Monthly Archives: November 2005
According to David O’Brien, in the Atlanta Journal-Consitition, free-agent SS Rafael Furcal is leaning toward signing with the Cubs…
…buzz around furcal is that he hopes to make a final decision by the end of the week…
At FlushingsFuture.com, Jordan and Chris post a revised Top 20 Mets Prospects list, post Yusmiero Petit and Mike Jacobs, who were sent to the Marlins for Carlos Delgado…
Jordan and Chris list OF Lastings Milledge as the organization’s top prospect, followed by RHP Mike Pelfrey, who has yet to even sign with the club…
…if you’re interested in the team’s minor leaguers, be sure and read this article, as these two guys have a great read on this farm system, and base on their information on their own analysis and from conversations with all sorts of experts…
Tagged Minors |The St. Louis Dispatch writes that the Mets are the leading contendor for free-agent 2B Mark Grudzielanek…
…first mientkiewicz, now this name…damn…
Grudzielanek has hit 10 or more home runs in a season only once, and that was five years ago. His batting average and OBP has declined each of the last three seasons. He will, however, put the ball in play, and though he’ll rarely strike out, he also rarely walks…
…every one throws him into the second spot in the batting order…frankly, i don’t like him in that role, because he doesn’t take any pitches…he also pretty slow for a guy who also has no power…
…he’d be an adequete stop-gap, but far from my first option…in fact, if the mets were able to bring in Manny Ramirez, or even Aubrey Huff, i’d avoid grudzielanek and go with anderson hernandez or jeff keppinger right out of the gate, with Miguel Cairo hanging out behind them…if they have to go with Victor Diaz or Xavier Nady in right-field, instead, i could live with grudzielanek, though i’d prefer Tony Garffanino…
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, talks between the Phillies and FA reliever Tom Gordon have reached a serious stage.
…gordon wants a three-year deal, the fightin’ phils prefer a two-year. the yanks have also offered a two-year deal, but to return at mo rivera’s set up man…
…at 38 years old, flash has a big decision to make: does he go to the national league for a last shot at closing, or return to the bronx to set-up mo…
…the options for phils gm pat gillick are gordon, trevor hoffman, todd jones and bob wickman, none of whom are billy wagner and who aren’t younger than 37. the phils also need help at middle relief and a set-up man…
…gillick has his work cut out for him…
Though the Mets hope to have a new catcher by the start of the Winter Meetings, Michael Morrisey of the New York Post quotes a source as saying nothing is imminent…
…the buzz around shea is that each offer made to C Ramon Hernandez and C Benjie Molina have yet to even be countered, a process that will undoubtably take some time…
Though the Mets prefer Hernandez, a source tells Morrisey they will take on whichever catcher accepts a deal first…
…i like the dual offers to rush a decision, i just hope they dance with this in a way that gets them what they truly want…
In the Daily News, Anthony McCarron writes that the Mets have made an offer to re-sign RHP Roberto Hernandez…
…hernandez seemed to enjoy his time in new york…there is no indication as to what the deal offered by the mets is, but i would guess it is for one-season…i would also imagine that given the frenzy going on in the bullpen market, hernandez may hold out a bit to see how high his stock can rise, regardless of how badly he wants to return to queens…
Asked by McCarron whether or not the team plans to bring back free-agent RHP Braden Looper in a set-up role, Mets GM Omar Minaya said, “Is he in the mix? I have to sit down and talk to the agent. He’s not out of the mix.”…
…talk about evasive…
…frankly, i think the mets are done with looper…
…nobody denies that he’s a good guy, a stand-up guy…and while he was effective against right-handed batters, i just get the sense the team wants to move passed him…turn the page, so to speak…
Free-agent 1B Paul Konerko turned down a five-year, $65 million deal from the Orioles, writes the Baltimore Sun…
He
has a four-year deal on the table from the White Sox, and a five-year,
$60 million offer from the Angels, who he is set to meet with in
Anaheim later this week, according to the Los Angeles Times and the
Chicago newspapers…
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the Sox
are hesitant to offer the fifth-year guaranteed because of concerns
that he may be nursing an arthritic hip…
The White Sox set a December 8 deadline for Konerko to accept their deal…
…the
buzz around the league has shifted…many people who once believed that
konerko would return to the white sox, now seem to think he’ll choose
the angels…
According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Texas Rangers are making offers to nearly every middle-relief pitcher on the market, including RHP Braden Looper, RHP Octavio Dotel and RHP Felix Rodriguez, among others…
The Royals have offered free-agent OF Jacque Jones a four-year deal worth $24 million, writes the St. Paul Pioneer Press of Minnesota…
…jones will likely hold out signing with anyone until OF Brian Giles settles on a new team…
In his most recent column at FOXSports.com, Ken Rosenthal goes totally over board with information…
…in fact, i don’t even know where to start…
…it would be wise just to read his entire column…
Of note…
Mets OF Cliff Floyd
has a limited no-trade clause that includes the Red Sox, leaving
Rosenthal to speculate that he will not be included in any
proposed deal involving OF Manny Ramirez…
…and
as i’ve written time and time again, the sox were not thrilled with
floyd the first time they had him, and prefer to replace ramirez with
another right-handed bat to slip in behind DH David Ortiz…
The Angels could look to trade 2B Adam Kennedy, among others, if they sign 1B Paul Konerko…
…kennedy would be a nice fit for the mets…
The Red Sox like free-agent 2B Damion Easily…
Team are swarming on free-agent closers RHP Trevor Hoffman and RHP Tom Gordon, and Devil Rays OF Joey Gathright…
…the buzz from camp hoffman is that the indians, braves, phillies and tigers have the most interest in Hoffman, who is said to prefer the west coast still…
