REPORT: Mets SIGN 4 Players, TARGETING Fairbanks & Suarez, Blue Jays Land Cease Fallout (Mets News)

How we doing everybody? It’s Wardy here and we’re back at it breaking down all the latest news and rumblings in Mets land. And folks, we have a late night jam-packed edition of exactly that. That being on November 26, 2025, the eve of Thanksgiving for many of you guys, including myself, that’ll be celebrating with their family and loved ones, which would should be a really nice extended weekend. But before we get to the weekend, everybody, and before we get to the holiday, we got a lot of news to get into. And it’s headlined by the fact that yes, Dylan Cece, one of the biggest dominoes in this year’s free agent class when evaluating starting pitchers, has fallen as he has signed a seven-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. We’ll break down how that ultimately will impact the Mets and other teams moving forward in this year’s market. How does it set the market, as well as what players are actually feasible for the Mets versus guys that simply do not make sense at this point in time in the free agent and trade market? From there, we’re going to get into the signings that the Mets made over the past 24 hours as they sign not one, not two, not three, but four players that we’ll get into. And we’ll break down their respective games, their upside, their downside, and their expected role heading into 2026 spring training. And wrap up the show, everybody. We’re also going to get into the latest pitchers that the Mets are targeting. Not only have they been the markets of guys like Robert Suarez on the reliever front, but they’ve also been the market of one coveted Pete Fairbanks, longtime reliever there for the Tampa Bay Rays. We’re going to break down their games, what you need to know about them, their upside, the likelihood of the Mets landing them versus maybe not landing them, and everything else here at Mets land. So guys, sit back, relax, and get yourself ready for the ride, which is our latest Warden breakdown. All I ask is that you guys hit that like and subscribe button on your way in, as it’s a great way to support the platform. Let me know your initial thoughts, reactions, and analysis in the comments down below to everything that we’re going to get into in this one. And of course, shout out to our amazing sponsor that makes every single show here happen. That being at Segeek that has you covered for all of your ticketing needs. Simply head over there to Segeek. Use my promo code warty10. That is WDY10. That way you too get 10% off your next ticket purchase. Cuz whether it’s NFL tickets, NBA tickets, NHL tickets, concerts, comedies, you name it. See you covered for all things on the ticketing front. Wy 10 WY10 link down below for 10% off. How fitting that Dylan CE who just signed with the Toronto Blue Jays. Some of the key highlights you guys see beside me right there are him carving up this entire Blue Jays lineup. It’s pretty fitting that that’s coming full circle for them. A Blue Jays team that got this close to beating the Big Bad Dodgers, but of course did not prevail in the end and this year’s World Series. And because of that, the Blue Jays like a lot of other top contending teams were not going to be holding back from the big spending this off season. So without further ado, let’s get right into this one everybody and let’s start with the big breaking news that happened across Major League Baseball today. Let’s just share some thoughts on this because I’ll tell you guys right now, this does not drastically impact the market for the New York Mets. Okay? So, if anyone’s going out of their way to say, “Warty, oh my goodness gracious, this changes everything. This is big. This is massive news. This changes everything on the Mets approach this off season.” Uh, that would only be for the casuals who simply are not paying attention. Anyone who understood what the Mets philosophy was heading in this offseason knows very well. And shout out to my guy Jacob, our amazing editor on the platform for chefing up this nice quick graphic regarding the Dylan’s contract at seven years $210 million. Anyone that’s been paying attention would tell you that guys like Dylan CE in particular were far from reality to happen more than likely for the Mets. And here’s a simple reason why. Not only did Dylan CE have a qualifying offer attached to him, which meant that say if the Mets were going to go ahead and sign him, they would have to give up a draft pick and money compensation for the draft, which is something that obviously Sterns doesn’t want to do unless it’s really worthy for the player. But you also have to understand what the Mets are in the market for this off seasonason. They want top starting pitching. They want ace Cowboys starting pitching. And CE did check off some boxes for this club. But where CE was ultimately not going to chuck off enough boxes for the Mets was the fact that he’s entering his age three season was seeking at minimum probably a six sevenyear long contract and in a year where CE on paper had one of his worst years in recent history in baseline year the expected numbers are the most important aspect and that’s why he still got this contract in the end. But still, even for a guy that on the forefront had a 4.5 year ray entering the off season after finishing his final year in San Diego, he gets 7 years, $210 million. This is essentially the Max Freed contract, just one year less cuz I believe he got eight last year with the Yankees if I’m not mistaken. But Cece, who’s now added to a great rotation there, one of the better ones in the American League that I certainly envy to a degree there is even though Chris Basson and Max Scherzer are no longer part of the equation currently for the Blue Jays, they replaced them with a Dylan CE that you could rightfully say is a big upgrade. Then you got Trey Savage who is quite literally a savage, a dog, a fantastic rookie right-hander and that rotation. They already brought Shane Bieber back. They have another man who’s going to eat quality innings for them and Jose Bereos. They have a really good foreheaded monster there of a rotation and they’re going to continue to look to bolster that heading into next season. Now, the Blue Jays have a lot of reasoning to go out of their way to bend over backwards for a player like CE and maybe you can make that argument for the Mets in your own right, but I’ll simply say the following. The Mets were never never going to be heavily involved in Dylan CE’s market at seven years. The same way that the Mets will not be heavily involved in any for agent market this off season for a starter unless their name is Tatsui Mai to get to the lengths of north of seven years on a contract. Now you may say to yourself, Wardy, why would the Mets have more of an appetite to give more years for an unproven Japanese pitcher who’s never pitched in the states before instead of a more proven pitcher in say a Don Ciss or obviously when we look at them to varying degrees or many other guys that can check off certain boxes for this team. You think of guys like Framer Valdez among many others. But whether it’s Valdez, whether it’s CE, whether it’s Zack Allen, the problem is is that none of these guys move the needle enough in the eyes, at least currently that we know for David Sterns to go out of their way to give these guys absurd long-term contracts when you know they’re going to age like milk, probably not even halfway through that contract’s existence. So, while Steve Cohen can have the appetite and isn’t necessarily opposed to eat bad contracts when it’s worthy of doing so, the Mets have done that. Listen, the Mets have actually thrown more multi-year contracts for pitchers since Steve Cohen became owner than any other team in baseball. So, you can’t even make the argument that, oh, the Mets haven’t done multi-year deals for pitchers, relievers, and starters alike, cuz they have. They’ve actually done it at a greater rate than anyone else in the game currently. But, it’s about being smart what you’re spending. And Dylan Cece, as good as he is, as much as I like him. He’s a strikeout king. He’s awesome when he’s right. We know this. And had a very up and down wishy-washy year in San Diego. I know that CE is of course overvalued and that overpays what led him to landing in Toronto. Now he’ll frontline that rotation, hopefully help them get over that hump and try to win a championship in the next couple seasons with him. But for the Mets, Fmer Valdez, for example, is entering his age 33 season or so, not getting any younger. And they obviously don’t have an appetite with someone like him at 7 years. They probably don’t even have an appetite with him at five or six. Realistically, they’re probably more in the three four year range of high AV should they wish to go down that route. Zack Outton is coming off of a year where it leaves quite a bit to be desired. Obviously, as a New Jersey native, East Coast native, there’s some connections to suggest that maybe he’d bode well in Flushing, Queens. But the counter is that unless his market really sour, he’s another guy that the Mets are not going to go out of their way to roll out the red carpet long term of of someone who did not look good in his walkier and doesn’t have as much explosiveness, that’s someone like a Dylan CE and a Framier Valdez absolutely doing their respective rotation and their respective arsenal, I should say. So when you look at the free agent class currently the Mets were never going to be going out of their way for a pitcher like Cece if you guys have been paying attention. Now we think of Ken Rosenthal’s comments with the Athletic that he made on foul territory over the past week that he expects the Mets to sign a big starting pitcher. Now the question is who is going to be that starter for the New York Mets? Right? It’s not so much on oh this completely changes the game the market for CE cuz listen this is what it is. No one’s should be overly shocked that CE got a seven-year contract. He’s always going to be getting around that range. That’s why Frimmire Valdez, even though he’s a little bit older, is probably still going to get, I’d imagine, at least a 5-year contract, if not more to get him towards the end of his 30s. When you think of other key pieces like Zack Allen, among others, there’s kind of a steady drop off quickly of starters that’ll be looking for long-term deals. Well, the point is they have to be the right fit for this organization. And it has been abundantly clear since the start entering the offseason that the best options that the Mets have are not as much in the Frasian market but are far more in the trade market because listen everybody let’s compare and contrast for example right let’s play devil’s advocate and say the Mets roll out the red carpet for Tatsu II again is the most covet coveted pitcher coming over from Japan this offseason that we all know very well and someone who I think would do wonders in this Mets rotation a guy who said in the media as of the past 40 48 48 hours that he is looking forward to beating the Dodgers, not beating on the Dodgers, but beating them. And how much he prides himself as someone who wants to be in a rotation where he is the only Japanese talent. So the Mets who are doing everything in their power to trade Kodi Sango away, that is a certainty. Sanga will betray this off seasonason more than likely, especially given how expensive the pitching market is, that increases the SA’s trade value right now. We still had a flat three-year rate when looking at the baseline numbers this past season, even though context tells you a bit more. So with the expectation that Sango will betray this off seasonason that opens the door for Tatsu Emai. Now why would the Mets go out of their way to sign someone like Ei instead of a Framier Valdez or Adelan cease? It’s not because of the fact that he’s unproven at the major league level. That’s the biggest counter to suggest why you shouldn’t sign him, but rather it’s all the upside. It’s someone who touched 100 on the gun with velocity for the first time in his career this season. It’s someone who has consistently gotten better with his walk rate each and every year there in the MPB over the past five plus seasons at a tremendous rate as he’s continued to drop. He was at one point having a strikeout per nine lower than his walks per nine where his walks per nine was around a seven when his strikeout per nine was a six. It was horrendous. Since then it’s gotten gradually better and better. Now you see almost a 10 strikeouts per nine to a two and a half walks per nine. So you not only have a guy who has a splitter, he has a sinker, he has a slider, tight slider I should say. He has a force seam obviously in other aspects of Arsenal to enjoy. He’s projected to be right around a very good middle of the rotation starter with ace caliber upside when he’s right. But why would the Mets sign this man most? It’s because of two key factors. It’s age, it’s lack of QO. Those things are important. The Mets are not going to bend over backwards for starters that are just very good when you’re paying for them to be an ace for you. And don’t cease has been far too inconsistent in his career to comfortably suggest that by investing seven years, you know exactly what you’re getting. In the case of Tonsai, while there is uncertainty, there’s a lot of things to be intrigued by. It’s not just the velocity. It’s not just how good he had with a sub2year ray and 163 innings this past year in Japan, but it’s also the fact that he doesn’t have a qualifying offer attached. So, the Mets don’t have to give up any assets other than spending hardearned dollars from Steve Cohen for him. You also have to bear in mind that’s not just that, it’s also his age. He’s entering his age 28 season. So, in a role where the Mets say sign Tatsu Mai to a 5 to sevenyear contract, you’re still getting him at great value for his age group for by the time that contract would be reaching its end of its tenure. So, there’s a lot of upside with someone like Emi. And outside of him, I firmly believe there’s only one other fringent pitcher, barring changes, barring a surprise from David Sterns, that proves me wrong that say Lance Ferrar Valdez on say a four-year contract of high AV of that and that gets it done or a Zack Allen that he gets on gets him on a short midterm contract because his market completely sour. Outside of guys like those, there’s only one other pitcher that I think is feasible for this club in the free agent market given how Sterns is expected to operate that we know of to this point and that’s Michael Kane. Michael Kane like Dylan CE finished his final year there in San Diego probably not returning and Kane dealt with a good injury throughout a good chunk of the season. Came back didn’t look all that great kind of had a Senga issue where he wasn’t looking polished but then he was able to fine-tune his game greatly before the end of the season. Michael Kane, who Carl Mendozen knows very well during their time in the Yankees organization together. Klay Holmes knows him very well. And it would be fitting that the Mets brought in Michael Kane on say a mid-level contract. Maybe similarly structured to Shawn Maniah at three $75 million for example. and you bring in someone who at his best has ace caliber upside at his worst is more of a three four for you in your rotation and is someone who understands New York has dominated New York has familiarity with Klay Holmes Carl Mendoza and is another example of a guy who’s blossomed as a reliever turned starter over the past three and a half years. So with the exception of Tatsu Mai and Michael Kane it’s really slim pickings as to what is feasible options for the Mets in this market. But if it’s not going to be someone like those profiles that I mentioned, it comes down to the trade market. In the trade market, this is where you have more of a laundry list of quality high-end options of guys that are before the age of 30 that can impact you now for multiple years. And it’s headlined by Terk Scubble, the rental, who of course is a pipe dream that we would all love to see. I know I would. I know many of you guys feel the same. But outside of him, you think of Hunter Green, another pipe dream, because what would you have to do to get Hunter Green from the Reds? Give them McCain’s ransom. Give them an offer they can’t refuse. And that would include so many aspects of the farm that I just don’t think that’s realistic at this point in time. What is more realistic is guys like Freddy Peralta in the final year of a $8 million contract. Great bargain for the Brewers, but they know that he’s not going to return after next season, so you might as well maximize his value while you still can. Then you think of other aspects of the NL contenders or soon to be contenders. And the Miami Marlins, what is their appetite to trade away one of Saniel Contra andor Edward Cabrera? The Mets have been involved in both those markets. So, let’s see how much they’ll bark up that tree. Beyond that, you think of, of course, other guys there in the market. Um, not only uh that you see for the Miami Marlins, you also think of, okay, the Minnesota Twins, let’s go back to the American League. Pablo Lopez, former Miami Marlin, who knows Field really well, I think would be a great fit for this team. If it ain’t going to be him, then obviously you’re shooting for the Stars, more of the ace caliber pitcher between the two, younger, higher upside, and Joe Ryan. So, the point is is that there’s already, you could say, five to seven, maybe not overly realistic, but somewhat feasible options in the trade market that make a lot more sense for the Mets in a time where the Mets have more assets than ever to give up from the farm to MLB ready talent. The Mets can comfortably stomach trading away multiple top assets because they know that one they have great player development headline by Andy Green, great scouting headlined by Chris Gross, and they have a confidence that every single year they’re going to continue to be aggressive in their player promotions in the minor leagues and get the best out of them to ultimately blossom out of the major league level. I’m so bullish on this because listen, Mets head of VP of pardon me VP for scouting right now and Chris Gross who came from the Astros organization a couple years ago helped the Astros be the best team in baseball and trun out drafted talent to the major leagues where they actually impacted the club at the major league level. Over that tenure, the New York Mets were the worst in baseball. So to say it’s night and day and what the Mets have built in their front office and player development and scouting really is exactly that and that can’t be understated. So that’s why I have an appetite to give up certain assets for top talents that can impact you now with hope that you can extend them long term. And there’s one kind of fallout to take away from this regarding Derek Scuba, for example. And then we’ll continue on our conversations because we got a lot more to break down today’s video, everybody. And we’re going to wrap up the show also with some comments from Marcus Simeon and Brennan for those of interest that haven’t checked out their recent pressors from the past 48 hours. But when you look at these respective markets, it just it’s it’s obvious that the trade route is more than likely the best route. And TKO just saw seven years 210 and Dylan cease out of all people. It pretty much makes an extension impossible for the Tigers that probably already viewed one as such, but really makes it impossible. One does have to wonder, does that increase the likelihood of one Turk Scuba being traded? because there’s not a chance in hell, you know it, I know it, that he’s going to extend with the Tigers. So, we’ll see what happens on that from everybody. But needless to say, the Mets need starting pitching. They will get starting pitching. But I would preface you all from kicking and screaming and crying that oh my god, the Dylan CE signing changes everything. Far from it. Far from it. All it does is set the market, which we expected it to. CE was going to be getting no less than 180 million entering this off season as is. So, the fact that there were people that rationally thought that this was a groundbreaking development is beyond me. It separates the casuals from the people I’ve been paying attention to say the least. But now, let’s go on from talking about Dylan C’s Tatsu EMI. As much as I love Emi, let’s get on to now what is next for this New York Mets team. What did they do? I should say what is happening with them and their signings? Because let’s go ahead and break down the latest moves for the New York Mets. And then from there, we’ll get into more of the pitchers that they’re targeting, Robert Suarez and Pete Fairbanks, because as you guys can see, let’s move this graphic just to the side for a second. Got a lot to say about this, which I’m looking forward to. The Mets signed multiple players the over the past day, and one of them is Nick Birdie. As you guys see here, Nick Birdie signed to a minor league contract with the Mets, and he threw 5.1 scroll innings for the Red Sox last season. He also previously pitched for the Yankees, Cubs, and Pirates. So, why would the Mets bring in Nick Birdie as a reliever option for them on a minor league contract with a spring training invite? Well, there’s a simple reason for this. Who is the Mets pitching coach now? Oh, yeah, Justin Willard. What was Justin Willard previously? Oh, yeah. He was the director of pitching the past two seasons for the Boston Red Sox. You know, the same Red Sox that were top five in all baseball this past year from the farm to the major league level and collective pitching. That’s how good they were. They were top seven at the major league level that we saw in Fan Graph’s wins above replacement for their entire pitching staff and their farm was as good as literally any in baseball when looking at dominant pitching. Not only did Justin Ward have his hands all over the great development that they had in the farm the past couple years and getting to the major league level, but he’s had a great helping hand and kind of find these needles in the hay stack and get the best out of lesser options and someone like Nick Birdie here. So, when you see the success that Birdie had in his small sample size with the Red Sox this past year, normally I would say don’t bat an eye to it, but now I’m telling you to bat an eye to it because of the actual connection with Justin Ward getting the best out of him. I’m not saying that Nick Birdie is going to be the Mets closer next year. What I am saying is that the Mets make these debt moves, minor leagues, minor league players with major league upside for the purpose of knowing that you’re going to need a lot of pitchers throughout the year. And while we all have learned that we do not need to have the most pitchers in Major League Baseball history pitching games throughout the course of the season, the way that the Mets set a new record this past year, which was pathetic due to their injuries and no starter being able to go beyond 4.2 innings. Incompetence is really what it was. But you need to make sure you add continued depth. We know Sterns is going to do that. And you also need to make sure you add guys that have upside that they’re a minor league signing now, but they could be more. You know, let’s not forget, I understand it’s a different position, but there’s so much value that can come out of guys on lesser deals than what you think initially on paper. And a great example that I always think of is Jose Glacius. When he signed with the Mets, it was a minor league contract. And Jose Glacius was through and through one of the most pivotal aspects of the Mets success throughout the entire summer of 2024. Francisco Endor MVP stud play aside. So then you think of relievers. How many pitchers have we seen dominate? I mean, listen, Max Kranic is no longer part of the organization currently, but he was another guy that was on a smaller contract. Blossom was great for the Mets up until injury this past year. Denil Nunees two seasons ago, longtime minor league arm for the Mets on a minor league contract, and he’s looking nails in his sample size when used. So, even though Nick Birdie only impacts the Mets at say 20 innings next year, those 20 innings could be quality for them should they get the best out of him the way that Willer did a great job this past year. And it doesn’t just stop there because we have more here. And this one we knew about over the past 2 weeks or so, but it’s been official now. Anderson Severino, no relation to Luis as far as I’m aware, signed with the Mets, also on a minor league contract. He’s coming off of a season there where he was um he appeared with the Chicago White Socks in 2022. Six games had a six-year ray. Since then, he has pitched in the Mexican League the past two years where he’s looked fantastic pitching to a 2.68 year rate and 43 appearances. and he struck out 46 batters in 37 innings last season alone. So, the Mets see the upside in Severino, who’s made adjustments there in the Mexican League. And again, another guy that they’re going to just have as part of a huge mix of minor league pitchers that are going to be competing in spring training to see how much upside they have. So, at worst, a guy that doesn’t impact the Mets at all, that doesn’t even make it a spring training, and at best, someone who eats some innings for the Mets throughout the course of the season when is worthy of doing so. Hopefully because they pitch so well in the minor leagues that warrants the call up more than for the sake of needing a guy to eat innings because you have an abundance of injuries. Will probably be the latter, but let’s hope that isn’t the case. Now, the next one we have, this is an interesting one. The Mets have signed Jose Ramos a minor league contract to invite his spring training. This man has been in the Dodgers organization his entire career, pretty much since 2019, and he has yet to make his MLB debut. Now, listen, the Dodgers are really deep. They’re stacked. So even if he’s been performing well in the minor leagues, it isn’t a lock that he’d get the call at the major league level. And it has been for a lack of effort in the minor leagues. Listen to this everybody. Very interesting to see this. Jose Ramos in the minor leagues this past season. A 295 average in 44 games for Triple A, including eight home runs, 27 RBI’s, and a 916 OPS. So the jury is still out as to what impact he may have for the Mets in the minor leagues next season. But the fact that he’s getting spring invite is telling that the Mets are going to give him a look to see if he’s someone that could be utilized as kind of a Swiss Army knife option for them. Again, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. And we all know that David Sterns loves the trash. Cue all the jokes about dumpster Dave with his dumpster diving. I’m obviously joking here. Cue the sarcasm. But what I’m trying to say is there are many times where we see players that were undervalued in other organizations and of course really become something elsewhere. I’m not saying that Ramos is going to be anything beyond a guy that’ll probably get cups of coffee at the major league level for the Mets should be called up. But have to bear in mind if he’s getting a spring training invite, the Mets are going to give him a rightful look to see what they have in him. And when I think of the Dodgers, I think of how great they’ve done over the years on their ability to pry players away and the waiver claim especially like DFA candidates that they bring in and get the best out of. And you know, there’s one player in particular that sticks out like a sore thumb. I’m not at all trying to compare Ramos to this individual. I’m just saying we have seen these things happen in right settings. It’s Max. Maxy was previously at the time in Oakland Athletic, was horrendous. Did not have a good approach at the plate at all. Gets to the LA Dodgers and they make him to be one of their most pivotal core foundational pieces of what has been a tremendous ride that they’ve had with him over the past five plus seasons. Think about it. Max Munzy was a guy that was nowhere close to being a consistent major leager. Lands with the LA Dodgers. They fine-tune his game and bam, he’s now back already for 2026 on another one-year contract because he’s just so valuable to the organization. I’m not saying you should be comparing Ramos to that circumstance. I’m just using that as an example. You never really know what you’re going to get in a player until you see how the organization utilizes him and how they value him. Now, Ramos is on a far lesser degree in value. He’s someone that again I think at best would have a cup of coffee at the bigs. No more, no less. Now, this is the signing I’m most intrigued by out of all them. It’s a man who used to be in the organization. You guys remember Robert Stark? Robert Stock signed with the Mets with a spring training invite as well. He hasn’t pitched with the Mets since he was with us in 2021. He started in two games and pitched to right around a 5-year race. So, I know you’re loving what you’re hearing. Said absolutely nobody. But that’s not what we’re here to talk about. What we’re here to talk about is that even though that stock didn’t appear at the major league level between 22 uh 2022 to 2024, he was pitching AAA Korea, the Atlantic League, and the Mexican League. He’s been all over the place. He however pitched for the Red Sox this past year, posted a 10-year ray in two games, but that doesn’t tell the story. Robert Stark was solely picked up by the Mets because of Justin Willard and that connection with Boston again. Now, why would the Mets give this man a spring training invite? And why would they give a 36-y old veteran right-hander who’s not known for velocity or anything a look in sprain when we we feel like we’ve already seen all the upside in the role with him? Well, as Robert states himself on X, he made it abundantly clear as to why the Mets are giving him a shot. Why Justin Willard, the Mets pitching coach, has a level in faith of him to give him a true opportunity in spring training, everybody. And I think Stock at his best can be a Trevor Williams type pitcher that can be utilized in various circumstances, but not one that you want as a true starter obviously, but one as kind of your six seven man, a Tyler Miguel type, that is where we’re finding ourselves in the realm of thinking if he can stay afloat. It will be up to Robert in the end. But as he states himself, everybody look at this. That’s Robert stock in the minor leagues for the Red Sox this past year in Triple A. That’s him getting ridiculous swing and miss. You want to know why? For the first time in his career, he’s added the knuckle curve. This has been his differentiator. This is why he was signed by the New York Mets. This is the difference. And he literally says in his tweet, “I’m 36 years old and had had extremely limited MLB success. And yet MLB teams continue to give me chances. Why? Because I continually find new ways to improve. Newest trick for 2026, the knuckle curve.” And it doesn’t just stop there. He goes on to explain more on the curve and the success they had in its limited sample sizes. As he states, everybody look at the following. In 2025, I spent the year dedicated to throwing sidearm. It was very successful against right-handed hitters and terrible against left-handed. That makes sense because if you’re sidearming, soft tossing right-hander that isn’t as dominant as a Tyler Rogers who’s a submariner who’s like an anomaly, who I hope the Mets bring back separately. One, where you evaluate the bullpen, calling me shocked, you’re going to be batting practice for lefties are going to sit on anything middle for you. But in my very last outing, I threw a knuckle curve for the first time. It instantly became my best pitch. Since then, I’ve thrown the pitch exactly nine times. The results have been six strikeouts, one check swing ground out, and two balls. More importantly, it’s a much more platoon neutral pitch that has the potential to solve my woes against left-handed hitters. So, not only can he stay afloat as a side armor, but this should be a key factor as to why that would be. MLB teams agree I get to continue my journey to become a longtime established MLB pitcher. So stay tuned to see how it works in 2026 and hope along with me that this is the year I can put all the pieces together and help the Mets push deep in the playoffs. Let’s go Mets. So Robert, thank you so much for those kind words. I love that. I’m excited for you. Shout out to Kyle Body for those that don’t know Kyle Body. He has been in the Red Sox pitching lab the past couple years. This man is initially known for the cane of drive line pitching, which is where you get the best out of pitchers each offseason when you go to institutions separate from the teams itself to work on your game. And he’s been working with the Red Sox each of the past couple years, really since the Craig Brezlo regime has started. And he’s been a huge fixture in the Red Sox success to a degree with obviously Andrew Bailey who’s their main pitching coach who’s a stud, one of the best in the game. Justin Willard, who was previously the director of pitching, overseeing all aspects of pitching from lowe all the way up to the major league level for the Red Sox past few years. All these guys have been key factors into stock now finding the latest success that he’s having. So, I’m really really intrigued to see how this is all going to pan out. But you guys, let me know again your thoughts in the comments down below on those four signings. Again, we’re looking at low risk, high upside, and that’s about it. And if there’s low upside, that’s fine, too. They’re minor league signings for a reason. You let me know, however, out of all four of those signings, which one is most intriguing to you and why? Let me know in the comments down below. Because talking about signings, let’s talk about the signings that the Mets may find themselves doing. Because outside of these moves, everybody, the Mets are in the market for multiple pitchers. And what do we see? Here we go. Initially broken from the New York Post today. I’ll reaffirm here from SNY. Shout out to my friends at the post especially. The Mets have reportly touched base with a representation for Robert Suarez and Pete Fairbanks. Now, Suarez, we’re not surprised by because this goes back, it’s been reported over the past week by Will Sammon of the Athletic, who we had the platform yesterday for a really nice interview that you guys can check out. It was our latest live stream as we broke down all the latest Mets land from his point of view, including some key targets Mets may be in the market of versus maybe others that they won’t be and check that out. And apologies for the audio hiccup in that one. Unfortunately, we just had a little bit of choppiness on the feed coming back from Will Salmon, but it’s still palatable. So, please make sure to check it out should you wish to do so. But speaking of Walls reporting, I’m going to brief on that after I break down these players for you guys because he did come out with an article today that some fans freaking out about it. You shouldn’t freak out about it because it’s all verbatim what he said in the live stream on the platform a day ago. Tell me you didn’t watch the live stream without telling me you didn’t watch the live stream. That’s okay. But let’s go ahead and let’s talk about these pictures here. And let’s start with one who I’m going to be more brief on than the other. And it’s not that he’s a bad pitcher by any stretch, but he just is not someone I want the Mets to sign. And there’s one simple reason why I do not want the Mets to sign Robert Suarez. No, it’s not because he’s entering his his age 35 season. No, it’s not because he’s been one of the more consistent closures that we’ve seen in the National League since he signed with the Padres’s out of, if I’m not mistaken, he came over from Japan. I think he was pitching the MPB prior, if not the KBO, one of the two. Suarez though, 70 games, 69 innings, 2.97 array, 3.66 66 expected rate a workhorse for you a roughly 10k per night or two walks per night a lot of great numbers so wardy why wouldn’t I have the appetite here for Robert Suarez one simple reason you’re not signing Robert Suarez unless Edwin Diaz walks more than likely and as someone who wants Sugar Diaz back as that star closer in flushing Queens for the next number of years I don’t want a replacement that’s all comes down to Suarez is a very good closer if the Mets landed him would not be a bad pickup by any stretch of the imagination. But is he better than Edwin Diaz right now? No, he is not. And because he is not is why I do not want him. Now, if there’s a hypothetical world where the Mets could sign Diaz and Robert Suarez and give him closer money, but to be their setup man that they can comfortably do to make the Super Bullpen that failed so miserably at the traded line when you didn’t sign guys, but you gave up assets for Ryan Effing Hley, who’s now being stretched as a starter potentially. I mean, buddy. Oh my god. Okay, good luck with that. Sure. Won’t be in Queens. I tell you that much. And Gregory Sodto, who looked great and then looked terrible down the stretch for us. And Tyler Rogers, who I like the most out of that group. Can the Mets get it right with a Super Bullpin by spending? History would tell you that investing on multi-year deals for multiple relievers at high AV will come back to bite you in the ass. I don’t say this as someone who wants to see happen. say who has seen it happen. The Dodgers did exactly that. Tanner Scott, Kirby Yates, among others failed miserably for them this past year and they still won the World Series. Insane. You think of the Chicago Cubs invest plenty on Hector Nerius a couple years ago just to DFA him halfway through. I always think of the three-headed monster of Ryan Stannic, Hector Neris, Philon when they all left the Houston Astros two seasons ago. They all signed for solid inflated contracts elsewhere. All of them were cut from their respective teams in the first half that year. The funny thing though is that two of those three pitchers landed with the New York Mets on salary dumps that the Mets got the best out of until they got rocked in postseason play. Mainly Mton there in 2024. But Phil initially signed with the Rays, was salary dumped to the Mets in the first half that season. Stannic signed with the Mariners, was salary dumped by the Mets halfway through that season. and Neris signed with the Cubs and was DFA halfway through the year. So again, relievers are so fickle that I do not believe the Mets have to land multiple top relievers in the free agent market in order to build a bullpen the way that they want to. I think that they can build the bullpen not only within with top guys with velocity like Dylan Ross and to a certain degree Ryan Lambert among others, but also the trade market. There’s so many guys available in the trade market for the Mets to go down that route and they’re just one Jeff McNeel trade away from landing a reliever that has upside and has club control because I believe when they do trade McNeel and that is a fact. I I will stand on that barring changes. When they trade Jeff, I’d imagine that they will get a reliever or at best a backend starter back in turn. Otherwise, I don’t really see why they would trade Jeff because you’re not going to just trade him for the sake of trade him. You’re going to trade him to get some kind of value in return. But Suarez, again, I don’t dislike. He’s a very good pitcher. You when you look at the numbers with Suarez, take a look at his baseball savage with me. A lot to like about this. 97 percentile and fast ball run value, 88th in pitch run value, seventh in off speed room value, but he’s not known for his off speed. That’s why 66th and expected league average and expected B average, 97th in fast ball velocity, well below league average and average x velocity because obviously he’s been getting hit for high elo. chase percentage 74th percentile but again he sits 99 to 100 plus on the gun that’s what’s appealing about Suarez big tempo big vo guy like Diaz below league average and whiff rate Diaz would never 83rd percentile K percentage 85th and walk percentage a lot to like there but barrel and hard hit percentage well below league average and 30th percentile or so again he throws hard but he gives up hard contact that’s the difference between someone like Diaz where yes Diaz can give up hard contact but Diaz is so good on his lifer so good on the swing to miss that he’s just a prime example of a guy who dominates has high vo but induces still at times soft contact in doing so ground ball percentage well below league average because he’s not a ground ball pitcher. Suarez is a high tempmpo high vo high moxy type closer. That’s what the Mets would be getting should they land him. But again, the Mets more than likely don’t sign this guy unless they do it because Edwin Diaz is landing somewhere else and that is what we all rightfully so want to avoid. Now, Pete Fairbanks is an interesting one to me, everybody, because I got to be honest with you. I don’t know how I feel about Pete Fairbanks. I think Pete Fairbanks would be a tremendous pickup for this Mets bullpen, as long as you’re not landing him to be your closer. He had 27 saves last year in 60 innings for the Rays, a 2.8 year rate. A lot to like there, but I don’t care. And here’s why. It’s not just what you see beside me and the 79th percentile in fast ball room value, league average and break room value, below league average and off speed room value, 87th in expected year, 77th expected bag average, and 90th in fastball velocity because he sits 97 touching 100 on the gun. Well, he’s really right again. Another guy that gives up a lot of exit velocity, chase percentage, whiff, K, walk, all just above league average. Barrel percentage, 93rd percentile, not getting barreled at all. So he gives up a good hard hit rate, but he doesn’t get barrel barreled at all. So even when they’re missing on barrels, they’re still hitting him hard and they’re hitting for high velocity. It’s interesting when you evaluate Fairbanks at 6’6, 235, towering right-hander forcing fast ball. He throws the most 50% of the time at 97 mph. The slider is at 40% of the time at 85 mph. The change up is at 5% of the time at 94 mph. And the cutter’s at 4% at 91 mph. Here’s my big gripe with Pete Fairbanks. One, I don’t want him as the Mets closer. I would love him as a setup man. Like how I feel with Devin Williams. I would love a world, and I know the Mets are heavily involved in Deon Williams’ market, but we’ve talked about him extensively all the platform, right? It’s why we’re not really going to go down too much of a rabbit hole with him right now. Williams as a setup to Diaz would be one of the best one two punches in baseball, if not the best. P. Fairbanks as a setup to Edwin Diaz would again be one of the best one-two setups in baseball, if not the best. I would love that. Now, my only qual with Fairbanks is twofold. It’s a signing him as a Diaz replacement because you’re already making a mistake. His K to walk ratio has significantly dropped over the past two years. Meaning that he went from a guy that was sitting more in the 11 to 13 strikeouts per nine to now being someone that’s sitting right around 8 to nine strikeouts per nine. And the likelihood of that strikeout rate skyrocketing feels slim as someone who’s likely already peaked in his career. Maybe I’m wrong given the fact that he would enter a different element of what the Mets have to offer in their lab with Justin Ward and Eric Jagger among others. But my big problem with Pete Fairbanks, and I know I’m not the only one who feels this way because I’ve talked about this before. People have shared their level of concern as well. Pete Fairbanks has a disorder syndrome, whatever you want to call it. He has a health issue and his health issue is only apparent when he’s pitching the cold. So what happens is when Pete Fairbank Fairbanks pitches more in the cold, his fingertips get numb. He loses feeling in his fingers. So when you think of that 2023 Tampa Bay Ray series, I was in attendance. Francisco Alvarez hit the walk-off home run. That same series, guys like Isaac Parades and Jos Ciri hit home runs against the Mets if I’m not not mistaken, which is hilarious. Fairbanks pitched in that series. I don’t believe he was good and he was struggling with the feeling of his fingertips because again he suffers from like a syndrome something along those lines. I know there’s an exact term for it. I just don’t know off the top of my head right now of someone who when he’s pitching more in the cold can’t feel his fingers. That’s a problem when you’re a pitcher. Okay. And it has been a problem for him in the past. That’s my problem too because we know Flushing Queen City Field doesn’t have a dome. We know that the first couple months of the year can very well be frigid and cold. We know how much the April showers are apparent at City Field. We know how much May can be miserable depending on what the weather’s looking like. High winds, not so great, pretty cold. Now, you think of October and the Mets have a deep playoff run, it’s going to get cold, okay? Even if they’re playing teams from the West Coast, likely half those games still are going to be there on the East Coast. It’s going to be cold. It’s going to be frigid as you get into October and God willing November, which means that you are looking like a World Series team. But again, in order for that to happen, a lot has to go right. And the Mets need to be smart about their moves here. I like Fairbanks. There’s a lot of upside with him. One of the better relievers in baseball, a coveted pitcher that I know a lot of Mets fans have wanted for years, but I don’t want him if he’s a Diaz replacement, nor do I want him if there’s true cause for concern with those finger numbness issues. There are other top guys to go after in the market, as are other guys to go after as well via the trade market. So for all those reasons and then some, I like Pete Fairbanks, but Blake Suarez with an asterric cannot be an Edwin Diaz replacement because it’s not even the fact that they would be bad pickups as a Diaz replacement. They would be very good, viable replacements for Diaz when you look at the best guys in the market. Point stands, who’s better than Edwin Diaz right now? Nobody. And we shouldn’t think otherwise. So thank you for coming to my TED talk. Now, before I get out of here, let’s share some more remarks around the horn of some miscellaneous topics regarding the Mets real quick. And they have plenty to do with Marcus Simeon and Brandon Nemo. In case you guys do not see the pressers over the past day or a couple days, I will enlighten you as to some of the key remarks that they share that I just want to play for you guys and just share, you know, some quick input on and then we will get out of here. Also want to shout out Michael O’Neal. Congratulations to him. He has now been anointed as the New York Mets assistant pitching coordinator and for their complexes. This is a big deal. Michael O’Neal has been doing a very good job in the pitching lab for what organization? Oh, yeah. The Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers. The same team that’s been doing great with their pitching development every single year. Um, a team that David Sterns knows very well. I’m sure already had to a degree a pre-existing relationship with Michael O’Neal considering the fact that Sterns probably even hired the guy if he was there for the past six years in the Brewers organization. So nice to see the Mets adding more smart minds to the mix when evaluating pitching. But now guys, let’s get on to some key remarks here from Marcus Simeon, newly crowned Mets infielder. And apologies in advance if the audio levels are a little off as I play these clips from SNY. I guess what was maybe the level of of surprise um and what do you know about the Mets and what they’re trying to do here? Yeah, I mean I know in this business anything can happen. You know, I think that, you know, based off of the talk regarding where the Rangers were and the talk regarding where the Mets were, I I knew that anything was possible, you know. Um, I’m excited to join a ball club that has good veteran players, great veteran players, Hall of Famers, um, and strong young players that look hungry. you know, I got a chance to sit back and watch the series in September. You know, I had an injury, so I I just sat back and watched and I like the passion that, you know, the Mets players were playing with. I like the young pitching staff that they were putting out there and the stuff that those guys had and um you know, I’ve just been thinking about that series and imagining myself on that side now and it makes me really excited. I guess what was maybe the level? So, one thing I want to say regarding Simeon right away, I want to give a shout out to a um fellow, you know, person in this space, in the Mets space. His name is Carson. Some of you guys know him. Usually known for being probably the most pessimist pessimistic man in all the universe in Mets land, but he does have takes at times that are certainly on the nose. And this is one of them that I want to share with you all. So, he went on and he rattled off a lot of the Mets struggles that they had in 2025. And that included obviously what we all know their heavy struggles with uh versus left-hand pitching. Not being able to pull um fast balls at all. Fourth most ground balls in baseball when we look into grounding into double plays. Ow and 70 behind after eight innings. You know, struggling to turn double plays a lot of the times in the infield. Failed four times in five years under the same core. This is all true. And a lack of speed to create more base um bases. So while the Mets were a very good base running team, they lacked speed. So, here’s where Marcus Simeon checks off these boxes for you where the Mets have lacked. Not only is he a right-handed hitter, but he batted roughly 20% above league average last season against left-handed pitching. So, that’s obviously an upgrade. You also look at the 23.8 pulled, pardon me, air percentage, and that’s 81st percentile, which again, he’s being able to pull fast balls. 34.2 ground ball percentage, top five percent in baseball. an 8/19 OPS and late and close situations. That’s unbelievably important because the Mets outside of guys like Pete Allonzo and the Flashes of Brett Batty were downright horrendous down the stretch late in baseball games last season. Not a lot of production at all. Plus five in double play runs, 81st percentile in sprint speed, and he obviously was the captain not only for the Rangers, but of a World Series winning Texas Ranger team. So, there’s a lot that already is appealing to Simeon on how he’s going to kind of help fill the void of certain aspects of where the Mets have lacked, especially trying to balance the lap to not be as lefty heavy knowing you’re having a key bat like Simeon who knowing McNeel is inevitably going to be dealt more than likely will take another lefty bat out of the equation by adding Marcus. Then, depending on what the Mets do for the outfield, we’ll get into that a bit more because I have a tidbit to say on that before we get out of here, but nothing that you guys don’t already know at this point. What would you like New York fans to know about you? Thanks, Bruce. Um, you know, I I’m a a god-fearing man. I’m a family man. I am extremely passionate about the game of baseball. I’ve been playing this game for, you know, almost 31 years, right? Started out at maybe 29 years. It started out at six years old. Um, and I haven’t stopped since then. You know, I fell in love with the game at a young age growing up in the Bay Area watching the San Francisco Giants, Oakland A’s teams. And, uh, just continued to get better and better each stage of my, you know, my life. And as I became a a professional, I realized the kind of player I want to be. I want to be a player who plays every single day. I want to be a player who runs every single ball out. And I want to be a player who, you know, is talented. You know, talent talent is also important in this game. So, I’m still doing that, you know, and it’s it’s a huge part of who I am. You mentioned uh the large market, New York City in the large market. You’re no stranger to large markets, having, you know, played in Chicago and and Dallas. Um, but what are what are your thoughts about uh, you know, playing in New York and in front of these fans and and everything that that brings? Thanks, Mike. Yeah, I I think that when people ask me what’s your favorite road city, I say New York. You know, I love being in the city. I grew up on the West Coast in a, you know, similar environment, San Francisco Bay area. Maybe not as large as New York, but in terms of culture, um, you know, it’s it’s definitely a place that I really enjoy being. And then I get to do what I love in that city in front of fans that love the game. There’s a strong history with the Mets organization. There have been great players who’ve came through there and done some good things and I just want to be one of those players or ask about uh what uh uh Mike just uh talked about with replacing um Brandon NMO, not just, you know, not just uh in this trade, but also, you know, Brandon’s one of the most popular Mets, you know, ever, you know, since he’s been around. So, uh, it’s definitely like one of those situations where the pressure of replacing a a it’s a combination of of the pressure of replacing a really uh favorite player, but also playing for in New York for the first time. Are you are you do you feel that like you’re prepared to deal with that double sided pressure? Before Marcus says anything, I like to make clear I personally did not like that remark of a question. Um it definitely um reeks of bias which you naturally try to avoid when you’re in this industry when you’re actually asking players these certain things. Um people who know who ask that question understand why that was. I’m not going to bother to relay the name. They know who they are. Um, but yeah, I I didn’t I didn’t love that question because it it felt more as a statement um that there’s going to be now added pressure because of, you know, all the intangibles that Nemo has. But again, Simeon’s not the one who pulled the trigger on the trade. We should just respect and understand that we hope to get the best value out of him and not so much on, oh, how he needs to be everything that Brandon NMO was and then some because that wasn’t the point of the trade. This was a contract swap through and through and the Mets are looking to have more versatility now in their outfield to make more moves this offseason. But again, you might have to remind some people on the beat because they can’t seem to comprehend that. Now, let’s hear what Marcus has to say. Thanks, Mark. Yeah, I guess I didn’t fully answer the question about replacing Brandon. Um, I understand how good of a, you know, clubhouse presence Brandon was. I understand, you know, how much of a fan favorite Brandon was and I, you know, I feel for the Mets fans when when you lose a player who’s been present and who’s been such a fixture in that lineup and in the community and, you know, has a great personality and such a nice guy. Um, you know, I feel for the fans. for me, you know, I want to get to know the fans, get to know the community, let my game do the talking. Um, and I think I definitely will be a a a presence in that locker room that guys can can lean on. You know, that’s always a goal of mine to be that, you know, be that for for my teammates. I’m excited to join two leaders in Francisco Lindor and Juan Stoodto. When I said Hall of Famers, those are the two guys I’m referring to. Um, I’m excited to learn from them, bounce things off of them, and just, you know, fill in in a way that, you know, hopefully Brandon things that he did, hopefully I can fill in and and do as well. In our next form of content is when I will go out of my way to um post for you guys, not post, but talk a little bit more on Brandon Nemo’s comments since leaving the organization because he’s had a lot of really good ones, but we’re already a lot more long-winded in this video than I meant to be. So, this is the final thing that I have for you guys today. W Sammon came out with an article over the past day on notes as to kind of like raising question if the Mets really would go for another long-term deal. And all he stated, which had some fans, you know, having their, you know, what’s in a twist, is that, you know, it’s not necessarily a certainty that the Mets are going to sign Kyle Tucker or Cody Ballinger as a replacement. The Mets are adamant on giving Carson Benj wiggle room and length in the outfield next year, but that was always apparent before trading Nemo. Now, some people believe that Benj is going to profile better in the corner outfield. I don’t necessarily disagree with you there, but I think the Mets can bite the bullet with Benj handling center for the sake of adding someone more of quality that will impact you now and moving forward in the corner. So, the point stands, is anything truly a certainty in this game? No. Because while we can have our opinion and and stand firm firm on that, until it’s actually pen and paper and happens, you just don’t know. Anything can happen and things can go differently than what you initially thought or maybe what the media or the president of the team maybe had steered you in direction to believe otherwise. But the point stands Kyle Tucker, Cody Bellinger, the Mets are in both those markets right now. I can tell you that in confidence. I can also tell you in confidence that the Mets love Cody Bellinger. They really do. And it’ll not be for lack of effort on the fronts of potentially trying to bring in someone to upgrade this team. But what I agree with what Walt stated in this piece, and that’s the big takeaway, is that if the Mets do not necessarily replace Nemo’s offensive production with a fellow outfielder, they are destined to do that in other aspects of the team. So whether that’s third base, whether that’s first base with Britney Allo back and then some, whether that’s DH giving a boatload of cash and saying, “Listen, Kyle, we need you. we need schwar bombs and queens. Whatever the case may be, the Mets just need to make sure they don’t move in a lateral direction this offseason where they improve defensively but they regress offensively. Um because even with a lot of uncertainty with Carson Edge and others, you don’t want uncertainty to outweigh certainty in a year where you’re trying to win now. And I do not believe for a second that the Mets are going to position themselves to do that. But I understand signing and landing players on big long-term contracts are easier said than done. I can see the lack of an appetite to want to give Kyle Tucker to north of 10 years because realistically no one really wants to give him that contract, but you know, you’re likely going to have to in this current market. Same thing with Cody Bellinger needing at least anywhere from 5 to seven years. The Mets obviously don’t really have an appetite to probably go beyond four if I had to guess, but you’re probably going to need to at least go six years for Bellinger to ink him to prime away from the Bronx and the Yankees. Do the Mets have an appetite to do that for a Brandon NMO swap? The reason why I still feel firm that they do is because if they can get out of Brandon Nemo’s contract as someone who’s fallen off a cliff defensively the past few years is entering his age 33 season and has already peaked in his career on a full no trade mind you why wouldn’t the Mets be able to do something of similarity to Ballinger down the road after maybe three years of great play from him and then you worry about the second half of his contract when you got to worry about it. So I think people get hung up on the wrong things at times. I understand the idea to not be tying down long-term too much, but the long-term commitments only hurt you if you see a steady drop off right away from those players. Otherwise, you’re probably going to get at minimum half of that tenure contract at a quality rate of said player. So, that’s why from a fan point of view like myself, I don’t think there’s any rational belief that, oh, the Mets shouldn’t go out of their way to try to land one of these top outfielders without at least putting a lot of effort in. If they don’t land them because they want to go elsewhere, it is what it is. But at least they put the effort in. A lack of that is where I, many fans, would have themselves pretty pissed off this offseason. So hopefully that doesn’t find itself happening. I don’t believe it to be the case. I am standing firm on the notion that the Mets traded Brandon Nemo to part ways with that contract to open up more of an opportunity in their outfield, but to also open up an opportunity their outfield to upgrade from what they currently had. And if they can’t find that upgrade as a Brandon demo replacement, I anticipate that they will do to the best of abilities to find that for their infield dish configuration because at the end of the day, we just want to see the offense replenished. It doesn’t necessarily need to be from that same exact position. Is it preferred? Absolutely. But does it need to be? No. You just need to make sure you have a balance of both your offense and your defense and a rotation that’ll be largely improved and going deeper for you in 2026 because that will be most contingent on the amount of success the Mets have in 2026 and beyond. But fans, that is all I got for you. We’re almost an hour into this one. I sincerely apologize for being as longwinded as I did, but we had a lot to talk about. So, I don’t care how late night this is dropped on the East Coast. We got to drop it. Thank you all so much for watching. I hope you all have a very happy and blessed Thanksgiving to all who celebrate with your family and your loved ones. I will do the same with me and my family. We’re all under the weather right now sadly, but that tends to be nature of the beast when you got kiddos and obviously you it’s going to happen. So hopefully I get a little bit better before things maybe get worse again. But until then folks, have a great one. Thank you so much again for watching. As always, no matter what, let’s go Mets, baby. Peace out.

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29 comments
  1. There's no way that CHEAPSKATE STINGY STEARN will give any player whatsoever a long term contract. He wiuldn't give one even to his MAMA!! That's why he got rid of NIMMO for SEMIEN instead of going after KETEL MARTE or sign BO BICHETTE, who's younger and a better all around player than SEMIEN. AND, MOST IMPORTANT, THAT'S WHY HE WON'T BRING BACK ALONSO OR DIAZ AND IS BEHIND DEVON WILLIAMA' BUTT, UBLESS DUPED OWNER COHEN STEPS UP AND STOPS ALL OF THIS CRAP. Besides being in charge of baseball operations anf not hiring a GM, because he's that STINGY, he's also acting like a TROUBLE SHOOTER. WE ALL KNOW WHAT TROUBLE SHOOTERS DO WHEN HIRED BY A COMPANY.

  2. If this crap keeps going on by thr SLIMIE CHEAPSKATE STINGY STEARNS anf COHEN keeps being STINGY STEARNS PUPPET, then it's better for duped COHEN to sell the team, since he doesn't have the balls to fire to stop this crap or fire him.

  3. There's no way in heaven and earth that STINGY STEARNS will sign any front line or number one starter. He doen't give long term contracts 'csuse thst's against his mini market/money ball philosophy.

  4. Worst organization in MLB…
    The Amazining idiots..I'm so done with jerks running and managing this team…Cohen has no clue just see $$$$$$..
    Couldn't care less about winning..

  5. Be realistic the Mets history of grave yard for injuried player eliminates any benefit of adding volume players. They stink and get hurt. They can’t figure those 2 aspects out yet and for last 20 years

  6. mclean and Tong should be untouchable..they both have the upside to be 1s or 2s. Tong over the last 2 years was at the same minor league levels was far superior of pitcher and is only 22. Mclean is just more polished and ready for MLB. Tong needs some more time. Pitching is so expensive for frontline starters… dont trade either one for a rental (skubal, peralta) or a reclamation project in sandy alcantara. Also joe ryan is not an ace.. hes a number 2 and would be a great addition but not for either of them.

  7. it all depends on how much suarez cost and same with fairbanks…you can sign diaz and suarez or fairbanks..our bullpen needs 3-4 consitant high upside arms right now… diaz, tyler rogers and 1-2 more high end pitchers.. especially if we arent in on frontline starters.

  8. Honestly? At this point the only prospects that I wouldn’t trade are McLean and Benge. Detroit wants Tong or Sproat or Jett in a package? I’d do that 10/10 times. Skubal is that freaking good

  9. Nobody is worthy of a big contract in the SP market this FA. Only person is King bc he will prob sign for 3 years. Feel like a part of the reason we traded for Semien is to trade Jett for a big time SP bc the pitchers available are better than the ones available in FA🙏

  10. This type of BUISNESS has been going on since…..PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL. In this age of information overload i can see where those "fans" with limited intelligence cant grasp this BUISNESS model.
    Instead of being able to figure it out they just go straight off the deep end.
    FACT! Just follow along. 🤷‍♂️

  11. Sterns aint trying to spend no real money on good players he prefers shopping at yard sales didn't he learn from last season disaster this owner has to get involved enough with the BS

  12. Our only starter is a rookie who came in last August and impressed. Mets need a bunch of pitchers, unfortunately one superstar won't make a solid rotation. How expensive is Alcantara as he's an expensive experiment to see if he still has it

  13. Hurts to keep saying this but is reality under Stearn Wing not much to expect. Everyone is talking trash and hating what the dodgers doing to the MLb because they are the only team spending with out all that beaching about , that's to much money for a player blablabla ! 😭 Dodgers management rules 😁👍 and have all the teams guts on there hands .

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