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Smith and Rosario are untouchables as Mets have both pegged for 1B and SS for 2018 season. Everyone else is tradeable - however not that marketable. Didn't see Dilson Herrera on Top prospects as he may be 2B for next year.
Awesome performance from Harvey, do that more please! Should've never let BOTH uribe and Kelly Johnson go. Definitely should've kept at least one, preferably uribe imo. He plays third...
Sandy doesn't have many pieces besides Rosario and smith as previously noted, ain't going nowhere. Possibly Flores included in package? Not sure, he needs to not suck first.
Sandy doesn't have many pieces besides Rosario and smith as previously noted, ain't going nowhere. Possibly Flores included in package? Not sure, he needs to not suck first.
Presuming the Wilpons give Sandy some flexibility in payroll - which I think they will - it'll be easy at the deadline to get players for almost nothing - with teams that are dumping - a la what Sandy did to get Kelly Johnson and Uribe last year.
Agreed also I don't know why they wouldn't spend an extra few million to bring those 2 back. I would have rather them two then de aza. I hope wright retires after this year to free up more cash
Its not all gloom and doom. Look at how they upgraded the middle infield from last year with the additions of Cabrera and Walker, and those were huge upgrades. Could they have foreseen losing Wright, Duda and d'Araud all at the same time? Doubt it. Wish they would have dealt Duda and kept Murphy, but hindsight is always 20/20. Catcher position has been a position of weakness for a long time now. d'Araud is a good hitter but not so good defensively. They should pick up the catcher from Milwaukee.
Smith is untouchable? He is a 1B who hasn't shown a lick of power and hasn't really hit but for a short period in A ball last year. Plus there are concerns about his work ethic. If Sandy could get something of value he'd move him no question.
Herrera is not listed among the top prospects because he has already "graduated", he no longer has rookie status. If not for that technicality, he would certainly be in the top 5.
Only fair if you also include what their replacements have done along with power numbers
All 3 having crazy seasons but replacements are "crappier"
You would be the guy who uses batting average to analyze offensive performance. Living in the past just like the rest of your posts.
Wright (OPS+ of 115) and Duda (96) are playing below their normal levels but that doesn't mean they are easy to replace.
Flores (OPS+ 46), Campbell (38), Plawecki (a strong 57), and Kelly (NEGATIVE 38), to your point.
I mean it's not as bad as last June but It's pretty bad I'm pretty sure the mets have only scored more than 4 runs 2 or 3 times in the last like 25 or 30 games, and the mlb average per game is like 4, so what does that tell you ?
Mets need to score more runs?
Production went down with loss of d'Araud. Wright has missed several games, and Duda has not been effective. Agree that there are huge opportunities for improvement for hitters at C, 3B and 1B.
No. But they could have foreseen losing Wright and d'Arnaud at the same time. d'Arnaud is always hurt, even before he got to the Mets, and Wright has been out for huge stretches of time over the last few years, even setting aside the back, and it's continuing. The Mets will eventually have to replace Wright. He can't play anything close to a full season anymore. They can't have a catcher, despite how much he can hit, who gets hurt while also having a third basemen who gets hurt even more. Add to this the off-chance of someone else getting hurt (here Duda) and you have three AAA spots in the line-up.
Thank god for the pitching. But the Mets are going to have to solve the 3B problem eventually, maybe this year. And probably catcher too, since d'Arnaud can't stay on the field.
You could easily replace them with
Texeira 195
Rodriguez 170
Hicks 198
And not miss a beat.
Yes they need to score more runs, we can't rely on everyone of our pitchers to constantly limit the opponent to 2 runs or less
Too much reliance on long ball. Looking at National League batting averages, the first two Mets to show up are Cabrera at 282 and Cespedes at 281. Next after that are Walker at 270 and Conforto at 278. But they are killing it on HRs stats, but not such much on RBIs. Grandy should not lead off, but the problem is if you move him, the bottom 4 of the order is putrid.
Granderson will be fine, he's the least of my worries. The lineup tonight looks much more formidable with Conforto back in and loney batting 6th. Terry needs to play Conforto every friggin day, he played him in the postseason game 1 against kershaw and ya know, hit a homerun..just sayin play that kid every day terry you knucklehead.
Smith is untouchable because his power numbers will surge with growth and he'll be under fiscal monetary control for several years....
His defense at first and his approach at the plate are reportedly outstanding...they're hopefully the power will come
Mets have been walked 10 times in 10 innings and have one run. This is unacceptable. So far excluding the rest of this extra inning game the mets have scored like 11 runs on 6 game home stand against some good pitchers but against a few guys who have been struggling big as late. Imagine them without Cespedes
Wright out 8 weeks until resuming baseball activities. Some say career is over ! It's wilmers job unless he continues to bat .180
There's no game in NYC this weekend.I wonder if this is the first time this has happened since the Mets came into existence.
This season has gone pretty badly, considering expectations. Harvey has mostly sucked, dudas hurt, wright is hurt (to be expected), there have been few bright spots. And they still have a solid record!
It'll be interesting to see what kind of trades sandy can pull off to patch this team up, most likely in a month or so when the bottom dwellers start selling off pieces.
It'll be interesting to see what kind of trades sandy can pull off to patch this team up, most likely in a month or so when the bottom dwellers start selling off pieces.
His career is over. Spinal stenosis is progressive and will only get worse.
The Mets don't have an untouchable prospect. Really there's no such thing, but especially not for a team that is looking to win now. You wouldn't trade both for a top level 3rd baseman?
Robles sucks again. Largares with another great catch to keep it close. Lucroy Lucroy Lucroy
Yeah. It's gonna be tough for him to get that batting average up to respectability this season.
Hopefully Bird will be ready next spring and Tex will be playing 1st base for the Metsies.
No one on this thread cares about the Yankees. Create your own thread. Don't want to argue with fellow rutgers fans.
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Shoulder injuries are rough. Tex will be playing somewhere in the AL for a relatively low $ contract. He won't be on the Mets.
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