Great stuff. The simple explanation of leverage issues for HS vs. college draftees was news to me, so thanks.
I really enjoyed SNY explaining last night how odd Wrigly is for having such long distance down the lines, noting Lindor FO would have been homer everywhere else.
A free feature idea for you: why not recruit a local (or expert) to do short explainers on each stadium Mets visit? My preference would be heavy on influence on play and strategy, such as the long distance lines in ChiTown. Of course, history and other strangeness also fun. Last night Ron noted how old dugouts in Chi left tall guys, even 6 footers, bumping their heads. I know you have real jobs and families, but seems to me (from my retirement chair) that some calls could easily find people anxious to show off their knowledge and write the pieces for you. They would not at all be time-sensitive (can be done well in advance) and relationships might lead to other free content for you.
Along the same lines (with no extra charge above my consultant fee) could you get a catcher or other expert to wax lyrical on why catchers’ seeing soooo many pitches doesn’t make them better hitters? Why isn’t it a snap for them to recognize breaking balls, for instance? Add other elements holding offense down from catchers such that 220 BA is ok.
If I totally misunderstand your process, forgive me, but thought you might be able to gather content from experts glad to be “published” without much effort from you.
If not, I will continue to jaw jaw from my non-expert seat and enjoy your efforts.
Thanks for the explanation on the Draft compensation pool. Very confusing. But the Mets have a great scouting department, as shown by the WAR of those drafted over the past decade. Confident that they will draft the right players.
Piece of advice to former Met, Marcus Stroman. Hey Marcus, you don't have to tweet every single thought that pops into your head. There are only 30 ML teams, and you never know what will happen. By the way, Eppler is doing an excellent job. At least we are in agreement. Mets fans are beyond thankful that you are gone from the organization.
Last night was cruise control fun. I was tickled by the cup snake. Cubs' fans seem fun, to tell you the truth. Nice to hear that Alvarez approached deGrom before the game to go over signs and strategy. The kid is not afraid to do his job. Day game vs. Marcus Stroman? I'm here for it. A sincere #LFGM to Pete Alonso for everything, especially how much he loves the Mets. And, finally, welcome to the world, Lucas McNeil! Congratulations, Jeff and Tatiana.
I sincerely hope we demolish Stroman. He's just below Bauer in terms of being a horrible human thanks to Social Media. He just hasn't gotten charged with doing horrible things, but he sends followers after people, is a total diva and troll. I'm not even bitter he opted out of 2020 the day his FA kicked in w/o telling Mets his intentions, it's par for the course with him. He destroyed the clubhouse the last two years w/o media oversight and participation. Just look at Dom's body language and word choice during interviews. So glad everyone not signed to a stupid money deal associated with Thumbs Down (directly on the field or in Thor and Stro's case post-game or online) are off this team. They are the antithesis of the 'real. professional. baseball players.' brought in this offseason. Last night was nice.
I am very interested in the draft strategy this year. What made last year's strategy so bad was NOT failing to sign Rocker - that was PR bad - it was 1. that they didn't draft a backup HS guy to give all that money to later on and 2. that they apparently didn't communicate intentions to the draft room so every pick after Ziegler was an under-slot dude with low floor and ceiling - resulting in poor quality in our system manifested by our abysmal record for 2nd straight year at ALL minor league affiliates. They did draft backups the year they drafted Allan in '19 and Green in 2020. They didn't sign those kids, but they did well. The kid in Allan's draft got picked in top 100 in 2021 a year after being a late rounder for us. No matter how we draft, I hope after signing all the big FAs and re-signings next offseason that Cohen drops $20M or so into minor league player development. To be Dodgers East we must improve our development process sooner rather than later. MLB roster is only going to get older, and the farther away we can get from the Eickhoff and Szapucki spot starts over the course of a season, the better.
Great stuff. The simple explanation of leverage issues for HS vs. college draftees was news to me, so thanks.
I really enjoyed SNY explaining last night how odd Wrigly is for having such long distance down the lines, noting Lindor FO would have been homer everywhere else.
A free feature idea for you: why not recruit a local (or expert) to do short explainers on each stadium Mets visit? My preference would be heavy on influence on play and strategy, such as the long distance lines in ChiTown. Of course, history and other strangeness also fun. Last night Ron noted how old dugouts in Chi left tall guys, even 6 footers, bumping their heads. I know you have real jobs and families, but seems to me (from my retirement chair) that some calls could easily find people anxious to show off their knowledge and write the pieces for you. They would not at all be time-sensitive (can be done well in advance) and relationships might lead to other free content for you.
Along the same lines (with no extra charge above my consultant fee) could you get a catcher or other expert to wax lyrical on why catchers’ seeing soooo many pitches doesn’t make them better hitters? Why isn’t it a snap for them to recognize breaking balls, for instance? Add other elements holding offense down from catchers such that 220 BA is ok.
If I totally misunderstand your process, forgive me, but thought you might be able to gather content from experts glad to be “published” without much effort from you.
If not, I will continue to jaw jaw from my non-expert seat and enjoy your efforts.
Take the weekend (meaning Sunday PM) off.
Rocking Chair Game - never really competitive at all; enjoyable.
Rainouts stink when you're playing a bad team and the bullpen is fully rested. But they'll move on and take care of business this week.
Having a good baseball team to watch is highly enjoyable.
LGM; have a great weekend.
Thanks for the explanation on the Draft compensation pool. Very confusing. But the Mets have a great scouting department, as shown by the WAR of those drafted over the past decade. Confident that they will draft the right players.
Piece of advice to former Met, Marcus Stroman. Hey Marcus, you don't have to tweet every single thought that pops into your head. There are only 30 ML teams, and you never know what will happen. By the way, Eppler is doing an excellent job. At least we are in agreement. Mets fans are beyond thankful that you are gone from the organization.
I came across this article about Mike Marshall, which I found really interesting for many reasons, especially his thoughts on UCL injuries and how to prevent them: https://sportshistory.substack.com/p/mike-marshall-phd-maverick-pitcher
Last night was cruise control fun. I was tickled by the cup snake. Cubs' fans seem fun, to tell you the truth. Nice to hear that Alvarez approached deGrom before the game to go over signs and strategy. The kid is not afraid to do his job. Day game vs. Marcus Stroman? I'm here for it. A sincere #LFGM to Pete Alonso for everything, especially how much he loves the Mets. And, finally, welcome to the world, Lucas McNeil! Congratulations, Jeff and Tatiana.
I sincerely hope we demolish Stroman. He's just below Bauer in terms of being a horrible human thanks to Social Media. He just hasn't gotten charged with doing horrible things, but he sends followers after people, is a total diva and troll. I'm not even bitter he opted out of 2020 the day his FA kicked in w/o telling Mets his intentions, it's par for the course with him. He destroyed the clubhouse the last two years w/o media oversight and participation. Just look at Dom's body language and word choice during interviews. So glad everyone not signed to a stupid money deal associated with Thumbs Down (directly on the field or in Thor and Stro's case post-game or online) are off this team. They are the antithesis of the 'real. professional. baseball players.' brought in this offseason. Last night was nice.
I am very interested in the draft strategy this year. What made last year's strategy so bad was NOT failing to sign Rocker - that was PR bad - it was 1. that they didn't draft a backup HS guy to give all that money to later on and 2. that they apparently didn't communicate intentions to the draft room so every pick after Ziegler was an under-slot dude with low floor and ceiling - resulting in poor quality in our system manifested by our abysmal record for 2nd straight year at ALL minor league affiliates. They did draft backups the year they drafted Allan in '19 and Green in 2020. They didn't sign those kids, but they did well. The kid in Allan's draft got picked in top 100 in 2021 a year after being a late rounder for us. No matter how we draft, I hope after signing all the big FAs and re-signings next offseason that Cohen drops $20M or so into minor league player development. To be Dodgers East we must improve our development process sooner rather than later. MLB roster is only going to get older, and the farther away we can get from the Eickhoff and Szapucki spot starts over the course of a season, the better.