OT: MLB Thread XLVIII
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Mac n Gs
Drury plz
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Mets finally have a GM now after hiring Billy Eppler. He seems to have a pretty good resume, and most of his issues in LA are apparently due to ownership being difficult during his tenure.
NYSPORTS
back afta dis. . .
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i think he’ll be really good elsewhere and this Covid year was a strange one BUT, BUT, what scares me about him is that strange shoulder injury (posterior capsule tear) which resulted in a dislocated shoulder when swinging the bat.
That still scares me.
NYSPORTS
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Cashman has always been a joke imo. Money bought Giambi, ARod, Stanton and a litany of pitchers . . . imo while many in the league have now caught up to the Yankees purse strings and there is always a small market team emerging here or there.
Salsa Shark
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Most damning thing on cashman and this Yankee group has been the absolute failure to develop good stating pitching. Serverino and German; neither have proved to be reliable front end guys. Before that you’ve got to go back a ways
NYSPORTS
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i think Cashman is a hack. Can’t predict injuries but we can predict names. Who is next? Verlander?
Bob Richards
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East Coast Bias
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No matter my reaction to this, the reality is he would have lost his arm on the mound after signing a 5 year deal if he stayed here. So probably best for all
romba
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NYR94
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I guess Syndergaard really wanted out. That Angels contract is not a huge increase over what the qualifying offer from the Mets was.
East Coast Bias
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he’s thrown 2 innings since 2019. So this upcoming year would be the first post TJ surgery. Innings limit would be low.
PuckLuck3043
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The report I read the other day said that he basically didn't hear much at all from the Mets since the end of the season, that there were no attempts from them to negotiate, and that the unsettled front office situation was a cause for concern. It said that he had assumed he'd be back with the Mets but that he knew how big of a year this was for him after the way the past two went, and so he went somewhere where he felt more comfortable with things. Honestly I can't fault him for that.
East Coast Bias
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he was really good but he’s getting a lot of cash. I’m always wary with relievers. They’re obviously so important, but 90% of them are completely inconsistent
Yup agreed. Giving term to relievers is dangerous. I remember everyone being disappointed we didn't get Brad Hand even though he was so heavily linked to us. Then he's mediocre in Washington, traded to Toronto where he's DFA'ed, and then ends up with us anyway. He didn't get term of course but is an example of a guy who was really good turning into a pile of shit. And you figure now he's 50/50 to be an All Star or post a 5.00 ERA next year.
East Coast Bias
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Yup agreed. Giving term to relievers is dangerous. I remember everyone being disappointed we didn't get Brad Hand even though he was so heavily linked to us. Then he's mediocre in Washington, traded to Toronto where he's DFA'ed, and then ends up with us anyway. He didn't get term of course but is an example of a guy who was really good turning into a pile of shit. And you figure now he's 50/50 to be an All Star or post a 5.00 ERA next year.
Exactly. They're way too hard to predict.
Loup's career arc is 3 solid years, 4 years of average/below average, a missed season due to injury, and then 1.5 seasons of elite pitching.
It seems like there's ton of guys like this, and you're just trying to land it on the upswing with them.
bleedblue94
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I read an article that what happened was that with the uncertainty he told all teams he wanted to sign by monday so that he could take his physical on tuesday and if there were any issues that would void a contract he would still have time to turn around and accept his QO by the Wednesday deadline. I think this whole thing played out the way it did based on a variety of different factors. Thor wanted some short term money to prove he is healthy to get his big payday next summer, but he also didnt want to risk losing 18+mil by going past the QO period and then maybe getting lost in the FA world prior to the cba expiring, especially bc he didnt get back last year in any meaningful way and also had some setbacks on his return which were reasonable for a guy coming back from tj, but that could also affect any contract he signed this year.
I don't think it's helpful having Uncle Steve getting into it with agents. I mean it's his prerogative, but I don't know it helps anything long term.
17futurecap
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yes and we are the beast. If only someone would look deep and love us. But sadly we have become the Jets of baseball.
Hunter Gathers
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I think Matz's case is a bit different since he played the home-town angle and they were the ones that went to the Mets (not the other way around). Cohen should still shut the f*** up, but f*** Matz and his agent, too.
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