Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Baseball calls this morning.
Chapter 2: Why are Mets fans feeling optimistic about the team's recent moves?
Met fans are happy for the most part, except for Steve and Merrick. And that's 888-808-1019. That's the Red Pocket Mobile fan line brought to you by your new ultimate cell carrier, Red Pocket Mobile. Freddy Peralta. Trade is complete. And you're going to throw him right at the top of that rotation with Nolan McClain. And yes, you had to say goodbye to some prospects, but they are that.
They are prospects. And hopefully this is a season where the Mets are back in the postseason and competing for a championship against the best teams in baseball. And we're not thinking about the prospects. And sometimes the prospects come back to bite you and sometimes they don't. Like Pete Crow Armstrong did.
But look, we got Benj. Got Benj. Do you like Benj? We got Jonah Tong.
Yeah, we got him still. We still have prospects. No, there's prospects still around. And they got a very good farm system still.
You like Benj?
Yes, I love Benj.
I've never seen Benj.
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Chapter 3: What impact do trades have on the Mets' prospects?
I don't know anything about Benj, but I'm not sure. But you say you like Benj. I happen to love Benj.
Yeah, I don't know a ton about him either, but yeah. I mean, but he's ours. He's ours now. And should be. Should be one of those turnarounds from the fan base where everybody was canceling season tickets and going crazy and saying, how could you get rid of everybody that we love? Well, now the roster feels pretty complete.
You don't think Benj and Inge are related?
No, I don't. No, I do not. I don't think they get together when they're both in New York either. Okay. For the picnic. Let's go to Gene in Smithtown.
What's going on, Gene? Hey, guys. What a difference a month makes, man. I was kind of like most Mets fans down with the loss. You know, I am legitimately excited, but my one question is, you know, and obviously with the farm systems, you know, that's why you have a great farm system to make trades when it's going to value the team in the immediate.
So, you know, I'm a little upset to give up Chet Williams, but you got to give to get Chet. Get to give, whatever that expression is. But question, do we think Stearns will extend? I mean, that's the thing.
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Chapter 4: How does the addition of Freddy Peralta change the Mets' rotation?
Is it just a pure rental? We've seen Stearns. He's not given much. You know, long-term contracts out, you know, that would be the one thing that I would love to see. Well, let's just wait and see. Let's see how Peralta does. I mean, like, you know, I'd much rather have Peralta at the beginning of the year than wait until the trade deadline and acquire him. Yeah. I mean, they needed a guy.
They needed to have a top-end pitching player.
addition to this team that's all there is to it yeah so freddie peralta 29 years old and what gene is saying is correct in the sense of long-term contracts with pitchers that are in their 30s is something that david stearns doesn't love but who knows freddie peralta could come here the mets could have this spectacular season he could be in the cy young discussion and they maybe they try to sign him midway through the season i don't know we're gonna have to wait and see how it works out
If he has a great season, he'll wait until the end of the year to be a free agent. Yeah, right into the lockout. Right into the lockout. And the other thing, too, is what's going to happen to Frambois Valdez? I don't know. It's a good question.
I don't think the Mets are totally out on Frambois, but it seems less likely now that Promenade is.
Give him a three-year contract with opt-outs.
Let's go to Calvin in Washington Heights. What's going on, Calvin?
Good morning, Gio. Good morning, Boomer. I spoke to you guys, if I'm not mistaken, this past Tuesday or Monday and was excited if the Mets go get an ace in Freddy Parata. Hopefully you guys recall that call. I would like to defend Boomer. I love what he said earlier today about the caller, about Bichette. If you recall in the World Series, guys,
He played second base for the first time in the World Series. He was hurt towards the end of the season with his knees. So is he capable of playing third base, man? You've got a spring training that you've prepared over 30 games. So, Boomer, I'm with you to defend the point even to Pichette. And Polanco, respect. I know people love Alonzo. Alonzo's a tremendous bat. He's a power hitter.
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Chapter 5: What are the potential long-term effects of the recent trades on the Mets?
And the center field with defensive players like Luis Roberts as well.
It's great, but you have Taylor coming off the bench as another more defensive player than he is offensive player. But, I mean, you got four short stops playing in the infield, and it's going to be a... It's going to be back and forth over there probably with Vientos and maybe even Beatty at first place as well. You never know.
And then there's going to be injuries, of course, and you've got to have flexibility. You've got to have players that can move around. Positional flexibility. Thank you. That's what I was looking for. You were all over it, and I think you got that. You know where you got that from? Where?
neil heaton oh yeah without a doubt you were doing the book for uh for your high school baseball team yeah after i dislocated my shoulder and broke my finger and i was uh in there in a sling doing the book but that's where good coaches come from yeah coaches come from watching other good coaches and taking in all of that knowledge and experience that neil heaton brought to you when you were sitting there watching him every single game
And that's why you brought up... I would have never thought about positional flexibility until you brought it up.
Yeah, and by the way, speaking of being able to play first base, when I did move over to first base from third base, Neil Heaton said I look like a monkey banging a football. So... he really put it in terms where you've got to get better defensively, and that really struck home.
Because even he as an ex-pitcher knows just how important the infield is and the defensive metrics, and that was back in, what, 2000? Yeah, 99, 2000. Wow. Anthony and Copeg, what's going on, Anthony?
Boomer and Geo, what's up?
What's going on, Anthony? Hey, Anthony.
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Chapter 6: How do fans feel about the Mets' farm system and its future?
So it's a good morning, guys. Obviously really excited about the signing, but I think a lot of people aren't talking about This guy, Tobias Myers, I mean, his rookie year, he went 9-6 with a 3 ERA. Last year, he only threw, I think, 50-plus innings to a 3-5 ERA. But, I mean, when we faced him, he gave us a really tough time. I think he's a good young arm. He's 27 years old with years of control.
and you get an ace on top of that for some prospects you didn't even know, you don't know what prospects. I think it's a great move, and I'm really excited. Yeah, it's certainly a good arm to talk about. I don't know who you're saying that nobody has talked. Did he walk out of the house this morning and start walking down the street? Nobody even mentioned Tobias Myers. He just got here.
Well, yeah. I mean, I think that everybody's focused on Peralta, as they should be, and Tobias Myers is in the deal.
And when it comes to Milwaukee Brewersā Nobody's talking about Tobias Myers. I just got here.
Yeah. But, you know, when it comes to the Brewers and David Stern's acquiring a guy from the Brewers, I mean, you trust him, don't you? Don't you trust that guy?
Those are his guys. Yeah, you'd like to think so. These were his guys, and he saw something special in those guys, and that's why they were out there in Milwaukee when he was running the team.
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