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John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 13 2017 04:40 PM

Twits say Mets on the verge of inking relief vet Anthony Swarzak to a 2-year deal. I don't know Jak about this guy.

Ceetar Dec 13 2017 04:47 PM Re: Swarzak Attak

weird numbers. learned out to strike guys out recently and got 'good'? He's been good-ish the last two years, the Yankee year he just got victimized by some bad fly-ball luck/little league stadium. I'm a fan I think.

A Boy Named Seo Dec 13 2017 04:49 PM Re: Swarzak Attak

Huh. 32-year old righty had his career-best K/9 (10.59) and pushed his FB velocity up a full tick to a career-high 95 MPH. I don't know how much this guy costs, but he looks sneakily intriguing.

A Boy Named Seo Dec 13 2017 04:52 PM Re: Swarzak Attak

Carig sez 2 years/ $14 mil. [tweet:8ffi2psa]https://twitter.com/MarcCarig/status/940983556129611776[/tweet:8ffi2psa] So far consensus seems "I think I probably like this move, maybe?" ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

G-Fafif Dec 13 2017 04:53 PM Re: Swarzak Attak

He's never heard of me, either.

Ceetar Dec 13 2017 04:55 PM Re: Swarzak Attak

he went to Cleveland in 2015 and started striking guys out and getting good results. I wonder who the pitching coach was, we should talk to him.

Edgy MD Dec 13 2017 04:56 PM Re: Swarzak Attak

I'm uncomfortably reminded of the first free agent deal Sandy Alderson gave out as a Mets GM: two years to DJ Carrasco. In the world of relievers, most live year to year, and then there are the maniac save compliers who generate three-to-five-year deals. But there's the small David Weathers-y population in between. A journeyman vet righthander who has seemingly stabilized to the point where they get trusted with the two-year deal. But maybe it's only living year-to-year that helps stabilize such guys. That's probably unfair, but at $7 million per year I wonder. Anyways, welcome to the Mets, Swarzie.

A Boy Named Seo Dec 13 2017 05:04 PM Re: Swarzak Attak

He was our Plan C, huh. Aside from Shaw, which other reliever did we whiff on?

smg58 Dec 13 2017 05:06 PM Re: Swarzak Attak

Given the deals that Minor and Morrow got based essentially on one standout year in the pen, this is not an unreasonable price at all.

bmfc1 Dec 13 2017 05:46 PM Re: Swarzak Attak

Good reviews on Twitter, e.g.: [tweet:1d5ql09k]https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/940999601917779968[/tweet:1d5ql09k]

smg58 Dec 13 2017 06:05 PM Re: Swarzak Attak

Why does every Mets-related tweet have to begin with a snarky comment?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 13 2017 06:32 PM Re: Swarzak Attak

A Boy Named Seo wrote: He was our Plan C, huh. Aside from Shaw, which other reliever did we whiff on? Hunter or Neshek? The K numbers are nice, and they've been increasing over the last three years. But strand rate and BABIP were lucky spikes... it does feel a bit like buying high. I mean, I originally came here to out-and-out rebut Edgy's Carrasco point... K-rate differences aside, though, I can't say it doesn't give me a similar feeling. Call me cautiously optimistic.

Edgy MD Dec 13 2017 06:49 PM Re: Swarzak Attak

I remember that summer at Carrasco Point. Good times, man.

Benjamin Grimm Dec 13 2017 07:32 PM Re: Swarzak Attak

Frayed Knot Dec 13 2017 07:51 PM Re: Swarzak Attak

Yeah, I wish I had some memory of this guy other than his name ... but I don't. I even have zero memory of him as a Yank and that was only a year ago when he made 26 appearances and 31 innings of very undistinguished pitching between June & August of 2016. Two of his rare good outings that year came against the Mets; scoreless innings two days apart although both were during mop-up time. The only other time we faced him was one inning as a Twin in 2013

Edgy MD Dec 13 2017 07:57 PM Re: Swarzak Attak

Stinking it up as a 2016 Yank can only endear him to me. Like Pedro Feliciano, picking the Yankees pockets should be seen as a résumé enhancer.

Centerfield Dec 13 2017 09:49 PM Re: Swarzak Attak

Yeah. I wish I knew more about him. I guess Minor and Morrow are one year wonders too, but they were like, better.

TransMonk Dec 16 2017 09:15 AM Re: Swarzak Attak

[tweet:33yrgw9a]https://twitter.com/Noahsyndergaard/status/941886279968366592[/tweet:33yrgw9a]

Edgy MD Dec 16 2017 01:10 PM Re: Swarzak Attak

Maybe Harvey isn't the only one on coke.

bmfc1 Dec 16 2017 02:25 PM Re: Swarzak Attak

Swarzak nails his first tweet as a Met: [tweet:3n259iuv]https://twitter.com/ASwarzak51/status/941864589909741568[/tweet:3n259iuv]