The Mets have designated outfielder Travis Jankowski for assignment, tweets Tim Britton of the Athletic. The move clears an active roster spot for the recently-acquired Tyler Naquin. New York also recalled Sam Clay and Stephen Nogosek, optioned David Peterson to Triple-A Syracuse and confirmed the previously-reported placement of Drew Smith on the 15-day injured list.
Adding Naquin supplanted Jankowski as the left-handed hitting fourth outfielder. New York’s starting outfield of Mark Canha, Brandon Nimmo and Starling Marte will continue to assume the bulk of the playing time, but Naquin adds more power to the bench. Jankowski is a lighter-hitting speed and defense specialist, but each of Naquin and Marte is capable of handling center field at times when Nimmo needs a rest.
The Mets signed Jankowski to a minor league contract in Spring Training, and he cracked the Opening Day roster. He lost a good chunk of the year after fracturing a metacarpal in his left hand, and he’s not seen a whole lot of action in Queens. While Jankowski has made his way into 43 games, he’s tallied only 63 plate appearances as a primary pinch-runner or defensive replacement. He’s drawn eight walks against only nine strikeouts, but he’s collected just nine hits (all singles).
Jankowski has never been a power threat, tallying nine homers in a little more than 1200 career plate appearances. His combination of plate discipline, baserunning and ability to cover all three outfield positions has allowed him to spend parts of eight years in the big leagues — primarily in a fourth/fifth outfield capacity. He owns a .236/.320/.311 line as a big leaguer.
New York already created a 40-man roster spot for Naquin last night, but designating Jankowski for assignment was the only way to take him off the active roster. He has more than five years of major league service, giving him the right to refuse an option to the minor leagues. He’ll be traded or waived in the coming days, and he’d be able to elect free agency if he passes through waivers unclaimed.
Needed BP arms. But Peterson probably in trade discussions. LHP who has shown flashes of real success. Gotta give quality to get quality
Any smart GM would trade Peterson. But very few if any GMs are smart. Literally Buck Showalter knows more about how to GM. He put Peterson out there the other night because he knows Peterson would blow the lead.
But will Eppler take this advice and run with it and trade Peterson? Nope, because most of these GMs dont have a clue how to evaluate anyone
How does peterson usually blow the lead? He has been incredible this year! Knowing buck you think he would pu5 him out there knowing he would blow the lead? Come on bruh! I thought it was a dumb decision bringing in a guy who is not a reliever in that situation but stop the nonsense.
No he hasnt. You havent really been watching
Look, every pitcher “gets it done” sometimes. They get out of a jam, they close out the fifth, get a win, whatever. But Peterson usually doesnt. Especially in big spots. Last year he pitches an 8 inning shut out and then blows it.
He cant finish. That doesnt mean he’ll never finish anything, but most of the time hes going to blow it.
You trade guys like that away, hopefully to the Braves or Phillies
then you must hate gerritt cole too because he couldnt finish his last game and came out and basically lost the game for the yankees. he has lost a few that way and is a dedicated starting pitcher and generally considered a top pitcher where Pederson is a swing man and needs to prepare for every game just in case and cole has to just focus every 5 days.
So one of your examples of why Peterson is no good and should be traded is that he through a shutout for 8 innings?
flyby, but usually he doesnt. Usually. Why does every tool cite an exception to the rule every time
USUALLY Cole gets out of jams, gets the W closes out games. USUALLY Peterson doesn’t
Dillon Gee ended up with more career wins (51) than Matt Harvey (50). The ONLY reason that is is because while Gee would usually get out of jams, get through the fifth, usually Harvey would implode
It’s obvious at this point that Peterson implodes the same way as Harvey in axial moments. He gets to the 5th inning and has a breakdown
When he came in the other night anyone with sense is saying why is Peterson coming in hes going to have a breakdown trying to protect a 2-0 lead for Scherzer against the Yankees
What you do is get rid of the pitchers that collapse when the game gets to a decisive moment and keep the ones that can get through it
@cosmo, no, it’s the fact that he threw an absolute gem for 8 innings, it was 0-0, and then he coughed up the game on a HR and lost, which he usually does
Hes shown consistently that hes not able to close out games more often than not
@camden453
So what your saying is when there is an exception it should not be included? So when a swingman pitcher comes in fresh for the first time in the career towards the back end of the game (he has never started pitching in the 8 ever before the last couple games) that should count against them BUT when another pitcher who for the last couple of months has been jeckyll and hyding it for good outing vs bad outings that should not count?
You also realize that Peterson was set to be a swingman between bullpen and starter but with all the injuries has been thrusted into regular starts this season. So 3-5 innings is what a swingman should be pitching so for what his role is he is actually about average. Also Peterson was never to be considered an ace (whom you compared him to in the wheeler discussion who was the 2nd best pitcher in baseball last year)..
Let me ask you are you throwing Gerritt to pitch the 9th inning in a decisive game even though he never closed a game in his career? Would you throw clay holmes as your starter and expect him throw a complete game shutout because he can “close” ?
Blowing a 0-0 game in the 8th to 1 homer is a testament to the offense…. Not the defense. If every SP pitches 8 innings and allows just 1 run, they’re a guaranteed HOF lol.
You sound ridiculous. Buck He’s not putting a picture in knowing he’s going to blow the lead. He doesn’t really have many options out there. So already this point is ridiculous.
Then to make it appear the mets are not willing to trade peterson is another ridiculous point. Of course they will trade him
“He put Peterson out there the other night because he knew full well Peterson would blow the lead”
This makes no sense. Buck Showalter knew Peterson would blow the lead, potentially costing his team the game and lessening Peterson’s value….because he thinks the GM should trade Peterson? What?
Yes. He put Peterson out there because he knew he would blow it or he decided to “give him his shot’ so he could go back to not using him anymore
Literally anyone with any sense when they saw Peterson coming in knew hed just walk a couple guys and then cough up the lead.
If you watch and know baseball enough you know these things. And its the same thing with Diehl. The guy will just plunk Olson in a big spot or he’ll throw 4 straight sliders way out of the zone and walk him
I can guarantee you that if he comes in in a big spot against Harper or Olson in September he’ll either leave a pitch in and plunk them or he’ll throw 4 pitches away way out of the zone and walk them
Anyone who actually KNOWS baseball knows these things
“Anyone who actually KNOWS baseball knows these things”
This is hilarious. You’re saying that a manager actively put his team and a pitcher in a bad situation, knowing it would not work out for either, and then you claim that anyone who disagrees with that doesn’t know baseball. Is this a joke?
Managers try to win games and put their players in the best position to succeed. Particularly a manager whose team is in the midst of a division/pennant race. You are not making any sense whatsoever.
Camden, dude, just stop. You’re embarrassing yourself. There’s many bad takes on this thread but you win, hands down.
You obviously don’t know anything if you think a manager knows a pitcher is gonna blow a lead but he puts him in.
WADR…
You’re a front runner for dumbest post of the year.
“Literally anyone with any sense”… you’re being very absolutist and condescending for someone with such an indefensible point of view
Literally anyone who knows baseball knows if the pitcher shoves the ball up his but he will barf 90 mph sliders. Anyone who KNOWS baseball knows this.
Camden453, Peterson has a plus WAR. Lefthanded P are always in demand, he’s 5 & 2 with a 3.54 ERA, a controllable player and young. And what manager would put a P in to “BLOW A LEAD”. You make no sense.
LOL
Camden453=idiot. “Knew he would blow it” (then some more nonsense) “so he could go back to not using him”
Effin idiot.
Ok metfan, well you keep Peterson, and when he blows the season in a huge spot, with the entire season on the line, which he WILL do if he gets the chance, get back to me.how much you hate Peterson
As for myself, I want to win, which means dumping Peterson so hes never in a position to blow a huge game
He cant finish, man. Has a nervous breakdown like Harvey. The more you replace guys who cant finish with those that can, and completely eradicate those pitchers, the better your chances of winning
Thats you grey. Yet another guy who doesnt have any idea whats going on
Dunning-Kruger Effect
Lmao
Seriously? How could you possibly know an of that? You know what they say about the word assumption….
I’m thinking that GMs aka NYY use their analytical departments way too much and since they do not have enough major league stats on their minor league players they tend to ignore quality players and go with the lesser major league player example Miguel Andujar. Whom would be a good addition to the Mets.
Please substantiate “Showalter put Peterson in so he would blow the lead.” Thanks —
Buck put him out there “hoping” he would protect the lead. I knew before his 1st pitch he would blow it although not that fast. He put him in to show front office they need to get a quality LH reliever to replace Joely. Sam Clay is not the answer.
Peterson needs to start. He’ll come up for the Braves doubleheader and he’ll be back in the regular rotation when one of the top 5 has an injury. (I’d be thrilled to see all 5 make it through the playoffs uninjured).
This was a temporary move with Peterson since he has options and can be used as the 27th man in a double-header.
No. You need to hold on to him in Triple A. deGrom could very well have a set back as well as any of them. You need him as a starter for depth. That’s how they should use him in the minors.
Assuming in a big deal – partners will ask for either Peterson or Megill as part of package. I’d rather keep Megill all day every day
Wow. Utterly incomprehensible. Jankowski would have been really valuable in the playoffs. Sold out for the power from Naquin again, but what Jankowski has plays more in the playoffs
Hopefully he passes waivers but I really doubt it. Then again, most or all GMs have no idea how to manage a roster most of the time
As opposed to your knowledge? For which team have you managed a roster?
His fantasy team.
Trust me, I never chose baseball as a career path, but I sit back and watch the sheer volume of bonehead decisions GMs and scouts make
Its easy to have the Pirates at .500 right now. So many under the radar signings most GMs pass over
So easy to know to draft Gorman or Sale instead of Kelenic or Harvey. It was so obvious to draft Wacha instead of Cecchini. Correa over Buxton. Smart people know to go Correa, but most of the GMs would go with the popular consensus pick and go Buxton
The truth is, most of the GMs and scouts are just people that chose a career path in baseball. Theyre not necessarily good at their job, most of them arent
Just because someone is a scout or GM does not mean that they are any good at what theyre doing
Steve Phillips once said on ESPN radio that hed “make that trade”, hed trade then prospect Stephen Strasburg for Roy Oswalt
These are people who fundamentally have no real understanding of baseball. They get in the business and can “network” well. Most of the reason they have positions is because they can socialize properly and network, not because theyre any good at evaluating anything
You don’t need to tell us how you can’t socialize properly. We can tell.
Most of the upper echelon, exceptional minds, even though they have more exceptional social skills, get push back and “hate” and envy from the mob who seize on every thing they say and condemn it
Any real genius is not only condemned, hated, and aped by the mob of idiots who dont know what theyre doing like yourself, but also ultimately forced to constantly defend itself from the hordes who react negtively, violently, and with indignation and outrage at anything they say, even if its just a complety harmless comment like it’s cloudy today
Camden453….you, mam, are no genius. Exceptional mind? Yes…..very unusual indeed
It’s incomprehensible to you that the Mets DFA’ed a guy with an OPS+ of 34? Jankowski is a pinch runner and adequate OF, nothing more. He would likely get left off the playoff roster, too, so no idea how he’d be ‘really valuable’ to them in the playoffs, especially when he has not been ‘really valuable’ to them in the regular season.
i think its incomprehensible that the mets just traded for basically the same player / role just a couple days ago yet gave up more for him. I think Naquin or Vogelbach would have been fine and improve other areas. Jank is late inning replacement and above average defender which the team needs unless you want to be a slugging lineup that strikes out a ton with poor defense (cough cough phillies) instead of small ball with good to above average defense which seems the way most playoff teams have been winning lately.
Is jank end all be all for outfielders? No but he serves more of a role. If anything i would have been exploring the catchers market with that roster spot than another dh type player like vogel that we already had where either he or davis would be on the bench.
@rct Clown #5000, its 64 PA. It means literally nothing. Last year after regular at bats he put up a .364 OBP
When will the hordes of fools realize that hitting .162 over 64 PA’s means literally nothing about the hitting ability of the player
These are people that probably have never even seen a Jankowski at bat. Either that or they dont even realize whats going on in the at bat. How Jankowski is laying off pitches out of the zone on a 1-2 count and working the count to 3-2 and getting a walk
Hes a VERY GOOD hitter if you watch his at bats
I cant wait until Naquin is chasing and K’ing constantly, getting behind 1-2 and then chasing again. All these same people will now be the Naquin haters,
@Camden: hahaha, I’m a clown for placing stock in his 34 OPS+? Ok, fine. His 64 PAs is a small sample size. How’s 1200 PAs? That’s how many he has in his career. His OPS+ over that time? 75. He’s not a good hitter, much less a “VERY GOOD” hittet like you’re claiming.
I’m beginning to think that you have no idea what you’re talking about.
Could be a Samuel burner here rct; same writing style/format, same hate
rct, any guy citing career stats has never seen Jankowski play. And (again), many of those career stats are times where hes not getting regular playing time
Many of his AB’s this season are literally a week apart from each other. There’s no way a guy can get into a hitting rythym without regular at bats
When Jankowski played more regularly last season he hit .252 with a .364 OBP. Last year is the best source for the true ability of the player
You have to throw away any and all stats that are sporadic or on limited playing time
“rct, any guy citing career stats has never seen Jankowski play.”
I’ve seen him play (I’ve probably seen a majority of his ABs this year, actually) and I will continue to cite his career stats. Your son is not a good hitter, Mr. Jankowski.
I don’t think the extra inning free runner rules apply in the playoffs, so that’s one issue. He hung on a lot longer than expected because the Mets decided to eat Canó’s contract.
I’m starting to think you’re related to Jankowski.
@Von
He must be Jankowski himself, an agent, relative or a young kid or Metsfan22 reincarnated. Either way, fans of every team can unite in his comedy gold.
Your posts about Buck and Peterson above pretty much discredit anything further you have to say here today. Your just spewing ridiculous hot takes backed up with nothing but your hyperbolic assertion that anyone who disagrees is devoid of baseball knowledge. Your credibility is shot for today.
cosmo, its called “knowledge”. Few men have it. most just follow the herd, whatever is good in the moment. whatever the consensus is, the feeling of the moment.
Then theres the people with foresight and knowledge. Buck Showalter has that. He knows Peterson sucks, knows he’ll just cough up a lead. Knows he has to sit Mcneil because hes not an RBI bat, knows Mcneil doesnt really fit anywhere. You cant really use him as an RBI bat, but hes also not a leadoff guy and table setter…its sort of painful with Mcneil at 2B working with Lindor.
Buck knows all that and knows Mcneil doesnt really fit anywhere
Why did he let Nido hit and not pinch hit with Mcneil? Well, because Mcneil isnt an RBI bat and Nido is more the RBI bat
You see, the people who know know these things and know the fundamentals. Everyone else, like beat reporters, cant fathom these deeper matters
None of what I say is a “hot take”. So many always say that. It’s a simple conclusion based on simple logic. Logical thinking which so few people, sadly, have
Everyone always says it’s some sort of “hot take” when in fact it’s just a logical and true assessment.of the player.
For example, years ago i said wow, Tim Anderson is one of the best hitters in the game. This was spring training in 2019 after his 2018 season where he hit .240. So many people cited his average and called me an idiot. But he went out and won the batting title
“For example, years ago i said wow, Tim Anderson is one of the best hitters in the game. This was spring training in 2019 after his 2018 season where he hit .240. So many people cited his average and called me an idiot. But he went out and won the batting title”
Are you talking about the batting title he won in the shortened season. where Dominic Smith actually hit better than him and got MVP votes? The same season Dallas Keuchel was also a top 5 in cy young? So if based on what you just said and your reasoning Tim Anderson is one of the best hitters then Dom Smith would then be the best hitter. How about a trade … the best hitter in baseball for your one of the best hitters?
Wow and to this day you can’t shake the “idiot” moniker. Smdh.
@flyby, no, this was spring training 2019. I saw one Tim Anderson at bat in spring training and I said in a chat room that Tim Anderson was one of the best hitters in baseball
Naturally, because Anderson only hit .240 with a .687 OPS in 2018, I was absolutely pummelled by the mob, called an idiot by at least 18 people, accused of a “hot take”, as every clown started citing his stats
Anderson then went out and hit .335 in 2019 and won the batting title
I dont look at stats hardly ever. I watch the guy hit.
Same with Avisail Garcia in spring training in 2017. Up to that point he was a below 100 OPS+ guy for years. I watched him in spring training and he looked basically like one of the top 10 hitters in spring
I was canned by the same mob who go out and cite stats all the time, He hit .330 and made the all-star team that year
None of these people even watch the games, they havent even seen Jankowski hit, or even know that a 97th percentile chase rate is a big deal
None of this is the attempt to be provacative or sensational but simply the logical comprehension of whats going on
@camden
I once said during a halloween party in 1998 while wearing my jedi costume that i felt a disturbance in the force that a child was just recently born that could change mlb for years to come. Look how right i was just the mere mention of juan soto’s name and everyone is looking how they can acquire him and the difference he could make for advertising and profits. … now that we got the bs out the way
tim anderson only played 3/4 of a season at a 120ish games and most likely would have had his average come down the couple points the MVP of that season that played 150+ games to earn the batting title as you can look at swing over his career and notice the more games he plays the worse his average gets. Also you say you dont look at stats just the awards based on stats?. Its like when jose reyes sat down after his first at bat and got a hit so he wouldnt lose the title … tim anderson did that so he obviously had no confidence to “close” the season like he should. DJ could have done the same since the yankees locked up their spot already and gotten the title himself he kept playing it instead of baby winning a title. but you obviously know tim well because you watched him play and know he has no confidence in himself and gets thrown off by every little thing.
Nogosek has pitched great in triple a with an era under 1. He deserves a shot. Clay is meh but we need arms. Peterson will be back if hes not traded to start the double header games. Will be interesting to see what progresses between now and tuesday
Clay will go down in a few days when deGrom gets activated. My guess is that they didn’t wanna burn one of Medina’s options for only a couple of days.
Medina should be back and not sent out again.
Peterson has alot of Matz in him. Gets easily rattled when things don’t go cleanly. Maybe he puts it together but he’s a LHP Zach Eflin to me. Shows flashes he can be a reliable winning SP. Then next outing can’t get out of 2nd inning
Look at the one Braves game he pitched. 5th inning. Essentially the entire game was on the line vs Olson. It’s 3-2. Heres the pitch and Olson sends it over the wall for a 2 run HR and Peterson is gone
It’s Mike Pelfrey and Zach Wheeler all over again
Remember Wheelers last start with the Mets? He was pitching a gem until he got to the eighth inning and coughed it up and blew it.
You have to identify those guys and trade them away. You can maybe use Peterson as an opener but does not do well in high leverage situations
Lol. Wheeler has been an absolute stud in his post-Mets career. I don’t understand this analogy. If you’re comparing Peterson to Wheeler because of a bad outing, then the Mets should absolutely keep Peterson
@von Not really. Every Phillies fan mentions how he struggled down the stretch one season. He was the leader in the Cy Young race in August last year and stumbled and finished 2nd
Dont bother replying with a typically incredulous comment like I dont know what Im talking about because Im not going to bother replying to it
Camden must be huffing glue today or something. I haven’t seen so many unjustifiable hot takes in a row in a while.
Again, youre commenter #5008 that doesnt understand whats remotely going on, cant even fathom such a take and have no conception why or where it’s coming from
The few people who know what theyre doing and know how to manage are constantly getting this type of push back from the hordes and hordes of dunces who dont understand whats going on
And if you keep at it eventually they double and triple down with the amount of violence and venom they spew at you
Endlessly reassuring themselves that since they share the same opinions with all the other dunces that they must be the ones in the right, and not the one or two people that actually know better
I cant stress enough that youre yet another common mind that has no idea whats happening in baseball or how to evaluate anything with any depth
He’s been a CY candidate every year he pitched in Philly. He has bad outings every now and then, but fewer pitchers in the league have had more quality outings and pitched as many innings in the last few years. I don’t understand how you can argue numbers clear as day. Good luck to you. Jankowski should be NLMVP this year. He should be the first non-retired player to get voted into the HoF.
did you just put pelfrey and wheeler together? Wheeler who is considered a top pitcher and put them in the same category as Pelfrey and Peterson? Since Wheeler and DeGrom and Scherzer and Kershaw are in the same category of ace type pitchers so you must be putting Peterson with them and thinking Peterson should be considered an ace. Sorry you have to be just trolling at this point.
Yep. Peterson, Wheeler, Harvey, Pelfrey, Familia. All the same losers that will let you down ultimately
Gain a clue at some point
Any good GM trades Harvey when its abundantly clear he cant finish the 5th. Even a fan I heard screaming “It’s the fifth inning! Harveys getting scared!”
Try to figure out whats going on. Peterson is terrible and so is Wheeler. If a guy usually bombs in the MOST important games or moments of the season, even if he won the Cy Young award, you DONT want that guy
Trust me, Showalter knows about Peterson and doesnt want the guy on the roster
“Every Phillies fan mentions how he struggled down the stretch ONE SEASON. He was the leader in the Cy Young race in August last year and stumbled and FINISHED 2nd”
This right here shows me you do not belong anywhere near a front office. So you dont want the number 2 pitcher in baseball on your team because he stumbled one season after only playing less than half a season the year before and only became the 2nd best pitcher in baseball. He has remained consistent and is constantly mentioned with the likes of Degrom, Scherzer, Coles, and Kershaw. Which if you dont want Wheeler you obviously dont want pitchers like him.
Im guessing you would rather roll out the likes of the Lyles, Arrietas, Pivettas, Corbins, and Minors for your team.
Camden453…..he’s not a reliever “genius”
Hopefully Jankowski replaces Zimmer. Very similar bats in that they contribute nothing, but at least he doesn’t strike out 50% of the time.
An improvement on the margins. Something good teams in contention do and something prior Mets teams didn’t do.
Making room for ohtani with this move 🙂
This could be a major move, if Trout has a back injury, LAA needs to sell, especially if Rendon is inactive.
Mets are worse now with the changes theyve made. If they simply had not done anything they probably would be better off
Getting Vogelbach is nice but this Naquin trade and the DFA of Jankwoski and the addition of Diehl is subtraction by addition
Eppler is clearly botching the deadline. This was not a trade for Naquin that was really necessary. Diehl is subtraction by addition
Did you get hit in the head or something?
No, just have more foresight and knowledge, know what makes a better or more winning roster, and most (probably 99%) of other people really have no clue whats happening, and that includes about 97% of the people who are GMs and scouts, etc.
As it’s said, when someone who knows comes into the arena, the dunces are all in confederacy against him
You are talking pure nonsense. You are not some martyr for the truth and you are not more knowledgeable than 97% of GMs. I’ve never seen such unjustifiable, misplaced arrogance. But keep pinning badges on yourself, you just look foolish.
Youre the one causing problems. One of the hordes and hordes of mediocre or below average minds that are constantly aping violently the very few enlightened minds that you encounter out of your ignorance
Just because someone got into the business and became a scout does not mean that person is ever capable of knowing what wins and what doesnt
Hardly any of these people who are GMs or scouts know what wins
“Aping violently”…. This is either some sort of parody, performance art designed to provoke or you need to switch medications. There is no possible way to take anything you are saying here today seriously. How drunk are you right now, on a scale of unicorns to spaceships?
You are hilarious, dude. No clue but thinks he’s a baseball savant. You’re providing barrels-full of laughs today, buddy.
Jankowski was always hurt with the Padres. Flashes of greatness though… If I recall correctly, it was always hand, wrist or arm injuries.
Exactly. But hey, you know, hes hitting .164 over 64 PA this year so hes utter trash to the latest influx of clowns here
Not trash. Not treasure either. Just an average 4th OF with elite speed and a terrible bat.
Jankowski is awful, AAA superstar.
Moving on from a guy with a .200 slugging percentage makes the team better.
There goes goldy locks
Camden started throwing a tantrum about losing Jankowski last night because of his “pinch running value” I was fully expecting to see this meltdown as soon as the Mets made this move official.
If the Marlins had simply signed Jankowski to a two year, $3 millon dollar deal to play CF theyd be around .500 right now.
Jankowski would be hitting about .258 with a .370 OBP (guaranteed) and on pace for around 80 runs scored with gold glove defense at CF.
Instead Jesus Sanchez is hitting .207/.272/.396 for them. With very poor defense in CF. The people in the Marlins front office have no idea what theyre doing
If the Phillies had extended Jankowski which would have been very smart and went with Jankowski instead of Herrera, theyd have at least a 3 win swing right now. The OF defense alone is probably worth 5 wins
In that lineup he would score a ton of runs if they were simply smart enough to bat him ahead of Harper, Schwarber, etc
Guaranteed? Is that a guarantee of EXACTLY .370? Do you see how ridiculous you sound? I’ve seen a lot of nonsense posted here. This is the first time I’ve ever legit questioned a poster’s actual sanity.
@cosmo2 well obviously not exactly .370. somewhere in the .360s. The literalists in here who think they “got you” by pointing out some technical problem with wording are the most ridiculous clowns ive ever met
Whats sad is they think theyre being “rational” by doing this
Walks dont regress much ever. Youre guaranteed to get the same BB rates from Jankowski. If he hits .260, youre guaranteed to get an OBP around .370
Even this year hes hit .162 but with 8 walks and is still on the same BB pace as last year
.370 OBP guaranteed. hahaha. That would be good for 8th in the entire National League, just behind Manny Machado, and would ignore the fact that Jankowski has literally never had a .370 OBP in the majors.
Lol. Now I get it. This is all a joke.
Camden, I have to say, you got me. I thought you were serious with your previous posts but now I get the extreme sarcasm. Funny stuff dude.
@Joe
Yeah, I called him out on his Jankowski fantasy and of course he has no reply. He stated that Jankowski pinch hits, walks, steals and scores. He literally has one stolen base in 68 PH at bats. Jankowski is also only 6-10 stealing bases as a pinch runner.
He also believes that Jankowski would be a GG CF with a .370 OBP if he played regularly. At first I thought he was related or Jankowski himself, but might be planted here to entertain us.
@mook, wow, so much in there that shows theres a lot you dont understand…im not going to get into it or explain it to you or the other buffoons and waste my breath on it
Every common mind cites some stat here and there trying to prove a conclusion which theyve jumped to hastily
A simpleton just thinks, “jankowski .164 jankowski terrible” without fully knowing anything about his hitting approach
There was a TON of interest for Jankowski in the offseason. Hes making 1.25 million for a reason. If anyone is smart, they will claim him. Maybe the Mets will pull him back, unless they are stupid, which probably they are, theyll trade him for cash or nothing
They somehow miraculously were able to sign a very valuable piece in the offseason and just casually DFA’d it away
You make me laugh buddy… Keep up the good work… #jankowski4life
@camden453….is it that you have a little crush on Blondie? Do you miss Syndergaard? Are you pissed that degrom cut his locks? Or more likely are you just trying to get attention…..any kind.
@Camden
You have shown me the way. I think Rizzo sees Jankowski the same way you do. The Mets obviously got Naquin so they can trade Jankowski for Juan Soto straight up. Can you please provide me with more valuable lessons?
I wonder if putting in a claim or trading for cash on jankowski would make sense for the giants -having someone that would be a defensive upgrade could be a good thing for the fumbling bumbling giants
Peterson should be in the rotation over Carrasco at this point. We need a lefty in the rotation. Not to mention that Carrasco has been getting rocked by the good teams (other than one start agaisnt the Padres). Carrasco pitches well vs teams like the Marlins but vs teams like the Astros or Cardinals, we get blownout. I’d trade Carrasco to a contender at this point while you can con other GMs into buying high on him
CC doesn’t have options
Here comes the Phillies claim.
Phillies claim in 3, 2, 1. Blek!!!!!
If I’m Peterson I’d be pissed, he’s had a great year. Considering deGrom is just coming back and Scherzer has had an injury it would make sense to take a few turns of the rotation with a 6 man.
Peterson will likely be up next week to start again. The Mets need fresh pen arms right now. This is strictly a scheduling move. He’ll probably start one of the 5 games against Atlanta coming up
Dombrowski, “Hey Travis we have a spot for you….just give me @45mins…..”
Dombrowski, “Hey Odubal, have some good and bad news for you…..and before you hang up, is Juerys around….?
Dombrowski, “Hey Mark (Appel) pack your bags again kid…this time it’s for good”
And there is still 1 open 40man spot….
I don’t get the hate for Odubel, he’s been a million times better than Castellanos this season and I would rather he be in RF.
Every time I want to defend Herrera he does something stupid like not score on a Schwarber’s hit last night.
Some OF needy team will claim Jank.
Mind boggling how people cant grasp that a gold glove caliber CF with 92nd percentile sprint speed, 98th percentile BB%, and 98th percentile Chase Rate is not something you should DFA
To put this in perspective, Juan Soto has a 100th percentile BB% and 97th percentile Chase Rate. Travis Jankowski is slightly better at laying off pitches than Juan Soto and even without being any power threat at all his BB% is 98th percentile
Lets say he played regularly and upside managed to hit .280. His OBP would be .380. With 92nd percentile sprint speed and gold glove defense not at a corner, but in CF
Why anyone cant see thats 8000 times better to take a flyer on than Odubel Herrera, Nick Senzel, Trent Grisham, and others is utterly mind boggling
I’ll give you credit for being so dedicated to this parody account
@Camden
Now you have him hitting .280 with a .380 OBP? By midnight, you’ll have Jankowski in the Hall of Fame.
Don’t forget the Gold Glove-caliber centerfield defense.
@mook It says “upside”. It’s totally within the realm of possibility that given regular playing time he pushes his average up to .280
Probably more in the .250s, and downside .240
It’s highly unlikely that WITH REGULAR PLAYING TIME he hits below .240
If youll notice, in the seasons where he gets regular at bats, he hit .245 (2016), .259 (2018), and .252 (2021)
Based on that better data you can safely conclude he’ll probably hit .250 to .270 range given regular playing time
As hes aged his BB rates have naturally gone up. Any team can conclude that if they had Jankowski starting regularly he’d hit around .260 with a .370 OBP
Thats REALLY good, especially with 92 sprint speed and gold glove level defense at CF
@Camden
See, you can rationally state your theory without insulting other people. I still don’t agree, but I can follow your thinking.
That being said, Jankowski will only be a role player and you stated yourself that he hasn’t done well in that role multiple seasons. I already pointed out that he hasn’t done what you claim as a PH or a PR. His only contribution has been running the bases well and good defense. With a DH and a 4 man bench, that’s not enough.
forget trading for juan soto … travis jankowski 2022 will carry you to the world series .. Mets should demand volpe, peraza, judge, cortez jr, trevino, and clay holmes just to discuss trading for jank. He will walk you into the world series.
Couldn’t hit as padre still can’t
You’re going to get Camden started again.
Jankowski’s career AAA #’s: .322/.414/.389…utterly otherworldly OBP
This from a former 44th overall pick with 92 sprint speed who plays CF
Nobody stops to think that maybe going to Jankowski is a better idea than Nick Senzel or Odubel Herrera
@padreforlife
Told you
@mookie: I did a little digging on Jankowski and I’m going to narrow it down to Camden grew up in Lancaster, PA or attended Lancaster Catholic High School or Stony Brook University with Jankowski. If not we are in fact talking to one of his siblings, Tyler or Mandy. C’mon Mandy, the gig is up. We got you. Haha.. I will admit though I respect his passion for one of his favorite players. When I was younger, I would try to convince everybody that Leon Joseph Roberts better known as Bip Roberts was a first ballot HOF’er in the makings.
@Joe
Bip Roberts was excellent early, and had a nice career. It was Lee Mazzilli for me. I actually graduated from Stony Brook in 93.
lmao, this is the most I’ve laughed in one of these comments sections in a long time. Bravo, Camden.
Buck put Peterson out there to show front office they need to get a quality LH reliever. He didn’t trust Joely for good reasons. Buck hoped & prayed he’d hold the lead. I knew when Peterson was walking in from bullpen he’d blow it but not that fast. The atmosphere was too much for him. Sam Clay is not the answer. They have 3 days to make a deal. Tigers have Soto & Chafin & our friend Loup who they never should’ve let leave.
Ooohhh, kinda don’t like this move. Travis provided a real skill set essential to winning close games, as in post season contests.
Defense, bunting, ghost runner in tie games…sorry to see him go. I’m surprised there wasn’t some fringe pitcher on the 40 man they couldn’t jettison.