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Benjamin Grimm wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 8:41 am

but it's not quite as much fun to root for a team of mercenaries.

I’m willing to give it a shot!

It's getting to the point where anything other than 110 wins and a championship could be viewed as a huge failure.

Mets at Giants April 23rd Sunday Night Baseball reports Buster Olny

DocTee wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 8:28 am From a friend on social media:

"leaving out 2020 because of the shortened season, the last four years he has averaged 21 HR, 70 RBI, .272 average with 69 runs scored, 24 doubles, 1 stolen base, .358 OBP, .835 OPS, 117 games

Similar numbers to Escobar last year.

Injury risk is real, but not similar at all to Escobar as a player. Look at on base, slugging, defensive value, and age. Over next 5 years, this comparison wont be close, unless you choose only to look at HR & RBI. Beyond that, he may look a lot like current Escobar. 12 years is nuts, but as hard as it is to believe, our owner can afford it. Correa is big enough to think that he could develop into more of a power hitter as he ages, but like any contract of this length, the end will not be pretty.

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 9:02 am

Benjamin Grimm wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 8:41 am . I'm glad the Mets are loading up, but it's not quite as much fun to root for a team of mercenaries.

The 2015 team was especially appealing because so many players had never played for another team: Wright, deGrom, Syndergaard, Harvey, Matz, d'Arnaud, Duda, Murphy, Flores, Tejada, Conforto, Familia, Lagares.

That's where I am too. Also worried about the back half of Correa's contract and whatever injury the Giants saw that made him not worth their $$. They badly wanted to spend this offseason.

I'm guessing there was no 11th-hour medical issue with the Giants at all, just an 11th-hour Metsical issue.

Yeah!

So the physical was fake news

Correa wore number 1 during his years with the Astros, and number 4 last year with the Twins.

SNY photoshopped him into #4.

Why did he only sign a one-year deal with the Twins? I don't remember what that was about.

I was explaining this deal to my wife, how the Mets just dropped a ton of money on a shortstop when they don't need a shortstop.

　　Ms. Edgy: Maybe the idea is to teach him first base.

　　Edgy: First base?

　　Ms. Edgy: It's not that hard. Tell him, Wash. [Switches to Ron Washington voice.] It's incredibly difficult.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 9:52 am Why did he only sign a one-year deal with the Twins? I don't remember what that was about.

it wasn't a 1 year, it had an opt-out since he didn't get the huge deal last year that he wanted...then he opted out

Edgy MD wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 10:35 am I was explaining this deal to my wife, how the Mets just dropped a ton of money on a shortstop when they don't need a shortstop.

　　Wifey: Maybe the idea is to teach him first base.

　　Edgy: First base?

　　Wifey: It's not that hard. Tell him, Wash. [Switches to Ron Washington voice.] It's incredibly difficult.

I'm not 100% convinced that either he or Lindor may eventually move to 2B...3B is a tough position, whereas 2B is a more natural transition for a shortstop...

They showed a few highlights of him at 3B, SS and 2B before on MLB. Looks
like he could play anywhere, even standing on his head spitting nickels.

Edgy MD wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 10:35 am 　　Ms. Edgy: It's not that hard. Tell him, Wash. [Switches to Ron Washington voice.] It's incredibly difficult.

A wifey who not only remembers Ron Washington but can also do his voice?
Very impressive.
A keeper.
Later

I love Correa, this is wild. I would bet there are opt-outs, too, but he'll probably just Manny Machado this one and be content to play third base.

Yeah, give Baty an outfield mitt or look again at that Alek Thomas trade. Try to find new homes for McCann and maybe Escobar. Sign Liam Hendricks. I'm sure Cohen has some unicorn blood laying around the house. Give it to Willie Mays and he can spell Nimmo in center.

Sour grapes is gonna sour...

Text from nephew in-law-in No Cali, "I hate you."

kcmets wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 11:39 am Sour grapes is gonna sour...

Text from nephew in-law-in No Cali, "I hate you."

Sour grapes in Nor Cal can make a perfectly mediocre Giants-inspired wine #sickburn

Can someone please post David Axelrod's tweet ?

Well if they don't like getting regularly outmaneuvered by teams in New York, they could have just stayed in New York.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 8:41 am "Clogged" from the perspective of Baty, Vientos, and Mauricio, I meant.

Those guys are dead Mets walking. The Angels are gonna want top tier prospects when they hafta trade Ohtani. And there aren't too many teams out there that are gonna be able to foot Ohtani's next AAV, which is gonna be in the 50 millions.

Chris Young's vision. Oh my.

metirish wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 12:50 pm Can someone please post David Axelrod's tweet ?

David wants more pluck.

Thank you , could you please explain how you did that? there is a thread in non baseball :)

metirish wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 12:57 pm Thank you , could you please explain how you did that? there is a thread in non baseball :)

heh, sure thing.

Plus you figger, Alonso and McNeil are gonna be getting big deals down the line. The Mets payroll's going way way up even from these current levels.

Wanna know what the real Steve Cohen tax is? Almost half the teams making the playoffs. Because the Mets won't be winning the WS left and right no matter how much money they spend. No team will under this setup.