Buzz: Wilpon says Omar is Working Phones
Yesterday, during a tour with reporters at Citi Field, Mets COO Jeff Wilpon said Omar Minaya and other GMs have been working the phones, laying groundwork for the Winter Meetings, and he expects the Hot Stove to pick up momentum sooner than later.
“Omar knows where he wants to go,” Wilpon said, “and we’re going to let him do that.”
Wilpon pointed out that, with the current state of the economy, “it’s not unexpected that we’re slow to get going.”
…the way i heard it, from a person in baseball who deals in budgets, teams have cash, but they are fearful of what the economy may do to attendance in years to come…so, while pitchers like CC Sabathia and Derek Lowe will get their money, it’s hard to gamble on a player like Bobby Abreu or Pat Burrell with a three-year contract, when fans may be unable to afford ticket prices down the road…and so, teams are really crunching numbers when trying to determine a course of action…
