Comments on: Buzz: The Closer’s Market will be Intense http://www.metsblog.com/2008/10/30/buzz-the-closers-market-will-be-intense/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:07:18 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: metz1 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/10/30/buzz-the-closers-market-will-be-intense/#comment-380456 metz1 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:39:25 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/10/30/buzz-the-closers-market-will-be-intense/#comment-380456 jim hoey and brian roberts would be nice from baltimore.hoey was a dominant force in the minors in 2007 as a reliever [97 mph fastball] but might have been hurt this year. jim hoey and brian roberts would be nice from baltimore.hoey was a dominant force in the minors in 2007 as a reliever [97 mph fastball] but might have been hurt this year.

]]> By: metz1 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/10/30/buzz-the-closers-market-will-be-intense/#comment-380455 metz1 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:36:46 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/10/30/buzz-the-closers-market-will-be-intense/#comment-380455 let heilman you cant be serious. let heilman you cant be serious.

]]> By: metz1 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/10/30/buzz-the-closers-market-will-be-intense/#comment-380441 metz1 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:59:30 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/10/30/buzz-the-closers-market-will-be-intense/#comment-380441 i wouldnt resign ayala.but now is the time to trade delgado while he has some value. i wouldnt resign ayala.but now is the time to trade delgado while he has some value.

]]> By: Starr247 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/10/30/buzz-the-closers-market-will-be-intense/#comment-380436 Starr247 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:47:16 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/10/30/buzz-the-closers-market-will-be-intense/#comment-380436 To address the revamp of the bullpen, it has to start with the closer. Two options are all I can see: A) Try to trade for Putz or Street, hoping a package of F-Mart, Heilman and another mid-level prospect can get the job done or, B) Just bite the bullet and sign K-Rod. Hopefully, we can make it only a 4 year deal (anything less is being delusional) and we can get 3 good years from him. For the rest of the pen, I'd suggest the following: Sign Cruz to be the 8th inning setup man. Sign Affeldt or Beimel for the lefty specialist and release Feliciano. Either Sign Cordero to a minor league incentive laden deal or Re-sign Ayala to be the 7th inning setup man. Hope that Sanchez hasn't topped out and can still revert to '06 form. To address the revamp of the bullpen, it has to start with the closer. Two options are all I can see:

A) Try to trade for Putz or Street, hoping a package of F-Mart, Heilman and another mid-level prospect can get the job done or,

B) Just bite the bullet and sign K-Rod. Hopefully, we can make it only a 4 year deal (anything less is being delusional) and we can get 3 good years from him.

For the rest of the pen, I’d suggest the following:

Sign Cruz to be the 8th inning setup man.

Sign Affeldt or Beimel for the lefty specialist and release Feliciano.

Either
Sign Cordero to a minor league incentive laden deal
or
Re-sign Ayala to be the 7th inning setup man.

Hope that Sanchez hasn’t topped out and can still revert to ‘06 form.

]]> By: metz1 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/10/30/buzz-the-closers-market-will-be-intense/#comment-380429 metz1 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:43:40 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/10/30/buzz-the-closers-market-will-be-intense/#comment-380429 fmart seems to be just another alex escobar with less power trade him while he has some value. fmart seems to be just another alex escobar with less power trade him while he has some value.

]]> By: metz1 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/10/30/buzz-the-closers-market-will-be-intense/#comment-380428 metz1 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:42:08 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/10/30/buzz-the-closers-market-will-be-intense/#comment-380428 if delgado is a type b then put him out there and see who bites. if delgado is a type b then put him out there and see who bites.

]]> By: rM teM http://www.metsblog.com/2008/10/30/buzz-the-closers-market-will-be-intense/#comment-380413 rM teM Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:07:26 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/10/30/buzz-the-closers-market-will-be-intense/#comment-380413 we already have a putz for a GM, we don't need another one. we already have a putz for a GM, we don’t need another one.

]]> By: 4JoeOrsulak http://www.metsblog.com/2008/10/30/buzz-the-closers-market-will-be-intense/#comment-380408 4JoeOrsulak Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:59:39 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/10/30/buzz-the-closers-market-will-be-intense/#comment-380408 I would not trade F-Mart by himself for a relief pitcher--Mariano in 1996 aside. It does not make a lick of sense. A great closer, due to the small number of innings pitched, is--I'll say again--only about 1 win better on average than a good one. Our problem isn't that we didn't have a star closer; it's that we didn't have one halfway decent two-way reliever. If we had Fuentes instead of Schoeneweis we make the playoffs easily. I would not trade F-Mart by himself for a relief pitcher–Mariano in 1996 aside. It does not make a lick of sense. A great closer, due to the small number of innings pitched, is–I’ll say again–only about 1 win better on average than a good one.

Our problem isn’t that we didn’t have a star closer; it’s that we didn’t have one halfway decent two-way reliever.

If we had Fuentes instead of Schoeneweis we make the playoffs easily.

]]> By: 4JoeOrsulak http://www.metsblog.com/2008/10/30/buzz-the-closers-market-will-be-intense/#comment-380404 4JoeOrsulak Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:52:26 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/10/30/buzz-the-closers-market-will-be-intense/#comment-380404 Ayala is terrible. He should not be on a major league team. He probably should not be on a good minor league team. Ayala is terrible. He should not be on a major league team. He probably should not be on a good minor league team.

]]> By: 4JoeOrsulak http://www.metsblog.com/2008/10/30/buzz-the-closers-market-will-be-intense/#comment-380403 4JoeOrsulak Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:50:37 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/10/30/buzz-the-closers-market-will-be-intense/#comment-380403 The problem with the Mets isn't that they don't have a great closer; it's that they don't have a decent reliever. Putz is good enough for me thank you very much; and I would never, ever, trade a good position prospect for a relief pitcher unless he's Mariano Rivera. The difference between a guy like Putz and a guy like Soria is perhaps only 1 win, thanks to how few innings each will pitch. There's as good a chance as not that Putz will have a good year and outperform Soria. The problem with the Mets isn’t that they don’t have a great closer; it’s that they don’t have a decent reliever.

Putz is good enough for me thank you very much; and I would never, ever, trade a good position prospect for a relief pitcher unless he’s Mariano Rivera.

The difference between a guy like Putz and a guy like Soria is perhaps only 1 win, thanks to how few innings each will pitch. There’s as good a chance as not that Putz will have a good year and outperform Soria.

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