Comments on: Keith Law Posts An Update On RHP Teddy Stankiewicz

By: gregoriobuspa

gregoriobuspa — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:30:42 +0000

Stankiewicz is a legit talent. Remember he’s only 18. Follow him and see where he ends up.

By: gregoriobuspa

gregoriobuspa — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:28:28 +0000

Many people would like to believe that there was more to the Mets not signing Stanky. I heard that the Mets called before the pick and asked if Teddy would sign for slot. The Mets were told that he would. After the pick, the Mets backed off their verbal offer. If you know the Stankiewicz’s, they are men of their word and if you don’t keep your word, then they will not “play ball” with you. The Mets missed out on a great talent because they didn’t keep their word. Plain and simple, Teddy would have signed for slot. I will be interested to see who the Mets select at #76 in the next draft.

By: Major Mangu

Major Mangu — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 11:48:42 +0000

LOL

a nice way of saying…

NO COMMENT

lmao

By: Hotstreak

Hotstreak — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 09:40:17 +0000

Seems like a lawyer talking to me. Either that or a presidential press secretary. Ther Met’s response was well calculated.

By: Matt Mosher

Matt Mosher — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 03:10:19 +0000

Well played.

By: XtreemIcon

XtreemIcon — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 02:22:02 +0000

I would agree.

By: Trs86

Trs86 — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 02:07:17 +0000

I am going to go out on a Cerrone and bet he will never win a Cy. Lol

By: XtreemIcon

XtreemIcon — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 02:04:32 +0000

Not that hard to believe when you read the less-than-glowing scouting report. Maybe he’ll wind up winning six Cy Youngs, but you have a guy right now who apparently has no plus pitches, “fringy” command and mechanical concerns.

By: Trs86

Trs86 — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 02:03:42 +0000

When? Next year? Most of the other guys signed without even knowing how this would turn out.

By: Matt Mosher

Matt Mosher — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 01:57:05 +0000

I’m a believer in the plan Sandy has, but this Stankiewicz thing really chaps my ass.

If you say you are building the farm, then do it. Hard to believe they passed on this guy.

By: vigouge

vigouge — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 01:44:13 +0000

I think you’re absolutely correct. I think the club went into the draft and knew on a few picks that they knew what they thought the person was worth and if they got them, great, if not then they get the pick back the next year.

By: Trs86

Trs86 — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 01:21:35 +0000

If that’s what you want to believe so be it. I am still not sure what the reason is but as I said I am confident it had nothing to do with the 80k.

By: Trs86

Trs86 — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 01:20:20 +0000

As I said, I have no idea why it fell through only that it did and I do it believe 80k was the reason. I am sure others believe that as well. There is nothing cut and dry except for the fact they picked him and didn’t sign him. Everything else can be left for interpretation.

By: Mr North Jersey

Mr North Jersey — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 01:20:08 +0000

All I have is the fact that Teddy gave what he believed to be his side of the story and the fact the Mets did not come to an agreement or wish to go into any detail why they could not come to an agreement.

By: Hitman

Hitman — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 01:17:21 +0000

That note about the “head violence in the delivery after the release” could also be a clue.

By: Joey D.

Joey D. — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 01:15:37 +0000

Hi Trs,

I said I came to recognize that it was probably not $80,000 for the sake of saving $80,000. I said it was the message that by not paying that to Stank, other draft selections will have to understand it was either signing with the below slot bonuses the Mets were offering or not signing at all.

If they paid Stank the full slot money he was asking – after they offered him less – that puts them in a bad negotiating posture with all the others that they also wanted to sign below slot money as well.

By: Joe D

Joe D — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 01:10:58 +0000

What we have are two facts and endless speculation. We know the facts and that is the Mets passed on Teddy for that measly amount. Now you could speculate that the Mets thought he was a crack addict, or that his arm was being held together by kite string, or anything else, but what we do know is what both sides admitted to. You can make more out of it, but that doesn’t mean there was more to it.

And for the two who said they didn’t sign him because of below average stuff, than if that were true I would submit that Paul DePodesta should tender his resignation.

By: Trs86

Trs86 — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:58:07 +0000

Joey if you actually believe the deal fell through over 80k that’s up to you but don’t pretend it’s cut and dry. To each his own.

By: Joe D

Joe D — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:48:07 +0000

If he was referring to lefty pitchers, Matz is the highest ceiling Met prospect in that category. Not sure if that was what he meant.

By: Joe D

Joe D — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:45:44 +0000

The reasoning was this, “Joe, we’d rather not discuss it and you are free to post what the Stankiewicz family told you. Thank you for the opportunity to respond, but we’d rather not.”