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Update, 9:10 PM:
In a update to his live blog for the New York Post, Joel Sherman explains, “The Mets talked several weeks ago to the Red Sox about dealing Schneider, and hopefully signing Jason Varitek”
However, when the red Sox offered arbitration to Varitek, ‘the Mets turned away from that scenario because they didn’t want to give up both the money necessary to sign Varitek and the first-round draft pick they would have to surrender in compensation.’
Original Post:
The Mets and Red Sox are in talks regarding Brian Schneider, according to two industry sources, reports the Washington Post.
Last month, in a post to his blog for SI.com, Jon Heyman said there were ‘indications,’ based on conversations with other team executives, that ‘the Mets appear open to trading either Ramon Castro or Schneider.’
Speaking of catchers…
The Rangers could still trade C Jarrod Saltalamacchia, according to ESPN and FoxSports.com, despite already trading Gerald Laird to the Tigers on Sunday.
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Wow….. interesting
Schneider, Castillo for Cora, sign Pudge.
Get it done. Rodrgiuez would give us very good defense which is what Schneider gave us. And if we eat most of Castillo’s contract the Sox could use him as a back-up second basemen.
I’m not a Schneider fan. DEAL!
Wow, maybe Johnny Bench or Ted Simmons would sign a 1-year deal? John Stearns is still in shape. Ron Hodges? Duffy Dyer? Hobie Landrith?
Varitek? Pudge? This isn’t 2002 anymore. Didn’t they see Varitek hit in the late season and playoffs? The Sox didn’t make it to the WS because they had no hitting below the #6 spot (look how many walks Jason Bay drew.)
STOP SIGNING OLD TIMERS! Didn’t the Mets realize how they dodged a bullet when Posada decided to sign with the Yanks last winter– and they spent the whole season on the bench?
Identify and develop young talent, it’s the only way.
Bye Bye Phil Collins :(
Stan, you took the words right out of my keyboard….Pudge or Varitek—why not re-sign Alou and El Duque too and REALLY save money! But then again, Heyman is often lazy and full of bull, so let’s hope that is the case here.
Man, I liked Schnieider. Oh well. Whatever it takes to form a winning team, I guess.
I like and respect Varitek…but he’s done. And Pudge is a shell of his former self…literally. They both had nice careers but it’s over.
They should just stay put with Castro and Schneider.
no god no to varitek or pudge.
Sure, trade schneider. Just replace him with a viable LT solution. Or at least a decent ST guy.
This doesn’t make sense, unless there’s a Ramon Hernandez citing at the Belagio, cuz we know Shreck ain’t starting.
This makes NO sense.
Would Omar really go for a broken down old catcher?
I hope not…..
Molina/Hernandez here we come. What about a Castillo for Hernandez trade? Then the O’s can trade Roberts?
seriously..what starting pitcher could Schneider yield unless they’re talking about prospects?
The only way this could be even be discussed is if the Mets have a deal lined up for Molina or Hernandez.
And NO to I-Rod. He is shot, IMO. Same with V-Tek. Shot.
TRS, let’s hope this thread leads into us trying to get Molina, which you have been wisely advocating for a while now….and Roberts would be the best thing we could have at 2nd as well…..much better player than Hudson.
if it’s a 1-year deal i’d bring in varitek and trade schneider.
i’m generally against signing older players who are done, but most catchers don’t hit much anyway and varitek is the type of leader the mets need. every knows he is the red sox leader.
even though he was pretty bad last year he was still on par with schneider
He wouldn’t even yield any of their decent prospects.
Dannyg914…exactly. This would have to be a precursor to something else, because dumping Schnieder in the last year of his deal only to sign a Tek or Pudge doesn’t make sense
masterson?
Yeah Danny, but if TRS is right, and we can get Molina, we should send Schneider packing with a prepaid first cl*ss plane ticket, in exchange for a pack of Fenway Franks. He cannot hit and is mediocre in every defensive aspect of the game….
i just read that Hernandez got traded to the Reds for Ryan Freel :o
where did u hear that…heard it was a possibility…also heard that cinci wanted Baltimore to pick up a large portion of the contract…and maybe one other prospect was involved from the reds side. The Red Sox wont even trade him for Teagarden or Salty.
I almost crapped in my pants when I read this post. What starting pitcher would the Red Sox want to trade for Schneider? Babe Ruth?
What prospects would we net? Masterson maybe, but I think that may be too much for the Sox? I can’t imagine the Sox giving up anything substantial.
Dannyg914 says:
December 8th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
where did u hear that…heard it was a possibility…also heard that cinci wanted Baltimore to pick up a large portion of the contract…and maybe one other prospect was involved from the reds side. The Red Sox wont even trade him for Teagarden or Salty…..BUT I WOULD TAKE Masterson IN A HEART BEAT.
yea masterson for schneider why dont we throw in Castillo and get papelbon too. that solves the closer problem and our castillo problem at the same time!!!
trade him for a wall clock. it will be more productive then that disappointment.
Dude, I don’t know I was clearly taking shots in the dark. I do know that the Sox were willing to send Masterson over to the Rangers in exchange for Salty, but the Rangers wanted more, and that tempered the talk.
masterson is a great young pitching prospect and schneider is not worth that
plus no catcher available is better than schenider anyway. he’s very good defensively and he’s not an automatic out. perfectly fine for the 8th hole
How about this:
Brian Scheider and Mike Carp for Justin Masterson
Aaron Heilman, Eddie Kunz, Michael Antonini and Shawn Bowman for Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Now that’s pretty cool, eh? Especially with K-rod
Excellent.
How about Jawnny Lestah for Schneider?
how about brian scheinder for a can of spam
i say the mets make mike nickeas their everyday catcher!
Better be a small can of spam past the expiration date, or we are getting robbed….
am i the only one who wouldnt have a problem trading Jon Niese for one of the rangers catchers if schneider is traded for a starter?
how about schneider to the Sox for prospects and we turn them around to the O’s with a few other parts for Ramon and Brian Roberts.
We Eat all of Ramon’s contract and that gives The O’s the room for hometown boy Tex.
hmmm the more i think of it, Varitek and even Rodriguez would be good leaders in the room
Schneider for a reliever?
I’m not a big fan of Schneider, but Varitek was not “on par” with him last year. Schnieder out OPS+ed him 87 to 73. Schneider at this point provides better slugging, better average, and better defense by a good margin. Varitek is a safe bet to decline even further at his age. Keep him far away from this team.
If the Sox want Schneider, lets see if we can maybe get somethig useful in return. That would open the gates for a castillo/ramon hernandez swap, which TRS suggested. The Orioles are trying to clear Hernandez and his contract so they can bring in top prospect Matt Wieters. The Orioles could then move Roberts elsewhere, probably the cubs, and would have shed some payroll for a run at Tex. If that doesn’t happen, maybe a trade for Montero, Salty (who is overrated) can happen. Otherwise, Josh Thole had better develop quick…