Maximus
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Huh...what are you talking about? Being in agreement is way overrated.
When Gordon Gekko said "greed is good" he also said "disagreeing is even better"!
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Huh...what are you talking about? Being in agreement is way overrated.
When Gordon Gekko said "greed is good" he also said "disagreeing is even better"!
Maximus
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Well according the NY Post...it's a done deal...Trevor May is a Met!!.
I like it. I like it ALOT!!.
Now if the Mets get Bauer and either/or Realmuto or Springer, I'm a very happy camper. I'd love to have all three of them and sure add in Lindor what the heck. But realistically, if we end up with Bauer, Springer or Realmuto and May as our 3 big moves, I think we can compete with the Braves for the division.
I'm not saying we'd beat the Braves out but compete with them...most definitely. And no doubt we are a playoff team and a damn dangerous team that if I were the Mets opponent, I'd not be all to thrilled with the prospects of having to deal with deGrom, Bauer and Stroman. Hopefully Noah will be fine by than as well but to have to deal with those kinds of arms in a short series...yikes!!
I like it. I like it ALOT!!.
Now if the Mets get Bauer and either/or Realmuto or Springer, I'm a very happy camper. I'd love to have all three of them and sure add in Lindor what the heck. But realistically, if we end up with Bauer, Springer or Realmuto and May as our 3 big moves, I think we can compete with the Braves for the division.
I'm not saying we'd beat the Braves out but compete with them...most definitely. And no doubt we are a playoff team and a damn dangerous team that if I were the Mets opponent, I'd not be all to thrilled with the prospects of having to deal with deGrom, Bauer and Stroman. Hopefully Noah will be fine by than as well but to have to deal with those kinds of arms in a short series...yikes!!
As I mentioned before, Max....as a long-suffering Tribe fan, I would be very leery of Bauer. I can't put it into words, but the closest I can come is "WARNING, WILL ROBINSON: DANGER!! DANGER!!!"
I wasn't a fan of Familia when he was supposedly good....I have a problem with "firemen" closers who start their own fires.
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As I mentioned before, Max....as a long-suffering Tribe fan, I would be very leery of Bauer. I can't put it into words, but the closest I can come is "WARNING, WILL ROBINSON: DANGER!! DANGER!!!"
i think he’s a huge risk. He’s made a lot of noise league wide in small markets. In Ny? I don’t like that fit.
Maximus
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As I mentioned before, Max....as a long-suffering Tribe fan, I would be very leery of Bauer. I can't put it into words, but the closest I can come is "WARNING, WILL ROBINSON: DANGER!! DANGER!!!"
Wow...the old "Lost In Space" Danger Danger Will Robinson line...nice. Brings back fond memories of rainy day after school TV watching....
Maybe cause I owned Bauer in fantasy the past two years in my longtime dynasty league and probably have seen 90% of his starts, I feel as if I know what the Mets would be getting as much as you.
Yeah he's a bit of a quirky guy and yeah he'll likely enjoy the bright lights of NYC but on the field, the guy has some filthy filthy stuff.
And so as a #2 starter, he'd be perfect to slot in behind deGrom
There are so many pitchers you can watch and feel confident they'll get the job done. NEVER felt that way with Bauer. No matter how well he pitched, I always felt the roof would fall in with every pitch he made. Oddly enough, I felt the same about Kluber -- although I'd take him over Bauer 999 times out of 1000.Wow...the old "Lost In Space" Danger Danger Will Robinson line...nice. Brings back fond memories of rainy day after school TV watching....
Maybe cause I owned Bauer in fantasy the past two years in my longtime dynasty league and probably have seen 90% of his starts, I feel as if I know what the Mets would be getting as much as you.
Yeah he's a bit of a quirky guy and yeah he'll likely enjoy the bright lights of NYC but on the field, the guy has some filthy filthy stuff.
And so as a #2 starter, he'd be perfect to slot in behind deGrom
Bauer has had two great years and several mediocre years. I know I was recently reassured that he will be great moving forward because he works harder and tinkers or whatever more than anyone else, but I'm leery of a long term commitment to him. If he reverts to the guy with a career xFIP of 4 and we're paying him a gazillion dollars per year over five years, that's gonna suck, even with Cohen Cash. I'd rather take him up on his stated goal of one-year deals.
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We'll I guess agree to disagree here on Bauer. I like him coming here where he is not coming as a savoir but as the #2 to deGrom....sign me up!
Maximus
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I'll gamble Stevie Cohen's millions(aren't I nice? lol) that in what should be an absolutely loaded Met lineup next year and for the foreseeable future Bauer would thrive here. I'm thinking we'd be getting this generations Ron Darling to Dwight Gooden. That worked out pretty good. I'm thinking the same thing with Bauer and deGrom.
Didn't realize he only wanted one-year deals....that could work (although no deal would be better). Anything long would be an unmitigated disaster.
Well, he has always said that--that once he hit UFA he would maximize his value by signing only one-year deals. The logic behind it is understandable. However, in this climate where it's expected that the market will be depressed for who knows how long, and when he just won a Cy Young, it's totally possible he opts to take the security of a deal for multiple years. Tough to know what he'll do, and what kinds of offers will be out there.
Shows how much I tuned him out....if he takes long term deal, I'm sure it will be with a West Coast team. I seem to recall initial speculation was that he wanted to play near home (which I think is in San Diego area).
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I was trying not to go there.My other hesitation to signing him is that he's a total douchebag.
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Matz avoids arbitration:
Matz signed a one-year, $5.2 million contract with the Mets on Wednesday, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
Mets' Steven Matz: Avoids arbitration with Mets
Matz signed a one-year, $5.2 million contract with the Mets on Wednesday, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
Mets' Steven Matz: Avoids arbitration with Mets
not that the mets ever make sense and not like he matters but why claim tropeano off waivers to then non-tender him a month later
I believe BVW was still here when Tropeano was claimed. It might have been his last move, along with claiming Barnes which I think was the same day. I guess Sandy wasn't a fan?
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Kyle Schwarber was a non tender. I was surprised to see no one was interested in even dealing for him. It really says something about the uncertainty in the market. Yankees already have multiple DH’s but he might be a fit for the Mets if the NL is sticking with the DH. He’d probably be a relatively cheap middle of the order bat. He could be a major rebound candidate. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Cubs shop Bryant either.
The Mets have Smith, who was one of the best hitters in the game last year after turning a corner in 2019, and Alonso. So they either have two 1Bs or a 1B and DH. The Mets need a CF who can play defense and a C.
they also potentially don't have a position for rosario with Gimenez and Mauricio the top prospect...and then if one of them moves to 2b for defense, then where do davis or mcneil play?
the last thing the mets need is a DH. most of the team is terrible defensively and should be a DH lol
Yup. I do this:
DH: Smith/Alonso
1B: Smith/Alonso
2B: McNeil
3B: Davis
SS: Gimenez
C: UFA signing
LF: Nimmo
CF: UFA signing
RF: Conforto
Some combination of a backup C, Guillorme, Rosario, Heredia, and whatever else is added to the 40-man.
Trade Rosario if you want. It's selling low but who knows if he'll rebound; his value could drop further is he doesn't. If you move Nimmo then Davis goes to LF where he sucks and you find a 3B, or move McNeil to 3B and find a 2B (or let Rosario play there).
The Mets have a decent bit of flexibility. Like you said outside of Gimenez everyone sucks defensively, but in theory there is some versatility.
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