Mets Offseason Moves: Soto & Alonso's Impacts Ahead

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00:00How about the Mets? They get Soto and that run they went on last year was very exciting.

00:05Can they live up to it again? Will it all work again? And they got Alonzo back. I'll

00:10be it for this, you know, crappy two year deal he did.

00:14Well, I think Sterns did a masterclass there, right? Because all the leverage is on the

00:18Met side at that point. This guy was offered over a hundred million dollars in contract,

00:22right? 150 almost. And he had turned it down. He thought he was going to be worth more and

00:27he had a down year. Let's be honest. It was not a great season. So I was a masterclass

00:31in GMing right there by Sterns. I would say that. I think the Mets are really intriguing

00:35because even though they did go out there and spend a ton of money on Juan Soto, they

00:38did still bring back Pete Alonzo, which lengthens that lineup, which is very important.

00:43You're going to have Soto and Lindor at the top there. You're going to have a lot of guys

00:46on base for whoever's hitting the three hole. I think it should be Vientos in the three

00:50hole, not necessarily Alonzo. I'd like to see Alonzo five. We'll keep Nimmo in the four

00:55spot. I think that's the best lineup the Mets can put out there. The Alonzo addition

00:59is very important because that lengthens that lineup. I think a guy like Vientos, if you're

01:02looking at props for him, I'd be going over a hundred RBI for him, like whatever the RBI

01:07total is. I'm sure it's gonna be in the 80s. I'll set it. Go over because he's going to

01:09get 100 RBI on this team. I'm telling you right now and bringing back Shulman. I am

01:14very crucial. They hope that Senga is healthy. I think Clay Holmes can be kind of like a

01:18version of Derek Lowe in the past. Remember when they converted Derek Lowe in Boston from

01:23the bullpen? Extreme ground ball pitcher. You're bringing him into this mess. Rotation

01:27is a higher strikeout rate, though, the Derek Lowe ever had. So he could be a version of

01:32Derek Lowe with more strikeouts. I think that's actually a very appealing pitcher potentially

01:36for the New York Mets, especially with that offense. I have. I would also be looking at

01:39Luis Angel Acuna at plus thirty five hundred for rookie of the year. I think Jeff McNeil

01:44is a bench player, a utility guy at this stage in his career. I don't think he's an everyday

01:48player. Acuna was raking in the Arizona Fall League, and I think he could have a very big

01:52season. I think he will play more than 100 games at second base for the Mets in twenty

01:56twenty five. How do you think Acuna will do in Atlanta now that he's back and he's had,

02:00you know, two bad knees surgeries? But what will they be like without freed and with him

02:06back? Well, Atlanta right now, you're looking at Acuna at least missing April. That seems

02:12to be what people are thinking about. And it's ironic because the last time he came

02:16back from this surgery, right, people were saying, well, you know, just have small expectations

02:21about the stolen bases. He won't run. And that was a big load of crap because he came

02:25a ton of bases that first year back. And last year, or should I say two years ago, rather,

02:30he was a forty seventy player. I mean, an incredible return there to dominance for Acuna.

02:36So I would expect him to come back, be healthy, ready to go on time. And now with two surgically

02:42repaired knees, you have to hope now that the worst is behind him. Strider is the more

02:47intriguing piece here. He's going very early, still in fantasy drafts. And I know he's already

02:51throwing bullpens. I'm very skeptical that he's going to be ready any time soon. I think

02:56the Braves are a team that they could just hang around 500. They could have a big second

03:00half sneak into the playoffs and then be trouble because you can get Strider healthy and sail

03:04on that rotation. And a guy like Schwellenbach to maybe repeat or build upon what he did

03:09in twenty twenty four. That could be a really tough rotation. We know how deep that lineup

03:13is to the addition of profile gives them flexibility in the outfield to really smart

03:17pickup by Atlanta, who really kind of had a quiet offseason outside of profile.

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