Should have been moved to the parking lot.
New York Mets 2025 Season
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Should have been moved to the parking lot.
The signing of Montas is an absolute disaster. David Stearns, against all logic at the time, RAN out and locked up Frankie Montas. Many of us shook our heads but the company line was “trust in Stearns” because of the success the prior season. Well,this one and a few others blew up right in our faces. Just think next season $17m more and a full season of this guy tossing BP. Let that sink in.
Personally, I don’t want to hear anymore about the magical pitching lab. If people were touting that last season then we can call bullshit on this years results. We literally had to cover the back end of the bullpen with trades. Clay Holmes looks tired and shot. Sean Manaea? He’s barely pitched but has been bad not being able to protect a 5-0 lead? Senga who we “built” depth so we can only pitch him every SIX days is melting like butter on a humid August night. He walks the park instead of challenging hitters.
I could go on but why bother. The BIGGEST issue is we did not want to sign the really talented, big pitchers. Too many suspects. It’s not working. I assume next season becomes a bunch of Sproat, Scott, McClean, Tong etc. Those are hopes and dreams and I don’t see the current philosophy changing anytime soon.
Personally, I don’t want to hear anymore about the magical pitching lab. If people were touting that last season then we can call bullshit on this years results. We literally had to cover the back end of the bullpen with trades. Clay Holmes looks tired and shot. Sean Manaea? He’s barely pitched but has been bad not being able to protect a 5-0 lead? Senga who we “built” depth so we can only pitch him every SIX days is melting like butter on a humid August night. He walks the park instead of challenging hitters.
I could go on but why bother. The BIGGEST issue is we did not want to sign the really talented, big pitchers. Too many suspects. It’s not working. I assume next season becomes a bunch of Sproat, Scott, McClean, Tong etc. Those are hopes and dreams and I don’t see the current philosophy changing anytime soon.
Which free agent starter last year are you wishing we signed? The guy out for the year with Tommy John, or the guy with almost a 6 ERA in the second half of the year?
Holmes just had maybe his best start of the year. He should've had a chance to go 6 but Mendoza pulled the plug for no good reason.
Let’s go Alvarez. Needed it
Wow, Pete sets the record. What a moment. Needed this as a fan, cause it’s been all bad lately
Also happy/relieved it was early in the game while we were ahead too.
Spocky Ramone
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Hats off to:
Choo Choo Coleman
Rick Ownbey
Ryan Thompson
John Pacella
And a host of others
The number you wore is headed for the rafters!
Choo Choo Coleman
Rick Ownbey
Ryan Thompson
John Pacella
And a host of others
The number you wore is headed for the rafters!
We needed a starting pitcher at the deadline. It was fairly obvious. Still a head scratcher to me. You knew Holmes was gonna need to go to the pen eventually
Spocky Ramone
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Weren’t Senga and Manaea supposed to be our trading deadline “acquisitions”?
It’s frustrating because he got the double play ball but we weren’t in proper position. Also don’t get why Soto was warmed up to not pitch to Olson.
Even with Manaea and Senga in the rotation, it was still a need.
Canning’s Achilles exploded, Montas sucks, Blackburn sucks, and Holmes has pitched a lot of innings and it always should’ve been in the plans to put him in the pen. I don’t know why we didn’t go hard for someone like Mitch Keller or something. Not a star, but a solid, reliable option for the rotation
Pirates didn’t want to trade him apparently. There were just not any really available. It’s why I don’t really blame Stearns for any of this. If Manaea and Senga were pitching as expected, we’d be in far better shape.
I’m also fine with no acquisition because we’ve got McLean and Sproat in the wings, plus Megill returning. I’d be happy, and not surprised, if Stanek gets DFA’d + Holmes to pen + the other minor leaguer is brought up. Megill can be the 26th man once rosters expand.
Alright if we lose this game with the offense we’re getting tonight… I might officially be out 
Spocky Ramone
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Up 5, 12 outs to go, I am not confident
Poor Hagenman may pitch himself right to Syracuse.
He’s a nice example of a Stearns move. Signed him for nothing, out of nowhere. And has three minor league options. Probably shouldn’t be a featured part of a bullpen, but who cares? He can give you some solid length, and be shuttled back & forth for three years.
He’s a nice example of a Stearns move. Signed him for nothing, out of nowhere. And has three minor league options. Probably shouldn’t be a featured part of a bullpen, but who cares? He can give you some solid length, and be shuttled back & forth for three years.
