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  1. Bob Alpacadaca
    Seems like a wild overpay for Fried.
  2. Bob Alpacadaca
    From SNY. We do seem to have a surplus of middle infielders: While no deal is considered close at this time, Rosenthal notes that the Mets would appear to have the edge in the sweepstakes due to the surplus of young talent they could offer, and the White Sox looking for big-league-ready hitters in exchange. With Chicago's farm system lacking up-the-middle talent, youngsters such as Luisangel Acuna, Jett Williams, Drew Gilbert, Brett Baty, and Ronny Mauricio could potentially be of interest. Crochet certainly would cost the Mets a pretty penny in any deal, but adding a young and controllable talent -- under team control for the next two seasons -- would certainly be an excellent way for David Stearns to round out a starting rotation that's still missing the top-of-the-line arm needed.
  3. Bob Alpacadaca
    How sour are those grapes? And perhaps there are some within the Yankees organization that feel a weight off their shoulders, knowing they aren't locked into such a massive financial commitment to one player and can now try to spread money around to improve a roster that, including Soto, fell to the Dodgers in the World Series. “I would think there are a lot of people in their room who are like, ‘We dodged a bullet. I'm glad we didn't do this,'” Post baseball columnist Joel Sherman said on the “Pinstripe Post” live show Sunday night after the 26-year-old Soto agreed to the deal with the Mets. https://nypost.com/2024/12/09/sports/why-yankees-could-be-breathing-sigh-of-relief-after-juan-soto-bolts-for-mets/https://nypost.com/2024/12/09/sports/why-yankees-could-be-breathing-sigh-of-relief-after-juan-soto-bolts-for-mets/
  4. Bob Alpacadaca
    Guys on the Mets Pod speculating on Marte, saying they think he sticks around as a DH. That keeps him healthier and is a strong bat in that role or even off the bench. They said he is super-tight with Soto and respected overall. The Siri trade looking better to help Soto with range!
  5. Bob Alpacadaca
    Not the Yankee I was hoping for.
  6. Bob Alpacadaca
    Satchmo! Now I get it.
  7. Bob Alpacadaca
    I don't have any problem with any of the numbers the Mets have retired. The honor can be about more than statistics. Beltran and deGrom would certainly be worthy in my eyes.
  8. Bob Alpacadaca
    The photo is great, but I don't get the Luis Armstrong headline. Is it a riff on Lance Armstrong?
  9. Bob Alpacadaca
    How sad.
  10. Bob Alpacadaca
    I saw this on Tik Tok and assumed it was a bad joke. I never even considered it was serious. If this is a trial balloon, shoot it down quickly!
  11. Bob Alpacadaca
    No. 45 had a good run with Franco and Pedro and Tug! I'm all in on retiring Wright's number.
  12. Bob Alpacadaca
    Seeing reports we've signed him to a two-year, $34 million deal.
  13. Bob Alpacadaca
    It's gonna be a long winter.
  14. Bob Alpacadaca
    David Wright got hosed the year he lost to Jimmy Rollins. Strawberry's 1988 loss to Kirk Gibson was questionable, too.
  15. Bob Alpacadaca
    Wright's secret stash of homers is right there with Wagner's secret stash of saves that will suddenly get him in after 10 years on the ballot. Baseball writers seem to let candidacies develop over time, which is why a player has 10 years on the ballot and not just one. But you know that. We understand the real reason for your post.
  16. Bob Alpacadaca
    The "No. No........Yes" one is great but weakened by "Joy of Jazz" sticking in there as the insert!
  17. Bob Alpacadaca
    That Staub-for-Lolich trade is still mind-boggling.
  18. Bob Alpacadaca
    I voted "Other." Joe McDonald was general manager from October 1974 until 1978, possibly the worst era in Mets history. The expansionn era doesn't count. I know he was a longtime team employee serving in every role possible. And he was working with an ownership group that was, at best, antiquated and out of step with reality. But the June 15 massacre occurred on his watch, and those late 1970s teams were abysmal. Give him points for being a good soldier, but he was at the helm with the team became a disaster. I don't think Brodie gets a little bit of a bad rap. Not perfect by a long shot. But not the worst.
  19. Bob Alpacadaca
    Benjamin Grimm wrote: No plate appearances as a Met. He caught one half inning, the final three outs of a Mets victory. That's insignificant. And, I would have killed to have that same experience! Joe gets to say he was a real New York Met!
  20. Bob Alpacadaca
    Benjamin Grimm wrote: 1) Francisco Alvarez 2) Luis Torrens 3) Tomás Nido 4) Omar Narváez 5) Joe Hudson I have to go with this, too! I honestly have no recollection of Joe Hudson.
  21. Bob Alpacadaca
    1) Edwin Diaz 2) José Buttó 3) Reed Garrett 4) Dedniel Nunez 5) Phil Maton 6) Ryne Stanek 7) Drew Smith 8) Danny Young 9) Danny Young 10) Jake Diekman
  22. Bob Alpacadaca
    Reading that the Mets declined Phil Maton’s option.
  23. Bob Alpacadaca
    =Gwreck post_id=178163 time=1730649611 user_id=56] Instead of spending 5/$180 on Cole, that money might better be used on a Corbin Burnes. If Cole does hit the open market, I wouldn't be opposed to the Mets signing him for a 2 or 3 year deal.
  24. Bob Alpacadaca
    Frayed Knot wrote: Bob Alpacadaca wrote: What was expected is nonetheless eye-opening: Gerrit Cole has opted out of his contract and placed the ball in the Yankees' court. Cole made the decision Saturday, The Post's Jon Heyman confirmed, to pull out of a deal that had four years and $144 million remaining. The Yankees can prevent their ace from hitting the open market by attaching a fifth year, worth $36 million, to the existing deal that would keep Cole in The Bronx through the 2029 season. If this somehow doesn't work out and Cole walks, that gives the Yankees more money to throw at Soto. Except that if you're using the 'fixed payroll' kind of argument and assign Cole's contract towards Soto then there's less to throw towards the #1 starter they're going to need. Also, I guess that whole 'YANKEE FAN NOW, TOMORROW, FOREVER' that Cole espouses has its limits. Not that I expect it not to. Good call. I don't know if he gets a chance to test the market or whether the Yanks will give him that year quickly.
  25. Bob Alpacadaca
    What was expected is nonetheless eye-opening: Gerrit Cole has opted out of his contract and placed the ball in the Yankees' court. Cole made the decision Saturday, The Post's Jon Heyman confirmed, to pull out of a deal that had four years and $144 million remaining. The Yankees can prevent their ace from hitting the open market by attaching a fifth year, worth $36 million, to the existing deal that would keep Cole in The Bronx through the 2029 season. If this somehow doesn't work out and Cole walks, that gives the Yankees more money to throw at Soto.
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