"Mets finally have their guy" seems a bit of a strained interpretation. More like "Mets finally have *a* guy."
METS NAME JAG AS GM"Mets finally have their guy" seems a bit of a strained interpretation. More like "Mets finally have *a* guy."
Looking at that list, who can blame the Mets for thinking they were going to dominate baseball in the middle of that decade? Crazy how poorly it all worked out.Matz, 30, a second-round pick of the Mets in 2009, was one of many pitching prospects New York hoped to build title teams around, along with Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom, Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler.
But there's a 16% chance that it will be Tom Seaver.Cohen shouldn't worry; they'll eventually sign the 12th pitcher they target
Which is why if I'm honest I'm actually happy for Wheeler and Matz - both of them I think it was clear reached a point that they needed a different mentorship / coaching strategy, because the skills were there but the results just never materialized. So while I wish the Mets had been capable of building that coaching staff, I'm happy they were able to find it elsewhereSomething that I knew, but was still shocking to see in this story:
Looking at that list, who can blame the Mets for thinking they were going to dominate baseball in the middle of that decade? Crazy how poorly it all worked out.
Don't they have enough dead money tied up in Bobby BonillaBut there's a 16% chance that it will be Tom Seaver.
Did they ever had a good offense in that run? They had that window from 2014-16 at least, but no O man.Something that I knew, but was still shocking to see in this story:
Looking at that list, who can blame the Mets for thinking they were going to dominate baseball in the middle of that decade? Crazy how poorly it all worked out.
By wRC+, in 2015 and 2016 they were right around 10th in the majors, which isn't bad, but 2012-14 they were usually around 20th. So not an offensive powerhouse by any means, but pretty much league average or just below over a 6 year span (pretty much between 94 and 101 every year). They also couldn't get them all healthy and performing at the same time, or performing well, so it seemed like out of five potential aces they usually just had one to three. That year they lost the series to the Royals though, they were close to putting it all together, had Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom, Matt Harvey all throw 150+ innings, but Wheeler was injured and Matz only just getting his feet wet six years after being drafted.Did they ever had a good offense in that run? They had that window from 2014-16 at least, but no O man.
Money heals all wounds. The next call they have will be like they are best friends if Cohen wants the player represented by said agent and said agent will laugh it off to get a higher paycheck. It's not good business to make your client available to 29 of 30 teams.At what point do players not want to go play for the crazy negative outspoken fanboy owner, and at what point do agents not want to work with him? All of this seems really bad. Just go win a few championships before you go whine on twitter.
Unless Cohen is one of those rich guys who is also a macho asshole who thinks that he doesn't win unless the other guy also loses.Money heals all wounds. The next call they have will be like they are best friends if Cohen wants the player represented by said agent and said agent will laugh it off to get a higher paycheck. It's not good business to make your client available to 29 of 30 teams.
I would bet my balls that within a week, if not already, this is smoothed (DAMNIT) over.
This right here is gold.People have to remember - Cohen comes from the world of leveraged finance which is a very staid, genial, word-is-bond backwater of industry. People who work in that business would never dream of burning long-time friends and business partners or even employees for their own interests. It must be such a culture shock for Cohen to not only have to transition to the price-taker role of franchise owner but also a much more competitive, cut-throat arena where people don't consider feelings a legitimate business term.
It's a random urban Christian school that I literally just walked past in the last hour and I still forget it exists.Always tough to lose coaches, but the Mariners are a good…oh, Seattle University, you say? Who even knew Seattle University existed?
And they went 18-33 last year.It's a random urban Christian school that I literally just walked past in the last hour and I still forget it exists.
Something that I knew, but was still shocking to see in this story:
Looking at that list, who can blame the Mets for thinking they were going to dominate baseball in the middle of that decade? Crazy how poorly it all worked out.
One of them turned out to be good!It worked out as well for them as Generation K did. Do you remember Generation K? It's fine if you don't, there's not much to remember.
Yes, but not for the Mets! (Edit--a waste of a pretty good nickname for a group of pitchers.)One of them turned out to be good!
I do. Only because I am reading Elgin Baylor’s autobiography right now.Always tough to lose coaches, but the Mariners are a good…oh, Seattle University, you say? Who even knew Seattle University existed?
L&O: Seattle's answer to Hudson University.Always tough to lose coaches, but the Mariners are a good…oh, Seattle University, you say? Who even knew Seattle University existed?
Yep. Baylor took them to the national title game where they lost to Kentucky.I do. Only because I am reading Elgin Baylor’s autobiography right now.
The Sox weren't in on them simply because they didn't end up signing them? Is that the most logical conclusion? Or is it possible that they did inquire on both players and were ultimately outbid? Or both players preferred the Mets' offer for their own reasons?Shit! 2/$26.5 for Canha. Both canha and Escobar seem like guys the Sox should have been in on, but guess not?