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JordanSwingman
The Mets have been fortunate with both Gilmartin and now Verrett, although there will be a log jam with Mejia and Blevins, so could a trade be imminent? Or will they try to keep Gilmartin at all costs.
Steve Adams
They were pretty intent on keeping Gilmartin in Spring Training, willing to take a third lefty north with the team. I’d imagine that given his solid performance thus far, they’re even more set on retaining him. Plus, I don’t think Blevins is on a throwing program yet, so they have some time on that front.
sergelang
They will keep Gilmartin, it would take a lot to give up on him at this point. He would have to seriously nosedive into the realm of massive negative value.
The ideal bullpen is: Familia, Black, Parnell, Mejia, Blevins, Gilmartin.
sergelang
Goedell and/or Robles can be a 7th man in that ideal Mets pen.
JordanSwingman
I think Robles needs to work on his breaking pitches a little more, and Goedell might very well be on track for Tommy John.
BoldyMinnesota
is Alex Torres doing that bad that he wouldn’t make their pen?
sergelang
He isn’t as good as any of those other guys, and Gilmartin isn’t going anywhere. Also Alex Torres has options remaining.
hojostache
Collins’ use of the Torri (both The Great Gazoo & Carlos) has been less than ideal, but despite that TGG’s numbers haven’t been bad. His biggest issue is consistently finding the strike zone. When he does he can be quite effective, when he doesn’t….it’s pretty ugly. I wouldn’t mind if they optioned him to AAA because the Mets’ BP has a lot of quality arms in it fighting for spots and unless TGG can locate his pitches much more consistently he shouldn’t be considered anything more than an “extra guy” for low leverage situations.
kingjenrry
When Blevins returns, there’s a good chance the Mets might simply DFA Alex Torres, since he has pitched poorly to good results. Mejía actually has reverse splits, and can be used in a LOOGY role as well.
Mike_Davis
Whether Oscar Hernandez hits this year or not, the Dbacks plan on activating him & keeping him on the 25-man roster all season. With Castillo playing well since the trade, Hernandez would likely serve as the backup this season & could spend 2016 in the minors if he is still struggling with the bat.
sabrphreak
Now, we should have a follow-up story on whether or not any front offices made mistakes by leaving those Rule 5 picks unprotected. Oscar Hernandez, although highly regarded, was just too far from the show to imagine a team would select him and that he’d make it through the whole year on a 25-man roster. Arizona had no catching, so it made sense that they’d try to take a shot here, but I can’t fault Tampa. Most of the list are borderline guys that I wouldn’t have put on the 40-man. J.R. Graham didn’t have the results, but given his stuff and recovery, he perhaps should have been added. I think the two big oversights were Delino DeShields Jr. and Sean Gilmartin. Gilmartin showed ability starting in triple A last year and his stuff is obviously playing up in the pen. He should have been protected. DeShields was highly regarded and a former top pick. I know he had a low average at double A last year, but his eye for the zone (walk rate) and speed and projectability to be a future leadoff man… big mistake for Houston to lose this prospect in the Rule 5. I know they have a roster crunch for 40 man spots, and will have the same problem this offseason, but you cannot lose such valuable assets for nothing. Hopefully Jeff Luhnow has learned a lesson and will trade up on some assets…maybe L.J. Hoes, Villar, Gattis, Presley, and Straily for Hamels, Giles and $10M. The Astros may have to add one more piece but they have the prospect depth. Keuchel, McHugh, Feldman, McCullers, and Velasquez may be a nice looking rotation for 2016, but adding Hamels for the next 4 years (guarantee the team option to get him to agree to the trade in return for removing the vesting option at a $4M additional cost) would be a cost-effective addition (considering similar free agents will get 5-6 year deals at higher AAVs) to the top of the rotation providing depth as the young pitchers develop and increase their workload (and most teams need an extra starter to deal with injuries anyway). They could always deal Feldman next Spring if they wanted as well. If he shows he’s healthy and productive by the end of the year, he’ll have value on the one year and $8M remaining. Regardless, making a bold move to upgrade before the trade deadline this year will help the team in present and the future as well as remove the 40-man logjam issue that caused them to lose a prospect for nothing already.
Steve Adams
I agree that Gilmartin and probably DeShields should’ve been protected. (I’d have protected Graham, too.)
The package you list for Hamels is way too light, though. If that were all it took to get Hamels, then Hamels would’ve been gone long ago. There’s no real prospect value in that package — it’s basically spare parts and Gattis, who some would argue isn’t much more than a spare part.
BoldyMinnesota
I think Houston didn’t protect DeShields because he had attitude problems, and if Houston get Hamels, their going to have to part with 1-2 of Velasquez, Mcullers, Santana, or Tucker plus more minor prospects, not the spare parts you mentioned
sabrphreak
Steve, thanks for your response. I do think Gattis has some real value considering he is a 25 HR guy with a low salary and is controlled for 3 more years via arbitration. He was traded just 6 months ago for Michael Foltynewicz and Rio Ruiz (i.e., two well-regarded prospects). The other “spar parts” have drawn interest, are having success at AAA, and many are on the 40-man (e.g. Hoes). I think Villar has more upside than Galvis and, again, is a SS at minimum salary. I could see Santana or Tucker being in the package. Also, Brett Oberholtzer, Max Stassi, Asher Wojciechowski, and Michael Feliz are others that could be in this conversation. McCullers is probably untouchable at this point and going nowhere. Regardless, the point is simply that they have the prospect depth to make a significant acquisition and doing so could alleviate the 40-man roster logjam thereby avoiding the risk of losing a prospect or two in the next Rule 5 draft (again). Without doing so, I believe the Astros will have several eligible players likely to be taken without the space to add them.
BoldyMinnesota
Villar should be a bench guy at tops, Oberholtzer has been terrible… If the Phillies want one of Betts/Swihart from Boston, Houston will almost surely have to give up Appel, McCullers, or Santana. The only untouchable should be Correa