Morrissey Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 yankees will have deal with stephen drew. deal expected to come in at about $5M plus incentives to bring it to $6-7M. — Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) January 7, 2015 Insurance for Didi, Refsnyder, and Pirela. Though I guess Drew is the favorite to be the Opening Day 2B. Me thinks Yankees want Refsnyder to begin year in AAA to get more time at 2B a position he's new too. Pirela a ulitly man who can play 2B vs LHP and some RF. Brendan Ryan really has no spot on this team, suspect he gets DFA to make room for Drew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 THANK YOU YANKEES! SO glad mets didnt sign this bum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 THANK YOU YANKEES! SO glad mets didnt sign this bum. So who's your shortstop? Either Wilmer Flores or hope and prayer trade for Tulo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetlife33 Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Insurance for Didi, Refsnyder, and Pirela. Though I guess Drew is the favorite to be the Opening Day 2B. Brendan Ryan really has no spot on this team. Me thinks Yankees want Refsnyder to begin year in AAA to get more time at 2B a position he's new too. Pirela a ulitly man who can play 2B vs LHP and some RF. Brendan Ryan really has no spot on this team, suspect he gets DFA to make room for Drew. Smart move by the Yanks. They now have a solid defensive player at every position on the diamond besides RF. Not only that but Drew serves as insurance in case Didi falls on his face. You move Drew to short and call up Refs. 100% agree on Ryan. He's a goner. Pirela will be the utility guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 C. McCann 1B. Teixeira 2B. Drew SS. Gregorius 3B. Headley LF. Gardner CF. Ellsbury RF. Beltran Really is a top notch defensive team. Who the heck knows how most of them hit though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 So who's your shortstop? Either Wilmer Flores or hope and prayer trade for Tulo? Mets need a player like Tulo since their entire team is a bunch of hopes and prayers. But it will take a kings ransom for a guy who cant stay healthy. Pretty much all this team has is pitching and Im glad they arent wasting resources on sh!tty hitting shortstops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetlife33 Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Mets need a player like Tulo since their entire team is a bunch of hopes and prayers. But it will take a kings ransom for a guy who cant stay healthy. Pretty much all this team has is pitching and Im glad they arent wasting resources on sh!tty hitting shortstops. I can understand you not wanting the mets wasting their "resources" But to the Yankees 5 million is peanuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 Mets need a player like Tulo since their entire team is a bunch of hopes and prayers. But it will take a kings ransom for a guy who cant stay healthy. Pretty much all this team has is pitching and Im glad they arent wasting resources on sh!tty hitting shortstops. It's $5 million dollars on a 1 year deal. That's not a lot of resources, even for the Mets. If he returns to form with a .255/.335/.440 (give or take) slash line with plus defense at SS, that's more that solid. It's January and you still don't have a capable shortstop on your roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 It's $5 million dollars on a 1 year deal. That's not a lot of resources, even for the Mets. If he returns to form with a .255/.335/.440 (give or take) slash line with plus defense at SS, that's more that solid. It's January and you still don't have a capable shortstop on your roster. He wont return to form. He stinks. He's stunk for the past 2 years. 5 million is a lot to the mets when they are a bunch of broke ass penny pinchers. Whether the mets have a capable shortstop or not, Stephen Drew was not and will never be the answer for what the mets need to get them over the hump and have a winning record and a shot at the playoffs. If it works out for the yankees... good for them. If not, no biggie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 I can understand you not wanting the mets wasting their "resources" But to the Yankees 5 million is peanuts. it is peanuts to the yankees. if drew was signed by the mets for that and stunk like he has the past 2 years its a colossal failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Solid move during a solid offseason for the Jankees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sg3 Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 It's $5 million dollars on a 1 year deal. That's not a lot of resources, even for the Mets. If he returns to form with a .255/.335/.440 (give or take) slash line with plus defense at SS, that's more that solid. It's January and you still don't have a capable shortstop on your roster. Actually, neither do the Pin$triper$ with platoon 230 hitting Dodo and Drew. But, no worry, they can always move 47 year old ARoids back to SS or the Ca$h Man can always add to the unlimited 700 million payroll So. let's move on to starting pitching... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 So who's your shortstop? Either Wilmer Flores or hope and prayer trade for Tulo? Flores, given a full season may have equal or better numbers to Drew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 Flores, given a full season may have equal or better numbers to Drew.He cant play the position. You know that, I know that. I would be shocked if both Wilmer and Murphy are the Mets starting middle infielders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 He wont return to form. He stinks. He's stunk for the past 2 years. 5 million is a lot to the mets when they are a bunch of broke ass penny pinchers. Whether the mets have a capable shortstop or not, Stephen Drew was not and will never be the answer for what the mets need to get them over the hump and have a winning record and a shot at the playoffs. If it works out for the yankees... good for them. If not, no biggie. Okay, Nostradamus. He was pretty good in 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 He cant play the position. You know that, I know that. I would be shocked if both Wilmer and Murphy are the Mets starting middle infielders. His range is not what a normal SS should be, but he will hit better than the average SS. My comment was solely on that Drew is not a real upgrade for the Mets than Flores, and certainly the salary isn't worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 His range is not what a normal SS should be, but he will hit better than the average SS. My comment was solely on that Drew is not a real upgrade for the Mets than Flores, and certainly the salary isn't worth it. His range isn't his only problem. He's slow, has bad hands, poor footwork, and inaccurate throwing. Think of a flaw an infielder can have, you name it.. he has it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 His range isn't his only problem. He's slow, has bad hands, poor footwork, and inaccurate throwing. Think of a flaw an infielder can have, you name it.. he has it. Fortunately, the majority of Met pitchers are Fly ball type pitchers. My true want would be to acquire a shortstop (NOT Stephen Drew), trade Murohy and put Flores at 2nd. His bat can make up for his defense, if everything goes right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 He cant play the position. You know that, I know that. I would be shocked if both Wilmer and Murphy are the Mets starting middle infielders. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/when-scouting-shortstops-gets-too-subjective/ Some Flores discussion in the comments...apparently he did alright at SS for the Mets. I have no opinion, but it sounds like generally there's an optimism there now that he's hit the majors. As Flores was born on arguably the most important day of the year (8/6), I root for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adb280z Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Flores, given a full season may have equal or better numbers to Drew. He'll outhit Drew but I'm not thrilled about his glove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sg3 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Flores was the best SS in NY last season, also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincenzo69 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Rey Ordonez is available if the Mets want him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adb280z Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Rey Ordonez is available if the Mets want him. He'd hit better than Drew did last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincenzo69 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 He'd hit better than Drew did last year. You're right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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