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I really hope Murphy comes around this year. I'm not betting on it, but stranger things have happened.
Didn't know Idiot's Delight had changed stations...
Apparently? When Billy Butler was coming up through the minors, the general scouting consensus was that he was historically bad in the field. And yet it took only a week before the Royals decided they'd rather play Butler at 1B than Jacobs.
I'm not expecting it (really!), but if Frenchie actually hits well, is half of BTF going to need to be put on suicide watch for lack of purpose and life confusion?
Also, this Jacobs thing is laughable.
Which part? The signing, or the discussion of the signing?
Why, Lassus? The Mets need a first baseman for Buffalo.
Oh, wait . . . .
If the Mets were going to sign a guy who could hit, but is better suited to be a DH even though they can't use one in their league, might I suggest that Johnny Damon actually fulfills the first part of the role a hell of a lot better than Mike Jacobs?
Damon costs millions on a guaranteed contract and creates an instant position controversy. Given that the FO was crippled to the extent that they couldn't sign obviously appropriate players, the chances of signing a guy like Damon must be pretty close to zero.
You do cry when mothers drop babies on the street, right?
I really think Murphy has a chance to be decent, meaning an OPS over .800 with average defense. He's only 25 so there should be some natural improvement, he showed better power than expected, he did seem to make adjustments and improve as the year went on, he walked less than his minor league numbers would indicate and his BA was low for a player who strikes out so rarely. Of course, that's not great production from first base, but I think 1b will turn out to be less of an issue than the fact that the Mets are punting C and 2b and are playing a lottery ticket at RF.
And while Damon isn't exactly perfect for the Mets, he does have the virtue of being a very good player. Between filling in for Beltran while injured, platooning with Francoeur at RF and spelling Murphy/Bay on occasion, there are plenty of ABs for him. If the Mets hadn't pissed away $3.5 mil on Matthews and Cora or if they had a modicum of creativity, he would be a really good option. Of course, Damon would actually make the team better, so there no chance the Mets will sign him.
That's better than "decent", even for a first baseman.
On a related note, Gaby Hernandez also was DFAed for assignment last week. It's too late now but the Mets could have acquired most of the guys they traded to the Marlins in the offseason prior to 2006.
I assume this happened to Mrs. Rocker, so no, actually, I don't.
Then how bad do people really expect Murphy to be? He had a .740 OPS last year at 24 in his first MLB season. Even if you don't have any faith in him, I think some improvement is to be expected.
An 800 OPS would have been 23 out of 27 full-time 1B's last year (>450 PAs). It's quite a bit worse than decent.
You need to get at least an 850 OPS with average defense to be averagish at 1B.
That's not park adjusted and you can be in the bottom half of players at that position and still be averagish, if not average. I'd absolutely take a .290/.350/.450 line from Murphy this season with average or better defense. I just think it's going to be less than that.
He had a .740 OPS last year at 24 in his first MLB season. Even if you don't have any faith in him, I think some improvement is to be expected.
This actually makes a lot of sense but no optimism is allowed in Met threads!
Jacobs doesn't make sense for the Mets, but you're right. You need someone in case of emergency. Jacobs isn't the worst guy to put there for a week or two at a time...
I hope Murphy can prove to be a decent bat, then maybe serve as trade bait when Davis is ready.
- Good point, Russlan. Actually, with Carter, Jacobs is kind of worthless.
I think this is an excellent idea. Won't be easy when the games in spring training start though.
I'd be fine with a Branyan flier.
I think you've got the Venn Diagram wrong, Sam; I think the things that make Sam M. cry are more likely to make me laugh than the opposite. Or something. (Pick up any Banks yet, btw?)
I thought they didn't have 1.25 for Torrealba.
For a Canadian kid it was a very confusing experience.
That would be truly epic, since the 1962 Mets were 0-9, 1-12, 3-16, 12-36. Do you really want to root for the 1988 Orioles, OFF? 'Cause that's pretty much what it would take for the worst start in Mets' history . . . .
According to BB-REF play index, there were 6 players who played 50% of games at 1B, minimum 100 games, who played in the majors at age 24 in their first season and at age 25 in their second season. 3 improved their OPS 11%+ and 3 declined 4-6%.
OPS at Age 24 25
Frank Torre 0.600 0.732 22%
Mark Grace 0.774 0.862 11%
Wally Joyner 0.805 0.894 11%
Lu Blue 0.843 0.807 -4%
Buddy Hassett 0.755 0.721 -5%
Adam LaRoche 0.821 0.775 -6%
EDITED for formatting
Hey--that's Jason Bay's job description!
That's pretty bad, for a first baseman. I think Murphy's smart enough to get himself into 825 territory, and the glove already looks to be a bit above average, so I don't expect 1B to be a gaping wound.
A 900k guarantee to Jacobs with all the 1bman floating around the 40 man and AAA is nuts. I'm sure the Mets looked at his 30+ HR season and think they're getting a bargain.
You know that'll happen a few times this season. Probably even with Cora at SS...
A 900k guarantee to Jacobs with all the 1bman floating around the 40 man and AAA is nuts. I'm sure the Mets looked at his 30+ HR season and think they're getting a bargain.
That's a crazy of money, considering the Mariners signed Garko for like $500K. And Yorvit cheap contract...
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