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Tyler Blezinski of Athletics Nation recently conducted an interview with Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle to gain insight on the A’s expectations this season.
Slusser on the possibility of the A’s trading RHP Rich Harden this season, as quoted by Blezinski…
“Yes. The only caveat is if the A’s do make a super strong showing in the first six weeks or so… The Yankees have already made some noises about him, and the Mets are likely to. The first club that makes a realistic offer (i.e., doesn’t want a big discount because of Harden’s injury history), he’s probably gone.”
…of course the Mets are rumored to be interested in harden, what A’s pitchers haven’t they been linked to…
…despite slusser’s comments, i don’t see how the Mets could pull off a deal for harden…the A’s would most certainly demand Fernando Martinez be included in any deal for harden, and frankly it hasn’t come to that, yet…
Harden, who is 1-0 with a 0.82 ERA in two starts this season, was scratched from scheduled start last night due to back soreness, but is expected to make his next start versus the Indians on Saturday.
The 25–year-old Harden will earn $4.5 million in 2008, after which his contract contains a $7 million team option for 2009.
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if the mets even consider trading f-mart for harden i will probably turn my back on them for several years.
I agree man … I was on record on this site as not wanting to include F-Mart for even Johan. If they turn around and deal him for Harden … I quit.
lol
Why are comment off after so many posts?
Wonder why “thrilledge” hasn’t been posting?
Go to MLB’s site, go to NL league leaders. Then
click on Church and Milledge and click .
click “compare”
harden is NOT woth fmart
I like Harden’s stuff, but PLEASE hold onto F-Mart!!
What, Pedro and El Duque don’t have enough company on the dl?
we’ll have the best starting rotation in dl history: pedro, el duque, harden
I don’t think the METS group medical plan can take another one of their players on the DL. Please stay away from this guy.
Omar is such a moron he’ll probably do this
yup wolverine you must be right, Omar is a moron who gave us Beltran, Pedro, OP, Maine, Chuch, Nady, Alou, Wagner, Feliciano, Sosa, oh and someone else…oh FRICKIN JOHAN SANTANA
but you stick to the “Omar traded away Bannister, so hes a moron” line…you make some idiotic posts. Omar has made the following 3 terrible moves in his tenure, and this is it, losing guys like Heath Bell and bannister when they werent gonna crack the roster doesnt count:
1. Signing Julio Franco
2. Signing Showeneweis for the same amount denied to Bradford (yes we now get show AND bradfords pitching-challened look-a-like Joe SMith)
3. Guierllmo Mota
You’re right, Omar has done a FANTASTIC job. Because clearly it takes a special mind to offer free agents the most money.
John Maine for Benson
OP for Nady
Nady for Cameron
Castillo for 2 nobody’s
JOHAN SANTANA for 4 nobody’s
Sean Green for nothing
Delgado for Jacobs (even as bad as Delgado has been, Jacobs has been worse)
Duaner for Jae Seo
ok guy, now tell me how those are big contracts and thats how we got them, maybe it was good trades and maybe you should stick to free fantasy baseball where you have never made a mistake.
Hahah, word.
btw…since you are the kind of mo-ron who probbaly will reply “so he got lucky with Maine, etc) maybe the royals were lucky with bannister, mayeb the reds are lucky they now have Keppinger who we traded away for Gotay, maybe Heath Bell is lucky his stomach didnt implode while he was sucking it up in Queens.
well played my friend. well played.
I think this rocky start has everyone in panic mode (myself included). Everyone just needs to take a step back, relax and see what happens over the next few weeks. Hopefully, the Mets will find their rhythm soon. Who knows? Pelfrey may even make the jump this year. That would help alleviate some of the stress.
If they still want Heilman they can have him, just not FMart.
come one guys.. harden is a perfect fit for the mets! he can’t stay healthy!
by the way does anyone know how much parking is this year? im going to the game tonight and i’m curious.
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Slusser doesn’t know what she is talking about here. We don’t match up. Omar is not going to trade F-Mart, and I am not even sure he would trade Niese for him. Additionally, I am not sure Beane would want Niese without F-mart. Pelfrey could be included, but I am not sure Omar would do that, and I am not sure Beane would want him.
We just don’t match up. Slusser swings and misses. I do think the Yanks match up real well, and they should pull the trigger on a Street/Harden combo deal. The A’s need to dump Harden while the getting is good and the Yanks can provide the A’s with premium prospects. I also think Cashman is shrewd enough not to get hosed by Beane.
Come to think of it maybe the yanks would be better off with Blanton because he can eat innings. Well, who cares its the fing Yanks. Let them suffer.
Congrats MetsBlog… another misleading headline.
How did: “The Yankees have already made some noises about him, and the Mets are LIKELY to. ”
Turn into: “Yankees, Mets very interested in Harden”
Credibility has certainly taken a plunge around here lately.
There’s an ad on the side with a huge Yankees hat on it. Enough said.
How do you make a “realistic” offer for somenoe who is Mark Prior/Kerry Wood redux? If Billy Beane wasn’t obsessed with always getting the better end of every deal, he would have been dealt two years ago when some team was more willing to take a flier.
why wouldn’t a GM always want the better end of a deal…
maybe Pelf will spin a couple of no-no’s and become a hot commodity and we can sell high for a change.
also, I am in the market for a good catapult, and maybe a dozen pigs….
As I stated in an email to Matt prior to the season opener (which he disagreed with and thus chose not to use as the basis for a post), I think Mets offense is more of a concern than pitching.
Sure 50 million is coming off the books next year, but that is next year. Last year our offense took a step back. We scored less runs (30) than 2006. And that offense often relied on injury prone players – Alou (who is injured once again) and Lo Duca (who is gone). Alou’s injuries continue, Schneider, despite his nice start, is not Lo Duca offensively.
The Mets yesterday made Moyer look like an ace. THAT is concering.
Sure Schneider, Pagan and even Delgado have had nice starts, but will they continue? Reyes is still mired in a slump, and Mr. Wright has been far from clutch with runners in scoring position (altough I give both the benefit of the doubt that such deficiencies will not continue).
What I am trying to say is that I think we will need some offense infusion and perhaps from FMART as soon as the second half of this year. If it does not come from him, who will it come from? Mets did little to improve offensively last season, choosing instead to rid themselves of troubles players and restocking with defensive choices (at least thats what the company line has been).
As others have stated a Harden, despite his numbers, should NOT come at the expense of FMART. Harden more prone to DL than Alout and El Duque, and thus should be avoided.
This really is not me panicking by our slow start. Its an eye to the future and a void that will need to be addressed.
“The first club that makes a realistic offer (i.e., doesn’t want a big discount because of Harden’s injury history), he’s probably gone.”
Taking into account Harden’s injury history is practically the definition of realistic. What she means is the first team willing to blindly overpay.
Neise, Murphy and Heilman sounds like it would be a great offer
Yuck. No.
I’d do Pelfrey/Heilman. Don’t put F-Mart or Niese anywhere near a trade for Harden.
The Mets have announced a 5 o’clock press conference for today to announce the acquisition of Armando Benitez to bolster the Mets struggling bullpen.
I’d do a Pelfrey for Harden swap, but not a single player more.
Anyone think it woudl be POSSIBLE to put together a package to get Harden without giving up a Starting player or F-Mart?
Maybe Pelfrey, Heilman, Chavez or Pagan, Niese or Parnell, Ruben Tejada for Harden
mota … you sound as if all those names you mention ,have actually won something………..