Cowtipper

Bader, here's your chance!

This sucks.

See you in 2025.

*two outs :/

Taylor is awesome. He's just been so good all year, despite an often depressed BA.

The Mets are Mets-ing.

Great guess, a nice obscure Met was Brian Lawrence. But #5 isn't Lawrence. The only way #5 could have been voted into an All-Star Game would have been if one of his fans was a ballot stauffer.

Megill: 1.98 ERA over his last 6 games (5 starts).

I can't believe I'm saying this, but... I want Peterson back next year. And I think I want Megill back, too.

New days, new hints.

I'm as giddy as a little schoolgirl!

I hope they win.

Now let's see how more of those minor leaguers and prospects the Mets have traded away in years past have fared: Late 2020/2021 trades: Ryder Ryan - traded for Todd Frazier in late 2020. Was 1-0 with a 5.66 ERA in 15 relief appearances for the Pirates in 2024. Was 2-2 with a 4.61 ERA in 32 games for their Triple-A club in Indianapolis. Current age: 29. Isaiah Greene - traded with Josh Wolf, Andres Gimenez and Amed Rosario to the Indians for Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco in early 2021. He hit .202 with 18 hits in 28 games for their High-A club in Lake County in 2024. Current age: 23. Josh Wolf - see Greene above. This year, was 0-1 with a 5.11 ERA in 10 relief appearances for the Guardians High-A team in Lake County. Was released May 19. Signed by the Giants on May 23. He played for three of their low-minors clubs, going 2-2, 5.82 in 11 rookie league games, 2-0, 0.71 in 7 Single-A games and 0-0, 6.43 in 6 High-A games. Overall, between the Guardians and Giants systems, he went 4-3 with a 4.41 ERA in 34 games (2 starts), striking out 65 batters in 49 innings. Current age: 24. Endy Rodriguez - Sent to the Pirates in the three-team trade that netted the Mets Joey Lucchesi from the Padres. He played 10 games between the Pirates Double-A and Triple-A teams, hitting .256 with 10 hits. Current age: 24. Josh Winckowski - original acquired in the deal that sent Steven Matz to the Blue Jays. Sent in three-team deal to the Red Sox a couple weeks later (without playing in the Mets system) in the trade that got the Mets Khalil Lee. Was 4-2 with a 4.14 ERA in 40 relief appearances for Boston in 2024. He was 3-2 with a 2.87 ERA in 7 games (6 starts) for their Triple-A club in Worcester. Current age: 26. Matthew Dyer - sent with Tommy Hunter to the Rays for Rich Hill. He hit .213 with 26 hits in 41 games between the Rays Double-A (39 G) and Triple-A (2 G) clubs this year. Current age: 26. Pete Crow-Armstrong - sent to the Cubs for Javier Baez and Trevor Williams. Hit .237 with 10 home runs, 47 RBI and 27 steals in 123 games for the Cubs in '24. He hit .255/.299/.509 with 4 home runs, 14 RBI and 10 steals in 26 games for their Triple-A club in Iowa. Current age: 22. Late 2019/2020 trades: Kenedy Corona - sent with Blake Taylor to the Astros in late 2019 for Jake Marisnick. Played 78 games for the Astros Double-A club and 20 for their Triple-A club, hitting .214 with 27 stolen bases in 98 total games this year. Current age: 24. Blake Taylor - see Corona above. Played in the Rangers system this year, going 4-2 with a 5.80 ERA in 34 relief appearances for their Triple-A club in Round Rock. Current age: 29. Kevin Smith - sent to the Orioles with Victor Gonzalez for Miguel Castro. He went 4-4 with a 5.79 ERA in 12 starts for the independent Charleston Dirty Birds, striking out 64 batters in 56 innings in 2024. Current age: 27. Late 2018/2019 trades: Jarred Kelenic - sent to the Mariners in the deal that netted the Mets Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz. Hit .229 with 15 home runs and 44 RBI in 130 games for the Braves this year. Current age: 25. Felix Valerio - sent to the Brewers in the trade that netted the Mets Keon Broxton. Played for three of the Brewers low- and mid-minors teams i n2024, hitting .257 with 10 steals in 64 games. Current age: 23. Ross Adolph - sent to the Astros in the trade that netted the Mets J.D. Davis. He hit .302/.406/.517 with 16 home runs, 57 RBI and 14 stolen bases in 95 games for the independent Kansas City Monarchs in 2024. Current age: 27. Luis Santana - see Ross Adolph above. Played in the Tigers system in 2024, spending time with five of their minor league clubs. He hit .195 with 56 hits in 85 games. Current age: 25. Neraldo Catalina - traded to the Rays for Wilmer Font. Went 0-0 with a 9.28 ERA in 11 relief appearances for the independent Lexington Legends in 2024. Current age: 24. Simeon Woods Richardson - traded with Anthony Kay to the Blue Jays for Marcus Stroman. Went 5-5 with a 4.17 ERA in 28 starts for the Twins this year. Was 0-1, 6.08 in 3 starts for their Triple-A club. Current age: 24.

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Now let's see how those minor leaguers and prospects the Mets have traded away in years past have fared: Late 2023/2024 trades: Justin Slaten - acquired in 2023 Rule V draft, then traded to Red Sox for Ryan Ammons. Was 6-2 with a 2.98 ERA in 43 games, striking out 58 in 54 1/3 innings. Never actually played in the Mets system. Current age: 27. Coleman Crow - originally received for Eduardo Escobar in 2023, but never played in the Mets system. Traded to for Adrian Houser and Tyrone Taylor in December 2023. Didn't play in the Brewers system in 2024, spending the whole year on the IL. Current age: 23. Rylan Bannon - had some MLB experience, but not with the Mets. Played for Syracuse in 2024, traded to the Twins in July. Hit .165 with 3 home runs and 20 RBI for the Twins AAA team in St. Paul. Current age: 28. Rhylan Thomas - traded to the Mariners for Ryne Stanek in July. Hit .322/.365/.373 with 10 steals and 57 hits in 47 games for their Triple-A club in Tacoma. Current age: 24. Tyler Stuart - traded to the Nationals for Jesse Winker. Went 0-0, 2.08 with 32 Ks in 21 2/3 innings over 4 starts for their Double-A team in Harrisburg and 1-1,7.56 in 4 starts for their Triple-A team in Rochester. Current age: 24. Paul Gervase - traded to the Rays for Tyler Zuber in July. Was 1-0, 3.57 in 15 appearances for their Double-A team in Montgomery. Had 31 Ks in 17 2/3 innings, posting a 0.792 WHIP. Current age: 24. Kade Morris - traded to the Athletics for Paul Blackburn in July. Was 0-6, 5.92 in 7 starts for their High-A club in Lansing and 0-1, 11.12 in 2 games (1 start) for their Triple-A club in Las Vegas. Current age: 22. Wilfredo Lara - traded to the Marlins for Huascar Brazoban in July. Hit .278 with 3 home runs and 15 RBI in 23 games for their High-A club in Beloit. Current age: 20. Late 2022/2023 trades: Franklin Sanchez - traded with Jake Mangum to the Marlins for Jeff Brigham and Elieser Hernandez in late 2022. Didn't play in 2024, though is still technically active in the Marlins system. Current age: 24. Jake Mangum - see Sanchez above. Was in the Rays system this year, hitting .317/.358/.442 with 6 home runs, 56 RBI and 20 stolen bases in 104 games for their Triple-A club in Durham. Current age: 28. Keyshawn Askew - traded to the Rays in late 2022 for Brooks Raley. Was 3-3 with a 1.40 ERA in 51 relief appearances for their Double-A club in Montgomery. Current age: 24. Late 2021/2022 trades: J.T. Ginn - traded to the Athletics with Adam Oller for Chris Bassitt in late 2021. Was 1-1 with a 4.24 ERA in 8 games (6 starts) for the Athletics; Was 8-4, 5.26 in 21 games (20 starts) between their Double- and Triple-A clubs in Midland and Las Vegas, respectively. Current age: 25. Adam Oller - see J.T. Ginn above. Was 2-4 with a 5.31 ERA in 8 starts for the Marlins. Was originally signed by the Guardians, going 1-0, 7.48 in 12 games (6 starts) for their Triple-A club in Columbus. He was released and the Marlins signed him in July. He went 3-0, 2.88 in 6 games (3 starts) for their Triple-A club in Jacksonville. In total, he was 4-1, 5.30 in the minors, averaging more than a K per frame. Current age: 29. Jose Acuna - traded with Hector Rodriguez to the Reds for Tyler Naquin and Philip Diehl in July 2022. Pitched for three clubs in their minor league system this year, going 0-3 with a 3.69 ERA in 15 games (12 starts). Current age: 21. Hector Rodriguez - see Acuna above. Hit .274 with 12 home runs, 61 RBI and 12 steals in 125 games for the Reds High-A club in Dayton. Current age: 20. Saul Gonzalez - traded to the Cubs for Mychal Givens in August 2022. Didn't pitch in 2024, having spent the whole year on the IL. Still in the Cubs system. Current age: 24. Carson Seymour - traded with Nick Zwack, J.D. Davis and Thomas Szapucki to the Giants for Darin Ruf in August 2022. Was 7-10 with a 4.82 ERA in 29 games (28 starts) for their Triple-A club in Sacramento. Current age: 25. Nick Zwack - see Seymour above. Didn't pitch in 2024, having been injured all year. Still in the Giants system. Current age: 26.

Stephen Tarpley, who pitched for the Mets in 2021, was 7-3 with a 4.11 ERA in 17 starts for the Sultanes de Monterrey in Mexico. Julio Teheran pitched for the Mets early in 2024. He was granted free agency on April 11 and was signed by the Cubs on April 18. He was 1-2 with an 8.82 ERA in 8 starts for their Triple-A team in Iowa, though he averaged more than 10 Ks per 9 innings. On June 1, he was released and on June 4, he was signed by the Orioles, who had originally signed him in February before somehow he made his way to the Mets system. With the Orioles Triple-A club, he was 1-1 with a 9.18 ERA in 4 starts, bringing his Triple-A totals to 2-5, 8.94 in 12 starts. The Orioles released him in late June and he signed with the Sultanes de Monterrey in Mexico about a week later. With them, he was 1-1 with a 2.35 ERA in 3 starts. Ruben Tejada, who played for the Mets from 2010 to 2015 and in 2019, hit .298 with 70 hits and a .405 OBP in 73 games for the Leones de Yucatan in Mexico. Michael Tonkin, who pitched for the Mets to begin 2024, was purchased by the Twins on April 9. On April 17, the Mets selected him off waivers from the Twins, then on April 25, he was selected off waivers by the Yankees. On August 27, the Twins selected him off waivers from the Yankees. He had a 3.86 ERA in 13 games for the Twins, striking out 22 batters in 16 1/3 innings and was 3-2 with a 3.38 ERA in 39 games for the Yankees, averaging more than a K per inning. Overall, he was 4-4 with a 3.63 ERA in 57 appearances, striking out 85 batters in 79 1/3 innings. Wilfredo Tovar, who played for the Mets in 2013, 2014 and 2021, hit .371/.440/.497 with 7 home runs, 44 RBI and 87 games for the Rieleros de Aguascalientes in Mexico. Nick Tropeano, who pitched for the Mets in 2021, was 4-2 with a 5.48 ERA in 15 games (6 starts) for the independent Long Island Ducks. Justin Turner, who played for the Mets from 2010 to 2013, hit .256 with 6 home runs and 31 RBI in 91 games for the Blue Jays before being traded to the Mariners, with whom he hit .261 with 5 home runs and 22 RBI. In total, he hit .258 with 11 home runs and 53 RBI. Edwin Uceta, who pitched for the Mets in 2023, was 2-0 with a 1.51 ERA in 30 relief appearances for the Rays. In 41 2/3 innings, he had 57 Ks, a 0.816 WHIP and a 266 ERA+. For their Triple-A club, he was 1-2 with a 5.77 ERA in 22 games, averaging 12.3 K/9 IP. Raul Valdes, who pitched for the Mets in 2010, was still going at 45 years old, going 4-6 with a 4.99 ERA for the Toros del Este in the 2023-24 Dominican Winter League. He was 1-1 with a 0.96 ERA in 2 starts in the Caribbean Series. Justin Verlander, who pitched for the Mets in 2023, was 5-6 with a 5.48 ERA in 17 starts for the Astros. In 4 starts between their Double-A team in Corpus Christi and their Triple-A club in Sugar Land, he was 0-2 with a 8.36 ERA in 4 starts. Jonathan Villar, who played for the Mets in 2021, hit .325/.400/.417 with 24 steals and 106 hits in 84 games for the Algodoneros de Union Laguna in Mexico. Daniel Vogelbach, who played for the Mets in 2022 and 2023, hit .186 with a home run and 8 RBI in 31 games for the Blue Jays. They released him on June 18. Michael Wacha, who pitched for the Mets in 2020, was 13-8 with a 3.35 ERA and 126 ERA+ in 29 starts for the Royals. Josh Walker, who pitched for the Mets in 2023 and 2024, was traded to the Pirates in July. He had a 8.00 ERA in 8 relief appearances for their Triple-A club in Indianapolis. They released him August 10 but brought him back on August 15. Taijuan Walker, who pitched for the Mets in 2021 and 2022, was 3-7 with a 7.10 ERA in 19 games (15 starts) for the Phillies. In 5 starts split between three clubs in their minor league system, he was 1-0 with a 3.97 ERA. Joey Wendle, who began 2024 with the Mets, was released in May. A few days later, he was signed by the Braves, who granted him free agency less than a week later. He never played in the Braves system. Zack Wheeler, who pitched for the Mets in 2013, 2014 and from 2017 to 2019, was 16-7 with a 2.57 ERA in 32 starts for the Phillies, striking out 224 batters in 200 innings and posting a league-leading 0.955 WHIP and 6.3 H/9. His ERA+ was 159. He made the All-Star team. Trevor Williams, who pitched for the Mets in 2021 and 2022, was 6-1 with a 2.03 ERA in 13 starts for the Nationals. He made two starts for their Double-A club in Harrisburg, posting a 2.45 ERA. Justin Wilson, who pitched for the Mets in 2019 and 2020, was 1-5 with a 5.59 ERA in 60 games for the Reds. He average 9.8 K/9 IP. He had originally been signed by the Dodgers, but opted out of the contract before the season began. Jimmy Yacabonis, who pitched for the Mets in 2023, was 4-1 with a 4.60 ERA in 38 relief appearances for the Diablos Rojos del Mexico. Gabriel Ynoa, who pitched for the Mets in 2016, was 9-4 with a 4.91 ERA in 19 starts for the Pericos de Puebla in Mexico. Rob Zastryzny, who pitched for the Mets in 2022, was 1-0 with a 1.17 ERA in 9 games (2 starts) for the Brewers. He was 4-0, 3.03 in 30 appearances for their Triple-A club in Nashville, striking out 39 batters in 29 2/3 innings. Thus concludes part one of this project.

Braves lost!

Mays, O'Malley and Pena are correct. Five is not Coleman, unfortunately, it was someone who was traded with Gregg Jefferies and Kevin McReynolds to the Kansas City Royals for Bill Pecota and Bret Saberhagen. 1. I was an All-Star! I won a Gold Glove! What else can you ask for? What isn't there to love? So how good was I with New York? Go ahead, take your bets! I won one hundred-plus times But was a loser with the Mets But don't think I was all bad, Oh, please don't think that poorly of me For New York in 1965, My mark was still below three Who am I? Hint: Pitched for the Mets in 1964 and 1965. Involved in these trades: August 8, 1964: Traded by the New York Mets to the Milwaukee Braves for Dennis Ribant and cash and July 8, 1965: Traded by the New York Mets to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Jimmie Schaffer (July 26, 1965) to the New York Mets to complete the trade. Hint: https://i.imgur.com/rD8AMkA.png> 2. From the back of a baseball card: "This player is a valuable utility player for the Mets. He started the '90 season as the team's regular center fielder, but lost his starter's spot in May when the Mets decided to platoon Daryl Boston and Mark Carreon in center. Aggressive and a hard-nosed hustler, this player then showed his worth to the team by filling in all over the infield. He is a line-drive hitter who sprays the ball to all fields with excellent bat control. This player is also an excellent bunter and has lots of speed on the bases. By mid-July, he was batting .295 and ranked second on the Mets with 13 SBs. 'The guy's a winning ballplayer,' said VP Joe McIlvaine. 'He does things that don't appear in the box score.'" Who am I? Hint: Played for the Mets from 1987 to 1992. Spent a significant amount of time in the outfield and at second base. Later traded to the Royals. Hint: https://i.imgur.com/SP51sOL.png> 3. Which former Met holds the major league career record for most home runs in extra innings? Hint: Debuted with the New York Giants in 1951. Hit 660 major league home runs. Hint: https://i.imgur.com/bKfkevQ.png> 4. Which former Met holds the LCS career record for most RBI as a pinch hitter? This is through 2005 and I'm pretty sure the answer is still up to date. Hint: Played for the Mets in 2006 and 2007. This Puerto Rican was a top prospect in the Yankees system once. Hint: https://i.imgur.com/95p4Uqwm.png> 5. Who am I? https://i.imgur.com/JueQ9VS.png> Hint: Former Padres #1 pick. Pitched for the Mets in 2015. Played for the Padres from 2005 to 2014. Hint: This former pitcher was drafted fourth overall by the Padres in 2003 and made his MLB debut in 2005. Known for battling injuries throughout his career, he played for the Padres, Mets, and Twins, with his best season as San Diego's 2011 Opening Day starter. Running tally of correct guessers: Johnny Lunchbucket: 139 Edgy MD: 87 stevejrogers: 81 batmagadanleadoff: 34 DocTee: 19 The Hot Corner: 15 metsmarathon: 9 Methead: 7 Benjamin Grimm: 6 MFS62: 4 Batty31: 2 Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

Only one win necessary to be a playoff team. One win. Come on guys, we got this.

Diaz is saving his best for the next two games. Game over. Being a Mets fan shortens our lives by 10 years.

Did you see the shot of that guy? He was almost as obese as Daniel Vogelbach.

Down to the final out.

And the Royals got out of the jam.

D-Backs now up 11-2. Things looking a little better in Atlanta, two outs now in the bottom of the eighth, but still with two men on.

Diaz has a 0.79 ERA in September.