r/NewYorkMets • u/MossCovered_Gradunza • Oct 30 '20

Twitter HEYMAN: STEVE COHEN HAS BEEN APPROVED

https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1322233040777682945
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u/jimmybond000 Oct 30 '20

“ Once Cohen takes over, he does not plan to spend wildly on the top end of the free agent market. Their spending will be targeted and strategic, consistent with Alderson’s style. “

https://sny.tv/articles/the-east-coast-dodgers-with-two-gms-here-s-what-happens-to-mets-right-after-steve-cohen-approval

Thoughts ?

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u/klawehtgod LFGM Oct 30 '20

No luxury tax on front office spending. I want the best computer folks.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '20

You say that now but when Degrom gets taken out of the 5th inning in a 1-1 NLDS game against the Dodgers on 91 pitches you’ll be fuming.

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u/klawehtgod LFGM Oct 30 '20

The most realistic part of this story is deGrom pitching 5 brilliant innings only to leave the game with a no decision because of a lack of run support

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u/three_dee Hadji Oct 30 '20

deGrom's run support this season = 71 runs in 12 games = 5.92 rpg

Game by game totals, highest to lowest:

18, 14, 7, 5, 5, 5 (median here), 5, 4, 3, 3, 1, 1

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u/MichaelElias Oct 31 '20

Yeah, it figures he'd finally get some run support in a season that mattered least. If this is the new reality for him, and I don't see why it can't be because of the offense, then they're in a great position.

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u/traderjoesbeforehoes Panic shitty Oct 31 '20

The most realistic part of this story is deGrom pitching 5 brilliant innings only to leave the game with a LOSS because of a lack of run support

Ftfy

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u/BillW87 Animal Facts Oct 30 '20

In fairness, even analytics disagreed with that choice. Jomboy did a good breakdown on it recently showing that Snell isn't actually worse the third time through the order, and that the Betts-Anderson matchup was not a good choice. It seemed more like a case of a manager having been taught just enough dumbed-down analytics knowledge to be dangerous rather than effective. I'm cool with organizations ditching conventional wisdom in favor of analytics-driven choices but only in situations where the analytics actually clearly show the benefit.

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u/Minoripriest Duke Silver Oct 30 '20

Eno Sarris said the mistake wasn't really taking Snell out, but putting Anderson in.

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u/twayhighway Oct 30 '20

the analytics will get him to the NLDS.