Note: More and More Fans want Santana

by Matthew Cerrone on December 13th, 2007 at 10:57 am

On Tuesday, MetsBlog asked if the Mets should trade Carlos Gomez, Mike Pelfrey, Philip Humber, Kevin Mulvey and Deolis Guerra to the Twins for Johan Santana, who will also require a seven-year contract, and 58 percent of the 3,700 respondents said, ‘Yes, make the trade.’

…as i have said, the way i keep hearing it, the Twins want gomez and four pitchers…

Meanwhile, at his blog for the Daily News, Adam Rubin recalled a story he wrote while in Nashville that lists Aaron Heilman as the fourth pitcher in question.

So, yesterday, MetsBlog swapped out Guerra for Aaron Heilman, and 64 percent of the 4,200 respondents said, ‘Yes, make the trade.’

…which means either a) we would would rather keep guerra than heilman, which i have a hard time believing is the case, or b) most fans just want santana more now than earlier in the week, and are willing to do what’s necessary to get it done…

…as i have said, i think i’d pull the trigger on the pitcher-heavy package, while keeping fernando, and adding Johan Santana to John Maine and Oliver Perez for the next few seasons…i realize this will cripple the farm system, for now, while also creating a hole in the bullpen…but, if the Mets do not think pelfrey and humber can develop in to a pitcher like santana, who is only 29 years old, then they must pull the trigger since they will always be able to sign a back-end starter on the open market…it’s the ace they can’t find…

…added to by Mike Nichols…

…i agree with cerrone, but i wouldn’t have the hesitation to pull the trigger that he or Mets management do…adding santana at that cost is a no-brainer to me…yes, gomez and martinez, plus the additional pitching prospects is a very hefty price, but, seriously, you’ve got to believe gomez and martinez have more of a chance ending up like Preston Wilson and Alex Escobar than Darryl Strawberry and David Wright…sure, we could sit here and wait for the next few seasons for pelfrey, humber and mulvey to develop into the Mets next influx of pitching stars, but they could also turn out to be the next Generation K…

…if ever there was a time to pull the trigger, it’s now – and the Mets shouldn’t look back when doing it…

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