I am surprised you are so hot for Castillo. I think a team can have too many starters -- and the needs in the pen and an outfield or 3B/DH bat are pretty glaring. DeGrom, Scherzer, Bassit, Walker, Carrasco, Peterson. I've long admired Castillo (though the shoulder concerns are significant). I don't see this at all.
To me, watching the Braves roll and the Phillies hang so tough, one thing becomes perfectly clear. And it's the same thing we knew in the winter. For this Mets team to do anything in the postseason, we are going to need Jake & Max. Those are the guys who will lift the team up to the next level. I build around them. The pen needs significant help. And we could use Don Clendenon.
I do think the lack of HR power is something of a problem.
And yes, I see the Mets current record and admire everything they've achieved so far. The stats are impressive. But we're also seeing a bit of unraveling. If Carrasco is significantly hurt, that changes things somewhat.
I’m not in favor of mortgaging the farm. We’ve traded away nearly all of our top draft choices of the past few years, and that’s no way to build a consistent winner. I do think we’ll need to acquire a lefty reliever-hopefully at modest cost.
Need to tade whatever player (and there isnt much talent) in the minors leagues to fortify the Big League team. Either Cohen is all in to win a WS this year or he isnt. I'll take a championship any day of the week by getting rid of minor leaguers that may never even work out.
I don't believe a SP is the right move unless Max has an issue coming back from his oblique. I am not banking on Jake during the season - I don't want him in the regular season, I want him October. Starting or out of the bullpen like Price and Kershaw gets a ring rather than some game in August against the Pirates or Fish.
Cookie, Walker and Bassitt are doing great and will only get better with McCann behind the plate. Peterson and Williams will, too. The SP available now were not traded in offseason on purpose b/c they have years of control and are automatically getting a higher return at the deadline. The cost for any of the starters right now and every second to 4PM 8/2/22 is too damn high! If we're going with a starting pitcher that's good stats wise and not getting press try the A's Paul Blackburn.
From Fangraphs:
14S, 6-3, k/9 6.5, bb/9 2.2, HR/0 0.6, BABIP .283, ERA 2.97, XERA 3.80, FIP 3.41, XFIP 3.71, WAR 1.3
BWAR is 2.2
He would cost a lot b/c he's going into arbitration starting this year, but trading Dom & or JD and MAURICIO (my biased exhibit A for Steve's point that Mets Minor leaguers shouldn't be hoarded when the value they can return on farm or MLB level is big plus they're blocked in system...) would get us a MLB player with options who's controllable and can join Matt Allen as 'next tier' of starters after Max/Walker/Jake/Cookie/Bassitt age out or become FAs and our post Jake rotation and depth starting 2024 is:
Peterson+MeGill+Blackburn+Allen+Ziegler+this year's draft pick if it's one of the SEC SPs.
Go for a reliever. Get the guy..take a low risk move by getting Steckenreider from the Mariners (not on 40 man) and try a new locale and fixing him with our up and coming pitching lab and analytics teams. The bullpen is where we need the most help. We don't need bench bats. We just need Buck to set and play the same lineup (barring injury) for a full homestand or road trip and see if it gels. That might be a factor in why we can't win more than 3 or 4 in a row and have only swept a team 1x. That is fine for 162 game season, does not bode well for playoff series.
Dont totally disagree - but for me and waiting 36 years and counting - there is NO ONE in that crappy farm system that cant be traded. 1) a starting pitcher, 2) a 3B-man. Wating for somene like Alverez who may not even be good enough for MLB is silly - get rid of him to some team that thinks small and get some payers in here to win a Championship.
I am surprised you are so hot for Castillo. I think a team can have too many starters -- and the needs in the pen and an outfield or 3B/DH bat are pretty glaring. DeGrom, Scherzer, Bassit, Walker, Carrasco, Peterson. I've long admired Castillo (though the shoulder concerns are significant). I don't see this at all.
To me, watching the Braves roll and the Phillies hang so tough, one thing becomes perfectly clear. And it's the same thing we knew in the winter. For this Mets team to do anything in the postseason, we are going to need Jake & Max. Those are the guys who will lift the team up to the next level. I build around them. The pen needs significant help. And we could use Don Clendenon.
I do think the lack of HR power is something of a problem.
And yes, I see the Mets current record and admire everything they've achieved so far. The stats are impressive. But we're also seeing a bit of unraveling. If Carrasco is significantly hurt, that changes things somewhat.
I’m not in favor of mortgaging the farm. We’ve traded away nearly all of our top draft choices of the past few years, and that’s no way to build a consistent winner. I do think we’ll need to acquire a lefty reliever-hopefully at modest cost.
Need to tade whatever player (and there isnt much talent) in the minors leagues to fortify the Big League team. Either Cohen is all in to win a WS this year or he isnt. I'll take a championship any day of the week by getting rid of minor leaguers that may never even work out.
I don't believe a SP is the right move unless Max has an issue coming back from his oblique. I am not banking on Jake during the season - I don't want him in the regular season, I want him October. Starting or out of the bullpen like Price and Kershaw gets a ring rather than some game in August against the Pirates or Fish.
Cookie, Walker and Bassitt are doing great and will only get better with McCann behind the plate. Peterson and Williams will, too. The SP available now were not traded in offseason on purpose b/c they have years of control and are automatically getting a higher return at the deadline. The cost for any of the starters right now and every second to 4PM 8/2/22 is too damn high! If we're going with a starting pitcher that's good stats wise and not getting press try the A's Paul Blackburn.
From Fangraphs:
14S, 6-3, k/9 6.5, bb/9 2.2, HR/0 0.6, BABIP .283, ERA 2.97, XERA 3.80, FIP 3.41, XFIP 3.71, WAR 1.3
BWAR is 2.2
He would cost a lot b/c he's going into arbitration starting this year, but trading Dom & or JD and MAURICIO (my biased exhibit A for Steve's point that Mets Minor leaguers shouldn't be hoarded when the value they can return on farm or MLB level is big plus they're blocked in system...) would get us a MLB player with options who's controllable and can join Matt Allen as 'next tier' of starters after Max/Walker/Jake/Cookie/Bassitt age out or become FAs and our post Jake rotation and depth starting 2024 is:
Peterson+MeGill+Blackburn+Allen+Ziegler+this year's draft pick if it's one of the SEC SPs.
Go for a reliever. Get the guy..take a low risk move by getting Steckenreider from the Mariners (not on 40 man) and try a new locale and fixing him with our up and coming pitching lab and analytics teams. The bullpen is where we need the most help. We don't need bench bats. We just need Buck to set and play the same lineup (barring injury) for a full homestand or road trip and see if it gels. That might be a factor in why we can't win more than 3 or 4 in a row and have only swept a team 1x. That is fine for 162 game season, does not bode well for playoff series.
Dont totally disagree - but for me and waiting 36 years and counting - there is NO ONE in that crappy farm system that cant be traded. 1) a starting pitcher, 2) a 3B-man. Wating for somene like Alverez who may not even be good enough for MLB is silly - get rid of him to some team that thinks small and get some payers in here to win a Championship.
I want an 8th inning reliever and a 4th outfielder like Benintendi.
Sadly, these were both clear needs during the winter, when it would have only cost money.
We are going as far as Jake and Max take us. If those two aren't right, it doesn't matter how well we patch the boat.