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2012
Rounding The Bases: Braves Could Target Wright, Marlins Could Deal Johnson
An article by Hojo's Mojo
The Miami Marlins will dangle starter Josh Johnson as “trade bait” this offseason the Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo reported Sunday. Despite some talk out of Florida that the Marlins won’t deal Johnson, who can become a free agent after 2014, the 28-year-old could be trade bait says SI.com. The Marlins would likely get a boatload back from teams such as Baltimore, Toronto, Boston, Kansas City, Minnesota, Texas, and the Dodgers. The Red Sox were interested at the trade deadline. The 69-win Marlins look as if they’re cleaning house again and they, like Cleveland, could be a good trading partner for the Red Sox. The injury-prone Johnson pitched a full season in 2012, but he fell off from his performance level in earlier seasons. Still, he went 8-14 with a 3.81 ERA and had 165 strikeouts in 191 1/3 innings.
Jim Bowden posted on ESPN Insider, that the Braves might consider moving outfielder Martin Prado to third base as a replacement for Chipper Jones, or they might look at trading for a third baseman and look into acquiring one of Chase Headley, Mike Olt, Nolan Arenado, Nick Castellanos or the Mets’ David Wright. Even if Wright were to be traded I doubt the Mets would deal him to the Braves. Sounds like nonsense.
Terry Francona, who led the Boston Red Sox to two World Series titles, was introduced Monday as the new manager of the Cleveland Indians. Francona signed a four-year contract. With an impressive resume that includes ending Boston’s 86-year drought between world championships, Francona was picked by the Indians over Sandy Alomar Jr., who served as the club’s bench coach before taking over as interim manager for the final six games after Manny Acta was fired on Sept. 27. He takes over an Indians team that finished 68-94 and 20 games out of first place in the AL Central.
Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy resigned Sunday, stepping down after the team set a franchise record for losses. The Rockies said a search for Tracy’s replacement would begin immediately but they have no time frame for making a hire. Colorado finished last in the NL West this year while going 64-98. Tracy was promoted from bench coach to manager in May 2009. He was voted the NL Manager of the Year that season after guiding Colorado into the playoffs. The Rockies went 294-308 under Tracy.
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I would trade Wright to the Braves if it meant getting prospects that we can flip for Manny Machado or Jurickson Profur…
SideNote:
Jurickson Profur is the SAME exact age as Brandon Nimmo…
Profur is in the major leagues….Nimmo is 3 years away…
Machado is 10 months older than Nimmo…
Machado is already in the majors…Nimmo is 3 years away…
But yeah…Paul Depo is a smart guy who knows how to find talent
lol
ProfAR was an international FA signee in 2009. Kinda hard for Depo to have signed a Met in 2009.
Machado was the 3RD, 3RD, 3RD OVERALL pick in the draft in 2010. Again something the Mets didn’t have the opportunity to pick and something the current regime couldn’t have done yet anyway.
I mean seriously what lengths will you guys go to in order to prove your point?
well…its more the idea that our 1st round draft pick, Nimmo is 3-4 years away…which would put him at age 23-24…
meanwhile Profur is banging in his age 19 season…
meanwhile Machado is banging in his age 20 seasons…
meanwhile Mike Trout is banging in his age 20 season…
meanwhile Harper is banging in his age 20 season…
but our top 10 draft pick, selected at age 18….we have to wait til he is 22…( if we’re lucky )
but lets look at Paul Depo’s draft record with SD
2007
1st rounder Nick Schmidt (bust)
1st rounder Kellen Kulbacki (bust)
1st rounder Drew Cumberland (bust)
1st rounder Mitch Canham (bust)
1st rounder Cory Luebke (looked good, TJ surgery)
1st rounder Danny Payne (bust)
2nd rounder Eric Sogard (non-prospect)
2nd rounder Brad Chalk (non-prospect)
3rd rounder Tommy Toledo (non-prospect)
2008
1st round Dykstra (non-prospect)
1 Jaff Decker (horrendous season, losing prospect status)
2nd Blake Tekote (non-prospect)
3 James Darnell (middling prospect)
3 Sawyer Carroll (non-prospect)
2009
1 Donovan (1st overall EPIC bust)
2nd Everett Williams (bust)
3rd Jerry Sullivan (24 year old reliever in a-ball)
2010
Whitsen (didn’t sign)
Gyorko (top 100 prospect)
Cates (iffy prospect)
And this guy was the one met fans were excited about….
im still not sure what the fork JP Riccardi does other than collect checks
when he was hired…”Alderson, who worked with Ricciardi for more than a decade in Oakland, says the 51-year-old is “a superb talent evaluator” who will assist in all aspects of baseball operations.”
all aspects of baseball operations…
basically…he aint responsible for any ONE particular aspect of baseball operations…
You do realize that Jaron Madison, Grady Fuson, Bill Gayton, Randy Smith and Pete DeYoung were the ones who ran the draft in SD the years DePodesta was there right? Depo was to Kevin Towers what Minaya was to Steve Phillips.
After reading this I find it hard to believe that Depodesta wasn’t making draft decisions with the Padres. This is in his own words:
“There’s just nothing like waking up on draft day.”
“In the past the draft lasted two days, and it was akin to an 800 meter race – an absolute sprint but realistically too long to sprint without nearly collapsing before the end (at least for me). There was no time allotted for each pick, so when the team in front of you finished announcing their selection, it was immediately time for you to announce yours. Even a 15 second pause was an indication that a team had just been plucked – losing their intended selection just before they picked. This pace lasted for two straight days, and it was frenetic.”
http://itmightbedangerous.blogspot.com/2010/06/draft-day.html
He was obviously there in the room when the Padres were making picks. So I think holding him accountable for the players he drafted is fair. In his blog, he also gives scouting reports on EVERY player the Padres drafted, so there is no doubt that he played a big role in their draft.
Here’s a few if you are interested:
“Karsten is a 6’4″, 215lb right-hander from Chipley, FL with a fastball that runs between 90 and 95 mph. His main secondary pitch is a relatively polished slider that has been unhittable at the amateur level. While he has shown some feel for a changeup, he just hasn’t needed to use it much up to this point, but we anticipate that he’ll have a solid one going forward. A great competitor, Karsten pitches with an attitude, and I mean that in the best way possible.
As this year’s big league team illustrates, we’re going to win here in PETCO with great pitching, and we feel Karsten has the chance to pitch at the top of a rotation. Like any high schooler, it is going to take a while for him to develop fully, and we’ll have a defined plan to increase his workload over the years to prepare him for the rigors of an ML season.
This pick doesn’t come without risk, but that goes for any amateur player. In this instance, though, we have the chance to develop a dominant starting pitcher.
Now it’s time to sit back and watch the next 40 picks and continue to strategize for tomorrow.”
“We got ourselves a bat.
Jedd is a junior shortstop from West Virginia University who has done nothing but rake for three years. At 5’10″ and 195lbs, Jedd is a strong infielder with right-handed power. This year he had 48 extra base hits in just 236 at-bats while only striking out just 24 times. Furthermore, last summer he hit .326/.386/.488 with a wood bat in the Cape Cod League.
A driven, hard-nosed player, Jedd is the type of grinder with the makeup to will himself to the Major Leagues. We were hoping all night that he might still be there when we picked today, as we feel he’s one of the more polished bats in the draft.”
http://itmightbedangerous.blogspot.com/2010/06/jedd-gyorko.html
“We love pleasant surprises!”
“Zach Cates is a newly converted pitcher from Northeast Texas CC. A former catcher, the 6’3″, 200lb right-hander has a fastball than runs 90-95 to go along with a nasty changeup. Just 20 years old, this spring was Zach’s first full season to concentrate on pitching, and he struck out 92 in just 69 innings.”
We feel he has the chance to be a starter and should continue to develop as he spends more time on the mound.”
http://itmightbedangerous.blogspot.com/2010/06/zach-cates.html
“It was time for some upside! Most of these guys could be difficult to sign, as their talent dictates a higher round selection, but we felt that it was the right time to take them.”
http://itmightbedangerous.blogspot.com/2010/06/rounds-6-10.html
Nice find Vinny and good to see you back,
I’m curious where are Jedd Gyorko, Zach Cates, & Karsten now?
Karsten Whitson declined the offer and went to Florida where I think he is expected to be a first round pick in 2013.
Jedd Gyorko hit .328 .380 .588 .968 in AAA this year playing 2nd and 3rd.
Zach Cates is with the Cubs now as part of the Cashner for Rizzo swap.
Good question. Karsten went usigned. Zach Cates was invloved in the Rizzo trade and had a 7.16 ERA in 17 starts this year.
Gyorko actually looks like a good prospect – He was rated the 98th best prospect by BA and hit .328 with 24 HR in PCL. He plays mostly 3rd base now.
Here’s Depo talking about what his role would be with the draft in LA:
MLB.com: How involved will you be in the draft?
DePodesta: I’ll definitely be involved. That said, I told Logan I won’t be grabbing the phone away from him to announce the selection. He’s been hired to do a job. Ultimately, I’m responsible and I need to be involved. He’s been trusted to run that department. I told Logan I’ll be involved, but I promise to be informed. I’ve spent a lot of time listening. I’ve already seen quite a few players and I will continue to see more. I’ve told Logan that I want to be there for every meeting and be in on every call. I’ve promised him I’ll be well informed — I’m not just showing up on draft day. I’m not looking over his shoulder. I will be as involved as I would be in a meeting about our 25-man Major League roster. The general manager is ultimately held accountable and he understands that. He’s welcoming that.
So, there you have it – He may not have “ran” the Dodgers drafts, but he was very invloved in the draft process. And he’s right, the GM should be held accountable for all the picks – Good or bad. If he’s saying he should be held accountable for the draft, then how are we wrong for saying he should be held accountable for the picks? We aren’t.
I forgot the link:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20040514&content_id=741599&vkey=draft2004&fext=.jsp&c_id=null
MLB.com: Do you view this as an opportunity to leave your mark on the roster?
DePodesta: Ultimately, I need to leave my mark everywhere. I’m not looking at two days of the draft to accomplish all of that. But I’ve told Logan these are the two most critical days on the calendar. You’re acquiring the rights to 40 or 50 players that will be among your assets going forward. So, they are absolutely critical days for your baseball operation and it’s essential for the general manager to be involved.
Again even with LA, I see nothing in those links that says he 2nd guessed Logan White and overruled him on any of the picks. All he talks about is him being involved, looking over his shoulder. He also said:
DePodesta: It’s hard to encompass that in a sentence, but I’ll say this: Logan and his staff have done a terrific job the last couple years. When you look around Major League Baseball, it would be foolish to come in and say we’re doing something completely different. I want to build on it and make it even better, despite the fact that it’s been at a very high level. His strategy has been a lot of high school players at the top, mixed in with a handful of college players. A blending of the two is probably realistic. You look at the elite players in the game today, it’s a blend of both. The funny thing is, I don’t feel our philosophies are as disparate as people make them out to be. We both believe the talent pool dictates which way you go. We have a lot more similarities than differences.
And I’ll repeat the same quote you did:
DePodesta: I’ll definitely be involved. That said, I told Logan I won’t be grabbing the phone away from him to announce the selection. He’s been hired to do a job. Ultimately, I’m responsible and I need to be involved. He’s been trusted to run that department. I told Logan I’ll be involved, but I promise to be informed. I’ve spent a lot of time listening. I’ve already seen quite a few players and I will continue to see more. I’ve told Logan that I want to be there for every meeting and be in on every call. I’ve promised him I’ll be well informed — I’m not just showing up on draft day. I’m not looking over his shoulder. I will be as involved as I would be in a meeting about our 25-man Major League roster. The general manager is ultimately held accountable and he understands that. He’s welcoming that.
Sounds like he let Logan do his thing. I also didn’t say he wasn’t involved or shoudn’t be held accountable, I said he didn’t run either teams drafts. The GM is always accountable for the draft even though they have very little to do with the draft after the fisrt round or two. But I’ll repeat again I’m not shitting in my paints because now he’s the VP of scouting for the Mets because of his SD or LA days. I’ll judge him based on how our draft picks work out or not now that he’s specifically in that role. He’s directly responsible for brining in 2 promising IFA’s Montero and Mateo which both have scouts buzzing over. Time will tell but LA and SD drafts are totally irrelevant.
Vinny, somehow you’ll find one or two people in here who will come in and argue with you that that wasn’t depodesta…
Yeah well that’s because it wasn’t.
Oh give me a break.
He said he would be as involved in the draft as he would in making the 25-man Major League roster. He said he would attened every meeting, every phone call, and was scouting players for LA.
But we can’t hold him accountable for their drafts according to you. Even though he was that involved and said we SHOULD hold him accountable for it. lol
Depo said himself he should be held accoutnable for the draft, and that’s all we were doing here. I have no idea why it’s taboo to look up our VP of player development track record. And it’s obvious just going by his own words that he played a BIG role in those drafts. I have a feeling you wouldn’t have a problem with this if those drafts were stellar.
Scroll up above where I said the GM is accountable. I said he didn’t run the draft. I neversaid he wasn’t involved in them and I don’t know how many times I have to say that I don’t like DePodesta but I’m not saying the Mets are doomed becuse of SD and LA’s drafts. I could give 2 shits if their drafts were stellar or excellent. He wasn’t running them in the same capacity as he is now. Try reading what I actually write instead of putting words in my mouth.
So what are you arguing? If your saying he’s accountable, I’m saying he’s accountable, then what are you arguing then?
If you agree he is accountable, then why we can’t judge the drafts he was accountable for? I think we should all be informed on what his track record is.
I’m not putting words in your mouth, what’s happening is your speaking out of both sides of your mouth. In one comment you say he was accountable, but in your reply to Alex, you say it wasn’t Depodesta.
Also, I don’t think anyone said he’s working in the same capacity as he was in LA and SD. We are just SIMPLY showing his track record – That’s it. And it happens to be his track record isn’t very good.
I don’t know why it’s taboo to judge the work he did with those teams.
Not one of those links give any indication that DePo was in fact making the selections. Just because DePo is giving a scouting report of each player or talking about draft day doesn’t mean it was his call to make over the scouting directors. That’s like saying Bryan Lambe was making the draft selections for the Mets inder Minaya or Wayne Krivsky was making them. I never said he wasn’t involved in the draft. Usually the entire staff is in the war room on draft day. But I have never heard of an assistant making the selections over the VP and Director of scouting, never once. Their farms system also moved up each year in the rankings. Show me something that says he actually made the selections. I can’t say the Mets are now doomed because DePo is now our VP of scouting based on SD’s picks which is what most people are doing here.
well he has had some input on picks that have been absolutely horrible.
Even worse with Dodgers. Teams bring him on because of this myth that he is has these incredible skills for player evaluation, but in truth he has one of the worst track records in the last 10 years. I remember reading something about this on Baseball Prospectus (I think) where they compared GM’s by the WAR of their top five rounds of picks in their career in a minimum of three drafts and DePo was ranked last.
LA Mets fan, depodesta greatest acquisition has been blake dewitt… BLAKE FU****** DEWITT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The guy has not brought in a top tier player to any franchise he’s been in his career.. His track record has been just horrible, yet somehow, sandy keeps hiring this guy to run the minors scouting and developing everywhere he goes.. did it in SD and now here in NY.. Ironically, both franchises are pathetic and jokes troughout the league.
The guy who ran the Dodgers drafts was and still is Logan White. He has been for a decade. Paul DePodesta did not run their draft. Where do you guys get your info from?
Most teams who draft high school players do not expect them to be ready for 3-5 years. How can you hold that against a guy is my point? Also, Omar’s group had the chance at those players you listed and either couldn’t draft them due to position or chose to skip over them. How many of them were drafted or signed in the past two years?
There are plenty of questions that may surround the drafting results of this current group in the FO but judging them after 1.5 years since their first draft would be insane.
very true…after 1.5 years…it is too early to judge the near 100 players they have selected…
however the 300 or so players Paul Depo had selected in SD, have not amounted to jack-sh*t…
the fact that he drafted a kid who most projected to not even go in the 1st round…and who did not even go to a regular school…and who not shockingly, is projected to hit the majors 4 years after someone else who is 10 months older than him….is a reflection on Paul Depo…
Point is…if ur a stud…and u have 1st round talent….ur coming to the majors quicker than the rest…
Jason Heyward
Drafted in 2007 at age 17…with the 14th pick in the draft
Plays in the minors for his age 18 + 19 years
makes his debut at age 20….
Omar with lil financial support drafted Joe Smith, who made an all-star team…and it is very likely that Ike Davis will make an all-star as well…not to mention Ruben Tejada and Jon Niese if they continue to develop…
Omar’s kids have alot more talent and have shown much more progress than Depo’s picks in SD…
Omar > Depo
Deal with it
This is all nonsense. There are a total of two 19 year olds, and one 20 y.o. in the majors on a total of 30 teams – a rarity – and you choose to chastise the Mets over this, in what appears to be purely desire to hate on the Mets.
Like most prospects, Nimmo will get here when he’s ready. He’s currently 19 years old. Hold your horses. Rome wasn’t built in a day. Even the great Albert Pujols and Chipper Jones – unquestionable first ballot Hall of Famers – didn’t get to the majors till 21 while Ruben Tejada got here at 20.
Insofar as Podesta, he was never the Padres GM. What he was, was Special Assistant of Baseball Operations, appointed in June 2006, and then promoted to Executive Vice President after the 2008 season. If I’m not mistaken, Kevin Towers was the GM and Sandy Alderson was the CEO for a few years.
There’s also more to any draft than the first few rounds which is only what you counted. That says to me you either deliberately ignored the full draft to make him Podesta bad, or you don’t have an understanding of the draft and need a related education. Most picks, in the first few rounds don’t make it to the majors. Most picks in general never get to the majors.
For the record, nine of the Padres thirty-five 2007 picks have made it to the majors which is an accomplishment considering that even getting a few to the majors is a success. Jeremy Hefner and Cory Luebke are thus far the most notable..
Compare to the 2007 Phillies draft who selected five that made it to the majors. The Tigers had six. The Angels four.
In 2008, 7 Padres picks have made it to the majors.
There are also, players from these drafts who haven’t yet made it to the majors but are still young enough to sget there.
Insofar as JP Riccardi, he overseas scouting and numbers on the major league side.
R”JUST…” TRY TO UNDERSTAND THAT DESPITE BASEBALL’S RELIANCE UPON NUMBERS,CALCULATIONS & STATISTICS A PLAYER’S ACTUAL E HAS LUITTLE TO DO WITH HIS CAPABILITIES @ THE MLB LEVEL; HOWEVER VASTLY MORE IMPORTANT IS HIS ACTUAL EXPERIENCES CALL IT HIS BASEBALL MATURITY LEVEL
I FIRST HEARD THIS WRIGHT SPECULATION RE. THE BRAVES FROM TOM GLAVINE’S WET-DREAMIN’ WHILE BROADCASTING ONE OF THE LAST GAMES BET NYM & ATL IN ATL AS TO ‘HOTSTREAKER’ FL’S MORE LIKELY TO DEAL REYES WHEN HIS SALARY HITS AN ESCAATION YR &,IMO, U ARE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO SEE REYES’ RETN TO NY IN PINSTRIPES AS JERTER REPLACEMENT THAN BACK IN FLUSHING UNDER WILPON OWNERSHIP
WILPONS TURNING 180 ON REYES IS AS UNLIKELY AS M.DONALD GRANT’S REACQUISITION OF SEAVER; HOWEVER THAT HORSE CHANGES COLOR SHOULD OWNERSHIP CHANGE
As if it wasn’t enough insulting us and slapping us real fans of the team in the face in somehow defending alderson’s ineptitude now they’re defending depodesta as well??? My ohhh My… At this point one should just wonder if people are rooting for the team or the guys running it just to prove a point of moneyballing and their phylosophy to be good and useful?? My lord…
Alex, I don’t give a damn about moneyball, never have. Most people misunderstand it anyway.
However, be as critical as you want as long as you are fair. Blaming Depo for signings that occurred before he even arrived isn’t too fair is it? Blaming him for not having guys he drafted with the Mets in the bigs yet after 1.5 years isn’t too fair is it?
Again, why not just be patient. If he is as bad as you think he is you will have tons of fair ammunition just as we did with Omar.
I really don’t have a problem with some of the newer stats and I like looking at them and using them. But what I cant understand for the life of me is the whole DePodesta thing with regards to how exalted he is in the eyes of the fans. Anyone with a track record like is someone you run from not run too. Even Ricciardi I have a problem with although to a lesser extent. Can you imagine if those contracts he gave Wells and Rios had been with the Mets? To think that his duties include an advisory role in player contracts and negotiations is kind of scary.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/joe_posnanski/08/12/worst.contracts/index.html
My problem is, if nimmo becomes a stud, somehow depodesta will be credited by you sabergooners and sandy lovers.. but if he becomes a bust i am sure you’ll blame that on someone else “running the draft”… Then what the hell is depodesta in charge of??? It’s not as if the kids they brought in are doing well anyways.. From his comment about a 1st rounder be a #5 starter being a very, very, very good draft to the “we didn’t have any compesation in this year’s draft so we didn’t sign our 2nd rounder this year to have an extra pick next year all have been loser comments coming from a loser guy.. The guy has a job because Sa has a job, otherwise i am sure he’d be working at ESPN or maybe in Oakland selling sunglasses for the game.. Stop defending this guy, his track record is the worst among GM’s and scouts… Omar minaya is 188428350x better than this Piece of **** we got running the minors…
Ease up with asterisks please.
My god…..
On the bright side, you’re back in circulation in the shoutbox.
then i’ll ease up on the asterisks.. It’s just the defense for google boy is just insane.. Didn’t wanna call him crap so i used ** instead…
DePodesta’s track record?
He was GM of the Dodgers, not Padres,
Kevin Towers was the Padres GM, but Sandy Alderson was the head honcho and wanted to draft college players and is what they did. DePodesta did a lot of scouting and number crunching, and gave his input, but ultimately he wasn’t in charge.
If you really want a heads up on Depodesta’s thinking while with the Padres, you should look for the archives of his blog that gives insight to his process, player evaluations and what the team was thinking in drafting the players they did. There’s a lot to read in his blog and I did all when Mets hired him. I found his thought process insightful, forthright, and interesting, and encourage you to find and read them if you haven’t.
His thought process may be insightful, forthright, & interesting but his results stink. I’ve seen him speak at events (on youtube) and he doesn’t fit any of these qualities to me
I wouldn’t say that DePodesta is a good public speaker or has a physical presence.
He’s not, however, the man in charge. The decision of who to draft ultimately rests with those who are, and the outcome ultimately – both good or bad – rests with them as well. They only time DePodesta was in charge was in 2004. as GM of the Dodgers. He remained GM in 2005, but that was also first year of Sandy Alderson as CEO, starting in April 2005.
The common denominator in both S.D. and with the Mets, is that Sandy Alderson was his boss and now is again. I think Alderson is the problem.
In the two drafts of DePo’s tenure, ’04, ’05, He drafted the likes of Luke Hochevar, Blake DeWitt, Cory Wade, David Price, Javy Guerra, Justin Ruggiano, Michael Stutes, Scott Elbert.
All together, 21 of the 100 drafted, in 2004 and 2005, made it to the majors. That’s a lot. All of these listed names above, but one, occurred in 2004 when Sandy wasn’t there.
Also, as GM,in 2004, DePodesta traded for Brad Penny and Hee Seop Choi, and signed, J. D. Drew, Jeff Kent, and Derek Lowe. I doubt Sandy would have approved these free agents.
You can’t give him credit for Price because he didn’t sign with LA and and he came up through Tampa’s system. Same thing goes for Hochevar and Michael Stutes(not that they are anything to wrote home about anyway).
So if you count the players that he actually signed, that’s a VERY unimpresive list. Not one major league starting pitcher or everyday player.
Totally off topic but not really. Did you happen to read Cerrone’s post on Wright for captain this morning? He is totally downplaying it which is a compete opposite of his feeling about that every time the topic comes up on his site. Cerrone is Wright’s #1 fanboy. Does anyone think the Mets control the editorial direction of MetsBlog?
Look at what Cerrone has said in the past about Wright for captain:
1. Wright is awesome. Seriously, when the Mets give him his contract extension (and you know they eventually will), they better also stitch a gigantic C to his chest.
2. It is time he becomes the captain, it is time he become the guy who sees this team through the darkness, to better days and to a championship.
3. It would be nice to eventually see wright join the list of Keith Hernandez, Gary Carter, and John Franco…
There’s a lot more just search wright, captain on MB.
Why the sudden switch?
Hope I’m wrong but with things the way they are I hope we dont lose Wright. When his biggest fanboy does a complete 180 on him, I get concerned.
I think Cerrone is a bipolar Met fan. He’s up and down a good portion of the time with his opinions. I remember the day Willie was fired. His opinions later in the day were in direct contrast to his opinions earlier in the day.
I don’t think he’s toeing some company line. I really do think he swings like that all on his own.
u mean like when he defended the mets brass for spreading the rumor about ike…by saying Ike should be traded b/c he is “aloof” with the media…
5 min later after commentors were bashing him, he erased that note about Ike Davis…
I asked him about it on twitter and he blocked me….as well as Howard Megdal
WEx, are you surprised??
Wright is awesome?? Sure he is.. Sepcially in the second half this year when he disappear..
It is time he becomes the captain, it is time he become the guy who sees this team through the darkness, to better days and to a championship” with better players on the team we couldn’t accomplish winning, in large part because of him, all of the sudden a guy who has a losing record w/o reyes, beltran and/or delgado in the lineup not to mention folding in big spots all of the sudden is supposed to carry the mets to the promise land?? No WOnder is MB promoting that type of crap…
It would be nice to eventually see wright join the list of Keith Hernandez, Gary Carter, and John Franco…”
I won’t mention franco, but carter is a HOF, Keith was probably the greatest acquisition in a trade in the history of this franchise, and the igniting player that lead us to winning a championship, how on earth can we compare those 2 with a guy who is known around the league as a choke artist for a LOSING franchise??
If this is the same Wex from Mestblog, come on man, Cerrone does this all the time! How can you not know that!!!!! If this is another Wex than you should know and understand that Cerrone’s opinions change form day to day and hour to hour. He flip-flops on everything and has no consistency in anything he says. Plus he has a one-million man army that lives on everything he says which is why most Mets fans are clueless.
Cerrone is as fickle as they come and changes based on fan opinion. He has always said he views himself as a fan first and at times fans overreact. That’s about.
TRS, i am sorry, as a fan first?? What else is he????? He’s nothing but a blogger who now gets 5 minutes on SNY about the “State of the mets” by his legion of fans in the blog… Gimme a break.. the guy is no journalist, no editor, he’s not even a guy who has editing abilities.. Not sure where you were going with that.
But it IS his profession now.
Really??? He’s doing an awful job at it then… Should stick to whatever he was doing before..
As much as we make fun Alex, he is making great money writing about a team he loves.
Good for him…
I agree. I am just saying that if you think he would quit because he stinks at it… why would he? Wouldn’t you rather write about the Mets for a living and make good money doing it?
If they pay me what i make now, then yeah.. However, i doubt the mets and the current FO will pay me what i make now just to write in a blog about them…
I guess that’s my point. Now that being said to me if it was my profession I would take more pride in what I do, but that’s just me. However, I certainly wouldn’t give up what I love that someone is paying me well to do just because I stink
I don’t typically bother reading Matt’s opinion, or that of the others. Typically, I don’t find a whole lot of substance there – not worth my time. Your comments on Cerrone’s piece is an example.
Any chance the Mets are in on the JJ sweepstakes? Any word if the Fish are considering dealing Stanton?
They will deal Reyes. The question is when.