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OT: MLB Thread - Part XVI: Come On. Do Something.

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Pete Alonso on fire. Up to 15 HR and a .914 OPS in 250 AB. He was originally a 3B, may have to move back there if Smith works out. Would be a good problem to have.
 
I've seen guys strike out more than their batting average before, but one of these seasons, Judge might hit .300 and do it.
 
Machinehead said:
I've seen guys strike out more than their batting average before, but one of these seasons, Judge might hit .300 and do it.
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He's a better Adam Dunn offensively. Same type of thing though--lots of whiffs, lots of power. Of course he makes better contact but you get the idea.
 
CC is trash. He leaves pitches up all too often and has zero velocity. He puts this team in a hole and is not worthy of being in that rotation. The drop off will continue as the season goes on. Cannot wait to move on from him because unfortunately he will continue to get looks instead if Monty

Also when does Girardi stop with the crap and change up the lineup. Judge is clearly lost up there. He is guessing. He is over anxious. Out in front. He needs to take a step back. Move him down. Move Headley up for now. Get Hicks back in there once he is ready.

Gardner LF
Hicks DH
Headley 1B
Sanchez C
Didi SS
Judge RF
Frazier, T 3B
Torreyes 2B
Ellsbury CF
 
Alonso is looking like a better 1B candidate than Smith. Could be a 30-40 HR 1B, and he's hitting for a decent average and not striking out much, so maybe a better Duda.

Mets have a reliever in High-A who hasn't allowed an ER in 34 innings, Adonis Uceta. He pitches in the high 90's, high K rate, low BB rate. He could help the bullpen next season, send him to AA now.
 
Not a fan of Alonso. Light tower power but has contact issues and gets too pull happy which will be exploited at higher levels. Smith is a much higher chance of becoming a regular than Alonso.
 
Smith is six months younger and two levels higher. He has a more complete game for sure; that's why he's the top-ranked 1B prospect in the game. Alonso has great pop but we'll see how his approach translates to higher levels. He's definitely not a better prospect than Smith ATM.
 
CC stood no chance against Toronto's lineup last night. Pretty sure they had 9 right handed hitters in the lineup. He was doomed from the start.
 
Isn't Alonso a pylon in the field? He's raked since recovering from his wrist injury but i'm not hitching myself to him yet. A season like this in AA and then i'll buy in; does anybody know the average age of AA now? Does BBRef have that somewhere?
 
So we now care about defense? The Mets have one plus defender, a guy they called up a week ago. I don't think plus defense is a requirement for playing for the Mets. Alonso is probably no worse at 1B than Duda is who is a below average fielder.
 
Pavel Buchnevich said:
So we now care about defense? The Mets have one plus defender, a guy they called up a week ago. I don't think plus defense is a requirement for playing for the Mets. Alonso is probably no worse at 1B than Duda is who is a below average fielder.
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Smith will be the second plus defender. Part of why he's the top 1B prospect around.

Also, we've been discussing the Mets' ****** defense all year, so I don't know why you sound surprised.
 
Glad to see the Mets are operating like a major market franchise again. Passed up a package of multiple prospects from the Yankees because they wouldn't pay any part of Bruce's contract. What a joke. Joke team, joke franchise, joke ownership, joke everything.
 
BlueshirtBlitz said:
Would've much rather just offered him the QO! Doesn't seem like a great trade and it may mean the Wilpons are broke.
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This trade is literally about saving $4 million this year. There's no way you can tell me Ryder Ryan is worth more than 1 more year of Jay Bruce or a comp pick in next years draft. The guy was a 30th rounder last year FFS.
 
BlueshirtBlitz said:
Isn't Alonso a pylon in the field? He's raked since recovering from his wrist injury but i'm not hitching myself to him yet. A season like this in AA and then i'll buy in; does anybody know the average age of AA now? Does BBRef have that somewhere?
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Average age is skewed because of the careee minor leaguers.

18-19 - rookie and lower A ball
20-21 - higher A
22 - AA
23 - AAA
24 - Majors

Those are just my rough estimates but it also depends on a prospect. Some prospects are more advanced for the age based on where they lived/played ball etc. For instance high school pitchers out of Texas and California tend to be more advanced that pitchers out of other parts of the country.
 
NYRFAN218 said:
Glad to see the Mets are operating like a major market franchise again. Passed up a package of multiple prospects from the Yankees because they wouldn't pay any part of Bruce's contract. What a joke. Joke team, joke franchise, joke ownership, joke everything.
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What was the Yankees offer?
 
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