tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post7186199388273339925..comments2024-03-29T11:07:52.963-04:00Comments on Mack's Mets: Michael Friere - How Does It All Come TogetherMack Adehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-69705164749193530122017-12-26T22:25:22.100-05:002017-12-26T22:25:22.100-05:00Lagares
Lagares<br />bill metsiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927989716664234035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-67642518318400548662017-12-26T18:42:06.343-05:002017-12-26T18:42:06.343-05:00I like Flores, too.....but, if he is playing 2B th...I like Flores, too.....but, if he is playing 2B then who leads off?<br /><br />Mike Freirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326676289092572994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-20873078408131208692017-12-26T15:50:44.367-05:002017-12-26T15:50:44.367-05:00You surprised me, Mack. I thought you were a "...You surprised me, Mack. I thought you were a "defense up the middle" guy, and you want WILMER full - time ay 2B?bill metsiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927989716664234035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-50643210148795463472017-12-26T15:48:14.037-05:002017-12-26T15:48:14.037-05:00How short memories can be.
2 years ago, it was &q...How short memories can be. <br />2 years ago, it was "reported" that Sandy had no money to spend after OD, and then suddenly Yo appeared, with no salary being shed in exchange. <br /><br />Last Winter, it was "reported" that the budget was restricted, and lo & behold we gave Yo a huge contract plus $17 mil to Walker. <br /><br />Now it's "reported" that the budget will be reduced by $20 mil. Let's see what the ACTUAL payroll looks like by OD. <br /><br />As for the players, let's remember that a year ago, many "experts" projected our roster to be post-season worthy. It was the DL that did us in, not the talent. If everyone's healthy, we're a lot better than a .500 team this year. I still expect more moves to be made by ST, as well. bill metsiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927989716664234035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-59906401614930579592017-12-26T15:36:29.868-05:002017-12-26T15:36:29.868-05:00Right, Herb. I'd rather go with Jose at 2B/lea...Right, Herb. I'd rather go with Jose at 2B/leadoff than the no-D Wilmer everyday. bill metsiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927989716664234035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-64357895032926078342017-12-26T13:27:44.029-05:002017-12-26T13:27:44.029-05:00All this leads to what ....a .500 record at best a...All this leads to what ....a .500 record at best although I know that with the WC we could be in "race" but I can't get over this feeling we're rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. Everyone not named DeGrom under performed last year and our best up and coming star had a very bizarre injury and no telling if he'll ever be that guy again. The pitching HAS to improve big time or were sunk simple as that and then what...tear it down and start over or are the Wiponzies still making enough with a 500 club to keep em happy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674150694486256724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-54678334297585714022017-12-26T12:57:37.261-05:002017-12-26T12:57:37.261-05:00Mack-
I think you meant to say $154 mil, which was...Mack-<br />I think you meant to say $154 mil, which was their opening day payroll. I continue to believe that Jeff will not hold Sandy to a $135 mil limit, and that the final payroll will approach that $154 mil number. If that is the case, Alderson has a decent chance to put a pretty good team on the field this spring. He could add Bruce and Frazier on back loaded deals, similar to Swarzak's, and maybe even sign a decent starter like Andrew Cashner, moving Wheeler to the pen.<br /><br />That said, if he has to live with that $135 mil limit, leaving about $10 mil to spend now, I'll go out on a limb and say he brings back fan favorites Jose Reyes to play second, and R.A. Dickey as a #5 starter, again, moving Wheeler to the pen.<br /><br />Reyes had a solid second half, after a terrible start,<br />batting .288/.356/.472/.828. And he can still lead off with that high OBP and 24 steals, 14 of them coming in that 2nd half.<br /><br />Dickey tossed 190 innings last year with (believe it or not) a 2.2 WAR.Herb Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00167007160130775548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-68290370388010625862017-12-26T12:46:09.043-05:002017-12-26T12:46:09.043-05:00There is one HUGE difference that we all sometimes...There is one HUGE difference that we all sometimes tend to forget. The idiocy of the lineup of the past seven years in dead and buried. Hopefully the ones who produce are the ones who play under a new manager. Reese Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12993445356545875409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-46603245650631190002017-12-26T12:46:04.161-05:002017-12-26T12:46:04.161-05:00Mack, I read a few days ago that Bruce's agent...Mack, I read a few days ago that Bruce's agent was expressing Jay's love for the bay area in San Francisco - we'll see if the Giants love him back.<br /><br />Teams with flaws generally have two possible roads to travel:<br /><br />Road 1: spend big to fix the flaws and compete<br /><br />Road 2: spend small & keep fingers crossed until circulation cuts off<br />Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-14019425492863418702017-12-26T12:12:51.263-05:002017-12-26T12:12:51.263-05:00Good morning Mike -
I was fed bad poop last mont...Good morning Mike - <br /><br />I was fed bad poop last month by a Mets insider, telling me that the Mets would spend in excess of the $145mil spent last year. Whatever, I've gotten used to being disappointed by Sandy and Company. Starting to feel like a Jets fan.<br /><br />Sandy seems to be waiting for the market to come to him, which, in my opinion means he will spend on Jay Bruce what money he has left. Bruce will start most of the game at 1B until Michael Conforto comes back. He will then move to RF/1B and split time on first with Dominic Smith.<br /><br />2B, to me, in Wilmer Flores' job to lose.<br /><br />And then I turn the existing pitching staff, which would rank as one of the top 10 in talent in this league, to our new manager, pitching coach, and heath/strength dudes.<br /><br />I then put the draft and the international system under Omar, and I play 2018 with the hand I've been dealt.<br /><br />Past that, BOYCOTT THE STADIUM UNTIL THE WILPONS ARE REMOVED <br /><br /><br />Mack Adehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.com