Apology accepted ... See you tomorrow, Jason?
I had no particular use for Vargas. He had no fan in me. So no harm done on this end as far as I'm concerned. At least the beat reporters are safe now. In fact I'm surprised the Mets got back a warm body in exchange - a catcher no less.
Truth be told he should fit in well with the Phillies; wink. So just what exactly are the Mets getting in catcher Austin Bossart?
Don't hold your breath ...
At 26-years old Austin is a minor league career .261 hitter with a .695 OPS. With (AA)-Reading this season Bossart is slashing a mere .195/.303/.335, with just 14 extra-base hits, and 28 RBI through 63 games and an even 200 at-bats. His forte is apparently behind the plate. He owns a career .990 fielding average through 246 minor league games and over 2,000 innings played. Through five seasons he's thrown out would-be base thieves with a 41% rate of success. This season with Reading he is down to a 35% rate of success - a representative number nonetheless.
I've stated my opinions regarding the catching situation very clearly. I'm not happy about it. To review, Wilson Ramos is beyond demonstrating his liabilities behind the plate. Rather he confirms them on a nightly basis. I'd be remiss if I didn't congratulate the man for tying his career high of ten passed balls in 48 fewer starts (122 starts in 2016). While the league averages a 27% rate of caught stealing, Ramos still lags far behind with a rate of 15% caught stealing. A career high 64 base thefts have occurred on his watch. Tomas Nido, poor guy, owns a 9% rate of caught stealing. A whopping 84 stolen bases have occurred under both their watch.
I want first and foremost a supreme defender behind the plate; an agile fellow who fields his position well; and whom features a strong and accurate arm. I want a superior receiver, someone practiced in the art of forming symbiotic relationships between pitcher and catcher; someone pitchers can trust with pitches out of the zone. I want an on-field coach behind the mask, and a bully, and a friend, and brother, sometimes all at once. Offensive capabilities interest me not. Let other positions carry the load. I need a Jerry Grote type and the Mets need a more conductive battery.
In the meantime the Mets have a very transient situation on their hands. Marcus Stroman is in, and Jason Vargas is out. Stroman is clearly an improvement over Vargas. If only that were the end of this conversation. Be that as it may Stroman's place in the rotation hierarchy is not yet determinable as the Mets seem obsessed with trading Noah Syndergaard.
To be continued ...
I had no particular use for Vargas. He had no fan in me. So no harm done on this end as far as I'm concerned. At least the beat reporters are safe now. In fact I'm surprised the Mets got back a warm body in exchange - a catcher no less.
Truth be told he should fit in well with the Phillies; wink. So just what exactly are the Mets getting in catcher Austin Bossart?
Don't hold your breath ...
At 26-years old Austin is a minor league career .261 hitter with a .695 OPS. With (AA)-Reading this season Bossart is slashing a mere .195/.303/.335, with just 14 extra-base hits, and 28 RBI through 63 games and an even 200 at-bats. His forte is apparently behind the plate. He owns a career .990 fielding average through 246 minor league games and over 2,000 innings played. Through five seasons he's thrown out would-be base thieves with a 41% rate of success. This season with Reading he is down to a 35% rate of success - a representative number nonetheless.
I've stated my opinions regarding the catching situation very clearly. I'm not happy about it. To review, Wilson Ramos is beyond demonstrating his liabilities behind the plate. Rather he confirms them on a nightly basis. I'd be remiss if I didn't congratulate the man for tying his career high of ten passed balls in 48 fewer starts (122 starts in 2016). While the league averages a 27% rate of caught stealing, Ramos still lags far behind with a rate of 15% caught stealing. A career high 64 base thefts have occurred on his watch. Tomas Nido, poor guy, owns a 9% rate of caught stealing. A whopping 84 stolen bases have occurred under both their watch.
I want first and foremost a supreme defender behind the plate; an agile fellow who fields his position well; and whom features a strong and accurate arm. I want a superior receiver, someone practiced in the art of forming symbiotic relationships between pitcher and catcher; someone pitchers can trust with pitches out of the zone. I want an on-field coach behind the mask, and a bully, and a friend, and brother, sometimes all at once. Offensive capabilities interest me not. Let other positions carry the load. I need a Jerry Grote type and the Mets need a more conductive battery.
In the meantime the Mets have a very transient situation on their hands. Marcus Stroman is in, and Jason Vargas is out. Stroman is clearly an improvement over Vargas. If only that were the end of this conversation. Be that as it may Stroman's place in the rotation hierarchy is not yet determinable as the Mets seem obsessed with trading Noah Syndergaard.
To be continued ...
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