Matthew Cerrone

Buzz: Mets are Considering Livan Hernandez
By Matthew Cerrone - Dec 4, 2007 5:26 pm

there is more and more buzz coming from Nashville suggesting that the Mets are seriously considering Livan Hernandez

Earlier today, citing ‘a source,’ MLB.com reported that the Nationals may be willing to give Hernandez a two-year deal.

…if you recall, multiple reports over the last week had suggested the Mets were debating whether to sign hernandez…in fact, ESPN.com made another reference to this today…i dig hernandez, but not at more than two years…no way, no how

Hernandez, Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux are the only major-league pitchers to make 30 or more starts in each of the past 10 seasons.  However, Hernandez’s total innings-pitched has dropped during each of the last four years.

…as i have mentioned before, the buzz in baseball, for a while now, has been that livan and his brother, Orlando Hernandez, would like to be on the same team, hoping to reunite before one or both of them retires…

For what it’s worth, Orlando is a free agent after next season.

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Comment by therealsandman
2007-12-04 17:27:03

yea of course we are because we cant get a fuc***g ace

Comment by MetNTX
2007-12-04 17:51:35

Stick a fork in it and we are done. Our big acquisition is finally here!!!!

Comment by TilMetsDoUsPart
2007-12-04 17:56:19

Or it will take Pelfrey to get an ace, and we want to bullpen el duque.

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Comment by nbm
2007-12-04 18:15:02

Cabrara and willis to detroit. thats a deal. omar, please take note. I say unless the last name ends in reyes, wright, or beltran…anything is fair game.

 
 
Comment by metsmygod
2007-12-04 17:27:41

Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…..

I REALLY don’t know how I feel about this one

 
Comment by throatneedle
2007-12-04 17:28:14

why not get ramon martinez out of retirement so that pedro can pitch with his brother on the same team before he retires too?

Comment by NYMBosco
2007-12-04 17:33:16

Really, who cares that the hernandez brothers want to be on the same team? So that means the mets need to get stuck with these two aging pitchers? Please give me a break………..Omar sucks if he makes this move……..

 
Comment by metskelly
2007-12-04 17:45:09

Becuz ramon is physically unable due to arm injuries

 
 
Comment by Joebaby
2007-12-04 17:28:40

Well, this certainly makes up for not getting Santana or Bedard.

 
Comment by DMAT89
2007-12-04 17:28:59

just let the kids pitch if we cant get an ace…what is omar doing

 
Comment by SurferD
2007-12-04 17:29:07

sign him for an incentive laden deal….2 years max

then go out and make a trade for an ace or a blanton type pitcher and get an rp or 2

done and done

 
Comment by Steve.P
2007-12-04 17:29:09

How can you blame me for being a pessimist after this? Speculation, rumors, proposed trades- and all we get is Livan?

UGH.

Comment by adropofvenom
2007-12-04 17:33:08

Do you happen to believe everything you read? Lets wait for all these supposed trades to go down before we complain…sheesh.

 
Comment by darkstar73
2007-12-04 17:36:51

do you people forget the previous years winter meetings every time its this time again? This is how it goes EVERY year, a million rumors, and like 1 deal total.

 
 
Comment by Blue_n_Orange
2007-12-04 17:30:10

fart.

Comment by stickguy
2007-12-04 18:32:16

word.

 
 
Comment by mikey_FF
2007-12-04 17:31:10

Oh what a surprise.

 
Comment by adropofvenom
2007-12-04 17:31:52

That’s nice…let El Duque sign whereever else Livan signs after this year then.

 
Comment by dave27
2007-12-04 17:32:13

He’s definitely better than Mike Glavine.

 
Comment by stoney
2007-12-04 17:32:41

I’d prefer Silva over Livan

Comment by Blue_n_Orange
2007-12-04 17:42:28

yeah, and i prefer gray to beige.

 
 
Comment by ed fever
2007-12-04 17:33:05

we need somebody to fill the fifth starter… let the kids develop under less pressure in AAA they havent shown there ready yet, secondary pitches arent there

 
Comment by MetFanInVegas
2007-12-04 17:33:21

I don’t mind Hernandez, he’ll simply be our new Tom Glavine in our rotation by pitching in games, eating innings, n getting wins. Pelfrey or Humber wouldn’t match the innings he’ll pitch or wins.

Comment by NYMBosco
2007-12-04 17:35:07

Why not pelfrey or humber? They are young guys who should be able to log numerous innings if given the chance……..

Comment by darkstar73
2007-12-04 17:38:32

is that a joke? young guys who have never been through an entire major league season are more likely to log numerous innings? This must be a joke.

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Comment by metskelly
2007-12-04 17:47:01

Becuz pelfrey struggles getting threw more than 5 innings, in 30 starts that 150 innings

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Comment by metsman69
2007-12-04 17:33:31

oh goddddddd

from plan A to plan Z

 
Comment by VCarver
2007-12-04 17:34:40

Ugh. Disgusting. Just let the kids battle it out for a spot if they can’t get a top-notch starter. Then whoever is left over can go to New Orleans and serve as the backup.

And put Heilman into the mix for starting. If he doesn’t win the spot, then put him back in the pen.

Such a waste of a roster spot and money with Livan. He’s going to have an ERA of 5.00 or over next year.

If Omar does this then he’s incompetent.

Comment by ChiliGTC
2007-12-04 17:51:24

Dudes, the Mets need 2 pitchers…..if NO pitcher is obtained from a trade, then Pelfrey is the #5……we need a #4 and whether its Livan, Silva, Jennings, etc. who cares!

Comment by VCarver
2007-12-04 18:08:57

Hey dude, El Duque is going to be in the rotation. He’s never relieved. All those fans thinking he’s going to be in the pen (if healthy) are nuts.

So you have:

Pedro
Maine
Ollie
El Duque
Pelfrey/Humber/Mulvey

El Duque is being paid about $6M. You don’t pay someone $6M to be a long man and he’s never done that in his life.

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Comment by Number41
2007-12-04 17:35:17

Does Reyes have a brother?
They could drink together in the dugout….
Any Omar sightings at the Opryland Motel?
Each passing day smells more like a 3rd place finish in the NL East.

 
Comment by buntis86
2007-12-04 17:36:02

Livan would signal Plan F (for Failure) and the official end of the Omar regime. There is no way to spin this result if this is all the Mets end up with. I don’t care what Omar would say at a press conference. Perhaps developing a viable farm system should have been something placed on management’s priority list over the past few years - for the benefit of the club and its ability to act as players in the trade market (which all signs show the Mets are clearly not).

Comment by dave27
2007-12-04 17:37:01

Don’t forget Livan costs a first-round pick for compensation.

Comment by adropofvenom
2007-12-04 17:41:24

No, he doesn’t.

Livan’s a Type B free agent, which means the Mets don’t lose any picks for signing him, but the Diamondbacks get a compensation sandwich pick from the league.

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Comment by VCarver
2007-12-04 17:41:32

I doubt it. I think he’s a “B” type player in which case the D-Backs just get a sandwich pick and the Mets keep their draft pick. Still, Livan is such an awful pitcher at this point in this career. I don’t want him under any circumstances.

I bet Pelfrey, Humber, or Heilman can put up a 5.00 ERA or lower next year. So they will be no worse than Livan but you’ll be building for the future.

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Comment by dave27
2007-12-04 17:36:26

Keep in mind though, Livan is being courted by __ and __, so the urgency to get a deal done is there….