In a column for , Sunil Joshi takes a closer look Carlos Gomez, Phil Humber, Kevin Mulvey and Deolis Guerra - the four prospects who were traded to the Twins for Johan Santana.
 
…added to by Jordan Zakarin…
…i spoke to Baseball Prospectus prospect guru Kevin Goldstein, who was just a week away from releasing his Mets Top [...]

At his blog, AaronGleeman.com, well-respected writer and Twins fan Aaron Gleeman has the following to say about potentially trading Johan Santana…

“Monday in this space I discussed the strength of a Phil Hughes-led offer from the Yankees, but a Mets package that includes Martinez, Guerra, Gomez, and Mulvey would blow that out of the water.”

Gleeman also writes for The [...]

According to Jerry Crasnick earlier this week at ESPN.com, the Mets are still interested in acquiring A’s RHP Joe Blanton, but not at the expense of Carlos Gomez, Kevin Mulvey and Aaron Heilman.
In a recent post to Athletics Nation, Nico writes the following about Blanton…
“It’s difficult to say exactly how good Joe Blanton is….He has [...]

In a report for Newsday, Ken Davidoff writes…

“The Twins are not high on nearly all of the Mets prospects in the high minor leagues, a source close to the situation said.”

…i have read that comment four times now, and i still have no idea what the source is actually saying…does this mean the Twins are [...]

At his blog for Newsday, David Lennon relays a conversation he had with an American League scout who was not very impressed with Mets RHP Philip Humber, who the scout watched a lot of this past year.

The Mets have offered Aaron Heilman, Carlos Gomez and Philip Humber to the Orioles for Erik Bedard, according to ESPN.com, MLB.com and MLB Radio’s Seth Everett, while on SNY.
According to the MLB.com report, “That offer was politely declined by the Orioles, who are believed to be seeking a package approaching what Minnesota is requiring for [...]

According to Jim Molony, at his blog for MLB.com, the Mets, Phillies, Dodgers, Angels and Cardinals are among the teams interested in O’s LHP Erik Bedard.
…by the way, i am now convinced that the Mets acquired Ryan Church to trade him in a package for a pitcher, or, at least make it easier to trade [...]

According to today’s Baltimore Sun, negotiations on a contract extension between the Orioles and ace left hander Erik Bedard stalled yesterday, though talks aren’t considered “dead”.
Regarding the talks, Orioles president of baseball operations Andy McPhail said:
“We’ve had some conversations. We spoke again today, but I’d say that we’ve cooled in that area. We’ve gone on [...]

In his recent Rumblings & Grumblings column for ESPN.com, Jayson Stark lists the best trade proposals sent in by readers that he dubbed the ‘one-week-only blitz of inspiration that we’re calling So You Think You Can Be a GM. Huh?’
Here are suggested trade proposals concerning the Mets:
Lastings Milledge, Mike Pelfrey and Phil Humber for Johan [...]

Over at Minor League Ball, prospects analyst and author John Sickels gives his Mets’ top 20 prospects list, ranked by his unique letter grading system.
Topping his list, with B+ grades, are OF Fernando Martinez and RHP Deolis Guerra, followed by OF Carlos Gomez and RHP Kevin Mulvey, both given B’s but with the potential to be [...]

At SNY, Michael Salfino speaks with a few scouts and team advisors about Mets players who are taking part in the Arizona Fall League.
Deric McKamey, advisor to the Cardinals and author of Minor League Baseball Analyst told Salfino the following about Mets RHP Eddie Kunz:

“I’m not as big a fan as some scouts.  He throws 89-to-94 [...]

At the Happy Recap message board, Newday’s David Lennon sat in for a ‘Hot Stove Chat,’ and discussed with the board’s participants what he feels the Mets will do this off season.
Next week, Happy Recap will welcome Mark Healey from Gotham Baseball Magazine.
…for what it’s worth, i’ll be their featured guest on November 20…
At MetsGeek, [...]

The Mets are holding their organizational meetings today, reports Mark Hale in the New York Post.
…basically, management and the team’s owners will get together and formulate an off-season game plan based on a collection of issues facing their future…
In Hale’s report, he lists a variety of potential issues that are expected to be on the team’s docket.
…so, let’s go [...]

In his first-ever start, Philip Humber left the game in the sixth inning, with two runners on base and no outs, having allowed just two runs through the previous five innings.
Joe Smith entered in the relief, and was followed by Pedro Feliciano, and six batters later the Nationals scored five runs, three of which were [...]

…from what i can gather, assuming this is a fight to the finish, as i think we all assume it will be, the Mets rotation over the final five games of the season should look as follows…

Wed: Philip Humber vs. Nationals
Thurs: Pedro Martinez vs. Cardinals
Fri: Oliver Perez vs. Marlins
Sat: John Maine vs. Marlins
Sun: Tom Glavine [...]