Signing(s): Jay Bruce has signed with the Mets (3 years/39 M)

[hockeykicker]

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[Marc the Habs Fan]

Can't wait for it to fall apart by 11 PM ET.

 

[hockeykicker]

If it does just cancel free agency forever lol

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

The Mets spent money. It will be snowing in hell tonight.

 

[hockeykicker]

Mets don't make sense.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Astros are basically his hometown team but that seems weird. How many OF do the Astros need? Springer, Reddick, Gonzalez, Marisnick and Fisher already on the roster.

 

[hockeykicker]

Conforto to cf?

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Conforto to cf?

He is already a CF.

 

[hockeykicker]

He is already a CF.

Ah, was going off mets website depth chart that has listed nimmo starting cf and conforto starting lf

 

[hockeykicker]

Buster Olney says the Giants offer was 3 years 30 mil

 

[robert terwilliger]

do the mets know this has happened?

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Could be linked to the Cole deal falling apart...

 

[BMOK33]

It’s probably an overpayment given the market but their lineup is just awful. Cespedes is injured too much, Conforto May never really be the same and everyone else is rather pedestrian. So they at least needed another scare bat in there

 

[hockeykicker]

It’s probably an overpayment given the market but their lineup is just awful. Cespedes is injured too much, Conforto May never really be the same and everyone else is rather pedestrian. So they at least needed another scare bat in there

Fwiw, the only other offer he got was from Giants for 3 years/30 mil

 

[Terry Yake]

where's the tweet that says the deal is off?

 

[King Mapes]

Thought he was going to the Blue Jays

 

[tony d]

Good player, good signing here for the Mets.

 

[Voight]

Could be linked to the Cole deal falling apart...

Bruce is also an option at 1B, 13 career starts there and the Mets may just have him there if their rookie 1B struggles.

 

[HajdukSplit]

The Mets spent money. It will be snowing in hell tonight.

They'll probably expect the fans to back off now that they actually made a signing

On WFAN I heard that the Mets had a trade ready for Kipnis (Indians) but the Mets backed out because the Indians wanted the Mets to eat his contract It is a bad contract in fairness but typical Mets behavior

 

[Bob Richards]

We're one step closer to last year's defensive infield system of 3 shortstops and an outfielder.

 

[punk_o_holic]

Astros are basically his hometown team but that seems weird. How many OF do the Astros need? Springer, Reddick, Gonzalez, Marisnick and Fisher already on the roster.

IMO, Marisnick should be a backup/late inning defensive sub. Bruce was also a backup option if Fisher was traded. Also, I heard that the Astros don't want Gonzalez as a starting LF. Would prefer for him to be a backup OF/IF. Before Bruce, they were linked to Carlos Gonzalez as well.