16
2013
Daniel Murphy Likes Mets Offseason Moves, Wright Extension, Dickey Trade, Cowgill
An article by Hojo's Mojo
Adam Rubin caught up with Daniel Murphy who is very upbeat about the Mets’ offseason. Murphy says we extended the best third baseman in the majors in David Wright, has heard great things about Collin Cowgill and has no problem with not adding any major league free agents.
Asked specifically about parting with Dickey, Murphy said he liked the package the Mets got in return — catcher John Buck as well as prospects Travis d’Arnaud and Noah Syndergaard.
“I thought Sandy [Alderson] said it pretty well. He felt like he had more value in a trade than he did re-signing,” Murphy said. “You’re not going to replace a Cy Young Award winner. But I do think with the catching help we got — not only immediately with John Buck, but maybe even not far away in d’Arnaud, and then Syndergaard, he’s on the way — I thought it was a good deal. It’s tough to see R.A. go. He meant so much to this ballclub and this franchise. But I thought we got some pretty good value for him.”
Murphy said he plans to arrive in Port St. Lucie about Feb. 10 – nearly a week before position players report.
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Someone tell Daniel Murphy that MLB will be in his house for drug testing of any kind… Because this man is obviously high on something….
LOL! The best 3B in the majors??? I remember when Joe Torre was managing the Mets he called Mazzilli the best young center fielder in baseball. Murphy might be lobbying for a manager job after he retires.
Well, last year, Wright was the best 3bman in Baseball and over the past 8 seasons he has been as well. Now, he wasn’t in 2011 and one can debate whether he’ll be over the next 6+ years. But for now, I don’t see any 3bmen in the game who are any better than Wright overall.
IMO, Cabrera and Beltre has better seasons. And it could be argued that Headley had a better season too with 31 HR 115 RBI .286BA, in addition to playing good defense at 3rd.
2012 – Miguel Cabrera. I get the argument that David is “better” overall, but his second half fade kills it for me. Oh and Miggy won the triple crown.
Last 8 years, that’s a bold statement. Again, maybe the argument might be most consistent star 3B. but in those years, Alex Rodriguez, Miguel Cabrera, Evan Longoria, Adrian Beltre, and Chipper Jones probably don’t argue with your assessment either.
Well, last year, Wright was the best 3bman in Baseball and over the past 8 seasons he has been as well”
This once again proved to me your knowledge in baseball…. He leads nothing of 3rd baseman in the past 8 years, hasn’t won anything nor has done anything to merit it either. Please put down whatever your smoking.
I can’t understand the love affair with this choker…
Sounds like the company line…Murphy wants to keep his job.
DITTO!
Chill out Murph, your job is safe. Brian Bixler and Omar Quintanilla will not replace you.
Murph is such a sabergooner and apologist
Oh brother. Didn’t Cerrone make these same comments last week?
better believe him. remember, he plays the game, so he knows more than anyone that didn’t.
Why our offseason was bad?? We did not get better. Why our future isn’t bright? We have all our hopes in a farm system that might be 15th best…at best. Why we won’t win until 2020, and that just because 2020 is so far away we might as well guesstimate? Every team in our division not named Miami Marlins is better than us now, set up for the future, or has ability to invest in building a winner. And the Marlins will surpass us in young talent once they move Stanton for some team’s top five prospects. Yay us.
this is just pure exaggeration. baseball prospectus (and other places) said mets farm is top 10 and its only gonna get better as these pithers hit double a. baseball america was the only place that ranked it low.
Baseball America says #18 and they’ve been doing this a lot longer than unpaid bloggers on BP.
lmao they do get paid
Dude they are bloggers just like Metsblog. Are you seriously putting them above BA?
Did you just compare them to metsblog? have you ever read their stuff?
They must be doing something right. MLB teams and major media outlets hire their staff.
And BP was a periodical before it was a blog.
Well thats not a full proof argument major league teams have also hired JP Ricciardi and Paul DePodesta and they damn sure didnt do anything right at there previous jobs.
Unless you subscribe to the theory of ,”Its who you know not what skills you have”
Remember the time JP Ricciardi acquired that terrible hitter who hit 54 HR in 2010 and 43 in 2011?
“and they damn sure didnt do anything right at there previous jobs.”
8 Whole years as Toronto GM and thats what you call doing right as a GM. 1 Player whom only started producing the year after Ricciardi left thanks to advice from Cito Gaston and hitting coach Dwayne Murphy
Regardless thats not doing something right getting lucky with 1player in 8yrs as a GM of a MLB ball club…How about doing a good job as a gm putting together a winner. Now I see why you love Alderson so much and defend him with such vigor……you dont view winning as a success. If Alderson hits it with just one of these prospects you’ll consider his time here a success…
He traded Koch for Hinske. Hinske won ROY. Koch’s career ended shortly after… traded Kielty for Ted Lilly, acquired Lyle Overbay, signed AJ Burnett, he acquired Edwin Encarnacion who I believe hit over 40 HR in 2012 for the Blue Jays?
I’m not saying he did an incredible job but I’m also not naive enough to agree that he didn’t do 1 good thing.
His worst move everybody pretends is Vernon Wells, but that was the owner. I know it for a fact and it’s been well reported that the owner wanted to spend $ and the deal was done with Rogers Communications.
His worst move was letting Chris Carpenter go
this is just pure exaggeration. baseball prospectus (and other places) said mets farm is top 10 and its only gonna get better as these pithers hit double a. baseball america was the only place that ranked it low.
Not sure where the exaggeration is unless you’re saying the Mets have improved and will be better in 2013. As for the Mets having a top ten system in all of baseball, I feel very confident saying that is not the consensus in baseball. Also, if you look at our young talent (farm system and MLB players), there is no way that you can say it is better than anyone in our division not named the Miami Marlins. If you can, then exaggerate away and good luck.
David Wrights skillset of “a_ _ kissing” seems to have rubbed off on Old Murphy…guess he saw what happened with RA when he voiced his real opinion.
He couldve easily stated oh he doesnt know about those things and leaves improving the team up to the Front office.
This is off-topic but has anyone else read about Notre Dames Manti Teo dead girlfriend being a hoax???
I wanna wake up tomorrow to hear Alderson as Mets GM is a hoax cuz I cant fathom how a pro GM could be Sooooooo bad!
I like Murphy’s bat.
But, let’s face it – what is he going to say? That Sandy is gutting the team for financial reasons and the team will be lucky to win 70 games as it stands now?
Thank you. Believing he could, should or would say that is naive at best.
Good soldier. Moving on
I like Daniel, He is a positive guy. He gonna have a nice year too if they leave him in one place for a change and i mean the lineup as well as the field.
Murphy is just towing the company line and seems a bit naive. He should wake up and realize his time to remain Met is likely short once the inexpensive Wilmer Flores is ready to replace him at second which could be sometime this season.
Wilmer Flores isnt ready for the Majors this year. Still in AA & Toby Hyde says he is a weak 2nd baseman & is better at 3rd or 1st base. His range is bad. So Long time fan is out of base on his comment.
I love Murph – even call him “Marvelous Murph” in affectionate homage to our original one Marv Thronberry. However, I think Marvelous said the same thing last winter as well.
Part his enthusiastic nature which makes him the hustling ball player that he is and part being a member of the company he works for. Also, it would not sit well with his teammates if he said anything negative publicly which no player should.
I bet the moves he liked the most was the non-moves/no-trades or signings of 2Bs to make him have to play the OF!