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Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

G-Fafif May 09 2023 06:56 AM

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Johnny Lunchbucket May 09 2023 07:44 AM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Gross

RealityChuck May 09 2023 07:49 AM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Bad news for Nido.

smg58 May 09 2023 07:51 AM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

I have no problem with organizational depth. I'd have a huge problem with demoting Alvarez to make room for this guy.

metirish May 09 2023 07:55 AM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Damn , I Nido know why

Marshmallowmilkshake May 09 2023 08:10 AM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Well, who is catching at Syracuse while Alvarez is in New York? Might be a sign that Francisco is staying put.

MFS62 May 09 2023 08:11 AM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

He's better than all the minor league veteran catchers and the prospects except for Parada. And even if he doesn't catch, he still adds some power. I have no problem with the signing. Later

ashie62 May 09 2023 08:19 AM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

For now Alvarez/Nido Next Alvarez/Sanchez Then Narvaez/Alvarez Bring up Mauricio please

Edgy MD May 09 2023 08:49 AM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Mets sign career-spiraling .200-hitting slugger to show their other hitters what not to become.

RealityChuck May 09 2023 09:44 AM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

This is insurance. Nido is out of options. Once Navaez returns, there's a chance he'll be lost. His hitting is pathetic, but he's considered a good defender, so another team may snatch him up. They'll need someone at Syracuse who can be called up if Navaez or Alvarez gets hurt. Sanchez has caught in the majors (not well, but still), so he's worth keeping just in case. None of the other AAA catchers look like they can hit (they're not hitting in the minors).

Benjamin Grimm May 09 2023 09:48 AM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Michael Perez and Nick Meyer are sharing the catching duties at Syracuse, and both are currently on the Interstate. Meyer: .150/.277/.175 in 13 games. Perez: .167/.281/.278 in 18 games.

Frayed Knot May 09 2023 09:57 AM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Sanchez is insurance more at RH DH than he is at catcher.

nymr83 May 09 2023 11:53 AM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Frayed Knot wrote: Sanchez is insurance more at RH DH than he is at catcher. Maybe, but I would rather have him catching at AAA in case of emergency than not, so I like the move. Unless it means an eventually Alvarez demotion. If Sanchez were to start mashing, the Mets could carry 3 catchers with the idea that Alvarez or Sanchez is the regular DH while Narvaes catches . This comes down to whether they would rather lose Nido or Vogebach at that point

Fman99 May 09 2023 01:12 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

It's pretty bad, they should just put the folding lawn chair behind the plate like we used to do in the wiffle ball era

Frayed Knot May 09 2023 02:15 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

I'm not saying you wouldn't put Sanchez behind the plate. But he was never more than a hitter who could (sorta) catch and now you're not even sure he can hit.

nymr83 May 09 2023 04:04 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Frayed Knot wrote: I'm not saying you wouldn't put Sanchez behind the plate. But he was never more than a hitter who could (sorta) catch and now you're not even sure he can hit. Agreed, but it's a minor league deal. He doesn't have to be better than anyone on the current roster, he has to be better than the next guy up if an injury occurs, and that seems possible

Edgy MD May 09 2023 04:08 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

And if his offense contributions have grown more modest and dubious, it's hard to get any value out of them without him also wearing a catcher's mitt, and hopefully keeping some other duffer out of the lineup.

G-Fafif May 09 2023 06:10 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

It's pretty bad, they should just put the folding lawn chair behind the plate like we used to do in the wiffle ball era [tweet]https://twitter.com/Super70sSports/status/1653424262483521538[/tweet]

kcmets May 09 2023 07:02 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Robot umps have nothing on that beautiful lawn chair. Nothing.

G-Fafif May 13 2023 02:17 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Sanchez reportedly has opt-out clause if not called up by 5/19. Tearing it up at Syracuse.

ashie62 May 13 2023 02:21 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

He will be called up any day Ahead of Vientos and Mauricio

MFS62 May 13 2023 02:52 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 13 2023 02:55 PM

=ashie62 post_id=125333 time=1684009264 user_id=90] He will be called up any day Ahead of Vientos and Mauricio

Yes. And they will be angry.

Mauricio was 3-5 with a homer and a double today.

Vientos was 2-5 with a double.

Later

Frayed Knot May 13 2023 02:53 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

=MFS62 post_id=125340 time=1684011124 user_id=60] =ashie62 post_id=125333 time=1684009264 user_id=90] He will be called up any day Ahead of Vientos and Mauricio

Yes. And Vientos will be angry.


At who, himself for not deciding to become a catcher?

Edgy MD May 13 2023 02:58 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

I have my doubts about both prospects — Sanchez' promotion and Vientos' anger.

MFS62 May 13 2023 03:00 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Frayed Knot wrote: =MFS62 post_id=125340 time=1684011124 user_id=60] =ashie62 post_id=125333 time=1684009264 user_id=90] He will be called up any day Ahead of Vientos and Mauricio Yes. And Vientos will be angry.

At who, himself for not deciding to become a catcher?

Not his fault, Maybe frustration. What else does he have to prove at AAA to be brought up?

But what about righty DH? Or righty platoon at third?

This team is starving for offense, and he might be he spark they need.

Later

Frayed Knot May 13 2023 03:10 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

If you're calling up Sánchez it's because you want/need a catcher which, considering neither guy we started the season with is available right now and the current backup is a career journeyman with a 600 OPS (vs Sachez's near 800) we kind of do. Pitting this as a Vientos vs Sánchez thing is pretty silly.

ashie62 May 13 2023 03:12 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

They need all the help they can get and can execute more than one option

Edgy MD May 13 2023 03:15 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

It was explicitly pitted as Sanchez vs. Vientos. We've got to try harder.

MFS62 May 13 2023 04:24 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Edgy MD wrote: It was explicitly pitted as Sanchez vs. Vientos. We've got to try harder. Its my opinion about who I'd prefer. Later

Edgy MD May 13 2023 04:28 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

You don't have to put anything in large type. I read fine.

Frayed Knot May 13 2023 05:40 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Edgy MD wrote: It was explicitly pitted as Sanchez vs. Vientos. We've got to try harder. Its my opinion about who I'd prefer. You prefer Vientos as our backup catcher? I must say, that's an odd choice.

MFS62 May 13 2023 07:30 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

I didn't say I wanted Vientos as the backup catcher. You did. I said I'd rather have him on the team. Later

Edgy MD May 13 2023 07:40 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Anybody else?

Frayed Knot May 13 2023 08:35 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

=MFS62 post_id=125365 time=1684027811 user_id=60] I didn't say I wanted Vientos as the backup catcher. You did. I said I'd rather have him on the team.

You said you wanted Vientos (or Mauricio) on the team instead of Sánchez which totally misses the point.

The point is that they've had injuries and are trying to get sone offense out of the C position while the first four options they've tried [Nido, Narvaez, Perez, Alvarez] have been injured and/or significantly sub-par.

Edgy MD May 13 2023 09:06 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

There's a real epidemic of posters being unwilling to be accountable for what they write, and it's really not too much to ask of anybody. This place sucks mighty quickly otherwise.

kcmets May 13 2023 09:39 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Edgy MD wrote: There's a real epidemic of posters being unwilling to be accountable for what they write, and it's really not too much to ask of anybody. This place sucks mighty quickly otherwise. There's less than two dozen people who post here regularly. A dozen? Epidemic?

Edgy MD May 13 2023 09:45 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Multiple posters several times in the last several days? If that's not widespread enough to qualify as epidemic by your standards, I certainly accept that. "Its my opinion ..." is a page out of Ms. Met's book.

kcmets May 13 2023 09:54 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

I withdraw 'epidemic' comment. Sorry.

MFS62 May 14 2023 07:22 AM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Frayed Knot wrote: =MFS62 post_id=125365 time=1684027811 user_id=60] I didn't say I wanted Vientos as the backup catcher. You did. I said I'd rather have him on the team. You said you wanted Vientos (or Mauricio) on the team instead of Sánchez which totally misses the point. The point is that they've had injuries and are trying to get sone offense out of the C position while the first four options they've tried [Nido, Narvaez, Perez, Alvarez] have been injured and/or significantly sub-par.

Valid point. From the standpoint of roster construction they do need more offense from the catching position.

But I think Alvarez will fill that void.

My thought was that we need more offense from the DH/OF/RH3B positions. And Vientos has more positional flexibility.

Who says they couldn't bring both of them up? I'll let the GM figure out who comes up first. No need for us to argue about something over which we have no control.

Later

Lefty Specialist May 14 2023 07:41 AM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Vientos is hitting the crap out of the ball but is defensively challenged. I wouldn't want to see him play a position more than occasionally. Mauricio, also hitting the crap out of the ball, is probably more position-flexible, but you've got to get rid of someone else to get him in the lineup. McNeil/Lindor/Baty aren't going anywhere. Perhaps subbing McNeil for Canha in left and plunking Mauricio at second, I dunno. This team needs some shaking up, and these are hopefully two guys who can do it.

ashie62 May 14 2023 08:37 AM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

It's getting chippy in here. Probably in part due to the losing Most people look for change when things are going poorly, certainly I do. Rightly or wrongly it's human nature A four or five game winning streak will take some heat off the team and it's fans

nymr83 May 14 2023 06:16 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

No need for us to argue about something over which we have no control. I think you just said "there is no need for the internet"

nymr83 May 14 2023 06:19 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

The consensus on Vientos seems to be that he is 1B/DH-only - since Alonso isn't going anywhere, he isn't coming up until the Mets are ready to hand him the RH DH at-bats. I think its perfectly valid to want to try the guys on the roster a little longer. If Sanchez comes up and gets a bunch of DH ABs then break out the pitchforks. If Sanchez comes up and mostly catches (or mostly rides the bench behind Alvarez until Narvaez is healthy) there should be no beef here.

Edgy MD May 14 2023 08:32 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

I don't think that's the consensus. He played 3b (and hit his 12th homer) this afternoon.

Frayed Knot May 18 2023 08:02 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Mets to call up Gary Sánchez in time for Friday night's game vs Cleveland. Presumably the victim of this will be Michael Perez, but that hasn't been announced yet.

kcmets May 18 2023 08:25 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Who is Michael Perez, again?

Edgy MD May 18 2023 09:00 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Perez was the starting catcher for the Mets in today's game. Made that awesome back-pick that bailed the Mets out of trouble. Under any circumferences, the prophecy that Sanchez would be called up before Mark Vientos did not come to pass.

Lefty Specialist May 19 2023 05:11 AM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Just remember that the knock on Sanchez from his Yankme days is that he is a defensively challenged catcher, and passed balls are a specialty. MFYs rode his bat for as long as they could and were willing to pay the price defensively. When he stopped hitting, he stopped playing.

Edgy MD May 19 2023 07:43 AM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

The irony is that Perez is playing out of his mind in the brief amount of time he's gotten, although it would appear to be the textbook definition of unsustainability. How weird, and pretty cool, that two of the three games turned on catcher pickoffs.

ashie62 May 25 2023 10:09 AM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Any chance Alvarez gets sent down when Nido comes back?

Edgy MD May 25 2023 11:01 AM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

There's certainly a chance, but I wouldn't bet that way.

kcmets May 25 2023 11:26 AM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Any chance Alvarez gets sent down when Nido comes back? Magic 8-Ball sez, "No way, Jose"

Frayed Knot May 25 2023 02:17 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

When Narvaez returns is the more likely chance but that'll be several weeks at least and who knows how the cards will read by then.

Johnny Lunchbucket May 25 2023 03:09 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Nido reportedly set to rejoin the club tonight. I guess it;s bye bye Sanches or perhaps a convenient injury to one of the relievers who worked yesterday

metirish May 25 2023 03:51 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Sanchez officially DFA

ashie62 May 25 2023 04:05 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Geez, that was quick

Johnny Lunchbucket May 25 2023 04:18 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

problem solved

Edgy MD May 25 2023 04:20 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

At least until the lingering Nido vs. Narvaez situation comes up.

smg58 May 27 2023 06:35 AM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

So apparently, Sanchez got a time limit for how long the Mets could wait before activating him, and then a guaranteed prorated $1.5M salary which leaves the Mets on the books for about a million for the rest of this season. Well I hope the 6 at-bats he got instead of Perez make all the difference in the season. Was he threatening to force the government to default on its debts?

metirish May 29 2023 06:38 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

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RealityChuck May 29 2023 07:33 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

No surprise. With Alvarez playing the way he had, Sanchez was 4th on the depth chart with little chance of being called up. Nido will be gone when Narvaez comes off the IL.

smg58 May 30 2023 11:24 AM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

If the demand for catching is that high right now, we should seriously consider moving Narvaez for pitching help sooner rather than later.

Edgy MD May 30 2023 12:05 PM Re: Mets Sign Gary Sanchez

Well, there's some restraints on that. Firstly, they can't trade a guy in on the injured list. Secondly (unless I've missed a rule change, which is highly possible), they can't trade a guy in the first half season of a multi-year contract. Thirdly, and more practically, there's the shining likelihood that you need your redundancies as soon as you deal them off. They've already had their first and second catchers get hurt. He's here to be a mentor to Álvarez, and most evidence would suggest that he's better than Nido. I'm for keeping him around and getting to know him better.