11:30am: Robert is receiving an epidural injection and will be reevaluated in a week to 10 days, per Tim Britton of The Athletic. The Mets don’t currently expect him to miss too much more than the minimum.
9:20am: The Mets have formally placed Robert on the 10-day injured list due to a lumbar disc herniation. Corner infielder Eric Wagaman is up from Triple-A to take his spot on the roster.
9:12am: The Mets are expected to place center fielder Luis Robert Jr. on the 10-day injured list today, reports SNY’s Chelsea Janes. Robert has been battling back discomfort for several days and underwent an MRI yesterday, MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo noted.
Trips to the injured list are nothing new for Robert, a star-caliber outfielder whose health hasn’t allowed him to regularly reach his sky-high ceiling. The 28-year-old raked at a .264/.314/.542 clip and belted 38 homers to go along with 20 steals and plus-plus defense with the White Sox back in 2023. He’s only played in 234 of 354 possible games since that time (66.1%). That 2023 season is the only time Robert has reached even 450 plate appearances or exceeded 110 games played in a single season. (He did play in 56 of 60 possible games as a rookie in the shortened 2020 season.)
Along with that decline in health came a downturn in performance. Robert suffered an MCL sprain at the end of September in 2023 and a hip flexor strain early in 2024, the latter costing him about two months of action. When he was on the field in ’24, he stumbled through the least-productive season of his career, slashing just .224/.278/.364 with a career-worst 33.2% strikeout rate.
It was more of the same to begin the 2025 season, though Robert caught fire in early June after the Sox sat him for a few days to refocus his mechanics in the batter’s box. Robert took a few games to find his stroke even after that little breather, but he went on a tear thereafter, slashing .282/.344/.471 (125 wRC+) in nearly 200 plate appearances … before again returning to the injured list — this time due to his second hamstring strain of the ’25 campaign.
Along the way, the White Sox fielded trade interest in Robert, but they opted to hang onto him after not finding offers to their liking. They exercised the first of two $20MM club options on Robert to begin the offseason, and several months later the Mets landed him in a trade sending infielder/outfielder Luisangel Acuña and minor league righty Truman Pauley back to Chicago.
Robert is currently mired in a 2-for-19 slump, dropping what was a solid .258/.372/.379 batting line to a .224/.327/.329 output that checks in about 7% worse than league-average overall, by measure of wRC+. The dip in production coincides with the Mets beginning to sit Robert on occasion about a week and a half ago. Manager Carlos Mendoza eventually revealed that Robert has been dealing with back discomfort. Last night’s MRI, it seems, did not produce favorable results.
A formal diagnosis isn’t clear. The Mets have not yet announced an IL placement and thus have not revealed the nature of Robert’s ailment. Robert last appeared in a game on April 26, so his IL stint can be backdated to April 27 — the maximum three days allowed. That technically makes him eligible to return in just a week’s time, though his actual timetable will naturally hinge on the specific injury that’s been plaguing him.
Robert joins Francisco Lindor and Jorge Polanco on the shelf. That’s a third of the Mets’ starting lineup sidelined. With Robert out of the equation for the time being, the Mets’ options in center field include veteran Tyrone Taylor and rookie Carson Benge (who’s been their primary right fielder but has four games in center this year). Recently signed veteran Austin Slater has a fair bit of center field experience but hasn’t played there this season and has only logged 63 frames at the position since Opening Day 2024.
Down in Triple-A, the Mets have 2022 No. 75 overall pick Nick Morabito, who’s already on the 40-man roster (but has yet to debut) and is slashing .262/.382/.452 with four homers, four doubles and six steals. Morabito entered the season ranked 11th among Mets farmhands at Baseball America. He’s the Mets’ No. 12 prospect at MLB.com and No. 19 over at FanGraphs. Scouting reports peg him as a plus runner and center field defender with well below-average power.
Stearns sure had a bad off season. Geez
Offseason? His entire moves last season almost all failed too. Over rated
Yes, you sign a guy who has been injury prone and guess what he gets injured! Doesn’t sound like rocket science to me.
Cohen is so arrogant he will not admit he made a mistake so we as Mets fans will just have to deal with it of stop watching.
I choose the latter…
Robert is in his 7th season and this is his 10th stint on the DL. Such explains why the White Sox wanted to unload him.
What does Cohen have to do with Robert?
They didn’t sign him. They traded for him and his option. At least they didn’t give up anyone important for him. He could still come back and be productive. Look how long it’s taken Byron Buxton to start avoiding injuries and be productive.
This might be the worst off-season in history. Polanco, Bichette, Williams and Robert for $109M and a -0.8 bWAR.
I think the Brewers have a very deep talent pool that’s made some like Stearnes and Craig Counsell look a little better at their jobs than they probably were.
i think the push line for “how long until he gets hurt” was May 1.
so if you took the under – congratulations!
If it was May 1, that was a very poor set line.
With his history the first time they boarded a bus should have been in play.
I heard he gets sun burned from moonlight reflected off of water. 😂
Epidurals are no fun. Crazy they are saying he will be out the minimum.
Optimistic aren’t they?! Little do they realize how comfortable Roberts feels on the IL. It’s his 2nd home.
Robert Jr. on the IL?! No way!
The best is they’re trying to play this off like Robert’s will be back in 10 days…anyone that knows this type of injury and understands that Robert’s has an injury prone body, and generally doesn’t heal well…knows this guy will be out a minimum of 30 days. At this point in his career the kid should just run the gauntlet and get on the Wolverine peptide stack and hope for the best.
Another month, another Robert injury stint.
And the ChiSox are grinning like the Cheshire cat. Fun times on the South Side in the early going.
Since a 1-5 start, they’re 13-12. Still not a good team, but no longer a team you can just overlook on the schedule.
ChiSox are only 1.5 games out of first in the AL Central. That’s the one division any team can win.
Acuna isnt hitting but I still like Acuna to turn it on at some point.
The Mets are horrendous. It will be interesting to see how they approach Robert at the end of the season. If they dont make the playoffs, are they going to pick up a 20M option on Robert?
The option on Robert has him all messed up, same as it did in Chicago. He gets to thinking about his future and worries too much. Mets should lock him in for ’27 if they want the most out of him this season.
White Sox could sign Robert back in ’27 if the Met’s don’t pick up his option. I feel like the one-year reset in NYC opens the door to that possibility. Robert is still young and has a bright future.
Rooting for Robert, hoping his back issue resolves itself and hoping he can contribute to a Mets turn-around this season.
Mets need to make some moves.
Outright release Sean Manaea and eat that salary. Outright release Marcus Semien and eat that salary.
Park Bo Bichette at 2B. Senga to the bullpen permanently. Get Baty back at 3B everyday.
Get Ewing and Morabito up with Benge and let them rip. Get Ryan Clifford up and starting everyday at 1B.
Cut Tyrone Taylor. Cut MJ Melendez. Cut Austin Slater. Cut Luis Torrens.
Lindor (SS)
Bichette (2B)
Soto (RF)
Robert (DH)
Baty (3B)
Clifford (1B)
Alvarez (C)
Benge (LF)
Ewing (CF)
Rortvedt – BN
Polanco – BN
Morobito – BN
Brujan – BN
McClean
Peralta
Holmes
Peterson
Tong
Wenninger
Put Vientos and Ronny Mauricio on the block with Cristian Scott. Keep Tong and Wenninger. Add some veteran depth to the rotation. Move Craig Kimbrel to the closer’s role and the bullpen will fall in line.
Could save the season. Wont turn it around with the current roster as it sits, too many bad eggs.
Ewing is the future CF for the Mets. He just got promoted AAA Syracuse after crushing AA. If he hits well in AAA into early July he will be playing CF for the Mets after the All Star Break. Hoping Robert can come back and get back to .250 AVG and some pop so he can be moved for at least a low end prospect. Ewing will no question be the 2027 Mets CF. Worse case scenario is Stearns can’t move Robert and doesn’t pick up Robert’s 2027 option.
He lasted longer than I thought. Almost made it until May 1.
Robert was out to a good start this season, losing streak derailed him, he thrives in a good situation and struggles in a bad situation.
I think Robert at DH allows him to stay comfortable in someway. I think it will be a good change for him and he will hit his stride in the role. I also think the Mets would do well in picking up his option and settling the issue. Take that off his mind, get him settled in as the DH.
Have to fix the team around him too, Juan Soto and his big contract isnt necessarily the issue, Soto is a great player, Mets have to balance the team out. Cutting loose Semien and Manaea will do that. Those two are stinking up the roster.
Its a lot of money to spend on dead weight but better than carrying it all for the rest of the season.
Lasted longer than most of the Cubs pitchers, right?
Yeah they were all on here last winter saying how the Mets won the Nimmo trade. I didn’t understand why the Mets did it at the time and now it’s plain to see that the Rangers won. Cohen runs a large enough payroll that paying Nimmo the remaining years on his deal would not have been a problem.
Torrens is our best-hitting C. Baty is a zero. Give Benge Mauricio Ewing Morabito Clifford patience, every opportunity, and a fair chance. Manaea Taylor Peterson Baty Polanco Robert Vientos Semian Senga all useless.
I thought it was a great trade for the Rangers, who had Smith at 2B and Seager at SS. Semien wasn’t that good in ’24 despite posting everyday and was worse in ’25.
Horrible trade for the Mets. Only reason must have been a conflict with Nimmo and the team in some way and they were forced to make the trade.
Torrens is not a better hitter than Alvarez and Rortvedt is a better defensive catcher and he is a LH hitter.
Baty isn’t a zero. He posted a 2 OAA at 3B in 573 IP – it says that he has potential to develop at the position. Baty has a great swing and is a nice lefty bat with some power. He is going to get it rolling if he gets consistent playing time. Could be at 1B or at 3B. A lefty glove is nice at 3B too. Have to find Baty regular starts at 1B or 3B.
Bo Bichette needs to figure out how to play 2B. He should be working at 2B all season. Polanco is a good player. Good glove and can hit. Robert can mash 40HR if he gets in a good rythym. Senga has a confidence problem but can emerge from it. A defined role in the bullpen without the possibility of promotion will settle it for him. Peterson is a good pitcher but he’s a four or a five.
Roberts is part of the reason for those bad White Sox teams. Apparently, its contagious. The Mets should let him be someone else’s problem as soon as possible.
No ABS in ’27
Mets need to make some moves.
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Semien had a 3.4 bWAR as recently as last year. I’d keep him and hope.
No chance that Kimbrel replaces Williams in the BP.
Manaea has pitched better than his ERA. I was hoping that my RS would trade for Tong, but as badly as he is pitching in AAA, it would be an awful idea to promote him.
@JoeBrady – I follow the box scores everyday, for every team in the league, (plug for the Superfan Sports App) — you get a feel for how a player contributes to wins and losses above and beyond that bWar number. Granted, the entire Rangers offense has been bad the past two season but Semien has, in my opinion, packed it in.
He has his money, he has his ring, and he is on the coaster with his hands in the air. He does post everyday, and there is a lot to be said for that, but he isnt the player he was in ’22.
If Manaea cant get his velocity back he is toast. 6ER in 2.2IP against the Nats in his last outing.
Craig Kimbrel struck out the side the other day in a 8-0 victory over the Nats. He pitched the ninth. Devin Williams doesn’t relish the role. Craig Kimbrel is a Hall of Fame closer. I don’t give a flying F what the numbers say, Kimbrel should be the closer and he should be so until he gets thoroughly bombed out. If that happens, he is done playing.
The thing about spending big is it creates inflexibility unless you are willing to make bold decisions and take big losses. If you want to play the game of acquiring as much risk / WAR as possible every season, and that is a good strategy in some sense, it does have its merits, especially if your primary concern is winning over profitability, but if that is the way you approach the team, you have to be willing to eat some big losses or you will sink.
you have to be willing to eat some big losses or you will sink.
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One year losses, yes. But if I am writing off multiple years, I need to be pretty sure, And I think it is too early for that, imho.
@JoeBrady – there are no guarantees that you make the right bet.
Tight aggressive is the way to play poker if you are a good player. Loose aggressive is the best style if you are an expert.
Sometimes you get stuck with a big percentage of your stack in the middle and are facing a big reraise. Can you make a big fold and forfeit what you have risked to preserve what you have remaining? If your opponent shows you a bluff is it going to put you on tilt?
You dont have all that much time to think about it.
Time and certainty erodes opportunity.
Patrick? Hes like 80 and didn’t realized he still could ball
Love the analogy.
Another good non move by the Reds. Although Suarez beat Robert’s to the IL.
In the race to the infirmary between the two oft-injured stalwarts, Stanton beat him out by a nose.
Lets go for 100 losses this year
NYM on pace to go 54-108.
Luis Robert is consistent with injuries and AVG.
Last 3 seasons he has been injured and carries an AVG of .223/.224
star-caliber outfielder? That’s debatable
*If* healthy.
the guy has had 1 fully healthy and productive season + 2 partials. And that was the start of his career- down hill from there
If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn’t be more surprised than I am now.
Refill your eggnog for ya? Drive you out to the middle of nowhere, and leave you for dead?…AND THE OTHER LINE I LOVE is, The little lights are not twinkling Clark. Such a classic movie.
If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet
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Don’t you hate when that happens?
Herniated disk. Bad.
Its definitely not good. That being said, I think theyre working on injections into the disc that help the disc repair itself in Europe. Hoping injuries like these can become the new ACL tears in terms of sports medicine progress.
I’ve have Disc issues and have had Epidurals, Facet Joint Injections, and Minimally invasive laser disc surgery. Epidural is a short term help. He will have to get them weekly to be able to play. I thought the Facet Joint procedure helped less than the Epidurals. The Laser Spine Surgery I got on one of my Lower Discs helped tremendously. Problem is I have another Disc that needs the surgery. It’s worth it though as it helps so much more than the shots and is long term help.
Right, i agree with all of that. I wasnt referring to epidurals though. Theres a more experimental thing recently thats like a hydrogel that aims at healing the disc and not numbing the lower back
But also hope you find your long term solution! I also deal with some back issues, though not as severe as yours. Mines just one disc and Ive managed it pretty well since originally injuring but I feel your pain to an extent
Does that mean Roberts has to go to Europe for the disc to repair itself?
Roberts? Tony or Robin?
As a White Sox fan, not a surprise. When Getz made the trade for Acuna, it was an over pay. His value was a dozen baseballs (didn’t have to be new).
He will be back in August for a couple weeks, then strain his hamstring.
Sad. Looks like Tarzan, plays like Jane.
As a Mets fan I didn’t like giving up Acuna for Robert but Acuna ain’t looking to good either
Come on, Robert is way more talented than Acuna.
Acuna has no options, so the CWS either keep playing him or he’s DFA.
And they were convinced that they could manage his injury risk. They were wrong.
Again oh boy
I thought that he would at least last until May 2nd.
Imagine if you had say April 27th on o/u
It’s hilarious how the Mets offseason has been such a complete bust so far. You would think that one of the guys they picked up might have played halfway decently. But the baseball gods are angry with Cohen and Stearns, I guess.
You would think that one of the guys they picked up might have played halfway decently.
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Robert is playing identically to last year. Semien is at about retirement age, and Polanco has some talent, but is never healthy.
The current Mets remind me of the same team that got back to a World Series behind mostly home grown rotation and if not home grown, all made ML debut with Mets.
Unlike then, they should’ve embraced youth movement, kept younger players, not traded for or signed players close to end of career and started as many players with less than 2 or 3 years of MLB experience since Opening Day and could have same record they have today.
Maybe Robert should retire due to health reasons, no will will touch him in free agency.
Someone will obviously take a cheap flyer on him.
Low base with incentives for being on the active roster.
Mets and the Rays are good trade partners. Mets need to be in on Shane McClanahan.
If they can unload Scott and Vientos for McClanahan, they should make that trade. Rays will probably squeeze them for two more A ball prospects, they should still make that trade.
If they can unload Scott and Vientos for McClanahan
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That’s not even remotely close.
@JoeBrady — Id say its a good start and is close. As I mentioned in my comment above, add a couple A ball prospects to that trade and it’s likely a deal.
McClanahan is playing second fiddle to Drew Rasmussen at this season’s trade deadline. Nick Martinez is getting a lot of attention as a half season rental. Steven Matz is also pitching well on an affordable contract.
The uncertainty in ’27 dampens McClanahan’s market as does the fact that the Rays have four pitchers to trade.
McClanahan has team control beyond ’26 (ARB4) — as does Matz (1/7.5M) — the Rays don’t have to trade either but they want to trade McClanahan badly. They want to get a haul for him and they want out of value before the offseason.
Trade market could be significantly depressed in the ’27 off season. If the season doesn’t startup in April, the entire trade market in ’27 could deflate.
The market at the ’26 deadline should be strong. Contenders will be pushing in their stacks to win and teams with value will be looking to trade. It will create a good market that should see a large number of trades being made. Overpays and underpays both possible. It is a buyers market in some sense but if there are a good number of teams still vying for a wild card in July, demand will be strong and sellers could potentially get paid off large. It’s an exciting season in that regard.
They want to get a haul for him
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Which is why I doubt they’d have any interest in Vientos or Scott. I liked Vientos for the RS as a short-side platoon DH. That doesn’t have much value. Scott is another ‘flyer’ type guy. McClanahan is obviously injury-prone, but has a career 3.07/3.35 ERA/Whip. I think you’d have to add Tong to that package.
@JoeBrady, a haul would be a top100 pitching prospect in Scott. That alone is a haul.
Plus two A ball prospects:
-Nicolas Carreno
-John Bay
Id trade Scott for McLanahan if that is what it takes because I have no affinity for him. If he blooms into a great player, great for the Rays.
Scott looks like he has significant potential to be very good. He also has a recent TJ and a fairly long history of giving up the long ball.
I admit that I may have underestimated his potential some initially but my enthusiasm still lies in my belief that McClanahan is an ace.
Scott, Bay, Carreno seems fair. Mets keep Vientos for another trade. If the Rays squeezed and asked for Vientos, Id still make that trade for McClanahan.
I hear that Eloy Jimenez is available. He would fit perfectly on the Mets. He could join his buddy Luis. Pick up the phone Stearns!
A Bill Nahorodny sighting! Almost forgot about him.
I forget now who said, “You can’t win a pennant in April but you can certainly lose one” but I’m pretty sure it was a Met. 🤣
Well, the Mets are definitely trying to prove the theory.
Forgot he was on the team.
How about this trade.
Mets:
-Marcus Semien
-Jorge Polanco
-Luke Weaver
-Kodai Senga
-Mark Vientos
-Cristian Scott
-John Santucci
-Nicolas Carreno
–for–
Giants
-Rafael Devers
-Adrian Hauser
-Robby Ray
-Sam Hentges
-JT Brubaker
The money nearly offsets in ’26. (67.5M NYC / 65M SFG)
Giants take on 2/46M on Semien, 1/23M on Polanco, 1/14M on Senga and 1/12.5M on Luke Weaver in ’27 – total of 95.5M
Mets take on 7/225M on Devers and 1/11M on Hauser in ’27 – total of 236M
Mets get Devers, Ray, Hauser and a pair of nice bullpen arms in an attempt to right their ship in ’26.
Giants add 31.5M in ’27 payroll, 20M in ’28 to get out of their long-term obligations on Devers (7/225M) and add Vientos and a trio of pitching prospects for Ray and the bullpen pieces.
Polanco, Senga, Semien, Vientos, Weaver can all fit in somehow with the Giants.
If the Giants are ready to move on from Devers, this trade has potential for both the Giants and the Mets. It’s a massive blockbuster of a trade.
All the Mets would need to do at that point is establish Baty at 3B, get Bichette settled in at 2B, and get Devers comfortable at 1B.
Lindor (SS)
Bichette (2B)
Soto (RF)
Devers (1B)
Robert (DH)
Baty (3B)
Alvarez (C)
Benge (LF)
Ewing (CF)
Rortvedt – BN
Mauricio – BN
Morobito – BN
Brujan – BN
McClean
Holmes
Peralta
Ray
Peterson
Hauser
Kimbrel in the closers role, bullpen falls in line with Williams and Hentges in the 7/8.
That lineup looks stacked. Giants might make that trade if they are fed up with Devers.
It seems everybody gets fed up with Devers eventually.
The first 7 names on your list would be DFA’d by SF.
Id say they would have a stacked bench into ’28. The players arent the best fit but the Giants could make it work for the salary relief.
Devers has potential to really bomb out Buster Posey’s magnificence.
Steven Cohen loves a big plate of risk/reward and Devers is looking like a lemon merangue pie behind the glass at the deli.
The NYM guys are owed $164M and are mostly waiver material. Devers is owed $245M for 8 seasons, meaning the net cost for Devers is $81M/8. Even if he is overpaid, he is still a 3.5+ bWAR player. Even if the SFG were looking to move him, they aren’t eating $164M of his salary.
@JoeBrady – I really can’t follow your estimations whatsoever. Giants stand to save substantially while adding multiple prospects.
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Mets in ’26:
Semien – 26.0
Polanco – 17.0
Senga – 14.0
Weaver – 9.5
Vientos – .8
Total: 67.3M
Giants in ’26:
Devers – 29.5
Ray – 25.0
Hauser – 7.0
Hentges – 1.4
Brubaker – 1.8
Total: 64.7M
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The salaries offset in ’26 for the most part. There is no need to protate any salaries.
Ray and Brubaker off the books into ’27.
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Mets in ’27:
Devers – 33M
Hauser – 11M
Hentges – 2.5M (ARB4)
Total: 46.5M
Giants in ’27:
Semien – 26M
Polanco – 23M
Weaver – 12.5M
Senga – 14.0M
Vientos – 2.5M (ARB1)
Total: 78M
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Giants add around 31.5M to their payroll in ’27. Senga Weaver and Polanco off the books for the Giants into ’28. Hauser and Hentges off the books for the Mets into ’28.
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Mets in ’28:
Devers – 33M
Total: 33M
Giants in ’28:
Semien – 20M
Vientos – 4M (ARB2)
Total: 24M
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Giants save 9M in ’28. Semien is off the books into ’29. Only Vientos and the prospects remain with the Giants. For simplicities sake, lets say the prospects are all on the farm and Vientos is non-tendered into ’29. The only payroll number remaining is Devers contract.
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Mets in ’29-’33:
Devers – 159M
Total: 159M
Giants in ’29-’33:
Total: 0.0
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To Summarize:
By my estimation, the Giants add 31.5M in ’27 payroll to cut long term payrolls by 168M and free themselves of Devers. That assumes they keep Polanco, Weaver, Senga and Vientos into ’27.
They could potentially trade all four at the trade deadline in ’26. Trading the contracts at the July ’26 deadline saves them 66M more. In this scenario, the Giants can potentially reduce their payrolls by a total of 232M. They add three nice pitching prospects in Scott, Santucci and Carreno in the trade with the Mets and any prospects that may return in trades of Senga, Polanco, and Weaver at this years trade deadline. Substantial benefit.
The Mets add Devers for what is essentially 8/184M, they add Ray, Hentges, Brubaker and Hauser in ’26 at what amounts to no additional cost. They return Hentges and Hauser in ’27 at what amounts to no additional cost.
It costs the Mets three pitching prospects. It costs them Polanco, Semien, Vientos, Senga and Weaver who they can replace with Ewing, Morabito, Clifford, Hentges and Brubaker and/or any number of veterans on MiLB deals across the league.
Substantial benefit. Devers at 8/184M with Robby Ray and Adrian Hauser at no additional cost.
If the Giants want out of Devers, there isn’t likely to be that much of a better deal. The Mets could add a couple more prospects but that is about as good as the Giants can do. They’ll have some work to do in trading Polanco, Weaver, Senga, or they can retain, they are good players. They are likely stuck with Semien.
I see the trade as a substantial win for both teams, if SFG is ready to move on from Rafael Devers, and I think they are. If the Mets are ready to cut Semien, Vientos, Senga and Weaver and I think they are.
How does anybody give Joe Brady’s perspective a thumbs up?
He is smothered in opportunity cost. He is worried about how Devers is going to perform with the Mets and not about how he has performed with the Giants.
He isn’t focused on the potential total cash savings for the Giants. He isn’t focused on potential gains. He is focused on potential losses.
So what if the Mets get 8/140M on Devers? It gets him off of Buster Posey’s magnificient roster.
Posey gets out of Dever’s, Mets compensate him well on the B-side: Ray, Hauser, Hentges, Brubaker: with top pitching prospects Scott and Santucci. Ray has a big contract that wont be moved easily at the deadline. Scott is a top50 pitching prospect. Hauser is negative value right now. Santucci is a good pitching prospect. Hentges and Brubaker aren’t rocket ships. Vientos posted .837 OPS and has three years team control.
Its as good as the Giants will do on the lot.
Or, stand pat, keep Devers around lolly gagging just to piss off Will Clark on a daily basis. See what Ray brings at the deadline one for one. His salary is prohibitive even if it is expiring. You won’t get a pitching propsect like Cristian Scott in return.
I think Devers the trade breaks down as follows:
Giants Gains:
-Payroll savings of 168M
-Giants add MLB-ready pitching prospects Cristian Scott and Jonathan Santucci and low A pitching prospect Nicolas Carreno
-Giants add 1B/DH Mark Vientos (4 seasons)
-Giants add 2B Marcus Semien (3 seasons)
-Giants add SP Kodai Senga (2 season)
-Giants add RP Luke Weaver (2 season)
-Giants add UTIL Jorge Polanco (2 season)
**Thats all paid for by Devers, Ray, Hauser, Hentges and Brubaker. 168M bag of cash as well.
Mets Gains:
-Rafael Devers under contract for approx. 8/184M
-Robby Ray (1 season)
-Adrian Hauser (2 seasons)
-Sam Hentges (1 season)
-JT Brubaker (1 season)
**Thats all paid for by Semien, Polanco, Senga, Weaver, Scott, Santucci, Vientos, Carrano.
Mets are happy to layout 8/184M for Devers.
Robert has no future. I saw a comment probably from his agent claiming the Whie Sox might sign him next yr. The White Sox are done with im. He does nothing. Dont look at old stats from yrs past. Look at the current.
Wouldn’t mind a reunion in Chicago- issue was always about health and his value relative to the option years. He got along great last year w the kids and Will so would be welcomed back.
Bad week for ex White Sox. Though at least Gio found someplace and he can afford to eat.