Vic Sage

Right now, all of our starters are in ST and preparing to start, with no particular injury limitations. I don't think they signed Vargas to 2yr/$16m deal to be a spot-starter/long man out of the pen, so who does go to the pen? Wheeler? Or is this going to be an open competition to win that 5th starter role out of ST? or 7-9 guys competing for the 3 slots behind Syndy and DeGrom, with the 4th guy going into the pen?

here's a really good article that analyzes what his number this year were likely based on and his potential value next season: https://www.ganggreennation.com/2018/2/2/16962658/a-comprehensive-look-at-demario-davis-value-to-the-jets

i don't know the scoring in your fantasy league, but as a player, i think Davis had a career year and I wouldn't bet a lot on the likelihood that he'll duplicate it.

he thinks the top 5 are "clear", but then sees a dropoff: Giminez ss Peterson Lhp Alonso 1b Vientos 3b Guillorme 2b-ss

https://www.minorleagueball.com/2018/2/14/17015250/new-york-mets-top-20-prospects-for-2018 another vote of not much confidence

i'd rather grab a Dickey.

i love this idea... particularly the carny atmosphere.

smg58 wrote: I would argue that Nimmo needs to hit for more pop too, or pitchers won't allow him to draw that many walks. Lagares' glove is still a big asset, and if he improves any facet of his hitting he deserves to play every day. But we'll see. Everyone's an optimist this time of year (not that there's anything wrong with that). 1) You could certainly argue that about Nimmo, but you'd be totally wrong. There are many players in baseball that have produced good OB% without a lot of power. And besides, Nimmo has exhibited power in the minors, and has shown more power than Lagares in the majors, too. 2) If you're prognosticating about what pitchers will or won't do with Nimmo in the future, see (1) above. 3) Yes, a player's defense is a big asset... in an era of run scarcity, where any single run has greater impact (because there are fewer of them scored) and where the marginal number of runs saved that results from superior glove work (over average fielding) by 1 of the 9 defenders on the field is more likely to have an effect on a win-vs-loss. But in an era of run inflation, like we're in NOW, where everybody and their sister hits 20 hr/yr, caring an 82 OPS+ in CF because he catches the ball good is just foolish, IMO. Even if Lagares can get that OPS+ up to 95, that would be a huge improvement and still below average. And Nimmo, still young and developing, is more likely to improve on his 104 OPS+ than Lagares is at age 28, going on 29. 4) Lagares will deserve to play every day if he ever becomes a solid hitter (not just if he improves "any facet") --- and only if gets traded, because he won't be playing over Cespedes, Conforto and Bruce, unless there is an injury. 5) Anyone is entitled to optimism, but I like to base mine on some observable reality rather than just magical thinking. it's a fair question to wonder how much more a guy's defense has to contribute to offset an inferior bat. But that's an analysis that's era- and lineup-dependent. In this era, in this lineup, i'd rather have a Nimmo's ACTUALLY superior offense and average defense than Lagare's POTENTIALLY improved but still inferior (or even average) offense and superior defense.

Ashie62 wrote: 1. Lagares/Nimmo 2. Reyes 3. Cespedes 4. Bruce 5. Frazier 6. Smith 7. d'Arnaud/Plawecki 8. Rosario 9. Da Pitcher What makes you think Reyes is going to play 2b over Cabrera?

Fman99 wrote: As long as that tubby fuck can pitch. you always cut to the heart of it.

This goes under the category of things that players say in ST (e.g., "I'm in best shape of my life!") or that is said in ST about others ("he looks like he's in the best shape of his life!"). I absolutely refuse to believe this leopard has changed his spots until i see him do it in games, over a prolonged period, without falling back into bad habits. In any event, even a better hitting Lagares is not as helpful as a .370 OB% from Nimmo, who actually gives us a baserunner in front of our sluggers. If Lagares can give us a .350 OB% with some pop, that would be great, and his D would make him a huge asset and a starter in CF. But in over 1700 major league PAs to date, his career OB is under .300, while averaging 6HRs. Nimmo is a better hitter today, at 24, than Lagares, 28, has ever been and adds a needed dimension to the offense than even a sluggier Lagares wouldn't. I think they should be in a strict platoon until Conforto returns. If either or both hit well during that time, then move Bruce to 1b and play Conforto in RF (odds being good that we're not going to get much from A-Gon).

WTF? Talk about the emperor's new clothes, this much-lauded little indie is a total bore. As I was subjected to the day-to-day existence of little kids in a welfare motel on the fringe of Disneyworld, I kept waiting for something to happen, but virtually nothing does. It's just an unrelenting portrait of the sad, pathetic lives of these kids, with Willem Dafoe trying to look out for them as the building manager. Dafoe is fine, i guess, and some of the imagery is striking (all this poverty and need living in the shadow of the Magic Kingdom), but its so lacking in plot -- it is comprised of a randomly chosen string of incidents that bears almost no relationship to a narrative -- that i lost interest long before its inevitable conclusion. Even MOONLIGHT was more compelling, and i hated that too. What the fuck is going on in Florida? It must be where entropy goes to die, so indie-filmmakers are drawn to it like moths to the black velvet painting of a flame.

Edgy MD wrote: Yeah, as someone with no kids, I'm scared as hell that someone's just going to lock me in the closet when my mind starts going. As i've often told my kids, as long as I know they're names, they're stuck with me. After that, they can leave me in a cardboard box on the side of the road. My heart goes out to Buddy and his family.

Ceetar wrote: extremely[crossout]pessimistic[/crossout] realistic about injuries is the thing. fixed it for you.

you know something, as long as we're rounding up the usual suspects, i wouldn't be upset by another go-round with Mr. Dickey!

Mrs. Brandon Nimmo: That's not a vampire, it's Vampirella!

yes to 83 and FK; no to 41 and Ceetar.

I don't know if I agree with that, Edgy. I just think people had unrealistic expectations. They probably thought they were getting the otherworldly guy they saw in the playoffs and were let down that they got a guy who was merely excellent. Met fans embraced Gooden and Strawberry and other African American players. BREAKING NEWS: WHITE MALE REPUBLICAN SKEPTICAL OF RACISM Details at 11 this. If you didn't see the racism underlying alot of the negative attitude toward Beltran, then you are actively trying NOT to see it. The response to "Los Mets" was a matter of public record and historical fact. But right, what do facts matter? and yes, the called third strike was heartbreaking, but his selectivity was part of what made him a great hitter. He wasn't going to change his approach in that one AB. He is the best CFer, and one of the top 10 players, ever to wear the blue and orange.

Unless there is real evidence of collusion, any boycott or strike would be awful for the union, since it would basically be an admission that the deal that they willingly negotiated and signed is not a good one. At least in football, when a player under contract holds out, its because his deal is NOT GUARANTEED. Those deals bind one party and not the other; unilateral deals like that are inherently unfair, and the only option that players working under a bad unilateral deal like that have is to hold out. Not so in baseball. Their contracts are guaranteed, and current deals are based on a CBA that the players negotiated and willingly signed. Collusion is easy to say, but harder to prove. And there is plenty of evidence to support an alternate theory: that any competent GM would operate this way under the current CBA's rule. If they don't like how GMs are operating, then they can try to negotiate a better deal the next time.

Frayed Knot wrote: The Mets are going to have to make an Ike/Duda type decision with TdA & Plawecki at some point, but I don't think they're at that point now. Selling either now would be selling low and there's simply not the pressure to do so, nor is there an obvious upgrade candidate sitting out there just waiting for the right deal. This. And as a rule, i don't like signing catchers over 30.

here's a pun-loving sports writer reporting the story, who clearly had no editorial oversight: https://sports.yahoo.com/pirates-acquire-josh-smoker-mets-003157089.html as for Zamora... go Seawolves! wate, did i spel that write?

...and when his name comes up, i hear banjos and think of the backwoodsman who rapes Ned Beatty in DELIVERANCE. And then i think about K-Mac hanging out on the 7 train with John Rocker, spitting tobacco juice at immigrants. But that's just me.

i had, and continue to have, an irrational hatred of that man.

i'll believe it when I see it. something about the Mets bench makes managers stupid.

As a lying, corrupt asshole, A-Rod has already demonstrated a presidential demeanor.