Good morning.
We welcome former major league pitcher, Luis Encarnacion, to our family of Mack's Mets readers.
Encarnacion was first signed by the Cleveland Indians in 1984 as an International free agent. He pitched for part of eight seasons in the minors, going 45-41, 3.06.
He also pitched in the majors in 1990 for Kansas City, going 0-0, 7.84 in 4-G, 10.1-IP.
Welcome Luis.
Second... a review of our General Manager's trades since he arrived on October 29, 2018:
The Mets have traded...
Pitchers:
Justin Dunn - 2020: MLB - 1-ST, 0-0, 6.00
Gerson Bautista - 2019: MLB - 8-G, 0-0, 11.00
Anthony Swarzak - 2019: MLB - 59-G, 3-4. 4.56
Adam Hill - (A) 2019: 26-G, 23-ST, 7-9, 4.38
Bobby Wahl - 2019: 3-G, 0-1, 11.57
Neraldo Catalina - (Rk) 2019: 11-G, 1-ST, 3-3, 2.14
Simeon Woods-Richardson - (A/A+) 2019: 26-ST, 6-10, 3.80
Anthony Kay - (MLB) 2019: 3-G, 2-ST, 1-0, 5.79
Jason Vargas - 2019: (MLB-2 teams): 30-G, 29-ST, 7-9, 5.77
Blake Taylor - 2020 (MLB): 4-G, 6-IP, 0.00
Jordan Humphreys - 2019 (Rookie-TJS Rehab): 2-ST, 0-0, 4.50
Catchers:
Scott Manea - (A+) 2019: 328-AB, .235, 12-HR
Kevin Plawecki - (MLB) - 158-AB, .222
Infielders:
Luis Santana - (A-) 2019: 186-AB, .267
Felix Valerio - (Rk) 2019: 176-AB, .306
Outfielders:
Jay Bruce - 2019: (MLB ) - 145-AB, .221, 12-HR
Jarred Kelenic - 2019: (A/A+/AA) - .291, 23-HR
Ross Adolph - (A) 2019: 238-AB, .223
Kenedy Corona - 2019 (Rk-A-): 219-AB, .301, 5-HR
The Mets received:
Pitchers:
Edwin Diaz - (MLB) - 2019: 66-G, 2-7, 5.59
Walker Lockett - (MLB) - 2019: 9-G, 4-ST, 1-1, 8.34
Wilmer Font - (MLB 3-teams) - 17-G, 6-ST, 4-5, 4.48
Marcus Stroman - (MLB) - 2019: 11-ST, 4-2, 3.77
Catchers:
Austin Bossart - (AA) 2019: 260-AB, .196
Infielders:
Robinson Cano - (MLB) 2018: 390-AB, .256
Cody Bohanek - (A+/AA) 328-AB, .226
Sam Haggerty - (MLB) - 2019: 4-AB, .000
Outfielders:
J.D. Davis - (MLB) - 2019: 410-AB, .307, 22-HR
Keon Broxton - (3 teams) 2018: 228-AB,
Jake Marisnick - (MLB) - 292-AB, .233
Billy Hamilton - (MLB) - 2019: 275-AB, .211
Fangraphs on baseball's most irreplaceable players -
1. Jacob deGrom, New York Mets (-11.0%)
The Mets brought in Rick Porcello and Michael Wacha this the offseason to add depth to the rotation, depth that proved immediately necessary when Noah Syndergaard having Tommy John surgery.
Marcus Stroman’s torn calf has tested that depth even further, though the team received the good news that he’s already recovered sufficiently to be throwing simulated games.
Even assuming Stroman comes back fine in the near future, though, losing deGrom, who ZiPS projects to finish second in the majors in WAR among pitchers, would be difficult to overcome. deGrom can dominate any game he’s in and despite the oddball offseason, his velocity’s actually increased by a couple miles per hour.
The Mets can’t replace deGrom’s performance because, literally, nobody can.
Mack, that is what economists would call a serious trade imbalance. Yet, JD was a grade A deal, and Diaz? Might be on the cusp of superior again.
ReplyDeleteI thought everyone would like to see the entire trade picture to point out how bad Brodie is at this process.
ReplyDeleteThe Blake Taylor trade really sickens me. Why not get a Marisnick alternative (like Hamilton) without a trade?
ReplyDeleteMack, you nailed it. Brodie gets a D grade in trades. Without JD he’d get an F.
ReplyDeleteI agree, most of Brodie's trades have not worked out well.
ReplyDeleteAnd he fired Fonzie...
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