The Offseason Thread

[Nasty_Magician]

Ugh, should have been in on this guy and to lose him to the Braves. Hate to say it but they're still the team to beat:

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Wish we pulled this one off:

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Wish we pulled this one off:

Hopefully Eppler uses that saved money..or some of it...to at least get more proven arms for the pen...especially a southpaw.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

This n That from camp.....

Notes: Carrasco, Walker close, but won't rush things this spring

NEW YORK -- At this point in a normal Spring Training progression, Carlos Carrasco typically throws around 86-88 mph during bullpen sessions. But when Carrasco took the mound Tuesday morning, the Mets’ tracking equipment clocked him at 92 mph -- an encouraging sign for a pitcher who underwent...

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[Nasty_Magician]

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

I thought we also had Joey Luchessi on the 40?
Anyhow....the FO needs to address that and get another LHP Asap.

That said...and although he's not a lefty, I was pleased to see we finally got rid of Familia the other day.
Baby steps.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

I thought we also had Joey Luchessi on the 40?
Anyhow....the FO needs to address that and get another LHP Asap.

That said...and although he's not a lefty, I was pleased to see we finally got rid of Familia the other day.
Baby steps.

I believe Luchessi is out for most if not all of the season. He had Tommy John in June.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

I believe Luchessi is out for most if not all of the season. He had Tommy John in June.

Yeah...with all the other stuff going on in MLB, and elsewhere during the last few months, I pretty much forgot about that.
My bad.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

It's a great lineup. I think we have a logjam of similarly skilled guys on the bench so I'd like to see us improve there.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Braves signed Kenley Jansen. I hate to say it, I think they're still way better than us.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Braves signed Kenley Jansen. I hate to say it, I think they're still way better than us.

Meh. Lots of teams look good on paper right now, but I think the Mets are gonna surprise a lot of people at just how really good they are. My only wish is that they stay healthy throughout the year.

This promises to be a very interesting season. Can't wait for opening day.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Welcome back, Howie Rose....

Rose back in booth, boosted by fans' 'overpowering' support

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- On his first day back around the Mets following a more than six-month absence, Howie Rose found it difficult to walk from one end of the team’s Port St. Lucie, Fla. complex to the other. Seemingly every time Rose took a step, another group of

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Btw: the Mets won their grapefruit league opener 6-2 over the Nats.

MLB Gameday: Mets 6, Nationals 2 Final Score (03/19/2022)

Follow MLB results with FREE box scores, pitch-by-pitch strikezone info, and Statcast data for Mets vs. Nationals at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches

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[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Mets newcomer Marte slowed by oblique injury

Starling Marte has been affected by a left oblique ailment that has prevented him from hitting at all during the Mets' first week of spring training camp.

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[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Max

 

[Nasty_Magician]

For that price I would have liked him back:

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Jake

deGrom's 5-K return 'reassuring' ... except for batters

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- There was an uncommon buzz at Clover Field on Tuesday evening as Jacob deGrom took the mound for the first time in eight months, carrying the weight of a fan base on his shoulders. With each pitch, murmurs rippled through the crowd. Grapefruit League games

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[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Nimmo

Nimmo's car comes with 12 years, 65K miles & countless bewildered looks

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The players’ parking lot at Clover Park features all the ornamentation one might expect from a group of young men with disposable income. On his first day as a Met, Max Scherzer rolled into town in a jet-black Porsche. Carlos Carrasco owns a Ferrari and

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[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Marte

Marte tests out RF in spring Minor League game

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Starling Marte is not only growing healthy, but he’s growing comfortable at a new position, too. Marte, who has been nursing a sore left oblique throughout the first half of Spring Training, manned right field for the Mets during a Minor League game on Wednesday

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[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Don't sleep on these 6 teams as playoff contenders

Most of the top free agents are off the board, so we have a good sense of how each team is going to look when the regular season begins on April 7. Based on FanGraphs’ projected standings, a number of clubs are expected to be significantly better than they were

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Mets: +13 wins
2021 record: 77-85 | Projected 2022 record: 90-72

Wholesale changes were in order after the Mets finished eight games under .500 in Steve Cohen’s first season as owner. New York has a new manager in Buck Showalter and a new general manager in Billy Eppler, and the club’s roster looks markedly different than it did at the end of last season. Out are Michael Conforto, Marcus Stroman, Javier Báez, Rich Hill, Noah Syndergaard, Jonathan Villar, Kevin Pillar, Brad Hand, Jeurys Familia and Aaron Loup. In are Max Scherzer, Starling Marte, Chris Bassitt, Mark Canha, Eduardo Escobar and Adam Ottavino, giving the Mets one of the most expensive rosters in MLB.

The result? A team FanGraphs projects to post the third-best record in the NL, albeit two games worse than the defending World Series-champion Braves. Despite all of their additions, the Mets’ ability to overtake Atlanta may hinge on what they get from two of their returning stars, Jacob deGrom and Francisco Lindor. deGrom posted a sparkling 1.08 ERA last season, but he dealt with elbow problems and threw just 92 innings. Lindor, meanwhile, missed 37 games and was close to league average with the bat (101 OPS+).

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

LOL at Ohtani....

Ohtani + deGrom, can you imagine? Now you don't have to

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani is a man of many talents, and apparently doing impressions of other players is another one of them. Japanese TV cameras caught Ohtani mimicking Mets ace Jacob deGrom’s delivery before throwing a bullpen session at the Angels' Minor League complex...

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