Comments on: Starting Pitcher: Mets lean in on Jake Peavy

By: bucknersankles

bucknersankles — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:12:42 +0000

THEY DO HAVE A KID SS WHO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN ROOKIE BALL WAS AMONG THE TOP HITTER’S, 340 -350
HIS NAME IS WILMER FLORES, OH, DID I MENTION THE KID WAS ONLY 16 AND JUST CELEBRATED HIS 17TH IN AUG.

By: Gina

Gina — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:37:36 +0000

Eh, from what I’ve read, and just from looking at his numbers, I wouldn’t be too interested in Bowman. He’s 22, he’ll be 23 in december, and not expected to develop much, if any, more power. He slugged a combined .419 in the minors this year. So not developing more power would kind of sink his chances at being a productive major leaguer.

By: oleosmirf

oleosmirf — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:31:20 +0000

for those who want CC you are forgetting that the Yankees are prepaired to outbid any team especially the Mets. The Yankees will outdo any offer we put out there.

The Mets have too many holes to try to outbid the yankees.

By: Gina

Gina — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:30:30 +0000

Well yeah we could give them a better offer than that but so could the Braves, and for them doing it with hurt their ml team and farm system less than it would ours. I mean what would we lean in with that would be at all reasonable.

By: zen

zen — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:20:37 +0000

the mets don’t have anyone on escobar’s level who is available.

By: alex242

alex242 — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:19:48 +0000

like i said, if you ask ppl you’ll get a 50/50 response on that arguement.. i’d love to have cc, but i will kill me to know that he pitches 7 or 8 innings and our bullpen blows it again.. and you don’t know what delgado you’re gonna get, i’d trade him now that his value is up, get more bullpen help for him.. i’d keep him if we get a bonafide closer trough a trade, get cc, get bullpen help and get rid of castillo.. i’m sure you would agree..

By: stickguy

stickguy — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:59:43 +0000

I vote for the spend money if possible and keep the prospects. They seem to have more of the former than the later these days!

I wouldn’t mind seeing Teix at 1B. Kind of warming to that idea. I’m not worried that much about having too many top prospects blocked like that (if by a stud, not a Castillo!) At least it gives you a good supply to trade to fill other holes.

I am kind of intriqued by Bowman though. If he stays healthy and keeps raking, maybe his top 3B glove could translate over to 1B?

Key to me is still having Murphy nail down 2B (and unloading Luis someplace). That will make some of the other moves more logical (and easier) not having as many guys in play.

Especially if Martinez is going to be ready to at least platoon in the near future. Evans/Tatis/Martinez by mid year can get the job done, if they are getting offensive production from 2B, and hopefully C too.

By: therealsince86

therealsince86 — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:58:43 +0000

Our offense was not a problem last season. We have potential replacements brewing for LF and 1B, not for pitching.
A lineup of
Reyes, Murphy, Wright, Delgado, Beltran, Church, Schnieder/Castro, Castillo is not terrible. You could improve it by trading for Molina as well. Then send Schnieder for bullpen parts.

By: alex242

alex242 — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:55:29 +0000

but what good will it do for us to have good pitching and no offense? and how do you know those teams will take our offer for their relievers? specially now when they seem to be in high demand.. is kinda like a back and forth arguement, we need a change in our team, i think with delgado gone david can step up and be the leader of this team, as much as we bash him he cares and wants to win..

By: therealsince86

therealsince86 — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:54:57 +0000

It is when there was a 3 million dollar buyout and he is attractive at that price to other teams. It’s 6 million to keep him or to trade him.