tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post7083808780704404051..comments2024-03-29T08:45:55.710-04:00Comments on Mack's Mets: Mack - From The Desk... and More CutsMack Adehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-28460041332399246202018-10-13T14:08:53.616-04:002018-10-13T14:08:53.616-04:00On the bullpen side it is still unclear which way ...On the bullpen side it is still unclear which way the Mets will go.<br /><br />But it could include some of these names depending how the cards fall: Vargas/Oswalt/Roseboom/Mejia/Bashlor/Bautista.<br /><br />I think that Gsellman and Lugo may be more likely to be used as tradebait pitchers, since they are better known than most Mets relievers here and are very well known about from 2018.<br /><br />Could probably use a later inning lefty reliever more added into the mix.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-4102175973022385712018-10-13T14:01:27.070-04:002018-10-13T14:01:27.070-04:00One free agent starting pitcher that does catch my...One free agent starting pitcher that does catch my eye is lefty Arizona's Patrick Corbin, age 29.<br /><br />Mets need a number three starter left handed, to go with what they have here now.<br /><br />Stats for 2018:<br /><br />11-7, 3.15 ERA, 246 strikeouts in 200 innings, a 1.05 WHIP.<br /><br />I really like the Mets three right handed starters returning. But with a potential Corbin addition, that could push Steven Matz down to a five slot starter where he may relax better and win a lot more games.<br /><br />1. deGrom 2. Wheeler 3. Corbin 4. Syndergaard 5. Matz 6. Oswalt (if necessary)<br /><br />Also puts Jason Vargas into the long left handed reliever role where he could prove to be most beneficial.<br /><br />Might be possible to get Patrick Corbin on a three year/$32-$34 million contract. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-73240685876230014972018-10-13T13:32:19.818-04:002018-10-13T13:32:19.818-04:00Maybe it is me here, but Andres Gimenez looks a li...Maybe it is me here, but Andres Gimenez looks a little bit older than just 20 years old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-50550916585874377772018-10-13T13:30:45.475-04:002018-10-13T13:30:45.475-04:00I am hoping that David Wright decides to go into c...I am hoping that David Wright decides to go into coaching and managing. I know he does need to, but wants to anyway because he has a lot to impart onto the younger players. The nuts and bolts, and the personal demeanor stuff.<br /><br />Is it unrealistic on my part to wonder if David could be the Mets bench coach in 2019? I just think that he has all the baseball skills and know how down fine, and he just needs to get his share of experience as a bench coach.<br /><br />To me, David Wright could be another Alex Cora. Maybe even better, who knows. David is just a positive influence to have around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-13044222041897565792018-10-13T11:46:44.224-04:002018-10-13T11:46:44.224-04:00I agree with MM's Tom Bergman, instead of trad...I agree with MM's Tom Bergman, instead of trading 1B Peter Alonso, why not use Andres Gimenez or Amed Rosario for Miami's JT Realmuto instead, since Andres and Amed are basically interchangeable and the NY Mets "desperately need" to hang onto all the homerun hitters (like Peter Alonso) that they can get. So keeping Alonso does make incredible sense.<br /><br />I realize that the Mets are saddled with 3B Todd Frazier. But his numbers were always subpar. In 2011 while on Cincy, Todd hit .232, 2013,.234, 2016,.225, 2017, .213 with CWS, and in 2018, .213BA. His homeruns have declined and he is having a hard time staying on the field now. Todd's fielding is and sort of average and his pension for hustling on the field and being clutch remains somewhat questionable. <br /><br />Trading this awful one more year contract to another team for whatever thing you can get back, does now make some sense now.<br /><br />If the Mets were to trade a package to Miami, which Miami still does need for 2019, that might work too. A package like Justin Dunn, Robert Gsellman, Dominique Smith, Robert Mazeika, and Juan Lagares (eating some of Juan's contract first) for Miami's JT Realmuto and two AA picks? Who knows. Keep Lugo and Gimenez for a Boston trade, for 3B Michael Chavis and lefty starter Darwinzon Hernandez.<br /><br />Every team will be vying for JT Realmuto because there are not very many decent catchers in MLB today and the price tag will soar for him. <br /><br />Free Agents, Wilson Ramos is damaged goods at the knee, and Yasmani Grandal absolutely played horribly last night for the Dodgers and did not impress, made like three stupid errors in one inning behind the Dodger dish. No thanks there!<br /><br /><br />Another idea is to make a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays for catcher Dan Jansen, age 23, .275 BA in 2018 AAA, 12 HR, 58 RBI's, .390 OBP. He's a big catcher with developing pop, and he has tasted the bigs already. Blue Jays have several slots to repair.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-59226240367945828842018-10-09T11:17:49.772-04:002018-10-09T11:17:49.772-04:00AFL will show Alonso rakes and will play a good fi...AFL will show Alonso rakes and will play a good first base Anthony Carnacchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904663863704969907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-62615225144958699252018-10-09T10:37:00.476-04:002018-10-09T10:37:00.476-04:00Astonishing stat of the day: the 2018 Mets at home...Astonishing stat of the day: the 2018 Mets at home were dead last with 274 runs (3.4 per game) and .215.<br /><br />On the road? Beasts. A 6th best 402 runs (5.0 per game) and .252.<br /><br />The curse of Citifield in full display.Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-63690467471330618842018-10-09T09:58:33.499-04:002018-10-09T09:58:33.499-04:00Mets other than McNeil: .230, baseball's worst...Mets other than McNeil: .230, baseball's worst. That can't continue.Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-33019311397232183282018-10-09T09:55:21.575-04:002018-10-09T09:55:21.575-04:00Arizona Fall League, headlined by Pounding Pete an...Arizona Fall League, headlined by Pounding Pete and Andres the Great, kicks off today. Gerson too.Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-89807476969723739102018-10-09T09:43:30.792-04:002018-10-09T09:43:30.792-04:00Somehow, I though Dale Burdick would progress furt...Somehow, I though Dale Burdick would progress further. <br /><br />I called that one wrong.<br /><br />Most 40th rounders like Dale are last rounders for a reason.<br /><br />Reese - no question - even with getting some hitters back and McNeil's emergence, this team as constructed will need a whole lot to go right to be even an average offense team in 2019. 23rd in scoring in 2018 and (despite McNeil's hitting .330) tied for last in BA at .234 in 2018.<br /><br />Heck, moving on from Reyes will add a point or two, maybe 3.Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-6912861460984408552018-10-09T08:49:02.099-04:002018-10-09T08:49:02.099-04:00And lose 1-0? Ask deGrom about that. He's qui...And lose 1-0? Ask deGrom about that. He's quite familiar. Reese Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12993445356545875409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-40029305849904929892018-10-09T08:13:54.339-04:002018-10-09T08:13:54.339-04:00Hope you pass those tests with flying colors, Mack...Hope you pass those tests with flying colors, Mack.<br /><br />Gimenez - they are nitpicking - I think he will be huge next year.<br /><br />The cut guys - Hall unfortunately fanned at an extreme rate. The others were uninspiring in terms of lack of a power hitting tool - DRAFT POWER.<br /><br />Dimino being cut is a real puzzle - maybe he just was an awful defensive catcher with little hope for improvement. He should catch on with another organization if he decides it is still worth it to keep trying. His .265 in 2018 was much higher than the team average, too.<br /><br />Champ Stuart - I wonder if he ever tried enough to adopt a workable model to go with his blazing speed - I had in the past suggested trying the Matty Alou model - contact, bunting, getting on base by any means necessary. His strike out rate was indeed prodigious.<br /><br />Curious, in seeing NL teams get swept out in the first round - do you think a Mets rotation in a first round of Jake, Wheels and Thor would have beat the NL teams that advanced? I do.<br /><br />Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.com