I'd sign for that, like someone else said, the Mets won 101 games without deGrom for 4 months.
Would I sign up for it? Yes, in a heartbeat.
how about a slight alteration. We lose both deGrom and Nimmo but do all the rest. Would have us closer to the 300 mil but can Marte cover CF anymore?
THAT is the question. If he can, then we can slide McNeil into RF and it opens up a whole set of options.
In fairness, his leg was hurt much of the year which may have affected his ability to play the field. The pickings are slim on the free agent market for CF. I wonder if Maurico would get a look in the OF as he seems athletic and is blocked in the infield.
That is why I could only think of either we have to sign Nimmo or we are going to have to live with Marte in Center. As I would hate to hope any of the FA's out there would be able to play of like Nimmo and also be a good offensive player.
One of the things that I wonder with Judge...staying here in NY as a Yankee- isn't he more likely to have the 8 figure endorsement deals than if he is in SF? I don't believe Judge will have more "almost" triple crowns with 60+ HR but if healthy, I'm sure he will have at least 4-5 years of 35-45 HR .280-.300...if he is doing that as a lifelong Yankee with the C on his shirt, that has to mean more money and just so much more lifetime satisfaction than if he does the same in SF. It just seems like he becomes just a face in the crowd out there.
Well, he must have impressed writers from every corner of the country to go in first ballot. Those type players are recognized across the sport. What I'm surprised at is the lack of commercials some of these guys do. Making that kind of money during the season and for tax reasons I guess it's better after they retire, but not really sure. I'd never want the Mets to tie up huge amounts of money in Judge or deGrom, since age and injury walk hand in hand. I know it's no guarantee, but I like the young kids and restocking the farm. As Mets fans we're used to it. Not sure, if Yankees fans have a stomach for that sort of thing.WFAN reported this morning that Mariano Rivera speaking at an event said if he was Yankee ownership Judge doesn't come back. Jeter was asked yesterday also and was evasive.Very telling,and I'm sure Yankees brass is hearing this from several people.
Understood but Met’s didn’t spend 40+ on Max to wait. And the hard thing for the Met’s this year coming up, we don’t have pitching talent in the minors that are ready
Agree with Baez. Not so sure with Lindor. I don’t think we win over 100 this year with Rosario, Gimenez. And we got Lindor at a good age. By the time his contract is over, he will be up there with David Wright with just about every Met record. And in 3-4 years, his yearly pay will not seem so crazy.
I may be wrong, but I recall hearing that the Mets will receive less attractive draft picks in return for any current players that they tender who are then signed by other teams as free agents because the Mets are so far above the salary cap. Something like a fourth rounder. If true, and knowing that the Mets will obviously lose no picks if they sign their own free agents, I think that the Mets very well may err on the side of resigning their own free agents this off season.
Wonder if the Cubs would trade PCA back. They had a couple of young outfielders playing last season who appear to be ahead of PCA on their depth chart.
The kick in the balls on this trade wasn’t even Baez. He performed as expected but the rest of the team tanked. Was he a bad influence on Lindor? Maybe. But if the rest of the team performed, he would have done exactly what the trade was made for.
Agree, and for an organization that always produced very good pitchers to be in this position currently is sad.
100% Baez had to go and his influence on Lindor set him back with the fans until his great year we just witnessed.
I thought the team was done before the trade was made. It reeked of desperation. Trade never should have been made since the team was going nowhere last year, with or without Baez.
Agree. We were doing it with mirrors and then deGrom goes down and Walker has a crappy 2nd half, etc.
Sounds like he is staying on in an advisory role with his chief lieutenant taking his existing role. I did not get the sense that he was looking for a new position outside the organization.
Yes he was. He has a contract that runs one more year and is talking like he will be around to see the transition through. Do the Mets wait another year for him?
I would wait another year if the Brewers want serious compensation for his services. That would give Eppler one more year to prove himself. If the Mets falter again next year bring in Stearns and clean house.
Unless they look at him as President, which would be a promotion, which would make it harder for Attanasio to refuse to release him.
Eppler should get a 2nd season. He had a great offseason on who he brought in and who he didn’t trade. But a horrible trade deadline.
You actually make a good point- we forget that Williams was a super important piece to our 101 win season.
Front office. Stearns comes in he can hire his own GM and beef up our Latin American scouting. Our trade deadline moves this year did nothing to help the team down the stretch.
Williams did anything they asked, long middle relief, spot starter and he excelled most times.
Even if Stearns comes in- isn’t OM still in the organization and recognized as one of the best international Latin American Exec’s? I’m not sure if I would replace him. I keep Omar- and is Eppler good or bad, not sure we know how much was Sandy vs GM?
