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Juan? Where are you?

Benjamin Grimm Dec 22 2017 05:47 PM

Jon Heyman reporting that teams are inquiring about Juan Lagares. Jon Heyman wrote: mets are getting calls on juan lagares. their areas of interest remain 2B, OF and a pen piece (or two). expect them to be patient.

Edgy MD Dec 22 2017 06:46 PM Re: Juan? Where are you?

If Juan goes, the recognition that the Mets' defense failed the pitching staff woefully last season maybe goes with him.

batmagadanleadoff Dec 22 2017 07:05 PM Re: Juan? Where are you?

I'll bet anything the Mets part ways with Lagares in what will essentially be a salary dump. Lagares sucks. He can't hit. His defense isn't as good as it was in 2014. He's not worth the roster spot for two or three innings a week of late inning defense replacement a week and an occasional spot start. And from the likely perspective of the cheap Mets, he's making too much goddamn money.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 22 2017 07:29 PM Re: Juan? Where are you?

Without even double - checking the numbers, I'm going to jump with both feet on a limb and say that Johnny Lags value as a honkballer is somewhere north of "sucks."

batmagadanleadoff Dec 22 2017 07:38 PM Re: Juan? Where are you?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Without even double - checking the numbers, I'm going to jump with both feet on a limb and say that Johnny Lags value as a honkballer is somewhere north of "sucks." I'd agree. I didn't say his defense sucks. I said it's not as good as it used to be.

batmagadanleadoff Dec 22 2017 07:39 PM Re: Juan? Where are you?

Does honkballer mean defender?

Edgy MD Dec 22 2017 08:08 PM Re: Juan? Where are you?

It means "baseball player.

smg58 Dec 22 2017 09:08 PM Re: Juan? Where are you?

His defensive value is still very solid, if not 2014 solid. The problem is, his hitting numbers have been consistent enough to make you doubt he can do better, and it's hard to start him when you have two unproven commodities in Rosario and Smith, plus catchers in d'Arnaud and Plawecki who may or may not step up their game this year. And he's getting paid to be a starter. It's a tough call, in my book. I guess it would depend for me on whether a different GM is more bullish on him than I am.

Frayed Knot Dec 22 2017 09:16 PM Re: Juan? Where are you?

There was a story recently on Juan saying that he was the latest to be re-working his swing so as to create more 'lift' (aka: power) with whatever swing guru has helped various other players do the same. Several ways that kind of experiment can go.

Benjamin Grimm Dec 22 2017 09:20 PM Re: Juan? Where are you?

The thought is that he's going to be the next JD Martinez. (He's worked with the same instructor on "launch angle".) While I'm skeptical that the results will be the same for Lagares, it would be a hell of a thing if it happened just after the Mets traded him.

Centerfield Dec 22 2017 10:07 PM Re: Juan? Where are you?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: The thought is that he's going to be the next JD Martinez. (He's worked with the same instructor on "launch angle".) While I'm skeptical that the results will be the same for Lagares, it would be a hell of a thing if it happened just after the Mets traded him. There is like a 1000% chance this will happen if they trade him. He'll also learn how to pitch and cure cancer.

Ashie62 Dec 22 2017 10:55 PM Re: Juan? Where are you?

Safe to say J.D Martinez is more muscled than Lagares. If Lags got 450 PA the new approach could produce 100 K's.

Edgy MD Dec 23 2017 02:57 AM Re: Juan? Where are you?

If Lagares goes tomorrow, the Mets are down to two healthy MLB outfielders. Two!