According to Jon Heyman, the Mets are discussing internally adding Eric Hosmer. He was the 3rd overall pick in the 2008 draft by Kansas City. Has played his entire career for the Royals (7 seasons) and will play 2018 as a 28-year old. Hit 25/104 in 2016 and 25/94 last season. Strictly a full time first baseman (603-AB, ,318-BA).
If you sign Hosmer to a multi-year contract, you have major trade chips in Dominic Smith and Peter Alonso.
Ex-Mets pitcher, Yusmeiro Petit, will sign with Oakland... 2-year, $10mil contract.
I always liked Petit and thought that the Mets gave up on him too early. Went 9-3, 2.91, in Binghamton in 2005. That being said, the trade to the Marlins (with Mike Jacobs, Grant Psomas) did bring OF Carlos Delgado which was a hugh addition. Good for Petit.
Ex-Mets OF Travis Taijeron has inked his minor league deal with the Dodgers.
how can we have major pieces to trade IN smith and Alonzo ... most teams would say we dont believe in them and they are viewed as major chips?
ReplyDelete"Gave up on him" is too strong a term, Mack. You've got to give to get, and without Petit we might not have gotten Delgado.
ReplyDeleteThat said, we've had opportunities to get him back, including this month, but we chose not to.
Ditto Joe Smith.
ReplyDeleteSigning Hosmer would allow us to trade Smith and Alonso - both of whom should be attractive to a number of teams. Smith as a $550,000 full time first baseman is attractive financially to a losing team or a low rev team (like Tampa), for example, even if he struggles for 2018.
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