Comments on: Opinion: Omar, Be Smart and Patient

By: The Eephus

The Eephus — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:00:09 +0000

Maybe I am, but can Garland compare to Happ as a #3? Nope… Would Holliday w/o a thumper at 1b make the lineup strong enough? Nope… The bench is a crapshoot no matter what, so I do not think it is worth dissecting. Lackey is nice, but is he a sure thing when matching up against Lee, Matt Cain, Dan Haren, or Jurrjens? The Mets need a lot of work, and a lot of Comeback Player of the Year Type stuff to be respectable. This pessimism is not just from the way 09 went for the Mets. The Phillies and Braves also took great leaps as organizatons, leaps that were not factored in to the state of the Mets pre-injuries. Now, they have a ton of catching up to do, more than 2 moves can accomplish…

By: Hit The Weights Zeile

Hit The Weights Zeile — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:08:21 +0000

Holliday, Lackey, Garland and tweaks to the pen/bench. If you really don’t think that would make us a contender you are simply being way too pessimistic.

By: Hit The Weights Zeile

Hit The Weights Zeile — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:06:53 +0000

Matt I understand your concept of “just score runs, who cares how”. That is all fine and good but HRs are still the quickest way to score and thus should be taken into consideration when evaluating anyone. If we score 1 run and it takes us 3 batters to manufacture it every time what good does that do us when the phillies have 5 guys who can do that with 1 swing. And if we are down 2 runs wouldnt it be nice knowing all we need is to get the tying run to the plate and we have a chance rather than hoping for 4 to 5 hits in an inning to do so.

By: Zanderssports

Zanderssports — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:20:19 +0000

Matt, Chinese character on the mug means heart. But anyway, if the Cardinals decide to resign Holliday, the Redsox Traded for Hermida, which is almost a given that Bay will be a FA. I like him and I think that if Holliday is resigned then he is a good as signed to Mets, and if not I say Nady is the next option.

By: MisterMet74

MisterMet74 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:32:12 +0000

David Wright’s year was “disasterous”? I’d agree a bit disappointing but when I was playing and if I ever was being considered for the show, I’d hate to think if I could hit .307 w/ 10 HRs an 72 RBIs in the bigs that a pro scout would say, “Sorry kid but those are disasterous numbers for the majors.”
For the record, I get your point. But Wright’s numbers were more about having no support around him. Otherwise, despite the HR power outage, I don’t think he would have been considered so “disasterous”.

By: metskat

metskat — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:37:56 +0000

let me start by saying i hate the freakin phillies and the fact that they lost is the only thing that made this ws remotely tolerable…but to say they are in decline…they will now have cliff lee for the ENTIRE year…and god help me…but…i have a lot more faith in their front office making some good moves (e.g. feliz, ibanez, lee and even lidge for what he did in ’08) than i do in ours…hope i am wrong…

By: MetsFan06

MetsFan06 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:34:16 +0000

I would put the signings of Holliday and LAckey on the top of my list. They are musts. The I’ll go get Olivo/Molina or BArajas. Then I ‘ll get MArquis. I’ll tweak both the bench and bullpen. Then maybe I’ll look at Orlando Hudson and trade Castillo.

By: The Eephus

The Eephus — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:28:52 +0000

No they are not respectable even with that. You are assuming a lot will go right, from Wright not being psyched out by an imaginary field obstacle, to Reyes running healthy, to Murphy (or Delgado) producing, to Castillo not being terible, to Franceour hitting 25 plus dingers (the most reasonable possibility), to Santana being a top 5 pitcher (hasn’t been lately), to Pelfey,Perez, and co. not being the stench, to Niese stepping up big, etc…. Even if this all happened, there is that minor juggernaut known as the Phillies, not to mention the braves slowly retooling along with the Marlins. There is no guarantee the Mets (with only 2 major changes) can bang with any of these teams, and that is just looking within the division. So unless you want an entire season to rest on hopes and prayers, I’d go back to the drawing board and look at more ways to reload rather than just 2 players, because that will not cut it.

By: KevnCt

KevnCt — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:13:55 +0000

Pay what it takes for Holiday and sign Lackey and they are more than respectable…..how many is that?

By: The Eephus

The Eephus — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:50:52 +0000

What kind of patience are we looking for?? Let us not sugar coat, and just say you want the Mets to operate like the Knicks and throw away the next 2 years and then decide. Let us also not exagerrate what they currently have. Santana is an ace, albeit not the same pitcher he once was, and is about to hit an age where he can decline significantly. KRod showed signs of being good, but also looked vulnerable at times last year. Reyes and Wright are coming off disastrous years, and while potentially still good are far from 2 of the best young players in the game. Look at Hanley, Chase, Ryan, Ryan B, Prince, Longoria, and others before you say Reyes and Wright are 2 of the best, unless this group of best totals 20. I also don’get what you define as crazy, EVERYONE on this roster is tradeable, other than maybe Davis and even he can go in the right deal. There are no Kazmirs, Ryans, Bays, etc. to be lost. Nothing is crazy. Now, if you mean that the Mets are not in a position to unload players now, and should wait, then fine. But to say a player or 2 and good health will make them respectable again is peyote induced thinking,,,