Observation 1: - The injury bug will most likely
resurface with this ball club in 2017. Hard to even figure that it won't.
Observation 2: - Will the Mets have enough starting
pitching if even just two of their current seven starters goes down hurt for
longer duration in season? Not really certain yet, to be honest. Who at Vegas
will be ready should this happen, is the real key question I have here. Not
sure on Goeddel, Gilmartin, or Pill.
Observation 3: - Nimmo .476 BA, Cecchini .500 BA, TJ Rivera
.304 BA, Nido .313 BA These are my four guys, plus Tim Tebow.
Observation 4: - Tim Tebow,
despite what all the "geniuses" aroubnd baseball think, will start
this season at AA Ponysomethings, be on AAA Vegas right after the halfway mark
of 2017, and make the NY Mets (absolutely) this time next year. Why? Beautiful
and powerful swing. The man simply needs more game time experience. Quote me
here, okay. Tim is the new Bo.
Observation 5: - One last time, look at my 25 man
again. It has everything, veteran leadership, a 2, 3,4, 5, and 6 batting order
power game, a lean but mean bench stacked with veteran know-how ability, and a
new lead-off ensemble, which the team desperately needs.
1B Duda 2B Walker SS Cecchini 3B Cabrera LF Cespedes
CF Nimmo RF Bruce C d'Arnaud / Bench: OF Granderson (in a cycle of 6 games per
week, he starts three games to rest each starting outfielder), INF TJ Rivera
(samething as Granderson filling-in three games for starters per week, despite
TJ being from the Bronx), PH Taijeron, C R. Rivera PH Wright (if he is not a
go, then it's Michael Conforto here)
Batting Lineup:
1. Brandon Nimmo 2. Neil Walker 3. A. Cabrera 4.
Yoenis Cespedes 5. Lucas Duda 6. Jay Bruce 7. Gavin Cecchini 8. d'Arnaud
Significant Changes: Nimmo in the leadoff and Cecchini
in the eight slot.
Observation 6: - By perhaps trading Juan Lagares and Wilmer Flores
(Terry's kids) the Mets could help retool/restock their minor leagues
somewhat. Which needs to be done now I think. I think the Mets could cover this
type move now.
Observation 7: - As for who will be the next NY Mets
manager? I'll go with Captain David Wright.
That's who!
Mom always told me to accentuate the positive. Hard to read about injuries as Observation #1.
ReplyDeleteI like observation pieces. They are great to observe.
ReplyDeleteAppreciate the article but want to point out that while #3 and maybe #5 are observations, the rest are opinions, questions, hypotheses, proposals, theories. Just saying.
ReplyDeleteAnyway- where did Jose Reyes go? I would keep his energy in the team.