Quote: Law on Mets Top Prospects
Keith Law, during a chat on ESPN.com, when asked if the Mets lack the necessary ‘ammunition’ to trade for a starting pitcher, said:
“I’ve seen that mentioned in some NY papers, and it’s absurd. Carlos Gomez is very highly-rated within the game. Fernando Martinez (who seems to be their one untouchable) is still one of the top 10-12 prospects in the game. Mike Pelfrey hasn’t even turned 24 yet, and he’s still mid-90s with plus sink. I have no idea why it’s fashionable to bash the Mets’ young players, but they have plenty of assets to go get another starter. Whether they choose to part with them or not is the question.”
Meeting with reporters at Citi Field yesterday, Mets GM Omar Minaya said that, while he has been in contact with nearly every team who may have a pitcher available, “No club has told us, ‘hey, forget it, you’re not in.’”
Before joining ESPN, Law spent four years with the Blue Jays as a Special Assistant to the General Manager.
