2023 NY Mets thread

[sutomcat]

Met's can't have good things.

Diaz last season and Maurcio this year. Can't even make it through the off season without serious injuries.

Yamamoto.

Get him, I think the team will finish above .500 and might make the playoffs.

Miss out on him, I fear it is going to be a long, tough summer.

Thank God we have Syracuse football to look forward to in September!

 

[OrangeFoo]

Diaz last season and Maurcio this year. Can't even make it through the off season without serious injuries.

Yamamoto.

Get him, I think the team will finish above .500 and might make the playoffs.

Miss out on him, I fear it is going to be a long, tough summer.

Thank God we have Syracuse football to look forward to in September!

I know nothing, but I think Yamamoto goes Dodgers or Yanks.

 

[sutomcat]

I know nothing, but I think Yamamoto goes Dodgers or Yanks.

I get the feeling we are going to be disappointed. But I also get that feeling. I am, after all, a Met fan.

It is my destiny to be disappointed.

 

[SWC75]

I get the feeling we are going to be disappointed. But I also get that feeling. I am, after all, a Met fan.

It is my destiny to be disappointed.

This wasn't supposed to happen in the Steve Cohen Era. But maybe he became as rich as he did because he values money.

 

[sutomcat]

It looks like the Mets are not planning on making major investments in free agents or doing any trades that strip them of their top prospects this off season.

One exception. Yamamoto. Getting a starting pitcher of his quality and age for nothing but money is too attractive to pass up.

There are reports the Giants and Red Sox have already offered him over $300 million, which might be higher go enough to get everyone else, including the Dodgers and Yankees for participating in the bidding war any longer.

An obscene bidding war is the best chance for the Mets to get Yamamoto. Maybe we have a chance here?

Word is he will decide before Christmas. We should know pretty soon.

 

[SWC75]

Law: How injuries to Ronny Mauricio, Endy Rodríguez impact the Mets, Pirates in 2024

There is more of a silver lining for the Pirates, who have an in-house replacement for Rodríguez, than there is for the Mets and Mauricio.

theathletic.com

 

[OrangeFoo]

Mets as currently constructed are going to be really really bad. With the long term injuries to Mauricio and Peterson they are a worse team than they ended the year with and that was already a bad team.

 

[SWC75]

Mets as currently constructed are going to be really really bad. With the long term injuries to Mauricio and Peterson they are a worse team than they ended the year with and that was already a bad team.

I think they over-achieved in 2022 and under-achieved in 2023. Maybe we can split the difference in 2024. I'm interested in seeing what happens with all the prospects we picked up in those painful trades.

 

[OrangeFoo]

I think they over-achieved in 2022 and under-achieved in 2023. Maybe we can split the difference in 2024. I'm interested in seeing what happens with all the prospects we picked up in those painful trades.

My understanding is there isn’t much help until 2nd half of season at the earliest. Maybe someone will play themselves onto the big league team in spring training. The biggest help would Baty playing up to his prospect pedigree. McNeil should be due for an up season given his up/down cycles. Pete is Pete. Biggest concern is zero pitching… like literally no pitchers who should be better than number 4 starters and the bullpen is probably worse than that. After the pitching the outfield needs a lot of help.

 

[SWC75]

After losing out on Yoshinobu Yamamoto, how can the Mets pivot?

Yamamoto always resided at the top of the Mets’ wish list. Now they'll have to look elsewhere.

theathletic.com

Cohen: 'Life goes on' for Mets with no Yamamoto

Despite Japanese star Yoshinobu Yamamoto choosing to join the Dodgers in a high-profile move worth a total investment of $375 million, Mets owner Steve Cohen said he would not change a thing about how the team pursued the prized free agent pitcher.

www.espn.com

With Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Mets played cards well but the Dodgers held winning hand

Even though they failed to get him, the methods and details behind the way the Mets went after Yamamoto offer some glimmers of hope.

theathletic.com

How can the Mets fill out a rotation without Yoshinobu Yamamoto?

Lucas Giolito ranks among the back-end options as the Mets are unlikely to shift from Yamamoto to other top-tier pitchers on the market.

theathletic.com

 

[SWC75]

Mets sign 20 international prospects, hope for another Francisco Alvarez

The Mets' haul includes the son of a Hall of Famer and a rocket-armed catcher lauded as a top-10 player in the class.

theathletic.com

Mets resolutions for 2024: A Pete Alonso extension, finding an ace and pursuing the playoffs

Alonso's power is nearly impossible to replace. The Mets should also vow to deal at the deadline and wear their slimming pinstripes at home.

theathletic.com

MSN
Mets Sign Son of Hall Of Fame Slugger Vladimir Guerrero

 

[SWC75]

How David Stearns (and rival scouts) see the Mets farm system

Outfielder Drew Gilbert is part of a strong trio atop the Mets prospect list, but depth is there, too: "It got a whole lot better this year.

theathletic.com