Comments on: Quote: Delgado would like to be Back http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/30/quote-delgado-would-like-to-be-back/ MetsBlog.com features the latest Mets rumors, player movement, and news circulating around the Internet, as well as Mets related insights and opinions by Matthew Cerrone and his team of guest bloggers. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:00:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: RicohMetsyDefense http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/30/quote-delgado-would-like-to-be-back/#comment-362907 RicohMetsyDefense Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:19:12 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/30/qjuote-delgado-would-like-to-be-back/#comment-362907 First time poster here. I have a radical idea which addresses a variety of needs. Pick up CD's option, send him along with Heilman, Church, and Reyes to Toronto for Wells, Hallday, Scutaro and Overbay. Maybe even dump Castillo too on them and pay a majority of his salary. This changes the staleness of the core, brings in a gritty player (Scutaro) which this team sorely needs. It addresses the SP which this team lacks. It gives them a good bat/glove mix at 1B as well. The deal works out $$ wise. It leaves you short a 2B, which I would love to sign Hudson. Your RicohMetsyDefense would look like this: LF-Evans/Murphy/Tatis CF-Beltran RF-Wells 3B-Wright SS-Scutaro 2B-ODog 1B-Overbay C-Castro/Schneider First time poster here. I have a radical idea which addresses a variety of needs. Pick up CD’s option, send him along with Heilman, Church, and Reyes to Toronto for Wells, Hallday, Scutaro and Overbay. Maybe even dump Castillo too on them and pay a majority of his salary. This changes the staleness of the core, brings in a gritty player (Scutaro) which this team sorely needs. It addresses the SP which this team lacks. It gives them a good bat/glove mix at 1B as well. The deal works out $$ wise. It leaves you short a 2B, which I would love to sign Hudson. Your RicohMetsyDefense would look like this:

LF-Evans/Murphy/Tatis
CF-Beltran
RF-Wells
3B-Wright
SS-Scutaro
2B-ODog
1B-Overbay
C-Castro/Schneider

]]> By: metz1 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/30/quote-delgado-would-like-to-be-back/#comment-362791 metz1 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:09:59 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/30/qjuote-delgado-would-like-to-be-back/#comment-362791 and yknow what? i wouldnt think twice of trading f mart .remember he could be another alex escobar. and yknow what? i wouldnt think twice of trading f mart .remember he could be another alex escobar.

]]> By: metz1 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/30/quote-delgado-would-like-to-be-back/#comment-362782 metz1 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:00:26 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/30/qjuote-delgado-would-like-to-be-back/#comment-362782 i guess it would be better to keep him unless we could work out a trade for adrian gonzalez.Other than that i would try to trade for jon broxton and and sign brian fuentes and try to trade for zach greinke[hed be better than pedro and lot younger. than try to get another power hitting outfielder. second could be murph. i guess it would be better to keep him unless we could work out a trade for adrian gonzalez.Other than that i would try to trade for jon broxton and and sign brian fuentes and try to trade for zach greinke[hed be better than pedro and lot younger. than try to get another power hitting outfielder. second could be murph.

]]> By: BBmetsfreak36 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/30/quote-delgado-would-like-to-be-back/#comment-362590 BBmetsfreak36 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:48:58 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/30/qjuote-delgado-would-like-to-be-back/#comment-362590 What about Greg Maddux signed as a 4 or 5 starter? I understand it might be Braves,West coast or bust, but come on. He gives u a quility start almost every time, he doesn't get hurt and does a club house justice with his vetern presence that we lost in Billy Wagner(two totally different leadship ideals, but still leadership). It'll be costly, but im still convinced Ollie can really help our team and solidify our rotation and most of all for us fans...He's fun to watch!! Brandon Lyon has good stuff so does anybody object to signing him to a set-up role? He's extremly costly, but i love Krod. As for second base, i say let murphy play and share time with someone like David Eckstien at 2nd at sign somebody or trade for LF. Leave it up to Omar. He makes the big bucks for a reason. What about Greg Maddux signed as a 4 or 5 starter? I understand it might be Braves,West coast or bust, but come on. He gives u a quility start almost every time, he doesn’t get hurt and does a club house justice with his vetern presence that we lost in Billy Wagner(two totally different leadship ideals, but still leadership). It’ll be costly, but im still convinced Ollie can really help our team and solidify our rotation and most of all for us fans…He’s fun to watch!! Brandon Lyon has good stuff so does anybody object to signing him to a set-up role? He’s extremly costly, but i love Krod. As for second base, i say let murphy play and share time with someone like David Eckstien at 2nd at sign somebody or trade for LF. Leave it up to Omar. He makes the big bucks for a reason.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/30/quote-delgado-would-like-to-be-back/#comment-362582 Andrew Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:40:01 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/30/qjuote-delgado-would-like-to-be-back/#comment-362582 I say yes because there's not a better option out there except Texy, and there's no way you want to get bogged down with that contract for a guy who, good as he is, is no Pujols-type. Delgado isn't the ideal option at first, but I don't think that, for the money, there's a better one. I say yes because there’s not a better option out there except Texy, and there’s no way you want to get bogged down with that contract for a guy who, good as he is, is no Pujols-type.

Delgado isn’t the ideal option at first, but I don’t think that, for the money, there’s a better one.

]]> By: wheres.the.magic.number http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/30/quote-delgado-would-like-to-be-back/#comment-362539 wheres.the.magic.number Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:19:45 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/30/qjuote-delgado-would-like-to-be-back/#comment-362539 that's giving up a lot of talent for a 3rd-4th OF'r. Yes he had one great year in Phillie, but he is not worth Delgado's guaranteed 25-90; Nick's potential and Aaron's return to a productive reliever. that’s giving up a lot of talent for a 3rd-4th OF’r. Yes he had one great year in Phillie, but he is not worth Delgado’s guaranteed 25-90; Nick’s potential and Aaron’s return to a productive reliever.

]]> By: steve333 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/30/quote-delgado-would-like-to-be-back/#comment-362464 steve333 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:58:34 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/30/qjuote-delgado-would-like-to-be-back/#comment-362464 Absolutely NO to another year of Delgado. Come on, move on, get younger, get tougher, get some leaders on this team. NO to Delgado. Absolutely NO to another year of Delgado.
Come on, move on, get younger, get tougher, get some leaders on this team.

NO to Delgado.

]]> By: anna_benson_blows http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/30/quote-delgado-would-like-to-be-back/#comment-362088 anna_benson_blows Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:43:58 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/30/qjuote-delgado-would-like-to-be-back/#comment-362088 FIRST BASEMAN FREE AGENTS First basemen Rich Aurilia (37) Hank Blalock (28) - $6.2MM club option for '09 with a $0.25MM buyout Sean Casey (34) Tony Clark (37) Carlos Delgado (37) - $12MM club option for '09 with a $4MM buyout Nomar Garciaparra (35) Jason Giambi (38) - $22MM club option for '09 with a $5MM buyout Wes Helms (33) - $3.75MM club option for '09 with a $0.75MM buyout Eric Hinske (31) Doug Mientkiewicz (35) Kevin Millar (37) Richie Sexson (34) Mark Teixeira (29) Daryle Ward (34) anyone still think we should let delgado go? and for fun LEFT FIELD FA Left fielders Moises Alou (42) Garret Anderson (37) - $14MM club option for '09 with a $3MM buyout Milton Bradley (31) Emil Brown (34) Pat Burrell (32) Carl Crawford (27) - $8.25MM club option for '09 with a $2.5MM buyout Adam Dunn (29) Cliff Floyd (36) - $2.75MM club option for '09 with a $0.25MM buyout Luis Gonzalez (41) Jerry Hairston Jr. (33) Raul Ibanez (37) Gabe Kapler (33) Kevin Mench (31) Jason Michaels (33) - $2.6MM club option for '09 Craig Monroe (32) Greg Norton (36) Jay Payton (36) Wily Mo Pena (27) - $5MM club option or $2MM player option for '09 Manny Ramirez (37) Juan Rivera (30) Fernando Tatis (34) if we do let delgado go, we are going to have to hope that Tampa let Crawford walk, and we would have to pay more than the 8.5 he was going to get. or we could just resign delgado, wait on crawford, and fall back on Juan Rivera or ... Pat "the Met Killer" O, and if you were thinking about wasting any money on a bullpen ... Middle relievers Jeremy Affeldt (30) Luis Ayala (31) Joe Beimel (32) Joe Borowski (38) Doug Brocail (42) - club option for '09 Shawn Chacon (31) Juan Cruz (30) Alan Embree (39) - $3MM club option for '09 Scott Eyre (37) Kyle Farnsworth (33) Casey Fossum (31) Keith Foulke (35) Tom Gordon (41) - $4.5MM club option for '09 with a $1MM buyout LaTroy Hawkins (36) Mark Hendrickson (35) Matt Herges (39) - club option for '09 Bob Howry (35) Jon Lieber (39) Jason Johnson (35) Damaso Marte (34) - $6MM club option for '09 with a $0.25MM buyout Trever Miller (36) - $2MM club option for '09 with a $0.4MM buyout Guillermo Mota (35) Will Ohman (31) Darren Oliver (38) Chan Ho Park (36) Horacio Ramirez (29) Al Reyes (38) Dennys Reyes (32) Arthur Rhodes (39) Juan Rincon (30) Glendon Rusch (34) Rudy Seanez (40) Brian Shouse (40) Russ Springer (40) Mike Timlin (43) Ron Villone (39) David Weathers (39) Kip Wells (32) Matt Wise (33) Jamey Wright (34) who cares, a BP is like a box of chocolates or a closer Closers Brian Fuentes (33) Eric Gagne (33) Eddie Guardado (38) Trevor Hoffman (41) Jason Isringhausen (36) Brandon Lyon (29) Francisco Rodriguez (27) Salomon Torres (37) - $3.75MM club option for '09 with a $0.3MM buyout Kerry Wood (32) theres no realistic option. Cubs wont let Kerry go. K-Rod is not great ... hes way above average, but to pay him as a great closer would be counter productive. i think we all know that we need a "Met" to close. We havent had one since Johnny and i miss that feeling. i never boo'd Johnny because i knew a "met" lost the game instead of someone who wears a met jersey because it was the best contract. i would love to see Stokes or Kunz get the ball ... i know there are a lot of people who think thats dumb, but im not one of them. if we had to get someone from outside, wood would probably be the only one i would stand by just because he has more than two pitches(Gagne doesnt count). and for starters ... uh ... Starting pitchers Kris Benson (33) A.J. Burnett (32) - can opt out after '08 season Paul Byrd (38) Roger Clemens (46) Matt Clement (33) Bartolo Colon (36) Ryan Dempster (32) Shawn Estes (36) Josh Fogg (32) Freddy Garcia (33) Jon Garland (29) Tom Glavine (43) Mike Hampton (36) Mark Hendrickson (35) Livan Hernandez (34) Orlando Hernandez (43) Jason Jennings (30) Randy Johnson (45) John Lackey (30) - $9MM club option for '09 with a $0.5MM buyout Jon Lieber (39) Braden Looper (34) Rodrigo Lopez (33) - club option for '09 Derek Lowe (36) Greg Maddux (43) Pedro Martinez (37) Sergio Mitre (28) Jamie Moyer (46) Mark Mulder (31) - $11MM club option for '09 with a $1.5MM buyout Mike Mussina (40) Carl Pavano (33) - $13MM club option for '09 with a $1.95MM buyout Brad Penny (31) - $8.75MM club option for '09 with a $2MM buyout Odalis Perez (32) Oliver Perez (27) Andy Pettitte (37) Sidney Ponson (32) Mark Prior (27) Kenny Rogers (44) Glendon Rusch (34) C.C. Sabathia (28) Curt Schilling (42) Ben Sheets (30) John Smoltz (42) Tim Wakefield (42) - perpetual $4MM club option Kip Wells (32) Randy Wolf (32) one ace (C.C or Sheets?) means we can hand the ball to neise. if not, we need two above average/ average starters: demster, burnett, penny, lowe, garland, garcia and for fun ... pavano, but for even more fun ... ollie. FIRST BASEMAN FREE AGENTS

First basemen
Rich Aurilia (37)
Hank Blalock (28) – $6.2MM club option for ‘09 with a $0.25MM buyout
Sean Casey (34)
Tony Clark (37)
Carlos Delgado (37) – $12MM club option for ‘09 with a $4MM buyout
Nomar Garciaparra (35)
Jason Giambi (38) – $22MM club option for ‘09 with a $5MM buyout
Wes Helms (33) – $3.75MM club option for ‘09 with a $0.75MM buyout
Eric Hinske (31)
Doug Mientkiewicz (35)
Kevin Millar (37)
Richie Sexson (34)
Mark Teixeira (29)
Daryle Ward (34)

anyone still think we should let delgado go?

and for fun
LEFT FIELD FA

Left fielders
Moises Alou (42)
Garret Anderson (37) – $14MM club option for ‘09 with a $3MM buyout
Milton Bradley (31)
Emil Brown (34)
Pat Burrell (32)
Carl Crawford (27) – $8.25MM club option for ‘09 with a $2.5MM buyout
Adam Dunn (29)
Cliff Floyd (36) – $2.75MM club option for ‘09 with a $0.25MM buyout
Luis Gonzalez (41)
Jerry Hairston Jr. (33)
Raul Ibanez (37)
Gabe Kapler (33)
Kevin Mench (31)
Jason Michaels (33) – $2.6MM club option for ‘09
Craig Monroe (32)
Greg Norton (36)
Jay Payton (36)
Wily Mo Pena (27) – $5MM club option or $2MM player option for ‘09
Manny Ramirez (37)
Juan Rivera (30)
Fernando Tatis (34)

if we do let delgado go, we are going to have to hope that Tampa let Crawford walk, and we would have to pay more than the 8.5 he was going to get.

or we could just resign delgado, wait on crawford, and fall back on Juan Rivera or … Pat “the Met Killer”

O, and if you were thinking about wasting any money on a bullpen …

Middle relievers
Jeremy Affeldt (30)
Luis Ayala (31)
Joe Beimel (32)
Joe Borowski (38)
Doug Brocail (42) – club option for ‘09
Shawn Chacon (31)
Juan Cruz (30)
Alan Embree (39) – $3MM club option for ‘09
Scott Eyre (37)
Kyle Farnsworth (33)
Casey Fossum (31)
Keith Foulke (35)
Tom Gordon (41) – $4.5MM club option for ‘09 with a $1MM buyout
LaTroy Hawkins (36)
Mark Hendrickson (35)
Matt Herges (39) – club option for ‘09
Bob Howry (35)
Jon Lieber (39)
Jason Johnson (35)
Damaso Marte (34) – $6MM club option for ‘09 with a $0.25MM buyout
Trever Miller (36) – $2MM club option for ‘09 with a $0.4MM buyout
Guillermo Mota (35)
Will Ohman (31)
Darren Oliver (38)
Chan Ho Park (36)
Horacio Ramirez (29)
Al Reyes (38)
Dennys Reyes (32)
Arthur Rhodes (39)
Juan Rincon (30)
Glendon Rusch (34)
Rudy Seanez (40)
Brian Shouse (40)
Russ Springer (40)
Mike Timlin (43)
Ron Villone (39)
David Weathers (39)
Kip Wells (32)
Matt Wise (33)
Jamey Wright (34)

who cares, a BP is like a box of chocolates

or a closer

Closers
Brian Fuentes (33)
Eric Gagne (33)
Eddie Guardado (38)
Trevor Hoffman (41)
Jason Isringhausen (36)
Brandon Lyon (29)
Francisco Rodriguez (27)
Salomon Torres (37) – $3.75MM club option for ‘09 with a $0.3MM buyout
Kerry Wood (32)

theres no realistic option. Cubs wont let Kerry go. K-Rod is not great … hes way above average, but to pay him as a great closer would be counter productive. i think we all know that we need a “Met” to close. We havent had one since Johnny and i miss that feeling. i never boo’d Johnny because i knew a “met” lost the game instead of someone who wears a met jersey because it was the best contract. i would love to see Stokes or Kunz get the ball … i know there are a lot of people who think thats dumb, but im not one of them. if we had to get someone from outside, wood would probably be the only one i would stand by just because he has more than two pitches(Gagne doesnt count).

and for starters … uh …

Starting pitchers
Kris Benson (33)
A.J. Burnett (32) – can opt out after ‘08 season
Paul Byrd (38)
Roger Clemens (46)
Matt Clement (33)
Bartolo Colon (36)
Ryan Dempster (32)
Shawn Estes (36)
Josh Fogg (32)
Freddy Garcia (33)
Jon Garland (29)
Tom Glavine (43)
Mike Hampton (36)
Mark Hendrickson (35)
Livan Hernandez (34)
Orlando Hernandez (43)
Jason Jennings (30)
Randy Johnson (45)
John Lackey (30) – $9MM club option for ‘09 with a $0.5MM buyout
Jon Lieber (39)
Braden Looper (34)
Rodrigo Lopez (33) – club option for ‘09
Derek Lowe (36)
Greg Maddux (43)
Pedro Martinez (37)
Sergio Mitre (28)
Jamie Moyer (46)
Mark Mulder (31) – $11MM club option for ‘09 with a $1.5MM buyout
Mike Mussina (40)
Carl Pavano (33) – $13MM club option for ‘09 with a $1.95MM buyout
Brad Penny (31) – $8.75MM club option for ‘09 with a $2MM buyout
Odalis Perez (32)
Oliver Perez (27)
Andy Pettitte (37)
Sidney Ponson (32)
Mark Prior (27)
Kenny Rogers (44)
Glendon Rusch (34)
C.C. Sabathia (28)
Curt Schilling (42)
Ben Sheets (30)
John Smoltz (42)
Tim Wakefield (42) – perpetual $4MM club option
Kip Wells (32)
Randy Wolf (32)

one ace (C.C or Sheets?) means we can hand the ball to neise. if not, we need two above average/ average starters: demster, burnett, penny, lowe, garland, garcia and for fun … pavano, but for even more fun … ollie.

]]> By: MetsFan4Decades http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/30/quote-delgado-would-like-to-be-back/#comment-362086 MetsFan4Decades Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:43:33 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/30/qjuote-delgado-would-like-to-be-back/#comment-362086 Can't agree with you on this one, Matt. I usually see your point on most you post but this just alludes me. I think maybe your perspective is still skewed by the loss. We're all pissed but now is not the time to 'throw the baby out with the bathwater'. Keep Delgado. We've got bigger problems than replacing 1st base. Can’t agree with you on this one, Matt. I usually see your point on most you post but this just alludes me. I think maybe your perspective is still skewed by the loss. We’re all pissed but now is not the time to ‘throw the baby out with the bathwater’.

Keep Delgado. We’ve got bigger problems than replacing 1st base.

]]> By: therealsince86 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/30/quote-delgado-would-like-to-be-back/#comment-361941 therealsince86 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:39:17 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/30/qjuote-delgado-would-like-to-be-back/#comment-361941 I am not sure. I thought the Dodgers agreed not to offer arbitration but regardless no Manny. I am not sure. I thought the Dodgers agreed not to offer arbitration but regardless no Manny.

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