What Jaws Would Look Like as a Multi Billionaire
First of all, this is a slightly misleading article title, but we live in misleading times.
OK, let me just come out and say it: to have multiple multi-millionaires on both sides of the bargaining table and end up in an extended lockout after two years of extended lockdown?
Yo, yo, y'all rich folk are tone deaf.
I checked the real standings:
Owners and Players? Vying for the Division lead.
Fans? We're a very distant third.
But...when the buckaroos finally stop their silliness and reach the deal they should have reached in November, if they cared a whit about stressed fans, they will immediately expect the stressed hordes to transform into dutiful fanatics who will crack open the wallets, yank out the Platinum Cards, add to the family debt load, and spend like drunken sailors.
Maybe fans will snap to...but them owners and players?
They are TONE DEAF!!!
On a similar "selfish multimillionaires" note, I read in the NY Post that James Harden (he of the BEARD and the $41.25 million he is making this year, or $500,000 per game) was dogging it, exaggerating an injury, and essentially forced a trade - all purportedly, of course.
Fans who watched the team slide from 1st to 8th during an 11 game losing streak? Well, that's the way it goes, schmucks...you don't like it, he don't shave, he don't care.
NOW - on to my story.
My brother tells me he watches ESPN a lot and SNY, too, and said he hears talk about their expectation and anticipation that Steve Cohen will be unfurling the cabbage, the crypto, the cash, and the Credit Card to devour free agents.
Jaws will live again. Predator Steve is circling out there, somewhere, ready to strike. Other owners tremble.
At least, I hope so.
Well, if so, that would sure go a long way towards curing my lack of appreciation for the tone deaf.
Enough kvetching and speculating out of me - - -
Are any of you hearing anything significant Mets-moves-wise when once (if ever) the lockout ends?
Let us know!
Man, how I wish they didn't trade the Crow. How cool would it have been to have the tag team of Francisco and the Crow?
P.S.
Some of you have asked for a Top 50 Mets prospect listing.
So, I did it in an abbreviated 2 part article series:
Top 30 (this coming Tuesday) and the next 20 (on Wednesday). Enjoy.
6 comments:
The one move that makes sense, but doesn’t make sense, is Showalter talking about maybe adding an outfielder and slipping Conforto’s name. The Mets should have been in on Suzuki and I hope they can add a talent like that. But, if you add him, what the heck were you signing Mark Cahna for $13MM a year for two years? And, what was the rush to sign Cahna, his OBP? I couldn’t understand that.
The more I think about it, the more it seems the obvious move is to trade Alonso. He has great value, and it will never be higher. Plus, you have many options to replace him and more in the pipeline. There are teams that can give you multiple starters, like trading Mazzilli for Darling and Terrell. It just seems too perfect, and after all, how big a loss would it be compared to what you’re adding? He has been the sixth highest fWAR first baseman, he’s 27, and three years of control. A moron can market him and get two very good young starting pitchers from the Rays, Guardians, Mariners, Twins (if they have them), Royals, Brewers, Giants, and Marlins.
Gus, as I see it, there are no sacred cows. If Pete can bring in a couple of dynamite pitchers, and maybe a draft pick, Dom could slide over to first base. Or JDD. Or both.
Canha, Cano - I hope they both "Can" when the season starts.
Maybe the Conforto one-year would be enough to get Alex Ramirez ready, or Khalil Lee really ready. Lee had a .450 OBP, but much of that was by way of HBP, and his K rate was high. Perhaps another 400 PAs in AAA would get him really ready.
Ramirez would seem to be too much of a leap (from low A) to be ready by OD 2023, but let's get him 125 or so games High A, AA, and AAA in 2022 and see how much he progresses.
Gus, if I were MC, I would probably prefer seeing if (assuming a 1 year deal made sense to rebuild value) the Yanks or Phillies might be a fit. Both are more conducive to lefty power hitters.
With Yank Stadium and lefties, I always think of Curtis Granderson. His best two consecutive HR seasons pre-Yanks totaled 52. Post-Yanks, he had 56 in two consecutive years with the Yanks. With the Yanks? Two seasons where he totaled a much higher 84. Homer heaven for astute lefties.
OFer? They’re thinking a McCutcheon,a Petersen not Conforto. Sign a RP or two and trade Smith, Davis and or McNeil for a starter or two.
Alex, perhaps. In that regard, join our 10 o'clock article post "discussion" here at Macks Mets if you get a chance.
Happy Sunday, folks. Time some R&R. Back at ya’s tomorrow. Carry on ⚾️😄
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