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		<title>Thoughts On The Blockbuster Deal Sending Francisco Lindor to the Mets</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>New York Mets fans have waited for this day for a long time. In terms of generating excitement, I look back on the Yoenis Cespedes trade on July 29, 2015 and the Johan Santana trade on January 29, 2008 as the gold standards for acquisitions in this century for the Mets. Prior to that, there was obviously Mike Piazza in May of 1998 and Gary Carter in December 1984. But for young Mets fans, this is as good as it gets. Acquiring an actual superstar, in his prime, and not an over-the-hill player such as Jason Bay or Robinson Cano is something that every die-hard fan can get behind. Additionally, they acquired a legitimate No. 2 pitcher in Carlos Carrasco, who will immediately slot behind all-world pitcher Jacob deGrom atop the Mets&#8217; rotation. It was significant to include him as the Mets solidified their rotation with a pitcher that is coming off a season with a 2.91 ERA and has struck out 10.2 batters per nine innings since 2014. Along with Marcus Stroman and David Peterson, the Mets have a solid quartet that perhaps only ranks behind the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres as the best in the National League. I&#8217;m going to look at this deal through a few different lens. Mets Fans: I&#8217;m not sure what kind of satisfaction they got from it, but I felt second-hand embarrassment for those who chose to incessantly tweet complains at owner Steve Cohen. Here&#8217;s a guy that literally saved the franchise from the worst owners in sports and the ink is barely dry on the deal and people are already complaining. Oh, by the the way, the Mets have already significantly upgraded their teams through the re-signing of Stroman, catcher James McCann and RHP Trevor May. So even if he did nothing else, that is an improvement over the team he took over. Lindor is a four-time All Star in the prime of his career, that is widely considered the top SS in the game. He plays a premium position, he&#8217;s excellent defensively, possesses the charisma needed to be a superstar in the biggest market and as long as the Mets extend him beyond this year, he will be in Queens for a long time. Adding to an already sterling lineup makes the Mets one of the top five offenses in the game. Here&#8217;s a potential Opening Day lineup with the DH if they round out their offseason with a moderate signing like JBJ. Nimmo, LF McNeil, 2B Lindor, SS Conforto, RF Alonso, DH Smith, 1B Davis, 3B McCann, C Bradley Jr., CF Lastly, this should reassure you that Cohen wasn&#8217;t just here to make jokes on Twitter. But if you have a brain, you would know this guy is ruthless and he hired the right people to have the Mets competing for a championship. For the Rest of the National League I&#8217;m not saying the Mets are the best team in baseball. They still have to go out and prove they can first de-throne the Atlanta Braves in their own division, let alone the reigning World Series Champs in LA, but they are on the right track. This isn&#8217;t Brodie&#8217;s team that rode a hot streak into contention. This team, along with the future moves I am expecting them to make, will allow them to be a perennial playoff contender. It is also in stark contrast to the Mets you used to know. This team is no longer a circus run by the worst owners in sports and a car salesman of a GM. There were no leaks to the media, which I&#8217;m sure frustrates guys like Andy Martino, and there have been no PR nightmares or #LOLMets moments. I&#8217;m going to go out on a limb and say those days are over. For the Cleveland Baseball Fans I know what it&#8217;s like to see an ownership not committed to winning and prioritized money. Frankly, in these situations Major League Baseball should step in and make them sell the team. If you are unable to maintain a payroll commensurate with the rest of the league, you are unable to own a team. They are projected to have a payroll of $50 million which would be their lowest since 2004. That&#8217;s unacceptable. Now they have outstanding front office decision-makers, but they are not on the Minnesota Twins or Chicago White Sox level of talent right now and shouldn&#8217;t finish above third place. Their return of Amed Rosario, Andres Gimenez, Isaiah Greene and Josh Wolf was underwhelming. Rosario is a lesser talented version of Lindor. Gimenez had a nice rookie season but is a great fielder but has no extra-base power. Greene and Wolf are top-10 prospects in a mediocre minor league system. &#160;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.axcessbaseball.com/2021/01/08/thoughts-on-the-blockbuster-deal-sending-francisco-lindor-to-the-mets/">Thoughts On The Blockbuster Deal Sending Francisco Lindor to the Mets</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.axcessbaseball.com">Axcess Baseball</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>New York Mets</strong> fans have waited for this day for a long time.</p>
<p>In terms of generating excitement, I look back on the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/mets-acquire-yoenis-cespedes-from-tigers-c140129270"><strong>Yoenis Cespedes</strong></a> trade on July 29, 2015 and the <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=3220894"><strong>Johan Santana</strong> </a>trade on January 29, 2008 as the gold standards for acquisitions in this century for the Mets. Prior to that, there was obviously <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/who-won-mike-piazza-trade-mets-marlins"><strong>Mike Piazza</strong></a> in May of 1998 and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/11/sports/mets-get-expo-s-carter-for-brooks-and-3-others.html"><strong>Gary Carter</strong></a> in December 1984. But for young Mets fans, this is as good as it gets. Acquiring an actual superstar, in his prime, and not an over-the-hill player such as <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=4779416"><strong>Jason Bay</strong></a> or <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/mets-complete-cano-diaz-trade-with-mariners-c301374582"><strong>Robinson Cano</strong></a> is something that every die-hard fan can get behind.</p>
<p>Additionally, they acquired a legitimate No. 2 pitcher in <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/carraca01.shtml"><strong>Carlos Carrasco</strong></a>, who will immediately slot behind all-world pitcher <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/degroja01.shtml"><strong>Jacob deGrom</strong></a> atop the Mets&#8217; rotation. It was significant to include him as the Mets solidified their rotation with a pitcher that is coming off a season with a 2.91 ERA and has struck out 10.2 batters per nine innings since 2014. Along with <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stromma01.shtml">Marcus Stroman</a> and <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/peterda01.shtml">David Peterson</a>, the Mets have a solid quartet that perhaps only ranks behind the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres as the best in the National League.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m going to look at this deal through a few different lens.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-45171 aligncenter" src="https://www.axcessbaseball.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ecyb.jpg" alt="" width="211" height="211" srcset="https://www.axcessbaseball.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ecyb.jpg 211w, https://www.axcessbaseball.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ecyb-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px" /></p>
<p><strong>Mets Fans:</strong></p>
<p>I&#8217;m not sure what kind of satisfaction they got from it, but I felt second-hand embarrassment for those who chose to incessantly tweet complains at owner Steve Cohen. Here&#8217;s a guy that literally saved the franchise from the worst owners in sports and the ink is barely dry on the deal and people are already complaining. Oh, by the the way, the Mets have already significantly upgraded their teams through the re-signing of Stroman, catcher James McCann and RHP Trevor May. So even if he did nothing else, that is an improvement over the team he took over.</p>
<p>Lindor is a four-time All Star in the prime of his career, that is widely considered the top SS in the game. He plays a premium position, he&#8217;s excellent defensively, possesses the charisma needed to be a superstar in the biggest market and as long as the Mets extend him beyond this year, he will be in Queens for a long time. Adding to an already sterling lineup makes the Mets one of the top five offenses in the game. Here&#8217;s a potential Opening Day lineup with the DH if they round out their offseason with a moderate signing like JBJ.</p>
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<li>Nimmo, LF</li>
<li>McNeil, 2B</li>
<li>Lindor, SS</li>
<li>Conforto, RF</li>
<li>Alonso, DH</li>
<li>Smith, 1B</li>
<li>Davis, 3B</li>
<li>McCann, C</li>
<li>Bradley Jr., CF</li>
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<p>Lastly, this should reassure you that Cohen wasn&#8217;t just here to make jokes on Twitter. But if you have a brain, you would know this guy is ruthless and he hired the right people to have the Mets competing for a championship.</p>
<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-44839 aligncenter" src="https://www.axcessbaseball.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG-8802-300x200.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="200" srcset="https://www.axcessbaseball.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG-8802-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://www.axcessbaseball.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG-8802-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https://www.axcessbaseball.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG-8802-768x512.jpeg 768w, https://www.axcessbaseball.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG-8802-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https://www.axcessbaseball.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG-8802.jpeg 1800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p><strong>For the Rest of the National League</strong></p>
<p>I&#8217;m not saying the Mets are the best team in baseball. They still have to go out and prove they can first de-throne the Atlanta Braves in their own division, let alone the reigning World Series Champs in LA, but they are on the right track. This isn&#8217;t Brodie&#8217;s team that rode a hot streak into contention. This team, along with the future moves I am expecting them to make, will allow them to be a perennial playoff contender. It is also in stark contrast to the Mets you used to know. This team is no longer a circus run by the worst owners in sports and a car salesman of a GM. There were no leaks to the media, which I&#8217;m sure frustrates guys like Andy Martino, and there have been no PR nightmares or #LOLMets moments. I&#8217;m going to go out on a limb and say those days are over.</p>
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<p><strong>For the Cleveland Baseball Fans</strong></p>
<p>I know what it&#8217;s like to see an ownership not committed to winning and prioritized money. Frankly, in these situations Major League Baseball should step in and make them sell the team. If you are unable to maintain a payroll commensurate with the rest of the league, you are unable to own a team. They are projected to have a payroll of $50 million which would be their lowest since 2004. That&#8217;s unacceptable. Now they have outstanding front office decision-makers, but they are not on the Minnesota Twins or Chicago White Sox level of talent right now and shouldn&#8217;t finish above third place. Their return of Amed Rosario, Andres Gimenez, Isaiah Greene and Josh Wolf was underwhelming. Rosario is a lesser talented version of Lindor. Gimenez had a nice rookie season but is a great fielder but has no extra-base power. Greene and Wolf are top-10 prospects in a mediocre minor league system.</p>
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<p>The post <a href="https://www.axcessbaseball.com/2021/01/08/thoughts-on-the-blockbuster-deal-sending-francisco-lindor-to-the-mets/">Thoughts On The Blockbuster Deal Sending Francisco Lindor to the Mets</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.axcessbaseball.com">Axcess Baseball</a>.</p>
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		<title>Column: Christmas Comes Early for Mets Fans</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 21:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>And this seals it. A historic day for the New York Mets. On the eve of free agency beginning, they now have the richest owner in baseball &#8212; by a significant margin &#8212; and Steve Cohen is intent on building the East Coast version of the Los Angeles Dodgers, an total juggernaut. https://t.co/jObjuob4Yn — Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 30, 2020 Make no mistake: today is the most significant day in Mets history since October 25, 1986. Mets fans will mark down October 30, 2020 as a turning point, a new chapter. No longer will they be a laughingstock of the league. Many people have grown accustomed to the #LOLMETS hashtag and the inevitable ineptitude following the team &#8211; even in the so-called good years. For every moment of prosperity, there had been a Kenny Rogers ball 4, a Timo Perez thrown out at home plate, a wicked curveball taken for strike three, a September collapse and a leadoff home run in the 9th inning against a closer. But that was then. That was under the reign of terror that was the Wilpons. In professional sports, the culture starts from the top down. It&#8217;s not from the product on the field. Can they overcome an inept front office? Sure, but it&#8217;s highly unlikely when the best players don&#8217;t want to come to your organization because you underpay. It&#8217;s unlikely to attract the best front office when you meddle in decision-making. It&#8217;s unlikely you attract the best scouts if you are not loyal. It&#8217;s just unlikely you overcome a bad ownership group. Look around Major League baseball. The worst World Series droughts have been ended only when there&#8217;s a change in ownership. It re-ignites the fanbase and the players and it brings in the brightest up-and-coming front office execs. The 2004 Red Sox were two years after an ownership change. The 2016 Cubs came five years after an ownership game. The 2020 Dodgers came 9 years after an ownership change. It ALWAYS happens. The Mets started that transition into a competent organization as soon as the MLB owners approved Steve Cohen. The guy is filthy rich, he&#8217;s brilliant, he&#8217;s a lifelong fan but most of all, he&#8217;s a winner. Wall Street couldn&#8217;t beat him, the SEC couldn&#8217;t beat him, not even the New York media constantly running hit pieces on him and posting fluff pieces on A-Rod and J-Lo. Mets fans caught a break. You&#8217;re not supposed to get bailed out by a $14 billionaire that just happens to be a Long Island native, die-hard Mets fan that considered the team as his prized possession. He didn&#8217;t even care that he grossly overpaid or had to deal with the incompetence that is Jeff Wilpon &#8211; the same arrogant individual that tried to sabotage his deal not once &#8211; but twice. He wanted to stay on as COO for 5 years after selling the team. He wanted to sell the team for less money to A-Rod because he could keep a high-ranking position. None of that is supposed to happen. The Mets would&#8217;ve been lucky to get anyone willing to pay $2 billion to buy the team. But it&#8217;s not just anyone. It&#8217;s the perfect guy to re-build the infrastructure of the franchise. The guy known for overpaying for the best minds on Wall Street to deliver a winner. The guy that bought a house in cash for $14 million just because his wife wanted it. The guy that saw his net worth increase by $1 billion during the financial crisis of 2008. Cohen will donate $17.5 million &#8220;to programs developed by the City to make grants to local area small businesses to assist them in these uniquely troubling times,&#8221; he says in statement. He also plans to continue donating to other NYC charities and up Mets Foundation&#8217;s giving. — Tim Healey (@timbhealey) October 30, 2020 He was smart enough to align himself with Sandy Alderson &#8211; one of the most respected executives in MLB history. He was kind enough to pay a stipend to all of the seasonal employees at Citi Field and he&#8217;s donating $17.5 million to NYC small businesses that were affected by the pandemic. He&#8217;s just about the best case scenario for Mets fans. If you would like a little peak inside who he is as person &#8211; it&#8217;s pretty easy. Just binge watch Billions . Or you can read this book &#8211; which I highly, highly recommend. I mean, 2020 has been an awful year for a lot of people. We&#8217;ve dealt with a lot of loss both financially and in terms of lives. But if you are a Mets fan, somehow all was forgotten today when Steven A. Cohen finally sealed his fate in Mets lore, without taking one at bat or throwing one pitch.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.axcessbaseball.com/2020/10/31/column-christmas-comes-early-for-mets-fans/">Column: Christmas Comes Early for Mets Fans</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.axcessbaseball.com">Axcess Baseball</a>.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">And this seals it.</p>
<p>A historic day for the New York Mets. On the eve of free agency beginning, they now have the richest owner in baseball &#8212; by a significant margin &#8212; and Steve Cohen is intent on building the East Coast version of the Los Angeles Dodgers, an total juggernaut. <a href="https://t.co/jObjuob4Yn">https://t.co/jObjuob4Yn</a></p>
<p>— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1322243726941499392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<p>Make no mistake: today is the most significant day in Mets history since October 25, 1986.</p>
<p>Mets fans will mark down October 30, 2020 as a turning point, a new chapter. No longer will they be a laughingstock of the league.</p>
<p>Many people have grown accustomed to the #LOLMETS hashtag and the inevitable ineptitude following the team &#8211; even in the so-called good years. For every moment of prosperity, there had been a Kenny Rogers ball 4, a Timo Perez thrown out at home plate, a wicked curveball taken for strike three, a September collapse and a leadoff home run in the 9th inning against a closer. But that was then. That was under the reign of terror that was the Wilpons.</p>
<p>In professional sports, the culture starts from the top down. It&#8217;s not from the product on the field. Can they overcome an inept front office? Sure, but it&#8217;s highly unlikely when the best players don&#8217;t want to come to your organization because you underpay. It&#8217;s unlikely to attract the best front office when you meddle in decision-making. It&#8217;s unlikely you attract the best scouts if you are not loyal. It&#8217;s just unlikely you overcome a bad ownership group.</p>
<p>Look around Major League baseball. The worst World Series droughts have been ended only when there&#8217;s a change in ownership. It re-ignites the fanbase and the players and it brings in the brightest up-and-coming front office execs. The 2004 Red Sox were two years after an ownership change. The 2016 Cubs came five years after an ownership game. The 2020 Dodgers came 9 years after an ownership change. It ALWAYS happens.</p>
<p>The Mets started that transition into a competent organization as soon as the MLB owners approved Steve Cohen. The guy is filthy rich, he&#8217;s brilliant, he&#8217;s a lifelong fan but most of all, he&#8217;s a winner.</p>
<p>Wall Street couldn&#8217;t beat him, the SEC couldn&#8217;t beat him, not even the New York media constantly running hit pieces on him and posting fluff pieces on A-Rod and J-Lo.</p>
<p>Mets fans caught a break.</p>
<p>You&#8217;re not supposed to get bailed out by a $14 billionaire that just happens to be a Long Island native, die-hard Mets fan that considered the team as his prized possession. He didn&#8217;t even care that he grossly overpaid or had to deal with the incompetence that is Jeff Wilpon &#8211; the same arrogant individual that tried to sabotage his deal not once &#8211; but twice. He wanted to stay on as COO for 5 years after selling the team. He wanted to sell the team for less money to A-Rod because he could keep a high-ranking position.</p>
<p>None of that is supposed to happen. The Mets would&#8217;ve been lucky to get anyone willing to pay $2 billion to buy the team.</p>
<p>But it&#8217;s not just anyone. It&#8217;s the perfect guy to re-build the infrastructure of the franchise. The guy known for overpaying for the best minds on Wall Street to deliver a winner. The guy that bought a house in cash for $14 million just because his wife wanted it. The guy that saw his net worth increase by $1 billion during the financial crisis of 2008.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Cohen will donate $17.5 million &#8220;to programs developed by the City to make grants to local area small businesses to assist them in these uniquely troubling times,&#8221; he says in statement.</p>
<p>He also plans to continue donating to other NYC charities and up Mets Foundation&#8217;s giving.</p>
<p>— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) <a href="https://twitter.com/timbhealey/status/1322242166111019008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<p>He was smart enough to align himself with <strong>Sandy Alderson</strong> &#8211; one of the most respected executives in MLB history. He was kind enough to pay a stipend to all of the seasonal employees at Citi Field and he&#8217;s donating $17.5 million to NYC small businesses that were affected by the pandemic. He&#8217;s just about the best case scenario for Mets fans. If you would like a little peak inside who he is as person &#8211; it&#8217;s pretty easy. Just binge watch <a href="https://www.sho.com/billions">Billions .</a></p>
<p>Or you can read<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Black-Edge-Inside-Information-Wanted/dp/0812995805"> this book</a> &#8211; which I highly, highly recommend.</p>
<p>I mean, 2020 has been an awful year for a lot of people. We&#8217;ve dealt with a lot of loss both financially and in terms of lives. But if you are a Mets fan, somehow all was forgotten today when Steven A. Cohen finally sealed his fate in Mets lore, without taking one at bat or throwing one pitch.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.axcessbaseball.com/2020/10/31/column-christmas-comes-early-for-mets-fans/">Column: Christmas Comes Early for Mets Fans</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.axcessbaseball.com">Axcess Baseball</a>.</p>
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