Signing(s): Tim Tebow to Mets

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Slightly OT but I absolutely hate the new name for the Binghamton team, I know minor league names are gimmicky but damn...

Honestly, he is doing better than I expected (hitting over .200, OBP over .300 at least), but I had low expectations. Definitely does not deserve to go up to AA based on his numbers

The NH Fisher Cats were originally going to be called the NH Primaries.
It didnt take long for the public to voice their displeasure thru the team front office and the local paper.
NH Primaries would of been the worst.

 

[garnetpalmetto]

The NH Fisher Cats were originally going to be called the NH Primaries.
It didnt take long for the public to voice their displeasure thru the team front office and the local paper.
NH Primaries would of been the worst.

The logos would have been the best, however.

 

[worstfaceoffmanever]

Mets announced Tebow is getting promoted to High-A St. Lucie after Columbia's game today, which I'm honestly surprised didn't happen in the first place because of the money to be made of Tebow playing baseball in Florida.

 

[garnetpalmetto]

Mets announced Tebow is getting promoted to High-A St. Lucie after Columbia's game today, which I'm honestly surprised didn't happen in the first place because of the money to be made of Tebow playing baseball in Florida.

That and the fact that the Mets own St. Lucie outright (the Mets have no ownership rights in Columbia) so they get to keep all ticket and merch revenue that comes from having Tebow play in St. Lucie.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Tebow hit a 2-run shot in his first at-bat for St Lucie.

 

[HajdukSplit]

Hitting .600 at St. Lucie

Ok only two games

 

[Bonzai12]

I'm surprised fans didn't vote him into the MLB All-Star game. Fully expect him to get the votes next year

 

[kingsholygrail]

I'm surprised fans didn't vote him into the MLB All-Star game. Fully expect him to get the votes next year

If Tebow can climb into the MLB and maintain a position, I'd be willing to throw him a vote. That's quite a career turn around.

 

[misterchainsaw]

Tebow hit a 2-run shot in his first at-bat for St Lucie.

It was actually his 3rd at-bat for St. Lucie. It was his 1st at-bat in the 2nd game of a doubleheader.

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

Clown show.

Tebow held a showcase that most teams sent scouts to last September. The Mets signed him the following week. However, Alderson said, “The guy we sent to see him in California did not exactly send back a glowing report. I knew immediately he would not want his name as the signing scout.

“Ultimately,’’ he added, “the guy that we put down was the director of merchandising.â€Â

Alderson shared what he called “an inside joke†while participating in a panel at Citi Field for the 47th annual SABR convention Friday. The 500-plus attendees roared with laughter.

When Tebow was signed, Alderson called it “a baseball decision,†but he now is giving a bigger-picture explanation. After saying that every report on Tebow indicates he is a “gold-standard individual,†he added, “Look, we signed him because he is a good guy, partly because of his celebrity, partly because this is an entertainment business. My attitude is ‘why not?’ â€Â

http://thecomeback.com/mlb/mets-scout-didnt-want-tim-tebow-gave-signing-director-marketing.html

 

[HajdukSplit]

He's actually doing well (stats wise, not watching him obviously) in St. Lucie, much better than in Columbia, even he is cutting down his strike outs

At this pace he will be added to the 40-man roster in September once the Mets are 20 games out of a playoff spot and need a boost in attendance

 

[MS]

Yeah, to his credit he's not embarrassing himself.

A .700 OPS in A/A+ ball as a rookie pro who had been taken as a mid-round pick out of college at age 22 would be perfectly respectable. He'll obviously never play a MLB game on merit, but he might play at AA on merit if he sticks with it through next year, which is actually a pretty impressive feat after taking basically a decade away from the sport.

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

A .700 OPS in A/A+ ball as a rookie pro who had been taken as a mid-round pick out of college at age 22 would be perfectly respectable.

No it wouldn't be. And these would be 20-22 year olds not even close to their prime. This is a guy that might already be past his.

 

[Bjorn Le]

He's actually doing well (stats wise, not watching him obviously) in St. Lucie, much better than in Columbia, even he is cutting down his strike outs

At this pace he will be added to the 40-man roster in September once the Mets are 20 games out of a playoff spot and need a boost in attendance

You joke but it legit could happen.

 

[MS]

No it wouldn't be. And these would be 20-22 year olds not even close to their prime. This is a guy that might already be past his.

Ok, let's look at the Mets' college draftees from the first 20 rounds of the 2016 draft:

Peter Alonso (2nd round) - .728 OPS in A+ in 2017
Blake Tiberi (3rd round) - .540 OPS in A
Michael Paez (4th round) - .868 OPS in A/A+
Colby Woodmansee (5th round) - injured most of this year, .571 OPS since being drafted
Gene Cone (10th round) - .657 OPS in A
Dan Rizzie (13th round) - .473 OPS in A/A+
Jacob Zanon (15th round) - injured most of this year, .655 OPS since being drafted
Jay Jabs (17th round) - .694 OPS in A

Tebow is matching or out-performing all but one of these 8 guys. And this includes guys taken in the 2nd-3rd round. And yeah, of course he's 7 years older ... but these guys have just played 4 years of college baseball as opposed to taking a decade away from the sport. And yes, all but the one guy will probably be busts, but the point is that where he's at isn't bad at all for a first-year pro.

Again, he's not embarrassing himself. He's playing at a level that would be perfectly acceptable from most mid-round picks playing their first year in pro baseball and might be able to play in AA on merit. Which is damned impressive.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

He hit a walk-off home run tonight!

 

[NJDevs26]

He's actually doing well (stats wise, not watching him obviously) in St. Lucie, much better than in Columbia, even he is cutting down his strike outs

At this pace he will be added to the 40-man roster in September once the Mets are 20 games out of a playoff spot and need a boost in attendance

<shudder>

 

[chaosrevolver]

Good for him. Having a nice run right now.

 

[garnetpalmetto]

Tebow's season is done - broken hamate bone in his right hand that'll require surgery.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

<shudder>

Good stats for a 30 yr old in AA

Maybe someday Tebow will make it to AAA and be best damn 30+ year old in minor history

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Good stats for a guy who stopped playing baseball at a high level for years.

Putting aside his football career and his religious beliefs for a minute, it is pretty cool that the guy can just decide he wants to play baseball at a pro level and then he actually does okay at it.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Or you can look at it as a 30 yr old celebrity stealing spot away from someone who might actually have future in baseball

 

[Unholy Diver]

Or you can look at it as a 30 yr old celebrity stealing spot away from someone who might actually have future in baseball

But it's the Mets, nobody has any future there

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Or you can look at it as a 30 yr old celebrity stealing spot away from someone who might actually have future in baseball

He's not stealing a spot. If he wasn't good enough to play he wouldn't.

 

[darko]

Or you can look at it as a 30 yr old celebrity stealing spot away from someone who might actually have future in baseball

There are plenty of spots up for grabs. Tebow isn't keeping anyone out.