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Jul 4, 2018 - 11:33 PM
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ANZALDIMAN
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No trade with the Yankees for deGrom unless it includes either Miguel Andujar or Gleyber Torres along with Clint Frazier as the centerpieces in return in any deal. And still there would have to be a few other high tier minor league prospects to even consider it. In other words, after all the speculation in the New York press for a month now it's highly unlikely that a Mets Yankees trade of this caliber is ever going to happen. The Wilpons unless overwhelmed with an offer want nothing to do with helping the Yankees win yet another Championship. Let alone win another title at the expense of their own struggles. The Yankees or any other contender circling around the carcass of the lousy 2018 Mets will not get deGrom for a low return. The Mets are not just going to hand their cross town rival Yankees an ace pitcher like deGrom, likely the Mets lone NL All Star team representative in 2018 unless they are willing to pay dearly in return. Happ or Hamels will be the Yankees next targets. And a significant step down in starting pitching talent to be sure.
At this stage of both of their careers in a short series this fall you'd be rolling the dice. Of course you'd want deGrom over either of those guys to bolster your chances to go all the way. Matt Harvey has been pitching well lately for the Reds. His stock has risen. The change of scenery appears to have helped him. Perhaps the Yankees could beat the struggling Nationals to the punch and get him in a deal without giving up much in return. As I've said before, Harvey eventually winding up on the Yankees would not surprise me in the slightest. The Reds no doubt will be looking to pick up some prospects in flipping him. That's been their plan all along with trading their second string catcher Devin Mesoraco to the Mets for Harvey and taking a chance on him.
The Braves and the Red Sox will also surely be bidding for deGrom's services before the end of July trade deadline. And both those teams also have a wealth of young minor league talent to offer in return. The Mets will listen. Of course they'll at least listen. Blow us away with a respectable offer and it will be considered. If not, a rotation of deGrom, Syndergaard, Wheeler, and Matz still looks good for next year if the Mets can finally find some offense to support them. After all, it's not been the starting rotation that has let the Mets down this year. It has been the lack of offense and the shitty bullpen that has cost the starters what should have been their earned victories this season. deGrom with his stellar earned run average should be right up there with Yankees ace Severino in wins. And Cashman and all of baseball knows it. Let the bidding begin. But I say, you have to give up something good to get something good.
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The latest Oakland post-season failure should also offer a little reminder that the Emperor named Billy Beane has no clothes. In nine postseason appearances since 2000, the A's have won just ONE postseason series, the 2006 ALDS. Everything else is a history of wildcard losses and ALDS losses (including ghastly 2-0 chokes in 2001 and 2003). Yet this guy has been overpraised to the heights for doing absolutely......nothing in terms of what a GM/Exec is supposed to do which is to win championships.
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Wright is one of the all-time Mets legends and it is great he got his final ovation at home. His number should be retired.
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J.A. Happ. Garbage outing.
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After 14 years, the postseason losing streak against Boston is over!
And give credit to Boone for putting Sanchez back in the lineup. He's finally returning to form. Judge meanwhile is showing that he's firing on all cylinders.
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I have not a single comment to make over last night's catastrophe.
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Yankee season is over because once again they got zero from their starting pitching. That can be said of every postseason game because Severino to put it bluntly was NOT effective in the wildcard game, he overlabored and was done after just four innings and a true ace is supposed to give you more innings than that. Tanaka did okay but he could only go five and given how awful EVERY other starter was, that is just not enough. The Yankees lack of starting pitching the way it's SUPPOSED to be is what killed them. Good as Severino has been, he has not risen to the level of being a true ace and he failed miserably on the big stage. And after tonight, Sabathia proved that his better days are behind him.
And a final word on what a useless garbage acquisition Zach Britton was.
It is so hard when an elimination game happens and you realize another year of your life has to go by before there'll be another chance again. These are the moments when fandom doesn't seem like its worth it, though inevitably the attitude changes with some distance.
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