Chris Ello, in a post to his blog for 619Sports.net, is reporting that the Padres have left Adrian Gonzalez off of their 2010 season ticket brochure.
Ello wonders if this means that the Padres do not plan to have Gonzalez on their team next season.
…i think it’s a fair point although its difficult to guage a team’s intent based on the pictures of a ticket brochure…
…obtaining Gonzalez would obviously be a dream come true for the Mets…it would certainly end the debate over Daniel Murphy at first base but i have to wonder how realistic such a scenario is, given the stature of the Mets farm system, although there appears to be some promise as of late…
…the Padres are in a similar situation that the Blue Jays are in with Roy Halladay in that he is entering his walk year, and neither team can afford to sign their stars to a big deal after next season……that said, the Padres and the Blue Jays have time…if they can’t form a deal this winter, they could conceivably wait to see where they are at the end of July, and deal him if the team is not contending….
This past season, Gonzalez hit .277 with 40 home runs and 99 RBI for a Padres team that hit a total of 141 home runs and scored 638 runs.
For more on this, check out Ello’s post.
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This is why I hate hot stove season. All the crazy rumors and speculation for the sake of columns and news.
“I saw Minaya shake Delgado’s hand at a charity dinner. The Mets may be considering bring Delgado back.”
wow this type of speculation really takes some efffort
Conversely this is what I love about Hot Stove. The rumors flying around give baseball diehards that fix between the WS and pitchers and catchers. Bring the rumors on…
And somehow get Gonzalez in blue and orange.
GET THIS GUY…NL ranks in 2009:
5th in NL in HR (40)
1st in NL in BB (119)
7th in NL in OBP (.407)
10th in NL in SLG (.551)
5th in NL in OPS (.958)
Plus he plays solid defense. I wouldn’t put him in the class of Teixeira or Pujols, but he is an excellent, big target defender at first base.
He’s only 27 and he is only due 4.75 million in 2010 and a 5.5 million club option in 2011. You know he is going to play unbelievable baseball for the next two years in search of a $140 million contract. That’s two years of production at a cost that allows the Mets the freedom to spend money on pitching, pitching, and more pitching.
I’m not going to throw out names of who they could trade away in such a deal, as I think it is useless to do so given that you never know what a particular club is after. Regardless, I am one of the few who DO FEEL the Mets could get a deal done for him.
I say if the Mets have the chips and it doesn’t include Ike Davis. Do it !!!
I agree, because it gives them flexibility. In two years, if Gonzalez costs too much to re-sign, we can trade him and slot Ike Davis in at 1B. If we did sign A-Gone after two years, Davis could move to RF, because he has an incredible arm.
If it ends up costing Davis, which it 80% would, then you send him. Davis has proven absolutely nothing at the big league level. I think that we could all agree that best Davis possibly could be is a player like Gonzales, but that is not the likely outcome.
Plus, this current incarnation of this team is built to win now. Getting Adrian Gonzales would go a long way toward actually winning. Of course, since he is signed to a great contract, the Mets would not necessarily be out of the Lackey running.
If you can get Gonzales, DO it. I would hate to lose guys like FMart, and a promising kid like Mejia, but to get a player like Adrian, you do it.
Given the way this team has performed on and off the field, the Hot Stove is better than anything. It gives us a chance to dream. Gonzalez would be a perfect fit for this team at the right price. But, it shouldn’t be their number one priority. Pitching should always come first, especially in Citi Field. This current squad should start with Pitching, go to speed and defense and finally a big bopper. The 2009 team couldn’t do any of the above. If you were to develop that great, fantastic wish list for free agents or players to trade for it would read as follows:
1) Lackey
2) Halladay
3) Bey
4) Gonzalez
5) Crawford
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