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As expected, the Mets offered salary arbitration to Oliver Perez.
However, they did not offer arbitration to Luis Ayala and Moises Alou.
…as i said this morning, perez did not accept arbitration for one season, because he will certainly sign a multi-year deal, be it with the Mets or with another team…however, by offering it, if he signs with another team, the Mets will now receive two compensatory draft picks…
Teams can continue to negotiate with their own free agents, regardless of whether the player accepts arbitration.
In a post to his blog for the Daily News, Adam Rubin explains why tonight’s deadline only affected Perez, Ayala and Alou, and not Pedro Martinez, Damion Easley and others.
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LOL, Did NOT offer arbitration to…..
Really? Damn…I was hoping they’d get the compensatory DVD set for Trot Nixon.
this is the first 10:00pm post in the offseason. man, I miss the games, cant way until april.
BTW, sign ollie for not more than 4 years/50
I would just as sooned to see him walk and get the 2 picks. He’s not worth the money.
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In other news.
: Grudzielanek says he’s almost certain to decline the Royals’ offer. Instead of the maximum salary, he wants to play for a contender. He feels he can play for at least two more seasons. Five or six clubs have already expressed interest.
There is our backup IF for next season.
He’s a former Expo, what’s not for Omar to like?
not a bad idea for the easily role since he has proven he simply cannot make it through a full season.
No able espnanol?
u mean habla
mark loretta is another good option….
Agreed. Either or is fine by me.
For defensive versatility I’d choose Loretta over Grudzy.
Why because he has played 3B. That’s the only advantage he has.
He’s played all 4 IF positions, Grudzy only MIF. Loretta’s versatility equals roster flexibility IMO.
True enough. Again, I would take either.
Not that big a deal if he doesn’t play 1B and 3B. With the roster as is, there are other guys that can play those positions (evans, Murphy, Tatis). Besides, when was the last time they really needed a BU 3B?
I stand corrected, however you guys are forgetting my new pick of the week Felipe Lopez.
Guys the Cubs not offering Wood arbitration makes things a little more interesting. To me it takes Fuentes off the table. Why give up a prospect for Fuentes when you could get Wood for free?
What about a 2 year deal to Wood and then bring in a LHRP to go with him?
Depends on who the LHRP is. Pending other acquisitions, the LHRP has to be able to close too for when Wood eventually goes flaccid.
Well here’s a thought
Wood
Everyday Eddie
Street
Stokes
Smith
Feliciano/Show
Sanchez?
I loves me some everyday Eddie. I was just praying you wouldn’t say “Beimel” and you answered my prayers!
No, I love the idea of bringing in Everyday Eddie no matter what course we take in the pen. He has closer experience and is not just a loogy. He did very well with the Rangers last year. Not to mention that he would be cheap and short term contract.
Due to the way things have unfolded for the Mets for the last few seasons, I have developed an automatic and not completely rational fear of any player who is over the age of 30 and/or has ever been on the DL. Because it is not rational, certain players are exceptions to this for no particular reason, and Eddie Guardado is one of them. Plus all the “Los Mets” freaks will go off not realizing he’s from Stockton California and it would be fun to watch them swing and miss.
LOL, that’s enough of a reason right there.
But regardless the guy just knows how to pitch. He would be a big time low risk addition to the team. My fear is him going to Philly or something instead. He could most likely close in Florida or Washington.
I liked Wood before, even more now. ALthough this means his $$ price effectively probably went up, since you are “buying back” your 1st round pick.
Wht the heck, get wood, then sign Cruz too. You get your closer, plus a good set up guy/closer in waiting type, for 1 type A signing.
trade for street and get Guardado.
bingo. 3 closers, and a guy with the stuff to do it.
What happens if we sign two type A free agents, and someone else signs Perez. Do we keep the 1st round pick we get from Perez?
Based on what I have read, yes uh I think. Those are questions where it gets confusing. Also depends on how high that pick is too I think?
I think we would lose our 1st and 2nd round picks but keep the other team’s 1st in that case…
yup. they swap picks. almost like a football trade!
once again unless K-Rod is injured, theres is no reason to sign Fuentes or Wood or give up prosepcts for another closer.
To turn down K-Rod b/c of an extra year or 2 and an extra 4 million per is ridiculous considering he’s 10 times better than any other closer they could possibly get
I WOOD (LOL) not say he is 10 times better but cleary better yes. Still Wood on a 2/20 deal is tempting if Krod demands 4 years.
k-rod on a 5 year deal worth 75 mil is much better than Fuentes or Wood even at a discount price and we all know Omar will get that number down to around 4-50
this nonense about years is getting out of hand. He’s a 26 year old reliever with great numbers, a WS ring, plenty of postseason experience and loves to pitch under pressure.
the same can’t be said about any other option for CP
I’m pro K-Rod but I like that the Mets have so many options, leverage seems to favor them. I am wary of Rodriguez’s declining peripheral numbers as they have been pointed out to me strongly and often, unfortunately the only way to find out how relevant they are is by rolling the dice. All contracts pose some risk and I’d rather risk something on the 26 year old guy who has never lost his job and, to the best of my knowledge, has never been on the DL.
Guys Dunn was officially not offered arbitration. Someone tell me why he does not make perfect sense for the Mets. Play him in LF this season and 1B next year or 1B this year and trade Delgado.
I like the guys you are suggesting for other reasons, but also for their nicknames. With “Everday” Eddie Guardado and Adam “Big Donkey” Dunn on the squad can a return of Banner Day be far behind?
LOL.
well Dunn has an average below .250, strikes out way too much and plays poor defense.
I’d love to have him in LF next season but not at the cost of other needs like a #2 SP, CP, setup man.
and remember Dunn’s power numbers will inevitably drop in a mets uniform. don’t expect him to get 40 HR here
Those are poor arguements as
1) Yes his average is low but his OBP and OPS are high thus rendering BA useless.
2) He does K a lot but does not kill rallys and very rarely hits into DP’s.
3) He is not great on Defense but neither are Ibanez, Manny or Murphy.
4) Did Delgado’s pwere numbers drop dramatically in a Mets uniform? Dunn will hit HR out of any stadium in the MLB. He does not show a power drop off away from Home. Besides we have no idea how Citi will play.
Not going to get into the polar debate of Dunn. Again, I would rather have him than Manny, Ibanez or Dye because of other cost to the team in cash or prospects.
batting average is not a useless stat. just b/c he hits the ball far when he hits hits it doesnt make up for the fact that doesnt hit the ball very often
Ok, while not completely useless it fails in comparrison to OBP and OPS.
He makes less outs than most of the players in baseball. How can that be bad regardless of BA?
i love all the people who say adam dunn is no good bc of his average. all of those people would take ryan howard on the mets in a heart beat despite his low batting average. I am all for signing dunn and he could probably be had for fairly cheap relatively speaking of course. bat him 6th play him in LF in 09 and then we have some flexibility with LF and 1B which could be good if we need to promote martinez or we cant find a suitable replacement for delgado.
i would never want ryan howard.and i think many would agree with me. He does not get on base like Adam Dunn,He strikes out more then anybody in baseball ,(he holds the record)Yea he is clutch ,but wack.
Yes he hits .247 career but he gets on base .381, that’s nothing to sneeze at. I think we’ll have to wait and see on the power, none of us know how Citi (or whatever it will be called) Field is going to play yet. I can’t remember where, but I’ve seen stats that suggest that most of his homeruns were so majestic that they would’ve gone out of most parks, not just that bandbox in Cincy. He seldom hits wall scrapers.
He’s yet another lefty and unless Murphy’s playing second. He (murphy) is a bench/utility player.
the Mets Line up(w/ murph @ 2nd)
Reyes (S)
Beltran(S)
Delgado(L)
Wright(R)
Dunn(L)
Murphy(L)
Church(L)
Schneider(L)
Pitcher
Are you starting to see why the mets need another righty 5 outa 8 batters are Lefties leaving Wright the only right handed hitter.
The Mets need either another righty or a switch hitter who can hit for power from both sides.
However as far as pitching goes the mets need a lefty with neise in the rotation Santana is the only lefty.
Ummm no. Why would you stack the lineup that way. Not to mention the fact that Murphy is not going to play 2B anyway.
This LR thing is so over blown. Again, how many times has a team lost because they had too many LH hitters or have you heard a manager say “Man we would like to have Manny but he’s RH” LOL
Reyes, Church, Wright, Delgado, Beltran, Dunn, Schnieder/Casto, Castillo is
S, L, R, L, S, L, L/R, S.