Starting Pitcher: If not Lowe, Who?
This morning on WFAN, SI.com’s Jon Heyman predicted the Mets will sign at least two or three free agent pitchers this off-season, including a closer, a set-up man and a starting pitcher.
According to Heyman, the Mets will look to sign Francisco Rodriguez, Brian Fuentes or Kerry Wood; they’ll look at a set-up man, like Juan Cruz; and they’ll first aim for a starting pitcher, like Derek Lowe or Oliver Perez, followed by Jon Garland or Randy Wolf.
…i like garland, but not as a front-line starting pitcher…he’s reliable…he’ll be good for 200 innings and 30 starts, he’s still under 30, with a World Series ring on his finger, and he’s rarely injured, but he lets up a ton of hits, and flirts with disaster from time to time…if he is the team’s marquee signing, it means the Mets were spurned by lowe, and some time stepped up to give perez a four-year deal…and, personally, i would rather give garland a long-term contract than perez, as well as wolf, who has never impressed me…garland just seems more stable to me, for better or worse…
Heyman also discusses the Yankees, who may sign three free-agent starting pitchers as well; the future of Manny Ramirez; the Jake Peavy situation; and whether the Mets would ever consider signing Pat Burrell.
To listen to Heyman’s entire interview, go to WFAN.com, which you can also stream live all day from your computer.
So, assuming Lowe signs with another team, and…
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