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  1. JoeBrady
    A couple of things: The 2021 stats were a mirage. Because of Canada, they spent a lot of their home games in US minor league fields. Take away the Sahlen and TD Ballpark results, and Vlad looks like a very good, but not great hitter. That said, 2025 was one of the best playoff performances ever. Best time to trade a hitter is halfway thru their free agency contract, or age 32. The number of under-performing contracts at age 33 is legendary.
  2. JoeBrady
    Since 50% doesn't yet exist, you can make 50% include anything you want. And I don't see any philosophical reason for the owners, or the players, to not get 50%.
  3. JoeBrady
    He's an idiot. I found it funnier when Hampton threw his career away by signing the Rockies, and couldn't figure out a better excuse than 'It is all about the schools'. Because, you know, Manhattan, Scarsdale, etc., don't have the best schools in the world.
  4. JoeBrady
    Every team has 'what-is', but had we won that first 1-0 in NY, we'd have the #1 WC slot right now.
  5. JoeBrady
    I always appreciate when fans come to the realization that it is just about the money. But I wouldn't call it a grift. They have $12B+ coming in. I have no problem with both sides fighting over their piece of my pie. My guess it that both sides will be pounding on the table, with owners going bankrupt and players unable to put food on the table. And two hours before the season starts, "okay, so you will up our meal allowance by another $5 a day?", and everyone goes home happy.
  6. JoeBrady
    Have you seen the latest salary caps? They are up close to 50% over the past 4 years.
  7. JoeBrady
    I couldn't care less about guaranteed money. As long as 50% goes to the players, then they'll get their $6B whether it goes to voided contracts, rookies, options, etc. And the players know exactly how much they should expect to receive. They work out that portion via guarantees and bonuses.
  8. JoeBrady
    Good for BB, which is still pretty important. What I had in mind was to consolidate at broadcasting, at least the TV. That should provide for better deals for BB. Split that. Then each team gets to keep their local revenue. That'll incentivize each team to build their product. And we'll still do okay.
  9. JoeBrady
    And all three were decent+. But does anyone miss them?
  10. JoeBrady
    I think there is a positive to see our guys do well elsewhere. I don't think it's a huge impact, but some teams have a reputation for being pitching labs. If other GMs feel more comfortable that they are getting a reasonable return, I think they'll be more likely to ring us up.
  11. JoeBrady
    Half the RSN is incapable of learning. Try discussing any modern statistic with them, and you might as well be telling them that the world is round and not flat.
  12. JoeBrady
    I'm pretty okay with either a 4-inning shutout or a 5-inning, one run game.
  13. JoeBrady
    A 5/0 K/W is really impressive. Sometimes batters just put on a good swing on a pitch, particularly at Fenway.
  14. JoeBrady
    I assume he could've gone an extra inning, but Tracy probably wanted him to leave on good terms. And I will take a 4-inning shut out every time. That allows you to use your # 6/7/8 guys out of the BP.
  15. JoeBrady
    White crushes it!
  16. JoeBrady
    It's also the BABIP. He had a career .340 coming into this year, and now a .245. If he had a .300 BABIP, which I'd have expected, his OPS would be .714. Nothing special, but with good speed and defense, that would be fine.
  17. JoeBrady
    It was a long AB. Sometimes the hitter wins. It's not like he threw four pitches a foot outside.
  18. JoeBrady
    I'm sure a couple of people, with better memories than me, will remember the names, but who did we give up for Eovaldi and/or Pearce. Who'd we give up for Peavy?
  19. JoeBrady
    But it matters not a whit to me how Devers does with SF. I got Durbin, and i am really happy with that.
  20. JoeBrady
    I see this as a chance to rest the rotation a little, and a preview of whether or not Bello is on the post-season roster. Bennett is automatically ahead of him. And depending on how many RPs we carry in the playoffs, I think Sandy being a lefty gives him the edge over Bello.
  21. JoeBrady
    Fair points by you and Moon.
  22. JoeBrady
    I'm not concerned. Unless Story is epically awful, he won't cost us much. And it is a perfect excuse to get Arias another 6 weeks of AAA experience, and the service time consideration (which I think they amend in the next CBA).
  23. JoeBrady
    The Wagner trade was one of my favorites of all time. Even without the good results, we traded a quad-A player for a Type-A FA. We didn't get that much out of the picks. But it is almost like the Mets GM forgot about the FA compensation.
  24. JoeBrady
    The difference is that some of our fans sounded like that in 2007, 2013 & 2018. That said, this has been a disappointing few seasons for them. They had so many highly-rated hitters moving thru their system.
  25. JoeBrady
    This is why Breslow gets the big money. I'd go that way: Gray-Suarez-Tolle. But even Bennett is still chugging along.
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