But the Mets' offense is so inconsistent. They can't afford to have another hole in the lineup along with the pitcher.
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I have to think he signs but for less than the $6 million which was reported. If he goes back to school he could end up falling even further and if he needs surgery better to get it with the Mets than elsewhere.
Interesting article from MLB.com ranking the 41 prospects who were traded on Friday. Pete Crow-Armstrong is ranked as the fifth best prospect traded that day.
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Ranking 41 prospects dealt prior to Deadline
The trades were coming in fast and furious as the 2021 Trade Deadline approached on Friday at 4 p.m. ET. MLB Pipeline tracked all of the prospects changing hands via deals over the last couple of weeks and we’ve come up with a ranking below. With the late flurry of
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No Nimmo or JD Davis in lineup again. Nimmo is hurt. Clueless on Davis status. Drury hitting 6th and at 3b. Conforto hitting 5th and in RF. Thank goodness no Villar in lineup
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With the Mets luck, the raccoon will bite Carrasco s right hand and he ll be out for an extended period of time. 😩
Rabies - has that been a cause for a Met to be on the IL this season?
The poor thing must be going senile, he thinks he's posting in the Yankee thread, lmfao!!!! 😁
The JD Davis status could be related to a possible trade. Plenty of trades happen after the deadline. Sometimes in the old days, players were tried to be pushed through waivers and if a team claimed him, a gentleman's agreement was made behind closed doors, just saying, who knows.
Alonso was a shell of what he is now. He looked lost at the plater swinging at horrible pitches And pressing. Much like Conforto. Does anyone think Conforto will figure it out while sitting on the bench for lengths of time?
Just announced: Guillorme to IL, hamstring acting up. Hartlieb up as 14th pitcher.
Really short bench today with Guillorme out, Nimmo still presumably unavailable, and McNeil unable to run full out.
Really short bench today with Guillorme out, Nimmo still presumably unavailable, and McNeil unable to run full out.
I was just going to say, did I see Guillorme pull up as he crossed home plate? Unforking real.https://www.mlb.com/mets/video/luis-rojas-on-mets-walk-off-win-x5246
Guillorme ran for McNeil because McNeil has a bad wheel. The entire team needs a new stretching routine and yoga.
This is silly. We are not the Wilpons any more. Unless you really see something that Boras' Dr's don't, risk the money and sign him.
There is a max u can spend on draft picks (cumulatively) per year, How would that effect us?
This year we spent less on picks 2-19 because we knew we would over pay for Kumar. I assume we would draft later picks that can be underslotted ( or may not even sign)
Whenever we are dealing with leaked information, we must ask ourselves who is leaking it and why.
In this case, it sounds like the Mets are leaking it. Why? Perhaps to send a message to the Boras camp that they are serious about walking away.
Not saying a deal will get done at the 11th hour, but not saying it won't either.
In this case, it sounds like the Mets are leaking it. Why? Perhaps to send a message to the Boras camp that they are serious about walking away.
Not saying a deal will get done at the 11th hour, but not saying it won't either.
Solid move by the front office bringing in a guy who was released by a team about 30 games under .500. Yep let's go get a guy not good enough for one of the worst teams in baseball.
Howie Rose was wondering what happened to the crowds,speculating that it may be peoples' reaction to this thing.Since the Mets have been in first for almost three months,it may be exactly that.
The idea is to bring as many guys on the cheap and hope to strike gold with at least one.
OK so no Kumar Rocker. Instead we get the 11th pick in next year's draft - probably.
I wonder what went on behind the scenes here. If the Mets just flat out pulled their offer, preferring to take the likely compensatory pick next year, then fine. That's a cold business decision, but it's a cold business.
However, if the Mets lowballed Boras/Rocker, then shame on them. Particularly since they literally cannot spend the money that they saved elsewhere.
Also, as some are pointing out, the Mets blew it by not taking out "insurance" on Rocker. By this I mean using a late round pick to draft a high schooler with a high round grade, but who has been bypassed because he plans to go to college. If your first round pick falls through (which it did), you take that money and throw it at this other kid, figuring that he'll change his mind about college. And you still keep the compensatory pick next year. Unfortunately, the Mets did not do that.
I wonder what went on behind the scenes here. If the Mets just flat out pulled their offer, preferring to take the likely compensatory pick next year, then fine. That's a cold business decision, but it's a cold business.
However, if the Mets lowballed Boras/Rocker, then shame on them. Particularly since they literally cannot spend the money that they saved elsewhere.
Also, as some are pointing out, the Mets blew it by not taking out "insurance" on Rocker. By this I mean using a late round pick to draft a high schooler with a high round grade, but who has been bypassed because he plans to go to college. If your first round pick falls through (which it did), you take that money and throw it at this other kid, figuring that he'll change his mind about college. And you still keep the compensatory pick next year. Unfortunately, the Mets did not do that.
I would add to my prior post that if the Mets did try to lowball Boras, he probably laughed in their face and said: "I've got three letters for you. N...I...L. We'll be fine. My client will cash in as an amateur, and we'll cash in at next year's draft."
FWIW, the Mets were not alone in unsigned picks. Neither the Red Sox nor the Astros signed their second picks. (Astros unsigned second pick was actually in the fourth round, as they had forfeited their first two picks for their 2017 misbehavior.)
I’m not sure this team will be able to hold on and win this division. They are in a weak division which helps, but they have very significant offensive holes and i dont think Baez will make up the difference. If deGrom doesn’t return to the prior level, which is uncertain, they my lose out to the Phillies or Braves. They seem to me to essentially be a .500 team….maybe a few games over.,
I liked your post because I think it is accurate. But that doesn't mean that I, ya know, LIKE it.
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