UNCLE STEVE, AM I THE ONLY ONE STRESSING OVER METS DEADLINES?
The Mets won’t be getting Tariq Skubal or Mason Miller at the trade deadline.
That acquisitive joy of getting super studs at the deadline is reserved for playoff-competitive teams.
The Mets “OTOH” always flirt with eventual “congestive season failure”.
The whole of the Mets team usually being less than the sum of the parts.
So, what’s it looking like so far?
A.J. Minter’s gone for 2 hitting prospects, one of whom is Benny Agbayani’s son, Bruin.
Bruin has missed a lot of time this year with a right shoulder injury, may return soon, and is just 19. Still hasn’t hit his first pro home run, but only has 74 pro plate appearances.
What I like about him right off the bat? His bat.
It makes contact. In Full A ball this year, he fanned just 3 times in 51 PAs, while walking 9 times. That says “future major leaguer” to me.
He is a 6’2”, 185 lefty hitting infielder. He was the Twinkies’ # 29 prospect.
Billy Amick, the other acquired hitter, is 23. In AA, he had an impressive 23 HRs and 72 RBIs in 86 games. Amick hit those dingers in 379 PAs at the time of the trade, but was hitting just .217 with 108 Ks. A righty hitting 1B/3B, he was a # 21 prospect for Minnesota.
He had his best month (.278/.389/.569) in July after a bad June. With only 722 pro plate appearances to date, who knows if this former 60th overall pick can soar from here?
Minter relieved quite well, except he was only available in < 50% of his Mets tenure due to injury. Just 36 relief outings in 1 2/3 seasons with the Metsies for the currently healthy, soon-to-be 33 year old.
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Amick hit HR #1 last night in the B-Met nightcap
Regardless of who he is traded to Skubal is a free agent after this season
He will be Cohen's target #1
Amick and a few others like Collins, Bay, and Lorusso have Binghamton raking suddenly. A welcome change.
Another reason they cannot trade the team into oblivion at the deadline.
And Reimer is 8 for 22 in his rehab, so I am guessing he joint Binghamton HOT this coming week.
Really Weaver & Brazobon are the two wild card trade candidates. If they get blown away with an offer the wade them & buy new BP pieces. Otherwise keep them both.
Skubal to…where else….the Dodgers.
Collins and Bay on Friday's Prospect Report
Holmes said he is MLB-ready. Right now. How could some playoff contending team not want him? Great pitcher, fresh arm. Supposed to do a rehab start today. Does it get that far? My guess is no. Some team will want Holme to fight the Skubal fire with Holmes fire.
He said it very sarcastically
I'm starting a GoFund ME for Steve to sign Skubal in the off-season
I know it was for the whole season but I think we offered more for Peralta than what the Dodgers gave up last night for Skubal?.
I think that hurts what we expected to get for Holmes or Peralta.
If we can’t get a top 100 for either of them hopefully we get some young IFA Signings from this past year to at least get some hope from these trades?
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