Let's catch up on the latest links relating to the first-place Yankees and the last-place Mets….
- Mike Vaccaro of the New York Post argues that Jose Reyes is the kind of player the Mets should be building around, and that cutting ties with him via trade or free agency would be risky.
- John Harper of the New York Daily News takes a similar stance, pointing out that, given the lack of star shortstops around baseball, Reyes is "too valuable not to be part of the Mets' future."
- Within a piece about slow starters, Joel Sherman of the New York Post says he talked to 12 scouts or officials and not a single one believes Derek Jeter will "approach his old self."
- Despite his recent struggles, Boone Logan, the only lefty in the Yankees' bullpen, received a vote of confidence from manager Joe Girardi, writes Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News.
- Newsday's Ken Davidoff says Jason Pridie exemplifies the sort of roster depth the Mets will need if they're going to have any chance of contending.
will hanley return to his old self? oh of course a team like the marlins doesnt matter to the baseball world
You mean no scouts believe Jeter can borrow doc brown’s delorean and go back to 1999 to “relearn” his hitting skills from his old self to save his future.
….Or, you know, 2009….
I love NY writers. The past few years they drag Reyes through the coals for being injured, having mental lapses, and under-performance. Now he’s a player the Mets need to keep to build around.
NY sports writers & double-talk. A shameful yet long-held tradition. ☹ ☁
Apparently these guys are ‘exempt’ from scrutiny by their own decree.
I think Jeter’s best days are behind him….
At age 36…you think? Can’t you apply that to anyone not named Barry Bonds?
Check Jeter today… I think he’s getting tired of all the bad talk these days. 3 for 3 HR
Totally unrelated, but how bad is Bay’s contract looking right now? The guy looks absolutely lost, Collins had better give Ike the five spot in the lineup soon
OMG…..RF is where most HRS are hit and Jeter hasn’t hit any so far this year. NYS is actually tougher on RH hitters vs LH hitters.
did I just use”OMG”? My apologies.
Derek Jeter – 4 for 4, 2 HR’s
Forget Reyes, amazing talent but he is just another hot shot in his walk year that will have a great season get signed to a huge contract and do nothing after, a la carlos beltran
Before he had hisinjury issues Beltran had 4 years where he avg’d 29 hrs, 20 sb and had a solid .275/.360 line w/ good defense. No exactly a chump.
What are you talking about? Beltran has averaged almost 5 WAR per season since coming to the Mets, even with losing a year’s time to injuries. He’s hit .280/.366/.500 with four All-Star appearances and three well-deserved Gold Gloves. Any team would kill to be guaranteed production like that from a seven-year contract.
Where do some of these “reporters” get their info from. Ridic.
Your only getting a “massive haul” if he signs an extention, if not, your only going to get a moderately huge haul unfortunately.
Thats true, but the Mets won’t trade him unless they get what they want. Better off keeping him and losing him at the end of the season and get the draft picks.
From what I’ve heard (mostly on here), it seems as though the draft compensation system might be changing. I don’t see the Mets keeping Reyes and Wright because they are going to be cutting payroll, and signing Reyes will mean that they have about $70 locked into 4 players for at least the next two seasons. Bay and Santana probably aren’t tradeable, which leaves Wright and Reyes on the chopping block for payroll flexibility. The Mets simply don’t have the minor league reinforcements to be that top heavy with payroll.
He is hitting more ground balls than ever before, which could mean a higher BA (eventually) but less power. Interesting to see if that new batted ball profile sticks and he can no longer be relied upon for 20 homers going forward.
I can agree with everything you said, except David Wright will not traded unless Mets are blown away. Reyes should stay but Mets won’t want to pay him.
I wouldn’t count K-Rod out. He’s on pace for 54 gfs. A couple hot streaks and he could get to 60…
They are going to cut payroll to about $110M (that’s a generous estimate), it’s about $145M now. If they sign Reyes, they’ll have at least $70M of that tied up in 4 guys. That’s not sustainable when you consider all the holes they have.
There is no way the Mets let that option vest. I repeat…no way. They’re not going to be in contention so there’s no point in continuing to pitch him when he gets close.
Saying that a ball would have been gone in Yankee Stadium is like saying it was an infield popup in any other MLB stadium…it means absolutely nothing because many HRs at Yankee Stadium are outs/doubles in other places.
Yeah, the Ballpark in Arlington is known for being really treacherous for hitters. They might as well have played the game in Yellowstone. If it wasn’t out in Texas, Yankee stadium is the only stadium where it would have gone out.
I’ve been dissapointed in Jeter this year. Not so much because of the results but moreso because he seems uncoachable. Now I’ve never played beyond the high school level so I’ll be the last to question a hitters comfortability with his own swing but clearly it’s flawed and needs to be fixed.
Oh hey look at that Jeter jumped his OPS from .597 to .680 in ONE GAME. Sounds like something that can happen early in a year. Let’s come back to this argument in let’s say 2-3 months when slumps and hot streaks tend to even themselves out.
Left field is deep in Yankee Stadium. ALso you have to factor in the hot air in Texas which lets fly balls fly longer. It wasn’t actually that hard hit and I was shocked to see that ball hit the wall. O ver the head of the outfielder yeah but off the wall was shocking.
My point is its useless to say that it would have been a HR in another park…that’s like saying that David Wright flyout would have been a HR in Philadelphia…stupid, useless speculation
Yes…Hell is hot…very hot…
It’s true, that Yankee stadium left field is like what, 200 feet? Yankee Stadium has definitely given a righty hitter like Jeter so many undeserved home runs. I mean, go check all the stats, Yankee Stadium is soooo beneficial to righties for power.
Umm, it’s great for RH hitters that tend to go to right center and don’t ever pull the ball. You know, like Jeter. I think it’s hilarious that you failed so miserably at being sarcastic. Have you ever seen Jeter pull a ball? Ever? The left fielder can take a nap when he’s up.
318 to be exact and like “chicowalker” below says, Jeter rarely pulls the ball. Both hrs today in Arlington were to RF/RCntr.
Can we please get over this idea than NYS is a bandbox? In the early part of the year RF is a HR haven. In the late summer and into Sept/Oct it isn’t. LF and CF are much tougher.
please explain your credentials on why you can insult my home?
I am born and raised manhattan so i find it curious how tough people can be from behind a keyboard.
With the type of team the Phillies currently have, and I personally feel the Marlins are going to be a very good team again for a few years, the Mets should strongly consider a 2-3 year rebuild.
The 2009 Twins would like a word with you….
Not to mention, Jeter’s two home runs were both easily over 380 feet, the 2nd one clearing the 407 sign. How many stadiums hold that kind of power? You’re attacking where it’s unwarranted.
Jeter is just too old to have his swing fixed. Not to mention he’s too much into his own ego to allow another to teach him anything at this point in his career
I’m a bitter Mets fan who hates that the dumbass Wilpons built a stadium where it is actually difficult to hit HR’s to rightfield