The Official 2024 NY Mets Thread

[Deepster]

Sounds like Alonso is gonna end up elsewhere. I get the decision from the Mets perspective, but the idea of going into the season with Baty at 3B is not very encouraging

I don’t think Baty is in the mix. I think if Oete signs elsewhere they go for someone like Bregman and move Vientos to first. Or Mauricio somehow enters the mix.

 

[noeynox]

I don’t think Baty is in the mix. I think if Oete signs elsewhere they go for someone like Bregman and move Vientos to first. Or Mauricio somehow enters the mix.

We ready to give up on Baty? I thought his swing was kinda long and slow but this was the guy the organization thought was better than Vientos.

 

[Deepster]

We ready to give up on Baty? I thought his swing was kinda long and slow but this was the guy the organization thought was better than Vientos.

Well, I am. He has 169 games over three seasons and 600 MLB at bats and he’s never hit above .220. He probably has a place in the majors but starting at 3B for us where we are right now.

 

[navery12]

We ready to give up on Baty? I thought his swing was kinda long and slow but this was the guy the organization thought was better than Vientos.

Not ready to completely give up on him, but I'm not sure he's anything more than a bench piece at this point. Same with McNeil

That's why I want to see one more big bat added, whether it's Pete or Bregman or Santander. I'll feel a lot better about the lineup with Vientos and whichever guy from above at the corners, and then Acuna and Mauricio at 2B

 

[noeynox]

Not ready to completely give up on him, but I'm not sure he's anything more than a bench piece at this point. Same with McNeil

That's why I want to see one more big bat added, whether it's Pete or Bregman or Santander. I'll feel a lot better about the lineup with Vientos and whichever guy from above at the corners, and then Acuna and Mauricio at 2B

McNeil is a frigging enigma. Can win a batting title or hit .220. He also looks like a malcontent. I'd be fine with them moving him at this point.

 

[FanInNC]

It does feel like McNeil could be a fringe all star and bat .315 with 15 homers next year - or bat .240 with 10 homers and feel like he’s the weakest guy in the line up.

OF Soto
OF Nimmo
OF Siri/Taylor
SS Lindor
1B or 3B Vientos
Remaining corner ???
2B McNeil
C Alvarez
DH Marte/Winker

If the open corner is 3rd I guess we are having open try outs between Acuna, Ronnie and Baty ?

One danger about this line up is assuming we get a repeat of 2024 Vientos. I mean I’m high on him and expect similar production, but it’s not a guarantee. Alvarez hit 20+ homers in less than a full season and then followed it up with barely hitting 10 playing an entire one. These guys are still young - heck we are just talking about McNeils ups and downs of his career, who knows what we get from Vientos this year.

Baty is in a similar spot Vientos was in last year at this point. Hard to see a real fit for him and has little to no trade value either at the moment. I wouldn’t totally give up on him, but it’s kinda time to make it happen if it’s going to.

 

[noeynox]

It does feel like McNeil could be a fringe all star and bat .315 with 15 homers next year - or bat .240 with 10 homers and feel like he’s the weakest guy in the line up.

OF Soto
OF Nimmo
OF Siri/Taylor
SS Lindor
1B or 3B Vientos
Remaining corner ???
2B McNeil
C Alvarez
DH Marte/Winker

If the open corner is 3rd I guess we are having open try outs between Acuna, Ronnie and Baty ?

One danger about this line up is assuming we get a repeat of 2024 Vientos. I mean I’m high on him and expect similar production, but it’s not a guarantee. Alvarez hit 20+ homers in less than a full season and then followed it up with barely hitting 10 playing an entire one. These guys are still young - heck we are just talking about McNeils ups and downs of his career, who knows what we get from Vientos this year.

Baty is in a similar spot Vientos was in last year at this point. Hard to see a real fit for him and has little to no trade value either at the moment. I wouldn’t totally give up on him, but it’s kinda time to make it happen if it’s going to.

Agree on Vientos. Thought Alvarez missed significant time with a thumb injury. Those things can linger i would imagine.

 

[FanInNC]

Agree on Vientos. Thought Alvarez missed significant time with a thumb injury. Those things can linger i would imagine.

True. He did and I glossed over that. My main point is you just never know how things carry over or not the following year.

I’m a little skeptical we will get AS good a year from Lindor and Vientos next year just because they were fantastic down the stretch. But maybe we will get a bump from Nimmo, Alvarez and McNeil because it felt like they maybe underperformed on offense last year.

 

[noeynox]

True. He did and I glossed over that. My main point is you just never know how things carry over or not the following year.

I’m a little skeptical we will get AS good a year from Lindor and Vientos next year just because they were fantastic down the stretch. But maybe we will get a bump from Nimmo, Alvarez and McNeil because it felt like they maybe underperformed on offense last year.

True, especially with young players. I thought Ike Davis was gonna be a star after his first 2 years, then he busted his ankle colliding with the pitcher on the mound on a pop up, got valley fever and was never the same again.

 

[Deepster]

Maybe it's just my algorithm, but I'm getting a lot more Vlad Jr to the Mets buzz the last week or so.

 

[FanInNC]

Stanek back. Seems good.

Now we signed Madrigal on a 1 year deal - low risk so that’s fine too but what does that mean for Iglesias ? Seems like a sign he won’t be back.

Mets have shown interest in Mark Canha? I think I’ll pass on that. Not sure i understand that one so much.

 

[navery12]

Stanek back. Seems good.

Now we signed Madrigal on a 1 year deal - low risk so that’s fine too but what does that mean for Iglesias ? Seems like a sign he won’t be back.

Mets have shown interest in Mark Canha? I think I’ll pass on that. Not sure i understand that one so much.

Stanek and Minter are both good adds for the bullpen so agreed there

Madrigal will be the backup utility infielder until the prospects are ready to take over that spot. Definitely means Iglesias is gone, but I feel like that was always gonna be the case anyway. It's a minor league deal for Madrigal so easy to move on when he's bad

I'd imagine Canha would just be coming in to be in a DH platoon with Jesse Winker. Right now that's Marte but if and when he's traded they'll need to fill that hole. He kills lefties and that's it