Quote: Minaya on Manny, Offense

by Matthew Cerrone on January 16th, 2009 at 8:18 am

Last night on SNY’s Mets Hot Stove, Mets GM Omar Minaya was asked if he could bring in a player, like Adam Dunn, Bobby Abreu or Manny Ramirez, on a one-year deal, and said:

“Yes, I could possibly bring in a player.  But, what I don’t want to do invest the capital I have on an offensive situation when I have not yet taken care of the pitching situation… When my pitching situation is taken care of, then, then we’ll review that and see what’s out there and can we bring in a guy on that one-year situation, expecting possibly Fernando Martinez in 2010… But, what I don’t want to go is get ahead of myself and invest in areas until my pitching is taken care of.”

Minaya did note how left-handed dominant his batting order is, adding, “So, it has to be the right guy to fit in there and it has to be a guy who wants to come in for one year, and, as we speak, there are not a lot of guys who want to come in for one year.”

However, he added, he is comfortable starting the season with Daniel Murphy and Fernando Tatis in left field.

Asked specifically about Manny Ramirez, and whether he has recommended signing him to ownership, Minaya said:

“Manny Ramirez is a great player… But, the reality is, we have been focused on pitching… If you don’t have the foundation with starting pitching, I just don’t believe you win championships… So, we have to address our starting pitching and our bullpen first… Like anything else, you put your team together, like all GMs, you have a game plan, but the bottom line is you have to focus on pitching.”

To watch Minaya’s full discussion about the outfield market, courtesy of SNY, click here.

…interestingly, i am not hearing minaya saying, flatly, no, he will not consider manny or dunn, etc… instead, what i hear him saying in this interview is, ‘ I have a game plan, I have a budget like most GMs, and I’m trying to stick to it – and so I am focused on pitching, and when that is over I will reassess my available finances and take a look at the hitter’s market.’…which, frankly, is what people have been writing and saying all off season…

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