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BREAKING:
MACK –
I’m going to cover
this subject in my next DIRTY LAUNDRY post
MENACE @MRMENACE231
MACK –
LOL… I gotta follow
this dude…
Ernest Dove
@ernestdove
Some brief updates on Mets prospects represented in the AFL.
I'm told UT player D'Andre Smith & RHP Austin Troesser have
left the team.
Undrafted OF John
Bay has joined the team & was assigned as of 10/29.
MACK –
Of the three players mentions here, John Bay
makes me sit up more than the other two. I think he has the potential of being
one of those great, undrafted finds. Hopefully, 2026 will begin to prove me
right here.
Harrison Bader
Over the summer, the New York Mets and
Philadelphia Phillies engaged in several trade deadline battles. Without
question, the Phillies came away on top. Adding Jhoan Duran completely
redefined their bullpen. A smaller yet impactful sweepstakes they won plugged
ex-Mets outfielder Harrison Bader into center field for them.
Bader’s contract paid him $4.75 million last
year with a player option for 2026 at $10 million. The $10 million available
for this coming year is actually less than he got from the Mets in 2024 when he
spent the last two months watching most of the games from the bench. Bader has
chosen to opt out of the second year.
A reunion with the Mets is possible but
unlikely his top choice as the Mets should be going short-term rather than any
longer commitment. The Mets need a love affair of their own. With the Phillies
potentially in the market to re-sign Bader, one of their other options is to
take the perfect fit away from the Mets.
MACK –
IMO… a return of Bader
to the Mets isn’t going to happen. First, Bader won’t sign anywhere for one
year and the Mets will have their lead outfield filled in with three solid
additions, Carson
Benge, Nick Morabito and AJ Ewing. The Mets will begin
2027 with the defensive genius of Tyrone Taylor in center, flanked by Brandon Nimmo and Juan Soto. There are worse major league outfields than this. Any one or
two of the minor league Three Amigos could make their way to Citi by the break.
Jim Koenigsberger @Jimfrombaseball
"Take a look at all of them: Marichal,
Jenkins, Spahn, what do you think made them successful?
They conditioned their arms by pitching more,
not less, starting from when they signed their first contract."
Tom Seaver
New York Mets' pitcher Tom Seaver's wife
Nancy, waves as he leaves home for classes at the University of Southern
California.
They had just learned on November 20th, that
Seaver had been chosen 1967 'National League Rookie of the Year'.
MACK –
Go to the front page
on the web version of the site.
There is a rectangle
SEARCH box there.
Write in ANDY CARRA and click.
There is a fascination post
there written by my brother’s late, best friend. about
the days he worked for Dick Schapp, and drove Tom to the stadium for every game.
How Mets can deter other teams from
signing Edwin
Diaz
One unique aspect of each MLB offseason is
the qualifying offer (QO). This is a one-year contract offer a team can provide
to one of its free agents, which is based on each season's salary data. For
this upcoming offseason, the league-wide qualifying offer is set at $22.02
million.
Teams can only give a player a qualifying
offer if that player was on that team for an entire season and if they'd never
been extended a qualifying offer before. Diaz falls into both of these
categories.
But here's an important caveat: If Diaz
declines this qualifying offer (which he almost certainly will, as most players
do), whichever team goes on to sign him (given it's not the Mets) would have to give up a
draft pick as a result, usually one that comes after the first or
second round of the next MLB Draft.
Teams are historically hesitant to part ways with this high
draft pick. Therefore, if the Mets do extend a qualifying offer to
Diaz, doing so could help deter other teams from trying to sign him.
MACK –
IMO… Diaz’s agent is
Wasserman. No effin way he goes the QO route. But… I do believe this issue will be resolved
quickly and he will stay in Queens.
15
bold MLB offseason predictions just crazy enough to come true
https://fansided.com/mlb/15-bold-mlb-offseason-predictions-crazy-enough-to-come-true
Pete Alonso has repeat of 2025 offseason, but gets
more security from Mets
Pete Alonso's free agency dragged on until
February last offseason, when he re-signed with the New York Mets. I don't
think it'll take him quite as long to sign this offseason, but I do think it'll
be a similar experience. I expect Alonso's free agency to drag on, and I expect
that at the end of the day, he'll sign an awfully similar deal with the Mets,
albeit with an extra couple of years of security.
Alonso is reportedly looking for a seven-year
deal, but how likely is it that a first baseman on the wrong side of 30 who
happens to also be a very poor defender and base runner ends up with that long
a deal? With Scott
Boras representing him, it'll likely be a while before Alonso
is willing to adjust his demands. I don't expect Alonso to have a massive
seven-year deal on the table, but with no qualifying offer and with the first
baseman coming off a much better year in 2025 than he was in 2024, I do think a
four or five-year deal is realistic. The Mets might not love that length, but
with a lack of alternatives, they can't really afford to let Alonso walk.
MACK –
IMO… I don’t disagree with the ending here, just the timing. I
believe Boras will take this down to the end, trying to secure the most bucks
for his client. I then think he will deliver that offer to the Mets for their
last counter offer. But, here’s the question of the days… will the Mets wait
this out or go elsewhere to, at least, solve their 2026 need at first? My guess
now… one year deal for some help then turn it over to Ryan Clifford.
Needs and goals for all 30 MLB teams as
the 2025-2026 offseason begins
Biggest needs: Starting pitching; power bat
The Mets are prioritizing starting pitching
and will look for a shorter-term commitment via trade if they can make it work.
Their dream scenario would be to acquire the Tigers’ Tarik Skubal, a
deal that would cost them a big chunk of the top talent in their farm system,
or to reunite president of baseball operations David Stearns with Freddy Peralta in a
trade with the Brewers. They will explore the free-agent market as well. They
are committed to improving the top of their rotation whether it’s through trade
or free agency.
The Mets also want another big bat, and if
they can’t re-sign Pete Alonso, they could pivot to either Cody Bellinger or Josh Naylor.
MACK –
IMO… I think the Mets should target two areas in this
off-season.
One, trade for a top starter to solidify their rotation going
forward…
Solve third base with a splash.
15 bold MLB offseason predictions just
crazy enough to come true
Tigers trade Tarik Skubal to Mets
Should the Detroit Tigers trade Tarik Skubal?
Absolutely not. He should be extended right now. However, if they're unwilling
to take extension talks with him seriously or if Skubal is uninterested, the
last thing they should want to do is begin the season with him on their roster
and no long-term deal in place. They'd risk losing him for nothing more than a
draft pick as a free agent, which would hurt more than trading him.
If the Tigers do trade him, the New York Mets
make too much sense. They're desperate for an ace, and there's nobody better
than Skubal in that regard. David Stearns has shied away from spending big
money on starting pitching, so why not trade prospects for someone without a
long-term commitment instead? New York's farm system is as good as any, and
features several players nearing the bigs. The Mets have the financial
wherewithal and the pieces to get a deal done.
MACK –
IMO… the Skubal name just won’t go away. The Mets have the
prospects that could both pull this off and also not totally deplete their
chain. Starting with outfield… three top prospects will graduate by the end of
this season onto a team with an almost all-star in left and a sure thing in
right. And this doesn’t include Jett. Is there a math being used here I’m not
aware off?
Ca-Ching! Baseball America predicts big
contracts for the top NY Mets free agents
What Baseball America projects the top 5 Mets
free agents earn on their next contract
This is just silly. Even if he pitched
average for the Mets, it feels at least a year too long and a few million too
much. Ryan Helsley feels more like a pillow contract candidate rather than a
player a team should sign for this much after a poor season and worse
conclusion.
MACK –
IMO… Wow! Not the campaign manager for Ryan. I differ here. I
want Helsley back. You?
2 comments:
4 years, $70 million for Helsley? Really? How about 4 years, $17 million?
The intrigue goes on. I feel if the Mets get Skubal, Santucci the Superb would be one departure. Maybe Nick Morabito and Suero, too?
Helsley -> 4 years -> negative $54 million -> he should pay us for the 2 months of payroll he wasted lol
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