According to Jon Heyman at SI.com, the Red Sox have traded LHP David Wells to San Diego for C George Kottaras…
The left-handed hitting Kottaras, 26, was selected to the 2006 All-Star Futures Game, and ranked as the second-best prospect in the Padres system by Baseball America…

Tonight’s lineup for the Mets as they take on the Rockies:
1. Jose Reyes - SS
2. Paul Lo Duca - C
3. Carlos Beltran - CF
4. David Wright - 3B
5. Julio Franco - 1B
6. Jose Valentin - 2B
7. Shawn Green - RF
8. Endy Chavez - LF
9. Oliver Perez - SP

…nothing wrong with Carlos Delgado…he is just getting [...]

The Game…
The Mets (82-49) go for the sweep of the Rockies (61-71) in the series finale this evening, starting at 9:05 pm EDT…

The Pitchers…

LHP Oliver Perez (2-10, 6.78 ERA) makes his second start as a Met…In his debut against the Phillies, Perez was charged with five runs in five innings, the big blow courtesy of [...]

At SI.com, Jon Heyman quotes a Mets official as saying, “I’m not entirely comfortable,” with regards to the team’s starting rotation…
A few weeks ago, ESPN’s Buster Olney reported that Red Sox LHP David Wells had cleared waivers…
During today’s broadcast of the Yankees-Tigers game on ESPN, broadcaster Gary Thorne noted that the Mets have begun looking in [...]

At his blog for the Daily News, Adam Rubin writes that the Mets have added 2B Anderson Hernandez to the 25–man roster…
However, Rubin explains that by adding Hernandez, the Mets could later add Lastings Milledge to the post-season roster if need be…
…i don’t get how, but rubin seems to…i’m guessing it has something to do [...]

…it appears that i botched, or, over simplified, the playoff eligibility rule in the previous post…
…from what i can gather, the rule is as follows…
According to Rule 40(a), a player must be on his club’s active big league roster or disabled list (or bereavement list, suspended list, or military list) on August 31 in order [...]

Following his second win for the Mets in three starts, RHP Dave Williams was sent back to Triple-A Norfolk…
However, Randolph said he will be recalled Tuesday to start against Atlanta…
According to Williams, who spoke with reporters following the game, the team plans to promote a back-up infielder, so the player can qualify for the post-season roster…
…only [...]

Appearing in his weekly interview with WFAN yesterday, Willie Randolph said Orlando Hernandez will certainly start against the Braves next week, at the latest, in an effort to get him three or four starts before October…
…suggesting that the team sees el duque as a starter, not a reliever…
…fair enough…
Randolph told reporters prior to yesterday’s game, [...]

According to multiple reports, Cliff Floyd remained, and will remain, in Port St. Lucie as he was unable to travel due to severe weather…
…oh, man…he’s got to be crawling the walls down there…maybe he’s really kevin finnerty…
…the buzz around floyd is that he’ll continue his rehab in the psl, and will most likely meet up with [...]

Carlos Beltran has set a team record by scoring a run in 12 consecutive games, during which he has also driven in 13 runs, while sporting a .326 AVG and a .418 OBP…
…in an interview prior to this season, i actually told a radio show that i expected beltran to hit .280, with 25 HR [...]

By not booting a single ball last night, the Mets tied a club record from 1999 with their 12th consecutive errorless game…
This season, the Mets are 52–20 during games when they do not make an error, a .722 winning percentage compared to their overall winning percentage of .626…
Jose Valentin, as quoted by the New York Times…
“You hear that [...]

Having driven in just eight runs in his previous 18 games, David Wright has eight RBI in his last two games in Coors Field, during which he’s 5–for-9 with two strikeouts, a stolen base, a triple and a HR…
Willie Randolph, on Wright, talking with reporters after last night’s win…
“He was getting away from his approach.  [...]

Following his win tonight against the Rockies, Mets LHP Dave Williams was optioned back to Triple-A Norfolk…
…ooh, that can’t be fun…
Willie Randolph told reporters that Williams will return to Shea Stadium on Tuesday to start against the Braves…

According to ESPN’s Buster Olney, the Padres are currently the front-runners to acquire Red Sox LHP David Wells, with the Sox seeking Triple-A C George Kottaras…
The Red Sox have lost six games in a row, and are 10 games behind the Yankees in the loss column in the AL East…