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NL East Notes: Turner, Phillies, Mets, Walker

By Steve Adams | June 6, 2016 at 1:30pm CDT

The Nationals optioned top prospect Trea Turner back to Triple-A Syracuse on Monday as the team activated Ryan Zimmerman from the paternity list, as MLB.com’s Jamal Collier writes. Manager Dusty Baker contends that “right now there’s no room” for Turner on the big league roster when everyone is healthy, though the struggles of Danny Espinosa certainly seem to create such a spot. Collier writes that the Nats value Espinosa’s glove over a potential offensive upgrade from Turner, though I personally can’t help but wonder how much longer the team will stick with Espinosa, who is hitting just .196/.291/.346 even after homering five times in his past 10 games. While the power surge is nice, Espinosa is hitting just .182 with a .250 OBP in that 10-game stretch, so his overall offensive contributions aren’t as impressive as the power would otherwise indicate. Nats shortstops, as a collective unit, are hitting a dismal .195/.261/.337 on the season. Turner, meanwhile, is batting .312/.365/.452 at Triple-A and went 3-for-3 with a walk and a double in his brief call-up this weekend. Espinosa’s glove is solid, to be sure, but he isn’t Andrelton Simmons on defense, and the Nats rank ninth in NL in runs scored.

More from the NL East…

  • The Phillies hosted a workout for potential No. 1 overall pick Kyle Lewis today, tweets Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com. Lewis, a slugging outfielder out of Mercer University, is batting .395/.535/.731 with 20 homers, 11 doubles, two triples and more walks (66) than strikeouts (48) on the season. The 6’4″, 210-pound NCAA superstar spoke with MLBTR’s Chuck Wasserstrom back in late April as part of MLBTR’s Draft Prospect Q&A series. The Phillies have been linked to a number of names atop the draft, with Florida lefty A.J. Puk also being connected to them prominently in recent weeks.
  • Though the Mets currently have David Wright, Lucas Duda and Travis d’Arnaud on the disabled list, the team isn’t keen on parting with prospects or significantly adding to its $135MM payroll to bring in a bat from outside the organization via trade, reports Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News. Ackert spoke to two sources within the organization who “absolutely” expect Wright to return this season, and both said they don’t believe that Wright’s neck problem was caused by or even exacerbated by his spinal stenosis. The Mets will receive a 75 percent refund on Wright’s salary for each day he is on the disabled list beyond 60 days.
  • Mets second baseman Neil Walker spoke with Newsday’s Marc Carig about the trade that sent him from his hometown Pirates to New York. A native of Pittsburgh, Walker admitted that while he didn’t feel angry toward the Bucs, he did feel slighted: “I thought, ’Wow, they don’t want me around here anymore.’ … But when that got through, I was like this is an unbelievable opportunity. I just want to make sure I’m prepared to come here and help this team win.” Walker, as Carig writes, was underwhelmed by the Pirates’ attempts at signing him to a long-term deal. “It’s hard to say I feel like I deserve the Andrew McCutchen treatment because Andrew is a better player than I am, you know what I mean?” he said. Walker added that he didn’t feel disrespected but rather that the two sides simply could have had “a little bit more legitimate conversation” about the matter when it was time to talk. Of course, his new environs are treating him just fine; the free-agent-to-be is hitting an outstanding .279/.348/.505 with 13 homers thus far and is well-positioned to land a significant multiyear pact on the open market this winter.
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  1. ronnsnow

    9 years ago

    Neil Walker felt he deserved special treatment just because he’s from the Pittsburgh area. He felt as if that increased his value. And he was also unwilling to move off second base his last year in Pittsburgh to help the Pirates field a better team. Glad the Bucs moved the declining Walker.

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    • No Soup For Yu!

      9 years ago

      Walker is in the middle of the best season of his career in one of the more pitcher friendly parks in baseball. How is he declining?

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    • geejohnny

      9 years ago

      Agree. Personally I like the more athletic Josh Harrison at second in spite of the errors. Better average, more speed and without the risk of a long term deal Walker was seeking.

      Reply
    • theeterps

      9 years ago

      As a fellow Bucs fan, I have to respectfully disagree. I don’t believe Walker ever said he felt that he deserved special treatment or even acted as if that was the case. I also don’t think Neil Huntington and the front office erred either. It simply was not a situation that was going to work in Pittsburgh. The Pirates have Josh Harrison locked up long term as well as Alen Hanson waiting in the wings. It would make no sense for the Pirates to make a long term financial commitment to Walker. So with just one year of control left, it made sense to trade him and get something in return.

      Whether the Pirates got fair value for Walker is a different discussion, but given NH’s track record, it would be prudent to let Niese’s Pirate tenure play out before grading the trade

      Reply
  2. tohru

    9 years ago

    The declining Neil Walker.. in the midst of one of his best seasons.

    You’re glad they moved Neil Walker for Niese? Do you watch baseball?

    Reply
  3. beauvandertulip

    9 years ago

    It’s also not like Neil is a defensive liability at 2nd. In fact, by UZR standards he is doing excellent (2.5) and only -1 DRS this season with 1 error. While Josh Harrison has 6 errors with a -1.3 UZR although an excellent DRS. I would argue there is no need to move Walker with his production.

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  4. flyerzfan12

    9 years ago

    As a Phillies fan, I’m torn on the top pick. Since no one ran away with things to be the no doubt about it guy, I’d lean towards whoever out of the top handful of guys (Lewis, Moniak, Puk, Ray) I can get for the lowest price to re-invest those savings in the 2nd and 3rd round picks to land a top sign or 2.

    At the moment I lean towards Moniak at 1, but what do I know. I like what you did with getting the Phillies a player at 42 that BA ranks 13th. Exactly what I hope happens with the 1st pick’s hopeful savings.

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    • chieftoto

      9 years ago

      Braves ain’t going Puk. If they draft Puk, imma lose my mind. HUGE waste of a high draft pick.

      Reply
      • chesteraarthur

        9 years ago

        Thought you weren’t a braves fan

        Reply
  5. TDKnies 2

    9 years ago

    So when can we expect Trea Turner to actually get called up (like for good)? Trying to avoid super 2 at this point? Or has that already passed since I don’t follow these projected dates all that well and the Nats are just being weird?

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    • chesteraarthur

      9 years ago

      There’s no set day for super 2 like there is for the extra year of control.

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      • chesteraarthur

        9 years ago

        I think as a general trend though, you want to limit them to about 130 days of service in the first year to lower the chance of it.

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