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Who makes the Mets Bench and OF to start the season?

vtmet Mar 11 2013 05:43 PM

We know that the 5 Infield Position players are a given: Wright; Tejada; Murphy; Ike; Buck... but who do you think will fill out the OF and the bench positions? Are there any "locks" for every day starting jobs in the OF? Or is it just a plethora of platoon/role players?

vtmet Mar 11 2013 05:46 PM Re: Who makes the Mets Bench and OF to start the season?

I'm guessing: OF: Duda; Cowgill; Byrd; Valdy and Den Dekker and the rest: Quintanilla; Turner; Anthony Recker;

Ceetar Mar 11 2013 06:22 PM Re: Who makes the Mets Bench and OF to start the season?

Recker's all but assured. It'll be Hicks on the infield. Seems like Cowgill will get one of the non Nieuwenhuis/Duda/Baxter spots. I think those three are pretty set. Byrd probably gets one of the others, though I'd like to see Brown.

TheOldMole Mar 11 2013 07:50 PM Re: Who makes the Mets Bench and OF to start the season?

Turner IF, Byrd and Cowgill OF unless Cowgill gets a starting role. Valdespin as swingman.

Vic Sage Mar 12 2013 09:02 AM Re: Who makes the Mets Bench and OF to start the season?

Duda / Valdespin / Byrd - They brought in Byrd to be the everyday RFer and leadoff hitter and so far, he has not disappointed. Duda gets the job by default; they really need his power and have nobody else. Valdespin has consistently shown an adequate OF glove and has the bat that neither Nieuwy or DenDekker has shown to date in the majors. if Valdy doesn't get it, i think they go with DenDekker since, unlike Nieuwy, he has a great glove to go with his huge K rate. Baxter / Cowgill / Hicks / Turner / Recker - Cowgill will back up Valdy and Duda, and Baxter will back up Byrd and offer a LHed bat off the bench. Recker's a lock as backup C, Hicks is the only viable backup MI/SS currently on the 40man, and Turner battles Lutz as the 25th man. If Valdy is on the bench, then he becomes the backup MI, and they drop either Hicks or Turner. Byrd / Baxter Tejada / Hicks Murphy / Turner Wright / Turner Davis / Turner Duda / Cowgill Valdespin / Cowgill Buck / Recker

TheOldMole Mar 12 2013 09:08 PM Re: Who makes the Mets Bench and OF to start the season?

I think the idea of having 12 pitchers is ridiculous. But then, I think the idea of having 11 pitchers is ridiculous.

vtmet Mar 12 2013 09:15 PM Re: Who makes the Mets Bench and OF to start the season?

TheOldMole wrote: I think the idea of having 12 pitchers is ridiculous. But then, I think the idea of having 11 pitchers is ridiculous. agreed...and there have been times that teams have carried 13 or even 14 pitchers during patches of a season... with the crazy amount of pitchers that teams carry, I think that the 25 man roster (and even only being allowed to protect 40 players) is vastly outdated...

Vic Sage Mar 12 2013 09:24 PM Re: Who makes the Mets Bench and OF to start the season?

or they could just carry fewer goddamn pitchers!

Ceetar Mar 12 2013 10:14 PM Re: Who makes the Mets Bench and OF to start the season?

They're already being (overly?) criticized for over using some/most of their pitchers (Byrdak, Feliciano, etc etc) no way they should carry less.

Edgy MD Mar 12 2013 10:35 PM Re: Who makes the Mets Bench and OF to start the season?

They can and should cut their "use" by (1) not continuously shortening the typical workload of starters, and by (2) pitching relievers less frequently for longer stints instead of more frequently for shorter stints. These strategies would serve baseball and pitchers morer than expanding the roster. That would only lead to ever more pitching changes. Baseball would be wet and wild and awesome with rosters of 16-18 guys.

TheOldMole Mar 13 2013 06:49 AM Re: Who makes the Mets Bench and OF to start the season?

If you carry 12 pitchers, that means that in any number of key situations, you're going with your 12th best guy.

Valadius Mar 13 2013 12:42 PM Re: Who makes the Mets Bench and OF to start the season?

Brennan Boesch cut by Detroit. Worth taking a flyer on?

Vic Sage Mar 13 2013 01:00 PM Re: Who makes the Mets Bench and OF to start the season?

Other than a 2-month span 3 years ago, he's Duda without the walks. No thanks.

TheOldMole Mar 13 2013 10:11 PM Re: Who makes the Mets Bench and OF to start the season?

.240 with 12 HRs last year? How is that better than what they have?

Ashie62 Mar 14 2013 09:40 PM Re: Who makes the Mets Bench and OF to start the season?

TheOldMole wrote: I think the idea of having 12 pitchers is ridiculous. But then, I think the idea of having 11 pitchers is ridiculous. I'm an old school 9 pitchers and a 4 man rotation guy. As far as the OF goe Nieuwenhuis should be worried about makling the Club..

vtmet Mar 14 2013 09:43 PM Re: Who makes the Mets Bench and OF to start the season?

TheOldMole wrote: .240 with 12 HRs last year? How is that better than what they have? ...but it was somebody else's lefty corner OFer that batted .240 with 12 HRs, it must be that he needs a better opportunity than he was getting in an over-crowded OF in Detroit...

Ashie62 Mar 14 2013 09:46 PM Re: Who makes the Mets Bench and OF to start the season?

Boesch is pretty young and didnt think he had reached his ceiling yet..Maybe he goosed Miguel Cabrera There is enough mediocrity in the Mets OF, I'll pass

Ceetar Mar 14 2013 09:47 PM Re: Who makes the Mets Bench and OF to start the season?

Ceetar wrote: Recker's all but assured. It'll be Hicks on the infield. Seems like Cowgill will get one of the non Nieuwenhuis/Duda/Baxter spots. I think those three are pretty set. Byrd probably gets one of the others, though I'd like to see Brown. I think I'm leaning towards Bixler instead of Hicks.

Ashie62 Mar 14 2013 09:55 PM Re: Who makes the Mets Bench and OF to start the season?

If you want to se Brown look in the toilet