Trade: [NYM/PHI] Jason Vargas for Austin Bossart

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[hockeykicker]

what is the what in the world is going on???

 

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[Taro Tsujimoto]

 

[NJDevs26]

Haha who cares. Might as well have dealt Wheeler instead and got an actual prospect back.

 

[Falco Lombardi]

I just find it amusing (read beyond frustrating) that the Mets will trade with the likes of the Phillies and Braves like it’s nothing but god forbid a deal to improve the team comes from the Yankees

 

[BKIslandersFan]

Who's the dude they got back?

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Gee, I wonder who had the most input on this trade...

 

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[HajdukSplit]

Another throw away trade with the Phillies, Bossart appears to be a light hitter but good defensive catcher

 

[robert terwilliger]

jason vargas v. todd zolecki in a cage match!

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

I dont get this for the Mets either, Vargas is signed cheap for next year and is a good bottom of the rotation guy.

 

[GKJ]

The Phillies had to do something, and this is definitely some thing that they did.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

I dont get this for the Mets either, Vargas is signed cheap for next year and is a good bottom of the rotation guy.

One word: Mets

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

The Phillies had to do something, and this is definitely some thing that they did.

Got a lefty with slightly above average numbers for next to nothing.

 

[Falco Lombardi]

Got a lefty with slightly above average numbers for next to nothing.

His FIP is a decent amount higher than his actual ERA and he had the ugly incident with threatening a reporter and then not apologizing.

He had to go.

 

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His FIP is a decent amount higher than his actual ERA and he had the ugly incident with threatening a reporter and then not apologizing.

He had to go.

Should do well in Philly then

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Jason 84 MPH fastball Vargas strikes more guys out per 9 than Marcus Stroman....

But i am pretty surprised they couldn't get a better prospect than what they got, being that Vargas is having a solid year and they paid down some of his deal for luxury tax Phillies. The guy the mets got is the definition of throwaway. Better chance of seeing him in my beer league hardball game than the majors.

Then again, insiders and execs were stunned at the Stroman trade so I guess the market is lower than predicted.

 

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Jason 84 MPH fastball Vargas strikes more guys out per 9 than Marcus Stroman....

But i am pretty surprised they couldn't get a better prospect than what they got, being that Vargas is having a solid year and they paid down some of his deal for luxury tax Phillies. The guy the mets got is the definition of throwaway. Better chance of seeing him in my beer league hardball game than the majors.

Then again, insiders and execs were stunned at the Stroman trade so I guess the market is lower than predicted.

Height doesn't measure K's bro

 

[robert terwilliger]

are the mets going to use the top of stroman's locker as extra storage? it's not like he'll be needing it.

 

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are the mets going to use the top of stroman's locker as extra storage? it's not like he'll be needing it.

Boom. Roasted.

But knowing the Wilpons they’ll try to double up to save space or maybe rent the top part out

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Boom. Roasted.

But knowing the Wilpons they’ll try to double up to save space or maybe rent the top part out

They've already measured and can fit Wilmer Flores and his cot up there. I tried to explain he wasn't on the team anymore, but Wilpon couldn't hear over the noise of his rock'em sock'em robots.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

His FIP is a decent amount higher than his actual ERA and he had the ugly incident with threatening a reporter and then not apologizing.

He had to go.

I mean he has a WAR over 1, and the Mets are apparently trying to contend, not sure why they are trading him for nothing. Maybe the incident played a big factor but from a winning games pov it doesnt make sense to me.

 

[Falco Lombardi]

I mean he has a WAR over 1, and the Mets are apparently trying to contend, not sure why they are trading him for nothing. Maybe the incident played a big factor but from a winning games pov it doesnt make sense to me.

At the moment, they have a rotation of DeGrom/Syndergaard/Stroman/Wheeler/Matz.

I don’t think they need Jason Vargas if they’re serious about winning games now. Just don’t trade Syndergaard (which they should never do anyway) and qualify Wheeler at years end.