Denver has been in such a tizzy about the prospects of prospect Noah Syndergaard, I saw the Broncos’ Ben Garland tweet about ” ” and was like, “Wait what does he know about Noah??” … And then I realized he was tweeting about his mother, Syndee Garland.
Will the New York Mets trade for Troy Tulowitzki? And will they include the fireballing baller that is Syndergaard in the trade?
Tuesday was a perfect Syndergaard storm — that Tulo’s agent will talk trade this week with his client, and the rookie made his Mets debut. I asked on Twitter for thoughts of a realistic Mets haul for Tulo, and seemingly every one included Noah.
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So it’s all exciting and stuff. But let’s look at this closely. Tulo is due to make somewhere in the $120 million range in the remainder of his contract. When healthy, he’s sensational, but he’s 29 and has an injury past. And the Mets ownership, let’s not forget, is having major money issues. So, in my opinion, if the Mets were even to trade for the shortstop at all, Colorado would have to eat a chunk of the contract.
And that leads us to the next question — would the Mets even be willing to trade Syndergaard? Or how about this question — why should they? A recent trend in baseball has been front offices more skeptical to deal prospects for aging all-stars. Some of baseball’s best teams, notably the St. Louis Cardinals, are deep due to development. Noah is ranked as the No. 3 pitching prospect in baseball, and the .
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Throw him in with Matt Harvey, rookie of the year Jacob deGrom and current Tommy John-er Zach Wheeler, and that’s an ’86 Mets-type of staff. Quite simply, young starting pitching is vital to winning baseball, so if you’ve got it, why would you get rid of it? . He’s 23 with a 1.70 ERA in Triple-A.
Again, though, they could have 37 Dwight Goodens in Triple-A, and the Mets might not make a move for Tulo’s contract regardless — unless the Rockies are willing to help out in that regard.
Can the Mets win right now? They’re exceeding expectations, though advanced stats suggest it might not last. And they’re in the same division with Washington, which has a staff of 37 Dwight Goodens, meaning the Mets — even well above .500 — will likely be battling for one of two wild-card spots. Yes, Tulo could help them in the short-term with this. But is it worth the investment?
CHEW ON THIS
• One more Syndergaard piece — a column from the .
• The Rockies pick third in the MLB Draft, which begins on June 8. I was excited to see that there’s a — which reminds me of the brilliant secondary character Marty Funkhouser on “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” I tweeted my desire for the Rockies to draft him — solely because it would allow me to make “Curb” jokes on Twitter — but Colorado native : “Marty and his dad are big Dodger fans and would never let that happen.” (Like five people got this reference, and I’m OK with it).
• Since the Rockies play at the Angels again today, I wanted to . I went to a recent game and saw something that I’d never seen happen before.
• Meanwhile, I clicked on this headline: ” .”
• There are few absolutes in life, but here’s one: 100 percent of the time, when someone says “my wife,” I hear Borat in my head saying “my wiiiife.”
• And finally, happy birthday !
