Because if you’re making a playoff run and can’t give up prospects - what other choices do you have to bring back an impact position player or SP?
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My point is that you have almost as good of a chance that McNeil gives you an impact as anyone you may trade for. He is a career 315 hitter with some pop.
now, Davis makes more sense to me as he can’t field at all
Not until he gets back off injury. Regardless, I don’t see the Mets moving any of their guys like McNeil, Davis, Smith when all 3 are at their lowest value.
to get a MLB starter - pitcher or Bat- they would have to give a top 2 prospect and pick up a contract. I don’t see that happening
McNeil hurt us at the plate and in the field today. He just does not look like he is right. Not sure if its physical or mental but he needs to work it out quickly. Right now he is a liability. I am a McNeill fan and was so happy when he won a job but right now he looks lost.
I was wrong on Nimmo. Plan is to give him Monday off (having played nine innings two games in a row) and activate him Tuesday in Atlanta.
Not sure if you're serious. They are 4 games up. One sweep by one of your chasers and it's back to a toss-up. Now they had a chance to run away with it when they got to ten games over .500, but in the last 2 weeks they have been mediocre and have thus come back to the pack.. Under .500 for that stretch.
Mets have no position players listed as All Star finalists. For that matter they had no one even in the conversation. Partly due to injuries, partly due to underperformance. Either way, it has to change.
It turns out that Stroman was pitching under emotional duress yesterday. His grandmother had just died. He has left the team and the Mets can put him on the three day bereavement list, which will enable them to replace him on the roster. I assume they will do that. You gotta bereave.
I almost laughed when I went on the Mets.com site last week and saw the last minute plea for Mets fans to vote guys on the team as All-Stars. Thankfully fans in the area are very savvy cause none were deserving.
When he does return hopefully he can help by getting McNeil out of the leadoff spot alone.
Don't know who is pitching for Washington tonight but know it won't be Scherzer, Lester or Corbin who all pitched over the weekend. Will it matter? Hope we can score some runs off whoever it is.
Anyway a look at the week ahead for our pursuers.
After tonight Washington then hosts Tampa Bay for 3 and the Dodgers for 3 over the weekend
The Braves of course host us for 3 starting tomorrow and then host Miami over the weekend
The Philthies have a makeup at Cinncy tonight and then host Miami for 3 games and San Diego for 3 starting Friday.
As for us; decent chance we might have to play another DH vs, Atlanta as there is a lot of rain in the forecast for this week.
Anyway a look at the week ahead for our pursuers.
After tonight Washington then hosts Tampa Bay for 3 and the Dodgers for 3 over the weekend
The Braves of course host us for 3 starting tomorrow and then host Miami over the weekend
The Philthies have a makeup at Cinncy tonight and then host Miami for 3 games and San Diego for 3 starting Friday.
As for us; decent chance we might have to play another DH vs, Atlanta as there is a lot of rain in the forecast for this week.
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Washington is starting someone named Paolo Espino. 34 years old with only 31 career appearances with 5 starts, two of which have come this season. Career ERA of 4.01 in those 31 appearances. Drafted in 2006 so obviously has been pretty much a career minor leaguer. Anybody else want to be the one to say it?
May be mistaken, soft tossing righty ?
Curve and change up ????
6 innings 4 hits 1 run
Avg fastball 89.1 mph No hit material
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Curve and change up ????
6 innings 4 hits 1 run
Avg fastball 89.1 mph No hit material
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Ron just said it
2-0 to Pete chases slider off the plate
McKinney 2-1 stares at fastball down the middle
2-0 to Pete chases slider off the plate
McKinney 2-1 stares at fastball down the middle
Mets look like a right handed hitter batting lefty playing wiffle ball . It’s embarrassing how bad they are vs a curve
It's gotten to be a sad joke how this team just gets shut down by anybody they throw out on the mound. You get the feeling that a position player could blank us for 5 innings.
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Say whaaat !!!!!!!
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Dang. Alonso and McKinney back to back and pillar just missed a HR for 3 in a row
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Dang. Alonso and McKinney back to back and pillar just missed a HR for 3 in a row
Lost in all the whining about hitting, schedules up to All Star Break:
Washington Schedule: -BRUTAL- Tampa Bay 2; Dodgers 4; San Diego 4; San Francisco 3
Phillies Schedule: - TOUGH- Miami 3; San Diego 3; Chicago 4; Boston 3
Braves Schedule: Mets 3; Miami 3; Pittsburgh 3; Miami 3
Mets Schedule: Braves 3; Yankees 3; Milwaukee 3; Pittsburgh 4
Braves may have the easiest schedule, Mets second easiest. That said, Braves have done poorly against Miami, and Mets and Marlins have the best records against NL East teams
Take 2 of 3 against the Braves, and hope Washington and Phillies falter, and Mets hitting can continue to suck! Not the recipe for success, but perhaps Mets can tread water and maintain a 5-7 game lead at All Star Break, and with Nimmo back, perhaps hitting will pick up.
The problem with treading water is that you have three teams chasing you. Figure one of them will get hot. Mets will need to get hot to hold them off.
That's why the head to head games are so important. Every one is basically like a 2 game swing.
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