Catch-22: Jeff McNeil

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Catch-22: Jeff McNeil

Post by Edgy MD » Sun Apr 03, 2022 3:34 pm

NAME: Jeff McNeil
AGE: 1 30
POSITION: Second Base (and 3b and lf and rf)
NUMBER: 30 1
NICKNAME: "Squirrel," "Flying Squirrel," "JT," "McNutty
fWAR IN 2021: 0.5
ZIPS PROJECTION FOR 2022: 2.8

I'm Jeff McNeil, working on my third uniform number in five seasons. I may be the Mets best contact hitter since ... John Olerud? But I also have a chronic case of red ass and a not-unrelated head-in-ass condition that can flare up on occasion. I was pretty damn bad last year, but I was rock solid for three years before that, and there's no reason to think that ability isn't still within me, looking to come out.

But those conditions can make a guy counterproductive for a stretch — in part because they aren't conducive to teaminess. I need to be teamier, and stay on top of my game. Can I do this? If so, what sort of outlook do you see for my 2022?


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Re: Catch-22: Jeff McNeil

Post by kcmets » Sun Apr 03, 2022 4:11 pm

Edgy MD wrote: ↑Sun Apr 03, 2022 3:34 pm AGE: 1
That's quite a beard for a toddler-to-be.
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Re: Catch-22: Jeff McNeil

Post by smg58 » Sun Apr 03, 2022 4:16 pm

.320/.380/.480, with 90 runs. Like Dom Smith, he tried unsuccessfully to play through an injury last season and the Mets will be rewarded for not selling low.
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Re: Catch-22: Jeff McNeil

Post by Edgy MD » Sun Apr 03, 2022 4:17 pm

Neighborhood kids keep messing with the displays, switching the ages with uni numbers and the like.
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Re: Catch-22: Jeff McNeil

Post by roger_that » Sun Apr 03, 2022 4:22 pm

Big year. He and Nimmo at the top of the lineup are the new Dykstra and Backman, Batman and Robin, Butch and Sundance, Brad and Angela. Bust-out year. Both have something to prove and they're gonna put up big numbers in 2022.
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Re: Catch-22: Jeff McNeil

Post by kcmets » Sun Apr 03, 2022 4:25 pm

Not sure I buy the need to be teamier slant nor overly red-ass.

He'll be fine, top tier NL 2B guy both offensively and defensively in 2022.
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Re: Catch-22: Jeff McNeil

Post by Edgy MD » Sun Apr 03, 2022 4:37 pm

I can be a demonstratively combatative guy!

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Re: Catch-22: Jeff McNeil

Post by Lefty Specialist » Sun Apr 03, 2022 7:14 pm

Eh. Still trying to figure out if he wants to hit for power or average. .260/10/50 and below average at defense.
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Re: Catch-22: Jeff McNeil

Post by Johnny Lunchbucket » Sun Apr 03, 2022 7:41 pm

Yeah I see him hovering between 290 and 250 and winding up at 268/320/410 7 homers, 20 doubles
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