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OT: Official 2022 NY Mets Season And Post Season Thread
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Because the Mets can’t hit a lick right now.
Sometimes you force the other team to make a play, and sometimes they make it.
Sometimes you force the other team to make a play, and sometimes they make it.
I’m sure you guys will find someone, maybe more than one.
Two outs. We don't know what the scouting report on the LF is. Often the LF is the LF because he has the weakest arm of the three.
Well the batters didn't do much. Two scratch runs against a mediocre pitching staff. Hitting the ball in the air against an unforgiving wind all day. Started right in the first inning 1st and 3rd one out and Alonso fails to get him in. This Cubs team doesn't have much but if there's one thing they do have its a solid closer. Who I hope we might trade for.
Won this series in spite of our hitters who did jack shit. It was all pitching, defense and an inept Cubs team.
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2 runs does not win many games. Smith is not to blame. Why does it have to be pinned on one player?
If a MLB LFer can’t make THAT throw, he shouldn’t be in MLB. He was ready to throw when Lindor hit third. Should’ve been a stop right there and extend the inning.
At least the Mets won 3/4. Should’ve been a sweep but keep winning series.
Lol. JD. I think I'd take my chances with the lefty hitting Mazeika having a 2nd base hole to shoot for.
Welp, they’re 58-35 at the All Star Break. I would’ve signed up for that back in March.
Why should it have been a sweep??? Mets won the first game decisively, and then played three that could have gone either way. When two of those three go your way, you can't expect much more than that.
We had 2 hits in a row. How often do we get 3 in a row? Their guy made an accurate throw home ours didnt.
What I'll say to that is when you get 3 well-pitched games by your starters the games shouldn't be the type that could go either way. Not with the starting pitchers Chicago rolled out there.
OK time to focus on the draft - a topic on which I myself have not focused on at all. Any draftniks out there who can give us some names to watch?
Here are some of the names I have heard associated with the Mets at 11 or 14
Brock Porter, SP, Orchard Lakes St. Mary’s HS (MI)
Jace Jung, 2B, Texas Tech
Jett Williams, CF, Rockwall-Heath HS (TX)
Elijah Green, CF, IMG Academy (FL)
Daniel Susac, C, Arizona
Justin Crawford, CF, Bishop Gorman HS (NV)
Dylan Lesko, SP, Buford HS (GA)
But all this depends on teams above and who slips and who rises.
Sure I would also. But just like management looking to upgrade the team I am not resting on 23 over 500 at the break. Way too many times have we crumbled after the break. Get me at least a relief arm. Don’t mortgage the future.
Thanks. I obviously know nothing of any of these players. I will only say that I am not fond of drafting an HS pitcher this high. Too volatile, too risky.
A lot of predictions have come in on Jace Jung. Early he was a top 10 pick but had a bad ending to his season and seems to be slipping. Theory is Mets could pick him at 11 and pay under slot to save money to spend on later picks.
Interesting. That would run counter to their recent strategy, which is to go over slot early, and then scrimp later by drafting college seniors who have no negotiating leverage.
I'll give my thoughts after our picks. Mad covered some names. I'd like Crawford and a SP but we'll see. I'm fine with HS pitching.
I'm willing to wager there is an AI software being "taught" right now to handle this. Guys being paid to drag crosshairs on a screen of players playing today/recently, and the AI takes measurements from the ground, waistline, shoulders, letters on the jersey, etc to come up with a best guess strikezone for each player.
Doc Gooden said he was fortunate you didn't run the draft back then. 😁
Kumar Rocker at 3 to Texas. This is a big jump moving many down 1 spot. He was protected at the highest 15. Maybe Mets see someone unexpected at 11.
That's a surprise. Most had him in the 15-25 range. Texas drafted Jack Leiter last year.
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Our 3 best stolen base threats were injured at one point ( Marte, Lindor, and Jankowski). Now that all are feeling better I’d expect to see more games like today
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