Altchek's Office Alumni: 2017 New York Mets

"...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!