Buzz: Manny, Catcher and Church hating NY
According to Jon Heyman of SI.com, in an interview with WFAN yesterday:
- The Mets will pick up Carlos Delgado’s option.
- They will not trade David Wright or Jose Reyes.
- The Mets are thinking about Manny Ramirez, who will want a three–or four-year deal.
- They think they need to go out and get a catcher.
Later, the show’s host, Mike Francesa, said he has been told that Ryan Church ‘hated it here,’ while adding, ‘I know for a fact that he didn’t like the team, he didn’t like the city and he was not a happy guy here.’
Heyman said he had not heard that Church ‘hated’ New York, but added, ‘I think the Mets believe that he’s not a fit here, and may be better off some place else.’
…before people go bananas ripping church, my advice is to always take francesa’s ‘facts’ with a grain of salt…this is not to say he’s wrong, i just can’t trust that he is fully right…to say, ‘i know for a fact,’ should mean church told francesa this first hand, but somehow i doubt that is how it went down – and if so, since it’s ‘fact,’ why wouldn’t francesa just state his source…
…i’d be curious to hear what a beat reporter has to say about this, speaking as some one who is in the clubhouse with church…
Church is eligible for arbitration each of the next three seasons, and can be a free agent after 2011.
To check out Heyman’s entire interview on WFAN, during which he previews the MLB playoffs, click here, and to read Heyman’s work go to SI.com.
