OT: 2019-20 NY Mets Offseason "Hot Stove" Thread
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To Steve Cohen - billionaire hedge-funder. We just need Johnson to sell Jets and Dolan to sell Knicks and NJ turns into Fantasy Island today!
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...?utm_source=google&utm_medium=bd&cmpId=google
My dear guests, welcome to New Jersey!
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...?utm_source=google&utm_medium=bd&cmpId=google
My dear guests, welcome to New Jersey!
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The Lord is officially on a mission to answer all my prayers one by one. :Pray: :Praying:
Great, the guys who couldn't do right by the Mets because they were too poor because they got ripped off by a Wall Street crook sell the team to a guy who made his money as a Wall Street crook. Makes it easy to root for Rutgers.
For clarification, I’m just cheering on a long-overdue farewell to the Wilpons. I know nothing about this guy.
Bobby Axelrod buys Mets
Schiano returns to Rutgers
CHOP!
Schiano returns to Rutgers
CHOP!
Agree on the Wilpons! And I never heard of the new guy until today. But he doesn't look like someone I'll feel good about lining the pockets of with my $12 beer at Citi Field.
Per Joel Sherman:
- Steve Cohen is worth $13.5 Billion.
- He grew up a passionate Mets fan.
- Will spend and payroll will be in Yankees; Red Sox and Dodgers territory.
- Thank goodness for Saul Katz' kids who want nothing to do with Doofus Jeff Wilpon and hence succession plan is to divest.
Along with Schiano, good times ahead.....:)
- Steve Cohen is worth $13.5 Billion.
- He grew up a passionate Mets fan.
- Will spend and payroll will be in Yankees; Red Sox and Dodgers territory.
- Thank goodness for Saul Katz' kids who want nothing to do with Doofus Jeff Wilpon and hence succession plan is to divest.
Along with Schiano, good times ahead.....:)
You're not suggesting that the Mets try to buy a championship, are you ?
A rather random comment, but since you brought it up... Don't know how old you are, but there have been only six player-managers in the last 60 years, and none in the last 30. The last player-manager was Pete Rose, who was actually a player-manager-gambler, so that was the end of that. Our Mets of course had Joe Torre, who in 1977 served as player-manager for 18 days. However, he did not believe he could do justice to both roles. Therefore, he only took two at-bats before retiring as a player at age 37.
I'll admit that was a good one...:)
Gotta spend for Alonso and Degrom (for next contract) and Others.....
Well, Wheeler’s gone, to a division rival, we have no replacement anywhere in the system, starter depth is non-existent and doesn’t even stretch to a full rotation, I don’t see a replacement coming via free agency, the bullpen still stinks, and we have a numbnuts in charge who I’m worried will only do further damage to the system trying to fix these issues. Sure feels like the same Wilpon-led Mets.
This Cohen guy can't be all bad,taken from a Newsday article,"His family's charitable arm, the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation, has donated to a variety of health-related philanthropies. In one high profile gift on Long Island, the foundation donated $50 million, prompting the former Schneider Children's Hospital in New Hyde Park to be renamed the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York".
I am all for this Cohen guy taking control. Hope the Wilpons titles for the next 5 years are just titles and they stay the F away.
I actually hope Cohen makes the Met's the bad boys of the league again as they were in the 80's minus the coke. lol
A Cohen inspired off season may look like this
Sign Strasburg(I don't think Cole would sign here no matter what) make moves even if it means Davis/smith and some prospects for Marte and Hader, sign Rendon...I may even try to get a Roark or Keuchel for depth, sign Thor to an extention.
I doubt any of it happens but it would be fun to have an owner who wants to play like a big boy
I actually hope Cohen makes the Met's the bad boys of the league again as they were in the 80's minus the coke. lol
A Cohen inspired off season may look like this
Sign Strasburg(I don't think Cole would sign here no matter what) make moves even if it means Davis/smith and some prospects for Marte and Hader, sign Rendon...I may even try to get a Roark or Keuchel for depth, sign Thor to an extention.
I doubt any of it happens but it would be fun to have an owner who wants to play like a big boy
I just want the Mets to become an all around organization like the Tampa Rays with an NYC budget.
Agree- keep some really good players who have been there from the start- Alonso, McNeil, Rosario, deGrom etc but not afraid to make moves for top missing pieces when needed. I also have a lot of faith in OM in the minors finding good young players.
Let's hope BVW dont trade him away for Jacoby Elsbury
Sounds like this guy is shady. The SEC banned him from investing other people's money due to financial violations. Hmm.....
The Houston Astros announced Thursday that they traded outfielder Jake Marisnick to the New York Mets for prospects Blake Taylor and Kenedy Corona.
Marisnick turns 29 in March, is a RHH center fielder with solid defensive numbers (+5 DRS, sprint speed in 95th percentile & 86th percentile in Outs Above Average), who has some pop & speed.
Marisnick turns 29 in March, is a RHH center fielder with solid defensive numbers (+5 DRS, sprint speed in 95th percentile & 86th percentile in Outs Above Average), who has some pop & speed.
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If they got Marisnick to replace Lagares in the role of 4th or 5th OF, then I like. If they got him with the expectation that he's their starting CF, then I don't like.
The New York Mets announced today that the club has signed outfielder Jarrett Parker and infielder Max Moroff to minor league contracts with invitations to Major League Spring Training. They join Chasen Shreve who signed a minor league contract with an invite to Major League Spring Training in November.
A Yahoo! story suggested the Mets got him so that there will be a lefthanded outfielder, but that, due to his offense, he is not seen as a potential starter in CF.
