Good
morning.
Ernest asked
-
Hey Mack I have a weekend
question? Will Mets still protect Matt Reynolds and
place him on 40man during off-season?
Mack – Hey Ernest.
I don’t think they will.
There’s a pretty
serious string of SS prospects in the pipeline right now, starting with Gavin
Cecchini, Amed
Rosario, and Luis
Guillorme. My guess is Cecchini is going
to get most of the AAA bats at short and we will probably see the Mets split
the middle infielders between Ruben Tejada,
Wilmer
Flores, and Dilson
Herrera.
You know me… I’d
like to see a more dynamic addition here, but I expect crazy money to be spent
in the outfield, not the infield.
So, we’re not going
to see much from Matt Harvey on
Sunday. Estimates range in the three to four inning range
supposedly sane people since the Iran Nuclear
Talks with the Obama dudes.
Mets fans assume
that the team will make a good run at outfielder Yoenes
Cespedes in the off-season and, if they
can’t sign him, will go after one of the other free agent outfielders available
in the market; however, I wouldn’t assume anything when it comes to the 2016
Mets.
On paper, there are
three positions that could use a look see in the off season. One is a repeat of
a power bat in the outfielder, the second would be an upgrade in the middle
infield and the last would be a fifth starter.
Every Mets fan is
lighting a candle that a combination of Rafael Montero and
Zack
Wheeler will round out the killer
rotation; however, if Cespedes goes elsewhere, the Mets could decide to spend
silly money on someone like Jordan Zimmerman and
stay with an outfield combination of Curtis Granderson,
Michael
Conforto, Michael
Cuddyer, and Juan
Lagares.
(Cespedes’ recent
declaration that he will seek at least a six year deal could eliminate the Mets
in the race to sign him. The Mets would much rather front load a three year
deal which now seems out of the package. A lot of what happens here will be
based on how well he plays during the rest of September and through the
playoffs)
Of course, you’d
also have a rotation of, let’s say, Zimmerman, Matt
Harvey, Jacob
deGrom, Noah
Syndergaard, and Steven
Matz.
Add Addison
Reed and
Jeurys
Familia and you just may not need a lot
of runs.
And, in the land of
Bizarro baseball…
Brandon Martin, who
played three years in the Tampa Bay organization after being taken by the Rays
in the first round of the 2011 draft, is in custody tonight on charges of
double murder.
Martin is accused
of murdering his father and a security system subcontractor, as well as
critically injuring his uncle in his hometown of Corona, Calif. Cops say the
former pro shortstop led police on a chase before fleeing his truck, running
into an occupied home, and then escaping through a second-story window into the
waiting jaws of a police dog.
Martin played two
seasons in rookie league and a third at low-A ball before exiting professional
baseball. Martin was taken 38th overall in the 2011 draft as a supplemental
pick for the loss of free agent Rafael Soriano; the Rays’ selection seven picks
earlier, Mikie Mahtook,
went five-for-five tonight against the Baltimore Orioles.
So lastly...
So lastly...
Mets – 148 games
played – 14 games to be played – 7 games in first
WAS - 145 Games played – 17 games to be played – 7
games out of first – 6 away games, Atl, Mets) – 8 games home (Miami, Phillies,
Makeup game with Cincy,Baltimore
LAD – 146 games
played – one more win than the Mets – 9 games in 1st
I’m looking for 5
losses from the remaining 17 Nats games, preferably all before the final series
against the Mets.
You may be watching the exposing of this team without a productive Yoenes Cespedes, who hasn't had a hit since he was plunked in the back with a baseball by Miami.
You may be watching the exposing of this team without a productive Yoenes Cespedes, who hasn't had a hit since he was plunked in the back with a baseball by Miami.
3 comments:
Probably not best time for Mets to be facing a lefty tonight. Which means their best lineup will not be out there............
Tough decision for terry collins tonight. Its not a must win but what if game is tied or like 1-0 Mets after 5 ...... what to do with matt Harvey?
We need a 7 inning game at midnight
I meant a 7 game lead minimum by midnight tonight. I am going to tomorrow's game and want to party and not fret
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