Comments on: Starting Pitcher: Yankees closing in on Lowe

By: cver

cver — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:19:45 +0000

OK, that’s a lot of money, but for that money, we should be signing him. Of course, if the Mets and Yanks were trying to outbid each other, the number might have climbed higher, depending on how badly the Yanks wanted Lowe (if they would have gone higher than this or whether we would have – frankly, this is nearly my limit even). Unless Lowe got injured, not impossible considering his age, for the first time (that would be Met luck), Him and Santana followed by Maine, Pelfrey and hopefully a solid young Niese would be amazing. As it is now, we have a huge hole and if he does sign with them, it will take a great trade to have a truly great rotation from top to bottom. Maine and Santana both had surgeries which has to be factored, too. It will sicken me if Pedro is re-signed. It would be a very Minaya-type move, like re-signing El Duque. I also wouldn’t be shocked to see Pedro signed for 2 years. Let’s see if the guy has learned anything. Anyway, I wish we had somehow gotten Lowe.

By: Sylar

Sylar — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:07:45 +0000

How would you do that??

BTW, we resigned Perez?????

By: DWrightUnclutch

DWrightUnclutch — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:04:21 +0000

My plan:

1) Upgrade rotation.
2) Upgrade pen
3) Upgrade 2b
4) Fix corner OF
5) Upgrade C (if possible)

By: sanpetemets

sanpetemets — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:36:35 +0000

EPIC FAIL OMAR
Get ready everyone. Garbage at C and 2b. Garbage at setup. God knows what we’ll get from corner OF
Okay DWUn,
SO I will ask again, because I am a patient man. What is your plan? What would you do?

By: HotPocket

HotPocket — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:35:39 +0000

My biggest question is “Who is our Number 2 Starter Next Year?”

- Can we really guarantee Maine is going to be 100% healthy (and throw less than 20 pitches an inning?)
- Is Pelfry really going to make that big a leap 2 years in a row?

The money is definitely over the top for Lowe/Burnett, but if we don’t get one of them, my issue is we will end up with Johan and a huge pile of simply average pitchers.

By: MetsFan4Decades

MetsFan4Decades — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:34:04 +0000

DWUC: get a grip dude. All you do is spew the negative. You certainly aren’t out in the working world b/c you’d never get away with bashing the team/project – excuse me – pointing out problems without presenting solutions to said problems. And we all agree you have yet to present one viable solution.
The rest of the Met fans on here at least throw out suggestions on improvement.
What, exactly, is yours?

By: DWrightUnclutch

DWrightUnclutch — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:30:32 +0000

According to the New York Daily News, the Mets might not be able to afford Raul Ibanez.
The paper suggests that after signing Francisco Rodriguez and re-inking Oliver Perez, the Mets might call it quits in the free agent market

EPIC FAIL OMAR

Get ready everyone. Garbage at C and 2b. Garbage at setup. God knows what we’ll get from corner OF.

By: dwright5_godsend

dwright5_godsend — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:21:10 +0000

How can you tell the GM hasn’t learned? IT’S NOT EVEN JANUARY YET!!!! Geez, man…you need to relax and let Omar do his job. I sure hope you’re still on here when he makes more moves, the Mets have a solid BP next season, and we get into the playoffs.

By: sanpetemets

sanpetemets — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:15:40 +0000

dwunclutch…
In the interest of having a discussion, cause, ya know, its a blog, what’s your plan? Tell us what Omar should do/be doing this offseason. I have certainly heard that you are not pleased with the Krod move. What’s your plan?

By: DWrightUnclutch

DWrightUnclutch — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:11:49 +0000

and while you take what happened the last two years and you learn from it,

Really?

The GM sure hasn’t learned.

And the fans here haven’t learned.