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Boomer & Gio

Why Do Mets Fans Want Luis Robert Jr?

Boomer & Gio

Audacy

News, Sports

4.2707 Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Gio is surprised Mets fans want Luis Robert Jr. Boomer and Gio agree that the Mets can’t give up on Mark Vientos even though he has struggled this season. Boomer is intrigued by trading for Robert Jr. if it doesn’t cost Vientos. Boomer wants to see the Mets add pitchers. Boomer says the Mets will have to move on from at least one of the young infielders eventually.

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0:00.0

So there's a guy that I follow, worked S&Y does a podcast.

0:04.2

I've mentioned him before.

0:05.2

He's very, very sharp Mets fan named Joe DeMayo.

0:08.3

And he posted this home run of Luis Robert Jr. the other day and said, go get a Mets.

0:14.8

You know, and then this morning I hear Flegs with Jerry going, hey, if you're trading Ronald Cooney Jr.

0:21.1

For a package with Luis Robert Jr., then I'm in.

0:24.0

And I read this other SNY article where the Mets and the White Sox have discussed not only Luis Anhella Coonia.

0:32.6

Oh, I said Luis Cana Jr. I don't know why I said that.

0:34.8

Luis Enhelacunya and Mark Vientos in this trade scenario.

0:42.1

And I'm like, all right, I understand two years ago that Luis Robert Jr. had a massive offensive season. Massive.

0:50.5

And he's a really good defensive player. But he has been nowhere near that offensive player in the last year and a half.

0:59.8

I'm like not even close.

1:02.3

And I know you love war.

1:04.0

You're a war guy.

1:05.0

Oh my God, here we go.

1:06.5

He was a five war guy two years ago.

1:08.9

He's a 0.7 war guy this year. I mean, he's hitting 205. He

1:13.6

strikes out 10,000 times. Yep. Like, why? What's the obsession? Because he looks cool when he hits

1:22.0

he finally connects with one. Like when you see a highlight on MLB.com, you're like, oh my God, this guy looks so unbelievable. And then you get all enamored with it? He stunked for a year and a half. Oh, maybe even more than that. For me, it's that he is a true center fielder. There aren't other good ones out there. He hits lefties. Well, Taylor's a center fiel I mean, he's the same thing. He doesn't hit either.

1:44.6

Well, low average, but Taylor also has no power.

1:46.8

So with Robert, you're getting the power. You're still getting the good defense and you're getting good base running. He has like 20-something steals. And you want to give up one of your young potential stars. You can't trade more. So Jerry said Viantos. I said I'd rather not.

1:41.5

Now that the rumors out there that it could just be a Coonya,

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