tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post5256852035459429324..comments2024-03-28T16:30:17.772-04:00Comments on Mack's Mets: Mack’s Morning Report - 6-27-15 – Q and AMack Adehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-30644477077361462772015-06-27T17:40:31.676-04:002015-06-27T17:40:31.676-04:00Unbelievable.
The highest batting average on the ...Unbelievable. <br />The highest batting average on the Mets is .259.<br /><br />Disappointing.bgreg98180https://www.blogger.com/profile/05641039400307113366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-65470128605207072332015-06-27T14:34:44.053-04:002015-06-27T14:34:44.053-04:00Zach -
Putting on muscle doesn't seem to hav...Zach - <br /><br />Putting on muscle doesn't seem to have been a close friend to the Mets lately.Mack Adehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-61711493534124848032015-06-27T13:34:44.356-04:002015-06-27T13:34:44.356-04:00Mack, I don't know how they signed Lagares giv...Mack, I don't know how they signed Lagares given they knew about his elbow. His arm is 1/2 of what won him that Gold Glove last year. It was a GREAT CF arm. <br /><br />And someone's finally said this! I think it was Darling the other night? But I've been saying it since the 1st week of the season: He's put on weight. <br /><br />I think it's muscle, I don't know, but either way he's not quite covering that remaining 1/3 of the Earth. <br /><br />It's subtle and yet noticeable. ZachBoyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-6690530864355378522015-06-27T12:43:31.537-04:002015-06-27T12:43:31.537-04:00Locking up your young talent to an extended contra...Locking up your young talent to an extended contract is always the way to go, especially during the year prior to hitting your first arbitration year.<br /><br />It looks like this turned out to be a good deal for Niese. Who else would have paid him $9mil+ next season.<br /><br />As for Lagares, his $6.5mil/2018 and $9mil/2019 are still, IMO, debatable.<br /><br />Of course, it would be in the best interest for the Mets to lock up as many of the 'big 5' pitchers (and Familia) as they can, but does a great pitcher want to pitch the rest of his career for an organization that will not spend the money to add the bats that are needed to round out a great team?Mack Adehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-58948237530377966192015-06-27T12:05:37.878-04:002015-06-27T12:05:37.878-04:00See Reese's amazing post today.
Looking at th...See Reese's amazing post today.<br /><br />Looking at the track record he shines the light on.....can you truly trust Alderson is the one to make the right decisions to move the Mets into a contending team?<br /><br />and..<br />regarding Granderson and Cuddyer....<br />It would be better to just trade them on their own....eat money if needed...<br /><br />Then Matz and Thor or whichever pitcher being moved, would be able to bring back that much more in value.<br /><br />Time for ownership to either stop limiting options due to money or get out of the professional baseball business.<br /><br />Bob Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14338006282359557004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-89602680459885375742015-06-27T12:05:33.547-04:002015-06-27T12:05:33.547-04:00As for Free Agency timelines (at end of season lis...As for Free Agency timelines (at end of season listed)<br /><br />Colon, Murphy, Parnell, Blevins - 2015 ($25.1M salary freed)<br />Cuddyer - 2016 ($12.5M salary freed)<br />Duda- 2017<br />Mejia, Harvey, Familia- 2018<br />Wheeler, Lagares, D'Arnaud-2019 ($9M freed)<br />Wright- 2020 ($12M salary freed)<br />deGrom, Herrera- 2021<br />Syndergaard, Matz - 2022<br /><br />We are a long ways away from having to worry about when the team's "window" is going to close. We should expect to see Harvey and Familia signed to extensions this off-season with most of the $25M that gets freed up. Christopher Sotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546022315994489757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-75600683463830634012015-06-27T11:54:38.846-04:002015-06-27T11:54:38.846-04:00The future Mets squad is:
C- d'Arnaud [now]
1...The future Mets squad is:<br /><br />C- d'Arnaud [now]<br />1B- Duda [now] (if no extension signed, Dom Smith) [Sept. 2017]<br />2B- Herrera [now]<br />SS- Cecchini [Sept. 2016] (maybe...if Wright is unable Rosario)[Sept. 2017]<br />3B- Wright [now] (maybe...if Wright is unable, Cecchini) [Sept. 2016]<br />LF- Conforto [June 2016]<br />CF- Lagares [now]<br />RF- Nimmo [Sept. 2016]<br /><br />SP- Harvey [now]<br />SP- deGrom [now]<br />SP- Syndergaard [now]<br />SP- Matz [now]<br />SP- Wheeler [July 2016]Christopher Sotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546022315994489757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-64791608602933273592015-06-27T11:50:11.770-04:002015-06-27T11:50:11.770-04:00Brandon Nimmo's ETA of 2018? That's quite ...Brandon Nimmo's ETA of 2018? That's quite slow considering he's already done pretty good at AA. In 2016 he will be assigned to AAA with a September call-up at the latest. The same can be said for Gavin Cecchini....these two are tied at the hip for the forseeable future.<br /><br />For Conforto, if the Mets are in the playoff hunt and need OF help, he'll be here September 2015. If not, rest of 2015 season in AA. Start 2016 in AAA, call up in late June.<br /><br />As for Amed Rosario, they need to slow him down a bit as he's barely holding his own in A+ ball (which for someone his age is still superb). He'll finish 2015 in A+, 2016 in AA, 2017 in AAA with a Sept. call-up.<br /><br /><br /><br />Christopher Sotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546022315994489757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-32661848498024983762015-06-27T11:31:15.310-04:002015-06-27T11:31:15.310-04:00Mets need to send a message.....
How soon is too ...Mets need to send a message..... <br />How soon is too soon to lock up deGrom? <br />If you're homegrown and you meet/exceed expectatons, this organization should become known as one that will reward you handsomly. Ernest Dovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12054861033443392454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-10341051344589089972015-06-27T11:13:48.175-04:002015-06-27T11:13:48.175-04:00Ernest-
I agree the Mets should be lucking up the...Ernest-<br /><br />I agree the Mets should be lucking up their young core with extensions. Not always possible with guys like Harvey when they have Boras as their agent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-45472905003491670652015-06-27T11:10:22.262-04:002015-06-27T11:10:22.262-04:00Zach
I thought Wheeler was only one year behind ...Zach <br /><br />I thought Wheeler was only one year behind but I was wrong. Wheeler 2020, deGrom 2021.<br />As of right now only deGrom and Harvey are stars. Syndergaard, Wheeler, and Matz have that potential but they're not there yet.<br />You are correct. They don't need all 5. They can even turn Harvey over for prospects that can prolong the Mets window. I would like to see the Mets win because Harvey and player like him want to play for winners. The Mets will have a hard time attracting talent until they start winning. Until then they will stuck with the lower tier free agents like Grandrson and Cuddyer. We hoped Granderson and Cuddyer would do a decent job as a bridge to Conforto and Nimmo but I don't think they were the top coices of Met fans.<br />Richard JonesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-72816000801267701582015-06-27T10:44:29.935-04:002015-06-27T10:44:29.935-04:00Hate to throw fuel in fire but. ......maybe the ru...Hate to throw fuel in fire but. ......maybe the rumors are true that nobody really wants to play for this ownership. I mean, it's not really that we are all outraged at the signings of Chris Young, Colon, Grandy or cuddyer. Its more about the money and years given to them. Maybe its true that Mets HAD to overpay just to have SOMEBODY come here and help. <br />Which brings me to my next thought. ...should be all the more reason to lock up your homegrown talent to nice extensions, no? Or maybe I already answered my own question as to y these guys may be balking at the idea of signing long term with Mets.Ernest Dovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12054861033443392454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-59072142747549832592015-06-27T10:22:01.091-04:002015-06-27T10:22:01.091-04:00It's actually rather interesting. Harvey is a ...It's actually rather interesting. Harvey is a FA after 2018, but all the others are locked up through 2021 (or so I've heard—correct me if I'm wrong). You don't NEED 5 potentially Hall-of-Fame-type-caliber pitchers. 4 so young is unprecedented as is. Harvey's leaving doesn't have to be the proverbial slamming shut of any window. And the 2018 off-season doesn't have to be the death of the Mets. His injury history notwithstanding, I'd sign d'Arnaud sooner than I would Harvey. ZachBoyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-83391551259002022372015-06-27T09:54:27.448-04:002015-06-27T09:54:27.448-04:00Richard -
The current pitching staff (and the ad...Richard - <br /><br />The current pitching staff (and the addition 0f Wheeler next year) is the best it's ever going to get for this team in my lifetime.<br /><br />I agree with you on Nimmo and Rosario. My ETA on both of them is 2018.<br /><br />We need more offense before that in order to win anything.Mack Adehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-6267982594455306962015-06-27T09:50:27.887-04:002015-06-27T09:50:27.887-04:00I didn't like the Granderson or Cuddyer signin...I didn't like the Granderson or Cuddyer signing. I didn't think they were real bad but I preferred Byrd and Cruz. Bryd is about the same as Granderson but Cruz would be a difference maker.<br />Now I would like to see them get aggressive with Conforto and platoon Cuddyer and Granderson.<br />Richard JonesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-4651953330942111312015-06-27T09:40:45.619-04:002015-06-27T09:40:45.619-04:00Tom
I don't think the Mets can wait for Confo...Tom<br /><br />I don't think the Mets can wait for Conforto, Nimmo, and Rosario. Harvey becomes a FA after the 2018 season. I believe if the Mets can win a World Series by 2017 or maybe even 2018 that signing players like Harvey becomes possible. They might sign with the Mets at the market price. If the Mets don't win they will need to over pay in order to keep their stars. They will not do that. The Mets window for winning has just opened but it is a small window for winning with the current core.<br />Richard Jones<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-60760442170933166192015-06-27T08:57:21.396-04:002015-06-27T08:57:21.396-04:00Tom -
You may be right and I'm going to writ...Tom - <br /><br />You may be right and I'm going to write about that tomorrow in my 'Random Thoughts'Mack Adehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-83281438766667921412015-06-27T08:18:42.011-04:002015-06-27T08:18:42.011-04:00the killer rotation of deGrom, Harvey, Thor and Ma...the killer rotation of deGrom, Harvey, Thor and Mats, that isTom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-69527892780247299022015-06-27T08:17:51.462-04:002015-06-27T08:17:51.462-04:00Games like yesterday's is why they are loathe ...Games like yesterday's is why they are loathe to trade Syndergaard. If Matz is the same, maybe (I hate to say it) we need to keep them and wait for Conforto and Nimmo, both of whom are hot and rising.<br /><br />I'd like to see the killer rotation kept intact.<br /><br />I wish Rosario was a year older and more advanced. Cecchini has shown a lot this year, but so many errors, I am not sure if he is ready or not bere 2017.Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.com