At Baseball America, Jim Callis breaks down Omar Minaya’s acquisitions of RHP Oliver Perez and RHP Roberto Hernandez for OF Xavier Nady…
Among many other intriguing remarks, Callis says of Perez…
“Few lefties in baseball have the ceiling of the 24-year-old Perez…he’s a worthwhile gamble for the Mets.  Perez, who avoided arbitration by signing a one-year, $1.9 [...]

Mets GM Omar Minaya recently concluded an interview with WFAN…
According to Minaya, Duaner Sanchez may be able to pitch this season, he just doesn’t know yet.  It will depend on whether Sanchez needs surgery on his separated shoulder.  He acknowledged that the injury to Sanchez may have forced him to overpay when acquiring RHP Roberto [...]

…i contacted Jayson Stark from ESPN, who informed me that the padres and mets had a deal set for RHP Scott Linebrink, but san diego pulled it back at the last minute because they believed they were not getting enough in return…
This site, CBS Sportsline and ESPN News had been reporting that a deal was set [...]

At his blog for the Newsday, David Lennon informs us that Carlos Beltran has been named Co-Player of the Week for the National League along with Phillies 2B Chase Utley…

…wow…
…i am fried…
…seriously, you should see me right now…my hair is a mess, i’m ghost white, i have food on my shirt and there is coffee spilled all over my desk…and my laptop is pretty close to melting…
…what a day…
…if you’re just tuning in, here is what went down for the mets…
…we woke up to [...]

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…as best i can gather, RHP Heath Bell and LHP Oliver Perez are still on the mets, and RHP Scott Linebrink is still on the padres…
…it appears both CBS Sportsline and ESPN News are pulling back any story that these players were traded, now that the mets are telling media that no other deals will [...]

…the buzz from the westin hotel has the mets not sending RHP Heath Bell and LHP Oliver Perez to the padres for RHP Scott Linebrink…
…a few posts ago, i wrote that the team planned to make such a deal…a few moments later, CBS Sportsline and ESPN News began reporting that the deal was done…
…as of 4:36 [...]

According to ESPN News, the Nationals will not trade 2B Alfonso Soriano…
They will instead look to sign him to a contract extension…
…egg, meet Jim Bowden’s face…ouch…

According to CBS Sportsline, the Cubs have traded RHP Greg Maddux to the Dodgers for SS Cesar Iszturis…
The Dodgers will also acquire SS Julio Lugo from the Devil Rays for 2B Joel Guzman, reports ESPN News…