Read: Floyd on Mets, OP on Free Agency
In the New York Post, Mike Puma catches up with Rays DH Cliff Floyd, who says about the Mets, “You can talk about leadership all you want, but they’ve got guys who can play…To have the talent of guys that they have and lose like that, it’s just unfortunate.”
Floyd hit .268 with 11 HR and 39 RBI in 80 games as a designated hitter for the Rays this season.
Also in the New York Post, Dan Martinez talks with free-agent-to-be Oliver Perez, who says, “This is the team that gave me the second opportunity to come back to the majors and I was really happy, but I have to look at everything and see what team gives me the best opportunity to win.”
…was happy…best opportunity to win…ouch…
In the Bergen Record, John Rowe dishes out end-of-the-year grades to to each player on the Mets, including an A for Johan Santana and an F for Aaron Heilman.
As long as talk-radio intends to push the idea of trading David Wright or Jose Reyes, David Lennon wonders on his blog for Newsday whether the Yankees should then consider trading Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter.
Lastly, speaking of Wright and Reyes, in the New York Post, Mike Vaccaro explains why the Mets should not trade them, while pulling from history and Gil Hodges in 1955.
