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Valadius wrote: I imagine if he goes in with a team cap, it's Royals vs. Mets for that honor. Can somebody pull the numbers on that? https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/beltrca01.shtml He has 1 more AB, but 120 fewer PA as a Royal, but his numbers with the Mets are better plus postseason. Depends if you want to give credit for the minors/drafting/development i guess, but Mets is odds-on favorite. (well, I think Maddux-style blank is probably the front runner)

looking for black numbers is merely cherry picking stats. He was great. He was the best center fielder of the decade. fWAR by CF 2001-2010 Beltran 50.3 Jones 39.8 Edmonds 38.6 Cameron 36.5 Hunter 31.6 Damon 31.3 switch it over to OF? Bonds 54.3 Suzuki 53.1 Beltran 50.3 Berkman 48.8 C Jones 46.9 He was a legit power/speed 5-tool player that also switch hit. He was a presence in the postseason, he was a impeccable clubhouse guy.

The media won't even reliably ask about the Mets interest in Otani which requires mostly public information and planning. I'm not surprised they have little interest in the type of journalism required to try to even come close to figuring out a private conglomerate's finances.

Nymr83 wrote: He goes in as a MET or we storm Cooperstown, right? feel like there's a good chance it's just blank.

well, his last three starts weren't great and he walked roughly everyone he faced in the playoffs. Steamer projects him for 4.20 ERA and a 2.8 fWAR

For me it's that Darvish has basically 'always' been good whereas Arrieta was sorta meh for a while and then surged, so it's easy to believe the surge was the abnormality and he's reverted to meh again. And 2017 is most recent too.

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Centerfield wrote: I don't really know him well. Is the difference between Kipnis and Neil Walker worth giving up talent for him? Looks like Walker is a tick better offensively, but also a year or two older. Kipnis adds some baserunning value as well, but they're very similar over the last 3. Walker probably erred in taking the QO last season. I wonder what he'd be looking for this offseason. I'd hesitate about signing him to 4years or something, but if you could get him on a Kipnis like deal in lengths/$ it's probably not wise to spend prospects for Kipnis. On the other hand, Kipnis has some improvement potential over that, if you could boost his walk rate to what it was earlier in his career. If a new hitting coach can do that, you get more value out of the position and less long-term commitment maybe? Or, we can do both and get Kipnis for CF?

these are all mostly bad. (wtf is Lagares? doing in that Extra Painful cover? is that a gun or a bat?) I went for walking wounded as Familia's expression ties it all together nicely.

Edgy MD wrote: That's the rub. What do you think will reel him in? Wheeler? I suck at projecting this stuff. I don't have a real gauge on Cleveland's financial situation and their feeling on him. If they're really over him and want out from the commitment, I imagine Wheeler does it. If they think he's worth more than that and are willing to be more fluid with infield roles and try to make it fit, i imagine it'll take two-ish good prospects?

I like Kipnis. his two down seasons also had a low BABIP so maybe a bit of bad luck there. battled a hamstring injury a bunch last year looks like, including returning to the DL mere days after activation. (So clearly he's already a Met right?) His BB% has been slowly declining year by year, but a change of pace/coach might help that. If it does he's a really excellent player and worth well more than the $13 per for 2 that he's owed. His salary jumped 4 million and it seems like the Indians might not really need him in the infield. They experimented with him in center last year upon his return. (Only the Mets would take an infielder recovering from a hamstring injury and throw him in center) Dammit, this is a really amazing fit and I want Kippy now. Wonder what it takes.

cooby wrote: This is BS. What ever happened to offense? record number of home runs this year.

SplitGPAABRH2B3BHRSBCSBBSOSO/WBAOBPSLGOPSTBGDPHBPSHSFIBBROEBAbiptOPS+sOPS+2nd PA in G as RP704246922054456381125110002034272.10.289.353.494.847109055288252322.3121251003rd PA in G as SP4395276852487634776766139813310253656228050962.24.272.337.462.8001150562525987170132258.3031131003rd+ PA in G as RP4512911515306240010222.20.261.333.452.78652630100.2891091002nd PA in G as SP481342213378545311100252014183152644135346285302.46.265.331.449.78016983869401230257142403.3031081004td+ PA in G as SP6931446130417935280941051212582.13.270.337.439.7765732713441112.3081071001st PA in G as SP48604352639158434897762001189138751104346798072.83.250.315.417.7321631686136729223081344.298951001st PA in G as RP4801678276005584111462927862742012701326286159642.54.244.320.400.720239991367692304481581591.29693100 Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 11/10/2017.

well, let's just get this out of the way. one dimensional slugger. he's trash. a dozen better options. *snickers at Bruce's opening volley on his value*

Oh, and he's only 23.

This guy! This guy is good. He hits! he pitches! He's coming over as a pitcher though, the things I've read suggest that while he can hit it seems like he's not really expecting to play the outfield. The main thing is that by coming over now instead of in 2 years he comes over in the international pool system instead of the typical unrestricted sense. $20 million to the Ham Fighters, but he'll just get the signing bonus that a team has in their pool. People think this might mean he's open to go anywhere, because he's basically giving up a ton of money by coming 2 years early. He'll be subjected to 6 years of team control. unless. Obviously there's nothing stopping teams from extending a guy under control to a big contract. MLB is claiming they'll be harsh if a team tries to skirt these rules by unofficially offering Otani a 6 year megadeal that doesn't start or exist until after his first year. Francisco Lindor was offered, and turned down, 100 million after his first year. Andrelton Simmons got $58million, currently the highest at that point. But maybe ignore all that because the posting system is in flux, expired, will he be grandfathered in, willthe Ham Fighters agree to the new things what's going on it's all confusing! Otani has hired CAA, an MLB agency. So something will be worked out. it may be wildly different. It may reset how Japanese players sign here. who knows! He's good though! The Mets should get him.

Velocity was actually up and he threw a lot fewer curveballs in favor of mostly sliders. Given the suggestions about the Mets being more curveball friendly going forward, this actually feels like it could be an even better fit.

Stormy Thor Cast to win the entire thing.

smg58 wrote: His ERA+ was noticeably down this year (118, compared to 134, 130, and 145 in his previous three seasons), and that's before we talk about the postseason. The risk that he's already past his prime is too high to justify a monster deal (defining a "monster" deal as north of 5 years and $100M). I'm totally for another frontline starter, but Darvish might not be that guy anymore. His Dodger numbers were more in line with some of his better years though. But maybe just a league switch thing. But his K rate is still good. Is HR rate spike a little last year. juiced ball? (but didn't happen in 2016/2015 so much?) HR rates can be bad luck sometimes. (Though his xFIP was still higher, though not as high) It's always going to be a risk. But I'm on board with him. I'd go after Otani too though. Maybe i'll make a thread for that.

Keith has a Twitter but it only has 10 spam tweets from 2012. his Instagram is private though. he's also got an unplayed account on World of Warships

pass on Megdal. It's easy enough to guess usually It's either mike.puma, mpuma, pmike, mikep, @nypost.com etc. try jeff@sterl.com or fred@sterl.com if you like

MFS62 wrote: If they feel Smith isn't ready, how about seeing whether Duda would sign a one year/short term contract.? (ducking) Later he won't.

Sandy will never be clear about that, no matter what the answer is, and it's certainly not something you want out there anyway, as it may tip your hand in negotiations. You'll get something along the lines of 'depends on what the going rate is for the players we feel are the best fit' and 'we have to look at not just this year, but the next few years too, when it comes to building and budgeting"