Good morning.
Dansby Swanson –
One
might ask what the heck is this guy doing in my morning report.
Guys
like me, David Rubin, and Tom Brennan keep
trying to predict which minor league players will become stars in this game.
Call us blog scouts.
SS
Dansby Swanson was one of the top five prospects in all of baseball when he was
promoted to Atlanta. Everybody hung a ‘can’t miss’ tag on him.
Well
he has struggled on and off all this season and was sent to AAA this past week
to, hopefully, get his game together (like Michael
Conforto was sent last season).
Will
it work? Probably. But this is just another reminder that this game is not predictable
because someone plays well in school or the minors.
Prove
it sometimes work? Remember when we all begged the Mets to pass on signing IF Didi Gregorius?
Chris Flexen –
It’s
nice to see that Fangraphs gave Flexen some national coverage before his start
last week. They ended the piece with -
“It’s
tough to know what to make of Flexen. While his small-sample 2017 numbers have
been exceptional, he’s never pitched anywhere near this well before, nor was he
ever seen as much of a prospect. But then again, this might simply be an
instance of Flexen finally being healthy for the first time in at least three
years. I look forward to watching tonight to see how he fares against
big-league hitters.”
Mack
– Flexen’s debut on Thursday was, at best, disappointing. His lack of control
reminded me a lot of the many outings he had in Savannah. Nerves? Probably.
Three earned runs in three innings can easily be turned around with two ++
outings. Let’s give the kid a chance to breathe and get himself some on the job
training.
Drew Smith –
I like this deal for D. Smith v.2.0.
First,
we get a legitimate top 30 prospect for someone leaving town anyway at the end
of the year.
Secondly,
he immediately becomes the top relief prospect in the chain. He comes to Mets after
pitching for four minor league teams this year with mad skill stats:
31-appearances, 1-2, 1.60, 0.91. His fastball hits 95 and he’ll be major league
ready by the end of the year. He enters my top prospect list at #17.
Lastly, $7mil
immediately comes off the payroll and Smith is team controlled past the 2022
season.
Yeah, I
like this deal.
A lot.
A lot.
Brady Singer –
BA had a wonderful article on who might be the first
pick in the 2018 Draft, Florida RHP Brady Singer (for subscribers only) –
Singer
played a critical role in the national championship run. Voted a Preseason
All-American by major league scouting directors, he had a strong regular season
as a part of Florida’s dynamic rotation of junior righthander Alex Faedo and
fellow sophomore righty Jackson Kowar. Singer found yet another level in super
regionals and finished the season by going 2-0, 1.80 with 32 strikeouts in 20
innings in his final four appearances. He won both of his starts in Omaha,
including the first game of the championship series, which pushed Florida to
the precipice of the national title.
Collective Bargaining Agreement Draft Fines –
BA writes about how baseball is trying to come up with a
way to cut down draft and payroll spending like what the Dodgers do -
Any
payroll beyond $237 million would be taxed at 95 percent of that amount beyond
$237 million; so a $300 million payroll would carry a $92.25 million luxury tax
and the draft pick penalties. The Dodgers payroll peaked at $298.3 million in
2015 and has dropped since as some large contracts have been cleared from the
books. Last year, the Dodgers payroll was $252 million.
5 comments:
Dodger salary insanity...but hard to argue with the results.
Hopefully, Flexen will be deGrom v 2.0 and silence the critics.
Drew Smith lost on an unearned run last nite. Marcos Molina pitched well again. deGrom v. 3.0? We should be so lucky.
Let's make some great trades today.
Duda 3 for 7 with 4 walks and 2 bombs this weekend. Tampa already got their $$ worth. He is having a big year, frankly...too bad it was his final Mets year.
The compression of playing in NYC is finally off Duda's shoulders. He always approached life in a timid way, but I do wish him well.
I hope so too but is always waiting till the very last minute the best strategy I guess we'll see.
WE WILL BE UPDATING THE BLOG ALL DAY WITH ANY TRADED CONCLUDED TODAY
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