Love the deal, no sweat giving up Flores, and although Wheeler is going to be good, you have to give up something to get something. Great move by Sandy.
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Love the deal, no sweat giving up Flores, and although Wheeler is going to be good, you have to give up something to get something. Great move by Sandy.
the mlb mets board is killing the trade.. not sure what they expect to get for the little they want to part with. wheeler could easily be 2 more years before he does anything. flores was an ok , C+ type player. i saw little upside more than he already showed. Gomez if he stays healthy doubles everything they had in the outfield. not sure where lagares goes now though?
There really isn't anything not to like, Gomez is the bat we needed, Wheeler is a good arm, but you can make the case is the 5th best pitcher in the organization. Flores is not a ss, he doesn't really hit for average, and he has hit a home run since june 12th.
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They should have put Woody Fryman in for relief. Lefty against lefty!,,ugh. The torture I recall. I will never forget that moment in time.
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MLB trade rumors: Mets' deal for Carlos Gomez is dead with Milwaukee Brewers, won't happen
"The big trade the Mets reportedly pulled off isn't happening after all.
Mets GM Sandy Alderson said Wednesday night that the deal for Carlos Gomez is dead and there will be no trade with the Brewers before the trade deadline. The Mets had reportedly reached a deal to send Zack Wheeler and Wilmer Flores to Milwaukee.
Not anymore."
http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2015/07/mlb_trade_rumors_mets_deal_for_carlos_gomez_is_dea.html
"The big trade the Mets reportedly pulled off isn't happening after all.
Mets GM Sandy Alderson said Wednesday night that the deal for Carlos Gomez is dead and there will be no trade with the Brewers before the trade deadline. The Mets had reportedly reached a deal to send Zack Wheeler and Wilmer Flores to Milwaukee.
Not anymore."
http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2015/07/mlb_trade_rumors_mets_deal_for_carlos_gomez_is_dea.html
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Yeah, several friends and I were watching, and when it happened it was like all the air was let out of the country. We got good and drunk anyway. It wasn't fun, it was just necessary.
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Funny that Captain America used to play for the Spos. Your turn to google?
The Mets find new ways to embarrass themselves.
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ditto. I was in university. We didn't need many excuses to get plowed. But we did after that because it was necessary
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Kinda surprising that this thing with Flores is the first time I can remember something like this happening, where the player hears about the trade but the manager reportedly doesn't.
On another note, Buster Olney is saying the Yankees are prepared to make a huge push for David Price; also said not to count out the Cubs and Blue Jays (my gut feeling is he isn't the Cubs guy though, at least not now).
On another note, Buster Olney is saying the Yankees are prepared to make a huge push for David Price; also said not to count out the Cubs and Blue Jays (my gut feeling is he isn't the Cubs guy though, at least not now).
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Joel Sherman should be embarrassed; not the Mets.
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Wasn't the story the trade was done, pending medical records? Which was true.
Also: This is the worst
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"done deal" means a done deal in my opinion.
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Yeah, guys like Buster Olney are simply saying Sherman was given bad information or made leaps from what he was told to what he actually reported. He said based on his sources, there was never a deal; it was being considered, but when the Mets saw the medical reports, they ended talks.
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Yeah, he probably shouldn't have said it was a "done deal." Of course he offers no apology; just a bunch of excuses.
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I don't get the reference, but I'm sure if you mean Rogers, you can understand why such a sobriquet wasn't used too often up here ...
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Just because you don't know who they are...
Or maybe they asked for money.
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Yeah, the Rangers gave up nothing:
Just five of their top 30 prospects, and three of their top 6.
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Man, kudos to the Jays. Really going all chips in.
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I agree that the Rangers gave up quite bit of potential. Still was a lopsided deal. It's a true gamble/risk of now vs. future. In Baseball Prospectus via Andy McCullough sums up my thoughts on prospects perfectly.
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Wow 4, 5, 6, 17, and 29.
Why not there 1, 2, and 3.
You know that's what the Yankees would have had to give up.
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So it turns out you're clueless about ALL sports. Impressive consistency!
