Comments on: The Yoenis Cespedes Contingency Plan http://mets.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/11/09/the-yoenis-cespedes-contingency-plan/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Sat, 08 Dec 2018 07:19:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: matt http://mets.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/11/09/the-yoenis-cespedes-contingency-plan/#comment-2057 Thu, 10 Nov 2016 23:37:40 +0000 http://mets.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=2773#comment-2057 Personally, I’d prioritize the bullpen and rotation over outfield and infield if Cespedes were to leave. Conforto should only be boxed out to make room for a great player like Cespedes. By the way, Conforto is due for an analysis. It seemed that his swing became long and loopy in May and never got fixed.

I think the Mets would be foolish to not add one or two stopgap starters on one year deals. I’d take Bartolo on a one year $8 million deal in a heartbeat. I would have said the same about R.A. Dickey though he just signed with the Braves. Pitchers are risky, injured pitchers are much riskier, and four injured pitchers are exponentially riskier.

I’d also like to see them get a star or solid reliever, since Terry manages the bullpen traditionally and limits its utility. Would love to see them go hard after Jansen or even Chapman and install them as closer (sorry, Jeurys).

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