Comments on: Buzz: No Chance Mets Trade Beltran

By: Lorenzo23

Lorenzo23 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:26:51 +0000

Where should I start? Which decade? haha

By: SantanaCYYOung

SantanaCYYOung — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:12:28 +0000

I’m torn on trading Beltran. I just feel that if the Mets keep him, he’ll blow out his knee and he’ll be done.

Leaving the no-trade out I would try to get something for Beltran now, while reducing the 18.5 million of his contract. If the Mets can get Ellsbury, Masterson, two other top level prospects and maybe even dump Perez on them I would do it. That’s $30 million the next two years. Sign Lackey, Wolf, Holliday, spin off two of the prospects and add other prospects to get Halliday and away we go.

Unfortunately Omar will never do this.

By: JohantheMan

JohantheMan — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:16:19 +0000

I agree with that, it takes more than one person to lose a series. The whole team lost the series.

2006 seems like so long ago, the beginning of great things, what did we do seriously to make the baseball gods hate us this much that a mere three years later we have seen a phils WS and are about to see the yankees/phillies play the WS, why oh why

By: ericloz

ericloz — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:15:05 +0000

Lorenzo:

Quick question, how long is that list of “dumbest moves” by the Mets?

I mean we’ve made some really dumb moves. I’m talking moves that resonate a decade later.

And I’m sure that arguments can be made for some of those 70s moves.

By: ericloz

ericloz — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:07:36 +0000

I was thinking the same thing this afternoon, and I came to realize that I would root against both teams equally; however if someone put a gun to my head, I’d root for the yanks to win, barely.

By: thedude

thedude — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:05:58 +0000

Anyone who blames him for that is a moron or Steve Phillips. And that’s really the same thing, so nevermind.

By: mextache

mextache — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:59:42 +0000

Beltran is a stud and didn’t deserve the backlash he got for taking that wicked Wainwright curve for strike three in 2006.

The Mets should never have lost that series…it should never have come down to that moment.

He’s a great player.

By: Mitch45

Mitch45 — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:30:34 +0000

“Adding pieces”, huh? Pieces of what, I wonder.

By: 7train

7train — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:17:02 +0000

Lets get Miguel Olivo for catcher – I would just love the possibility of a HR from the 7 batter. Avg is around 250, which is solid for a catcher, OBP is no good, around 300. I just like the possibility of some power from our catcher late in the lineup.

By: mark4212

mark4212 — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:46:34 +0000

You cross that bridge when you get to it. And Beltran’s value is possibly at it’s lowest since the 2005 season. Your better off waiting until he plays a full healthy year and wins another GG.