tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post2163464387450489131..comments2024-03-28T06:55:33.470-04:00Comments on Mack's Mets: Mack’s Morning Report – 5-1-15 – End of April TweakMack Adehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-48584266884137827812015-05-01T17:38:20.623-04:002015-05-01T17:38:20.623-04:00The promotion of Herrera is, and should be, a wake...The promotion of Herrera is, and should be, a wake-up call to Flores. My guess is, he's got 2 weeks to pull out of it Then, it'll be Reynolds turm. If Reynolds doesn't make it, and quickly, say goodbye to Thor and a few others, maybe even Murph if Herrera does alright. Rumor has it the Brewers will be ready to start dumping soon. Jean Segura isn't the best, but he's above leagus average, and he's got good offense, too.Steve from Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317923693948342010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-9511079737234170022015-05-01T16:13:08.657-04:002015-05-01T16:13:08.657-04:00For what it's worth, I think FLO is going to b...For what it's worth, I think FLO is going to be fine. No doubt, he has looked terrible thus far, but we know:<br /><br />A) Based on scouting reports and past looks he can field balls hit at him. I agree with Steve, he is pressing and these recent ugly errors shouldn't be the norm<br /><br />B) He can hit. He is a top ten offensive shortstop so far this year and he has been struggling. I think he has significant offensive upside.<br /><br />I still think he is what Sandy & Co. thought he was going into the season. A bad SS, whose offensive upside should overcome his defensive deficiencies. <br /><br />If we had other options, i would be all for it, but I simply dont see Reynolds, Tovar, Tejada as legitimate answers. It's clear the Mets need all the offense they can get.S FInchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-87667554203425077982015-05-01T12:37:32.474-04:002015-05-01T12:37:32.474-04:00Flores was better than this last year. If I had to...Flores was better than this last year. If I had to make a guess, I'd say he's pressing. He knows what's riding on this year. and he knows he's on a short leash.I hope he can get over it quick, because he won't get another chance here. Sandy won't trust him to handle 2B if he messes this up.<br /><br />I like Mack's idea of calling up Tovar. He's at the least equal to Tejada's best, but Tejada hasn't played at his best for a couple of years. Use him as a defensive replacement when we have a lead after the 6th, and he will be fine.Steve from Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317923693948342010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-19655462865555071622015-05-01T11:57:48.084-04:002015-05-01T11:57:48.084-04:00Dallas -
I want to keep pointing out that it tak...Dallas - <br /><br />I want to keep pointing out that it takes two to tango.<br /><br />I'm not sure anyone wants the services of Gee, Niese, and/or Colon and I definitely don't think it would get us the kind of top shortstop needed.<br /><br />The entire league understands that the Mets underbelly is shortstop.<br /><br />It is going to cost the Mets a lot to fill that void with a guy like Atlanta has.Mack Adehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-46290229154903985192015-05-01T11:51:34.862-04:002015-05-01T11:51:34.862-04:00I think we need to also revisit trading one of Gee...I think we need to also revisit trading one of Gee, Niese, Colon while they are hot. Now is when you can get the most value for one of them and it lets us move towards the future with Montero/Matz/DeGrom. Gee, Niese, Colon are all serviceable but you have to make the move at some point.Dallashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07966349028036306647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-63465617589075264142015-05-01T11:49:52.763-04:002015-05-01T11:49:52.763-04:00Its funny because people are talking about panic. ...Its funny because people are talking about panic. Well, these games against the Nats are important and 2 of our 3 best hitters are on the DL and our infielders forgot how to field. I think panic is the wrong word, but you have to make adjustments and calling up Dilson seems pretty logical to me. Improves the offense and makes a small improvement to the defense at 2nd. Flores probably isnt going to turn his defense around in the next 2 weeks. Hopefully his bat heats up and you can consider trading him to a team looking for a 2nd baseman?Dallashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07966349028036306647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-91398985721678786272015-05-01T10:21:57.179-04:002015-05-01T10:21:57.179-04:00Bring up Matz and do what?
James PrellerBring up Matz and do what? <br /><br />James PrellerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-21296204200356641072015-05-01T10:09:57.278-04:002015-05-01T10:09:57.278-04:00I Wondered why Herrera was pulled after 1 AB last ...I Wondered why Herrera was pulled after 1 AB last nite. Glad it wasn'f another injury. Bring Matz up too. Herrera has hit over .400 since game 3, so hopefully he is a positive addition. I still see Tovar as essentially = Tejada, but without the big league experience.<br /><br />I was a big Flores proponent, but the D has been worse than I would have thought. Might need to change soon, as we crossed Mack's April 30 "start to tweak" point.Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-3932096549548664132015-05-01T09:47:38.385-04:002015-05-01T09:47:38.385-04:00I obviously wrote this before the promotion of Her...I obviously wrote this before the promotion of Herrera.<br /><br />I see the Herrera promotion as a Sandy knee jerk reaction to what's going on in the field. The problem, as stated, is, he is not a defensive genius and does nothing to make Wilmer Flores a better shortstop.<br /><br />Probably Leathersich goes back to Vegas.Mack Adehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-66436408881168034732015-05-01T09:20:52.318-04:002015-05-01T09:20:52.318-04:00The troubling thing is that neither Herrera nor Re...The troubling thing is that neither Herrera nor Reynolds is considered a plus defender. In fact, Reynolds isn't a SS as far as I can tell.<br /><br />At what point will they just stick Tejada back there? You know that Terry wants to do it.<br /><br />When Wright first went down, I thought they should slide Murphy over to 3B and bring up Reynolds for 2B. Campbell is not a good baseball player. He's Mike Baxter. You want him to be good, you wish he could be good, but he's not MLB good. <br /><br />I really have no idea what they do when Wright gets back. Or how they deal with Flores, who has a major league bat but is also a 2B. <br /><br />Feels like a mess right now, today. Sandy needs to sort this out sooner rather than later. What if Herrera hits?<br /><br />James PrellerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-40531924898746873782015-05-01T09:15:47.212-04:002015-05-01T09:15:47.212-04:00I agree with everyone regarding defense.......
It ...I agree with everyone regarding defense.......<br />It effects every part of the game.<br />Degrom went from pitching a shutout to losing in a blink of an eye. Errors and botched DPs lead to extra outs, extra pitches thrown and the entire team being thrown off their game.<br />I keep hearing over and over that wilfredo tovar is NOT a major league hitter, but tejada is not hitting, Wilmer is around .250ish with a sub .300 OBP and its my opinion they have cost more games then have won.Ernest Dovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12054861033443392454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-81106089512489667312015-05-01T09:03:49.729-04:002015-05-01T09:03:49.729-04:00It's not just Campbell who's been exposed,...It's not just Campbell who's been exposed, it's the whole infield. The D has been abysmal, losing game after game and frustrating otherwise good pitching. I sure don't have the answer, but, to state the obvious,it's pretty hard to be a contender when you can't field the ball. Pitchers get frustrated and the fight seems to die on the field.IBfromWhitePlainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15210963705183083513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-67145394833473899432015-05-01T08:48:57.398-04:002015-05-01T08:48:57.398-04:00I assume the leather rocket takes that return flig...I assume the leather rocket takes that return flight to vegas.Ernest Dovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12054861033443392454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-62458561878350884122015-05-01T08:46:23.836-04:002015-05-01T08:46:23.836-04:00@eraff
We will probably see a reliever be sent do...@eraff<br /><br />We will probably see a reliever be sent down since the bench is currently short a player. <br /><br />Christopher Sotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546022315994489757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-38424079883141219462015-05-01T08:40:56.340-04:002015-05-01T08:40:56.340-04:00What a bunch of ugly games we have witnessed over ...What a bunch of ugly games we have witnessed over the last week. Head scratcher as to why they didn't promote Dilson immediately when Wright got hurt and go with the same alignment as last year. Campbell was much better at defense this year but he got over exposed as everyone expected. Flores better get his OPS over .800 quick or he wont have a job for much longer...Dallashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07966349028036306647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-88914418013795253872015-05-01T08:31:17.971-04:002015-05-01T08:31:17.971-04:00Dilson has been promited.... who goes??? I'm ...Dilson has been promited.... who goes??? I'm hunching that it may be Campbell, which is sad for Campbell. eraffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06493607580550078769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-15703876026831209162015-05-01T08:25:46.922-04:002015-05-01T08:25:46.922-04:00I suggest leaving Conforto in st lucie, at least u...I suggest leaving Conforto in st lucie, at least until my planned trip to see a game on either the 14th or 28th ;)Ernest Dovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12054861033443392454noreply@blogger.com