Mets Notes: Gee Is 100%, Niese Arrives To Camp, Projected Opening Day Lineup

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• TX February 8, 2013 at 1:06 pm

  well, the 2-4 spots look good in this lineup.

  Would love to see Bourn at the top.

  Wonder if this would be acceptable. Bourn/Tejada/Murph/Wright/Ike/Duda/Buck/Baxter. Ike and Murph could be flipped, if needed.
  • TRS86 February 8, 2013 at 1:07 pm

    What, you another Tejada hater?
    • TX February 8, 2013 at 1:16 pm

      I love me some Tejada. I love me some more Tejada if the rest of the lineup allowed him to bat in his proper spot in the lineup which is 7th or 8th. Not enough pop nor enough speed to really hit anywhere else.
      • TRS86 February 8, 2013 at 1:21 pm

        I actually think he would be a decent #2 hitter just as Murphy is. I don’t have an issue with Tejada then Murphy.
        • TX February 8, 2013 at 1:34 pm

          I’m not saying he’s garbage, and he could probably do alright in the 2 spot, but there isn’t enough speed for my liking. He does hit for contact, so that’s nice.
          • Anakin Corleone February 8, 2013 at 3:48 pm

            If Bourn comes onboard, I’d go with Bourn (L) / Tejada (R) / Murphy (L) / Wright (R) / Davis (L) / Buck (R) / Duda (L) / Nieuwenhuis (L) or Cowgill (R) / Pitcher

            This splits the L/R pretty much down the entire lineup. I could also make the case for Cowgill 2nd and Tejada 8th versus lefthanders since that preserves the L/R balance. Also, if and when d’Arnaud comes up, you can slide him into the #6 spot in the lineup without the pressure of batting him 3, 4, or 5 but with the protection of Duda (supposing he’s playing up to his talent level) batting behind him.
  • Donal February 8, 2013 at 4:52 pm

    Flip Ike and Wright and you might have something there
• Sloatsburg Mets Fan February 8, 2013 at 1:16 pm

  TX.

  I agree Bourne would help the lineup but NO WAY I ever flip flop Ike and Murph. Murph bats either 3 or 2. Tejada is either 2 or bottom of the order (7 ish). Ike stays 5 or 4. He k’s too much and his avg. is too low for 3.
  • TX February 8, 2013 at 1:20 pm

    Only reason I would flop Murph and Ike from 3 to 5 would be to get Ike more ABs. Unfortunately, there are way too many LH bats in the lineup and putting Wright in the 4 sport helps that a little. Hopefully Darrrr-Nooo comes up ASAP and can be the RH batter in the 6th spot. Ideally he’d hit 5th, but I’m not dropping him in there right away. Hopefully Duda hits enough to warrant 2 lefties back to back and to be in the 5 spot. That would solve a bunch for this team.
• Hitman February 8, 2013 at 1:19 pm

  I like the rotation, the bullpen is not a lock so I don’t know about Feliciano or Francisco. I’m not feeling that projected lineup, especially with Duda & Bax in the OF. Seems like things fall off the table after Davis. Add Valdespin (if he makes a speedy recovery), Den Dekker (if Bourn is a no go) and if he looks good out of camp, d’Arnaud in the lineup and mix it up a little.

  In a perfect world:

  1. CF Matt Den Dekker (L)
  2. LF Jordany Valdespin (L)
  3. 3B David Wright (R)
  4. 1B Ike Davis (L)
  5. C Travis d’Arnaud (R)
  6. 2B Daniel Murphy (L)
  7. SS Ruben Tejada (R)
  8. RF Collin Cowgill (R)
  • METS62FAN February 9, 2013 at 12:48 pm

    HITMAN… d’ARNOPUD LIKE WHEELER WILL HAVE HIS CONTRACT TIMING ADUSTED TO BENEFIT CLUB PROLONGING TEAM TOTAL CONTROL PERIOD BY OPENING THIS SEASON BACK IN VEGAS. HIGHL;Y UNLIKELY EITHER BREAKS CAMP TO TRAVEL NORTH NOT WEST. I ALSO QUESTION THE FELICIANO SLOT ESP WITH EDGINS & CARSON MORE LIKELY SLATED AHEAD ODF HIM. ANYONE KNOW BYRDAK’S CURRENT READINESS STATUS? PERPETUAL PEDRO MORE LIKELY VEGAS BASED INSURANCE THAN LH RELIEF OPTION @ MLB LEVEL.

    ACTUALY, I WAS THINKING IF BOURNE QUEST IS FRUITFUL AS TO WHETHER IT WOULD BE PREFERABLE TO WRITE THE CARD AS:

    BOURNE
    TEJADA
    MURPHY
    DAVIS
    WRIGHT
    DUDA
    BUCK
    COWGILL
    PITCHER

    OR

    BOURNE
    TEJADA
    WRIGHT
    DAVIS
    DUDA
    MURPHY
    COWGILL
    BUCK
    PITCHER

    MY PRESONAL PREFERENCE WOULD BE THE FIRST ORDER
    AS WE HAVE TOO MANY JOURNEYMANISH LHH POPULATING THE BACK END OF THE ORDER 6-8 * THE HIGHLY PROLIFIC RBI SLOT @ #5 IS WASTED ON DUDA
• Donal February 8, 2013 at 1:39 pm

  If Bourn signs (which I am still not crazy about) what if they went with this:

  Bourn
  Tejada
  Murphy
  Ike
  Wright
  Duda
  Buck
  Baxter

  Splits your lefties in the middle of the order and nestles Ike between a pair of .300 hitters with respectable pop.
• Mr North Jersey February 8, 2013 at 1:44 pm

  I’m wondering of Collins will break up the Lefty starters with either Harvey or Marcum?
  • TRS86 February 8, 2013 at 2:14 pm

    I would assume so.
    Johan, Marcum, Niese, Harvey, Gee is what I am expecting.
• RandomGuy February 8, 2013 at 5:40 pm

  I’d rather have Andrew Brown in there instead of Collin Cowgill.
  • van February 8, 2013 at 5:50 pm

    quite possibly vs. a lefty, you will get both of them.
  • Hitman February 8, 2013 at 6:00 pm

    Does it matter? Most likely, Brown will make the team as a platoon partner in LF/RF.
• Joe February 9, 2013 at 10:25 am

  How many fastballs will Davis see in 2013, with Duda and Buck as his protection in the lineup?
• JorgeLCastanos February 11, 2013 at 8:33 pm

  No Michael Bourn. He just signed with the Indians =/