Twenty-One Prediction Fun: Albert Almora, Jr.
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2021 11:24 am
Hi, I'm Albert Almora, Jr., and I guess I was signed because the Mets wanted a little bit more glove and a little bit more effectiveness against lefties than they thought they could fully get out of Brandon Nimmo, and that hedge against Nimmo's weaknesses was Guillermo Heredia, and they wanted a little bit more than he could provide, and they convinced themselves that I was that man.
But was is the key word there, beacause they subsequently still wanted a little more hedge in the glove and righthanded bat areas, and they went out and signed Kevin Pillar, and so now I'm feeling a little bit of the insult that Heredia felt before me. That's kinda sucky.
I'm a Florida Cuban-American, which kind of makes me displacing native Cuban Heredia seem even more awkward. My dad played professionally in Cuba. I'm a former #6 overall draft pick, I have beautiful hair, and in my rookie year, the Cubs won their first World Championship in a million years, so I happen to consider myself a good luck charm.
How's that going to play out in my first year with the Mets? You tell me.
But was is the key word there, beacause they subsequently still wanted a little more hedge in the glove and righthanded bat areas, and they went out and signed Kevin Pillar, and so now I'm feeling a little bit of the insult that Heredia felt before me. That's kinda sucky.
I'm a Florida Cuban-American, which kind of makes me displacing native Cuban Heredia seem even more awkward. My dad played professionally in Cuba. I'm a former #6 overall draft pick, I have beautiful hair, and in my rookie year, the Cubs won their first World Championship in a million years, so I happen to consider myself a good luck charm.
How's that going to play out in my first year with the Mets? You tell me.