Mets GM Omar Minaya arrived at the Winter Meetings less than an hour ago, and talked to reporters before heading up to the team’s suite, and said:
“The free-agent stuff, that seems to be going a little slower this year than in past years… There have been some trade potentials out there. I know I talked to a couple of GMs and hopefully we’re going to get together and further along the discussions. It’s almost a domino effect. Once a free agent or two gets signed, then it becomes a domino effect—both for the trades and the signings… We have potential trades that in conversation with the other GMs could happen here… I think this year, because of the market, there are teams that are willing to at least make an attempt to fill their needs via trade if possible. More so than in past years.”
…like i said the other day, the Mets have options in the trade market… and, from what i can gather, there are deals to be made that could get them an impactful player or two, which would allow them to not overspend in what is an otherwise weak free-agent market…
To read additional quotes from Minaya, including his take on the free-agent market and his team’s priorities, go to Adam Rubin’s blog for the Daily News, here.
Jeff Wilpon is not scheduled to be at the Meetings.
…unless, of course, the Mets are about to finalize the acquisition of a big-time free-agent, like last year with Francisco Rodriguez…
5 Hour Energy, dude. Get some
Well, here we go.
i think the best thing that can come out of these meetings is we find someone willing to take castillo off our hands and make some progress on matt holliday
I am hoping we do something big here, ADRIAN GONZALEZ. i know i’m dreaming but how sweet would that be.
get to work Omar, do something great, Putz was a surprise, give us another awesome surprise
Please don’t deplete the farm. we can fill our needs through FA. Let our minor leaguers develop for once and use that top 10 pick wisely.
Great! Now, GET TO WORK OMAR!
This is an interesting off-season for Omar. It’s very likely his last chance to show he can turn this club around, even though he’s given them contending ballclubs for nearly every season he’s been in charge except for last year.
Does he still have full autonomy? I hope he does, because you need to be agile this week and can’t waste time in committees trying to make decisions. Omar or someone else has to be the point guard.
I find it interesting that he doesn’t feel pressure to make a move, he should think about how the fans interpret that kind of statement. Not the best way to regain confidence in your fanbase.
Honestly right nowOmar can’t be concerned about how the fans interpret anything. Omar is about to play the biggest four day poker game in his career, and not letting your opponet know you fell pressure is the very best way to go! Does he feel pressure? You bet he does, but he can’t come out to the media and say that and then turn around and expect rival GM’s to not take advantage of that pressure.
I agree, now is not the time to let us in on anything. Let things develop, knock elbows, wink at the agents across the room, pick up a tab or two, and text the heck out of the other GMs.
BTW, if there is a committee, they better have their B-berries on vibrate, cots in their offices, Chinese take out/delivery on speed dial and porta-potties in the conference rooms. I’d hate to lose a big trade because Omar didn’t get back to them until the following day.