In a post to ESPN.com over the weekend, citing ‘one baseball man who has spoken with the Mets,’ Stark writes that the Giants and Mets have had recent conversations about 34–year-old OF Randy Winn.
However, according to Ken Davidoff in Newsday, “The Mets haven’t shown much interest (in Winn).”
…from what i can gather out of [...]

In a report for Newsday, in which he explains why Manny Ramirez is not an option for the Mets, Ken Davidoff writes that the Mets ‘appear’ to have the most interest in Mariners OF Raul Ibanez.
However, according to Jon Heyman at SI.com, the Mariners have been asking for LHP Jon Niese, whom the Mets consider [...]

According to Jayson Stark, in a post to the MLB Trade Deadline blog for ESPN.com, now that Xavier Nady and Casey Blake are off the market, the Mets will turn their attention to M’s OF Raul Ibanez, “whom they believe is their only remaining realistic option to acquire as an outfield bat.”
The left-handed hitting Ibanez, [...]

Yesterday, Omar Minaya announced that Moises Alou could realistically miss the remainder of the season should he chose to have surgery on his torn hamstring.
Meanwhile, as I mentioned on SNY’s The Wheel House yesterday, which you can watch by clicking here, it would be wise for the Mets to approach this year’s Trade Deadline assuming Ryan [...]

In a post to his blog for ESPN.com, Jayson Stark mentions that the Giants are shopping a variety of players, including 33–year-old OF Randy Winn.
In 155 games for the Giants last season, Winn hit .300 with 57 extra base hits, 15 stolen bases and a .353 OBP.
What’s more, he hit .351 against left-handed pitchers, while [...]