Blog: Buster on Johan, Mets in 2008
In a post to his blog for ESPN.com, Buster Olney writes about the top 13 stories we’ll be following during 2008, such as where Johan Santana will end up pitching, of which he writes…
“Santana may be the best pitcher on the planet, but there is a distinct lack of enthusiasm among Boston and Yankees officials to add more players to the offers they have made to Minnesota. The Mets would love to have Santana, but Twins’ talent evaluators view the Mets’ prospects as being dramatically inferior to those of the Red Sox and Yankees.”
Also among the 13 topics, Olney wonders if the Mets can rebound from their 2007 collapse, writing…
“Fair or not, right or wrong, this is the reality for the Mets: If they don’t make the playoffs this year, then the jobs of manager Willie Randolph and some players – and maybe even Omar Minaya – could be on the line, depending on how the year plays out.”
