Hope he’s ready.
Seems like a desperation move but he has to be better than Melendez / Taylor / Ibanez / Slater etc.
Hopefully Clifford soon also gets the call up.
The worst team In baseball needs to be aggressive !
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Seems like a desperation move but he has to be better than Melendez / Taylor / Ibanez / Slater etc.
Hopefully Clifford soon also gets the call up.
The worst team In baseball needs to be aggressive !
Wow. I do not like this move. This is a kid who has less than 60 games experience in AA and AAA combined. A year ago at this time, he had just been promoted to Brooklyn from St Lucie. What's the rush?
That was a rhetorical question. We all know what the rush is. In a word, desperation. If the Mets were 10 over .500 right now instead of 10 under, they would not be making this move.
We know this much. The Mets aren't bringing Ewing up to be a bench upgrade over Ibanez. Ewing will play - a lot. I guess the worst that can happen is that he isn't ready, and we keep losing. Worth taking a shot I guess.
For those unfamiliar, Ewing is a lefty hitter. He is listed as 2B/OF but he's been mostly playing OF, primarily CF.
Here's his scouting report on the 20-80 scale, where 50 is MLB average:
HIT: 55
SPEED: 70
POWER: 40
ARM: 50
FIELD: 60
OVERALL: 55
So... we now have an all lefty hitting outfield of Soto, Ewing, Benge. They should play against all RHP's. Can sit Ewing and/or Benge against lefties.
Here's his scouting report on the 20-80 scale, where 50 is MLB average:
HIT: 55
SPEED: 70
POWER: 40
ARM: 50
FIELD: 60
OVERALL: 55
So... we now have an all lefty hitting outfield of Soto, Ewing, Benge. They should play against all RHP's. Can sit Ewing and/or Benge against lefties.
25 years ago in 2001, the Mets received a compensatory draft pick for losing Mike Hampton in free agency. They drafted a high school kid named David Wright. They brought him up three years later at age 21. He hit the ground running, and the rest is history.
22 years later in 2023, the Mets received a compensatory draft pick for losing Jacob deGrom in free agency. They drafted a high school kid named A.J. Ewing. They brought him up three years later at age 21.
Will history repeat itself?
22 years later in 2023, the Mets received a compensatory draft pick for losing Jacob deGrom in free agency. They drafted a high school kid named A.J. Ewing. They brought him up three years later at age 21.
Will history repeat itself?
Sounds like after Stearns runs the analytics, he will play 1B
Please !!! Please!!! Please!!!
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Mets Expected to Fire Top Exec if Failures Continue
The New York Mets are likely to cut ties with a high-ranking official if a specific goal is not met in 2026.
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Nothingburger article: "According to SNY’s Chelsea Janes, Stearns is likely to be let go if the Mets once again miss the playoffs in 2026."Please !!! Please!!! Please!!!
Mets Expected to Fire Top Exec if Failures Continue
The New York Mets are likely to cut ties with a high-ranking official if a specific goal is not met in 2026.
I didn't read the article. But if there is any reasonable chance that he may be fired at the end of this season if they miss the playoffs, you need to keep him FAR away from the trade deadline. You can't have him sacrificing the future by trading top prospects for hail mary options at the deadline to try and scratch into the playoffs. I'd rather Stearns hand over the keys, lock him in a room with no internet connection, and fire him in October.
Here is the Cohen quote from February which prompted the speculation:
"Table stakes is making the playoffs - you've got to make the playoffs. I missed the playoffs last year. Missing two years in a row, that's not good."
Taking that quote literally, the speculation that Stearns is on the hot seat is not at all far-fetched. I'll need to see it to believe it though.
"Table stakes is making the playoffs - you've got to make the playoffs. I missed the playoffs last year. Missing two years in a row, that's not good."
Taking that quote literally, the speculation that Stearns is on the hot seat is not at all far-fetched. I'll need to see it to believe it though.
