Amazin' Daily Briefing: February 4th, 2025

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I’m visiting Citi Field for the first time this summer. What are the best food options that I should try? Has anything new been announced this season?

Thanks!

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Take it with a grain of salt but if true Alonso better kick Boras in the nuts.

Darvish is still a good starter. Yes he’s old but he’s strong and can still pitch at a high level. Plus he has a good contract which is cost effective. He’s got 3 more years, which is perfect because in 2 years, Roki Sasaki’s a free agent. We can swoon him with his idol and money, Pitching lab and best trainers, etc.

According to this statistic-- Nick Pivetta has the nastiest stuff for a starting pitcher-- he is still a free agent, should the Met's take a chance?

What are your thoughts on these types of statistics?

https://www.sheascoop.com/understanding-stuff-in-baseball-a-deep-dive-into-pitching-effectiveness/

Someone want to explain how Jack Flaherty just signed for roughly the same amount as Frankie Montas and the Mets didn't feel like taking a call. Huh?

Edit: the details came in a while after I posted this. We now know that Flaherty signed for $25m in 2025, $10m in 2026 with an opt-out after 2025. While the total value is nearly the same as Montas' contract, they obviously are paying less for him than Flaherty. Gotta say that I would still do 1/$25m for Flaherty though.

Why is McNeil being put over anyone, not even hating just genuinely confused why he’s still being treated like a top option?

It’s obvious no one wants the money Alonso is looking for, what was the last contract offered?

Amazin' Daily Briefing: February 2nd, 2025

✍️Are the Mets the Team to Beat in the East?

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Where does Bobby Valentine rank in the history of Mets managers? I loved watching Valentine manage the Mets in the late 90's-early 2000's. Very smart manager and alot of personality even though he was disliked by some.

Mets fans...if you could have just one, Pete Alonso or Dylan Cease, which one do you want?

Do you guys think it’s time for Pete to call Steve Cohen to negotiate his own contract at this point?

I like Butto as a starter. I think he should be a starter. I think he's more valuable to the team as a starter. (And I think Mets fans criminally underrate him as one)

For starters, no pun intended, let's get it out of the way. Yes, his bullpen stats were very good. In 23 regular season games he threw 36 IP, good for 5th most on team, was 6-0 with 3 saves and a 2.00 ERA. Of relievers with at least 10 IP he had the lowest BABIP and the highest LOB%

And even with those stats, I still think he's more valuable as a starter. In 7 starts in 2024 he was 1-3, (largely thanks to that infamous Mets run support,) averaged over 5.1 IP/GS, and had a 3.08 ERA. If he received 3 runs of support each game he would have been 4-1. 5/7 starts he allowed 3 or fewer runs. In SP team rankings he had the 2nd lowest HR rate. He actually had the exact same BABIP as a reliever. 3rd highest K rate. Highest LOB%. Lowest BAA. 2nd lowest WHIP. If he reduces the walks, something he struggles with out of the pen as well, he can reduce those pitches thrown and easily average 6 IP/GS. That length plus those stats is VERY good. That's literally Cy votes across a season.

And for a team whose rotation includes Frankie Montas, trying out Holmes, Paul Blackburn and Megill going to get starts, I don't get why we're shoving Butto into the pen. He's young. Healthy. Controllable. Cheap. All of the things which cause Stearns to never sign major FA SP. And I'm afraid he's about to be Lugo 2.0.

Your thoughts?

https://www.si.com/mlb/mets/news/brett-baty-could-receive-change-of-scenery-swap-in-mets-trade-proposal-grant9

Does that mean like when spring training starts or something else. Just curious

Amazin' Daily Briefing: February 1st, 2025

More Pete Alonso Drama- Can't wait this saga to be over!
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