Really like the trade. As noted; having an owner who will spend all the money helps throughout the organization. As does having 5 high picks this summer (assuming Conforto signs elsewhere). They’ll be aggressive internationally too. They needed to round out the rotation and he was definitely one of the best available options.
Remember when we were apparently on the cusp of making a Jones Day associate who had been out of baseball for 4 years as our GM? That was a weird time; things have certainly taken off since then.
Great explanation of Bassitt’s pitching. I’ve never seen him play before. Very excited to have another proven starter. Do you have any insight into what went wrong with Walker and Carrasco last year? Can they give us some consistent innings this year? I’d really like to see our starters go deeper into games this year instead of relying on so many relievers every night. Any chance they’ll use a 6 man rotation to help load manage instead of pulling effective guys out based on pitch count and “ups”. Peterson as a lefty would be perfect.
Re Chris Bassitt’s effectiveness: as Tom Terrific loved to remind us, pitching is about location, movement and velocity, in that order. 93mph is PLENTY to pitch in MLB, if you actually know how to pitch. Outstanding trade! Bassitt essentially replaces Stroman’s production at half the price.
Also…friendly copy edit for ya’: the lack of depth in the system has been exacerbated, rather than exasperated. If you prefer to stockpile prospects rather than trade them, you might in fact be exasperated. But the Mets will have a great opportunity to re-stock in this year’s draft.
Location, location, location. Sounds like Chris Bassitt is a smart pitcher. Now we have three smart pitchers in the starting rotation and they’re all going to push each other. Life is good.
Really like the trade. As noted; having an owner who will spend all the money helps throughout the organization. As does having 5 high picks this summer (assuming Conforto signs elsewhere). They’ll be aggressive internationally too. They needed to round out the rotation and he was definitely one of the best available options.
Remember when we were apparently on the cusp of making a Jones Day associate who had been out of baseball for 4 years as our GM? That was a weird time; things have certainly taken off since then.
Great explanation of Bassitt’s pitching. I’ve never seen him play before. Very excited to have another proven starter. Do you have any insight into what went wrong with Walker and Carrasco last year? Can they give us some consistent innings this year? I’d really like to see our starters go deeper into games this year instead of relying on so many relievers every night. Any chance they’ll use a 6 man rotation to help load manage instead of pulling effective guys out based on pitch count and “ups”. Peterson as a lefty would be perfect.
Re Chris Bassitt’s effectiveness: as Tom Terrific loved to remind us, pitching is about location, movement and velocity, in that order. 93mph is PLENTY to pitch in MLB, if you actually know how to pitch. Outstanding trade! Bassitt essentially replaces Stroman’s production at half the price.
Also…friendly copy edit for ya’: the lack of depth in the system has been exacerbated, rather than exasperated. If you prefer to stockpile prospects rather than trade them, you might in fact be exasperated. But the Mets will have a great opportunity to re-stock in this year’s draft.
Location, location, location. Sounds like Chris Bassitt is a smart pitcher. Now we have three smart pitchers in the starting rotation and they’re all going to push each other. Life is good.