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What's in Store for Twenty-Four?: Mark Vientos
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:45 am
by Edgy MD
It's me. It's Baty. It's me. It's Baty. But Baty somehow gets just a little more ink.
I get it. He's got first-round pedigree. He's a blond Texan. He's got that lefty swing.
But I'm a second-rounder — you know, like George Brett and Mike Schmidt. Guys like that. And accepting that being a medium-complected guy from Florida makes me somehow
less-than is just surrendering to racist bullshit. I was born in Connecticut, man. If that's not American enough for you, maybe you and your buddy
Stephen Miller need to look in the mirror. The fact is that I've been around in this organization longer than Baty, and I've hit at
every level of the minors.
And oh, yeah, I'm (a month) younger.
I get it. I was never gonna stick at shortstop, but let me ask you: who's the real defensive question mark — the guy who stoops down from a higher point in the defensive spectrum to play third, or the guy who was never going to be any higher? I ask you to consider that.
Some prospect rankers have been real bullish on me all along, and some have totally ignored me, while
everyone has had to at least acknowledge Mr. First-Round-Guy. Whatever. I didn't care. (Who
does these rankings?
Stephen Miller?) I just let my bat do the talking. And it's talked. It's told you what I can do.
But it can't tell the future. Only you can. I'm not asking you to tell the whole story, mind you. Just 2024. What's in store ...
for me?
Re: What's in Store for Twenty-Four?: Mark Vientos
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:04 pm
by Benjamin Grimm
For whatever reason, I'm more optimistic about Vientos than I am about Baty. I think he'll hold his own as the DH this year. 450 plate appearances, 19 homers, 65 RBI.
Re: What's in Store for Twenty-Four?: Mark Vientos
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:10 pm
by Johnny Lunchbucket
I'm quite the opposite.
I'm a Vientos show-me. He looks like a guy who will strike out too much, get hot then get hurt, a discount-store Giancarlo Stanton.
17-47-.215/.295/.395
Re: What's in Store for Twenty-Four?: Mark Vientos
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:11 pm
by metirish
I'm predicting a sore hole from riding the bench , I'm not sold on him or Baty
Re: What's in Store for Twenty-Four?: Mark Vientos
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:16 pm
by dgwphotography
It's funny how these sorts of things work out - I have a feeling we will be pleasantly surprised with Vientos after not signing J.D. Davis. I could see .275-20-75 this year.
Re: What's in Store for Twenty-Four?: Mark Vientos
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 2:57 pm
by smg58
.240/.320/.420 as an adequate platoon DH. Like JCL said, he'll strike out too much.
Re: What's in Store for Twenty-Four?: Mark Vientos
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:09 pm
by Cowtipper
Honestly, among all the top prospects that started to come aboard a couple years ago, he always struck me as the weakest. I usually say teams should give players until they are 25 before they ditch them, but I think Vientos might be dealt away if he doesn't perform this year. He has an option left, but I could see the Mets ditching him to a team while he's still young.
Re: What's in Store for Twenty-Four?: Mark Vientos
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 5:40 pm
by MFS62
.245-18-66
Later
Re: What's in Store for Twenty-Four?: Mark Vientos
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 5:57 pm
by Edgy MD
I'm really interested if one or both Vientos and/or Baty see any time in the outfield. I wonder if Mendoza, coming in from outside the system, doesn't see that as an option, despite it having well been on the table in the past.
We're down to the last week of spring training, and so it's as good a time as any to let guys on the bubble show what they can do at a secondary or tertiary position, but McNeil clearly hasn't seen the outfield yet either.
It'll be a lot easier to carry both if one of them can show even a little utility out there.
.252 / .329 / .471 // .800 with 24 homers and 67 RBI.
Re: What's in Store for Twenty-Four?: Mark Vientos
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:58 am
by metirish
But isn't Martinez starting in the Minor leagues to build up at bats ?
Re: What's in Store for Twenty-Four?: Mark Vientos
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:21 am
by MFS62
Ugh
On both moves.
If Martinez is in the minors, who will be the DH until Martinez returns?
I would never put "Short" and "hitter" in the same sentence, much less with designated in front of hitter.
So it will have to be someone else.
Later
Re: What's in Store for Twenty-Four?: Mark Vientos
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:32 am
by ashie62
Mark will be patiently waiting for a trade
He will be turning 25
Re: What's in Store for Twenty-Four?: Mark Vientos
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:06 pm
by kcmets
Traded in July.
Re: What's in Store for Twenty-Four?: Mark Vientos
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:09 pm
by Benjamin Grimm
Benjamin Grimm wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:04 pm
For whatever reason, I'm more optimistic about Vientos than I am about Baty. I think he'll hold his own as the DH this year. 450 plate appearances, 19 homers, 65 RBI.
Obviously, I'll have to change my prediction now that J.D. Martinez is on board.
Now I'll say that he'll get called up to the big club a couple of times while someone is on the IL. 4 homers, 18 rbi. 100 plate appearances.
Re: What's in Store for Twenty-Four?: Mark Vientos
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:10 pm
by Edgy MD
ashie62 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:32 am
Mark will be patiently waiting for a trade
He will be turning 25
Turning 25 happens to everybody, if they're lucky enough to make it that far. If it happens to Vientos, though, it won't be until December.
Re: What's in Store for Twenty-Four?: Mark Vientos
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 1:04 pm
by G-Fafif
Vientos has returned, corresponding move pending.
Re: What's in Store for Twenty-Four?: Mark Vientos
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 1:13 pm
by Edgy MD
Was to be expected. Working with only one backup infielder could never have been a longterm plan.
No obvious answers as to who goes, however.
Re: What's in Store for Twenty-Four?: Mark Vientos
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:11 pm
by MFS62
He's gone .302-5-22 in 23 games.
Later
Re: What's in Store for Twenty-Four?: Mark Vientos
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 3:38 pm
by ashie62
Mark Vientos is up for Marte?
And why not
Re: What's in Store for Twenty-Four?: Mark Vientos
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 4:21 pm
by Cowtipper
He's killed it at Triple-A so far. This could be the year!
Re: What's in Store for Twenty-Four?: Mark Vientos
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2024 3:31 pm
by metirish
Optioned back to AAA
Re: What's in Store for Twenty-Four?: Mark Vientos
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2024 3:45 pm
by MFS62
metirish wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 3:31 pm
Optioned back to AAA
Hopefully, as Edgy said, this is a temporary move until they can work on another move to get him back.
Later
Re: What's in Store for Twenty-Four?: Mark Vientos
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2024 2:28 pm
by Centerfield
Logic: 300 PAs of .600-ish OPS prior to this year was definitely not enough of a sample size to draw any conclusions. But i think the 67 PAs this year is conclusive. Vientos is going to be a star.