Comments on: Hitter: Mets are only in Pitchers Market

By: Cactus

Cactus — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:07:30 +0000

Good job concentrating on pitching, Omar.

By: mrmustseetv

mrmustseetv — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:49:56 +0000

Just a slight correction. Omar did not lose two draft picks for signing K-Rod.

The Mets surrendered their 1st round pick to the Angels, plus the Angels receive an additional supplemental pick, but that pick is not taken away from the Mets but is awarded to them by MLB.

The signing team only loses one draft pick, the team losing the player nets two picks.

By: rowjamie

rowjamie — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:40:58 +0000

and walks 150 times

By: Roach2

Roach2 — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:34:23 +0000

I think we need to start taking into account how up against the wall Omar is..

1. He’s already lost a considerable amount of trading chips in the JJ Putz deal.

2. He has signed K-Rod, thus losing 2 future draft picks. Is he ready to lose more by throwing money at free agents?

3. Omar received a lot of press in 2006 and 2008 with the trades (i.e. Santana) he made and how he “fleeced” other GMs. What establised or upcoming GM would want to trade with him to be the next “mark”? I have a sinking feeling Omar has inadvertently burned bridges with franchises around the league, thus making his job even harder. Some may even argue we gave up too much in the Putz deal (i am not one of them).

Very interested to see how this offseason plays out now for the mets.

By: Sylow59

Sylow59 — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:20:26 +0000

The Angels are a good target for Delgado and Murphy:

1) They don’t have a 1B.

2) They don’t have a lefty in their lineup.

3) They could use OFs. Theirs are getting old

4) They have excess talent at our needs (C, 2B)

5) They have a high priced backup

So how about this:

Murphy: The Angels need top of the order guys and an OF or two nexty year.

Delgado: Trombo is a year away.

Schneider (see below)

Castillo + 15M of Castillo’s salary (see below)

for

Sean Rodriguez: they have Kendrick, Aybars, and Brandon Wood. He really has noplace to go.

Paoli: Conger is at AA this year. Schneider adds a lefty bat and experience. Conger is at AA this year. If LAA doesn’t go for it, then get Conger instead and live with Castro and I Rod.

Figgens: He gets 6M this year. In effect we have him at 11M (adding the 5M from Castillo’s salary) and they have a 2b sub (Kendrick will play 145+g) at 500k.

Someone, probably the Mets, would need to add a lower level guy.

By: kingman 26

kingman 26 — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:18:30 +0000

It has to be either his bad reputation among GMs who seem to think he has no heart, or that he is asking for a crazy amount of dollars/years, or maybe some combo of both.

Dunn has hit 40 HR and walked 100 times for 5 straight years. Whatever his shortcomings, these are very valuable numbers. Especially for a team with a very unsettled outfield outside of CF.

By: kingman 26

kingman 26 — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:16:03 +0000

Thanks mistermet—I used to read your incredibly silly and nonsensical posts and get annoyed, but now I just laugh at them.

Thanks for this one!

By: Hit The Weights Zeile

Hit The Weights Zeile — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:15:57 +0000

I don’t know why this idea has been so unpopular, how can any offense that doesnt even have a LF say we can do without a guy who will hit 35+ HRs with a 385+ OBP.

By: Dirtysanchez

Dirtysanchez — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:12:33 +0000

I see what your saying but thats the same pretty much throughout the NL. What team do you know that has a credible threat 1-9….nobody. Usually u want your best to get the most AB and the latter guys are more for role playing. I have not done any research but im pretty sure no other team has an awsome 6-9 but the mets dont. I believe every team has that issue and can only count on 6-9 to stratigically continue what 1-5 did.

By: Dirtysanchez

Dirtysanchez — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:08:02 +0000

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