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and he won the World Series MVP.

For which of these would Ben be a good candidate. Take a vacation? Seriously? That is the excuse for unemployed people.

I didn't know where to post this, but I nominate Josh Johnson for the Mark Prior Career DL Achievement Award.

There are so many GM jobs open that we should all submit resumes. LOL!! If Ben can't land one of the open spots, that will be very telling.

He should be given the opportunity to win a rotation spot in Spring Training. Normally, I would only go with one kid in the rotation, and ER has the upperhand on that spot. Arguably, ER has logged enough innings to be viewed as an experienced starter and not at all a rookie. So, maybe I'd give Owens a shot to win a second spot, but he would have to be lights out. Otherwise, he is the first depth option from the minors. The rotation is overloaded with mediocrity and they need to move some of it. We can't bring back, Buch, Porcello, Miley, and Kelly. At least need to find new roles in the pen or be moved off the team. Two new quality arms are needed.

I know where you stand. You have been very clear about the issue. I was wondering about the opinions of those who were less committed to trading him. I think he still adds more value playing for us than he would bring back in a trade. His contract is manageable. I think he will have a very big year next season.

Laser show is back in town. Do people still want to trade the bum?

It is encouraging to see the development of the young players and it is a welcome change to watch good baseball, but I will not let my hopes get too high for next season based on our August - September performance when there was no pressure on an out of contention team. I will get excited when I see the pitching being rebuilt.

Based on reports that I have seen, the Red Sox are shying away from getting Hanley any time at 1st base this season. If that is the case, DD needs to move this guy in the offseason and eat a large chunk of his contract. They can't take the chance that he will be able to play 1st base next season, and he can't go back to LF.

He might also have burned an additional calorie. LOL!

Time to putcup a couple of runs.

Shaw doesn't give an inch to lefties.

And I am sure that fangraphs will bear out that prevalent opinion.

Breslow sucks.

If the purpose of the replay is to get the call right, it failed on the play at 2nd with Pablo. The call on the field was right even though his hand came off the base. The tag clearly pushed his hand off the base. The momentum of his body from the slide had stopped. It was the push from the tag that caused the separation.

Joe Kelly was back again tonight. What was his injury. I really don't see him as a dependable rotation piece.

Thanks for the article. This Fangraphs seems to be a pretty good tool as it very often and once again confirms what I already knew to be true. What it doesn't tell us and what I still wonder about is whether it was a conscious change of approach when he started the season or was it just working for him and he just went with it.

I'm only going to watch when Rich Hill pitches.

O The Mets have been desperate for a SS for years.

DD needs to almost fully restock the bullpen.

As much as I value pitching, I am not a believer in trading an every day young star for a pitcher. The pitcher would have to be a total stud and those guys don't get traded very often. Harvey could be a top pitcher soon. Some would argue that he is already there and I wouldn't argue against that, but this is his first season returning from surgery. I am a little wary of trading Bogaerts for him. Bogaerts looks like he could be a star and some would argue that he is already there. Imo, he needs to develop 20 Home Run power before he is a star, and I think that will come. If I didn't think he had the potential to be a power hitting shortstop, I would make the trade in a heartbeat.

Yes, they will have a lot of flexibility with this group. Also, when one takes the ocassional off-day or gets injured they can move them around.

With regard to the outfield situation next season, although Bradley is our best CFer, the best alignment imo puts him in RF. He is also our best RFer, and RF is just as difficult as CF in Fenway, maybe more difficult. Betts handles CF fine. He is an excellent fly catcher who takes a good route to the ball and gets a good jump off the bat. He has the weakest arm of the bunch, but his arm is fine for CF, but it will not play in Fenway's RF. Bradley has a canon perfect for RF. This brings us to Castillo. He is very talented, but doesn't have quite the refined skill or instincts of Betts or Bradley. He takes some bad routes to balls. In Fenway there isn't a lot of real estate to cover so taking a good route isn't as critical. He does have good instincts about playing the monster and getting to the caroms very quickly. He also gets rid of the ball very quickly and his arm is strong and accurate from LF. He will hold a lot of hitters to singles and throw out a lot of guys at second base. That is our best outfield alignment for 2016. Others are free to disagree and be wrong.

It would be lunacy for the Mets to trade a young pitcher of Harvey's quality for anything less than a Correia or Bogaerts. Pitching is what wins, and you never have enough of it.

We don't need him. We have Rich Hill and Steven Wright.