Offseason Thread

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Yawn.....most of us in the know will be calling for TC's ouster by mid May/ early June for one or more over stated valid reasons or another.

This absolutely has to be his final season mismanaging this team.
Sure...he's a nice guy (blah blah blah, yada yada yada)....but he SUCKS as a big league game tactician and strategist....and he's clueless as far as the BP goes.

It's gonna be time to turn the page by mid season, Sandy, at the earliest.

We Mets fans deserve much better.....and it's way overdue.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Opening day is here!!!

Will have a GDT up tomorrow for the opening series with the Nats.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Too soon to bump this? Ideally I would like the Mets to make 3 impact moves, 2 bats and a legit reliever. I like the young arms in the pen but would love to get a consistent, dependable vet to help anchor it. I think in order to get 3 impact players (considering our financial restrictions), 1 would have to be via trade. If we can add 2 bats and a vet arm in the pen I think we're in great shape.

2015 MLB Free Agents ? MLB Trade Rumors

Do we trust Melky? Is he entirely a product of PEDs? Do we trade for an OF bat?

Do we go for Hardy or Hanley Ramirez? Are there other options?

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Yeah....too soon.....but it's all good.

We'll talk during/after the winter meetings.

There's just a lot of other shit going on right now.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Series is over, now time to start talking about what will ultimately be an underwhelming offseason for us. We've repeatedly heard they're not increasing payroll much if at all, which is a problem because I think adding a real difference maker would bump us $15-20 million.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Joel Sherman of the New York Post looks at the second round of changes coming to the dimensions of Citi Field and writes that the new dimensions may give some type of hint as to which players are most likely to be traded by the Mets this offseason. The Mets are planning to make Citi Field more homer-friendly and build the pitching staff around arms that emphasize strikeouts and ground-balls. Names like Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler fit that description, but Bartolo Colon, Dillon Gee and, to a lesser extent, Rafael Montero are all more prone to fly-balls, making them more likely to be dealt.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Mets Free Agency: Mets interested in Michael Morse - Amazin' Avenue

I suppose he's a step up offensively from what we have but can we really bank on Morse/Duda/Granderson to be our power guys? Is that the lineup that's going to take us to the playoffs? They need to deal for a real bat, All Star caliber.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Mets Sign Michael Cuddyer ? MLB Trade Rumors

Not crazy about giving up the 15th overall pick for a 36 year old, oft injured player. Hopefully this pans out but seems like a pretty big gamble at a time that we can't really afford it.

 

[David_son]

Its tough being a Mets fan time to give Sandy the boot. He keeps wasting money and now we are giving up draft picks for an average player.

 

[calsnowskier]

The Giants FO famously punted a pick in '04 (I think that was the year) in order to save some money by signing Michael Tucker 1 days before the arb date. Giants fans still "hate" Tucker because of that horrible move by the Giants FO.

I know the Mets have been in financial trouble in the past. Are they still struggling? Is it possible they are intentionally punting picks to save a couple million?

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Mets Not Likely To Acquire Tulowitzki ? MLB Trade Rumors

Reactions To Mets' Cuddyer Signing

Andy Martino of the New York Daily News doesn’t even want to hear an argument that the Mets should not have sacrificed the pick for Cuddyer, saying, “Nothing in baseball is more romanticized, fetishized and overvalued than draft picks and prospects.” Martino feels the Cuddyer signing signaled the right mindset for the Mets.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Yes, people are talking Mets and closer Dave Robertson | Metsblog

All rumors at this point but thoughts on spending $10+ million on a closer? If this signing means trading Mejia then I'd be on board. I think Mejia has some solid trade value especially if packaged with a guy like Montero. Mejia probably looks far more appealing to a team than say Niese or Gee.

However if they sign him and still plan on keeping Mejia, well we'd have a great bullpen. Parnell and Familia sharing 7th inning duties, Mejia setup and Robertson closing? That sounds very, very appealing.