tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post9082532409257329086..comments2024-03-28T17:57:21.603-04:00Comments on Mack's Mets: The Morning Report – November 5 – Andy Ibanez, Kwang-Hyun Kim, 2015 Outfield, QOMack Adehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-33796314025115882072014-11-05T13:46:58.191-05:002014-11-05T13:46:58.191-05:00I say Plan B. Grandy in LF, pleqse. Get as many ...I say Plan B. Grandy in LF, pleqse. Get as many RF AB's as possible for MDD & CP in the first 2/3 Mos. (MDD an occ start in CF or LF) <br /><br />Kirk & Campbell are your L/R PH's.<br /><br />IF Puello is DFA'd, maybe pick up Rios as a RHB, but I'd prefer to see what Cesar's got. In a meh post-suspension year, he still did quite well against LHP.Hobiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12583242267777911354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-16359953693611305132014-11-05T13:32:15.823-05:002014-11-05T13:32:15.823-05:00I wish MDD were playing this off season and cement...I wish MDD were playing this off season and cementing his case for what you wish for, Brian. Because I agree that he'll do well. Risky, so a Delmon Young would be a great add (right, Mack!?)Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-58935103555977072942014-11-05T11:18:00.439-05:002014-11-05T11:18:00.439-05:00Plan B.
Let MDD leadoff and enjoy the fruits of h...Plan B.<br /><br />Let MDD leadoff and enjoy the fruits of his ultra-high OBP.Brian Jourahttp://mets360.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-88464762123041188042014-11-05T11:16:24.616-05:002014-11-05T11:16:24.616-05:00I'd sign Rios for one year with an option for ...I'd sign Rios for one year with an option for a 2nd, slot him into RF, move Granderson to LF and bat Rios leadoff. Reese Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12993445356545875409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-16055924106834219052014-11-05T10:35:36.544-05:002014-11-05T10:35:36.544-05:00eraff -
I think you and I are on the same page.....eraff - <br /><br />I think you and I are on the same page...<br /><br />the reality is that the Mets are NOT going to spend the kind of money needed to solve their needs.<br /><br />They probably will bring in a new corner outfielder on a one-year contract, but that's about it.<br /><br />This is a team built around it's young, talented rotational pitchers and they are NOT going to trade off the guys that can get them to the playoffs.<br /><br />To me:<br /><br />2015: Harvey returns... Thor and Matz second half of the season... fences in... full season of d'Arnaud, Wright, and Lagares... 85 wins<br /><br />2016: another year of experience... Nimmo a corner outfielder... Herrera on 2B.... 90 wins<br /><br />BUT...<br /><br />that's what I see as the ceiling with this kind of operation... oh yeah... everybody has to stay healthy for 2 years (ha)Mack Adehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-23289404175610289982014-11-05T10:23:28.049-05:002014-11-05T10:23:28.049-05:00Anon...
Pitching is in Place, as much as any tea...Anon...<br /><br />Pitching is in Place, as much as any team can say that. A "return to 85% Baseball Card" for Grandy and Wright, plus a legitimate, established LF Bat(350-500 ab's), make this an 86-88 win PLUS GET LUCKY team.<br /><br />I don't see how you miss that!!!??<br /><br />Arms don't stay in place----frankly, they WASTED 2014....and 2015 is much more obvious...at least to me!<br /><br />eraffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06493607580550078769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-38895398750491438232014-11-05T10:19:32.832-05:002014-11-05T10:19:32.832-05:00Mack... I'd like to think that the Mets have/w...Mack... I'd like to think that the Mets have/will have some players that they deem as Cornerstones going forward. I believe that's part of any good player development/team development model now.<br /><br />Lagares..there's some time available to consider an extension.<br /><br />Duda?...does it make sense to "control him". It can make him more viable as a piece forward, and as a trade object.<br /><br />They have seemed virtually incapable/unwilling of taking any committed financial position---will that continue?<br />eraffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06493607580550078769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-1113326134143218182014-11-05T10:17:03.248-05:002014-11-05T10:17:03.248-05:00the players have no leverage right now and most wi...the players have no leverage right now and most will take the cash with two years of Arb left, so until they hit Arb (and you see what they get) there is no need to buy out. Contrary to popular belief, these players are NOT going to get huge payouts in Arb; Kershaw got $10M per year in each of his last two years, so use that as a benchmark. Furthermore, the Arb process definitely takes into account missing a season due to injury, so Harvey lost a lot of money and if one of the young bucks goes down with any sort of extended injury, it will severely depress their value. That applies to JLag as well, who has missed time due to injury. No need to extend him until 2017, assuming he continues to improve. The players almost always take the cash with two years remaining on Arb, so no need to shell it out early. I am all in favor of buying out final Arb years and a couple of FA, but timing is key and there is a pretty standard formula that teams follow<br />Anon Joe F<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-42720015301626125422014-11-05T09:51:37.909-05:002014-11-05T09:51:37.909-05:00I just don't see the inventory you are looking...I just don't see the inventory you are looking for via trade or FA, but I do see the type of solutions next year in Heyward or Upton. In years past, the Mets were not the most attractive candidates for big FA, but I think that changes beginning this year. A guy like Heyward will see a lot of young talent under control and a monster staff, so honestly, I think the Mets will be one of the most attractive spots for FA over the next 2-3 years. As much as I would love to solve LF in advance of Nimmo or Conforto, I just don't think it is vitally important to solve it in 2015. The team will still be assembling over the course of 2015 with inning limits, shedding Vet contracts, solidify the BP and get a full year out of d'Arnaud, Duda and JlagAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-329773596450388302014-11-05T09:44:51.562-05:002014-11-05T09:44:51.562-05:00eraff and Joe F -
what about signing Lagares thr...eraff and Joe F - <br /><br />what about signing Lagares through 2020?Mack Adehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-86393215949838324662014-11-05T09:19:47.352-05:002014-11-05T09:19:47.352-05:00For those of you who want to build around assumpti...For those of you who want to build around assumptions of young players and pitchers arriving READY TO PRODUCE and EXACTLY ON TIME..... let me remind you that It doesn't work that way...none of this works that way!!!!<br /><br />Syndergaard, Nimmo, Conforto, Herrera---they will arrive as Struggling, Adjusting Youngn Players.... that should be the assumption.<br /><br />There is pitching in place Now,,,it will not stay in place! With the assumption that your young OF prospects MIGHT be fully productive in a year and a half to 3 years from now, there should also be an assumptions of another pitching injury or two..... another decision on player retention...etc, etc.....<br /><br />Make LF work NOW..... make it a good player with forward value---a guy who can produce in play or trade. <br /><br />It won't be crowded...they won't be blocked...UNTIL they are crowded and blocked,eraffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06493607580550078769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-70271364414735020252014-11-05T09:15:06.494-05:002014-11-05T09:15:06.494-05:00You don't start buying our FA years until a pl...You don't start buying our FA years until a player first hits and passes their 1st year of Arb. Let us see what Harvey does coming back from TJS before inking a big contract and also see what he gets in Arb next year. Wheeler is not Arb eligible until 2017 and deGrom in 2018, so there is no hurry to spend the cash now. Generally teams try to buy out final two years of Arb in return for 2 years of FA.<br /><br />No need to ink players long term that are still under team control for 3-4+ years<br />Anon Joe FAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-60068285291376183952014-11-05T09:04:16.767-05:002014-11-05T09:04:16.767-05:00Derek -
I like your idea.
Start signing the you...Derek - <br /><br />I like your idea.<br /><br />Start signing the young starts like Atlanta didMack Adehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-28034120752270817072014-11-05T09:00:23.243-05:002014-11-05T09:00:23.243-05:00He is not going to make it back to AAA because he ...He is not going to make it back to AAA because he is out of options and would have to clear waivers in order to be assigned to Vegas. He is either in Queens in April or someplace else. there is a chance he could pass through waivers, but it is more than likely that he would be claimed on a wing like FMart was by Houston. The FA is extremely weak for the OF this year and I don't like the trades for Cargo or Cespedes, so I would take a flyer on Puello as a platoon for April and May to see if he can fit against lefties and provide speed, pop and defense off the bench. It is not a matter of whether he has earned it because there are no options to keep him in the minors. I don't know and don't care what happened last year in Vegas, it was ridiculous not to let him play everyday to see if he could get it going. Giving his ABs to Allen, Serratelli, Vaughn and even Brown was mindboggling on every level. If he was such a bad clubhouse guy, they should have cut him or traded him for whatever they could get. that they didn't shows that they still have some ray of hope for him, so to give him erratic playing time was foolish. Bear in mind also that he was at least two years younger than league average, adjusting to a new level and showed flashes throughout the year, despite some slumps.<br /><br />When I look at what is available, I would prefer to exhaust the final opportunity with Cesar and if he flops, try to replace him via trade in June with one of the Vets on his way out. One other things, I do NOT see Nimmo being ready for opening day 2016. He has had a half of year at AA with middling results and is not really lighting it up in AZ and has an alarming K rate<br />Anon Joe FAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-50070256401218275952014-11-05T08:59:06.854-05:002014-11-05T08:59:06.854-05:00Give me plan B, lock up Harvey, and Wheeler to lon...Give me plan B, lock up Harvey, and Wheeler to long term deals instead. Giants 3 out 5, best argument.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257215926988740306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-60559624486442533982014-11-05T08:31:34.359-05:002014-11-05T08:31:34.359-05:00Thomas -
The Mets don't make the decisions o...Thomas - <br /><br />The Mets don't make the decisions on which Latin league their players play in.<br /><br />It seems to me that we're going to have to wait and see if the Mets play him every day in AAA for the first half of the season.<br /><br />He really hasn't earned being in Queens yet, has he?Mack Adehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-88282517823577022642014-11-05T08:25:07.179-05:002014-11-05T08:25:07.179-05:00@ John Zozo
I would like to go with a one year de...@ John Zozo<br /><br />I would like to go with a one year deal, but would be OK with a 2 year. Puello frustrates me - I don't know who makes the decisions, but why not put him in a different off-season league where they will give him playing time? If they were to do a Dekker/Puello platoon, I'd like to see more momentum out of Cesar. I think he was up 13 times thru Monday - waste of his time and management's ability to take a leap with him in 2015.Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-7879855861501987062014-11-05T08:18:56.664-05:002014-11-05T08:18:56.664-05:00Free agency wise I would only give Rios a 1 year d...Free agency wise I would only give Rios a 1 year deal to play rightfield. I would bat him either 1 or 2 and let him steal bases. Hopefully we will trade Murphy this offseason and we will be in need of a 2 hitter. <br />I would rather stay with a platoon of MDD and Puello over a Morse signing or a carlos Gonzalez trade. I believe that platoon can provide 16hrs, 75 rbis with 30 or so stolen bases. <br />Also I think we need a rightfielder not a leftfielder. Granderson being moved to left helps the team out better defensively, with his arm.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01417539106053626522noreply@blogger.com