Signing(s): Rick Porcello to the Mets (1 year-10 million)

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Nice deal, take a flier on him at no risk, see if he can return to form.

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[MMC]

Lol

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

The Coupons strike again

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

The Coupons strike again

Is this a bad signing? I like it. No risk from the Mets...

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Is this a bad signing? I like it. No risk from the Mets...

I think it's more on who they're not signing. They have underachieved for two straight years with a good team in place. They have the ROY and a top-3 starting pitcher in all of baseball. They need to build around that.

Porcello is a nice signing, but not going to move the meter, especially in the NL East.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

I lost track, is this a year where Porcello is supposed to be bad or one where he’s terrible?

 

[Bob Richards]

I think it's more on who they're not signing. They have underachieved for two straight years with a good team in place. They have the ROY and a top-3 starting pitcher in all of baseball. They need to build around that.

Porcello is a nice signing, but not going to move the meter, especially in the NL East.

Instead of signing one good player, the Mets will sign multiple mediocre, pointless players for nearly the same money.

Here it is again.

 

[Belieber]

I like this better than the rumours from a few weeks ago that had Lugo potentially going to the rotation. Now add a pen arm or two.

 

[ZMan17]

I like this better than the rumours from a few weeks ago that had Lugo potentially going to the rotation. Now add a pen arm or two.

Same here. Lugo going in to the rotation was a horrible idea.

I'm happy with this signing, more so just because I know the Wilpons wouldn't dish out any more money for someone better. But for 1yr/$10M, I think it's worth seeing if he can rebound to the level he was at a few years ago. At 31, he's certainly young enough to make it happen.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Is this a bad signing? I like it. No risk from the Mets...

i think he sucks. His win totals in Boston were inflated by Boston’s high end offense. Ok its a one year deal. Still a he Wilpons think the Mets are in Kansas City. No offense to Royal fans

 

[rangerssharks414]

I don't think Porcello is any good, but it's a one year deal. Sure, they overpaid, but it's still a low risk move.

 

[DougieSmash]

Yeah, I prefer to pay 10 to Porcello than 9 to Wacha/Gausman.

 

[SSF]

If Wacha gets 9, that means he met all the incentives so it likely makes it a good deal for the Mets.