Long time reader, first time AAOP'er....
My internet has been driving me crazy, so this is the best I got: short, sweet, sadly realistic...
Needs:
center fielder (s) who can play defense
decent back up catcher
Starter
Bullpen
What Mets do:
Detroit Trade
Dom Smith + Kevin Smith + flyer to Detroit for Matt Boyd (6.4m)
Astros Trade
Desmond Lindsay + Christian James + flyer for Jason Marisnick (3m)
Boston trade
Diaz (7m) + Kilome + flyer to Boston for JBJ (11m) + Matt Barnes (3m)
Mets sign Chris Stammen 2y/10m (4/6)
Mets sign Martin Maldonado 2y/5m (2/3)
Minor league contract
Felix Hernandez
Opening day (salary (m)/ steamer war proj):
Starters
DeGrom 23 / 6.1
Stroman 11.8 / 3.2
Noah 9.9 /4.1
*Boyd 6.4 / 3.1
Matz 5.3/ 1.8
Lineup
2b Cano 24/ 1.9
Cf JBJ 11/ 2.0
C Ramos 9.3/ 1.5
Rf Conforto 8.5/ 3.4
Lf Nimmo 1.3/ 2.1
Ss Rosario .6/ 2.4
1b Alonso .6/ 3.0
3b JD Davis .6/ 1.1
Bp
Familia 11.8 /0.4
Wilson 5/ 0.5
*Chris Stammen 4/ 0.4
*Barnes 3/ 1.2
Lugo 1.8/ 0.8
Gman 1.3/ 0.2
Brach 1.4/ 0.2
Minor leaguer carousel .6/ 0.0
Bn
Lowrie 11.5/0.3
Marisnick 3/ 0.2
Maldonado 2/1.2
McNeil .6 /3.3
Guilmore .6/ 0.0
IL
Cespedes 29.5/ 0.7
188.4 / 45.1 steamer war
*newbies
Notes:
JBJ & Marisnick will play a platoon
McNeil will super utility his way into everyday ABs
King Felix will be signed bc Wilpons love big named wash-ups
the trades are meh...but seem reasonable enough to me... Detroit, not sure this is best offer they could get; Astros, whoever the flyer is will probably turn into all-star; Sox, need to move some salary around, for luxury tax, so maybe doable