The Mets are "monitoring" Joe Smith

[Chuck]

Mike Puma of the New York Post reports that the Mets are "monitoring" Joe Smith, Chris Withrow and Jeremy Jeffress.

The Mets have been connected to Jeffress previously, but Smith's and Withrow's names are new as the club seeks relief help. Smith, who began his career with the Mets, has had a down season with a 4.36 ERA and 24/13 K/BB ratio over 33 innings, but that might mean the Mets can get him at a discount.

Related: Mets, Jeremy Jeffress, Chris Withrow

 

Source: New York Post

[TroutField]

Smith for Syndergard or no deal 

[Angelsfan1984]

The Angels need some of those guys who sell the knock off stereos or sunglasses at the mall. I would buy anything they sell if only to get them to stfu. "Joe Smith for sale, has Mariano Rivera guts bro, come on best price"

[mulwin444]

10 days left to show off Smith...I think he  can be moved but not for much.

Let's say the Angels keep on winning like they are and are inching closer to .500, do you still make the trade even though it potentially depletes your BP?

[disarcina]

great.

get some pitching prospects -- we're not getting any major leaguers in this deal........

what's Granderson's contract?  Maybe they'll dump him or make him a rental for Halos - MLB throw in? -- he has something left -- part time LF next year?

remember when we got out-bid for him?

 

 

[gotbeer]

Trade for 2018.  So prospects that are about a year or two from the bigs.  And considering Smith will be a FA next season.  Really any legitimate prospects we can get would be big.

[Mark68]

Doubt they'd want to give up a "legitimate" prospect for a rental in a down year.

But you never know.

 

[tdawg87]

We got Loek Van Mil for Brian Fuentes, who was the closer at the time. 

Just to put into perspective the kind of return we'd be looking at. 

[Inside Pitch]

2 hours ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

The Angels need some of those guys who sell the knock off stereos or sunglasses at the mall. I would buy anything they sell if only to get them to stfu. "Joe Smith for sale, has Mariano Rivera guts bro, come on best price"

 

[mulwin444]

29 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

We got Loek Van Mil for Brian Fuentes, who was the closer at the time. 

Just to put into perspective the kind of return we'd be looking at. 

He stayed alive in the foreign leagues:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=vanmil001lud

Only 31...maybe get him back for our suffering BP

[Glen]

46 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

We got Loek Van Mil for Brian Fuentes, who was the closer at the time. 

Just to put into perspective the kind of return we'd be looking at. 

"Closer."

[Chuck]

Can someone monitor Tossed Salas?

[Mark68]

31 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Can someone monitor Tossed Salas?

No monitor can help him. He's DOA.

[Angelsfan1984]

1 hour ago, Inside Pitch said:

 

Exactly!!!!

[Oz27]

2 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

We got Loek Van Mil for Brian Fuentes, who was the closer at the time. 

Just to put into perspective the kind of return we'd be looking at. 

I saw him pitch for Adelaide in the Australian league last year. He couldn't throw strikes out here, either.

[jsnpritchett]

Honestly, just take whatever someone is offering.  He's not helping us in any way, shape, or form.

[halomatt]

5 hours ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

The Angels need some of those guys who sell the knock off stereos or sunglasses at the mall. I would buy anything they sell if only to get them to stfu. "Joe Smith for sale, has Mariano Rivera guts bro, come on best price"

No no no! Es Sony guts, bro. Es Sony guts! Es a good deal! 

[bloodbrother]

Smith for Conforto should do it.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

3 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

Can someone monitor Tossed Salas?

[Robrock30]

The Mets view Joe Smith as a low cost buy low setup RP.

Names to match up in trade are Wilmer Flores who could play 3B enabling an Escobar trade or be a super utility IF.  They  undervalue him & tried to trade him last year at the deadline.  He started to cry on the field when fans told him he was traded and the rest is history.

Their top 2 prospects are AA Rosario SS & Smith 1B.  Nimmo can play LF Cecchini MI can hit but 28 errors mostly throws @ SS.  They have low level quality pitching and I am familiar with the better names.

[Robrock30]

Mike Puma of NY Post is a beat reporter who isn't a mouthpiece for the team as the NY Daily News who is partners with the team is (Andy Martino).

Best Mets source is Adam Rubin ESPN.

[jsnpritchett]

2 hours ago, jsnpritchett said:

Honestly, just take whatever someone is offering.  He's not helping us in any way, shape, or form.

As I was saying...

[tdawg87]

Smith is done.

[DMVol]

10 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

Smith is done.

Can't believe there is a market for either Smith or Street.....not unless we take on most of their contracts, which would be stupid....

[Lou]

16 minutes ago, DMVol said:

Can't believe there is a market for either Smith or Street.....not unless we take on most of their contracts, which would be stupid....

The reason we'd trade him is to shed his payroll, so I don't think that's a possibility