OT: MLB Discussion Thread Part IV: Tanaka Injured

[Steve Kournianos]

Nasty nasty hook there. This guy's no rookie. What is he like 35? In Cuban age he's probably 42.

 

[Steve Kournianos]

Nice job by Wright and Murphy. Now they can win the game.

 

[nyr2k2]

Seems like the Mets can never win a close, low-scoring game. This feels like a loss for sure. Oh well, at least we didn't get no-hit!

EDIT: On cue, lead-off triple.

 

[Steve Kournianos]

I'm the biggest Mets fan right now. Where was this team five weeks ago?

Familia wasn't even throwing well. That DP was as good as you'll ever see.

Go Mets.

 

[Steve Kournianos]

By the way, is everybody tracking darryl Strawberry is one of the most successful ordained ministers in suburban st. Louis?

St. Louis????? Darryl popular in St. Louis?

That's like Bobby Thompson being well received on Caton Avenue in 1953.

 

[BlueshirtBlitz]

What a way to bungle that game.

Can next season (or September, so Noah gets called up) be here already?

 

[NYRFAN218]

That's So Mets.

 

[BarbaraAlphanse]

Step 1:

Trade Colon for the best prospect possible.

Step 2:

Allow Dice-K to be the 5th man in the rotation.

Step 3:

In the offseason, package Gee, aforementioned said prospect, and Wilmer Flores for a legitimate SS or LF. My preference: slugging LF.

 

[BarbaraAlphanse]

What a way to bungle that game.

Can next season (or September, so Noah gets called up) be here already?

He throws gas. I imagine he'll need elbow surgery in the next 3 years - either painful bone chips that need to be removed or TJ surgery.

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

Headley to the Yanks for Solarte and a minor league pitcher.

 

[Made Dan]

Gave up nothing for him. Worth a shot.

 

[BarbaraAlphanse]

Gave up nothing for him. Worth a shot.

Look at that ****ing 2012 campaign.

Guy hasn't hit more than 13 hrs in any other year, then blasts -31- naughty.

The ****?

 

[Made Dan]

Look at that ****ing 2012 campaign.

Guy hasn't hit more than 13 hrs in any other year, then blasts 31.

The ****?

Baseball.

 

[nyr2k2]

Headley is probably more valuable defensively than anything else. Not sure he'll help much offensively. Regardless, seems like a worthwhile gamble for the Yanks.

 

[darko]

Headley's hit much better in the last month so hopefully this is the turn around everyone has been waiting form. If he can come remotely close to the way he played in 2012 then Yankees got themselves a helluva player.

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

Headley wins it on a walk off. in just under 5 hours of the most boring game I've ever watched in my life!

 

[Zil]

deGromination!

Also, Herrera went 3 for 4 tonight with a triple and a homer. In a month of AA games he's hit .359/.421/.581 as the youngest player in the Eastern League. If I'm Sandy, I'm shopping Murphy at the deadline to see if there's a prospect haul to be had out there.

 

[darko]

deGromination!

Also, Herrera went 3 for 4 tonight with a triple and a homer. In a month of AA games he's hit .359/.421/.581 as the youngest player in the Eastern League. If I'm Sandy, I'm shopping Murphy at the deadline to see if there's a prospect haul to be had out there.

Pretty handy trade for Mets.

 

[nyr2k2]

Yep, Black looks like a really good late-inning reliever, and Herrera is absolutely killing it at AA.

Another trade that's working out well is the Dickey deal--d'Arnaud seems to be figuring it out at the ML level, Syndergaard is a gem, and now Wuilmer Becerra (finally healthy) is cracking the ball in Kingsport.

 

[BarbaraAlphanse]

Yep, Black looks like a really good late-inning reliever, and Herrera is absolutely killing it at AA.

Another trade that's working out well is the Dickey deal--d'Arnaud seems to be figuring it out at the ML level, Syndergaard is a gem, and now Wuilmer Becerra (finally healthy) is cracking the ball in Kingsport.

Becerra is a kid whose name I've started hearing a lot over the last 2 weeks. He's only like 18. Doing very well with Kingsport.

Reynolds has really cooled off since his hot start. Now batting like .320.

Depending on his this next week goes, I'd consider trading Murphy for two grade A prospects and moving Flores to play every day 2b. Guy is red hot in AAA.

 

[darko]

Flores is also essentially a guy without the position. 2B does probably make the most sense for him. Never been a big fan of his.

 

[Zil]

Flores is also essentially a guy without the position. 2B does probably make the most sense for him. Never been a big fan of his.

He's probably a DH really, which doesn't help the Mets unless somebody deals for him.

 

[nyr2k2]

He's probably a DH really, which doesn't help the Mets unless somebody deals for him.

I really think he's capable of playing an average 2B in the bigs. If he can do that, his bat could be good for 3-4 WAR annually at that position--which is actually a relatively significant improvement over Murph.

 

[Bleed Ranger Blue]

Perhaps its the state of the Yankees and Mets and the fact baseball is pretty low on my favorite sports list, but Im hard pressed to find a more buzz-less MLB season in my memory.

 

[BlueshirtBlitz]

Wilmer needs to play at shortstop.

Ruben is not good. If you take away his IBB's or HBP's, his OBP is in the 320's. Maybe Wilmer is a butcher in the field, but he didn't look too awful there in his short stint, and Ruben's not good enough to stop a guy who's slugging 800 in Triple A from getting called up.

Free Flores.