Comments on: News: Mets Re-Sign Fernando Tatis

By: since1963

since1963 — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:50:54 +0000

Why are so many people getting exercised about the signing of a bench player? This is the time when a team may sign its own FAs, so what else should Omar be doing? As for age, Tatis turns 34 in January; for the record, Beltran turns 32 in April. Is Fernando really a fossil? Sure, he could be a bust, but can anyone name a low-priced RH corner outfielder who won’t cost a draft pick?

By: steve333

steve333 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:06:47 +0000

We need YOUTH! Enough with the aging fossils. i can’t believe you guys are actually supportive of this.
This team will mire in mediocrity as long as Omar is the GM.

By: nyj0126

nyj0126 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:56:57 +0000

Re-signing Tatis was a good idea. Especially at this price. He gave us equivalent production to Church last season. He came up with big hits. This is a guy who should be here. I don’t think the Mets should plan on using him as a starter. He’ll be a good role player on the bench. I’d consider allowing him to take some grounders at 2B this off-season to expand depth at that position in the off-season too.

By: 4JoeOrsulak

4JoeOrsulak — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:29:53 +0000

Put your money where your mouth is. Tatis should be a very useful Low-Cost Bench guy who can play all corner positions. At only $1.2M/yr. it should be a bargain.

By: RamoneFan63

RamoneFan63 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:25:14 +0000

Very good move Tatis is a good player and well Help the Mets next year, he was one of the most reliable players last year for the Mets before he got hurt!!!!!!! Glad to see him come back!!!!!! Go Mets !!!!!

By: TheBigStapler

TheBigStapler — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:00:23 +0000

I’m in favor of spending 1.7 million on any man that will hit a homerun at least once in Philadelphia and dance into home plate.

By: hotchipwillbreakyourlegs

hotchipwillbreakyourlegs — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:42:57 +0000

Usually (actually ALWAYS), the big time FAs wait til the market has settled to sign. Especially with boras.

KROD/Tex/CC are signing in February. I think the mets will eventually get fuentes, but I’m not checking the papers every morning waiting for it to happen.

By: mark4212

mark4212 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:36:08 +0000

I agree 100%. Tatis shouldn’t be relied on every day, and shouldn’t even platoon with church. Church is a better player every day. But Tatis can play 1st, 3rd, LF, RF. And if he returns and isn’t good, you can designate him for AAA, and if he doesn’t clear waivers so be it.

As much as i would love the Holliday’s and Manny’s. That’s not what the Mets need. They need some gritty Role players. Look at the Phillies that just won the World Series. Who carried them the entire playoffs offensively. It wasn’t Rollins, it wasn’t Howard and outside 1 or 2 games it wasn’t even Utley. It was Shane Victorino, Jason Werth, and Ruiz.

The mets don’t need stars at every position, they need some gritty young guys. I know that isn’t easy to get. But to say go get Manny, or Magglio or Holliday and trade your entire farm system to get 2 of those 3 is just a bad idea. If you want manny and his antics(i’d be for it with a 2 or 3 year contract) then that’s fine with me. But you don’t trade your whole farm system.

By: rsmcloser

rsmcloser — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:49:15 +0000

Excellent comment on Pedro. He is far from done. Last year was injuries, family problems and yet he was there trying his best in the stretch run. Ran into some bad luck early in the games but that happens to even aces during the course of the season. He is way beyond anything that resembles a # 5 in all of baseball. I would sign him to a year contract with a team option for a second year loaded with incentives based on 2009 performance. In the clubhouse he is the best and if Manny comes to the Mets it would be because of Pedro and Pedro would keep Manny in his place. Once again a great and smart comment from someone who knows the game and writes intelligent posts not the crap I see here about movies. Go do that someplace else.

By: rsmcloser

rsmcloser — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:39:24 +0000

Now here is somebody who knows baseball and understands what the Mets are trying to do. You other people who bash Minaya ought to look at all those non contending teams year after year after year. He has built an excellent nucleus and has developed a better than average farm system and is not afraid to take a chance on older more experienced players who every team needs to nurture young players. Did anyone happen to look at the Rays 25 man roster. How about Floyd and Perci. I guess most of you aren’t satisfied to contend year after year. I want to see a WS Banner over Citi Field like to the rest of the loyal Met fans, but I’m willing to wait a couple of years to see it happen not once but often. Wouldn’t that be better than 62- 100 every year?