OT: MLB Thread 2024

[McRanger92]

Mets may as well just bring back Pete, Winker and Iglesias now that Manaea is back in the fold. Best team in baseball after May + Soto & Senga. Why not?

 

[Machinehead]

If you had a team with the Yankees pitching staff and the Mets lineup, I'm still not convinced that team beats the Dodgers.

 

[Raspewtin]

If you had a team with the Yankees pitching staff and the Mets lineup, I'm still not convinced that team beats the Dodgers.

you'd get 47.69 WAR projected between the two which would be lower than LA's 49.77, so probably not.

 

[bleedblue94]

If the Mets don't bring back Pete then the off-season does not look as great. Who's protecting Soto in the lineup? We can bs ourselves, but Pete brings the thunder and the threat to that lineup. Soto will be great regardless, but Soto with Pete behind him changes things.

 

[noncents]

Do you think they can get Alonzo for only 100 after Soto for 775?

spelling is hard

 

[80s Kid]

If the Mets don't bring back Pete then the off-season does not look as great. Who's protecting Soto in the lineup? We can bs ourselves, but Pete brings the thunder and the threat to that lineup. Soto will be great regardless, but Soto with Pete behind him changes things.

If Vientos can build on last season, he could be a force. That being said, it was one year.

Lindor, Vientos, Soto, Nimmo...Not necessarily in that order but I can see why Pete makes this look better. Hopefully Nimmo can up his game a bit.

 

[bleedblue94]

If Vientos can build on last season, he could be a force. That being said, it was one year.

Lindor, Vientos, Soto, Nimmo...Not necessarily in that order but I can see why Pete makes this look better. Hopefully Nimmo can up his game a bit.

Respectfully if you spent 700m on Soto you should not be going into the season hoping vientos can replace your loudest hitter and fill that thunder spot on the lineup. You'd want him available to lengthen the lineup.

 

[Ben Grimm]

The Fried signing was idiotic. In the last 5 seasons he's had 2 seasons of 14 and 11 starts.

 

[Raspewtin]

The Fried signing was idiotic. In the last 5 seasons he's had 2 seasons of 14 and 11 starts.

the 11 starts were in the COVID shortened season

 

[noncents]

Respectfully if you spent 700m on Soto you should not be going into the season hoping vientos can replace your loudest hitter and fill that thunder spot on the lineup. You'd want him available to lengthen the lineup.

pete was exceptionally weak in big spots last year up until one very memorable and important 9th inning AB against the new star Yankees closer. not to mention he has the yips throwing to pitchers covering 1st. not something Gerritt Cole has to worry about...

 

[Ben Grimm]

https://www.mlb.com/news/sean-manaea-mets-contract

Morning Briefing: Mets Players React to Manaea Re-Signing - Metsmerized Online

Good morning, Mets fans! Mets players, like Mark Vientos and David Peterson, reacted with joy to Sean Manaea’s re-signing. He seems like a great clubhouse dude, and the 2024 remainders in the clubhouse are happy he’s back. In the early morning hours of Monday, the Mets agreed to re-sign Manaea...

metsmerizedonline.com

Someone probably already posted that, but I like the signing. He had 3.47 ERA and 184 strikeouts over 32 starts and 181 2/3 innings.

 

[Irishguy42]

 

[NickyFotiu]

My dads favorite pitcher.

 

[Mr Mxmzptlk]

My dads favorite pitcher.

Amazing what that man could do with two pitches. Koosman always reminded me of him.

 

[NickyFotiu]

Amazing what that man could do with two pitches. Koosman always reminded me of him.

I did not watch baseball back then but I think I remember my dad speaking about Jerry Kooseman's curveball

 

[Mr Mxmzptlk]

I did not watch baseball back then but I think I remember my dad speaking about Jerry Kooseman's curveball

While not as good as Koufax, the one thing they had in common was pinpoint control. I used to watch Koosman and wonder how he managed to get by with just two pitches.....I didn't know the "art of pitching" at that time, but I could pretty much predict where Kooz was going to throw the ball and which pitch and they still couldn't hit him. And Koufax was even better at it. It was similar to facing Bob Gibson -- you KNEW that fastball was coming and you knew it would be inside and no matter how prepared you were, you couldn't touch it. I'd swear those guys back then were mutants.

 

[NickyFotiu]

While not as good as Koufax, the one thing they had in common was pinpoint control. I used to watch Koosman and wonder how he managed to get by with just two pitches.....I didn't know the "art of pitching" at that time, but I could pretty much predict where Kooz was going to throw the ball and which pitch and they still couldn't hit him. And Koufax was even better at it. It was similar to facing Bob Gibson -- you KNEW that fastball was coming and you knew it would be inside and no matter how prepared you were, you couldn't touch it. I'd swear those guys back then were mutants.

My dad loved Kofax and the Brooklyn Dodgers. I was just reading his wiki page. He was a Brooklyn and Long Island kid. Was a great basketball player as well. I wish I could have seen him play.

 

[Mr Mxmzptlk]

Kouf was smooth. and seemed to throw with very little effort. He wasn't a power pitcher like Drysdale, but he certainly wasn't "weak". Those wiry types never are. Unfortunately, though, he did tend to be fragile -- maybe brittle is a better word.

 

[Raspewtin]

if the yankees actually trade for Arraez I will pull my f***ing hair out.

career obp .372 that has no power, no running, and horrific fielding. should've just re-signed Gleyber at that point ffs

 

[Machinehead]

if the yankees actually trade for Arraez I will pull my f***ing hair out.

career obp .372 that has no power, no running, and horrific fielding. should've just re-signed Gleyber at that point ffs

To be fair, Arraez averaged a 4.1 WAR over three seasons before an injury that required surgery. His defense falling off the face of the earth coincides with that injury.

Also, he shouldn't be batting leadoff. I know every bit of conventional wisdom says that's your leadoff hitter, but it's 2025 and we can measure things. A guy that's getting to first base for the most part isn't adding that much run expectancy.

Arraez would add a ton more value batting 4th or 5th in situations where a single gets in a run.

 

[Ben Grimm]

Report: Giants reach 1-year deal with 9-time All-Star pitcher Justin Verlander

The San Francisco Giants have reached a one-year deal to sign nine-time All-Star pitcher Justin Verlander.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[nyr2k2]

So does Alonso come back? Seems a few teams have kicked the tires, but it also doesn't seem like anyone is aggressively pursuing him. Feels like he ends up back with the Mets, maybe on something like a three-year deal with an opt out or something.