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Give it up for De Aza
| John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 28 2016 07:31 PM |
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Guy looks like he can play a little. Right field? Left? Center? No sweat. Couple hits and a walk? Can do.
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| dinosaur jesus Apr 28 2016 07:56 PM Re: Give it up for De Aza |
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If he signed with the Mets thinking he was going to play every day, or at least platoon with Lagares, then he's being damn nice about having to ride the bench. I respect that a lot. Is it possible they warned him they were still going after a bigger name?
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| Centerfield Apr 29 2016 02:50 AM Re: Give it up for De Aza |
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Can run. Has some pop. Such an improvement over the crap that was on the first half 2015 bench.
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| Lefty Specialist Apr 29 2016 12:07 PM Re: Give it up for De Aza |
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Yeah, he's a touch better than Darrell Ceciliani.
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| RealityChuck Apr 29 2016 01:11 PM Re: Give it up for De Aza |
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At the time the signed him, no one in the world though they could get Cespedes, and they didn't sign Yoenis until a month later. I think the potential for a postseason share makes it much easier to ride the bench.
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| Edgy MD Apr 29 2016 01:53 PM Re: Give it up for De Aza |
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 I didn't think it was likely, but I certainly thought it was firmly ensconced in the realm of possibility.
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| Centerfield Apr 29 2016 02:03 PM Re: Give it up for De Aza |
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Plus, it's not like he was promised a starting position. He was going to be a part-time player anyway. He's just more part-timier than he might have imagined.
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| RealityChuck Apr 29 2016 08:16 PM Re: Give it up for De Aza |
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But not a strong possibility. Around here, people were thinking that Yoenis was gone at that point, and it wasn't until three weeks later that reports started leaking out that he might be interested in re-signing.
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| Edgy MD May 04 2016 07:48 PM Re: Give it up for De Aza |
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Looking at the fifth outfielders around the division — Matt den Dekker, Tyler Goeddel, Ichiro Suzuki and Jeff Francoeur — I'm giving the Mets the decided edge in this category.
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