New York Mets Lose Out On Roki Sasaki - Rico Brogna Episode 411

[@AnthonyVicente-b2k]

The bullpen needs to be worked on if this going to be our starters

[@user-yg9sc6gc1r]

Understatement of the year so far

[@blakkat4126]

For crying out loud, we didn't get Sasaki. Never really had a chance. Let's move on. Sign Flaherty as a starter, Give Pete an ultimatum. If he balks or dicks around., sign Santander and Bregman. End of story. A gold glover at 3rd, Vientos moves to 1st and a switch-hitting DH that can launch. Rotation: Manea, Senga, Flaherty, Peterson, Montaz/Megill, Butto/Holmes. If they trade for Castillo or Cease, fine...otherwise, that's a respectable rotation.

[@paulbarrera8089]

I still do not understand how they did not offer walker buehler a better contract than what he got.

[@jimwerther]

At least matched it

[@jmuse111]

I'm just as surprised when I don't win megamillions or powerball

[@AnthonyVicente-b2k]

Pete had one big hit last year his hrs we when it didn’t matter,

[@1metts]

He struck out a lot in big moments in the season. I would like Pete back but not beg for him back.

[@LiTTLeDizZyUriNe]

Not gonna lie I was a little surprised. This is the first time i've followed off-season hijinks and the level of hype and speculation had me really thinking this kid was gonna come to the mets.

[@RalphCautela]

Why not Quintana? Why is no one talking about Luis?!?!?!!?

[@B-Meat-Mahmood]

I hope the door is open for Quintana too.

[@jimwerther]

I agree 1000%. The quants don't like him, but they didn't like him in 2022 or 2023 either, and he keeps getting the job done. He was brilliant in September and October 2024. Without him, this team misses the playoffs.

[@1metts]

He could be a late off season pick up. That would be good for the team

[@jimwerther]

@@RalphCautela By the way, who is "Luis"? Quintana is Jose, not Luis.

[@steveninsinna1743]

Love the show. Pete for the love of God..please either get some better audio gear or learn to use the gear you have. The difference in the audio quality vs Evan is massive. Evan sounds like he is in the FAN studio and you sound like you are in the garage. Again..love the show. Let's Go Mets. Keep bringing the passion and love for the Mets.

[@petercullen2196]

Hey Evan and Pete: Let's have this conversation on February 12th. We ain't done yet...and you can take that to the bank!

[@yazars]

I'm not surprised about Sasaki, but I'm still disappointed.

[@AnthonyVicente-b2k]

I was telling my friends that Nimmo will never be a lead off hitter, years ago

[@AnthonyVicente-b2k]

Mauricio is going to a star, if you not going all out then see what the kids can do, trade McNeil now

[@johncummings5350]

McNeil likes golf too much. He decided to make his bat a pitching wedge and that hasn't worked for him. The problem is......every time he gets a hit with his PITCHING WEDGE he feels like he just won the US Open. Somebody needs to make him take the pitching wedge out of his bag

[@johncummings5350]

The Mets roster.....at this moment.....has no chance of competing with the Dodgers. They MUST add a top of the rotation starter and a good bullpen arm....at minimum.....if the Soto move is going to be justified and change the way baseball looks at the Mets organization. Cohen did something that the Wilpons never would have done...in signing Soto.....but the Wilpons would have done exactly what Cohen did since that move..... which is nothing SO FAR.

[@AnthonyVicente-b2k]

Is this what it’s going to look like every year, hoping that it works out, if that’s turn why spend so my money on Soto it makes no sense

[@1metts]

Its not a far cry on Peterson and Megill having a good year, we forget they held the team down when Degrom was out and won 101 games. Dept is the key in pitcher and opportunity for mid season trade. Focus on bullpen. Great bullpen win world series (braves, Dodgers)

[@Trottah]

The problem we have with the pitching is that we have 13 pitchers with either no options or that should not worry about being optioned to AAA this year: the 4 with options are Kodai, Peterson, Reed Garrett and Dedniel Nunez. Manaea, Montas, Holmes, Blackburn and Canning along with Butto, Danny Young and SRF cannot be optioned. Tylor Megill might not even start in the majors because he's able to be optioned. Now, I don't think SRF is long for the roster, and he'll probably be hurt anyway, he always is, but roster lock is a problem. If we can trade for a Castillo or Cease, fine go get him Stearns. But to sign Quintana means parting with someone else, maybe trading Blackburn, and then are we really that much better?

[@JohnfromNY89]

I think the Japanese players just love good weather

[@alny12]

why is the podcast called " the Rico Brogna" was Rico originally Evan's partner?

[@Jeremy-ed7fy]

Evan’s favorite player i think

[@AnthonyVicente-b2k]

It as Lindor that kept this team together

[@dominicgervasio2548]

Day 25 of asking for a Shea Station & Rico off-season crossover pod. 2 best Mets pods in the game. Jerry/Jolly Evan/Hoff would be epic.

[@williamcook959]

fair deal for Pete - 3/84M opt out after 1st yr. Mets can kill optout by adding another yr at $28M, making total deal 4/112M

[@stanfromwestport2024]

Roki made a big mistake rejecting the METS...1) METS pitching lab has proven track-record of success...2) METS Manager/Pitching Coach/Coaching Staff are second to none...3) Kodai Senga offers a smooth cultural transition with translators and introductions to the Japanese community in Greater NYC area...4) METS GM & Ownership are committed to building a Dynasty in Queens...5) Steve Cohen can pay the highest long-term contract for a pitcher in MLB history once the mandatory International minor-league mandated deal is over...6) Sasaki's endorsement potential in Japan is far greater away from Ohtani's shadow @ LAD and greater than the backwater San Diego Padres, a Team with no national or international following to speak of...7) Sasaki to METS helps the LAD vs METS Rivalry become even greater as a Sasaki vs Ohtani backstory would be huge in Japan...Oh well, his loss...It will be great to see Lindor & Soto light up Sasaki for HRs in the same inning in LA...!!

[@AnthonyVicente-b2k]

Let’s bring what we have in triple a

[@jeanpepin6497]

How do we know senga will be make 20 starts? Mets always need pitching

[@AnthonyVicente-b2k]

Let Pete go, he wasn’t clutch but for one at bat

[@johncummings5350]

That one at bat very well be needed again.

[@gwong1544]

Leave 130 and opt outs on the table for Alonso and in the meantime the Mets should move on ! They should start strengthening the bullpen and sign Santander !

[@markbatcho60]

He decided the team months ago…

[@AnthonyVicente-b2k]

Pete was a great Met but he broke my heart most of the time, I was totally shocked when he came through, but mostly it’s he’s defense that scares me the mostly. My favorite Mets is second to Tom Seaver is Keith defense and average

[@jimwerther]

That's not written in English

[@FanOfTheEarth20]

Pitchers are in a revolving door, no loyalty to homegrown players that have performed at the highest level and wanting be like the Dodgers hoarding any high end player they want for crazy money or whatever, is a baseball game that doesn't appeal to me. I don't want a losing team, but I do want a team with some values for the humans who play this game and that is not what it looks like to me and I don't care how family orientated they say they are. Winning at a cost, isn't winning much of anything.

[@MichaelThomas-gp8im]

We need tanner scott

[@AnthonyVicente-b2k]

Evan what does history have to do with anything, we have one of the best players in baseball are we going to waste all that money we gave Soto to be a wildcard every year

[@AnthonyVicente-b2k]

Do dare working on being a dynasty, so we spend all this money on Soto to be half ass

[@AnthonyVicente-b2k]

Both our starters n bullpen are questionable, Stearns has not done a great job

[@AnthonyVicente-b2k]

When is Stearns going to do something, when are we got get Guerrero jr, because the Dodgers might get him

[@B-Meat-Mahmood]

And if the Mets really want to be the Dodgers... the sign Pete back and still go after Vlad. That's why LA does. They had Seager and said "let's get Trea Turner anyway, we'll figure it out" they just add and add and worry about positions later. Mookie at 2B for instance. They make it happen.

[@AnthonyVicente-b2k]

Go trade for Castillo