Love how thefocus shifted to Benge potentially carrying this rebuild on his back. The real gamble isn't just whether he hits but if the Mets can avoid mid-season scrambling for OF depth when they're already thin. I remmeber watching prospects hyped this hard not pan out immedietly, but Stearns seems all in.
"Luis Robert brings a tremendously high upside to center field, and even if he struggles offensively, he’ll dramatically help this club’s outfield defense." Not so fast. Tyrone Taylor's defense is on a par with Robert's and his statcast numbers are actually overall better. So, if Robert can't get his obp to .300, it's not so clear he'll be a net gain. But I'll be clapping as loud as anyone if he finds 2023 again or even approaches it.
I think we're full up. Who would you drop who's currently slated to be on the team? But you're right, there's a lot of things that we're hoping break right for us and if they don't we may be in trouble. Polanco is far from a lock to work out.
Besides Baty, Torrens and Tyrone, I'm not sure who actually rounds out the bench. If Sterns says they'll go to war with what they have, okay... sure let's see if Baty can play 1b too then. Too much faith in Baty doing too positions.
Haha, it's more like hope than faith! There's Mauricio and Vientos, two more large question marks. Indulge this: Vientos finds 2024, Robert finds 2023, and Alvarez doesn't get injured. That's a winning team!
As they said on Motown, shake it up baby! Let's hope all the pieces fall into their proper place. There are times one must open the windows wide open, and freshen up the room. The future is now, I think is credited to the great Warner Wolf.
"Twist and Shout" was not originally a Motown song, nor was it first recorded by the Beatles or the Isley Brothers. It was written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns (aka Bert Russell) and originally recorded by The Top Notes in 1961. The famous 1962 version was by The Isley Brothers, who later signed with Motown, but they were not with Motown when they recorded that hit.
Mancini to the Royals? Angels? Lol
Love how thefocus shifted to Benge potentially carrying this rebuild on his back. The real gamble isn't just whether he hits but if the Mets can avoid mid-season scrambling for OF depth when they're already thin. I remmeber watching prospects hyped this hard not pan out immedietly, but Stearns seems all in.
We have our squad, I think. If Benge can step up right away, that makes things that much easier, but if he can't we should be all right.
Looking across the current roster, this could be a really, really fun team to watch. We could be playing some baseball this year, yessiree bob.
"Luis Robert brings a tremendously high upside to center field, and even if he struggles offensively, he’ll dramatically help this club’s outfield defense." Not so fast. Tyrone Taylor's defense is on a par with Robert's and his statcast numbers are actually overall better. So, if Robert can't get his obp to .300, it's not so clear he'll be a net gain. But I'll be clapping as loud as anyone if he finds 2023 again or even approaches it.
Still waiting on an experienced backup 1B just in case Planco needs a rest, doesn't work out, defensive replacement, etc.
I think we're full up. Who would you drop who's currently slated to be on the team? But you're right, there's a lot of things that we're hoping break right for us and if they don't we may be in trouble. Polanco is far from a lock to work out.
Besides Baty, Torrens and Tyrone, I'm not sure who actually rounds out the bench. If Sterns says they'll go to war with what they have, okay... sure let's see if Baty can play 1b too then. Too much faith in Baty doing too positions.
Haha, it's more like hope than faith! There's Mauricio and Vientos, two more large question marks. Indulge this: Vientos finds 2024, Robert finds 2023, and Alvarez doesn't get injured. That's a winning team!
Looked at Vientos, Jared Young and Vidal Brujan minor leagues positions and they each have played 1B, somewhat limited but some exposure.
As they said on Motown, shake it up baby! Let's hope all the pieces fall into their proper place. There are times one must open the windows wide open, and freshen up the room. The future is now, I think is credited to the great Warner Wolf.
"As they said on Motown, shake it up baby!"
Beatles, while a great group, ain't Motown.
The Beatles covered Twist and Shout from Motown.
It's NOT from Motown, says the Black musician who was born in 1960.
Ed, I refer you to the Isley Brothers who covered it before the Beatles. Ask Paul McCartney.
"Twist and Shout" was not originally a Motown song, nor was it first recorded by the Beatles or the Isley Brothers. It was written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns (aka Bert Russell) and originally recorded by The Top Notes in 1961. The famous 1962 version was by The Isley Brothers, who later signed with Motown, but they were not with Motown when they recorded that hit.
Peter Mat. Are ya done here? Cause from where I'm at, you struck out.
Worse than Carlos Beltrán.