McCall Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Wow. How does signing a 3rd/4th starter for 5 years and $15 mil a year help a rebuilding team which won't compete for at least another year? Did Theo let Hendry make this signing for old time's sake?Looks like Sanchez and Danny Haren are going to be the big splashes of the Cubs' rescinded pitching rotation.Haren signed with the Nats over a week ago.Look up the definition of "rescinded". https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmeadowlanders Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Its so fun to go to a game Dickey pitchesI agree.You can't have your cake and eat it too though. The Mets will hopefully be a better team, long term, by making this deal. There are no guarantees these prospects pan out. Of course there are no guarantees Dickey will ever match what he did in 2012 either.You want the Mets to become winners again yet you don't want to make a trade that makes way too much sense from a baseball stance? Which one is it?You know what's NOT fun? Going to the other 130 Met games where he DOESN'T pitch and they go 2 weeks without scoring more than 3 runs at home and all that jazz. This d'Arnaud and Gose COULD (I'm not saying WILL, I'm saying COULD) be long-term impact everyday players for the Mets, whom you'd be getting for a 38 year old pitcher who will never have more value. You make this trade everyday and twice on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mania Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Gose is not really a good trading piece.He's going to strike out way too much to ever be a regular, even though he plays excellent defense and is great on the basepaths.He's basically a perfect fourth outfielder. A defensive replacement/pinch runner. Off The Top Rope: A Pro Wrestling Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEW.ERA Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 d'Arnaud is the rumored big piece that will be headed to the Mets. Unfortunate, but you gotta do what you gotta do. Hopefully he bounces back from his injury. JETS|PACK|JAYS|NUFC|BAMA|BOMBERS|RAPS|ORANJE| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter Morgan Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Tank != So many Met fansWhy would you assume I was only talking about Tank? Because I wasn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmeadowlanders Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Metsblog:The Mets and Blue Jays have agreed in principle to a trade which will send R.A. Dickey, Josh Thole and a Minor Leaguer to Toronto, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.Rosenthal says Dickey and the Blue Jays have until Tuesday at 2:00 pm ET to agree to a contract extension - Dickey is reportedly open to a contract extension with the Blue Jays.Multiple reports indicate the Mets will be getting top Blue Jays prospect C Travis d’Arnaud along with C John Buck, RHP Noah Syndergaard (who is considered Toronto’s third best prospect), and another minor leaguer.The Blue Jays could reportedly add cash to the deal or another prospect to help offset Buck’s $6 million salary for 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmeadowlanders Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Baseball America has d'Arnaud & Snydergaard 1-2 in the Blue Jays system. This is a coup for the Mets if Dickey agrees to the extension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldRoman Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I just remembered that Josh Hamilton is good friends with CJ Wilson. They became buddies and Wilson helped Josh stay away from drugs and alcohol, as he himself is "straight-edge." I wouldn't doubt Wilson being there had some influence on Hamilton signing there. Oh, and aside from the straight-edge thing, Wilson is a douche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Yeah, but he's a douche in an entertaining way, which is more than you can say for most terminally boring baseball players."Yeah, actually I'm really interested in narwhals right now, so I'm working on opening a narwhal research center, it's going to be called the C.J. Wilson Narwhal Research Center, I actually designed the floor plan, we're set to break ground in four to six months, I'm actually going to set the tile in the rotunda, I read a book on tile last week." ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEW.ERA Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Baseball America has d'Arnaud & Snydergaard 1-2 in the Blue Jays system. This is a coup for the Mets if Dickey agrees to the extension.AA is sick of waiting. This will back fire huge if the Jays haven't at least gotten to a World Series by the time Dickey is done. But you can never have enough pitching. Giants and Cards have proved that. Still need a bullpen though. JETS|PACK|JAYS|NUFC|BAMA|BOMBERS|RAPS|ORANJE| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBubba Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I'm actually kind of hoping the Jays fail to sign Dickey. Nobody cares about your humungous-big signature. PotD: 29/1/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEW.ERA Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I'm actually kind of hoping the Jays fail to sign Dickey.And lose out on TDA and Syndergaard in the process? Gotta take at least some pride out of this. JETS|PACK|JAYS|NUFC|BAMA|BOMBERS|RAPS|ORANJE| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBubba Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I'm actually kind of hoping the Jays fail to sign Dickey.And lose out on TDA and Syndergaard in the process? Gotta take at least some pride out of this.I was under the impression that the deal would fall through if we can't sign him. Can anyone verify this?EDIT - From Sports Illustrated:"The trade of NL Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey to the Toronto Blue Jays is nearly complete, according to multiple reports. FOX Sports reports that the two sides have agreed on a seven-player deal that is contingent on Dickey signing a contract extension with the Blue Jays." Nobody cares about your humungous-big signature. PotD: 29/1/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEW.ERA Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I'm actually kind of hoping the Jays fail to sign Dickey.And lose out on TDA and Syndergaard in the process? Gotta take at least some pride out of this.I was under the impression that the deal would fall through if we can't sign him. Can anyone verify this?EDIT - From Sports Illustrated:"The trade of NL Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey to the Toronto Blue Jays is nearly complete, according to multiple reports. FOX Sports reports that the two sides have agreed on a seven-player deal that is contingent on Dickey signing a contract extension with the Blue Jays."AH!Well from what I've heard, he wants to re-up. So, what can we get out of a 38 yr old knuckleballer in the AL? Tis, the mystery. JETS|PACK|JAYS|NUFC|BAMA|BOMBERS|RAPS|ORANJE| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I hate losing Dickey, but if these prospects work out the Mets will look good down the road and I am sure they can dump off Buck on somebody. BTW Josh Thole sucksssssssssssssssssssssssssss. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBubba Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Beats the hell out of Mathis, at least. Nobody cares about your humungous-big signature. PotD: 29/1/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmeadowlanders Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I hate losing Dickey, but if these prospects work out the Mets will look good down the road and I am sure they can dump off Buck on somebody. BTW Josh Thole sucksssssssssssssssssssssssssss.Buck isn't going anywhere if the trade goes through. He'll be the starter in April then d'Arnaud would be called up after 20 days so his full year of major league service doesn't accrue for an extra year, delaying free-agency.Thole is only going there to be a backup/Dickey's personal catcher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Well... so much for the return of John Buck to Toronto I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Bunky Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Wow. How does signing a 3rd/4th starter for 5 years and $15 mil a year help a rebuilding team which won't compete for at least another year? Did Theo let Hendry make this signing for old time's sake?Looks like Sanchez and Danny Haren are going to be the big splashes of the Cubs' rescinded pitching rotation.Haren signed with the Nats over a week ago.Look up the definition of "rescinded".I didn't read it correctly. It was like 1 am.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braden Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 This Blue Jays fan is a little torn.Part of me is really freaking excited that after years of stockpiling prospects, they have turned into an extremely talented team that now EXPECTS to make the playoffs.Part of me is really freaking nervous about what happens if this doesn't work out now that the farm system is empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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