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Learn to Spell Dellin Betances

G-Fafif Dec 24 2019 11:06 AM

The Mets have signed the ex-MFY reliever.

Johnny Lunchbucket Dec 24 2019 11:10 AM Re: Learn to Spell Dellin Betances

interesting

G-Fafif Dec 24 2019 11:20 AM Re: Learn to Spell Dellin Betances

One-year deal.

smg58 Dec 24 2019 11:29 AM Re: Learn to Spell Dellin Betances

Two player options, from MLBTR. Don't know the numbers yet. I'd be OK with that if the guaranteed money is relatively small.

41Forever Dec 24 2019 11:37 AM Re: Learn to Spell Dellin Betances

Wow! That should help!

G-Fafif Dec 24 2019 11:42 AM Re: Learn to Spell Dellin Betances

https://twitter.com/joelsherman1/status/1209543627002826754?s=21

Johnny Lunchbucket Dec 24 2019 11:50 AM Re: Learn to Spell Dellin Betances

I'd bet the Mets are looking at 26 guys and the wacha/Lugo/gselly thing as a way to regularly institute a bullpen game in the rotation

G-Fafif Dec 24 2019 11:52 AM Re: Learn to Spell Dellin Betances

Sam Haggerty is the DFA before Christmas.

41Forever Dec 24 2019 11:54 AM Re: Learn to Spell Dellin Betances

https://scontent.fdet1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/80835187_10162949497105078_8672857087497207808_o.jpg?_nc_cat=102&_nc_eui2=AeFjqffMAbkfuoMpQJnuDI6pzHtjrUgKzmDBUGTrToPoD6G9l6CIHGKklq0k7ocNABKiw9CWvnBdLgcN8NmTTez_7No73k55ijh-KHZkJ8iL5w&_nc_ohc=xf6pBCFaamQAQmFvGE2Yi1y--4NDjiin0WI65lFVWnnHBdYIoNdo01M8Q&_nc_ht=scontent.fdet1-2.fna&oh=03dbd57e4c46ad34999884cfdc18e19f&oe=5E73B0D9> “I love New York,” Betances said in a release. “I grew up in Manhattan. Went to high school in Brooklyn. Played minor league ball in Staten Island. Made it to the big leagues in the Bronx. Now, I'm excited to go win a World Series with the Mets in Queens. Thanks to Fred and Jeff, Brodie, and all the other Mets staff who worked so hard to make possible this next step in my New York journey. Merry ChristMets! Let's Go METS!”

LWFS Dec 24 2019 12:46 PM Re: Learn to Spell Dellin Betances Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Dec 24 2019 01:09 PM

Part of me-- not the best part, admittedly-- looks at this, and thinks... Pedro Feliciano in reverse. That said, it's a granite-solid, unimpeachable move. If 2 of Diaz/Familia/Betances bounce back to, like, 80 percent of previous career norms, and the rest of the bullpen gives us even league-average innings, this bullpen is significantly better than it was last year... and the realistic ceiling is much higher than that.

Centerfield Dec 24 2019 12:56 PM Re: Learn to Spell Dellin Betances

Meaning Betances goes from NYY to NYM (reverse) and goes from being good to being out of this world awesome? (also reverse)

LWFS Dec 24 2019 01:10 PM Re: Learn to Spell Dellin Betances

=Centerfield post_id=28962 time=1577217373 user_id=65] Meaning Betances goes from NYY to NYM (reverse) and goes from being good to being out of this world awesome? (also reverse)

That's Bizarro Feliciano. Doy. (Also, his delivery is 4/3, and his beard is an everything-but-the-chin-line fantasia.)

Lefty Specialist Dec 24 2019 06:37 PM Re: Learn to Spell Dellin Betances

If he's healthy, awesome. But the Yanks giving up on him makes you wonder.

Ceetar Dec 27 2019 06:59 AM Re: Learn to Spell Dellin Betances

Lefty Specialist wrote: If he's healthy, awesome. But the Yanks giving up on him makes you wonder. not really. They're sorta tapped out financially. They basically succeeded without him last year, so why bother? Knowing what we know about the baseball itself and what we DON'T (and what we don't think MLB seems to know either) about the baseball next year is going to be so pivotal. But barring him being just completely shot, he should at least be useful even if he's not. He's one of the lowest contact guys in the league, and actually somehow isn't slow about it. He's near tops in Pace too.