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Mets extended Terry Collins through 2017. I am not a big fan but that aside, he certainly had a great year and deserved to stay. He kept the team within striking distance and managed very well down the stretch and in the playoffs. WS was another story but poor performances by the players were more of a contributing factor in the losses than Collins' poor decisions.
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I agree that TC had a great year up to the WS where he didn't have such a good series. Bottom line though is that Royals were the best team. Even if Mets win game five KC would'v wrapped it up in game 6. Glad they signed TC to a two year deal. He earned it.
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My opinion is baseball is that much of the time you could replay the entire playoffs with very different results. Could we have beaten the Royals? I'm certain of it. Could we have lost to the Dodgers - definitely. Play the Cubs again, and they could possibly have swept us. Not to take anything away from the Royals - they played better, executed well, and had a game plan - all from a manager who was basically called an idiot before the playoffs began.
 
Get a gm drunk at the winter meetings and get pictures of him with one of the louisville team hookers and then blackmail him into taking Cuddyer in a trade and free up huge cash.

Niese making 10% of payroll too so see what his trade value is because his contract is actually reasonable for a pitcher and he has 2 years left plus 2 club option years.

That frees up 20 million. I'd really like Parra. If Sandy is going to be cheap in the outfield a low cost option in center I'd like is Nori Aoki. Good fielder,lefty bat good batting average,excellent obp and nice contact hitter. Would be nice complement to Lagares
 
If Sandy is going to be cheap in the outfield a low cost option in center I'd like is Nori Aoki. Good fielder,lefty bat good batting average,excellent obp and nice contact hitter. Would be nice complement to Lagares
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I like this.
 
what's really impressive is he bats almost the same thing the last 4 years. .285ish with virtually the same obp .350ish plus he will get 20 stolen bases. He has been remarkably consistent

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/aokino01.shtml

Also you can bat him leadoff move grandy to bat 3rd and give him more rbi chances
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We really need a middle of the lineup bat - Cespedes. There isn't a single hitter in the Mets lineup to fear as a #4 if Cespedes is gone. While Conforto should easily hit 17-22 HRs in a full season, I'd rather see him in the 3,5, or 6. Lagares is a #2 or 8. If Herrera is the second baseman, the lineup overall gets weaker. I'm assuming Murphy's pricetag, although softened a bit after the Series, will still be too high for the Mets. I hope Alderson is given a decent budget to work. When the Mets only ante up $10 million on a player, you get a Cuddyer. It make elite player salaries look like bargains.
 
what's really impressive is he bats almost the same thing the last 4 years. .285ish with virtually the same obp .350ish plus he will get 20 stolen bases. He has been remarkably consistent

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/aokino01.shtml

Also you can bat him leadoff move grandy to bat 3rd and give him more rbi chances
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Can he play Centerfield? Would be great to platoon with Lagares.

I still think the first move Sandy should make is to sign Darren O'Dea. Would be the perfect setup guy. The biggest mistake of the Omar regime was letting O'Dea leave to add Nelson Figueroa to the staff. Great move signing him in rule 5 draft. Obviously wish they had kept him.
 
Cespedes is allegedly 30. not to be a dbag but in the past we've found that Cuban players' ages can be incorrect. He's a hell of a hitter but I wouldn't mind making a run at Upton or Heyward if we truly want to fill that void that Cespedes will be leaving in the lineup. Sincerely doubt they will even offer a contract to either of those guys, but as a fan I'd feel very good about our chances next season with a bona fide bat like that in the lineup.
 
The thing about Cespedes is that even though he had a bad postseason he was the only presence in the lineup . He was the only guy that the other team knew when his turn was coming up. Well outside of Murphy's out of body experience in first two rounds. Going to be tough to replace that.
 
what's really impressive is he bats almost the same thing the last 4 years. .285ish with virtually the same obp .350ish plus he will get 20 stolen bases. He has been remarkably consistent

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/aokino01.shtml

Also you can bat him leadoff move grandy to bat 3rd and give him more rbi chances
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Can he play Centerfield? Would be great to platoon with Lagares.

I still think the first move Sandy should make is to sign Darren O'Dea. Would be the perfect setup guy. The biggest mistake of the Omar regime was letting O'Dea leave to add Nelson Figueroa to the staff. Great move signing him in rule 5 draft. Obviously wish they had kept him.
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yeah he can
 
The thing about Cespedes is that even though he had a bad postseason he was the only presence in the lineup . He was the only guy that the other team knew when his turn was coming up. Well outside of Murphy's out of body experience in first two rounds. Going to be tough to replace that.
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I think the Wilpons and Sandy are more than happy to replace Cespedes ($15-$20M) with Conforto ($500K).
 
The thing about Cespedes is that even though he had a bad postseason he was the only presence in the lineup . He was the only guy that the other team knew when his turn was coming up. Well outside of Murphy's out of body experience in first two rounds. Going to be tough to replace that.
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I think the Wilpons and Sandy are more than happy to replace Cespedes ($15-$20M) with Conforto ($500K).
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Conforto at 27 may become what Cespedes was for this entire season (35 hr/105 RBI) He shows tremendous promise but an outfield of Granderson/Lagares/Conforto is subpar offensively. Conforto/Cespedes/Granderson with Lagares getting 300 ABs against tough lefties and spelling Cespedes is an above average outfield - something the Mets have rarely if ever had.
 
The thing about Cespedes is that even though he had a bad postseason he was the only presence in the lineup . He was the only guy that the other team knew when his turn was coming up. Well outside of Murphy's out of body experience in first two rounds. Going to be tough to replace that.
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I think the Wilpons and Sandy are more than happy to replace Cespedes ($15-$20M) with Conforto ($500K).
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Conforto at 27 may become what Cespedes was for this entire season (35 hr/105 RBI) He shows tremendous promise but an outfield of Granderson/Lagares/Conforto is subpar offensively. Conforto/Cespedes/Granderson with Lagares getting 300 ABs against tough lefties and spelling Cespedes is an above average outfield - something the Mets have rarely if ever had.
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Mets just gave Lagares a big contract extension. No way are they going to pay big bucks for another outfielder to come in and reduce Lagares to a pt player. If they sign Cespedes I would imagine they would look to trade Lagares. I think Conforto and Grandy are locks to start in the corners.
 
The thing about Cespedes is that even though he had a bad postseason he was the only presence in the lineup . He was the only guy that the other team knew when his turn was coming up. Well outside of Murphy's out of body experience in first two rounds. Going to be tough to replace that.
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I think the Wilpons and Sandy are more than happy to replace Cespedes ($15-$20M) with Conforto ($500K).
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Conforto at 27 may become what Cespedes was for this entire season (35 hr/105 RBI) He shows tremendous promise but an outfield of Granderson/Lagares/Conforto is subpar offensively. Conforto/Cespedes/Granderson with Lagares getting 300 ABs against tough lefties and spelling Cespedes is an above average outfield - something the Mets have rarely if ever had.
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Mets just gave Lagares a big contract extension. No way are they going to pay big bucks for another outfielder to come in and reduce Lagares to a pt player. If they sign Cespedes I would imagine they would look to trade Lagares. I think Conforto and Grandy are locks to start in the corners.
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you are probably correct, but I think if the Mets are smart they know that the Nationals are going to rebound with a new manager, and the Cubs and Pirates will again be formidable as wildcards. They'd better spend some dough filling in the holes or they are going to waste the low cost starters they will enjoy for a few years.
 
deGrom wins a Wilson defensive player of the year award. He did not make an error in 49 chances, and was among the leaders in runs saved. He has yet to make an error in the major leagues.

You wonder if a Whitey Herzog type of manager would moved deGrom to the infield for a play or two in circumstances to bring in a tough lefty for an out or two. As a former infielder, you'd have to guess deGrom is at least as good defensively as Daniel Murphy, which doesn't say much.

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=nym&partnerId=ed-9864171-848872113
 
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