There are multiple people I want them to get rid of just to clean the house, and I don't mind if they don't get much back. Others (like Taylor) you hope to get a something a bit nice.
Weaver? Giving up such a top guy with a year left better be a "wow." And, I still would be concerned about it.
They should have left Thornton in for the eighth and saved Weaver for the ninth. Given how inconsistent Williams has been lately, I never would have brought him in.
I don't blame Lindor. Any player can make an error. Williams was the one who walked in a run and struggled throughout his outing. And let's not forget that Lindor drove in the Mets' only runs. Where was the rest of the offense? Nowhere, as usual.
If you're going to assign blame, put it where it belongs: on the entire team—not just Lindor.
Well I understand the sell off mentality, unless they get a few major league ready pieces coming bac, 27 (in the unlikely event there is baseball) and 28 will have to many holes to compete.
Big questions to me: We know Weaver is not THIS good. But is can he replicate an inning later? i would rather him be the closer, coming out of the break. Williams can go back to 8th inning work, Milwaukee, or Syracuse. Moving Weaver to closer could answer a question that would be benefical. If he struggles as closer, then deal him. If he excels, he is worth more perhaps?
Lindor has mentally checked out since told the Mets will not name a captain. So where could he go? Two places pop right away. Toronto? (Do they have the return is a question?) Cleveland (with some money included to pay down deal.) Guardians always have prospects, especially up the middle. Ramirez is his buddy.
Very surprised you don't have Scott on your "don't trade" list. And to me, trading Weaver means you're giving up on next year. Agree that yesterday's game was a nice cherry on top of the sundae of this season. I'd love to be wrong but I'm skeptical that Lindor returns to what he was.
What's the point of selling off Weaver, Lindor and some others when we have Soto in his prime now? Not another rebuild when we have the game's wealthiest owner. Really all we need is to add two position players (1B and 2B), two starting pitchers and a couple of relievers. All doable. Maybe Jake Bauers, Brandon Lowe, Tarik Skubal and Michael King as the main pieces. Weaver can close. And Scott and Thornton look to be keepers too. With McLean and Manaea, that's four decent rotation pieces.
In the grand mosaic that is Supply & Demand, the Market will now speak. The Mets sit squarely on the Supply side: sell whatever to whomever needs a part for their 9the buyer’s) back-half. A back half the Mets will just show up and rack up individual stats throughout.
Stearns gets to smash his “Lego block’ creation roster and build another one! Yippie. The League will be revisiting its labor model this year too, so Lego Master has to put humpty-dumpty back together again with that little ambiguity in the mix. You feeling confident he will execute flawlessly?
Not at all surprised on-field talent would be a bit concerned committing to 24-36 months of a pro athlete’s peak window to a Stearns led strategy. Especially right now. All about the Demand side of the equation. I do hope Cohen has assembled other advisors to listen to any “sells” Stearns suggests. If ABSOLUTELY nothing else, some credibility and trust must have been diminished.
Just going to sit back and watch like the rest of us.
What would Weaver get?
There are multiple people I want them to get rid of just to clean the house, and I don't mind if they don't get much back. Others (like Taylor) you hope to get a something a bit nice.
Weaver? Giving up such a top guy with a year left better be a "wow." And, I still would be concerned about it.
About Taylor, aren't there always good field/no hit 4th/5th outfielders available? I can't see them getting much of anything for him.
There are a lot of teams out there. There are just so many Taylors.
You can get some useful role player. A team might also accept a package of more than one person. Taylor is a useful toss-in.
They should have left Thornton in for the eighth and saved Weaver for the ninth. Given how inconsistent Williams has been lately, I never would have brought him in.
I don't blame Lindor. Any player can make an error. Williams was the one who walked in a run and struggled throughout his outing. And let's not forget that Lindor drove in the Mets' only runs. Where was the rest of the offense? Nowhere, as usual.
If you're going to assign blame, put it where it belongs: on the entire team—not just Lindor.
Well I understand the sell off mentality, unless they get a few major league ready pieces coming bac, 27 (in the unlikely event there is baseball) and 28 will have to many holes to compete.
Big questions to me: We know Weaver is not THIS good. But is can he replicate an inning later? i would rather him be the closer, coming out of the break. Williams can go back to 8th inning work, Milwaukee, or Syracuse. Moving Weaver to closer could answer a question that would be benefical. If he struggles as closer, then deal him. If he excels, he is worth more perhaps?
Lindor has mentally checked out since told the Mets will not name a captain. So where could he go? Two places pop right away. Toronto? (Do they have the return is a question?) Cleveland (with some money included to pay down deal.) Guardians always have prospects, especially up the middle. Ramirez is his buddy.
Very surprised you don't have Scott on your "don't trade" list. And to me, trading Weaver means you're giving up on next year. Agree that yesterday's game was a nice cherry on top of the sundae of this season. I'd love to be wrong but I'm skeptical that Lindor returns to what he was.
What's the point of selling off Weaver, Lindor and some others when we have Soto in his prime now? Not another rebuild when we have the game's wealthiest owner. Really all we need is to add two position players (1B and 2B), two starting pitchers and a couple of relievers. All doable. Maybe Jake Bauers, Brandon Lowe, Tarik Skubal and Michael King as the main pieces. Weaver can close. And Scott and Thornton look to be keepers too. With McLean and Manaea, that's four decent rotation pieces.
In the grand mosaic that is Supply & Demand, the Market will now speak. The Mets sit squarely on the Supply side: sell whatever to whomever needs a part for their 9the buyer’s) back-half. A back half the Mets will just show up and rack up individual stats throughout.
Stearns gets to smash his “Lego block’ creation roster and build another one! Yippie. The League will be revisiting its labor model this year too, so Lego Master has to put humpty-dumpty back together again with that little ambiguity in the mix. You feeling confident he will execute flawlessly?
Not at all surprised on-field talent would be a bit concerned committing to 24-36 months of a pro athlete’s peak window to a Stearns led strategy. Especially right now. All about the Demand side of the equation. I do hope Cohen has assembled other advisors to listen to any “sells” Stearns suggests. If ABSOLUTELY nothing else, some credibility and trust must have been diminished.
Just going to sit back and watch like the rest of us.
9th inning — Monasterio walked to drive in first run. Duran hit drove in the second run.