Read: Fixing The Mets
In an article for Newsday, Ken Davidoff critiques what the Mets have done so far this off-season, and suggests what still needs to be done to improve the team.
Davidoff, on what has been done already…
“3. Exercised their 2008 option on Moises Alou. Thumbs down. At some point, the 41-year-old Alou is going to stop hitting. And even if he keeps hitting, he’s going to keep getting hurt, too.”
…on what still needs to be done…
“1. Trade Aaron Heilman, Lastings Milledge, Kevin Mulvey and a lower-level prospect to the A’s for Dan Haren.”
“The beauty of a Haren trade is that the Mets would be acquiring an ace for the price of a back-of-the-rotation starter. They would retain the payroll flexibility to go out and get Santana on the free-agent market a year from now, if Santana is still available, or Erik Bedard in two years.”
…davidoff has several valid points and this was an interesting read, but i actually liked keeping alou on for 2008…of course he’s a risk, but a risk worth taking…
…also, his trade proposal would most likely bring haren to the mets, but i’m still anxious to see which prospects, if any, minaya decides to deal…
