Read: Mets pursuit of pitching
At MLB.com, Marty Noble has two articles discussing the Mets well-known plans to try and improve the starting rotation at the upcoming winter meetings.
Noble also added some insight on the value of the Mets primary trading pieces and how they prefer to package them in a deal, saying…
“The Mets are not inclined to include more than two of their six prospects in any one trade. And if they were to include two or three in one package, they would limit themselves in this way: Milledge plus Fernando Martinez or Gomez and neither Pelfrey nor Mulvey. Or Gomez and Pelfrey and Humber. Or Milledge, Mulvey and a lesser prospect.”
…naturally, they are inclined to hang onto as many prospects as they can while searching for the best possible deal, but in the end it’s going to come down to what other offers they’re up against and how badly minaya wants a starter…
