A message is being delivered to Cespedes: We’ll see you when you are ready to play.Read more here.
Cespedes appears in no hurry to return, especially to a team with a 32-47 record. This situation could continue all summer.
From all appearances, the Mets are no longer going to bend over backwards to keep Cespedes happy. He will be treated more like everyone else on the roster. The Mets are on the hook financially to Cespedes: $29 million this season, $29 million next season and $29.5 million in 2020.
Cespedes will get his money. What will the Mets get from Cespedes?
Cespedes played 81 games in 2017 because of a variety of leg injuries. He has been limited to 37 games this season and was put on the disabled list May 16 with a “mild strain” of the right hip flexor.
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Since then the team is only playing worse and has the same amount of wins (32) as the tear-down-and-start-over Marlins. In October 2015, when Cespedes was a conquering hero for the Mets, it was the Royals who won that World Series in five games. The Royals, like the Mets, have fallen on hard times and are 25-55. Only the 23-56 Orioles are worse.Read more here.
That World Series seems like so long ago, and Mets fans are lost in despair and anger. Every day brings a new frustration. Not having Cespedes in the middle of the lineup hurts in so many ways.
The Mets will not say it publicly, but they are growing a bit weary of waiting on Ces. It’s interesting to note Callaway inserted Michael Conforto in left field Wednesday in the cataclysmic 5-3 loss to the pitiful Pirates, when Jeurys Familia and Anthony Swarzak imploded on the mound.
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No more 24-and-1MG- There was a reason Cespedes kept getting traded from team to team. I didn't want him
The new front office must not allow the Yoenis Cespedes situation to continue to fester.
“Every player has to be treated the same,’’ one team official said. “There can’t be special rules for one player.’’
It was interesting Callaway put Michael Conforto in left field Wednesday night, making it clear Conforto is better suited to be a corner outfielder. Consider that Cespedes insurance, because the slugger has been sidelined each of the past two years with leg woes. Get what you can from Cespedes, but don’t expect him to carry your club anymore. Those false hopes only destroy the fabric of a team.
Triple A seems to be broken-
Manager Mickey Callaway has tackled the problem head-on, rightfully ruffling feathers within the organization. Every day, Baseball 101 is going on hours before the game as Callaway and his hard-working staff do tutorials. On Wednesday, the student was Wilmer Flores, who was getting 2-on-1 coaching on playing first base from first-base coach Ruben Amaro Jr. and bench coach Gary DiSarcina.
Earlier in the week, it was bunting practice for shortstop Amed Rosario, who has also been getting drilled on stealing bases. None of this was accomplished in the minor leagues. Callaway recently mentioned how Dom Smith did not bunt in the minors, which is why he was hesitant to have him do it in a game.
Callaway is shining a spotlight on the Mets’ many deficiencies. One former minor league player told The Post that batting practice at Las Vegas was often curtailed last year because it was “too hot.’’MG- Let's get into this a bit.... Why isn't this reinforced in the minors at all? That is what the minors are for, no? Fundamentals should be drilled into players non stop. The pitching seems like it has gotten worse in Vegas. Seems like one Frank Viola get moved to Binghamton, there wasn't a significant replacement. I don't even know who the pitching coach is in Vegas.... Be right back.... Okay, I am back. After some research I found it's GLENN ABBOTT- "He spent the previous six seasons as pitching coach for Double-A Binghamton of the Eastern League (2012-17). In 2017, Binghamton compiled a record of 85-54 (.612) and advanced to the EL playoffs. He also served as pitching coach for Single-A Savannah of the South Atlantic League in 2011. He was a member of the San Diego Padres system before joining the Mets. He served as pitching coach for Double-A San Antonio of the Texas League in 2007 and 2010. He served in the same role with Triple-A Portland of the Pacific Coast League in 2008 and 2009 and with Double-A Mobile of the Southern League in 2006. He was also pitching coach in the Texas Rangers system from 2003-05. He spent a total of 13 seasons as a coach in Oakland's organization from 1990-2002. He made his coaching debut with the Mets in 1985 with Single-A Little Falls of the New York-Penn League and stayed with the organization through the 1989 season." So he was basically traded from the Rumble Ponies to Vegas for Viola. Meh.
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Last Win: 7/6/16 vs. Miami Last Loss: 8/20/17 vs. Miami Career Record vs. Miami (14 starts): 4-4, 3.62 ERA (35 ER/87.0 IP) Career vs. Miami at Home (8 starts): 3-3, 3.51 ERA (20 ER/51.1 IP)Career at Miami on Road (6 starts): 1-1, 3.79 ERA (15 ER/35.2 IP)
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LAST START VS. MARLINS: Took a no-decision in his last start versus the Marlins on May 23 at Citi Field...Pitched 7.0-shutout innings and gave up four hits with two walks and eight strikeouts in a 2-1 Mets loss... Was his third-career scoreless start vs. the Fish.
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