Good morning.
Jim Duquette
free agent predictions –
After having a breakout season that included 38 homers and a
13.5 percent walk rate, the left-handed-hitting Morrison should have no problem
earning a multi-year contract this winter. Like Alonso, Trumbo's deal should be
his target.
Interested teams: Rays, Mariners, Indians, Mets
Duquette's prediction: Mets
23. Todd Frazier, 32, 3B
While he's hit just .220 over the past two seasons, Frazier
is one of the more intriguing options on the free-agent market, as his power
numbers, solid defense and clubhouse leadership make him a great fit for some
teams. He may get two-year offers in the $26 million range, but could also
decide to take a one-year contract and return to free agency again next year.
Interested teams: Mets, Cardinals, Angels, Giants
Duquette's prediction: Mets
In September, the only pitcher the Orioles brought up from
Triple-A to be a starter was Gabriel Ynoa, a
right-hander acquired in the offseason from the New York Mets. He never found a
groove at Triple-A Norfolk, where he made 21 starts and had a 5.65 ERA and a
1.44 WHIP, but held his own in four September starts and ended with a 4.15 ERA
in the majors. Ynoa, 24, will be out of minor league options next year and likely
be a major player in the Orioles' rotation competition in spring training.
Long Island’s ‘baseball house’ lists
for $549,000
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The house, on Hawkins Avenue, has been in the family for four
generations and is now the market for the first time, says the listing agent.
Listed for $549,000, the six-bedroom, 2-1/2 bathroom house includes many
original features, including the front porch, outhouse and milk house.
Ask Hobie about this guy… he was there!
While he may not be surrounded by as much fanfare as other
players, Cecconi is a very exciting player with a high ceiling. He's a speedy,
natural athlete, but is a prospect on the mound. This athleticism transfers
nicely to pitching. Perfect Game says that he possesses an "elite level
arm," and he has done nothing to dispel that notion this summer.
Delivering his pitches with a fairly easy delivery and
lightning arm speed, Cecconi has two offerings that register as having the
potential to become plus. First and foremost is his fastball. He can power it
up to 97 mph at times, and though it lacks the life that is characteristic of
many great heaters, it does have some arm side run and sink and he lives down
in the zone with it. The second of these is a slider/cutter. Perfect Game
described it as being "his best secondary pitch, has power and bite at 84
mph."
7 comments:
Not enthusiastic with LoMo .. more of a DH type .. Fraiser is a low cost option .. but I’m hoping against hope that the speculation that Sandy only has $30 mil to spend this offseason is just a smokescreen
We need to spend $50MM - $60MM this off season, off the cuff, if we want to compete in 2018. at least one bona fide starter, bullpen arm, IF, and OF. If Sandy half-steps, the Yanks will step on the Mets with an Aaron Judge-sized foot.
That house looks nice, BTW. A modern day Walter Johnson on the Mets hill would look nice too.
Boy, I wonder if Scott Boras represented Walter Johnson what that would bring...
Mack-
Taught him the spitter. :-)
LoMo is the type of player they will target. He'll get a huge bump from the $2.5 million he earned this year, but not into the same stratosphere as Moustakas, Bruce or Frazier (who is not going to be a low cost option). I'd have no problem with LoMo if the deal is a short one of 1-2 years, but I'm thinking at his age he's going to want 3-4 to finish out his career.
Reese -
They all want at least 4 years.
I would let this guy come to them. Let the big names like Bruce and Martinez get the 6-8 year deals and there probably is a good chance the Mets could split hairs here and sign a 3 year deal with him.
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