The M E T S Mets.
What a finish. Wow.
What a finish. Wow.
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these games are not good for my health! Unbelievable
Diaz picks up Alonso after missing the pop up in foul ground. Alonso picks up the team in the 9th. Lindor might be best player who plays defense. As someone who loves defense I can’t wait to watch a series with Lindor and Turner.
Tonight has to be the greatest Mets victory since Last Monday in Atlanta.
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Your two stars hitting HRs like those two. Doesnt get any better than that. I can still remember the exciement of the Kirk Gibson homer. Hell, I can still remember running around the house when Maz beat the Yankees. My poor 90 year old great Aunt Rita thought I had lost my mind lol...kinda
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hes one of the worst defensive players in the league and his range is terrible. he gets to almost no balls. so many errors. its been a huge issue his entire time on the phillies. alec bohm is even better than him.
This is true. He's been a big disappointment in the field. He turns the double play nicely, though.
This is the one Phillies contract I sort of regret (aside from Taijuan Walker, which is obvious). Trea is still a terrific hitter, but I can't see a guy with his frame hitting like that for most of the contract. It'll be interesting to see how Aiden Miller develops, since they seem set on him at shortstop. I'd love someone to push Trea to second base, but then they'd have to spin off Stott (who is about as good as you can bet at second) for something.
Trea Turner's diving play while mic'd up | 07/16/2024
Trea Turner goes full extension to make a sweet diving play then flips to second base for an out, all while being interviewed
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This guy has terrible range, sure.
Oof...never realized he was this bad.
Trea Turner is a bad shortstop. Demonstrably bad. Analytically bad. Empirically bad.
Edmundo Sosa is an excellent shortstop. Entering this weekend’s series in Baltimore, he has 95th-percentile range, a strong arm, and, unlike Turner, uncanny instincts. He can hit a bit, too.
Sosa has done everything to earn the Phillies’ starting shortstop job. Turner has done everything to lose it.
Turner was the second-worst defensive shortstop in the major leagues in 2023, according to Baseball Savant. He was, at times, the absolute worst shortstop in the major leagues in 2022. He spent this spring working on his defensive shortcomings, and he improved over 2023; he now merely is well below average, matching his 2022 performance level.
Frankly, he hasn’t been very good for the last five years.
Look, I like Turner. I think he’s a valuable player.
But Turner should not be playing shortstop. Not on a team with one of the best pitching staffs in baseball. Not on a team with championship aspirations.
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Trea Turner is a bad shortstop. Demonstrably bad. Analytically bad. Empirically bad.
Edmundo Sosa is an excellent shortstop. Entering this weekend’s series in Baltimore, he has 95th-percentile range, a strong arm, and, unlike Turner, uncanny instincts. He can hit a bit, too.
Sosa has done everything to earn the Phillies’ starting shortstop job. Turner has done everything to lose it.
Turner was the second-worst defensive shortstop in the major leagues in 2023, according to Baseball Savant. He was, at times, the absolute worst shortstop in the major leagues in 2022. He spent this spring working on his defensive shortcomings, and he improved over 2023; he now merely is well below average, matching his 2022 performance level.
Frankly, he hasn’t been very good for the last five years.
Look, I like Turner. I think he’s a valuable player.
But Turner should not be playing shortstop. Not on a team with one of the best pitching staffs in baseball. Not on a team with championship aspirations.
Phillies should move Trea Turner to left field and keep Edmundo Sosa at shortstop. He’s just better. | Marcus Hayes
Turner hasn't been a good shortstop in half a decade. Sosa is elite. Phillies pitchers deserve the best defense they can get. Robin Yount, Chipper Jones, and Mookie Betts all made the move.
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lol one play? he has statistically been one of the worst fielders for years. negative dwar for years. i watch every single game and he gets to almost no balls that arent hit right to him. and the ones hit to him are an adventure ever time.
Trea Turner's diving play while mic'd up | 07/16/2024
Trea Turner goes full extension to make a sweet diving play then flips to second base for an out, all while being interviewed
This guy has terrible range, sure.
phillies are absolutely looking to moving him to second at some point.
