[Tim Healey] The Mets have internally discussed a solution at first base in the event that Alonso walked – a platoon of Jeff McNeil and current free agent first baseman Paul Goldschmidt; McNeil would earn starts against right-handed pitching, while Goldschmidt would hit against southpaws.

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1. This is just fucking brutal if true

2. We can recreate him in the aggregate.

3. Rage bait

4. Ain’t no fucking way lol

5. So the top-2 richest teams in the league are going to rip off the 2000ms Oakland A’s

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8. Why are the Mets so obsessed with grabbing former Yanks? It’s getting weird.

9. I just thought Alonso leaving meant they were going to be in on Murakami or Okamoto.

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12. What does Paul Goldschmidt think of this solution, I wonder?

13. “In the event [the guy they never made an offer to] walked”

14. Mets and Yankees sloppy seconds, name a better duo

15. Tim Healey barely had any sources when he actually reported on the Mets let alone now that he doesn’t anymore

16. Being as fair as possible, if they can get Goldy, the dude did absolutely smack against lefties last year

    .336/.411/.570 (.981 OPS), 167 tOPS+

17. They must’ve really saw Alonso turning into Chris Davis 2.0

18. I don’t want to be dramatic but I think I would die if this happened.

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20. Goldschmidt destroyed lefties last season to the tune of .336/.411/.570 with a .981 OPS. So that aspect of it isn’t so foolish. Of course there’s the somewhat awkward fact that they haven’t even signed him yet.

21. Paul Golfschmidt hearing he’s going to platoon:

    

22. Yikes

23. I wouldn’t watch or go to a single game if this is what they do.

24. Might as well just let Ryan Clifford try to win the job out of ST.

25. Gotta love the money ball philosophy from one of the richest owners.  Be crazy if it works.  

26. I don’t believe this for a second.

    Before all this stuff happened I thought McNeil was off this team.

27. Small market teams have to be creative like this!

28. Why platoon when you can sign Josh Bell

29. Mets just copying the Yankees’ homework with that Goldy platoon plan. 

30. So their contingency plan involves someone who doesn’t currently play for them? Probably shouldn’t have let this leak.

31. Goldschmidt can do the funniest thing and just not sign with the Mets

32. No love for Vientos? I realize that he’s far from a proven commodity, but you could do worse than giving him 450 at-bats to see if he’s the solution there.

33. McNeil morphing into Super Joe McEwing right before our eyes

34. What about Vientos?

35. Well that’s a bit of a downgrade.   I was happy the Yankees signed Goldschmidt for 2025, but the man had the most anonymous season I’ve ever seen.   I do t remember the guy having a big game at any point in 2025. 

36. Christian Walker is available for trade. Just saying.

37. Mets will sign DJ LeMahiue next 

38. So the plan involves a guy they also don’t have yet. 

39. I have to watch McNeil play in this uniform for ANOTHER year but I don’t get to see Pete do it anymore.

    Madness. I despise watching that man play.

40. I hear there is a guy in Houston that’s available. For like nothing at all. I mean a pack of big league chew is all it would take

41. David Stearns definitely watched Moneyball before the start of the off-season.

42. That’s called two dogs in a trenchcoat.

43. I can’t even differentiate between rage bait and actual Mets front office planning anymore

44. Good luck with that

45. you mean in the event they dont even bother to offer the guy a contract. fuck stearns, this was ridiculous

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