Maybe now Omar will learn a heavy lesson about going after older players.

Or maybe not.

Agreed. I got attacked often last year for whining about the age on the team, but I still believe age increases the risk of injury (as well as declining production).

That doesn’t mean the younger players won’t get hurt. It’s just that the the rate of injuries and DL stints are likely to be higher the older players.

That also doesn’t mean they shouldn’t acquire older players. It just means they should do so more judiciously and limit both the number of older players on the team as well as the years/dollars on contracts … and have adequate backup plans.

Well, in all fairness, Church will be fine and he essentially replaced Milledge. Even without the trade, the Mets would still have the same issue with Alou.

I hear Carlos Gomez is healthy. Do you want him back, too?

id take thrilledge or gomez over church any day….it should send up red flags that church couldnt even hold down a starting job for the nats.

I think Church will have a better year this year with the bat than either Milledge or Gomez, both of whom as still raw, especially Gomez. Don’t get me wrong, I love Gomez. He’s just got a long way to go offensively.

Both Gomez and Milledge may have more upside, but for short term, I don’t think either would contribute more to the Mets than Church this season. Considering they got Schneider in the deal too, I think the trade was a good one.

And of course, I would do the Santana trade a million times over.

Fire Ray Ramirez!!!!!

I saw Carlos Gomez play today, I was at the Yanks/Twins game in Tampa and although Gomez is fast, he is simply horrible at the plate. He was 0-3, starting in centerfield, and looked completely overmatched at the plate each at bat. I’m glad he is gone.

haha…I know. Mad dog was saying the mets have to give up Pelfrey for Nady. Helooooo…the Mets wouldn’t include Pelfrey for Santana, why would they put him in a deal for Nady. Think mad dog.

Thinking would, you know, require brains.

I would love Nady back (obviously), but you hit the nail on the head…”At what cost’?

If Sosa/Show can get Millar, or Thames I would do it.

It’s not that The mets wouldn’t put Pelfrey in the Santana deal, its that Omar gave them the keys to the farm system to pick who you want, and the twins chose not to take Pelfrey.

I think that shows alot, based on the fact that the twins traditionally have one of the best scouting departments.

It doesn’t show anything other than the Twins being cheap and not wanting to pay a guy $1 million to possibly send Pelfrey to AAA to continue developing. Pelfrey’s agent is also Scott Boras.

It was a financial decision by the Twins.

When I heard about this i immediatly though about the X-Man. I like him when he was here and sad when he left. I would like him back, but w/o giving up Pelfrey.

You’re right. Castro will get hurt too, so it’ll be Manriquez.

Time to start lowering expectations….and fire Ray Ramirez!!!