Joel Sherman of the NY Post believes Pillar could split time with Dom in LF and face the lefties. What's the board's take on this? IMO, you let Dom rake. Pillar, while solid, is showing a decline in his skills overall and that's why he's better off as a bench player.
Add to that, ranked 6th best chance to win the whole thing. With NOW the richest owner in baseball, the future looks great.
I think our biggest problem is that we have too many starters that fall into this category. McNeil- until this year, trying to find a spot everywhere but his natural position because of Cano. JD- not great in the field anywhere but again- too many positions for him to worry about- hope to see a big improvement this year with just 3B as his primary. Smith- Best position 1B but not unseating Alonso there. Nimmo- forced into CF, Alonso, slugger and we would be good there except for the Dom situation, Conforto- in the right position, good defender and turning into elite hitter. All these other teams seem to have 1 guy in this type of situation, we have a whole team.
All the players from other teams that I’ve named are superstars, no matter what they done with their teams. The point is that they’ve gotten their chances to shine without having to worry about being benched in the 7th, having you play multiple positions, and your team getting some roided old guy to play your position after having your breakout season.
Rosario, maybe, Giminez really doesn't impress me. No where at any level has he shown the stats that say All Star. Just like with Davis at 3rd, Rosario's defense to me was fine, and his range, very good along with a bat that I think would come back to haunt us, especially if we don't tie up Lindor long term. That would be a total disaster!!LFGM
A lot of our issues are fixed if they agree to the DH. But, yes, I agree...The Met's have done a horrible job of this. If they had believed in McNeil from the start, if they trusted bringing in Davis, they may not have decided to bring Cano in.
I see Rosario playing for the next 10 years but never a sure thing starter or ever reach All Star status. But he does enough everywhere and a good guy, he will have a place in baseball for a while.
He may be the best available at this point but have to get another starter. Ororizzi or Walker
Fvking stupid if that is the case. JD at 3B -if you want to move him out for the 8/9 inning, fine but really don't think you have to do that either. The only time a bat touches a Diaz or Familia pitch, it is out of the ball park- otherwise, it is a BB or K
As I said earlier in the thread, Joel Sherman said Pillar would split time in Left with Dom Smith. Pillar will face Lefties while Dom will on see righties. I say leave Dom in LF, JD at 3B, and Nimmo in CF. Bring in Pillar, Almora, and the rest late in the game as defensive replacements if necessary. Otherwise, Rojas may be in over his head with this team if he pulls this sh*t.
Just let your guys play! All of this seems that it is a manager trying to justify his job or just a warning that he will be forced to manage by front office nerds that went to MIT.
JD. Davis is a player we never get lucky with in trades of the past. I agree, he's a 25-30hr guy and I feel a keeper/
You move JD for M Chapman...not even a moment hesitation
That's something I'd pump the brakes on. Chapman had season ending hip surgery at age 27. Who knows what kind of range or longevity he'll have after that. A hip in sports is worse than knee injuries in a lot of cases.NO way that's a slam dunk move.
Whats up with the Mets fans fantasizing over suspect players like Trevor Bauer (who has similar stats than Marcus Stroman) and Matt Chapman (a career .255 hitter who they'd have over JD Davis). Is it a case of Uncle Steve's money burning a hole in their pockets so lets just spend it on ANYONE???
This going to affect Lindor, Conforto, deGrom (extention), Syndergaard. Signing 3 of 4 is doable (...MAybe) but what do I know? All I know is that thankfully Bauer is not in the mix since he would've caused one of these 4 to go off the list and maybe affect the next group: Alonso, Smith, McNeil, Davis, Stroman.
But is Chapman THAT much better than Davis?
2B and SS wouldn't have been an issue if BVW wasnt an idiot.
You can say that he also have better offensive numbers than Davis, only because Chapman has been a starter longer than Davis... Or that Davis has decent numbers in his 2 seasons with the Mets without being a starter. Thats the issue with the Mets last few years: they always had the players to compete but always low ball them or underestimate their chances and go get someone else who almost always never pan out: Murphy, McNeil, Davis, maybe even Gimenez and Smith.
