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	<title>Comments on: News: These People will officially Cost Draft Picks</title>
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		<title>By: The Slider</title>
		<link>http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/02/news-these-people-will-officially-cost-draft-picks/#comment-395675</link>
		<dc:creator>The Slider</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I like Woods as a closer ... a lot.  I would not have a problem if we ended up with him.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I like Woods as a closer &#8230; a lot.  I would not have a problem if we ended up with him.</p>
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		<title>By: stickguy</title>
		<link>http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/02/news-these-people-will-officially-cost-draft-picks/#comment-395449</link>
		<dc:creator>stickguy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:23:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>how about this.

Get Tiex.  That is a no brainer.

make the street trrade just to save Heilmann from the fans.  Also a viable back-up closer option.

Sign Hoffman as another set up guy.  Also a viable back up closer option.

Sign Wood as the closer.  if he does need time off, you have a couple of spares on hand.

SIgn GUardado as a lfety option (who has also closed) and set up guy.

rest of pen can be parnell/smith/anyone else laying around.

wood
street
hoffman
Guardado
smith
parnell (or stokes) - long guy/swing man, can start in a pinch
LOOGY?  someother live arm (maybe a fireballer from rule 5?

Best thing about this?  You only lose 1 draft pick (for Teix), and nothing important for Street.  The rest are just numbers on a contract.  And the pen probably isn&#039;t too expensive.

ANd if they miss out on teix, no picks and no big prospects lost.

Come on, tell me that isn&#039;t way better then last years pen?  You can&#039;t!

You also trade Delgado for some pitching help or additonal prospects.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>how about this.</p>
<p>Get Tiex.  That is a no brainer.</p>
<p>make the street trrade just to save Heilmann from the fans.  Also a viable back-up closer option.</p>
<p>Sign Hoffman as another set up guy.  Also a viable back up closer option.</p>
<p>Sign Wood as the closer.  if he does need time off, you have a couple of spares on hand.</p>
<p>SIgn GUardado as a lfety option (who has also closed) and set up guy.</p>
<p>rest of pen can be parnell/smith/anyone else laying around.</p>
<p>wood<br />
street<br />
hoffman<br />
Guardado<br />
smith<br />
parnell (or stokes) &#8211; long guy/swing man, can start in a pinch<br />
LOOGY?  someother live arm (maybe a fireballer from rule 5?</p>
<p>Best thing about this?  You only lose 1 draft pick (for Teix), and nothing important for Street.  The rest are just numbers on a contract.  And the pen probably isn&#8217;t too expensive.</p>
<p>ANd if they miss out on teix, no picks and no big prospects lost.</p>
<p>Come on, tell me that isn&#8217;t way better then last years pen?  You can&#8217;t!</p>
<p>You also trade Delgado for some pitching help or additonal prospects.</p>
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		<title>By: kingman 26</title>
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		<dc:creator>kingman 26</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, a careful look at his career does seem to show that he is in the very middle of his prime and was a late-bloomer. He has had many of his best numbers the last 3 years. Career highs in G, H, 2B, and OBP last year.

It doesn&#039;t really make sense to think his career is behind him just because he is 36.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, a careful look at his career does seem to show that he is in the very middle of his prime and was a late-bloomer. He has had many of his best numbers the last 3 years. Career highs in G, H, 2B, and OBP last year.</p>
<p>It doesn&#8217;t really make sense to think his career is behind him just because he is 36.</p>
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		<title>By: Gina</title>
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		<dc:creator>Gina</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The problem is Wood is going to cost too much money to be a set up man. Especially now that teams know he won&#039;t cost a pick, although I&#039;m not sure if he was a Type A.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The problem is Wood is going to cost too much money to be a set up man. Especially now that teams know he won&#8217;t cost a pick, although I&#8217;m not sure if he was a Type A.</p>
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		<title>By: gameball</title>
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		<dc:creator>gameball</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Meaning that his career was ahead of him, not behind him. But thanks for trying to appreciate subtlety.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Meaning that his career was ahead of him, not behind him. But thanks for trying to appreciate subtlety.</p>
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		<title>By: Gina</title>
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		<dc:creator>Gina</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>oleo who said anything about trading for Soria? My point was that K-rod was being overrated and while he&#039;s a very good closer he&#039;s not necessarily the top tier kind you shell out that kind of cash for.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>oleo who said anything about trading for Soria? My point was that K-rod was being overrated and while he&#8217;s a very good closer he&#8217;s not necessarily the top tier kind you shell out that kind of cash for.</p>
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		<title>By: Elastic</title>
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		<dc:creator>Elastic</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Esp. if we are willing to take Guillen and his salary off their hands.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Esp. if we are willing to take Guillen and his salary off their hands.</p>
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		<title>By: Elastic</title>
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		<dc:creator>Elastic</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Trading for Soria and Greinke would interest me.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Trading for Soria and Greinke would interest me.</p>
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		<title>By: therealsince86</title>
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		<dc:creator>therealsince86</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You did not read the post Alex.  I said that based on other factors Soria is better.  Their numbers are comparable but Soria is cheap and undercontrol.  I did not say that the Mets should run out and get him over Krod.  That would be silly because of the amount of prospects it would take.  However, if I could have Soria at 1 million locked up or Krod at 4/60 I would take Soria everytime.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You did not read the post Alex.  I said that based on other factors Soria is better.  Their numbers are comparable but Soria is cheap and undercontrol.  I did not say that the Mets should run out and get him over Krod.  That would be silly because of the amount of prospects it would take.  However, if I could have Soria at 1 million locked up or Krod at 4/60 I would take Soria everytime.</p>
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		<title>By: therealsince86</title>
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		<dc:creator>therealsince86</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yes but even they have budgets.  And signing risky players longterm keep you from adding difference makers long term.  Everyone&#039;s favorite example Castillo.  Castillo was the best 2B on the market last year so we rushed and signed him because we have more money than everyone else.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes but even they have budgets.  And signing risky players longterm keep you from adding difference makers long term.  Everyone&#8217;s favorite example Castillo.  Castillo was the best 2B on the market last year so we rushed and signed him because we have more money than everyone else.</p>
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