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Is Anyone Alive Out There: Ongoing Mets Thread

Nasty_Magician

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I find it hard to believe that the Tebow signing is the idea of anyone other than the Wilpons.

Reeks of a cash grab, see how many Tebow jerseys they can sell over the winter and that'll be the end of that.
 

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WTF!!!
Sandy Fires Wally Backman??
....meanwhile, Terry Collins is still allowed to be an MLB manager????

(I know the report says it was wally's decision..but don't kid yourself..he was probably forced out)

Wally Backman out as Mets' Triple-A manager

This owners of this org.need a fucking reality check...and I wish they'd sell the team.
 

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Yo to opt out...

Sources: Cespedes to opt out with $47.5M left



Outfielder Yoenis Cespedes intends to opt out of his contract with the New York Mets following the World Series. But his representatives plan to wait until three days after the Series for the official move, because there is no incentive to make an early declaration, sources told ESPN.com.

By voiding the remainder of his current contract, Cespedes will be walking away from $47.5 million that would have been owed to him by the Mets through 2018.

Cespedes collected $27.5 million this past season on the original deal, which was signed on Jan. 26.

Mets officials expect Cespedes will seek a five-year deal as a free agent and are pessimistic about their chances of re-signing him. In fact, one reason for acquiring outfielder Jay Bruce from the Cincinnati Reds on Aug. 1 was to serve as a hedge in case Cespedes bolted this offseason. The Mets intend to pick up a $13 million option on Bruce for 2017.

Cespedes hit .280 and led the Mets with 31 homers and 86 RBIs in 2016 while gutting through a right quadriceps strain during the final months.

He is known to have loved his time with the Mets. Still, at 31 years old and coming off a solid season, the timing is right for Cespedes to try to get a massive contract.

In order to try to retain Cespedes after he opts out, the Mets likely would be willing to offer a similar contract to the one being discarded -- a large first-year sum and an opt-out of a deal for roughly three guaranteed years.

The Mets do plan to make a one-year, $17.2 million qualifying offer to Cespedes after he opts out. That will allow the organization to recoup a draft pick should Cespedes depart.
 

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Hope he can be retained. We're still primed for a run and could certainly use his bat. Unfortunately I see him walking and us picking up the option of Bruce for significantly less money.
 

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Well we knew it would happen...


(New York - 11/5/16)
Yoenis Cespedes has opted out of his contract with the Mets on Saturday, leaving $47.5 million owed to him through 2018 on the table in order to pursue free agency. The Mets will give Cespedes a qualifying offer on Monday, allowing the organization to recoup a draft pick if Cespedes ultimately signs elsewhere.
 

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Watched Harvey yesterday...very encouraging under the circumstances, but I think he's still got a ways to go.

My other observation in these early goings?

A pretty obvious one...Thor is awesome. :nod:
 

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Anyone got any thoughts on Harvey?

Still working his way back?

Has he lost it?

Or is he just a stubborn butthead?

Haha #3 most likely is true no matter what. He has certainly become something of a Diva/Prima Donna, but I'm wondering how much of his struggles are due to the injury...I find it so hard to believe that he won't come back in time.
 

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Anyone got any thoughts on Harvey?

Still working his way back?

Has he lost it?

Or is he just a stubborn butthead?

Haha #3 most likely is true no matter what. He has certainly become something of a Diva/Prima Donna, but I'm wondering how much of his struggles are due to the injury...I find it so hard to believe that he won't come back in time.

I don't think he's "lost it"...at least not all of "it" He still has real solid stuff and just needs to recognize that his arsenal could use some augmenting...instead of trying to do too much or being "the guy" all the time.

The dude is a proven top notch pitcher. Most of his struggles this year, and even in the past have been mostly self inflicted...and then he exacerbates it all by having mental lapses.
So in essence I think it's some of 1 and some of 3.
It's still early in the season, and I trust he'll figure things out soon.
 

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I don't think he's "lost it"...at least not all of "it" He still has real solid stuff and just needs to recognize that his arsenal could use some augmenting...instead of trying to do too much or being "the guy" all the time.

The dude is a proven top notch pitcher. Most of his struggles this year, and even in the past have been mostly self inflicted...and then he exacerbates it all by having mental lapses.
So in essence I think it's some of 1 and some of 3.
It's still early in the season, and I trust he'll figure things out soon.

When he does, who prints the headline "The Dark Knight Returns" first, the News or the Post?
 

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When he does, who prints the headline "The Dark Knight Returns" first, the News or the Post?

That's coin toss....

ftr: that moniker worked well for him 3 yrs ago....lately, not so much.


....and btw: imho, Newsday >>>>> than both of those rags.
 

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Can Terry Collins possibly be any more obtuse?

:tsk::tsk::tsk::tsk:
 

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Matt Harvey sucks butt toots out of my fart box
 
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