Good
morning.
My
outfield has 5 ball players.
3
of them are my basic starters and 2 are my backups.
I
have two separate approaches. The first will include Yoenes
Cespedes and the second will not.
Let’s
talk about Yo first –
CF – Yoenes
Cespedes – Cespedes is currently under contract with the Mets, in 2017,
for $23.7mil… but, as we all know, he has the option to opt out. There simply
is no way in hell that he will accept this kind of money in 2017. Yo is a
$30mil player and deserves to be paid this kind of money. I have to find
$6.3mil somewhere to pay for this increase and I already saved $9.5mil by
opting out Jon Niese and not paying once again
the $5.75 mil I paid to Alejandro De Aza. The
money is here to make Cespedes happy. Now I just have to make him a happy Met.
RF – Jay
Bruce – $12.542mil – I can’t let this kind of talent go away even if he
strikes out as much as he does and CitiField isn’t located in Colorado. Like
many players that get traded, Bruce let the negative side of this game get into
his head when he arrived as a Mets. Don’t quote me, but wasn’t he leading the
NL in RBIs on that day? How could anyone not want someone with this kind of 30+
HR/120+ RBI talent on your team for less than $13mil? He and Cespedes alone have the
potential of 80+ HRs next season.
LF – Michael
Conforto - $600K – Conforto becomes my starter in left for a couple of
reasons, both of which are listed above. There will be little pressure for
Conforto to produce 30+ HRs in 2017. I want to see what I have here and I have
to let this guy play full time at least through the all-star break. I also
would work with him during the off-season to become more of a hitter that can
spray in all directions of the outfield, hit for power to the opposite field,
and hit both left and right handed pitching. Potentially, I believe Conforto is
a better major league option than Brandon
Nimmo and Conforto would get my vote here (before any injuries set in).
UT – Curtis
Granderson – $15mil – A lot of you want to trade Grandy. I did too the
day after we signed him. But I, and most Mets fans have come to realize that he
has become the clubhouse leader, especially since David
Wright sent away with rehab duties. Many of you can dream that some
deaf, dumb, and blind General Manager is going to come along and pick up this
fifteen mil, but it just isn’t going to happen. There’s one year left hear and
let’s use him where he can be utilized best by the team. I’m going to have him
back up Bruce, spend some time giving pointers to Conforto and riding Cespedes’
horses.
UT – Juan
Lagares – One of the best contracts Alderson and Company ever contracted
was the long-term deal with Lagares. The past Golden Glove centerfielder is
scheduled to be paid only $4.5mil in 2017, which is a steal if he can stay
healthy. I will return him the role he had before he went thumbs up last season…
late inning centerfield defense.
Now…
what if we don’t sign Yo?
CF – Carlos
Gomez – One simple subtraction, one simple addition, and $15-20mil back
in the till. Gomez would be my Wild Card #2, but the unspent Yo money could be
used in contracting a long term deal with someone like Noah
Syndergaard… and… finally… spending some decent money in the International
draft before it goes away. I think Gomez is past the low point in his career
and I can build in various performance clauses in his contract to give him the incentive
to stay on point.
9 comments:
I like Plan A. Plan B sounds too much like the Mets, settling for a lesser option, then moaning about it all summer.
Someone mentioned Dexter Fowler as an option.
Nimmo I guess is back in Vegas until someone gets hurt or Grandy gets traded.
Of course, Tebow will be here by 2018 LOL.
Tom -
Actually, I was going to change Gomez to Fowler at the last minute but I had to go to the VA this morning for blood tests. LOL.
I see Nimmo the same as I see T.J. Murphy. Potentially, a 25-man member for years to come but only as a backup.
I see we have a new writer named 'unknown'.
Is that Irish?
Actually I think Gomez excites me more than Fowler does. Fowler is a bit of an enigma for a guy as big as he is to have such little power. Gomez is a superior fielder, has more power, the same speed and would cost significantly less. Fowler's profile (and price tag) went up with national exposure.
I had advocated buying low last Hot Stove on Marcell Ozuna, but that bargain ship has sailed.
Reese, Ozuna woulda been nice. Using a ship has sailed analogy involving a Marlin, though....
BTW -
I talked to someone in the Mets organization (yes, I still have some contracts...) and they expect (especially after he cut those domestic violence PSAs) 'the book' thrown at Familia.
Could be a suspension for the entire 2017 season.
I don't think the whole season suspension? I really don't know how bad it was compared to other incidents but the most I believe last year was Reyes with 51 game suspension.
Option A With Cespedes
I would sign Cespedes for 4year $120mil
Trade Granderson for Brian McCann
Sign Fowler 5 years 75 million
Trade Bruce for the best prospect package
Lineup A
Fowler
Reyes
Cabrera
Cespedes
Duda/Wright 1st
McCann
Conforto
Flores/TJ 2nd
Without Cespedes
Sign both Gomez and Fowler
Trade Granderson for McCann
Trade Bruce for best prospects
Lineup B
Gomez
Fowler
Reyes
Cabrera
Duda/Wright at first base
McCann
Conforto
Flores/TJ 2nd base
Trading Granderson who is a one-year $15 million commitment for 2 years @ $17 million plus an automatic vesting option for a third year at $15 million doesn't seem like an Alderson type of payroll flexibility move.
The incremental cost for 2017 works -- an extra $5 million for Cespedes and an extra $2 million for McCann vs. Granderson, particularly if you're going to get prospects for Bruce. Where it becomes murkier to me is the cost of Dexter Fowler at $15 million per year...that seems quite high for what he provides.
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