Altchek's Office Alumni: 2017 New York Mets

Matt Harvey guessed it was about a year ago, in spring training. Zack Wheeler thinks it might have been sometime early last season. Noah Syndergaard couldn’t be certain that it had ever happened at all, at least when healthy.

When was the last time the Mets’ young guns assembled at the same time, at the same place?

“Altchek’s office, I think,” manager Terry Collins joked, a reference to the team doctor who hasn’t been hurting for business, David Altchek.

http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/mets-5-fragile-arms-healthy-but-they-ll-be-handled-with-care-1.13116608

THOR ADDED 17 POUNDS OF MUSCLE

he's in the best shape of his life

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C4obFMpWcAEd_um.jpg:small

typical!

jay bruce taking grounders at first base

is Keith behind the net?

Fernando Salas signed for a year.

Wright hasn't thrown yet. When does he go to 1B? Yet another way to block Conforto.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/wait-mets-david-wright-work-base-article-1.2972544

@AnthonyDiComo
Zack Wheeler is feeling tenderness in his throwing elbow.

of course

twist: the tenderness is just thor

The Mets will proceed with caution when it comes to Wheeler and his injuries. According to Dan Warthen, Wheeler could be facing an innings limit in the low 100s, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he should start the year in the bullpen.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/zack-wheeler-shut-day-experiencing-tenderness-article-1.2973547

i'm not a big Walker believer, so fine I guess

http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2017/02/20/report-extension-talks-between-mets-neil-walker-are-probably-dead/

kinda worried that i'm going to end up hating syndergaard

what'd he do?

nothing wrong, really -- he's just increasingly inescapable. i don't really need updates on his hair or his cameo on 'game of thrones'

it's cool, he's young and good and pretty funny and in nyc, he doesn't seem like an asshole

tbf i still hate bobby parnell for throwing his lunch in the trash two years ago

Dan Martin, NY Post:

It isn’t exactly the Yankees versus Dellin Betances, but Noah Syndergaard admitted Saturday he “didn’t agree with” the $605,500 contract the Mets renewed with him on Friday.

Syndergaard didn’t sign the contract, meaning he will be paid the same amount as last year, despite his stellar season.

“I did not sign my contract,” Syndergaard said Saturday morning, one day after making his spring debut. “I didn’t agree with it, but other than that, I don’t discuss my contract with the media.”

Thor's 'feud' with Mr Met

http://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/mets/2017/03/07/tweet-mets-thors-online-battle-mr-met/98861410/

Alderson Q&A

I've learned a tremendous amount just in the last six years, from people around me, from others in the organization as well as just the experience. I feel much more capable today than I did in 2011. Whether I am or not, I don't know. One of the things -- I'm now the oldest GM, probably, which requires some adjustment on my part in terms of communication and building relationships with others who are a little bit younger than I am. When I first started, I was the young one, I was the outsider, and now I'm the one that's been around the longest.

In either case, you have to purposefully reach out and make sure that you are creating and maintaining relationships, and rethinking your approach to account for new ideas and new information. The biggest change is not about ideas; it's about information. There's so much more information available, and trying to stay current with that and being open-minded.

http://m.mets.mlb.com/news/article/218389280/sandy-alderson-discusses-2017-mets-in-qa/

At the start of the bottom of the third inning, New York Mets designated hitter Tim Tebow left the dugout to get some warm-up swings in before stepping into the box. But, strangely, he walked all the way around behind the plate—from the Mets dugout on the third-base side to the on-deck circle in front of the visitors’ dugout, on the first-base side.

Boston’s Rick Porcello, warming up on the mound, said he assumed it was a bat boy. After all, why would a Mets player be over there?

After a few swings, home plate umpire Ryan Additon noticed Tebow in the wrong on-deck circle, and told Tebow to get back to his side of the field. Tebow sheepishly complied.

Afterward Tebow explained his mistake, saying he had always thought that lefty batters warm up on that side of the field no matter which team they play for.

“I thought you walk around because you’re a left-hander. I found out you don’t do that.”

http://deadspin.com/here-is-a-thing-that-happened-in-tim-tebows-spring-trai-1793116904

NO TEB*W ON THE METS THREAD

that might be reasonable . . . if he weren't actually a met

aaahhhhahahahahaha

he isn't and won't be

you had a nice string of posts on 'spring training' that could be blithely overlooked

hey it wasn't *my* cash-strapped ownership that signed him to a $100,000 bonus

it's a bush-league move by a major-market club and it deserves to be both noted and scorned

serious question though, who's the better hitter: Tebow or Michael Jordan?

https://30letter.wordpress.com/2017/03/09/a-qa-with-adam-rubin-on-15-years-covering-the-mets-his-departure-from-espn-and-what-really-happened-with-omar-minaya

Illuminating! I don't know how those beat writers last these days.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C6zogDJU0AA7YCq.jpg:small

the thor/batman thing is like 800 times more embarrassing than tebow

TEBOW GOT A HIT

off the ol' lobber, no less

btw is the Marvel Thor sposed to be the mythological Thor? cuz i grew up and don't know

times passes us all

you'll play enough, Wilmer

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/wilmer-flores-crying-lack-set-role-mets-article-1.3001602

tebow will start with class a columbia

"Tebow's story is so compelling -- from the BCS National Championships and the NFL playoffs to reinventing himself as a professional baseball player," Fireflies president John Katz said in a statement. "His humility, faith and unwavering commitment to better himself will bring a new dynamic to our clubhouse. Having a player that has achieved his level of success on two big stages will ultimately pay huge dividends for our players as they pursue their dreams of playing for the New York Mets."

the other south atlantic league teams are now alternating (on twitter) between trashing the pr stunt and noting when the fireflies will be in town

Jay Bruce embraces analytics

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/21/sports/baseball/jay-bruce-mets-hitting-data.html

i cannot beeleeve they might send him to AAA

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/michael-conforto-paying-dues-fight-mets-roster-spot-article-1.3004395

what will 92mph Harvey look like?

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/imagining-the-new-matt-harvey/

Matz scratched from next start w/ elbow tenderness

Gsellman in rotation to start the year

@joe_sheehan
"Today, the #Mets signed Kevin McReynolds to a one-year deal. McReynolds, 57, will take over in right, with Conforto staying in Las Vegas."

seems unnecessary when bobby bonilla is already on the payroll

kinda lol'd @ the granderson nytimes h2o article but gotta stay hydrated

15 games for familia

cespedes has his own url-shortening domain, yoen.is

Ready for a new season/soap opera. No more injuries please? Does Ty Kelly deserve the 25th spot on the roster over Matt Reynolds? I don't know.

Glad to see my favorite Mets podcast, Panic City, is back as well: http://soundcloud.com/jykes7

going to opening day :-)

im parallel to the delta sky 360 club, pointed to mike piazza, and he smiled and gave me the peace sign, as he sipped a white wine

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8gOWvzWAAEklEZ.jpg:small

i see u johnny crunch

mets PBP om WOR guy just said the craziest shit - called Julio Teheran the ‘Breckin Meyer’ of Braves pitching prospects..

@MarcCarig
Looking ahead, Mets have some leeway with this Syndergaard blister. Could give extra day and pitch him Sunday if needed.

how close was Wilmer to home?

wait, safe on review?

def safe

big inning of bb's, then duda capped it

@AnthonyDiComo
Can confirm Seth Lugo has a partially torn UCL in his right elbow. But he does not need Tommy John surgery. For now, rest for Lugo.

mets sign desmond jennings to a minor league deal

how good was Rey Ordonez?

https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/rey-ordez-and-the-outer-boundary-of-range

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Tim Tebow hit a two-run homer in the first at-bat of his minor league baseball debut for the Class A Columbia Fireflies on Thursday night.

Tebow, the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner, drilled a 2-1 pitch off the railing in left-center field, where a strong wind had been blowing out all day.

The homer came off Augusta left-hander Dominique Mazza and sent the sellout crowd at Spirit Communications Park into a frenzy of cheers.

Fans shouted "Te-Bow! Te-Bow!'' after the former University of Florida and NFL quarterback fouled off a pitch.

The chants grew louder as Tebow circled the bases on his homer, pumping his fist as he rounded second base.

BRUCE

eff the Phuckers

Mets six homerun games:
4/11/17 vs Phillies
4/19/16 vs Phillies
8/24/15 vs Phillies
4/19/05 vs Phillies
6/15/99 vs Reds
4/4/88 vs Expos

now seven! good night to be a mets fan. three hitters went a triple shy of the cycle.

smart enough to bench Reyes?

http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/slumping-jose-reyes-may-be-headed-to-the-mets-bench-1.13451583

he's already at -0.6 fWAR, -0.8 bWAR

yoenis christ

Jay Bruce playing for a contract. If everything goes well this year, I would not be surprised if the Astros or Rangers try and sign him next year. It will be interesting to see how Bruce's career goes in his 30s, if he stays healthy and productive, I think he has a decent shot at 400 HRs.

Mets probably want Bruce to have a nice season, but not TOO nice a season where the NY media/fanbase insists he is signed up for a big NY extension.

Plus Conforto is currently giving plenty of reasons why he should be out there every day.

i mercifully saw v little of the last 3 games, but i'd say the bullpen is a work-in-progress.

Familia may not close upon his return Thursday

http://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/mets/2017/04/16/familia-may-not-start-closer/100545634/

Bullpen should be better with Familia back today, and hopefully Lugo later.

Jay Bruce playing 1B tonight, giving room for Conforto to play in the outfield.

altchek strikes back

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C99nbkqVoAAa4ZC.jpg

Good grief

and this is how mookieproof ended playing emergency SS for the new york mets on april 21, 2017

shit, where's my glove

but this holiday season

i nearly had a HAHT ATTACK when i saw that Thor didn't start last night, but they just re-flopped him with Gsellman.

Need to shop for Moutsakas, of all 3Bs?

@SteveGelbs
The hits just keep on coming. Syndergaard scratched from today's start. TC says it's most likely tendinitis in the biceps.

Christ on a cracker

maybe those ADDED 17 POUNDS OF MUSCLE are responsible

The Mets have lost 9 of their last 10 for the first time since September 2012

xp fuck

Newsday:

Collins said Syndergaard had been bothered by discomfort during the time since his last start Thursday. Though he told Collins on Thursday morning that he felt his condition had improved, the manager thought it prudent to go cautiously.

Syndergaard said he felt the discomfort against after his bullpen session on Monday and playing catch on Tuesday.

“I played catch yesterday, felt great playing catch,” Syndergaard said Thursday morning. “And it just kind of stiffens up once it gets cold. I couldn’t really lift my arm above my shoulder at that point.”

Syndergaard said that the discomfort is more toward the shoulder.

Collins contacted Harvey in the morning and the righthander said he’d have no problem pitching today.

The severity of Syndergaard’s condition is unknown, and Collins said he likely would be sent for medical tests. But he may not miss more than one start. The Mets aren’t putting him on the 10-day disabled list at present.

“It’s a little thing right now, but definitely don’t want it turn into a big thing,” Syndergaard said.

@daynperry
I had a friend in high school who would blatantly lie about the dumbest stuff imaginable for no reason. In essence, he was the Mets.

Watching the games the past week and a half has been painful. So much sloppy/ugly fielding too.

rip yoenis

yeah, at least he can play til he gets on base

did he limp off?

Each game somehow worse than the last lately.

Harvey isn't even a mid-rotation pitcher

bcz it's the Braves, hooping to pull out a 9-8 win

nobody puts kurt suzuki in a corner

@MarcCarig

MRI tomorrow for Cespedes

TC talked to team after game. Reminded that they endured last year.

Brisbee assigns blame

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/4/28/15471284/mets-matt-harvey-noah-syndergaard-injuries-fires-acid-tsunamis-locusts

reminds of a bit of the Cubs during the Dusty era, that staff of young guns that included Prior, Wood, Zambrano...

don't make me mention Generation K

(tho this crew at least has one pennant)

omg that comparison is ominous

Yo to DL, Sean Gilmartin up

Conforto moves to LF; TJ Rivera at first tonight

YoOoOOo: can you imagine being a Mets fan?

Jeff Sullivan: Can you imagine being a Mariners fan?

Jeff Sullivan: Can you imagine being a Padres fan?

Jeff Sullivan: Can you imagine being a Marlins fan? Last year the Mets made the playoffs. The year before they made the World Series. It’s not so god-damned sad to cheer for the Mets

Jason: Marlins do have 2 rings

Jeff Sullivan: No they don’t, they’ve all been sold

d'ARNAUDAHERE

Travis D'arnaud homers to give the Mets their first lead...in a week!

ah, coughed it up already

zimmerman's juicing, right

D'arnaud means business! 2 HR game

+ 5 RBIs

been obvious all night Scherzer is off

Edgin (!) saving the day

"I can't tie him down and throw him in the tube"

http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2017/04/sandy_alderson_on_noah_syndergaards_mri_refusal_i.html#incart_river_index

Noah Syndergaard, who was scratched a few days ago with a dead arm and sore biceps, has left his start today in the second inning after wincing in pain after two pitches to Bryce Harper, grabbing under his arm after the second pitch. He left trailing 5-2 and you have to wonder why the heck he was out there in the first place.

Yeah, kind of saw this coming, especially since a very similar thing just happened to Cespedes.

when did Alderson have a lobotomy, im wonderin'

hey they've won 3 of 4 and it looks like Conforto is in the lineup to stay. #SunnySide

I hope Conforto sticks around, but he also had a great April last year, and then tanked. He has been impressive though.

@AnthonyDiComo
Tonight's Mets-Braves game will feature the two lowest OBPs in MLB among qualified players:

-Curtis Granderson, .177
-Dansby Swanson, .202

@Joelsherman1
Syndergaard flying to L.A. to get 2d opinion on torn lat from Dr. Neal ElAttrache. Initial conservative estimates is he'll be out 3 months

Is Suntrust park the second coming of coors field, or is this team starting to wake up offensively?

losing a 3-1 lead to rain, that sucks

I'd be curious (for climate change/we're all doomed purposes) to see a graph of mlb rainouts by year -- I'm sure some stathead is tracking that somewhere.

tj

excuuuuse me? you just made me check all the damn headlines.

anyway THANKS FISH for the win

oh, Rivera! That's very different.

lol sry

well there ya go

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/mets-tweet-photo-showing-sex-toy-kevin-plawecki-locker-article-1.3141351

lol did matt harvey pull the dildo prank

That was my guess too, considering the suspension is apparently retroactive to yesterday

also, Asdrubal hurt

@MarcCarig
I went to J school so I could Tweet this: I'm told Matt Harvey's suspension is not related to the sex toy fiasco from the other day. #Mets

why would it be?

i feel bad for everyone forced to be a fan of this team even though there's an actually fun and good team in nyc

well said

yeah well we don't switch as easily as in Chi

so don't feel bad

even though there's an actually fun and good team in nyc

i didn't read this correctly the first time. you're an idiot, but i knew that.

you should be a Stankee fan in fact

i sort of understand since i was a cubs fan back in Sandberg decline years/Maddux to the Braves years, which coincided with the peak era of the Thomas/Ventura/McDowell White Sox.

Mets won a pennant a year and a half ago, have gotten to the postseason in consecutive seasons for the first time in team history, and went 4-2 last week, but somehow they're not FUN.

massive dildos are never not fun.
nev. er.

Gavin Cecchini called up

mets got to post season in 99 and 2000

you're right, first this century

@NYPost_Mets
Two factors in not starting Harvey on Wednesday: Team wants him to throw a side session first. And they want to avoid hostile environment.

the hostile environment being . . . citi field

or by extension, NY tabloids/sportstalk radio

Terry Collins: “I don’t know” if Matt Harvey’s teammates respect him https://t.co/5EP7glll1n

— HardballTalk (@HardballTalk) May 8, 2017

i disconnected for the most part this weekend so i'm catching up on what happened, but all i know is that jose reyes is lecturing someone about their behavior so it must have been O_o

aaron hernandez killed himself bc he couldn't live in a world where matt harvey did such an egregious thing

Cecchini was flow in, but never activated. Wilk was DFA'd and Tommy Milone activated.

8 of 11! But when does the FUN start?

Conforto seeming more like the real deal every day now. Also love how shocked Gary Cohen is that Rene Rivera continues to hit over .300.

Since I’ve been covering the Giants, they’ve had a pitcher fall off a dirt bike, a pitcher miss the All-Star Game with flu-like symptoms, a pitcher busted for possession of marijuana, a pitcher detained for arguing at a Vegas airport, players with questionable work ethics, players who didn’t get along with members of the organization because they thought they were better than they actually were, players with salary complaints, and a player who scheduled surgery right in the middle of the postseason because, gee, why would he want to hang around the team in the middle of the postseason? I’m sure I’m missing a whole bunch, too.

They were all stories. They never contributed to a general sense of “What are the Giants doing, lol?”

When any of that happens to the Mets, though, it becomes a story that hurts the entire organization. That’s because of a perception that’s been created with the help of everyone from the owners to the star players, sure. That salt has already been added to the soup, and it’s not coming back out. The only thing to do is to make sure everyone remembers at all times that the Mets will always be held to a different, unfair standard. Live it. Internalize it. Have training sessions and orientations about it. Make sure the rookies know. Make sure Ted from sales knows.

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/5/9/15597084/mets-matt-harvey-mess-fiasco

@SteveGelbs
Uh-oh. Mets say Jeurys Familia had an arterial clot in right shoulder. He will have further tests tomorrow. Possible surgery coming.

well he sure sucked yesterday

Duda activated and hitting 7th tonight.

Mike: The Mets are planning to continue to use Jose Reyes at third. At what point should they call up Rosario?

Keith Law: Yesterday.

https://www.fanragsports.com/mlb/mets/tim-tebow-proving-least-deserves-shot-baseball/

hitting at 106 wRC+ right now

he ranks 119th out of 234 qualifying class a hitters in OPS at .700 (which, tbf, is three spots higher than mickey moniak, last year's top draft pick)

but he's at least doing well enough to make you wonder what might have been, if not well enough to take playing time away from an actual prospect at a higher level. he's hitting 4.5x more grounders than fly balls, which does not play into his strength of being fucking huge, so maybe if his swing can be tweaked . . .

http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.3161450.1494658565!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/index_350/cover-back-2017.jpg

@AnthonyDiComo
The Mets have signed reliever Neil Ramirez to a big league deal, per @Ken_Rosenthal. Ramirez was twice DFA'd this year, owns an 8.71 ERA.

Desperate times. Hard to believe how bad the pitching has been.

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/05/22/mets-injury-schedule-2017

the weekly magazine of the Elites

conforto oppo off a lefty!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CsusQ3fWgAAK9f3.jpg

that cartoon is a shallow imitation of this image i made last year

go ck the standings so you know who to root for

morbs you really have to have more of a sense of humor about mets ribbing bro

grim baserunning by reyes

Travis d’Arnaud, Steven Matz, and Seth Lugo all played for St. Lucie last night. Matz started the game and pitched three innings, striking out three batters and allowing one run. Lugo entered in relief of Matz, and went two and two thirds innings while only yielding one hit. d’Arnaud caught seven innings and went 2-for-4 at the plate.

wonderfully bizarre old Voice piece I think about much too often: "Favorite Dinosaurs of the Mets" pic.twitter.com/x1rZlAon4T

— Alan Scherstuhl (@studiesincrap) May 23, 2017

weird!

Robles optioned, Smoker up

going to tonight's game; leaving bag at work to brave security

kill Harvey, fcuk deGrom, marry Conforto

it's hard to envision Harvey going more than 5 innings in future starts

Jay Bruce left Tuesday’s game with back tightness.

never gonna sit Grandy

https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/868678323173543936/YnSuakpN?format=jpg&name=600x314

yes i

Starting pitching has actually improved the last 5 starts, finally.

i think they'll stay in WC contention as long as they keep winning series vs shitty teams.

offense has looked a lot better also, and cespedes poss back soon

mr met, true new yorker

what'd he do?

How can Mr. Met get in trouble for giving someone the middle finger IF HE DOESN'T HAVE ONE 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 pic.twitter.com/0QZd2GxQyz

— Hector Diaz (@iamHectorDiaz) June 1, 2017

back to the field: ROSARIO

http://nypost.com/2017/05/31/note-to-mets-end-cabrera-misery-and-call-up-amed-rosario/

and just watch, Collins will sit "tiring" Conforto twice a week once Yo comes back

http://nypost.com/2017/06/01/curtis-granderson-making-case-to-stay-in-mets-of-rotation/

http://i.imgur.com/SWYjKnU.jpg

things keep getting weirder

Moltar:
In your Insider piece today you talk about how Harvey still has the stuff to be successful, but no longer generates swings and misses. Is it reasonable to think that Harvey is still less than %100? If the Mets’ injury prevention program wasn’t a dumpster fire, would he have been better served starting the year on the DL and pitching a full compliment of rehab starts?

Jeff Sullivan:
Well, that’s impossible for us to know and be any kind of certain. My hunch is that Harvey had his delivery kind of screwed up when he made that emergency start against Atlanta, but that’s just uninformed speculation.

I have yet to do a real Harvey deep dive. But it’s instantly clear that his O-Swing even from last year has dropped 10 percentage points. That’s a problem with his secondary stuff, and not his fastball.
…which then becomes a problem for his fastball, since hitters can look for it.

texas appears to be starting dillon gee tmorrow

our only hope

Braves intentionally walk Conforto to load the bases for Cespedes, who promptly hits a grand slam. Welcome back!

Flores is 39 for his last 100. I've done the math. That equals .390. Since the start of May. Decent.

— Steve Gelbs (@SteveGelbs) June 11, 2017

Starting pitching as advertised v Braves (assuming 5 scoreless innings is the max Harvey can give henceforth).

Series vs Cubs and Nats, need to go 4-3 at least.

@MarcCarig
Michael Conforto has back stiffness and was a scratch, per multiple reports from the ballpark. Flores is getting a day off.

@AlbaneseLaura
TC says Flores needed a day and today was ideal because he's struggled against Lackey and they've got a bunch of lefties coming up.

that's the deGrom i know and love

game only took 2 hours and 23 minutes too

Cespedes left game w/ sore heel :/

Cabrera DL'd (thumb); Conforto out of lineup (back discomforto)

http://www.amazinavenue.com/2017/6/13/15794890/mets-asdrubal-cabrera-tj-rivera-disabled-list-thumb-injury-new-york

Even though Cespedes was removed due to the score, TC brought up tendinitis for him, which isn’t great. Manageable, but not perfect.

— David Lennon (@DPLennon) June 14, 2017

The Mets drafted Edgardo Alfonzo's son, Daniel, in the 38th round of this year's Draft. He played at Bayside High School in Queens.

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) June 14, 2017

did they just have walker sac bunt with 1 out down 2-1 in the third inning???

with harvey and montgomery on the mound, you know runs will be hard to come by

starting to think Mets are at least better than the Cubs

http://nypost.com/2017/06/15/behind-the-scenes-of-the-darkest-day-in-mets-history

worse than the Nixon pardon

apparently sandy has not seen reyes or cabrera or rivera play this year

Sandy's comments when asked about Amed Rosario pic.twitter.com/jCvmANJYnk

— SportsNet New York (@SNYtv) June 15, 2017

also harvey and walker to DL, syndergaard still four weeks from throwing

starting to think the cubs' medical and conditioning staff are at least better than the mets' medical and conditioning staff

oh c'mon, you don't expect to offend a Mets fan with that concept?

I don't know if Alderson is taking questions at his SABR appearance... I'm trying to formulate 'polite' inquiries about Rosario/injuries.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/06/juan-lagares-diagnosed-with-fractured-thumb.html

I just read the article about the Seaver trade in the Post ... if this happened today, would people see it differently? These days, if a team knows it can't contend this year or the next, they almost have to trade a star who's signed to a team friendly contract.

So I guess it's really about how Mets management treated their biggest ever star like shit, rather than the trade itself?

He was The Franchise. It would be like the O's trading Cal Jr in his prime during a down season.

He was in the last year of his contract, right?

only 6 home games left in the first half, that's daunting

Nimmo and Reynolds are the moves.

— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) June 16, 2017

Seaver signed a two year extension with a hometown discount instead of testing free agency. I guess you could point fingers at both sides there (Seaver for being naive, Mets management for taking advantage of him) but baseball fans as a whole were on the owners' side of the free agency issue, so Seaver was in a bad place, PR-wise, when his demands for a raise became public.

In the past decade, Johan Santana and Roy Halladay were franchise pitchers who were traded in their prime for players who never panned out. Of course they weren't inner circle HOF'ers like Seaver. But comparing these kinds of things across eras is (probably) pointless anyway -- every era needs to be considered within the context of its time.

I had forgotten most of the money details. It wasn't exactly a hometown discount -- the multimillion signings (Wayne Garland being the first, as the Post article says) began just after TS signed his 3-year deal.

how a hitter like Reyes homers off a pitcher like Scherzer is a mystery of baseball

so after this, they face Strasburg tomorrow and Kershaw Monday. Clearing my throat to declare the season done if they don't split this series.

fuckin' Salas

I was at that dispiriting slog today. Time to cut Reyes and call up Rosario.

"Don't be surprised, be ready," whispers a 40-year-old Amed Rosario, leading the PCL with a .675/.822/1.445 line, to no one in particular.

— Chris (@tpgMets) June 15, 2017

Keith Hernandez last night: “Roark’s been getting his tits lit.”

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/keith-hernandez-tanner-roark-t-s-lit-article-1.3261370

deGrom named NL Player of the Week btw

funny who turned out to be their best pitcher of the Sandy-Terry era, huh?

Biceps tendinitis for Wheeler. Here are the other moves: pic.twitter.com/Q2bpP10Jkf

— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) June 21, 2017

keith hernandez says his daughters are deadheads. "i like a lot of their stuff. i don't like a lot more of their stuff." prefers zappa.

— jesse jarnow (@bourgwick) June 22, 2017

https://www.fanragsports.com/news/asdrubal-cabrera-demands-trade-mets-game-friday/

smdh

I haven't followed his story but wtf is his deal

iirc bobby bonilla had similar issues with changing positions (all of which he was terrible at)

the mets, of course, are still paying him -- next installment in eight days!

Giant pitching, The San Francisco Treat

Since May 3rd, Curtis Granderson ranks 5th in NL in OBP (.414), 4th in SLG (.611), & 3rd in OPS (1.025) among players with at least 150 PA.

— New York Mets Stats (@NYMStats) June 26, 2017

Ron Darling is upset

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/mets-broadcaster-ron-darling-rips-trainers-latest-injury-article-1.3283039

Granderson really has come back from the dead. Can he play shortstop?

tbh Cabrera at 2b has been ok so far (small sample size though). Can Walker play 3B/SS? His injury is the one that bums me out the most at the moment.

Jose Reyes moved into second on the Mets' all-time hits list last night with 1,420, passing Ed Kranepool. David Wright's record is 1,777.

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) June 29, 2017

rip ay

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Young_(baseball)

as we said on obit thread, he was a decent pitcher screwed by lousy support.

never thought this roadtrip wd be 5-5

oy, no

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/19770608/new-york-mets-consider-re-signing-bartolo-colon

Sandy Alderson on where Matt Harvey is in his recovery: "You mean where he is other than Page 6?"

— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinMedia) June 30, 2017

sandy!

(a colleague saw harvey in the west village this morning; unsure if it was an early day or late night for him)

feel kinda bad for degrom -- he'll obviously be all right, but he's not even hitting arbitration until his age-30 season

I was at the game tonight, and at the park at 2:30 for the SABR-Mets session.

Sandy on how far away Rosario is: "About 2500 miles."

oh sandy

"...That's about 4-1/2 hours on Delta."

#HappyBobbyBoDay

duda in the apple

asdrubal!

8.5 behind a team managed by Dusty, hmmmmm

CURTIS!

They better win this fucker

Nimmo: “When they said it was a collapsed lung, I was taken aback, too.”

— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) July 8, 2017

Jonathan : I’ve been having an argument with my fellow disgruntled Mets fans. I believe literally anyone other than Conforto should be on the trading block in the right deal (including Thor, assuming market return based on a full recovery). I just don’t think you get another run like 2015 out of team built around young pitching due to injury volatility. What say you?

Dave Cameron: You listen on anyone, but I don’t think tearing it down to the bones is the right call. I’d move the rentals and then take another shot next year.

Yeah, so much of the starting position players will be gone next year that it will feel like a new team already. As long as the pitching bounces back they should be in contention.

this might be a good opportunity to dump terry tho

i expect they'll give him the chance to quit in October

BRUCE to the batter's eye

If they sweep the Rox we are gonna hafta pretend they're back in it.

Lugo with a HR! So much offense so far.

Rockies lookin like the expansion version

oh, Yo

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/yoenis-cespedes-leaves-mets-rockies-game-apparent-leg-injury-article-1.3329597

With his 6th-inning HR, Lucas Duda now has 124 HR, tied with Todd Hundley for 7th in Mets history.

what a moment

such Metscasm from you lately, Bucco

Are you not entertained?! pic.twitter.com/c01TPl0hkB

— Mr. Met (@MrMet) July 19, 2017

duda can pick it

Just barely survived Tommy Pham today.

pair of 2-run HRs for Conforto.

Watch, they'll sweep Oakland this weekend, either ARI or COL will be swept, and they won't sell next week.

i have the same worries about the pirates : /

their front office is pretty fuckin cold-blooded tho, and doesn't have the NYC media to deal with

I'm feeling strangely attached to Bruce & Reed right now. Cabrera, Granderson, and Reyes, less so. Walker is about to come back to make things even more crowded, and there's still the Rosario question for August and September.

oh man, i heard the 4th inning on the radio and wasn't counting on a comeback from 5-0

Ya gotta believe, morbs!

whew, came thisclose to a delusional revival of hope

plz may we have seen the last of Asdrubal and Reyes (doubt it in latter case)

RHP Chris Flexen called up from AA for tom'w, first such Mets starter since Pelfrey in '06

Duda had two seasons of 3+ bWAR (3.1 and 3.6). Such a lot of fuss...

The Mets activated second baseman Neil Walker from the 10-day disabled list today but were immediately hit with yet another dose of daunting injury news. New York announced that infielder T.J. Rivera is headed to the disabled list with a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.

didnt see it coming

https://www.amazinavenue.com/2017/7/28/16061328/mets-trade-marlins-a-j-ramos

It makes sense if Reed is about to be traded in a day or so. Also, taking Ramos off the market increases Reed's value by default.

rosario up!

Apparently going to be the everyday SS too. Dom Smith can't be too far behind.

btw Wright has started 'low-level' baseball activities :(

Are the Mets really considering picking up Asdrubal's option for 2018, or are they just trying to create (literally any) demand for him as a waiver trade candidate?

Eno Sarris
Dude's been worth $8.5 million every year save one in his career, really. And how much does a Mets fan hate having Asdrubal and Wilmer around Rosario going into the offseason anyway? Leaves you options -- if Wright retires, have a chunk of change for an infielder and guys you can move around. Or spend on a CF.

Rosario w/ second triple in 2 games today

Amed Rosario is the first MLB player with 2 triples in first 3 games since Gerardo Parra in 2009, and first #Mets player to ever do it.

also the fastest met home-to-third in the statcast era (11.4 seconds)

Robles is killing us this year.

Colorado - Bottom of 9th
NYM 4, COL 4
Hansel Robles pitching for New York
Lucroy hit by pitch.
Valaika hit for Holland.
Valaika sacrificed to first, Lucroy to second.
Blackmon intentionally walked.
LeMahieu walked, Lucroy to third, Blackmon to second.
Arenado walked, Lucroy scored, Blackmon to third, LeMahieu to second.
COL 5, NYM 4

That last pitch almost hit the bull.

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--ghHIwP0D--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/ujvbsffrmslch3ppvsnu.gif

Reliever Hansel Robles was brought in for a tie game in the eighth inning. This, already, was something of a questionable decision for a fairly high-leverage moment, given that he’s been one of team’s weakest bullpen options this year—performing well below replacement level with an ERA north of 5.00. But Robles took the mound anyway, and for all of a few minutes, everything was fine. During the second batter of the inning, however, both Robles and catcher Travis d’Arnaud got hurt on the same pitch.

...

But Robles’s day was just getting started. He was brought back out for the ninth, even though he isn’t typically given the chance to record more than three outs.

He hit the first batter, Jonathan Lucroy, and watched him advance to second on a sac bunt. Manager Terry Collins then decided to intentionally walk Charlie Blackmon, only to watch Robles walk the bases full on the next batter. Now with a chance to make the very reasonable move of pulling his reliever—who had been doubled over in pain during the previous inning and was clearly struggling after loading the bases in the bottom of the ninth in a tie game—Collins apparently figured, eh, what’s the point, and just left him in.

Nolan Arenado was the next batter. Robles walked him. The Mets lost, 5-4.

Here’s a nice update about how Robles was feeling throughout that:

Robles had numbness in fingers pitching the ninth. In the eighth he landed awkwardly and pinched his genitals, prompting Ray Ramirez visit.

— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) August 3, 2017

And exactly how numb was he during this inning in which he walked or hit three of the four batters he faced?

Robles said he felt numbness in his right hand in the 9th. Couldn't feel the ball. Did not share that with anyone until after game.

— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) August 3, 2017

DeGrom becomes the first Mets pitcher to steal a base in 9 years.

what a horrid slog that was

Terry Collins will counter, pointing to Mets roster as proof that there is no God https://t.co/VhVRccqcsE

— Jay Jaffe (@jay_jaffe) August 6, 2017

Alderson: Dom Smith is coming tomorrow.

— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) August 10, 2017

Anthony DiComo
(@AnthonyDiComo)
Nick Williams lines Jacob deGrom's 100th pitch 99 mph right off his torso. Trainer Ray Ramirez checks on him, and deGrom is done. #Mets

Looks like it was just a bruise in the end. Here's hoping.

Lagares is back, and Salas DFA'd.

A few days back, Sandy Alderson said Robert Gsellman needed to pitch better during his rehab. Gsellman replied: “I don’t really care."

— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) August 16, 2017

@AnthonyDiComo
Alderson says the roughly $9 million the Mets saved via trades is not "earmarked" for next season. But he believes payroll will be flexible.

d'arnaud at 3B tonight!

his Players Weekend jersey sez LITTLE D

d'Arnaud is switching btwn 2b & 3b depending on hitter

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--BsAXD29P--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/vib0sfivlao9hk4jwreu.png

wow

Haven't read in detail about this -- surely Terry Collins didn't go to the ump every time the two infielders switched. So why wasn't it treated officially like a glorified shift?

positions are a feeling

With a shift the fielders are still standing in the same ordering ... maybe?

Collins had the players switch 22 times, and this strategy led to natural infielder Cabrera getting all the groundballs and d'Arnaud only having to handle one popup, which was hit by pinch-hitter Todd Frazier in the ninth inning.

Yankees manager Joe Girardi's reaction to this unusual strategy?

"I thought it was really smart on Terry's point," Girardi said. "D'Arnaud's never played the infield. So I think they were trying to give him the least amount of chances possible. He got one and he made it."

http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2017/08/why_yankees_manager_joe_girardi_called_mets_terry.html

last night's event has raised this old memory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UhfabRmtJw

some others: https://www.si.com/mlb/2016/04/25/shelby-miller-diamondbacks-pitchers-outfield

time to find a reason to disable Matz

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DHEVfXYWAAEXhri.jpg

bye grandy. thanks for saying sayonara with that grand(y) slam against the yanks

who becomes clubhouse dj now

also i just joined citi bike last week and made my password a variant of grandy's name ;_;

Conforto anointed clubhouse leader

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/michael-conforto-suddenly-experienced-voice-mets-clubhouse-article-1.3426145

per my request of Friday

Matz likely to DL.

— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) August 21, 2017

🚨 Rehab Alert 🚨 #DavidWright will DH tonight for the @stluciemets tonight as they visit Port Charlotte. #Mets pic.twitter.com/8yvArnxGps

— New York Mets (@Mets) August 22, 2017

(brian blessed voice) wright's alive

Cespedes hamstring, might be done for the year

reyes could get OF starts

Conforto may be out the rest of the year too. Thread title keeps delivering.

It has at least been nice to see all the young players get some consistent playing time lately.

Wright rehab shut down

"uncle"

Kevin Plawecki lowered his ERA to 12.00.

— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) August 30, 2017

Nori Aoki joins the party.

Conforto may miss part of next season.

https://www.amazinavenue.com/2017/9/2/16246566/mets-michael-conforto-surgery-injury-update-new-york

David Wright will have rotator cuff surgery, Michael conforto shoulder capsule surgery and tj rivera tommy john surgery, mets announce

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) September 4, 2017

Matt Harvey will start on Wednesday on short rest. TC says he wanted to get back on the mound as soon as possible.

— Steve Gelbs (@SteveGelbs) September 4, 2017

good idea

Have we suffered enough yet. I just want 70 wins.

Going to guess the whole training staff will be fired in the offseason, and TC will not return.

Have we suffered enough yet.

NEVER

as long as the Braves have a Hundred Years' Drought

winning a pennant aint nothin' but Collins seems clueless on a number of levels

as long as the Braves have a Hundred Years' Drought

totally cool with that, the move to Cobb Co. was the last fucking straw – Mets, Phils & Barves fighting for bottom spot every year is a dream

18 years ago today

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJFfpjrUIAADjiP.jpg:large

https://www.fanragsports.com/news/wilmer-flores-miss-rest-2017/

Mr. Met pic.twitter.com/P4h0S2ZvzP

— Branson Reese (@bransonreese) September 14, 2017

Instant classic

Moltar:
Mets have already said that they are not making changes to their medical staff, training staff, or their partnership with Hospital for Special Services. If you were a free agent, would that alone scare you away from signing with the team? Would you take the Beltran route and only see private doctors?

Eno Sarris:
You know, I think their problem might actually be internal and communication related? How often is it just what they told us was a… fabrication? Does Terry Collins foster a clubhouse of communication and openness? Does the GM make sure that all players feel welcome to reveal what they are feeling without repercussion?

im glad they got rid of those black mets jerseys

Here’s a fact: the Mets allowed 39 runs to the Cubs, the most in a 3-game series in team history.

— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) September 15, 2017

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--0tEdGqCe--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/mbhykynyyrvldz43l0pa.gif

"fuck it i'll be a legend"

hahahahahahaaaaa

In case you were wondering how much I watch playing-out-the-string Septembers, i have no idea who #77 is.

when you're down eight runs in the ninth, you need to make your own breaks

Noah Syndergaard will face live batters in Miami, and the Mets hope he is able to get into a game sometime over the weekend at Citi Field.

Whyyyyy?

harvey day

According to sources within the organization, the Mets are keen on the idea of bringing in someone they consider more technologically savvy and more fluent in analytical and sabermetrics: someone in the mold of the Cardinals Mike Matheny.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/terry-collins-mets-options-season-article-1.3511658

amazin

good luck mets

I think the DN writer is a bit confused about Matheny's skill set.

A Jacob deGrom stomach bug is forcing the Mets to shuffle their rotation, pushing the ace’s Friday start back to Sunday. Robert Gsellman will take the hill on Friday, with Matt Harvey going on Saturday.

hey great, guess what my last game of the season will be?

Anyhoo I'm much more worried about the Mets signing Career-Year Moutsakas for 3b than I am of their finding a manager "in the mold of Mike Matheny."

syndergaard is to pitch the first inning on saturday, followed by harvey

:o

i'm terrified

if the mets can score in the first, harvey will have a good shot at his first career blown save

i've never heard of this happening ever in baseball... let alone two pitchers of this stature?

the mets

happens all the time in the minors, generally when relievers rehab or they're trying to limit someone's innings

I've seen sugggestions that this is one way pitchers will routinely be utilized... IN THE FUTURE

i just am not seeing any gain in having Thor throw in the majors in the final 8 days.

also, re Matheny

all these years i had no idea fluent meant "categorically allergic to" https://t.co/3PR5XwWCda

— keithlaw (@keithlaw) September 21, 2017

Nothing I enjoy more more than the home run apple not rising after a home run and the fans relentlessly demanding it (with chants of "we want apple") to be raised. Happened again tonight!

current NY Post list of Mets managerial candidates

Robin Ventura
Chip Hale
Kevin Long
Super Joe McEwing
Alex Cora
Bob Geren

Dan Warthen also rumored to be walking the plank (musta injured all those pitchers).

player-manager david wright

Terry Collins will announce after game he is resigning as #Mets manager, staying with club in front-office role, source tells The Athletic.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) October 1, 2017

destroy season, Eternal Sunshine-style

Such a bummer about all the injuries, and then selling off most of the veterans in the last two months. Only solace in the end was getting to see extended looks at all the rookies/young guys. Still going to say I am looking forward to 2018 even though I have no idea what deals will be made in the off season.

mets hired tony defrancesco to manage triple-a las vegas

which doesn't mean much of anything except that he's the sort of good guy and minors manager the mets aren't usually able to attract

Breaking: New York @Mets will buy @SyracuseChiefs, bring its Triple-A team to Syracuse https://t.co/Wpa0Sec4Sj

— Mark Weiner (@MarkWeinerDC) October 9, 2017

thumbs up

thor gets a doc gooden comp in the new ZiPS
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2018-zips-projections-new-york-mets/

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DSbilM-UMAASRl1.jpg

celebrating in style

just like keith

Keith Hernandez arrives at @realDonaldTrump’s Mar-a-Lago for #NewYearsEve pic.twitter.com/JhaTr9k0yh

— George Bennett (@gbennettpost) January 1, 2018

Among the factors Jeff Wilpon cited in counting David Wright's insurance covered salary as part of the payroll is the cost of the policy, "which is not cheap."

— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) January 23, 2018

Jeff Wilpon said the Mets do not reinvest their David Wright insurance money back into the payroll because they must pay for the policy and for 25% of Wright's contract, and don't want to get caught way over budget in the event that Wright does return.

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) January 23, 2018

sounds like a wilpon parody account tbh