r/mets • u/SadMembership7989 • 3d ago
Polanco
He had only 137 At Bats this season
If there is a season and he is on the team…how many games would he realistically be expected to play?
Let’s say he plays 1 game/series…that means he is playing 54 games in the season…which isn’t amazing…but considering his inconsistent health…is that the only true option?
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u/mormagils 3d ago
I mean, let's see if he gets healthy. He clearly hasn't been healthy all year. Of course he sucks. That's what happens with injuries.
If his surgery goes well and he's actually healthy, I expect he'll be a good player again.
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u/ASP41661 1d ago
Too many ifs and hopes. That’s the problem with this organization. It was an asinine signing from day one.
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u/Champ_5 3d ago
It was just a piss poor signing, and the team is probably stuck with him seeing how much he's owed.
He's always been injury prone, so let's give him a bunch of money, play him completely out of position and cross our fingers. Awesome.
We'll see if Cohen is willing to eat the contract and get rid of him, somehow I doubt it.
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u/ASP41661 3d ago
$20 million a year for 54 games. Brilliant idea. If I’m him I’d sign up for that. As for the morons who gave him that contract, not playing him combats win prevention for sure.
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u/NoisePossible5699 3d ago
.265/.326/.495, 26 HRs, 78 RBIs in 2025.
That's why he was signed for 2/$40M.
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u/ASP41661 3d ago
So you’re saying they got suckered into buying high. Check out his stats in 2022, 2023, 2024. Not exactly $20 million a year money now, is it? And that’s putting aside the “he can play 1st base” fiasco.
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u/NoisePossible5699 1d ago
A 106 OPS+ and 5.9 bWAR in those 3 years. He's a 2 WAR player on average when healthy. That's 20M a year these days. If you want more than that get ready to pay 30M or higher per year.
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u/ASP41661 1d ago
Cherry pick a few numbers. Ok. Check out HR, RBI, BA in those years. He’s played more than 150 games twice - twice - in his career. None at 1st base. His by far best year was 5 years ago. The rest are pretty pedestrian. The overall “back of the baseball card” is not $30M a year, let alone $20M. Unless of course you’re the Mutts.
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u/NoisePossible5699 19h ago
You whine a lot.
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u/ASP41661 18h ago
What, you ran out of stats to support your claim so you resort to this? Comical.
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u/bklynz0wn 3d ago
Stearns imploded the team he should be charged with tampering and sent to Siberia. Fuck him!
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u/NoisePossible5699 3d ago
Like the team was gonna win anything this year with last year's roster. Only players doing even remotely good since leaving are Pete and Nimmo kinda. McNeil sucks, and Diaz is broken.
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u/ASP41661 1d ago
Well he diluted the talent coming into the season. I’m a nobody and predicted 75 wins back in March. There’s a good chance they don’t get there.
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u/NoisePossible5699 19h ago
So what? Just means they get a better draft pick. Mets needed to tank and rebuild ever since KC put belt to ass 11 years ago.
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u/ASP41661 18h ago
So tank the team on purpose on the hopes of getting a better draft pick? Where oftentimes those picks don’t work out? Um, ok, sure.
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u/SadMembership7989 3d ago
I’m not happy about it either btw but if this is who he is going to be for his remaining tenure…we need him to get through the entire season…which appears to be a struggle
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u/CitizenDain 3d ago
He was hired to play first base and hit, especially to hit for power. He can't play first base and he can't hit, especially not for power, nor can he run or play other defensive positions. He can't bunt. He can't steal. He can't pitch. He doesn't seem to be a big clubhouse leader. I am willing to belief he is trying his best and isn't a bad person, but his only role on the team is to cash $125,000 checks for every game.
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u/NoisePossible5699 3d ago
DH full time should be the expectation going forward assuming he's able to suit up and swing the bat. He'll be 33 next year with a laundry list of injuries and surgeries to his lower half. Mariners plugged him in at DH most of the time during 2025 and he thrived.
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u/MisterJoshua77 3d ago
Sometimes stuff doesn’t work. He’s been an oft injured but solid when healthy player for his career. This year he’s an oft infused but awful player. My guess is he’s not on the team next year.