Gomez not traded/Flores cries/Alderson angry/Haudricourt confused/Melvin nonplussed/Gomez=Not Injured/Scott Boras MAD/Mets are lying liars

[SRB]

I'm softening a bit on Wilmer Flores, it seems like he has potential and could be an option at 2B/3B. Still think Wheeler is severely overrated due to his former prospect status though, and am not happy with the trade.

 

This would have been a great return for Segura, but for Gomez?

[jwill535]

seems odd that off the bottom of the 6th(8:27pm ct) Flores is still in the game down 7-2

[brwrsfan]

Flores is still in the game...

[BrewersAA]

I thought i saw that the thinking was that it was Wheeler and Lagarus coming back? there might be some other smaller pieces to it.

[jjfanec]

In 2012 Wheeler was the number 11 prospect. He got to majors young and has been solid with an Era of 3.5 and about a strikeout per inning. Needs to get his walks down but people are acting like he is a low upside guy. He is not. I wanted a young prospect with these two so j am not overwhelmed by the trade but it is solid

[LouisEly]

From what I read Wheeler is not going to be ready to go until June or July 2016 so another year yet....great.

 

 

So what?

'zactly. They need 2-3 years of top-10 picks (if not top 5). Don't care if he's not ready for a year, don't care if Schafer is the CF for the rest of this year and next. Go for the draft position this year and next.

[MrTPlush]

I'm softening a bit on Wilmer Flores, it seems like he has potential and could be an option at 2B/3B. Still think Wheeler is severely overrated due to his former prospect status though, and am not happy with the trade.

 

This would have been a great return for Segura, but for Gomez?

 

Segura is about as close to worthless as you can get at this point...he isn't good and teams know that.

[FVBrewerFan]

Wheeler and a higher ceiling guy or two in low minors would have been more exciting. Pretty sure Mets were the only team that really wanted Gomez badly, so I think that hurt.

[Boomer5]

Flores still in the game as of 8:31 central

[yfinn6]

I'm softening a bit on Wilmer Flores, it seems like he has potential and could be an option at 2B/3B. Still think Wheeler is severely overrated due to his former prospect status though, and am not happy with the trade.

 

This would have been a great return for Segura, but for Gomez?

 

You are severely overrating Jean Segura.

[SRB]

They have to do medicals on Wheeler's TJ arm, so I doubt this trade is formalized for a while still. That's probably why Flores is still in the game, I guess? (Still, you'd think they would pull him if there's an informal agreement)

[Boomer5]

MLB network just showed him running out to SS?

[MrTPlush]

I imagine Flores will stay in the whole game. Remember the Mets are trying to win a game. It would be weird if we kept Gomez in after a trade mid game...Flores not so much. Though that would be risky...so maybe deal isn't done?

[SRB]

I'm softening a bit on Wilmer Flores, it seems like he has potential and could be an option at 2B/3B. Still think Wheeler is severely overrated due to his former prospect status though, and am not happy with the trade.

 

This would have been a great return for Segura, but for Gomez?

 

You are severely overrating Jean Segura.

 

Nah, this return just isn't that special.

[MrTPlush]

Thus deal is actually far from over. At the least the Mets have to check out a nagging injured Gomez and the Brewers have to accept an injured player who is out all year. Lots of issues could come up.

[brwrsfan]

If the mets want Gomez badly and Flores is part of the trade, why risk leaving him in at this point? What if he gets hurt and the whole trade falls a part??? Why take that chance?

[Boomer5]

Matt Holiday just tore his quad. Lind price just went up

[MrTPlush]

If the mets want Gomez badly and Flores is part of the trade, why risk leaving him in at this point? What if he gets hurt and the whole trade falls a part??? Why take that chance?

 

Hey don't ask me...ask the Mets. haha

[davego]

This might be a trade that neither team got fleeced. Wilmer gives a cheap option at 3rd and Wheeler should be a viable option for sure by 2017. I hope this is a sign that the 'Crew is willing to take a bit of time to reboot for the 2017 championship season.

[brewmann04]

Well I sure hope Wheeler is healthy or this will be a major blow for the brewers. I can almost expect them to keep Parra to play CF. I be curious to see if DM has any more moves.

[Boomer5]

They are showing him hit. He has fouled off two straight ball 4s before weakly grounding out.

[MrTPlush]

Parra in CF every day? That would end up not so great. Parra should/will/hopefully be traded too.

[JohnBriggs12]

Assuming the return is Wheeler and Flores, and not some hot shot 19 year old in A ball, that indicates to me they aren't tossing in the towel for 2016 even given that Wheeler may not be back until June. But they have a lot of work to do to fortify the middle of their lineup, assuming Parra and perhaps Lind are elsewhere. Would they use the money saved on Gomez to extend Parra? Keeping Lind?

[Boomer5]

I've become a huge Parra fan this year but a Khrush, Parra, Braun OF would be beyond bad defensively. 3 LF.

[fondybrewfan]

If you trade Gomez I think you have to go for broke and trade whatever other pieces you can. Parra, Segura, Krod, etc. CF is going to be a dumpster fire the rest of this year. Just bring up Taylor to make it a mildly interesting dumpster fire