MLB Chatter Thread

[Rev]

Future Dodger Paul Skenes with the Cy Young win.

 

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[data]

My god

 

[Genghis Khan]

My god

It's one of the cringiest things I've ever seen. It's been like 3 years now and I still can't respect the Padres ever since seeing this.

 

[Cotton]

My god

Wow. Just wow.

 

[Rev]

 

[Genghis Khan]

What are the Mets thinking here?

 

[Smitty]

What are the Mets thinking here?

I don't think they've come out and announced it, but my expectation is that Stearns, coming from his small-ball payroll background, is expecting Carson Benge and Jett Williams to be up with the big club soon. Their payroll was massive last year and even if Cohen can afford it I don't think Stearns is comfortable keeping it that high, or at least, not comfortable going much higher. I think they still would like to sign Pete and Diaz. Some salary has to be shed. If you've got high-ranking prospects coming up, it makes it easier to unload non-essential salary elsewhere, and that's kind of Nimmo. You obviously are building around Soto in the outfield. Siemen I think actually makes more money? But his contract is way shorter, so I think that's how they see it. They've moved out a long term commitment at a position where they have a bunch of youth rising, in exchange for a much shorter commitment at an area they wanted to improve.

Stearns apparently talked a lot about how the team has to get better defensively. I'm not sure that's the right approach, I think "defense," is overrated, it's all kind of the same, hitting is where you will find bigger dividends between winning and losing. But Siemen is a better defensive player.

That leads to the question of what are they doing with Jeff McNeill? He might be on the move next, I'd think, since he plays infield, is older and more expensive, and they've got youth all over the infield as well. Ronny Mauricio and Brett Baty are in the running for infield spots too. Though I also wonder if one of them is getting flipped for pitching help. Or Vientos. They've got a lot of young options, who maybe aren't ready yet, but, are in the pipeline.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Stearns apparently talked a lot about how the team has to get better defensively.

That's probably exactly the thinking. Because as hitters I think Nimmo is definitely better and this was a 1 for 1 trade so it's puzzling.

I'm not sure that's the right approach, I think "defense," is overrated, it's all kind of the same, hitting is where you will find bigger dividends between winning and losing.

I agree a thousand percent.

 

[Rev]

He hasn't been right at the plate since the world series and even had a down year before that. Defensively he is still there and his work ethic is top notch but I think that is causing issues in the clubhouse now from what Im reading.

Im surprised it was just a 1 for 1 and the ranger media that I follow are as well.

He is being paid 4m more per year than Nimmo but its up in 28 instead of 30.


I will always remember him for the 23 WS run so wish him the best. Im just a little confused is all.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

He hasn't been right at the plate since the world series and even had a down year before that. Defensively he is still there and his work ethic is top notch but I think that is causing issues in the clubhouse now from what Im reading.

What is causing issues?....

Anyway, I don't follow it that closely, but what I heard was that it was like you said, just that Simien has a shorter contract and the Mets wanted to get out from under the longer contract.

 

[Rev]

What is causing issues?....

Anyway, I don't follow it that closely, but what I heard was that it was like you said, just that Simien has a shorter contract and the Mets wanted to get out from under the longer contract.

There have been some rumors about the clubhouse issues and its been brought up how much Simien demands the players to be out doing extra work. They kind of said it as a joke at first during the WS run but I've caught some hints from beat writers that make me think that they are tiring of that.