Yes, I remain retired (long term readers know this is my third retirement); however, with Tom’s retirement (come baaaaaaaack Tom) I thought I would write my thoughts down on a random basis. May be weekly, Maybe longer. Who knows from this mashugana.
1. I re-watched that Frankie Alvarez bomb last Thursday around ten times. Wow. That’s what I’m talking about! Me? I would start him off in Syracuse and see how he handled these, mostly, seasoned starters, If that goes well, I would trade our current starter before the trade deadline and platoon Alvarez with Tomas Nido for the rest of this season. Alvarez is our future starter behind the plate and looks, right now, that he will be an all-star there going into the next decade.
2. Regarding Tylor Megill, I think he has already proven to be an SP5 candidate last year. I like his approach to the game. And, I think, going forward this season, I think he should be slotted in as SP4 behind the Big 3. Cookie looks cooked and Peterson just can’t seem to keep that slider sliding. I would make Megill SP4, followed by Walker.
3. A lot of Mets fans think their team needs to sign another bat, especially in the outfield. I don’t share that opinion… if… and it’s a big if… Brandon Nimmo stays healthy this season. I said on Twitter that I think the Mets should extend Nimmo and one of my followers answered with “only if he plays 100+ games this year”. And who said I had dumb followers. A stupid rumor went around Twiiter written by some troll that Michael Conforto was signing a 2-yr. deal with the Mets. Fugettaboutit. The trio of Nimmo-Cahna-Marte will be the starting lineup going forward.
4. What I do feel is a position that doesn’t have enough talent going forward is the pen. There just are just too many untested and questions filled pitchers out there. Frankly, I can’t think of one name out there that doesn’t have a slow, lonely, country song attached to it. The Mets starters are not known for going past six innings too often and I fear too many close ones will be lost by failed relievers this season.
5. So, how did you like that Jake-Max duo this past Sunday? Make you wonder why the Mets couldn't sign another top starter and let these two generate 30+ wins this way all season. Sure would lengthen their careers? Well, we know that's not going to happen because that could mean taking on another 20-35mil a year in salary and it would generate too many penalties. Do you know who creates these penalties? Right, the players and owners during the negotiations for their new deal together. And do you know how many people it takes to tango? Right again. Let's remember, it's the OWNERS that pay the players and if this game is getting out of financial control, they have themselves to blame.
6, This is a short post. Just wanted to jot something down to help here.
I’ll be back soon.
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