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Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Centerfield Jan 29 2016 02:37 PM

In 2014 some kid named Jacob deGrom came up and lit the world on fire. No one saw it coming. In 2015, a kid came straight from AA and tore up the league. Sure, he was a highly touted prospect, but no one ever expected him to contribute in 2015. Also our setup man was thrown into the closer role when Mejia was unexpectedly suspended for PEDs. He calmly gave us arguably the best season ever for a Mets reliever. They say every successful team has someone who exceeds expectations. Who will it be this year? Opportunities may be a bit more scarce as we start the year with the most complete Mets team I can remember. But there's a reason we have an injury thread. And I'm sure some spots will open up. Put your predictions here and earn the right to say "I told you so" in November.

Lefty Specialist Jan 29 2016 03:57 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Jenrry Mejia. Hasn't been released and he knows his next infraction is a career-ender. Comes up late in the year and provides crucial depth in the pen. Still won't be a hero, but will be unexpected as everyone's got him dead and buried already.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 29 2016 05:06 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Plawecki goes Blastro, with multiple walk-offs. Book it.

d'Kong76 Jan 29 2016 05:18 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Steven Matz will lead the team in W's in 2016.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 29 2016 05:34 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Mets fans everywhere will fall in love with Jeff Wilpon.

Ceetar Jan 29 2016 05:42 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Robles will throw 70+ innings and be virtually unhittable.

Fman99 Jan 29 2016 06:07 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Zombie Yogi hits .330 and says hysterical wacky undead things.

Lefty Specialist Jan 29 2016 06:15 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Fman99 wrote: Zombie Yogi hits .330 and says hysterical wacky undead things. "When you come to a fork in the road.....mmmmmrrrmmmm....BRAAAAAAAAINSSSSSS!!!!!!!!"

Zvon Jan 29 2016 07:54 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Conforto.

Centerfield Jan 29 2016 08:02 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Rafael Montero will make us ask ourselves, "What do we do with all this pitching?"

Edgy MD Jan 29 2016 08:08 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Travis d'Arnaud will generate a "How Do You Get This Guy Out?" article in a major national publication, and his plate appearances by mid-summer will be greeted by piercing shrieks from 12-16-year-old girls, as well as Vic Sage, oddly enough.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 29 2016 08:16 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

We'll probably be talking about The Lucas Duda Game for rest of our lives. Four homers, 13 RBI! It's a shame Asdrubal Cabrera's three errors almost ruined it.

MFS62 Jan 30 2016 03:20 AM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Ceetar wrote: Robles will throw 70+ innings and be virtually unhittable. He's my pick in this category, too. Later

Gwreck Jan 30 2016 03:37 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Neil Walker, in last year of contract: 25 homers, 45 doubles, leads team in OBP.

TransMonk Jan 30 2016 06:53 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Inspired by Harvey's comeback in 2015 and the competition to be the best in the Mets 2016 rotation, Zack Wheeler breezes through his rehab starts and goes undefeated in seven starts down the stretch as other starters begin to show signs of fatigue.

Centerfield Jan 30 2016 07:17 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

TransMonk wrote: Inspired by Harvey's comeback in 2015 and the competition to be the best in the Mets 2016 rotation, Zack Wheeler breezes through his rehab starts and goes undefeated in seven starts down the stretch as other starters begin to show signs of fatigue. Trying to figure out if this or the Yogi Zombie thing is more probable. Both I think are more likely than the Jeff Wilpon one.

Lefty Specialist Feb 13 2016 12:17 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Lefty Specialist wrote: Jenrry Mejia. Hasn't been released and he knows his next infraction is a career-ender. Comes up late in the year and provides crucial depth in the pen. Still won't be a hero, but will be unexpected as everyone's got him dead and buried already. Well, I was almost as stupid as he was. Now he can provide crucial depth in the Taiwanese League.

Ashie62 Feb 14 2016 06:02 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Neil Walker goes 25/85

smg58 Feb 14 2016 09:12 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Since Montero is taken: Juan Lagares forces his way into regular playing time. But at whose expense?

El Segundo Escupidor Feb 15 2016 08:45 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Bartolo 4 Silver Slugger.

Frayed Knot Feb 15 2016 09:43 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

smg58 wrote: Since Montero is taken: Juan Lagares forces his way into regular playing time. But at whose expense? Yeah, that's the problem. For Lagares to shine would require an injury to either Granderson or Cespedes and/or a serious backslide by Conforto.

bmfc1 Feb 15 2016 09:51 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Ryan Reynolds is already having a big year with "Deadpool"... sorry, I meant Matt Reynolds. Plays 2B, SS and 3B and at some point in the season, the Mets will look for a better backup 3B than Flores and wonder why they have a guy on the bench who can't hit (Tejada). Reynolds can hit and can play 3 positions. He is recalled ("what was his name again?") and fills in for The Captain every 4th day. A few key hits and there's your unexpected hero for 2016.

Edgy MD Feb 15 2016 10:37 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Tejada may well fail in 2016, but for a guy that can't hit, he out-hit the NL mean shortstop in 2015.

bmfc1 Feb 15 2016 10:53 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Thanks for your opinion about my opinion in a dopey thread. Relax.

Edgy MD Feb 16 2016 02:03 AM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Excuse me? Is there a problem?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 16 2016 01:19 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 26 2016 05:02 PM

Point of order: rebuttals IS the game, son. Point of order 2: Picking a guy who's expected to be a starter/major contributor ISN'T exactly "unexpected," eh? Take a walk outside the lines, Walkerboosters.

bmfc1 Feb 16 2016 04:18 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Tejada can't hit (even if he is above the mean) well enough to be a bench player and I doubt that he can play 3d. That's what fueled my Reynolds soothsaying. Cabrera and Walker can play 3d so perhaps there is no need for Reynolds and Tejada stays.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 16 2016 04:49 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

I'm gonna go Rick Grimes (anti-Walker, get it??) and say Dilson Hererra becomes the Important Guy eventually.

Centerfield Aug 09 2016 06:02 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

So a week plus into August, the answer is...no one. No one has been an unexpected hero. In fact, the prediction of Bartolo as Silver Slugger may be the only guess that was even close. Let's call up Gabriel Ynoa and give him Verrett's spot in the rotation. We need our unexpected hero.

Edgy MD Aug 09 2016 06:05 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Addison Reed?

Centerfield Aug 09 2016 06:30 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Like some others in this thread, I don't know if that comes under the umbrella of "unexpected", but Reed has certainly performed beyond expectations. One of the few guys this year.

Zvon Aug 09 2016 06:37 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Centerfield wrote: Like some others in this thread, I don't know if that comes under the umbrella of "unexpected", but Reed has certainly performed beyond expectations. One of the few guys this year. I hope by seasons end we can add Robles to this conversation. He may have found himself. *Fingers crossed.

Edgy MD Aug 09 2016 06:38 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

As predictions go, Rafael Montero certainly was a prediction. Yikes.

Centerfield Aug 09 2016 06:39 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Yeah, if this thread is measured by wrongity, I win.

Frayed Knot Aug 09 2016 06:44 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Centerfield wrote: So a week plus into August, the answer is...no one. No one has been an unexpected hero. Not that he's been All-Star material or anything, but Loney has been a whole lot better than expected, we'd be a whole lot worse without him, and he certainly came to us out of the blue. That's as close to the definition for 'Unexpected Hero' as I need. Addison Reed's been better than most if not all expected, but he's at least been doing it in the role where he was expected to be.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 09 2016 07:06 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Rene Rivera has surpassed all my wildest expectations

Centerfield Sep 12 2016 04:50 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Ok. Those of you who had Seth Lugo, come on down to the front and claim your prize.

Centerfield Sep 12 2016 04:51 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Centerfield wrote: Let's call up Gabriel Ynoa and give him Verrett's spot in the rotation. We need our unexpected hero. Um. So no.

Lefty Specialist Sep 12 2016 05:35 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Centerfield wrote: Ok. Those of you who had Seth Lugo, come on down to the front and claim your prize. He's been the Magic Lugie.

Zvon Sep 12 2016 05:55 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Zvon wrote: Conforto. There's still time for Conforto to make a difference! But I'll tell ya, I really expected such great results from his beautiful swing. I guess he's gonna have to go thru some shit til he finds what we all know he has. The ability to hit like a mo-fo. He needs to believe one thing. That he belongs in the majors.

Centerfield Sep 26 2016 01:27 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Gotta mention Gsellman here in this thread. With Sunday's performance, he lowers his ERA to 2.56.

Edgy MD Sep 26 2016 01:55 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Yeah, this thread goes down to the finish as a Gsellman/Lugo cage match.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 26 2016 05:04 PM Re: Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

Edgy MD wrote: Yeah, this thread goes down to the finish as a Gsellman/Lugo cage match. Waiting outside the cage to take a swing at the winner/virtually anything offered to him: Throgs Neck's TJ RiveraTM.