The Hot Corner

Hopefully, the Mets can continue their post-trade deadline hot streak.

Benge tossed it into the stands after catching the ball for the final out. Alvarez and Senga were signaling for the ball. Senga was smiling and appeared quite happy to get the save. If Senga can throw strikes consistently, he may have found his role. His 2 pitch mix of 98-100 mph 4-seamer and the "ghost fork" are more than enough to be a high leverage reliever.

I believe, that having a crop of new players that are getting their chance to show what they can do after working so hard to get their shot contributes to an exuberance for the games which is contagious. Also, this is a team with nothing to lose at this point. So they might as well be loose and enjoy the ride.

Well, it's almost like cheating, but Cal Ripken Jr. and Mike Bordick manned virtually all of the innings at shortstop for the Orioles between 1983 through Bordick's trade to the Mets in 2000.

I sent a message to KC 6-8 weeks ago telling him that I missed his input and hoped to see him posting again in the future. Never received a reply or saw him post since then. I remember he was one of the members most against the move here. I am happy for the longtime members that returned to posting since the move here, but unfortunately for each member we had rejoin the discussions we seemed to have one the dropped out.

10 - You can have fun and take joy in the game without acting like an idiot. He seems to do it on any pitch that is close when there is 2 strikes on the batter. I certainly recall two occasions during his debut in which he jumped in anticipation of a strike out that didn't occur. One time he jumped up and started his celebration on a slider in the dirt that Alvarez had to block with runners on base. The second time the batter hit a routine chopper to short. Yan looked like an idiot high in the air and reaching to his right for a ground ball. To be fair, there was no way he was fielding that grounder to short whether he jumped or not. However, I can see it causing him to be late covering first base on a slow grounder to the right side or possibly covering home on a wild pitch/passed ball if he continues to anticipate strike outs that don't occur. I expect the Mets will see some extreme celebration when an opposing batter hits a home run or drives in a crucial run against him. Unfortunately, I won't be surprised if Lindor (or Soto) possibly take a fastball in the ribs due to Yan's antics.

#1318 - Jack Weisenburger - Mets & MLB debut with 2 innings of 1 hit relief against the Pirates

I took was confused and had to look it up to see what the ad was selling. As I type this, another vague and confusing ad for Kalshi came on.

Yan has a good arm. He needs to concentrate on completing his pitches rather than worrying about his strike out celebration. At least twice in that inning he leaped in the air anticipating the K on a 2 strike pitch. One of them was hit on the ground and he was in no position to field or cover first base had he needed to. I can see that costing him in the future.

Scott victim of the Mets lack of defensive execution.

Ewing has grest speed, but he still seems to be learning to read balls off the bat. He takes a few too many bad first steps or indirect routes on fly balls. He will get it with experience. The Mets just need to give Ewing as many reps as possible, because he (not Robert Jr) is the Mets CF of the future.

Well, the Pirates bullpen should have gotten a little better with the addition of Luke Weaver.

I guess I would rate it as "B" overall. Mostly off loaded guys that would have been gone after the season ended anyway. Best to get as much as possible for them. Hard to rate this in a vacuum, though. The trade deadline sell-off was a decent first step, but there is so much work to be done to make the Mets a viable team going forward. So much depends upon how the team utilizes the money coming off the books and prospects attained to fill many glaring needs (bullpen, starting pitching, second base, first base, & dependable RH bat with power) in order to be competitive in 2027 and beyond.

Plus Benge has speed, plays solid defense, and throws out virtually anyone that tries to take an extra base on his arm. I am fine with Benge's development.

Benge goes KABOOM!!

Hate to see him go. I am hoping Rojas eventually makes me forget about Clay. Wish him well with the Cubs (especially against the Dodgers).

Bichette no doubter makes it 4-0 for the whole are these guys in Mets unis.

Thou shalt not run on Benge!

Turn Senga into Bruce Sutter with a fastball.

Either that or Stearns values him far more than do other GMs. I never quite understood the desire to trade for Robert Jr and expecting him to be the answer for CF for the Mets. Yes, he has a great deal of physical gifts, but it has only translated to one very good season in his career. He is oft injured and inconsistent.

At 5'11" and 150 pounds he definitely has room to fill out with time. However, If he has good plate discipline (something most Mets hitters seem to lack) with the ability to consistently put the ball in play (good ball to bat skills), then I like his potential. I am far more concerned with baseball skills, work ethic and hustle than I am size.

Unfortunately, "sellers" at the trade deadline are generally acquiring prospects in return for established players that are expected to provide immediate help for the remainder of the year and possibly the next. As a result, I believe it is rather unrealistic to expect our sell off of short-term rentals to yield any significant help for 2027. What truly concerns me, is that for the Mets to become legitimate contenders in 2027, Stearns will have to do a far better rebuild of the roster than he did in the past off-season.

Was a good fourth outfielder/bench guy. Good defender capable of manning any of the OF positions. Pretty good speed. Both are good to have for late inning substitutions, particularly for a team starting Soto. The problem for the Mets was that he too often was forced to assume a more expanded, regular role with the Mets. Seemed like a good guy.

Sounds like a solid prospect. As Gwreck noted, Rojas immediately becomes the Mets top prospect upon his arrival.

Not the bullpen guy I expected to see moved in a deadline deal. He was effective, low priced & under contract for a few years to come. He seemed like the Met reliever (not named Williams) most likely to remain with the team. I guess the Mets figured his value was as high as it was ever going to be. Return seems rather low.