Fingers crossed for Roki but it’s a long shot. I’d like to sign Manaea and then maybe trade for someone. I feel like Stearns wants to make a trade. Probably someone we haven’t thought of. I trust the FO
It wouldn't shock me to see Sean come back at five years and $25 million per. Maybe there would be an option in there after two years to make everyone feel comfortable.
The big question would be whether it's a team, player or mutual option. If I had to guess, I'd say that's the actual sticking point they're haggling over rather than years or money.
He's still the best option, though. Buehler has great stuff and he's been terrific when he's healthy, but he's been hurt a lot. Flaherty is inconsistent and got rocked in the postseason; he's not a top-end guy. Sasaki would be great, but as you point out, get in line on that one.
So, there isn't anyone out there I'd be dying to sign, and even fewer I'd want to make a deal for. Framber Valdez, maybe, but apparently he's off the board. Luis Castillo is solid, but he's on the wrong side of 30 and his ERA is slowly creeping back up. He's not worth the prospects.
We also have to remember, we still have Butto, an improved Megill and a veteran arm in Paul Blackburn in addition to the projects. Bring back Manaea and we're actually in really good shape.
To think Jeremy Hefner has all of a sudden become some sort of pitching "whisperer" is absurd. Yes, Severino and Manaea both had great bounce back seasons, but, it's not as if they'd never experienced success before. I think the signings of all of these back end starting pitchers is telling me Stearns believes he and Hefner have the magic touch and can turn any lump of coal into a diamond. It's a ridiculous premise. Maybe, if the Mets were bottom dwellers, they could afford to roll the dice on these guys, but, this was a team that was 2 wins away from the World Series! Enough with shopping from the scratch and dent aisle of the free agent supermarket. Sign Manaea and either Flaherty or Buehler and be done with it!
Fingers crossed for Roki but it’s a long shot. I’d like to sign Manaea and then maybe trade for someone. I feel like Stearns wants to make a trade. Probably someone we haven’t thought of. I trust the FO
It wouldn't shock me to see Sean come back at five years and $25 million per. Maybe there would be an option in there after two years to make everyone feel comfortable.
The big question would be whether it's a team, player or mutual option. If I had to guess, I'd say that's the actual sticking point they're haggling over rather than years or money.
He's still the best option, though. Buehler has great stuff and he's been terrific when he's healthy, but he's been hurt a lot. Flaherty is inconsistent and got rocked in the postseason; he's not a top-end guy. Sasaki would be great, but as you point out, get in line on that one.
So, there isn't anyone out there I'd be dying to sign, and even fewer I'd want to make a deal for. Framber Valdez, maybe, but apparently he's off the board. Luis Castillo is solid, but he's on the wrong side of 30 and his ERA is slowly creeping back up. He's not worth the prospects.
We also have to remember, we still have Butto, an improved Megill and a veteran arm in Paul Blackburn in addition to the projects. Bring back Manaea and we're actually in really good shape.
To think Jeremy Hefner has all of a sudden become some sort of pitching "whisperer" is absurd. Yes, Severino and Manaea both had great bounce back seasons, but, it's not as if they'd never experienced success before. I think the signings of all of these back end starting pitchers is telling me Stearns believes he and Hefner have the magic touch and can turn any lump of coal into a diamond. It's a ridiculous premise. Maybe, if the Mets were bottom dwellers, they could afford to roll the dice on these guys, but, this was a team that was 2 wins away from the World Series! Enough with shopping from the scratch and dent aisle of the free agent supermarket. Sign Manaea and either Flaherty or Buehler and be done with it!