The Mets announced that left-hander Chasen Shreve was released. Shreve was designated for assignment earlier this week, to make room for Max Scherzer’s activation off the injured list.
Shreve signed a minor league deal with the Mets shortly after the lockout, returning to Queens after spending 2020 with the Mets and then the 2021 season with the Pirates. While Shreve was eligible for arbitration last winter, the Pirates essentially gave him an early non-tender by outrighting him off the 40-man roster after the season, and Shreve then opted for free agency.
After making New York’s Opening Day roster, Shreve locked in a $1.5MM salary for himself, but his performance over 26 1/3 innings had plenty of ups and downs. As recently as June 10, Shreve had a respectable 3.86 ERA, but then allowed 10 runs over his next 5 1/3 innings of work. In total, the southpaw has a 6.49 ERA for the season, with an above-average 25.4% strikeout rate but plenty of subpar Statcast numbers in other major categories. Shreve’s old problems with the home run ball have also resurfaced, as he has given up six homers in his 26 1/3 IP.
The Mets are responsible for paying the remainder of Shreve’s guaranteed salary, so any new team will owe him only the prorated portion of a minimum salary. With teams constantly on the lookout for (especially left-handed) bullpen help, Shreve seems likely to catch on somewhere, particularly since his 2022 performance is something of an outlier. Over 181 1/3 relief innings from 2017-21, Shreve had a solid 3.72 ERA, despite some unimpressive walk totals.
As I said elsewhere, I think he got the short shrift or short Shreved. I thought he might’ve accepted the assignment to Syracuse since Joely Rodriguez is the only lefty reliever left in Queens. Granted, Peterson will probably go to the pen when deGrom returns, but he’ll be a long man/spot starter. I could see the Mets making a deal with the Tigers for Andrew Chafin as long as they don’t need to give up any top prospects.
Was he not given an opportunity to go down to Syracuse or did he decline? I’m surprised they just straight up released him.
Probably declined the outright assignment. Better for him to latch on with a new team and try and prove his stat line. Mets already paying him to sit at home and have his agent work on a new deal with another club.
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One of the luckiest teams in baseball win again – truly the baseball G-ds are not paying back for their troubles last few years?
Easy schedule, umps give the Mets every call that can go 50/50, and teams decide to hand them wins with bad defense. Today’s game is a nice illustration of how 2022 has been for the Mets since day 1.
Evidence to back up your statement?
Yet, the Mets strength of schedule is higher than the Dodgers, Braves and Yankees. Ump giving us calls is false. I watch almost every game and we get more bad calls than opposing teams. You must be a bitter Yankees, Braves or Phillies fan.
You mean like the call the other day against the Reds that gave the Mets a win?
Lets not forget Mets have been the beneficiary of the Manfred’s stupid extra innings rule.
If they benefit from a rule that applies to everyone doesn’t that mean they’re good? Every other team has the same chance to benefit.
There so much luck involved with this rule. The Mets have done a better job taking advantage. There is no ‘skill’ to winning with this rule.
The difference between the Braves and the Mets right now is the extra innings wins by the latter.
Besides, I just refuse to look at this team and admit they are as good as they are playing. They are not…at all.
Even if we ignore the fact the Braves are 12 teams behind the Mets in strength of schedule:
powerrankingsguru.com/mlb/strength-of-schedule.php
The Mets are 2.5 ahead without DeGrom and Scherzer missing 2 months. I will say the batting lineup over achieved the first 60 games of the season, but I’m sure we’re getting a bat or 2 at the deadline.
“The Mets have done a better job of taking advantage “… sure sounds like YOU are saying that there is skill to this, otherwise how could someone be “better”? That being said, I detest the rule.
Your right and now we play the Braves with no Marte and McNeil how do you expect to win Braves will probably sweep they have a better team than the Mets even at full strength the Braves have way more power
Braves may very well be better. And it could be that the Mets have overachieved.
Today, the Mets didn’t win. The Marlins gifted them that game…twice. That being said, the Mets are far more than lucky. They’ve been great all year. While the Braves, Phillies and Marlins have absolutely surged since June 1st, the Mets have played at the same winning pace all season. You can’t blame that on luck. Mets are legit.
The ledger says they won, so that’s what counts. They needed that W on Keith’s day.
@ytstf Duvall it’s not luck. Cohen made billions as an investor. How? Magic. Cohen is a wizard, he uses magical spells to get the Mets wins! Eppler is a wizard too! A magic spell caused all the other candidates to decline interviews. Why do you think no one wanted to play for the Mets and all of a sudden so many signed? It wasn’t the money, it was magic. Alderson who used to be so vocal, now silent, not by choice, magic! So just know, if the Mets get any wins against the Braves this week, it’s not luck, just some good old hockus pockus……..
Easy schedule? Hahahahaha. Just a ridiculous comment.
He’ll definitely catch in somewhere. The ultimate Loogy in a non-loogy world. Oh yeah – and lefties were batting at least .300.
Good riddance. Cost us a few games. Mets need Relief pitching and Contreras/DH to make a legitimate playoff run.
So if they stand pat their playoff run will be illegitimate?
It will be a Wilpon-esque playoff run. Thinking we’re good enough and hoping everything aligns. I’m sure Uncle Steve has something up his sleeve, but I just don’t see the current batting lineup making the World Series. Let alone winning it.
Gotchya. I see what you’re saying. Although the Wilpons did acquire Cespedes on their watch.
I disagree. The Mets spent ungodly amounts of money in an extremely intelligent manner. There’s nothing Wilpon-esque about this team. They don’t have any real weaknesses. We can nitpick about bullpen depth, but who couldn’t? The Mets will certainly make some big moves at the deadline, but even if they didn’t, they are good enough to win as is. The 2021 Mets took advantage of an easy first half, and all signs pointed to a late-season collapse. The 2022 Mets have played consistently well all year. Fans expecting a collapse aren’t going to see one. And yeah…deGrom hasn’t even played yet. If he contributes at all, this team goes from very good to scary.
It’s not an “if” with deGrom. He’s going to have 8 wins in the second half and cruise into the playoffs with Scherzer, making the best 1-2 punch we’ve seen since Schilling/Johnson.
It’s definitely an if to be fair. Let’s see if he makes it through a real game without discomfort. But yes, your comment is a possibility for sure. The Braves, Phillies and Marlins are all really good teams. The division is scary and Mets have been the most consistent.
The Marlins are not “really good”. They’re a decent team when Alcantra and Lopez pitch. The Marlins also know they need hitting and it’s going to cost them heavy prospect capital to acquire it. That may not mean giving up and of their top 3 prospects – don’t think they’re that dumb – but if they’re desperate enough they’ll dig into their depth. Then, their window will only last as long as the pitching stays healthy AND they hit on all of their top prospects. Wishful thinking in my book. Only a major Alcantra injury away from tearing it all down again.
Marlins record is deceiving and they’ve been a top 5 team since June 1st. Advanced metrics show their record should be significantly better. I’m of not saying they’re close to the Mets. They are not. That’s my whole point. The Mets are this good in the best division in baseball. That’s not luck. That’s talent.
I love strength of schedule arguments…they’re so relevant in the MLB, tell me more!
Hold on a sec, let me pop some popcorn I wanna settle in for this one…and so the Mets, yea, go on…
YES!!!!!!
I love the sTrEnGtH oF sChEdULe comments from the non-Mets fans. It’s as if they don’t want to Google it for themselves because they know it’s a BS comment (or their 3mbps CenturyLink internet download speed in their backwoods Georgia trailer park can’t handle it).
This isn’t the Wilpon’s mis-managed Mets front office. Cohen will continue to throw money at players for another season, possibly two, for the benefit of upgrading the (few) holes on the roster and that will continue with this trade deadline. All the while, stacking their prospects. What is a middle of the pack farm system today will be top 7 by next season.
Please, continue assuming that the Mets will pull a “Wilpon” by standing pat at the deadline (or offloading assets to shed salary).
Welcome to the new era of the Mets organization. We’re only getting started.
Disagree on the farm and I think Cohen will eventually start trading away prospects to ensure immediate success. I think the Mets have a 3-4 year window of being an elite team, and then we’ll have to see if Cohen can develop and retool. That’s an entirely different skillset and we really don’t know where the Mets will be in that regard.
From someone who clearly doesn’t know Cohen’s plan –
He’s dropped nearly $300M on building out the Mets scouting and analytics department. Ya know, the same type of hedge fund analysis tools that built his $15 billion net worth (and growing). Money is no object for 2-3 years while the analytics investment yields prospect returns and the ability to select the right prospects to trade when needed. Cohen has said as much.
So you’re right that he will eventually trade prospects. You’re just wrong about the timing and their window. There’s no such thing as a window when you have the richest owner who is a lifelong fan because you can spend and develop simultaneously. And that is what scares every non-Mets fan the most – you just won’t admit it to yourselves.
Lol. I know Cohen’s plan. Money doesn’t always work out. It’s about developing talent. Spending money on a new scouting department sounds lovely, but execution is another story. Also Cohen refuses to accept defeat. If the Braves come knocking you best believe Cohen isn’t above dipping into the farm for a big-splash trade. Staying on top isn’t easy. Before we praise Cohen as the savior let’s see how this plays out.
I didn’t “praise him as the savior”, I laid out logical reasoning for you. But you can put words in my mouth to fit your narrative – have at it.
Your comments are praising him for things that didn’t happen yet. You’re claiming that his money makes him invincible. It’s right there in your words. Mets are having a great year and spent a ton to build a deep team. So far so good. Enjoy it. But let’s not claim that they’re going to have a top farm system for years because of money. That’s not how this works. Enjoy the Mets success, but wait and see.
“Cohen refuses to accept defeat”
How can you make that assertion and then assert I’m making assumptions out of the other side of your mouth?
You aren’t the smartest person in the room, despite your pretentious attitude.
I never claimed to be the smartest person in the room. I never insulted your intelligence once. I was arguing against your prophetic comments about the Mets top farm system down the road. I don’t see it. Time will tell.
He’ll be okay after a trip to AAA to tweet his arm slot and assign him a first name.
*tweak
I had him on my team In MLB the Show and made his numbers all “99”. He dominated the league that year. Started out as a bit of a dark horse to make our team but then became a clubhouse leader and brought the Bucos our first title in many years. I tried to negotiate a strong deal for him but given his success he opted to sign with another team that shall rename nameless. We’ve replaced Shreeve or as we called him “CS” with a hot minor league prospect (Andrew Smith) and so far his performance has been so/so at best. Really miss having CS on our team. Thinking about a mid season block buster trade to bring him back to the Bucos (will probably include Smith and a host of others)