Comments on: Mariners Acquire Mike Morse In Three-Team Deal, Phils Ink Two To Minor League Deals

By: Metstheory22

Metstheory22 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:40:17 +0000

I am not putting all my eggs in basket either. If we get him, more than great, if we don’t, next.

By: Metro12

Metro12 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:59:40 +0000

Metstheory, I’m an optimistic Mets fan too. But I am realistic too.

There is nothing more I’d love than to have Stanton hitting in the Mets lineup. But the chances of that happening via a trade with the Marlins are like zero. That won’t stop some of the pessimists from whining about the Mets “failure to get Stanton” should he be traded soon.

By: Metstheory22

Metstheory22 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:41:02 +0000

As a Glass half full type Mets fan. I look forward to having a chance of getting him. Good luck to us then.

By: Metro12

Metro12 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:17:12 +0000

Upton is one player. Meaning only 1 team is theoretically removed from the bidding for Stanton — the Mariners. Believe me, if the Marlins ever put Stanton up on the market, the Mets, Braves, Phillies and Nats are the LAST teams they would consider. And there is hardly any team in either league who wouldn’t pursue him.

He’s not coming to the Mets (unless his value falls big time) so Mets fans (and Phillies, Braves, and Nats fans) can stop dreaming and think about trades that can happen.

By: Metsie

Metsie — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:12:35 +0000

Well TRS as I said I was just tweaking you….(Different things make me laugh to(o))

But seriously…If the only thing you have to comment on is spelling it’s not worth the potential storm it can create…. do you agree?

Besides you teach History not English or Spelling….
LOL

By: Metstheory22

Metstheory22 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:05:34 +0000

That is why Morse going to Mariners and Upton going to maybe Rangers would be good for team looking at Stanton. Marlins might not have a choice of where they trade him (if they do trade him) if other teams already gave up thier best prospects for Upton and are out for Stanton. You also have to look at what teams can afford to pay down the line for his contract and have the players Marlins want when they are ready to trade. I would load up prospects and clear salary.

By: TRS86

TRS86 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:59:24 +0000

Not sure I broke terms of posting. Again, when a guy comes in with a name like that and then others make fun of the GM because he can speak proper English I consider it ironic. Sorry. Different things make me laugh.

By: Metsie

Metsie — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:54:45 +0000

It’s still there….LOL
I was just giving TRS a little Nuggie….

By: Metro12

Metro12 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:49:44 +0000

They were not homegrown star players. Piazza played like, what, 5 games for the Marlins? And Leiter was part of a massive fire sale.

One could say the Marlins are undergoing a fire sale now, but it’s not the same thing as in 1997 (their owner was soon selling the team) and Stanton is a homegrown star.

I’m telling you, there is no way the Marlins trade Stanton within the division. Of course there are exceptions to almost everything. The exception here is if Stanton falls off a cliff and his value drops dramatically OR a NL East team gives up virtually the entire farm for him. Even then, the chances are small.

By: Alex68

Alex68 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:40:26 +0000

Metsie, who was that? I see his comment was deleted. Now we can’t poke fun of the author of a writer for misspelling either?? WOW…..

By: Metsie

Metsie — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:38:52 +0000

“He’s supposed to be Sandy right? Lol.”

No more like he’s supposed to be responded to in a manner in keeping under the Commentary Guidelines recently posted!

By: Metstheory22

Metstheory22 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:30:01 +0000

Like not getting Mike Piazza, Al Leiter from Marlins. They have traded inter division before. Marlins will not care who they trade to as long as they get what they want.

By: Metstheory22

Metstheory22 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:26:57 +0000

I also agree DrDooby. I would rather gather as many prospects as I could to make the right deal (Stanton) than give away my better prospects for a rental player.

By: vinnie papandrea

vinnie papandrea — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:23:21 +0000

0-7 with a 7.82 ERA, 1.84 WHIP and 31 strikeouts in 38 innings at the Class-A Advanced level, should tell you all you need to know

By: Metsie

Metsie — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:17:41 +0000

Well considering how you like how Sandy thinks it’s no wonder that those were the best deals you could come up with….

I suppose getting Morse for Flores was totally out of the question right?

I mean all those guys the Nats got are WAY more promising than Flores?

Please….

By: TJ

TJ — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:35:31 +0000

Doobs,
I agree, but if the price of Morse was that high a prospect, what makes you think the Mets can actually make any of the deals that you suggest?

By: Metro12

Metro12 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:02:58 +0000

Dooby, yes, getting a 1-year rental who is a POOR defensive OFer makes ZERO sense for the 2013 Mets. Zilch.

And people underestimate the unwillingness of most GMs to trade within their division. This is especially true for homegrown star players. Which is why there is a snowball’s chance in hell that the Mets could ever get Stanton from the Marlins.

By: Trs86

Trs86 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:30:57 +0000

When someone comes in with a name designed to make fun of someone and then tries to make that comment yet spells it incorrectly? He’s supposed to be Sandy right? Lol.

By: DrDooby

DrDooby — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:24:28 +0000

Again, trading anything significant for a 1-year rental of Michael Morse would not have made any sense for the Mets.
Besides the Nats probably not motivated to give him away to a division rival anyway.
Their package is at least equivalent to a package of Michael Fulmer and Tyler Pill for Morse.
How would such a trade be helpful for the Mets going forward ???

I´d rather keep the prospects now and hope that Lucas Duda finds his 2011 stroke again or that someone like Andrew Brown thrives, given a real chance to prove himself, instead of shooting myself in the foot while trading longterm pieces for shortterm help when pretty much all the moves over the past two years have been designed to rather help longterm than shortterm.

By: Metro12

Metro12 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:15:05 +0000

C’mon, people, get real. Ricco isn’t going to trade Morse within the division if he has other viable options on the table. The Mets would have had to overpay to get Morse, who is a lousy fielder by the way. The Mets need to IMPROVE their team defense. Not make it WORSE, lol.