The Official 2025-26 MLB Hot Stove Thread
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AnonymityX1000
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Looking it up on baseball reference Semien is just a better player. Even with his bad hitting year last season he had a higher WAR than Nimmo. Matter of fact the last 5 seasons his WAR is higher.
The quick decline had me worried but this actually is what I want. Semien cannot demand he play everyday or anything so not locked into some vet at the expense of young players, the core gets changed and they get better defensively.
AnonymityX1000
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Also props to Stearns for getting Nimmo to wave his no-trade and it not leak to the press.
People are also only seeing the good numbers Nimmo provided and not the defense worsening way faster than expected as well as the other offensive stats declining like his once elite OBP. Almost forgot the nagging injuries.
So what do the Mets do about 1B?
Because if they aren't going to give Alonso the money, they don't have a prospect to fill that position. At least not for 2 years, probably.
And with Vlad Jr off the market, there's nobody else to sign.
Is it that much of a long shot that eventually Soto becomes a 1B considering how weak he is in RF? Or is he destined to DH?
Because if they aren't going to give Alonso the money, they don't have a prospect to fill that position. At least not for 2 years, probably.
And with Vlad Jr off the market, there's nobody else to sign.
Is it that much of a long shot that eventually Soto becomes a 1B considering how weak he is in RF? Or is he destined to DH?
AnonymityX1000
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If not Alonso they get a lefty 1B to pair with Vientos.
I don't think this takes them out of bringing back Alonso. They can improve the defense everywhere way more now so Soto's defense and Alonso's is less of a problem if the rest of the team is way better. Pete also has the Mets records. Now they can easily stomach Soto in LF with the rest of the OF improving and by the time you'd think Alonso's contract is done, they can think about DH/1B.
Spidey Man
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If they don't sign Pete, probably Vientos until Ryan Clifford is ready or sign one of those Japanese 1st basemen unless Stearns has something else cooking.
Vientos and McNeil probably not safe either. This Nimmo trade really makes me feel like they trust what they've done on the hitting side of things in the minors.
It works for him, Texas is a hitters paradise
VegetasHairline
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Take all this Mets talk to y'all offseason thread!
Spidey Man
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Take all this Mets talk to y'all offseason thread!
Place your bets on the next Metropolitan move.
Bellinger would be the "Brian Cashman" move. A stopgap. Trying to get cute.
Tucker would be the "all in" move.
Is he in that Vlad/Ohtani tier with the money he's asking for? No. But he's a hell of a bat to have around Soto.
AnonymityX1000
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Tucker and Soto on the same team is pretty sick.
AnonymityX1000
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NY sports is the straw that stirs the drink.Take all this Mets talk to y'all offseason thread!
