makes a great stop on a ball then throws it badly. Needs to learn plate discipline. These are all fixable things. The talent is certainly there in flashes. He'll get better. It's a bit of an indictment of our minor league system that these things weren't addressed at a lower level. And a bit of an indictment of our major league team that we couldn't give him more time to work out those kinks in AA or AAA rather than at Citi Field.

Lefty Specialist wrote: Problem is that after Thor and deGrom there's not a lot to be excited about. Right. And they pitch tonight and tomorrow. If we win these two games, then this is a very different discussion.

Hey, that's what happens when you hire your friendly neighborhood accountant to be your LOOGY.

Super cool!

Damn, Greg. That's fantastic work!