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"We're a .500 team. We haven't been moving in the right direction," Alderson says. However, he adds, "[w]e've had a lot of people hurt for long periods of time. … We've got some young guys in particular that are not hitting. We've got some older players that have had to try to carry the load. I think to put all of this on Terry would be grossly unfair."
The Mets' front office also had a meeting Thursday, although FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal indicates that the meeting was routine and that the organization did not discuss Collins' status. Rosenthal notes, however, that the next several weeks will be important ones for the team.
The Mets were 15-5 in late April, but since then they've gone 26-35 and are currently just one game above .500. Veteran hitters like Michael Cuddyer and Lucas Duda have struggled lately, along with relievers like Carlos Torres and Alex Torres. Cuddyer, David Wright and catcher Travis d'Arnaud are among a number of Mets players currently dealing with injuries.]]>
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Bumgardner was the Mets' 23rd-round pick back in 2013. Though he's 24 years of age, Bumgardner has progressed to just the Class-A level. The South Carolina native has tossed 65 2/3 innings as a pro, working to a 3.84 ERA with 7.7 K/9 and 4.4 BB/9. He did not find himself ranked among the Mets' top prospects entering the year.
The Mets entered this signing period with a bonus pool of $2,531,300, per Baseball America, and they reportedly have agreements in place totaling $2.7MM. Adding this bonus slot from the Angels will allow the Mets to stay within the confines of their now-$2.77MM bonus pool. As for the Angels, the team went well over its 2014-15 bonus pool to give Cuban infielder Roberto Baldoquin an $8MM signing bonus, so they're restricted from spending more than $300K on an international amateur anyhow.]]>
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YESTERDAY: The Dodgers are interested in Mets starter Jon Niese, sources tell Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (via Twitter). Just yesterday, Rosenthal reported that the Cubs have also considered dealing for the left-hander.
Niese isn't quite a world-beater, but he does hold some value as a back of the rotation option. So far this year, he has a 4.12 ERA and 6.3 K/9 against 2.9 BB/9 in 14 starts. Those numbers are a beat behind his career numbers (3.89 ERA with 7.1 K/9 and 2.7 BB/9), but his xFIP of 3.85 this season indicates that he has encountered a bit of bad luck in 2015.
Performance aside, Niese's contract could have a negative impact on his trade value. The 28-year-old is scheduled to make $9MM in 2016 plus a $500K buyout or $10MM option in 2017. As for this year, he'll earn the prorated portion of $7MM, which is not wholly unreasonable.
After the draft concluded, it was reported that the Mets would turn their attention to dealing a starting pitcher. With lefty Steven Matz now in the fold, the Mets' starting pitching situation has gotten even more crowded, and moving Niese could help alleviate that logjam while improving the team's struggling offense.
Last week, Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman told reporters that despite their recent offensive woes, he sees the acquisition of bats as a "lower priority" to adding arms to the rotation.]]>
"No, that's just a guy who's really gifted beyond anyone else," Bogaerts said. "I just paid attention to trying to get better. I never compared myself to him because you can't compare anyone to him. He's a great defensive player and flashy."
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New York's head baseball decisionmaker said that the trade market remains "thin" at present. While the club is "somewhat aggressive" and is even "prepared to overpay" for the right player, in his words, that does not mean that there are any available options worth reaching for.
"You get to the point where you're prepared, based on the short term, to maybe do a little more than you'd otherwise do," said Alderson. "But there still has to be something out there that's attractive that you really believe is going to help your team."
Alderson noted that the club's recent stretch of poor play — the reaction to which he termed "panic city" — is not necessarily indicative of its outlook or its needs the rest of the way. Despite having fallen back to .500, he indicated that the Mets may be amenable to pursuing a rental and are not just looking for a starting-caliber player.
"We're not looking at somebody who is going to be a starter for us the rest of the season necessarily," Alderson explained. "But it has to be somebody who fits that we think can actually help us either short term or a little bit longer term. But right now, I think, there's less of an emphasis in our minds in the trade market on the long term."
Regardless of what moves ultimately become available to New York, Alderson indicated that the organization was not likely to pursue multiple trades. "I've talked about having money available at the deadline," he said. "But we're not going to be making two, three, four, five moves. So we've got to be sure — not sure, but we've got to be at least somewhat confident — that what we're going to do here is going to help us."
Further to that point, Alderson stressed that the Mets would need to effect an improvement from within, first and foremost: "[T]he bottom line, at least for the time being, until something breaks, we need to get the job done with what we have."
Certainly, New York hopes that the impending return of infielder Daniel Murphy will provide a boost to the offense, a point that Alderson noted. But the absences of Travis d'Arnaud and David Wright, along with the meager offensive output of players such as Michael Cuddyer, Juan Lagares, and Dilson Herrera, would seem to present a broader challenge.
All said, the ballclub's all-in batting production ranks 25th in the game. And it is far from clear what can be done to bolster things from the outside — particularly if, as Alderson suggests, the Mets aren't in the market at multiple positions.
Where could the club theoretically look to make a move? The New York outfield is filled with big contracts, first base is ably manned by Lucas Duda, and catcher is accounted for by d'Arnaud (when he finally returns to full health). That leaves the other three infield positions as the most plausible targets for an upgrade, with the team's various internal options capable of shifting around depending upon the precise acquisition.
A move at short would therefore appear to make the most sense, as Murphy is generally believed to be best suited defensively at third while Wilmer Flores is already reportedly headed to second. But the market looks to be short of reasonably available talent at that position — at least, that is, unless the Mets are willing to make a truly significant acquisition.]]>
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The 24-year-old Matz entered the season ranked 33rd on the Top 100 lists of Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus. He placed 65th on Fangraphs' Top 200 and 66th on MLB.com's Top 100.
Thus far in 2015, he has worked to a stellar 2.19 ERA with 94 strikeouts against 31 walks in 90 1/3 innings. Those numbers are all the more impressive when considering that Matz's home park in Las Vegas is among the most hitter-friendly environments in all of minor league baseball.
Matz is said to throw 91 to 95 mph with his fastball and feature a sometimes-plus changeup and an above-average curveball. He's the latest to emerge from an exceptionally talented crop of young Mets pitchers. The organization undoubtedly hopes that Matz will team with Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Zack Wheeler and Noah Syndergaard to form an excellent rotation for the next few years.
Rumors of a Matz promotion began circulating earlier this month, with most indicators signaling that he'd be with the club by July. The team recently whittled its rotation from six members to five by designating Dillon Gee for assignment and eventually outrighting him to Las Vegas. For now, at least, it appears that Matz will work alongside Harvey, deGrom, Syndergaard, Jon Niese, and Bartolo Colon to form a six-man unit.
The preliminary reports led to some confusion, as Rubin tweeted that the Mets were being so tight-lipped that a trade seemed possible. The New York Post's Joel Sherman, though, tweeted that no trade was brewing. And Mike Puma of the New York Post added ton Twitter that he was told the Mets have "absolutely nothing going on in trade talks at the moment." Indeed, that seems to be the case.
Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.]]>
The Mets have dropped seven consecutive games and fallen under the .500 mark — a swift fall from the high that came along with an 11-game winning streak back in April. Still, as Harper notes, the team's rotation is too good to remain idle and hope for improved performance and/or better health. Harper spoke to Alderson about the need to make a move, with the GM telling him, "It would be nice to do something if we could to improve this team and give it a psychological boost." According to Harper, Alderson made it clear that he understands the urgency to make some kind of move to help the team.
Zobrist is the type of player in which the Mets are reportedly interested. Previous indications have been that the club is eyeing someone versatile — potentially someone that could play at third base while Wright is on the shelf and slide to another position when he returns to the club. (The Mets are hoping to have Wright back around the All-Star break.) Zobrist is highly versatile, having logged significant playing time in the Majors at second base, shortstop, left field and right field. Zobrist also has more brief exposure to third base, center field and first base. While he wouldn't be an ideal candidate to step in at the hot corner for Wright, the team could use Murphy at third with Zobrist at second until Wright returns, then potentially use Zobrist at either shortstop or in a corner outfield slot.
Of course, all of that is relatively aggressive speculation, given the seemingly preliminary nature of the discussions between the two teams. In fact, previous reports have indicated that while the Mets do covet Zobrist, they also feel they'll be outbid for his services. As Harper notes, it doesn't help the Mets' cause that one of their more marketable trade chips, right-hander Rafael Montero, has been sidelined for two months with a shoulder injury.
Zobrist underwent knee surgery earlier this year and struggled upon his return, but he's hitting a solid .250/.335/.451 with five homers on the season after heating up recently. Defensive metrics are quite down on his work this year, though it's fair to wonder how much that's tied to the knee surgery, as he's long graded out as a plus defensive player all around the diamond. If the knee is the reason for the defensive struggles, then it stands to reason that his glovework should improve along with his bat as he works his way back to full strength. Zobrist is owed $4.18MM through the end of the season, at which point he's eligible for free agency.
Certainly, a Zobrist trade — with the Mets or any other team — isn't likely to transpire in the near future. The A's are still said to be pushing to get back into the race, and they've played better as of late, winning eight of their past 10 contests and 13 of 21 in June. Beyond that, we're in the early stages of what looks to be a market skewed decisively in favor of sellers, so any significant trade made at this juncture would likely be very costly for the acquiring team.]]>
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TUESDAY, 12:43pm: Gee has cleared waivers, the club announced. He remains shy of five years of service time, meaning that he had to accept the assignment or forfeit the remainder of his guaranteed salary.
SUNDAY: The Mets have placed Dillon Gee on outright waivers with the intent of sending him to Triple-A, according to Adam Rubin of ESPN.com. Gee's name has been in trade rumors for a very long time but the Mets designated him for assignment late last week when they couldn't find a match.
From 2010-14, Gee notched a 3.91 ERA with 6.5 K/9 and 2.9 BB/9 in 639 2/3 innings, and he's typically posted a ground-ball rate near or above the league average (career 46 percent). This season, however, he has struggled to a 5.90 ERA in 39 2/3 innings for the Mets. Meanwhile, Gee was owed about $3.24MM prorated on his $5.3MM salary at the time of his DFA, so teams were wary of taking him on. Now, the Mets will be able to stash him in Triple-A Las Vegas, barring a claim between now and noon CT Tuesday.
Gee missed time this year with a groin strain and spent nearly two months on the DL in 2014 with a strained lat muscle. His 2015 struggles, along with the injuries and his salary have presumably diminished his trade value since Opening Day. However, in his defense, his rough 2015 numbers were hurt badly by his outing against the Braves on Monday when he surrendered eight runs in just 3 and 2/3 innings.
Gee could theoretically refuse an assignment to Las Vegas if he clears waivers and declare free agency, but as Rubin notes, he's unlikely to do that since it would cost him the $3.1MM he's owed for the remainder of the season.]]>
Of course, cost-controlled starting pitching is among the game's most sought-after commodities, so they won't be alone in that search. The club appears to be looking at a broad range of options as the trade deadline comes into focus, as a source tells Wittenmyer that Chicago has cast a wide net.
The Cubs have reached out to a number of clubs, among them the Mets and Angels, in search of a match. Interestingly, per the report, one prospective swap was disrupted when young infielder Javier Baez suffered a broken finger a few weeks back.
Pursuing an upgrade certainly seems a reasonable strategy. With Tsuyoshi Wada down for an unknown amount of time after leaving his last start early, the team can turn back to Travis Wood, though that duo has been underwhelming. Jacob Turner is working his way back to health and could soon be available, but he has much to prove at this stage of his career.
It remains conceivable that the Cubs could look to acquire a serviceable, short-term veteran to add innings, but the possibility of a more significant addition remains tantalizing. While Baez appears to be on the table, at least if he can get back on the field in time, Wittenmyer says that the club does not appear inclined to move its blue chip assets to strike a deal.
Adding impact pitching without parting with top prospects is obviously a tall order, though we have increasingly seen teams utilize their wallets to facilitate deals. President of baseball operations Theo Epstein indicated that the team's overall financial situation has not changed significantly, with the club's current budget already determined by "anticipating some of the new revenue streams, new revenues and expenses as well." Of course — and this is my speculation — Chicago may have more capacity to take on future obligations.]]>
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Second-rounder Desmond Lindsay inked for a full-slot value of $1,142,700, MLB.com's Jim Callis tweets. And third-round selection Max Wotell has agreed to a payday of $775K, also per Callis (Twitter link). The 88th slot with which he was taken came with a $666,500 value, meaning that the Mets went over $100K above slot to draw him from the University of Arizona.
Lindsay, a high school outfielder out of Florida, was limited by injury this year but shows a nice overall blend of tools, per Baseball America. He rated 102nd on BA's board, which credited his hands and bat speed at the plate, plus running ability, and potential to play center field as a pro. ESPN.com's Keith Law had the highest grade on Lindsay, ranking him 72nd among draft-eligible prospects. Law does note that the youngster's "plate discipline is still an open question."
Wotell placed as high as 140 on pundits' lists, with that slot awarded by Kiley McDaniel of Fangraphs. The high school southpaw "has exceptional projection," per Baseball America, which notes his "wiry frame and loose arm." Per that report, Wotell will need to develop his change to throw along with his low-to-mid-90s fastball and solid breaking ball.]]>
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2:30pm: The Mets will designate right-hander Dillon Gee for assignment today, reports ESPN New York's Adam Rubin (via Twitter).
Gee's name has been bandied about in trade rumors for the better part of the past nine months, as the Mets possess a number of promising young arms that are projected to have higher ceilings. Nonetheless, he's been a very serviceable back-of-the-rotation starter for the Mets over the past few seasons, so it's possible that the team was a ways down the road in trade negotiations pertaining to Gee already and simply opted to designate him for assignment now in order to free up a 40-man roster spot. Gee started yesterday, so his spot on the roster wasn't going to yield any innings in the next few days anyhow.
For a team in need of a stabilizing force at the back of the rotation, rolling the dice on a rebound for Gee would certainly make some sense. From 2010-14, Gee notched a 3.91 ERA with 6.5 K/9 and 2.9 BB/9 in 639 2/3 innings, and he's typically posted a ground-ball rate near or above the league average (career 46 percent). Of his $5.3MM salary, about $3.24MM is left on the hook. I'd imagine that a team would prefer the Mets to take on some, if not most of that in a trade.
Track record aside, Gee has struggled to a 5.90 ERA in 39 2/3 innings for the Mets this season, though much of the damage came in an eight-run bludgeoning at the hands of the Braves yesterday. Gee has also missed time this year with a groin strain and spent nearly two months on the DL in 2014 with a strained lat muscle. His 2015 struggles, along with the injuries and his salary have presumably diminished his trade value since Opening Day.
If the team is unable to trade Gee, he could be sent outright to Triple-A upon clearing waivers. There's a chance that some team would claim him, though the remaining $3.24MM on his deal lessens the chance of that outcome. Were he to clear waivers, he'd head to Triple-A Las Vegas..]]>
ESPN New York's Adam Rubin noted at the time the Mets re-claimed Nieuwenhuis that he suspected they'd try to get him through waivers because of a need to open roster spots for the injured Dillon Gee, Daniel Murphy and David Wright in the near future. Gee has since been activated, while Murphy reportedly could return this coming weekend and Wright may be back at the All-Star break.
Nieuwenhuis has been a productive bench option/fourth outfielder for the Mets in recent years, carrying a career .241/.315/.393 batting line into this season. That roughly league-average production, paired with modest speed and the ability to play all three outfield spots, does seem to indicate that he can be a useful role player for a club. However, in 64 plate appearances this season, Nieuwenhuis has batted just .100/.156/.167.]]>
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Mar 30: The Mets announced that they have acquired left-handed reliever Alex Torres from the Padres in exchange for Minor League right-hander Cory Mazzoni and a player to be named later.
Torres, 27, will give the Mets a much-needed left-handed option in the bullpen. Josh Edgin, who had projected to be New York's top southpaw reliever, underwent Tommy John surgery earlier this month, leaving the team precariously thin in this department. Since that time, rumors have circulated about potential matches for the Mets, who have been linked to Baltimore's Brian Matusz as well as J.P. Howell, Paco Rodriguez and Adam Liberatore of the Dodgers. Colorado's Rex Brothers was also suggested as a fit.
In Torres, New York receives a pitcher that has posted a 2.49 ERA with 9.1 K/9, 4.3 BB/9 and a 44.7 percent ground-ball rate over the past two seasons. Torres has benefited from a perhaps unsustainbly low homer-to-flyball ratio of just 3.1 percent, though Citi Field's generally pitcher-friendly dimensions may help him to sustain an above-average rate in that regard.
Torres does come with some control issues, as he averaged 5.5 walks per nine innings pitched in 2014. That, combined with some correction for his good fortune on home runs, leads sabermetric ERA estimators to peg him for an ERA in the mid-3.00s rather than to sustain his sub-3.00 mark.
Somewhat curiously, most of Torres' control problems come against left-handed hitters. Right-handers have batted a meager .175/.260/.251 against Torres dating back to 2013, while lefties have exploited his lack of control and gotten on base at a .341 clip against Torres. Of course, they've also batted just .213 and slugged .276, so if he can rein in his control, he could post dominant overall numbers.
With one year and 141 days of service time under his belt, Torres can be controlled via arbitration through the 2019 season. However, because he'll end up with two years, 141 days next offseason (assuming a full year of service time is accrued, as one would expect), he's a likely Super Two player, meaning he will be arbitration-eligible four times as opposed to three.
The 25-year-old Mazzoni was New York's second-round pick back in 2011 and is generally ranked as the Mets' 15th-20th best prospect, per Baseball America, MLB.com and Fangraphs. Mazzoni split the 2014 campaign across four levels, spending the bulk of his time at Triple-A where he worked to a 4.67 ERA with 49 strikeouts against just 12 walks in 52 innings. Mazzoni has spent much of his career as a starter, but most feel that he's likely destined for relief work if he surfaces in the Majors, where his low 90s fastball will instead reach the mid-90s, serving as a complement to an above-average slider.
Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports first reported (via Twitter) that the Mets had acquired Torres.
Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.]]>
The Mets designated Nieuwenhuis for assignment last month, then traded him to the Angels for cash. The Angels then designated him for assignment last week after 24 plate appearances for the club. Overall, Nieuwenhuis has posted a dismal .100/.156/.167 line in 64 plate appearances between the two teams this season. In the past, though, the left-handed hitter has been modestly productive, with a good eye and moderate power, and he posted a .259/.342/.482 line in 130 plate appearances last year. Nieuwenhuis can also play all three outfield positions, so he can be a useful player if he regains his stroke.
He is, however, out of options. Rubin thinks (again via Twitter) that the Mets might try to pass Nieuwenhuis through waivers again, as they'll soon have to open spots for Dillon Gee (bereavement list), Ruben Tejada (paternity list) and Daniel Murphy (disabled list).]]>
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Though the two sides have talked, a Ramirez trade seems unlikely. FOX's Ken Rosenthal hears that there's little traction in Ramirez discussions because Milwaukee is uninterested in Niese (Twitter links). While Gee might be a better fit, there would be a lot more financial legwork to figure out in that scenario, per Rosenthal. Gee is owed a bit more than $3MM through season's end, but Ramirez is owed an additional $8.8MM.
It could be argued that adding Ramirez wouldn't be an upgrade for the Mets anyhow. While the team may very well benefit from upgrading by replacing Niese or Gee with Matz, much of that benefit could be outweighed by the lack of flexibility to make future moves as well as the possibility that Ramirez continues to produce at a sub-replacement-level pace.
5:37pm: The Mets have placed their efforts to trade a starting pitcher on hold during the draft but will now look to trade a starting pitcher "in short order," tweets Newsday's David Lennon. That lines up with recent reports from ESPN New York's Adam Rubin and the New York Post's Mike Puma stating that lefty Steven Matz could be up in the near future — perhaps before the end of June.
In order to accommodate Matz, the team seems likely to increase its efforts to find a taker for lefty Jon Niese (earning $7MM in 2015 and guaranteed $9MM in 2016 plus a pair of club options) or righty Dillion Gee (earning $5.3MM in 2015 and controllable via arbitration for the 2016 season). Both Niese and Gee could be viewed as superfluous with Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and the veteran Bartolo Colon all representing options, to say nothing of Matz or the currently injured Rafael Montero.
Furthermore, Jon Morosi of FOX Sports reports that the Mets and Brewers have had preliminary trade talks, with the Mets eyeing Milwaukee's position players (Twitter link). That might lead to speculation regarding Aramis Ramirez, though in yesterday's report, Rubin stated that the Mets have little to no interest in Ramirez. The Mets feel that Ramirez's skills are diminishing, and they're still hopeful that David Wright will contribute in 2015, so they prefer more versatile bats that can handle multiple positions.
Speculatively speaking, Jean Segura would make sense for the Mets, who have long been looking for an upgrade at shortstop due to defensive deficiencies with Wilmer Flores. Of course, Segura himself is not regarded as an elite defender, though his .287/.322/.408 batting line is superior to Flores' .245/.270/.417 triple-slash. Segura also comes with an additional three years of club control beyond the 2015 season, making the likely asking price relatively significant. As such, it's tough to imagine Gee or Niese serving as a significant component in a trade for Segura, though the Mets could always add other pieces.
It's worth emphasizing, of course, that Morosi categorized trade talks between New York and Milwaukee as "preliminary," and there are plenty of other teams that may have interest in swapping a versatile, if unspectacular bat for a veteran innings eater that can stabilize the back end of a rotation.
There are a number of other teams looking for some stabilization in the rotation. The Astros and Rays, for instance, have both incurred injuries to starters and have some versatile pieces to offer. Luis Valbuena hasn't hit especially well this season, but he's a earning a not-insignificant $4.2MM and could add some power to the Mets' lineup, with the injured Jed Lowrie slotting back into his position once activated from the DL. The Rays have a number of versatile pieces, including Logan Forsythe, Nick Franklin and Asdrubal Cabrera. Forsythe has probably been too valuable for Tampa to move, however, while Franklin would figure to have more trade value than that of a back-end starter, and Cabrera has played quite poorly of late. A couple other versatile pieces that could be theoretical trade fits if the Mets can sweeten the deal would be the Mariners' Brad Miller and the Dodgers' Alex Guerrero.
A player such as Martin Prado or Ben Zobrist would seem to be a strong fit for the Mets' desires, as Rubin noted yesterday, though they, too, would be difficult to acquire without including pieces beyond Gee or Niese.
As the above speculation indicates, it's difficult to find an obvious fit for the Mets, as neither Gee nor Niese is teeming with trade value. GM Sandy Alderson will likely have his work cut out for him if his aim is to both free a spot in his rotation for Matz and add a bat that can help at the Major League level in one fell swoop. One way of accomplishing the goal would be to include Montero in a trade, but the promising young hurler has been on the disabled list since late April with a shoulder issue and has not yet begun a rehab assignment.]]>
Nieuwenhuis, 27, was not able to turn things around in brief action with the Angels after struggling earlier in the year with the Mets. All said, he's slashed just .100/.156/.167 in 64 plate appearances. It's still possible that the Angels will be able to stash him in the minors, though Nieuwenhuis could be headed for his third organization of the year.
Meanwhile, Kubitza will have a chance to fill in temporarily for David Freese, who is battling a seemingly minor injury. He came over to the Halos in exchange for lefty Ricardo Sanchez in an offseason deal with the Braves. The 24-year-old has put up a solid .287/.362/.452 line in 260 plate appearances in the PCL. Los Angeles will be watching closely to see whether he is ready to take over for the free-agent-to-be Freese heading into 2016.]]>
The Mets would like to add a bat to help the big league roster in any trade, writes Rubin, but they'd prefer to add someone versatile as opposed to a strict third baseman, because the team still believes that David Wright will return this season. The team is, however, interested in someone who can play third in addition to several other positions. Rubin notes that a versatile piece such as Ben Zobrist or Martin Prado would be ideal, though it'd almost certainly take more than Niese or Gee to acquire either of those pieces.
The team could improve its chances of landing an MLB-ready bat by packaging Niese or Gee with a younger piece with some additional team control. Yesterday, Puma reported that Rafael Montero could be considered a trade chip when he's healthy, but the team has no intention of trading catcher Kevin Plawecki, even once Travis d'Arnaud is activated from the disabled list. A healthy Montero would appeal to a number of clubs, though as Puma noted, his injury troubles have lowered his trade value.
Neither Gee nor Niese would completely turn the tide for a struggling rotation, but either could provide some stability toward the back end of a currently top-heavy group of starters. Gee, who is earning $5.3MM this season, can be controlled through 2016 via arbitration. In 674 career innings, Gee has a 3.94 ERA with 6.5 K/9, 2.9 BB/9 and a 46.2 percent ground-ball rate.
Niese is more expensive but also has a better track record. The 28-year-old lefty is earning $7MM this season and is guaranteed $9MM in 2016, and his deal contains 2017 and 2018 club options valued at $10MM and $10.5MM, respectively. Each option has a $500K buyout. Niese has battled shoulder problems in his career, but he has a 3.90 ERA in 954 2/3 big league innings. Niese has averaged 7.2 K/9 and 2.7 BB/9 with a 49.4 percent ground-ball rate in his career, and he's outperformed his ERA in the eyes of metrics such as FIP and xFIP.]]>


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Somebody mind telling me what all this is about? I've been seeing the threads, but have not been bothering with them...my mistake. Anyone willing to catch me up a bit with some cliff notes or something?
Here is my this-is-what-i've-picked-up-from-reading-glp-threads-this-week understanding. This is not to say that I believe or don't believe any or all parts, just what I've been picking up from my reading. That said, there DOES seem to be a pretty good case for potential doom in a big, big way. Here goes:
BP had the gulf disaster - some say they hit a fault line in the gulf (the new madrid to be exact). some say they secretly nuked the hole as the only way to cap it. some say they used weather to mask the nuking. some say this hitting the fault line was accidental and, conversely, some say it is all on purpose.
They used "synthia" which is from my understanding a man-made bacteria? or some sort of virtual lifeform anyway that they dumped into the gulf as it would "eat" the oil, thus cleaning it up.
Synthia may or may not have evolved into some other lifeform. Synthia may or may not have advanced beyond the gulf and made it's way, via the gulf hole, into the surrounding earth where it has been steadily eating away at the protective layer that surrounds the naturally occuring methane gas that is under all of the earth in giant pockets. This may or may not have caused the LA sinkhole.
Synthia may or may not be in the water, may or may not be in the aquifer, which seems to be a giant underground(?) water mass that extends along 7 states. This is not the drinking water (yet) but could be? I think somewhere there is confirmation that something is in the aquifer that is bad news, but I can't recall exactly what.
Synthia eats oil. Human flesh contains oil. It may or may not be responsible for all of the increased "flesh eating bacteria" cases in the area this year, the current meningitis outbreak, the zombies oh and also the brain eating amoebas. The Isaac storm may have recently "picked it up" in the gulf and spread it in a path fairly closely related to the meningitis cases. TN particularly seems hit hard and the storm allegedly "stalled" there for a time.
Then there is the salt mines which I don't really understand fully but it seems they are areas under the earth which are not always secure depending on pressure. There is a giant salt mine patch under the SE USA which, if compromised (the sinkhole is next to a former salt mine) could cause a chain reaction of them all collapsing and so forth. I think they are sort of like caverns. If water is seeping in, it dilutes the salt and then causes the caverns to cave in. Again, I am not for sure on this salt mine stuff but that's the general understanding i've picked up.
The BP hole, the sinkhole and all these salt mines are connected in such a way that a giant bajillion (not sure the exact number, but, you know, BIG) times the nuclear bomb explosion could all explode and trigger the new madrid fault and crack the US in two.
There's a navy map (from the 80s?) that shows the new US with a lot of FL, TX, LA, etc (7 states I believe) either completely or mostly underwater.
The "dawgs" are posters that claim to have an inside scoop but just post riddles that seem to eventually prove true.
Oh, there's also a bajillion gallons of methane lurking down there too which could also explode. And, um, gas pipelines criss crossing the whole mess.
Whether or not all of the synthia and weird bacteria and fungus cases are related, anyone's guess. If you read through all of the related threads, you'll be able to see why there is a pretty good case for it.
The seemingly larger issue, however, is that that whole area could "blow" and in what could be a potential ELE. Did I mention there are 15 nuclear plants along the new madrid?
Yeah, it could be very bad. It seems bad. Is it going to all come together any time soon? Who knows? Is it eventually likely to be a huge disaster, probably. The sinkhole got bigger this week.
Remember, I never said these were the facts, just my "regular person" understanding from what I've been reading here all week. I will say, there have been quite a few chilling discoveries along the way that have really been scary and seem to point to true doom. Your mileage may vary.
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Hevesi, who lost in the first round of the Democratic primary and now plans to run for state comptroller, was hit with fines of $10,980. The fines were by far the largest of any candidate and more than $9,000 higher than any of the other mayoral candidates.
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Republican mayoral candidate Herman Badillo was fined $360, Democratic mayoral candidate Fernando Ferrer was hit with $1,440 in fines, the board levied $1,620 in fines against Democratic mayoral candidate Mark Green and Democratic mayoral candidate Peter Vallone received $720 in fines.
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Of the more than 80 candidates for one of the 14 city council seats in Queens, 28 have been fined. The Campaign Finance Board has assessed penalties on Nov. 30, Dec. 6 and Jan. 10.
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Spectacle thieves will serve a combined 21 months in jail after being caught in the act by a security guard in Maidstone.
Linda Hurry, of Errol Street in London, was arrested in the Boots store on King Street on Thursday, August 29 last year.
The 59-year-old has now begun a nine month prison sentence.
Accomplice Peter Young, formerly of Finsbury Park in London, was later arrested at his home.
The 69-year-old will serve one year.
They appeared together for sentence at Maidstone Crown Court yesterday.
In total Young and Hurry stole glasses worth a combined £15,000.
Initially released on bail they police swooped on them for a second time when more offences came to light.
Young was arrested but Linda Hurry remained outstanding until Friday, September 20 when she was detained at Stansted Airport.
Hurry had left the country on holiday, which breached her bail, and was also wanted by Essex Police in connection with the theft of some sunglasses from the departure lounge at the airport.
Both suspects were charged with six counts of theft and remanded in custody.
DC Tom Daveney from Kent Police said: "Young and Hurry certainly didn't look like the stereotypical shoplifter but they were very successful up to a point, and stole thousands of pounds of goods.
"Their images were circulated and received national media interest, and it was only a matter of time before they were caught in the act, which occurred in Maidstone after good work from a local security guard.
"They had travelled about the south east, committing offences in Southend and Hertford too, but we linked them to the offences via CCTV and the movements of the car they travelled in.
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It was an informal gathering around a few tables. The audio of my presentation is below. There was also a time of Q&A afterwards that we also recorded.
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RISHI BODHOTSAV - 12th FEBRUARY 2010
Maharshi Dayanand Saraswathi (1824-1883) was one of the greatest leaders of Hindu renaissance and the founder of the Arya Samaj, the Socio-Religious Movement established in 1875. He was a renowned Vedic scholar who believed in the infallible authority of the Vedas.
Mool Shankar (which was his childhood name) was born at Tankara in Kathiavar province of Gujarat as the son of a Tax Collector, Pandit Krishnaji Tiwari.
A few incidents such as, happened to see a mouse eating the offerings in the Shiva temple on Shivrathri night before Shiva's idol and untimely deaths of his sister and uncle, etc provoked him a great desire to search the real Shiva (God) and truth of life. He left home in this search and travelled all over India right from the caves of Vindhyachal to Himalayan peaks. On his way, he met several Yogis and highly literate people.
It took him a long 15 tiring years to finally meet an old monk (sanyasi) at Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) who satisfied his desire and quenched his thirst. The old enlightened monk Swami Virajanand who was blind taught Mool Shankar for about two and a half years. Mool Shankar learnt the Vedic Traditions, the deeper meaning of Vedas, and the real meaning of truth of life from him. Now Mool Shankar was an enlightened person and was named Rishi Dayanand by his Guru Swami Virajanand. Rishi Dayanand with the blessings of his Guru traveled again all over India to spread the ideals of Vedas and real meaning of truth of life. He briskly started reforming the society and preached the people through three weapons i.e. Speech, Discourse and Writings. He went through villages, towns and cities and delivered the message of Vedas and truth. He debated (Shasthrarth) with different religious scholars and in presence of thousands of people made them speechless. He wrote many books. Some of his famous works are Sathyarth Prakash (The Light of Truth), Rigvedadi Bhashya Bhoomica (Introduction to the commentary on Vedas), Rig-Veda & Yajurveda Bhashyas. In his book 'Sanskar Vidhi' Rishi Dayanand has explained the sixteen different rituals (Shodasa kriyas) to be performed by all with its meanings according to Vedic traditions.
Maharshi Dayanand founded Arya Samaj in 1875 at Mumbai to make an organized movement for Vedic propagation. The orthodox people were against the liberal ideology of Maharshi Dayanand and they feared that with the spread of his strong views they will loose their prominence. Eventually through consistent assaults he was killed by a deadly poison on Diwali Day on 30th October 1883.
Among Swami Dayananda's immense contributions is his championing of the equal rights of women - such as their right to education and reading of Indian scriptures - and his translation of the Vedas from Sanskrit to Hindi so that the common man may be able to read the Vedas. The Arya Samaj is rare in Hinduism in its acceptance of women as leaders in prayer meetings and preaching. Considering his contributions to the reformation and revival of Hinduism, all Hindus are indebted to this great soul forever.
He was also the first to proclaim India for Indians. His revolutionary book SATHYARTH PRAKASH much contributed to the freedom struggle by inspiring the freedom fighters. On the basis of these facts Sri. Pattabhi Sitharamayya has rightly said that Swami Dayanand deserves to be called as Grand Father of the Indian Nation. The 'Shivrathri' day is observed as 'Rishi Bodhotsav' through out the world by Arya Samaj. Let us also salute this great Rishi and get inspiration from him for 'veda prachar'
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informative article about a great son of India. 12th January 2013 is Swami Vivekananda's 150th birth anniversary (1863) and 1st April 2014 is Doctorji's 125th birth anniversary (1889). There is a 15 months window for Hindu samaj to organize mega celebrations, projecting these two great Hindu leaders of modern times. I hope hundreds of social service projects will be launched that time. It can be made as a show casing of "Vision In Action" of Hindutva to the whole world.
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