Off-Season Thread

[Nasty_Magician]

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Full court press begins.......

A rotation with 3 lefties will be very interesting.

 

[nynasty]

Not sure how I feel about this. The price tag is obviously outrageous but I still believe he has some left in the tank. If they eat salary or they take enough back in return it may be doable.

The prize is clearly Diaz, but jeez, Cano's still got 5 years and $120M left. Have to think Seattle's not doing it unless the taker eats a ton of $$$.

I read that potentially Bruce and his salary would be going back, but at the end of the day, how does that really help the Mets?

 

[nynasty]

A rotation with 3 lefties will be very interesting.

I think they'll have that regardless. I expect them to go hard for Happ if Corbin signs elsewhere. And at least Happ won't be looking for 6+ years.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

I think they'll have that regardless. I expect them to go hard for Happ if Corbin signs elsewhere. And at least Happ won't be looking for 6+ years.

So what you're saying is they should get Happ and Corbin and roll with 4 lefties, bold, I like it.

 

[bksballer89]

 

[molsaniceman]

The prize is clearly Diaz, but jeez, Cano's still got 5 years and $120M left. Have to think Seattle's not doing it unless the taker eats a ton of $$$.

I read that potentially Bruce and his salary would be going back, but at the end of the day, how does that really help the Mets?

Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that 2018 first-round draft pick Jarred Kelenic is among the prospects under discussion in the Mets' trade negotiations with the Mariners for Edwin Diaz and Robinson Cano.

Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reported earlier that there is "significant momentum" toward this trade and that "there is an increasing expectation" it will get finished. Kelenic, a 19-year-old center fielder, was selected sixth overall this past June out of a high school in Wisconsin and went on to bat .286/.371/.468 with six home runs, 42 RBI, 15 stolen bases, and 42 runs scored over his first 56 professional games -- all in rookie ball. 2017 first-rounder David Peterson and 2016 first-rounder Justin Dunn are also reportedly being discussed.

 

[bksballer89]

Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that 2018 first-round draft pick Jarred Kelenic is among the prospects under discussion in the Mets' trade negotiations with the Mariners for Edwin Diaz and Robinson Cano.

Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reported earlier that there is "significant momentum" toward this trade and that "there is an increasing expectation" it will get finished. Kelenic, a 19-year-old center fielder, was selected sixth overall this past June out of a high school in Wisconsin and went on to bat .286/.371/.468 with six home runs, 42 RBI, 15 stolen bases, and 42 runs scored over his first 56 professional games -- all in rookie ball. 2017 first-rounder David Peterson and 2016 first-rounder Justin Dunn are also reportedly being discussed.

 

[nynasty]

Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that 2018 first-round draft pick Jarred Kelenic is among the prospects under discussion in the Mets' trade negotiations with the Mariners for Edwin Diaz and Robinson Cano.

Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reported earlier that there is "significant momentum" toward this trade and that "there is an increasing expectation" it will get finished. Kelenic, a 19-year-old center fielder, was selected sixth overall this past June out of a high school in Wisconsin and went on to bat .286/.371/.468 with six home runs, 42 RBI, 15 stolen bases, and 42 runs scored over his first 56 professional games -- all in rookie ball. 2017 first-rounder David Peterson and 2016 first-rounder Justin Dunn are also reportedly being discussed.

Mets should be stock-piling these types of players, not trading them away for aging infielders with huge contracts.

Apparently, the new Met GM used to be Cano's agent?

No collusion!

 

[JohnU]

My one takeaway from the MLB rumor mill -- or better known as vapid blathering by sophomoric scribes -- is that nearly everything relating to the top FA's is "how the Yankees or Red Sox would benefit" ... from signing the guy.

It's all about perceptions and re-enforced narrative, but it's also easy to see how MLB has inadvertently come off as a big booster of the Yankees and Sox.

These scribes can write anything they want, and MLB has no direct control over that. I have no problem with it.

I also realize it's difficult to make the Hot Stove relevant in December.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Spring Training 2019 is less than 3 months away.....

2019 Spring Training schedules

 

[bksballer89]

Look at the date of this tweet

 

[molsaniceman]

Look at the date of this tweet

 

[boogiewithstu2007]

The prize is clearly Diaz, but jeez, Cano's still got 5 years and $120M left. Have to think Seattle's not doing it unless the taker eats a ton of $$$.

I read that potentially Bruce and his salary would be going back, but at the end of the day, how does that really help the Mets?

Diaz saved 57 games outta 61 tries ... He definitely is the prize... I"m not even sure who the M's are getting back in this deal yet..

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Diaz saved 57 games outta 61 tries ... He definitely is the prize... I"m not even sure who the M's are getting back in this deal yet..

Kelenic and Dunn are our 2018 and 2016 1st round picks, 3rd and 4th ranked prospects in our system so take that for what it's worth.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Looks like only $20 million coming back for Mets, not loving it. $20 million per for ages 36-41, post PED Csno is rough, especially giving up big time trade chips.

Here's hoping Diaz becomes the next great closer.

 

[tducey]

Used to really like Cano but he's 36 now and not the player he once was.

 

[navamind]

Cano hasn't had an OPS+ south of 110 since 2008. Even in his "down years" in Seattle, he was still a 3+ win player. Steamer projects him to hit .283/.343/.460 with a 122 wRC+. That's still quite good for a 2nd baseman. he should also be an upgrade defensively over Cabrera.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Well it is done. Now we need to add at least 2 more relievers and a catcher.

The catcher could hit .220, just as long as he's a stud behind the plate, out pitching staff deserves that.

Come to think of it, makes deGrom's season that much more impressive. He won a Cy Young with absolute trash behind the plate.

 

[nynasty]

Well it is done. Now we need to add at least 2 more relievers and a catcher.

The catcher could hit .220, just as long as he's a stud behind the plate, out pitching staff deserves that.

Come to think of it, makes deGrom's season that much more impressive. He won a Cy Young with absolute trash behind the plate.

I still think that's the guy they should've dealt. He's never going to have quite the same value he did mid-season 2018, and he could've brought back a farm system re-stock all by himself.

 

[tducey]

What do you guys think about Segura to the Phillies? If it goes through that's a good pickup for Philadelphia IMO.