Avoiding salary arbitration is good. Good job Mets.
Fences in! 30 (40!?) dingers from Duda!
I’m so happy we have Duda. I felt the same way about Ike roughly 2 years ago. The, “finally, we don’t have a question mark at 1B” feeling.
Keep Lucas the FUCK away from haystacks and pollen.
@Mets on Twitter just posted this: Reck-It! Last year @Anthony_Recker posted career highs in R, H, 2B, HR & RBI. He looks to build off his success in ’15.
Last year, Recker batted .201 with 27 RBI. All aboard the hype train!!
P.S. I stated this in my previous article but wow does this blog write itself. Sitting back and waiting for the Mets to trip over themselves is as assured as gravity. It only took about 3 hours since I posted my last article for them to do it again. If only Vegas had a prop bet of, “The Mets Will Do Something Retarded Today.”
So weird how all these Mets prospects are being touted in the media.
So weird how they’re all way WAY cheaper than bringing in a FA.
So weird how all the media outlets are affiliated with the Mets/Wilpons’ payroll or the MLB in some way.
Craaaaazy coincidence, you guys. So weird.
Mets’ AAA Vegas affiliate manager, lead gambler, and likely 2016 Mets manager Wally Backman says Flores is, “absolutely big-time in RBI situations.”
There should be plenty of opportunities to test this theory in 2015, seeing as how last year the Mets were as unclutch as any team I have ever seen with RISP. They had plenty of opportunities, too. They couldn’t score with a drunk slut on prom night.
Flores. 2015. Clutch. 80 RBIs (yeah, right) from him would go a long way.
Over on Metsblog, this question was asked.
Here is Matt Cerrone’s response: Interesting, yes, but also kind of meaningless without context…I don’t think we have enough information yet…I agree, they’re not off to an impressive start in terms of acquiring big-league talent, but I can’t say with certainly why that is…
Nice question dodging, Matt! Very deft! Very PR-savvy! Bullets are flying by you like in the Matrix. I know the Mets pay you for these puppet minion answers, but knowing the Mets it can’t be THAT much.
Here is the real answer: Beacuse the Wilpons are cheap Jew fucks. They own a New York City team on a Monrovian budget and it compromises every faction of the franchise.
We all know it’s coming. He won’t be the first and he won’t be the last person to come down with a case of the METS.
Here are the Vegas odds as to what type he will get:
1:1 – nagging injury or season ending injury late in season, around 50 games missed
2:1 – season ending injury early in season, over 100 games missed
5:1 – inexplicable* decline in performance, no other symptoms
8:1 – smashes into another player or wall. Remains in lineup despite injury and severe loss in production
10:1 – PED suspension
25:1 – Makes an ugly error costing the Mets a game, and costing Cuddyer his confidence for the rest of the season
500:1 – Hay fever
Place your bets!
*When this one happens, people will try to explain it by saying his Colorado numbers were inflated. While this could potentially explain a decline of about 5 dingers, we’ll see what the apologists say when he’s gone from 20 to 0.
Mets RHP prospect Noah Syndergaard has been ranked the second-best pitching prospect in baseball (MLB.com, Jan. 20). Nationals LHP Lucas Giolito is the only pitcher ranked ahead of Syndergaard.
Keep talking, Wilpons! Keep letting us know how great our starting rotation is! And keep telling us about our great prospects!
To put what is “on paper” in numbers would like a little like this:
Nationals:
Pitching- 10
Prospects- 10
Hitting- 8
Mets:
Pitching- 9
Prospects- 9
Hitting- negative a million blowzillion
This rule is preposterous for anyone other than Steve “The Human Rain Delay” Trachsel. It’s in the minors now, but it’ll be in the majors soon enough.
I’m disgusted. It is unreal propaganda. Absolute unequivocal billionare owner nonsense. They’re at the helm deflecting attention away from the hours and hours of commercials…we’ll be right back.
*SOMEBODY LEFT THE GATE OOOOOPPPEEENNN!!!*
…hours and hours of commercials and having their lackeys support the deferral. Anyone who complains about pitchers getting focused or batters stepping out of the box…we’ll be right back.
*Celino and Barnes! Industry Attorneys!*
…stepping out of the box needs is either some billionaire’s puppy dog or just needs to open their eyes and look beyond the media propaganda. Also, when batters start getting strikes tacked on or runners start getting to advance due to batter or pitcher delays, they’re gonna flip out! And the manager is gonna flip out! And as the manager comes out to argue the bullshit call, guess what!? We’ll be right back!
*Dial 7 dial 7 dial it 7 times! We’re pickin you up!*
*I have a hole in my throat from smoking. I can’t even play catch with my son. [Cue the horribly graphic imagery].*
P.S. Dana from the car dealership could get it. But why the fuck are you wearing a Yankee hat on SNY? Bad marketing. Bad advertising. It doesn’t matter because I’ll be looking at the back of the cap anyway.
The Mets balked out of a trade that involved:
-Desmond to Mets
-Zobrist/Escobar to Nats
-Syndergaard + ?? to Rays
So obviously it comes down to the unnamed player. If it was deGrom, then I understand not pulling the trigger. Jacob is not to be traded. But what if it was Montero? Or Matz? I think this is just the cheap fuck Wilpons clinging to their measly penny-costing prospects.
“Why would we want a guy who hits 20 dingers and 90 RBIs when we can have a minor leaguer instead?” -Alderson
Over at Metsblog, the wizards have compiled a real fresh take: Flores’ defense is a concern.
Whoa! Helluva report to make in January, 2015. Hard-hitting stuff. So fresh. My hair blew back from that one.
Metsblog also reported today that Jose Reyes is fast and that Tom Seaver’s pitching was an asset to the team.
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