Ex-Met picher, Collin McHugh, may be out of the Houston 2018 rotation. Justin Verlander, Dallas Keuchel, Lance McCullers and Charlie Morton seem locked into four of the five rotation spots, which would leave one slot for either McHugh, Brad Peacock, Mike Fier, or Francis Martes.
Washington top prospect, OF Victor Robles, will begin 2018 at the AAA level.
Buster Olney say the Mets are considering bringing in 1B Adam Lind for the 2018 season.
I just don't believer that the Mets would give up on one of their top prospects (and someone 20+ teams would love to get their hands on), Dominic Smith. It's like saying that the New York Giants are going to bench quarterback Eli Manning.
BENCH MANNING - ARE YOU NUTS?
ReplyDeleteDominic Smith may lose all the weight he needs to just from sweating this out.
Adam Lind's lefthanded status would seem to make this a non-starter idea, though.
The only way I would go for a backup first baseman is if there's one available who can also play catcher. With a short bench necessitated by carrying eight relievers we can use Kevin or Travis 2 pH only if we have a third option in an emergency. Gattis offers tjat. Are there others?
ReplyDeleteLove your thought process Bill, but Gattis is going to make $5.7MM to be a back-up catcher and pinch hitter? If he is non-tendered on Friday, then it's an outside shot, but he will want playing time and the Mets can't promise that. Further, Alex Avila is a nice left handed bat and wants a shot at postseason. He would be a great fit with either of our two catchers but not both. It's kind of tangled right now...
DeleteIsn't Kevin Plawecki already on the roster?
ReplyDeleteYes. So?
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ReplyDeleteWhy are we discussing a potential move at the catcher position? The Mets were Top 10 in the MLB for multiple offensive categories at Catcher. While the combo of TDA/Plawecki may not be appreciated by fans.....the pair are a solid unit offensively.
Mets Catchers (MLB Rank out of 30 teams)
.251 AVG (13th)
.747 OPS (12th)
27 HRs (10th)
57 XBH (8th)
91 RBIs (7th)
MLB AVG
.246 AVG
.724 OPS
21 HRs
51 XBH
75 RBIs