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By: stickguy

stickguy — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:40:28 +0000

all for the getting rid of Castillo part, but no on COra everyday.

Just sign Lopez instead (pass on Hudson) and upgrade on both sides of the ball at 2B

By: stickguy

stickguy — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:38:18 +0000

If maine and ollie are recovered from this years surgeries, and wolf stays of fthe DL again, that can be a very servicable to above average rotation.

Rag on Ollie all you want, but when he is having a good ollie stretch, he is a pretty danged good #5.

By: stickguy

stickguy — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:36:40 +0000

unloading Castillo alone is pretty much enough for me!

Throw in a couple of bench guys (reed/sullivan/tatis types), Schnieder, and a couple of pen arms, and that’s your big shake up.

By: Coolpapabell

Coolpapabell — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:22:00 +0000

Thats what I think. I just noticed Beltran wasn’t included, and there have been some Beltran to the Redsox speculation.

By: Old Backstop

Old Backstop — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:18:00 +0000

If they really want to shake things up … they need to release or trade Luis Castillo, and stick anybody else there, even if it’s Cora on an every-day basis. Maybe get creative and trade one of your pitching prospects to a team that has a blocked 2B/SS prospect. Reese Havens and Wilmer Flores are too far away, Ruben Tejada? Maybe you just bite the bullet and sign O-Dog to a one year deal, if he wants to be a potential winner (see lineup below).

Delgado is already finished up with the Mets

Jeff Franceour is healthy and likeable, but that’s about it. Is 20 homeruns enough from your RF just because he flashes a great smile? His arm is super, but his range is nothing special. Would we be better off with Mike Cameron in RF than Franceour? Both guys are likeable … Cameron’s superior defensively and even if he hits .240 with 25 HR, his OBP is going to offset Franceour’s likely .280/22 with a .315 OBP campaign. It’s pick your poison, but something tells me Cameron’s defense and OBP will outweigh Franceour’s smiles.

Bring in a guy like Bengie Molina … a cocky, clutch gamer, and let Santos (and Thole when he’s ready) back him up. This adds pop and RBI potential to your batting order.

Say farewell to guys who you wont be able to rely on in the pen, like Sean Green – who has never had a good year anywhere, even in the minors.

Bring a guy like Jason Marquis into your rotation, who while never being super, is always reliable and his teams always end up in the playoffs. I think I prefer Marquis over Randy Wolf.

Of course, sign Holliday if you can.

Trade for Halladay.

Reyes SS
Hudson 2B +5MM
Wright 3B
Beltran CF
Holliday LF +18MM
Cameron RF (no Franceour salary)
Molina C +3MM (offsetting Schneider)
Murphy 1B

No easy outs in that lineup …

Halladay SP +25MM
Santana SP
Marquis SP
Pelfrey SP

K-Rod C

Yes, you are adding payroll (although you are shedding Delgado, Schneider and Franceour), but would you go to war with that lineup?

By: Mets17

Mets17 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:14:18 +0000

Beltran would be hard to trade if we have no power in our lineup

By: Coolpapabell

Coolpapabell — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:09:42 +0000

I noticed that Beltran was conspicuosly absent from your “core”. Could Beltran be a part of a team make-up shift?

By: Kendog52282

Kendog52282 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:09:03 +0000

I think you will see this:

1. Santana
2. Wolf
3. Maine
4. Pelfrey
5. Perez

WIth Harden signed as the potential #2, who i would take over Sheets or Bedard.

Niese would be your #6.

By: JohantheMan

JohantheMan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:04:36 +0000

Who even is there to trade? We aren’t trading the core, Francoeur seems loved by all, that leaves Castillo and Murphy and would that really be a shakeup?

By: 7train

7train — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:02:46 +0000

If there is one thing we learned form this season, is we need some backups. Solid backups.