(12-18-2018 04:06 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(12-18-2018 04:01 PM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  

(12-18-2018 03:41 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(12-18-2018 02:25 PM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  

(12-18-2018 12:59 AM)stever20 Wrote:  so another good signing for the NL East... Wilson Ramos to the Mets....

man this division is going to be crazy this year... If the Phillies don't get Harper/Machado- they are going to be in a world of hurt.

Yup the East is going to be brutal. Van Wagenen said the Mets are probably out on Pollock, and since their lineup is likely set, they're going to need to find other ways to improve the roster (5th SP, or more additions to the pen). A lineup of: Nimmo, McNeil, Conforto, Ramos, Cano, Alonso, Lagares, Rosario is good, but not quite good enough (unless Conforto regains his old form, Alonso hits well and Rosario takes a step forward). But just because their offense isn't quite on the level of the Braves and Nats, they can round out the rest of the roster to put themselves in a better position. They really need Cespedes to become something like McCutchen. Solid hitter, solid fielder, solid base runner. Nothing special, but a solid RH bat.

Health notwithstanding, the division is going to be a battle and while the Nats likely have the best roster on paper, they didn't exactly dominate last year. I'd tentatively pick them to finish first, but I could easily see the Mets winning the division. They should really try to pry Will Smith from the Giants. Regardless of how good you think he is, we're talking about a LHP who Kd 12.06 per 9 and walked 2.55. And while his numbers vs RHP were obviously not as good, they were still more than serviceable. He would be a great addition for the Mets.

the problem for trying to sell relievers is there's so many out there that it really lessens any possible return you're going to get...

Who's talking about return? I'm just saying the Mets should go after him, as he'd be a fantastic pickup for a team that doesn't have enough obvious holes and needs to find alternate ways of improving the roster.

there's so many relievers out there that can do the job they don't need to go trading for one....

Yes, but this is a really good one and LH to boot. Smith is probably a top 25 RP. How many of those are LH and available?