00:00The more interesting deal, I think, happened a couple of days ago where Brandon Nimmo, who was a fan favorite and a Met favorite for a number of years, he spent his whole career in New York, got the extension and a no trade clause, had to get talked into going to the Texas Rangers.
00:15And in return, the Mets composition changes as they get Marcus Simeon here. And I know that there's some, you know, certainly money involved here, but it did feel simply like a baseball trade where both teams were trying to change the dynamic of the team.
00:29And did you like one side better than the other in this deal?
00:33I actually, I know I just said about the Cardinals and the Red Sox where I thought it was a win-win, but I also think this is a win-win when you look at what both teams need right now.
00:42The Mets going into the offseason, just like Breslow said with the Red Sox, they need a number two. Dave Stearns came out and said, we need to get better defensively.
00:50And I understand why. The Mets, by outs above average, were a bottom 10 defensive team in Major League Baseball.
00:57And Brandon Immo, while he is a solid bat, is not necessarily the solution defensively. You know who is? Marcus Simeon.
01:07And when you compare these two players, you look at all the offensive statistics. Brandon Immo, clearly the better bat at this point in his career.
01:15But over the last two seasons, Marcus Simeon has a higher war. How could that be possible with a guy with an OPS below 700?
01:23Is because he's still playing elite defense. So what the Mets get is an elite up the middle duo defensively with Francisco Lindor and Marcus Simeon.
01:32And they also save $30 million in the process. So they could go back out to the corner outfield market, maybe go get a Cody Bellinger, maybe go all in for Kyle Tucker,
01:43maybe keep attacking the trade market, because on our top 100 prospects, they have eight top 100 guys, all teams.
01:52So they can potentially go get a Tatis. I don't know if that's actually happening, but they can be, they can be malleable in the market.
02:00Well, on the Ranger side, it's pretty easy. You get the better bat. He's younger.
02:05And with the way their contracts are laid out, they actually save five and a half billion dollars over the next two years,
02:12because Simeon's is more backloaded while Brandon Immo is a longer term deal, just a lower AAV.
02:18So Rangers get better offensively, Mets get better defensively and save some money in the process.
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