Quick Q & A: Can the Mets Acquire Adrian Gonzalez?
Yesterday, Metsblog reader “therambler” asked:
“I’d be curious to know if you think an offer of Mike Pelfrey, Ike Davis, Reese Havens, and Fernando Martinez would be enough (or be too much) to get Adrian Gonzalez from the Padres? I think that it is a slightly better package than what the Red Sox would offer (probably – Clay Buchholz, Daneil Bard, Michael Bowden, and Lars Anderson).”
…great question and i think that would be enough…the question is – does such a move make sense for either side…i think that acquiring Gonzalez is the best possible move the Mets could make and in this particular scenario, he negates the need for Davis for sure, but I think the Mets would be giving up too much by sending away Davis, Pelfrey AND Martinez as i have to think that at least one of those players can have a major impact at the major league level for a very long time…but ultimately, i don’t think Gonzalez would cost the Mets or the Red Sox this much talent, nor do i think either team would execute a deal to send that much talent away for one player to begin with…
…i’d be more inclined to trade Martinez at this point, simply because I don’t know where he fits into the puzzle anymore…if they acquire a Holliday/Bay/Crawford and keep Jeff Francoeur, what does that mean for Martinez…that said, this was the guy Omar Minaya would not trade for Johan Santana, so i wonder if he would consider dealing him for Gonzalez now…
…i think that the key for any package, when comparing one team’s package to another team’s package is whether or not, in this case, the Padres like those players and if they fit into their puzzle…i don’t think they can doubt the talent of guys like Davis and Martinez, but do they feel Davis can fill the shoes of Gonzalez in the long term, and do they think Martinez fits into their plans…they may better players than those in Boston’s package, but not necessarily better for San Diego’s short and long term goals…
