- OK, you want to be “all in?” Let’s go dream: The Mets trade Yoenis Cespedes, Noah Syndegard and Edwin Diaz to the Dodgers for Keibert Ruiz, Tony Gonsolin, Ross Stripling and Joc Pederson. Maybe there is one more piece… It’s a salary dump for the Mets and the Dodgers save some prospects, including May in the deal. I really like Tony Gonsolin, but Dustin May is a player I would not trade. Cespedes is owed $30 million next year and may or may not play again. Think about that rotation. Maeda immediately goes to the pen.
- Hey, didn’t you used to be Ender Inciarte? If anyone still wants him, he’s there for the taking at the trade deadline. A bucket of balls should get the job done. He has lost his starting position and is suffering from Austin Barnes Disease, hitting .205 with a .293 OB%. Yikes!
- It’s looking more-and-more like the Giants could actually be “buyers” at the deadline. What a run they have been on… They are playing way over their heads, and Bruce Bochy has them wired! It’s not sustainable… is it? However, he may be Manager of the Year.
- Yasmani Grandal is hitting .259 with a .373 OB%. He has 19 HR and 64 RBI, and leads all MLB catchers in WAR at 3.5 (Realmuto is 2nd at 2.8). However, I am not looking back. Good for him. Let’s see what happens down the stretch.
- I think the Dodgers handled the Austin Barnes demotion perfectly. Since he is a vet and Kershaw and Buehler’s personal catcher, they had to give him a lot of rope. He hung himself. I hope he can right his ship, but I could also see him being traded…
- Tyler White could be Muncy-esque. I think Robert Van Socyoc sees something there. He had a very good year in 2018 and tailed off this year.
- Kike and Mr. Freese could both be headed to the DL. The Dodgers are close-lipped on both. Loose-lips sink ships. CT3 isn’t due back until late August.
- The Dodgers are a solid #1 in team ERA in all of MLB.
- The bullpen is now 9th in team ERA, but is #2 in WHIP (yeah, I know there’s that “inherited runner” thing), but if Maeda goes to the pen, the whole dynamic changes.
- Pedro Moura said a mouthful in TheAthletic.com: “But it will be difficult over the next six days for the Dodgers to acquire a reliever with more potential than Kelly, and impossible for them to find a reliever with a better track record than closer Kenley Jansen. Arguably, the form those two find down the stretch will be more important than any additions. “
- Pedro goes on to say this: “The current team is not deeply flawed. It’s not even a team with much room to add to the roster.” True!
- There are a number of scouts who believe Dustin May’s stuff will play right now in the majors.
- Gavin Lux is coming!
Minor League Highlights
- Gavin Lux was 2-4 with a BB ((.483 BA/1.502 OPS)
- Kaybear was 2-4 (.357 BA/.928 OPS) Gives you pause about what Smith has done at AAA
- Tony Gonsolin was lit up.
- Edwin Uceta pitched 5 shutout innings, allowing 3 hits
- Christian Santana was 2-4 as was Avans. Estevez was 2-3 with a BB.
- Brayan Morales of RC was 3-4 with a BB
Discussion (124)
Disagree, not disagreeable
https://www.mlb.com/news/dodgers-top-prospects-trade-deadline
Where there’s smoke there’s fire. Morosi stating the Pirates like Ruiz is the first thing that isn’t just speculation. I still think with guys like Peters, Gonsolin, Beaty, Reks, Joe, Gray, Downs, Amaya, Zuniga, Stripling, Garlick, etc the Dodgers can build a package around Ruiz and hold onto Lux and May.
Victor Gonzalez is another prospect that has had two promotions this year. Potential Loogy or trade bait?
On the postgame TV questions, Roberts looked and sounded sad and concerned when talking about Jansen. In the past, he would usually pass it off, he is always optimistic about his players, says that they’ll be fine, etc. I am wondering as if he has been having discussions with Friedman, the issue being whether to go after a big-time closer, and this game has caused him to decide that this is what we need to do. Of course, he is not the GM or the ownership. But i wonder if anyone else who heard him had the same sense of it.
One more name to add to the list of (hopefully) available relievers: Kenley Jansen. Never been a fan.
At least Kenley had good velocity and movement. Remember when he could throw it wherever he wanted?
Dodgers have been linked to Jake Diekman on some sites. Can anyone tell me what the fascination is with him as I just can’t see it. Is it his cheap price tag, primarily?, because his numbers are nothing to get excited about and he is not our answer to any BP woes.
We simply cannot go through that in the playoffs. Either we go out and get one of the best closers in the game, or will almost certainly will not win the championship, we might even get eliminated in the first series. Maybe we cannot get Vazquez, but we had darn well better try, and not look for the excuse as to why not. I don’t know who else, but it can’t be one of those guys who was good last year, or once in a while, because that’s not good enough. The bullpen was a real question mark going into the season, and it was mostly ignored by the owners and front office, with the exception of paying for Kelly, off his best year ever. So it’s not as if this is all some kind of big surprise.
Incompetent pitch calling by the plate ump got Kenley out of that inning.
When is the last time KJ had a clean, 1-2-3 inning?
The fact that Doc said He’s our closer… right now, tells me a lot.
Always a nice feeling when the ump hands you two strikes.
Phew
Wow! How ugly was that?
Wow. KJ is no longer an elite closer. Are we looking for a closer this week? Poor control, no put away pitch.
This is a situation where having Felipe Vasquez would come in handy.
Apparently the Reds are now willing to listen on Iglesias. He’s having a miserable year, ERA wise, mostly due to an increase in walks and homers, but his other numbers have been good, as usual.
Anybody interested? If so, what do you think it takes to get him?
Mark,
You beat me to it. I was going to post the same thing.
The key to that inning may have been Joc drawing the walk against the lefthander on 3-2 count.
Bear Claw was a reliever many Dodger fans pined for… FICKLE!
Hey, great win there by Joe Kelly!
Dodger offense looks feeble through 6 IP. Making Sanchez look like Cy Young.
Campy – You’re preaching to the choir!!! I’ve wished Belli was over ever since the musical chairs began at 1B…
Pass the baton AJ!
Several times lately I have noticed that with less than two strikes we play in more normal positions but with two strikes, when the threat of a bunt is removed, we go into a shift with three on one side of second.
A gold glove 1B is more valuable than a GG right fielder. A 1B that can make all the plays improves the play of the entire infield, it increases their confidence in making hurried throws and digs bad throws out of the dirt. This is especially true of the Dodgers who have others that can play a good RF
To show the disparity in turning two– the Cards lead the NL with 112 and we are next to last with 70. That is a big difference even though there are several factors involved.
MT, Smith will be all right…Keep the vets around him and bug the pitchers until they hide from you..
P.S. make sure to call the folks after games and enjoy that first class hotel and flights… Oh yeah, the major lg. minimum comes in handy…
He doesn’t have to be great to give us more than we’ve got so far!
No doubt that some double plays are missed due to the shift. But how many outs do they get that would otherwise have not been made sans the shift. My guess is that the Dodgers and the rest of MLB have done the calculations, and have determined that the shift is beneficial. Since it seems that hitters rarely attempt to beat the shift with bunts, attempting to hit away from the shift, etc., it appears that it’s use is justified by the results. How often are we frustrated by our owns hitters not attempting to hit away from the shift?
I don’t expect Smith to tear it up as a Dodger, but I am hopeful that his overall performance will be a step in the right direction in comparison to Barnes. But if we know anything, there is no such thing as a sure thing.
At the very least Smith will provide more power.
We all know how Friedman works, and it is very likely that he will get a Jake McGee or Oliver Perez type pitcher, or someone else whom no one has mentioned, and another starting pitcher is definitely needed, maybe a right bat like Castellanos or Abreu, and I’m sure many will want to throw me in front of the bus, but I don’t think Seager is as great as many want to see it or we wish it were, at least until today I have only seen flashes. But as I said, it’s just my personal opinion, and I hope I’m wrong and that he becomes the best player in Dodgers history!
Nomar had an interesting take on the broadcast a few games ago. He said he has no problem using the shift with no one on base, but if it were up to him he wouldn’t use it with a guy on first and less than two outs. He says it greatly reduces the odds of getting a double play. Sounds like pretty good reasoning to me, although I suppose the front office has stats that show shifting under all circumstances still creates more outs.
On MLB. RADIO, Doc said that Smith would not start tonight but would start the next two games.
He was also asked what Kenley Jansen thought about the Dodgers getting bullpen help and he said that Kenley was fine with that. He then concluded with “Kenley is our closer… for now!”
That seemed to leave a lot unsaid!
Freese could be out for up to 6 weeks.
Now, the transaction may make more sense:
DODGERS ADD TYLER WHITE TO 25-MAN ROSTER
IF DAVID FREESE PLACED ON IL
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers announced that recently acquired infielder Tyler White has been added to the 25-man roster and infielder David Freese was placed on the injured list with a left hamstring strain.
White was acquired yesterday from the Houston Astros in exchange for minor league pitcher Andre Scrubb. In 71 games with the Astros, he was hitting .225 (49-for-218) with three homers and 21 RBI. The former Western Carolina Catamount had his best professional season in 2018, batting .276 (58-for-210) with 12 homers and 42 RBI. In parts of four Major League seasons with Houston, he has slashed .241/.319/.410 with 26 homers and 101 RBI.
This will be the second time this season Freese has landed on the injured list after missing 15 games from June 21 through July 8 with the same injury. The infielder has appeared in 66 games for the Dodgers, batting .300 (42-for-140) with nine homers and 27 RBI. Since joining Los Angeles on September 1, 2018, he has batted .318 (57-for-179) with 11 homers and 36 RBI.
I agree with what you say Campy. The starters should be the starters. The subs should give them a rest. Keep all starters in one position. Time for the Joc trial at first to end. Trade Joc. Sorry Bum. The other point I would add to the few double plays is the shift. I have seen infielders throw to first to get an out, when we should of had a double play because no one was covering second. I do not mind them shifting but not three infielders on one side of second base.
Today’s lineup:
Joc (1b)
Verdugo
JT
Belly
Muncy
Pollock
Seager
Martin
Ryu
59inarow—I have pointed this out several times and get Blaaaa in return. Maybe it doesn’t matter so much in a long season, but it is exaggerated in a short 5-7 game series. Before the Angels’ series we went 7 games in a row with 2 or more errors, that is unacceptable. Muncy (13) leads the way with Seager (12) close behind. Our Defensive Efficiency Ratio is the worst in the NL. We have committed more errors than even the Padres. I keep hearing that we are a great defensive team, but the stats show that we are one of the worst. Lots of unearned runs, longer innings, more pitches thrown, etc. But that doesn’t even show the plays we should have made and didn’t (as partly shown in the fact that we have fewer DP than any team in the NL except the Pads). I have said before I believe that part of the problem is that so many of our players don’t have a settled position to practice all the time and get comfortable with.
Glad to see that others are seeing the same problem…
Doc is on SiriusXm right now. Says Smith will be the primary catcher, but won’t start tonight. Goal is to get Hill back as a starter in September, but Hill is open to going to the pen if it isn’t doable. Casey Stern asked if we would see Lux soon. Doc was pretty non-committal and avoided a real answer other than it’s important for Lux to be getting his consistent AB’s.
Fun facts for Friday:
Since Will Smith was sent down the last time, Dodgers catchers are combined 12-87 (.138) with three extra base hits.
First a note to AC. Mark and I don’t always appreciate the same players to the same extent. For instance, I have always preferred Smith over Ruiz and never fully gotten behind Verdugo and Muncy. Verdugo has seen his strikeouts rise in July and his OBP drop. Muncy is more and more a HR, K, BB hitter. AC, may I have permission to point this out without you coming back at me about Joc? I am aware of Joc’s strengths and weaknesses and so is everybody else.
I have hoped that the Dodgers would find a way to get Diaz all year and Mark among others have told me to stop smoking whatever I was smoking.
I don’t know for sure how Lux would find at bats but I would love to watch him play.
When we have discussed Kluber I would usually respond that I preferred Syndergard.
Whatever I have been smoking it hasn’t been all crazy. BTW, I don’t smoke but I do like tacos.
Might we finish the season with Smith, Lux, Diaz, Syndergard on the team?
MLBtraderumors reporting the Royals are close to completing a deal to trade Jake Diekman and the Dodgers are thought to be a finalist. Hope it doesn’t cost too much and if he is indeed acquired I hope we do more.
MT – Once again.. If you make it past AA you’re almost there, repeat almost there.. If you’re struggling at AA see if Dad has an opening at the insurance company…
Alot of fodder at the AAA level especially in the pitching ranks…
You tear up AAA (around the country, not that hard) and you’re on a plane, first class seat to the Big Club…
For the sake of boring you which I have already done, Let me end with a couple of key points… Location and command and adjustment…
Then it all begins again…
Mark there is NO WAY the Mets would go for your package. Brodie would be strung up! Do you remember what he gave up for Diaz alone last year? No way AF would give up what Mets would want for those two. Now maybe you can get a deal done for Thor with a package including May and Ruiz but Brodie is not gonna just throw in Diaz to get rid of Cespedes. In the end AF gonna get two secondary relievers not costing us our top four prospects
I saw Vazquez on MLB Central this morning. He showed up in street clothes and this guy is very impressive physically. Not hard to see why he throws as hard as he does. The only problem I see if we trade for him as that both he and Kenley are true alpha personalities. If they both really want to win a WS they’ll make it work, but I’m not 100% sure they would get along with both of them trying to elbow the other guy out of the closer’s spot. If we get him, I think Doc would use them interchangeably in various situations, depending on the batters coming up.
I absolutely expect the Pirates to trade him in the next few days but I have no idea if it will be to the Dodgers. They could bring in a boatload of prospects and/or MLB roster people for him and if they’re honest with themselves, they aren’t going to make the playoffs anytime soon with their current roster. Use your best asset and improve your team.
MusherPop brought up uninteresting statement regarding Edwin Diaz:
“Current thinking of some baseball exec’s (from the NY Post);
So when it comes to Diaz, one interested executive said, They are open, but I think they are trying to exceed what they paid.” What the Mets PAID?
So what did they pay? The Mariners gave the Mets Diaz and Cano PLUS $20 million to help offset his huge contract. For these 2 and 20 million, the Mariners got; Jay Bruce – later traded to the Phillies along with another 18 million for Jay Scheiner a A+ player, Anthony Swarak – traded to Atlanta, Jarred Kelenic the M’s #2 prospect currently A+, Justin Dunn the M’s #3 prospect in AA and Gerston Bautista currently in AAA with an MLB era of 10.29.
The Mets in retrospect “paid” 2 non-prospects, 2 prospects and an MLB/AAA pitcher with a 10.29 ERA.
It doesn’t look to me like the Mets gave up a lot so what would it take to exceed that deal for JUST Diaz? I don’t know what’s happened to Diaz in NY but he is young and, if healthy, I would bet he will be a premier closer again if he gets out of there. I’m not advocating this trade for Diaz, just looking at the Mets statement. And how bad the M’s are.
I agree with Dodgers moving Barnes to triple a. They needed to move him sooner than later so he would have a chance to gain back some confidence prior to the milb season being over. He is capable but is in free fall. Mlb is no place to experiment. I believe AF made the move in good faith to improve the team.
Smith on the other hand is trending up and deserves a shot to find out what he can do. He can handle it defensively and the Dodgers are not at risk of losing offense because neither Barnes or martin have provided any. It is a solid move to help the team. It gives smith a chance to get playoff ready. It will give the team more playoff options when it comes time to make a decision.
Good for Grandal but I don’t want him back. Yes to Lux it would be fun to see him in the lineup. The Giants are really hot as are the cards. Everything is falling for both teams. Neither are as good as they are playing but I feel the Giants have underachieved and should have been better all along. They have pretty good starters and a much better bullpen than ours. If their offense can keep going they could get there not likely but possible.
For the Dodgers I would take a look at peters and lux for sure in September. Sad to see Gonsolin heading the wrong direction. I don’t know how Scrubb is valued but white seems a liability. I trust the Dodgers to make the right decision but I don’t see any upside.
AC why would MT be taking names? He’s recently re-posted his link about the Smith Era several times. He said it had to happen “organically”, then he said it did. After all this, why would he point the fingers at others that wanted Smith? I’m very confused.
Maybe it’s easy to go back and say you were right when you play heads and tails on every coin flip.
Barnes was hitting 195 and he deserved to be sent down for a catcher that’s supposed to be at worst, Barnes with power. Hell, Barnes could get his confidence back and come back up, even when the rosters expand at the latest. Maybe they both start to hit and Martin’s left off the roster. At worst, they remain as bad as they currently are.
Go ahead and put me at the top of that list. Unless most people here, I have no problem admitting that I was wrong and that I’m not a GM for a living. I recognize that even GMs are sometimes wrong. I just wonder how Mark’s always right. Heads and Tails, brilliant!
Noah Syndergaard is a name I have never brought up here because I never thought the Mets would trade him this year. But I’ve always been interested in him.
So now I have 2 guys I’d like to see the Dodgers get. You all know the first guy, Ken Giles and now add the second guy Noah Syndergaard. That’s all we need.
Now my untouchables as far as prospects are concerned has shrunk to Lux, May, Smith, Ruiz.
Any prospects NOT named Lux, May, Smith, Ruiz for Syndergaard and Giles. Even add Stripling to those trades. I’m still not budging on Joc Peterson.
I would think Stripling and Gonsolin and Gray would be a good starting point. Also Ferguson is under control through 2025, Blue Jays and Mets might be patient with Ferguson.
With Syndergaard you not only add a starting pitcher for the post season but you add a starting pitcher for 2 more years at least. Plus it keeps Urias in the bullpen this season and post season. And if Hill returns you have another lefty in the bullpen in the post season. Not to mention both Hill and Ryu are free agents after this season. Hill is injury prone and up there in age, I don’t see the Dodgers re-signing him unless they get a major discount on him. But still, having more starting pitching than you need is a good problem to have.
Syndergaard and Giles game over we won. Get it done Friedman.
I have said before the Dodgers stay with a player longer than I would. When they finally make a change the player and his teammates have no complaints. Barnes will not say a word and neither will his teammates. They all know this is a business. Martin will be a good mentor for Smith. I hope Barnes finds his hitting stroke. If he does, he could be the back up catcher next year.
As soon as Kike is on the IL, Lux will be up. They will have 3-4 rookies on this team. Unbelievable. The farm system is loaded. They do a very good job of preparing players for the majors. They have also drafted relief pitchers in the past two years. I think they are trying to develop relief pitchers in their farm system. This is much more stable than trading or signing free agents. AC or DC would know if their are any farm kids ready to come up and be relief pitchers. We can develop relief pitchers in the minors the same as we can develop starting pitcher and position players.
So many moving parts, it’s hard to figure out. Wednesday will be interesting. My best guess is that the Dodgers pursue lefty Amir Garrett, if he’s available, and Chris Martin. Maybe Jake Diekman, who wouldn’t cost much in terms of prospects. Maybe Greene. That would make some sense. I think Friedman would love to acquire Smith, but who knows what the Giants are going to do or what that would cost? As to Syndergaard, yah that would work. Kinda of a Gonzo/Red Sox deal. But, I’m not sure the Mets are trading him or Diaz. Although the Dodgers are going to pursue relief, I also wouldn’t be surprised to see them make a deal for a right handed bat if something pops up. It will be interesting to see what they do with Joc since he seems to not have a position moving forward. With all the errors lately, I can see the Dodgers focus on improving defense.
From a pure “I hate the Giants” standpoint the best case scenario for a longer drought for them would be
1) that they keep winning thru July 31
2) not sell off Smith, Watson, Bum, etc for impact minor leaguers
3) actually think they’re in this thing and thus spend whatever prospects they have for help on July 31
4) start losing in August and miss the playoffs
In that case, they don’t replenish their farm, Smith, Bum, etc leave next offseason, and the Giants drought continues!
I guess being best friends with Kershaw is having no effect on the front office any longer as AJ Ellis and now Barnes has found out. I was rooting for Barnes since he’s a Riverside homie but as Mark states “he hung himself”. The Fresh Prince could fall on his face but it’s worth a shot at changing options behind the plate now. Getting him up here and more familiar with our Dodger starters will be key. I was at the game Wednesday and got to see Barnes throw to second go into right centerfield. It was as bad as I have ever witnessed at any level above Little League. Even worse than his at bats. The Tyler White trade is interesting, could it be a flip or a signal that Joc is on the move? I agree with 59 and mostly everyone in here that we need bullpen arms for the playoff run. Another starter would be nice but a long shot at best I think. We will have to over pay for bullpen arms despite our love for all of the prospects. It will be interesting to see who wants the top bullpen arms the most. Hopefully we can rebound from the Angels beatdown in Washington tonight.
Guys i said it : Barnes needed to go to AAA. I think he will be included on a trade probably . MT : There is no way we would get Cespedes or would want to get that dumb contract. I know Diaz is electric and has been really bad this year but has potential to right the ship and be elite. But i would rather get Seth Lugo and Thor. If a cuban is coming it should be Puig but i know that wont happen and there is no space or need for him anymore. But would be nice to see Wild Horse back but now i am rooting for Pollock. But Cespedes no thank you !!! But i know FO does deals like that were they get bad contracts to avoid giving top prospects. I dont think team will trade Ruiz at all ! You will see ! Barnes has been last 2 years one of the worst Dodgers hitters in history ! At least last year he had some OBP but this year he is just an automatic out. I seen him strikeout on 3 pitches multiple times. JUst painful to watch and his defense is overrated ! He has just been a liability there just a warm body occupying a roster spot . All i can say is : It was about time . I have not seen such bad hitter since Milt Thompson and Velez and Luis Cruz in his second season with Dodgers. I still do not understand why they got Chubby White does not make any sense right now. Will see what happens but i am sure something big would happen. This is Dodgers chance to win it all !!
Why can’t we all agree and whatever happens in a couple daze, let it be a huge surprise…
Will Smith, may the force be with you!!! All you gotta do is catch and all-star studded rotation and improve on that MLB 26 AB/ .269 career AVG…
Don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge fan, but AAA OKC ball is a piece of cake for someone like you…
I remember talking to Val Pascucci, a perennial AAAA player about the transition and it was painful to hear…
More on the Giants…
Do you remember early on when the Mariners and Mets were both in first place? It’s hard to imagine that people were talking about these teams as playoff contenders early on. And now the’re both bringing up the rear and the talk of the town is the Giants…
This was the year the Giants were going to start their rebuild. Posey is now a shell of his former self, same can be said about Crawford and Belt. Pence is gone, the Panda is back. Do they have some post-season magic left? Hell no!
This is Bochey’s last year, do they owe it to him to try to compete for another Wild Card run? They brought in Farhan to make some moves to setup their future, do they abandon the master plan and go for gold?
I hate the freaking Giants. But, I don’t give a damn if they decide to compete, or rebuild for the future. It brings me no joy having them in last place for several years longer. I don’t care if they begin their rebuild sooner. Whatever they decide, they are NOT going to win a Wild Card this year. The Nats, Phillies, Cardinals, Brewers are all better teams. It would be criminally stupid of them to try to buy at the deadline and make a run. Even stupider would be to stand pat when all the other teams ahead of them are trying to get better. I don’t think Farhan is great, but I don’t think he’s stupid either. The smart move would be to get as much as you can for your expiring assets and pretending like your in to drive the price up is a smart move. Let’s see what happens.
Now is the time to be patient. Not a single big name as been traded so far with 6 days remaining. If no one makes any trades, it works to our advantage as all of the other contenders have bigger holes to fill.
You’re lips to Brodie’s ears! Yes to Thor, that would be grand! Then go back to the well one more time and get Garrett from the Reds. Don’t forget about Abreu from the Chi-Sox.
Is Tyler White going to be the next Travis d’Arnaud? Is this one of those moves to take up a roster spot until it’s needed by someone better? Or, are the Dodgers going to fix him and make him Max Muncy? Literally, they look like twins!
Verlander was traded after the July 31 deadline, he had to pass through waivers first and had to pitch better to drive up the price. At the “non-waiver” deadline, Darvish was the better pitcher and the Dodgers got him. They should have known better as Darvish gave up around 10 runs in his last start before being traded.
As much as I like the Thor trade proposal, I would hate to see Julio get jerked around yet again with his development. I think the Dodgers are going to stick with the plan and get him into the rotation soon or later and no matter what. They need him in the rotation next year and need to stick to the plan and build up his innings this year.
Yesterday, I stated that the Dodgers needed to…
Get two arms for the pen – one left and one with experience getting saves
Get a right handed bat – Abreu, Castellanos, Merrifield.
Bring up Will Smith
One down, three to go.
Castellanos is interesting here. I’ve been looking up articles and found a lot of frustration from him towards the Tigers. He was a SS coming up, moved to third and then to the outfield. They also tried to move him to 1B and he said no. After being an infielder for almost all his life, I would imagine a switch to 1B would be much easier than Joc’s attempted switch. He’s also been mouthing off about center field at Comerica calling it a joke.
Lux is all the sudden on everyone’s radar. You know that every club that has a closer for sale is asking for him. After reading that article, it explains why he had that one bad year in the minors. Since then, he revamped his swing and put on 20 lbs of muscle. He also fixed his throwing issues from SS. This dude is the real deal and a keeper. He may be a more athletic Corey Seager, let that sink in for a while. Imagine that defense up the middle. He’s never going to have Corey’s arm, but having two shortstops up the middle is something that makes me very excited.
6 more days…
Current thinking of some baseball exec’s (from the NY Post);
So when it comes to Diaz, one interested executive said, “They are open, but I think they are trying to exceed what they paid.” With Diaz struggling that will be a difficult — perhaps impossible — request to meet. As for Syndergaard, an AL official said, “It’s tough to trade [Syndergaard] and make the kind of multiple acquisitions that will leave [the Mets] feeling they have moved the needle forward to a better, contending team next year. That is hard. That is why I am skeptical he will actually move.”
The Mets GM will also need to convince the Wilpon’s to buy off on any deal.
Losing Freese and Kike would be a big loss. But if they can come back by Sept that would be plenty of time to get there timing back for playoffs