tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post2245668555057622766..comments2024-03-28T07:23:17.133-04:00Comments on Mack's Mets: Q and A - Silver Linings?Mack Adehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-20675664077640515542018-06-16T13:48:38.365-04:002018-06-16T13:48:38.365-04:00Mack:
Good comment regarding Daniel Murphy on you...Mack:<br /><br />Good comment regarding Daniel Murphy on your recent post.<br /><br />The players I follow now, AA Binghamton to AAA Vegas, I have all mentioned posting here prior. Normally after about two months of playing time for them at AAA Vegas, I can judge that player's realistic chances going forward to the bigs. It's also the intangibles.<br /><br />With Brandon Nimmo it was all the above, skill set and intangible things. So who is the next potential "big thing" here from within this NYM organization?<br /><br />Surprisingly, these NY Mets have like seven players I am watching closely right now (mostly pitchers) from Vegas to Binghamton. Nabil Crismatt took it on the chin last night starting, but I am still interesting in following him. <br /><br />But I think the call up to Vegas of Peter Alonso and Jeff McNeil were perhaps telling here. With potentially both Dominic Smith and Peter Alonso being a NY Mets player at the same time and position, one will have to obviously be moved to left field or third base. Not sure on this yet, but I think that the new core is beginning to form. <br /><br />I am also a big Drew Smith fan, as I have stated here before. I think Drew has the best potential going forward to start and be successful for these NY Mets out of any/all NYM MiLB possible starters. He has that nice mix of pitches a team wants to see, size, a change, a four-seam and fastball with 98 mph potential he at times will display. And Drew has "that look" whatever that really is who knows, but he does. And he is upgrading his control feature at current.<br /><br />What in summary this is telling me, is that the NY Mets might be wise to hang onto their current four NYM stud starters as best a team possibly can. They are decent enough to make a WS run for the next few seasons at least, if the hitting and relief pitching is added into this Mets equation. <br /><br />However, if the NY Mets cannot satisfy Jacob deGrom and his agent's salary request on a new contract, then obviously Jacob will have to be traded at the deadline.<br /><br />The Boston Red Sox (to me) and not the NY Yankees are the better trading partner for the Mets with this, if it were to happen at all with Jacob. The reason being is that the NY Yankees top two levels the past two seasons (AAA Scranton and AA) are pretty much already up to the NY Yankees parent club. <br /><br />Gleyber Torres is 21 years old, a rookie, has an incredible skill set off the charts good, has incredible power potential going forward, and has the intangibles for greatness. He is the 2018 AL Rookie of the Year most likely. But the NYY have already announced that Gleyber Torres is not and will not ever be on the trade block for them. The only thing I can see at the NYY is Brandon Drury at third base who is Andujar's lifetime backup. After that the cupboard with the NYY AAA Scranton and AA teams gets a little bit thin. Yes, there are one or two pitchers of interest down there in their minor leagues, but they are not probably as good as Loaisiga is.<br /><br />The Boston Red Sox have a more interesting and tempting group of really good AAA and AA players I believe. My favorites right now are 19 year old lefty starter J. Groome (currently out with TJ surgery and this young which should be overall a good thing for him), 22 year old third baseman Michael Chavis (out with PEDs but look up his power stats batting), and then maybe too lefty starter E. Rodrigues (ERod) to round this all out if it were to happen.<br /><br />But this talk is all premature and I am hoping that Jacob deGrom can definitely stay a NY Met over the foreseeable future. But the Mets MiLB top two levels have decent and young relievers they "could call up" here soon. And with Peter Alonso and Jeff McNeil close, maybe it's time to start feeling good about things all Mets.<br /><br />Hang tough Mets fans!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-26298324452614017112018-06-15T09:51:10.558-04:002018-06-15T09:51:10.558-04:00But let's use Daniel Murphy as an example.
I ...But let's use Daniel Murphy as an example.<br /><br />I was in camp when he was, not only trying to work his way on the 25-man squad, but also find a position to play at.<br /><br />I put up a picture I took when I was there watching his shag grounders at second with two other wannabees. <br /><br />ANYONE with the talent I listed in this both has the God given talent to step up in this game.Mack Adehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-18868945212715462542018-06-15T09:21:13.352-04:002018-06-15T09:21:13.352-04:00It seems like we are all saying the same thing, ju...It seems like we are all saying the same thing, just in different ways.<br /><br />The team simply isn't good enough and changes are needed if there is a chance<br />at changing the narrative.<br /><br />With that said, I still say that 2018 should be used to evaluate what we have moving forward and what we need to improve upon. Mike Freirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326676289092572994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-6635775193603054222018-06-15T09:13:17.467-04:002018-06-15T09:13:17.467-04:00Sandy is Teflon Don.Sandy is Teflon Don.Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-40904690293729755132018-06-15T08:57:51.420-04:002018-06-15T08:57:51.420-04:00But not to Sandy Alderson, apparently. But not to Sandy Alderson, apparently. Reese Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12993445356545875409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-76232893712995962792018-06-15T08:21:16.090-04:002018-06-15T08:21:16.090-04:00Take off our fans hats for a minute - let's sa...Take off our fans hats for a minute - let's say we parachuted down from Pluto and, totally untainted and objective, had to evaluate each MLB team for its current status and silver linings.<br /><br />This team would clearly be bottom 10, perhaps bottom 5. Not pretty.<br /><br />This team produces insufficient numbers of dangerous major leaguers. Sooner or later that catches up to you.<br /><br />Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.com