Step by step,
heart to heart
left right left,
we all fall down like toy soldiers – Martika
Sorry guys I had to break out the cheesy ’80′s song reference but in light of our players ( and our hopes) dropping like flies it seems apropos. Well With that being said, it is time for your daily dose of mostly negative Mets history with the latest edition of ” This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty” .
Celebrating a birthday today is John Stearns favorite back up reserve catcher – Alex ” I can’t hit my own weight” Treviño (1957). The best thing I can say about Alex is he had one of those ’70′s porn mustaches – but it wasn’t as nice as Keith Hernandez’s
also another year older is middle reliever from the late ’90′s Ricky ” Phillie Scum” Bottalico (1969) .
And before I leave you today, I had some observations on last nights game with the Florida Marlins, First off although Daniel Murphy has handled himself adequately at first base I now feel his future is as ether a DH or a bench player because it seems he doesn’t have the instincts to be a everyday first baseman ( also I read on MLBTR that the Kansas City Royals may not tender Mark Jacobs a contract). The other thing that I noticed – and I have seen this a few times since he was traded back to the Mets. Anderson Hernandez defensive play has been shoddy at best. I have seen routine ground balls that even Bob Bailor could have handled skip by him into the outfield for base hits . I mean ANDERSON ATLEAST MAKE IT LOOK LIKE YOU CARE !!!
83 comments
prismo
8/26/2009-7:24am at 7:24 am (UTC -4)
Daniel Murphy fun-facts!
There are 13 first basemen in the NL with at least 300 at-bats this season.
Batting average…Murphy is last.
On base percentage…Murphy is last.
Slugging…Murphy is second to last. (by .10 – thanks Loney!)
There are 15 first basemen in the NL with at least 500 innings played at first base.
Fielding percentage…Murphy is last.
Range factor per 9 innings…Murphy is third to last. [9*(putouts + assists)/innings played]
Is this our future 1st baseman?
rustyjr
8/26/2009-7:36am at 7:36 am (UTC -4)
like i said in the article prismo – MLTR.COM IS reporting that Mike Jacobs might be non tendered during the off season – it might be worth some investigation about putting him as our first baseman – i believe he has better range than murph and he has more power capablilities – I love Murph don’t get me wrong – the problem is we arent a a.l team that can use a dh
rustyjr
8/26/2009-7:55am at 7:55 am (UTC -4)
btw here is jacobs career splits and contract status
SPLITS G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
Season 99 331 33 79 13 1 16 48 33 102 0 0 .239 .311 .429 .740
Career 520 1803 230 464 111 6 96 295 155 449 5 2 .257 .317 .485 .802
Last 7 days 4 13 0 5 1 0 0 4 2 5 0 0 .385 .467 .462 .928
Projected 136 455 45 109 18 1 22 66 45 140 0 0 .239 .311 .429 .740
Through August 26 – Current stats updated real-time, Career stats updated nightly.
Transactions
Mike Jacobs has not been involved in any transactions this season.
Year-By-Year Salary
Contract Year Salary Contract Year Salary
2006 $327,000 2007 $380,000
2008 $395,000 2009 $3,275,000
trs86
8/26/2009-9:47am at 9:47 am (UTC -4)
Yeah he’s not a terrible option if we had a RH platoon partner for him. He is not a MLB starter though. That .555 OPS against LHP gives it away.
Kingman 26
8/26/2009-9:07am at 9:07 am (UTC -4)
But Rusty, didn’t Eminem use Toy Soldiers and make a really cool song from it??
Well, as for Murph, love the hustle and effort, but he is a so-so fielder, with a so-so arm, who is slow, and cannot hit for average or power, or get on base. We got problems for 2010.
udontmesswthejohan
8/26/2009-9:26am at 9:26 am (UTC -4)
All fair points re: Murphman. I don’t know, it’s frustrating because he shows flashes of being a really good hitter and then the next thing you know he goes 0-10. On the positive side, even though no one will mistake him for Carlos delgado, I do think he has shown more power than was previously expected. I’m not sure if he has shown enough though.
I’ve raised this issue before, but I think it’s worth mentioning again. Any interest in re-signing Delgado, should he agree, to an affordable one year deal and hope that he stays helathy?
prismo
8/26/2009-9:28am at 9:28 am (UTC -4)
Not really interested. He’s going to miss an entire season, he’s old, he’s STILL not healthy, it’ll cost a few million.
stickguy
8/26/2009-9:45am at 9:45 am (UTC -4)
but it does have Omar written all over it!
Delgado though, for any sane person, needs to go to the DH league. Along with Sheffield.
udontmesswthejohan
8/26/2009-9:46am at 9:46 am (UTC -4)
Agreed, but if healthy, and admittedly it’s a big if at this point in his career, would you admit that he is still likely to give you better numbers than anyone currently on the team who is slated to play that position or anyone we might bring in?
Let’s say a one year deal in the $2-5mm range?
trs86
8/26/2009-9:49am at 9:49 am (UTC -4)
I have no desire there because we know that in May it would be back to Murphy again.
stickguy
8/26/2009-10:01am at 10:01 am (UTC -4)
1 year on delgado also depends on how close they think Davis is to being ready, and they probably wont know that until he does a winter league and ST, and at least a 1/2 year at AAA
trs86
8/26/2009-10:06am at 10:06 am (UTC -4)
Davis would not be ready next May for sure. I guess Carter could be.
DNDJohan aka kistics
8/26/2009-10:14am at 10:14 am (UTC -4)
Carter sounds like an interesting option. But it’s really hit or miss with these prospects.
udontmesswthejohan
8/26/2009-10:09am at 10:09 am (UTC -4)
Another reason why Delgado signing should at least be explored. One year stop gap who, if healthy, will put up numbers. After that, mets can hopefully bring up Ike and delgado can go after one more big payday.
DNDJohan aka kistics
8/26/2009-9:57am at 9:57 am (UTC -4)
I wouldn’t mind signing Delgado for 1 year contract, but I think he’ll want way more than $5M. I think he’ll want something like $8M.
Given the choices of what’s out there Delgado might be our best option. He has stayed relatively healthy 06-08 season. So I think he’ll stay relatively healthy next year as well.
trs86
8/26/2009-10:00am at 10:00 am (UTC -4)
He was not healthy in 2007 was he? I thought that was the reason he was terrible all year?
But for 8M you could get LaRoche who would be much more reliable. But to me I think trade is the best way to go for 1B.
DNDJohan aka kistics
8/26/2009-10:09am at 10:09 am (UTC -4)
His production was low in ’07 but he still managed to hit 24 HRs and drove in 87. He was still a power threat and will be a power threat next year as well.
I agree IF Omar can pull off a trade to get a solid 1B. But what are the chances given that Omar is super high on his prospects? And yes, with $8M, I’m sure we can get Nick Johnson (injury prone) or LaRoche and that’s not bad alternatives either.
trs86
8/26/2009-10:12am at 10:12 am (UTC -4)
I don’t think Nick would cost that much. Maybe 5? He’s hurt again. LOL. What about Russell Branyan? How much will he cost?
udontmesswthejohan
8/26/2009-10:07am at 10:07 am (UTC -4)
Probably right – he would cost more than $5mm, but that might be where I drew the line. Maybe hope that the fact that he has been injured all year lowers his value. A long shot I suppose, but for $5mm I just couldn’t dismiss it out of hand.
DNDJohan aka kistics
8/26/2009-10:12am at 10:12 am (UTC -4)
I just think there will be other teams out there willing to pay more than $5M for DH duties.
dirtysanchez
8/26/2009-9:47am at 9:47 am (UTC -4)
that should remain an option at this point i guess. I think alot of this murphy stuff is too much…remember this is his first year playing 162 games. With the way things have gone, alot more pressure has been put on him than it should. I am ok with murph’s production but i would like a real 1b man….im on the get agonz boat.
trs86
8/26/2009-9:51am at 9:51 am (UTC -4)
You are ok with his production? I am for sure not ok with it. I see no signs that he can be a consistant starter on the MLB level. There is a reason this guy was never a top prospect to begin with. It’s not like the Mets brought up Wright and Reyes when they brought up Evans and Murphy. They brought up two guys that MOST people had never heard of and 2 guys that were not even on the top prospect list. It’s just Murphy got hot and plays hard.
prismo
8/26/2009-9:55am at 9:55 am (UTC -4)
Thank you, EXACTLY.
Murphy was never a top prospect; never projected to be a plus player at the MLB level.
He came up late last season and was hot for a couple months, and has never consistently hit well since. His fielding is below average at any position you throw him at.
dirtysanchez
8/26/2009-9:55am at 9:55 am (UTC -4)
the guy in the second half last year hit close to .300…and that was his first time up in the league….were you expecting that he would do that over the course of an entire year? Is he a top prospect..no. Is he a starter…no. You right, he has done nothing to prove that but i think the measuring stick that everyone has for him was too high to begin with. For a guy taht was not a top prospect and is playing his first full year…its ok. Its not horrible but its not excellent either.
trs86
8/26/2009-9:57am at 9:57 am (UTC -4)
Now if you are asking if I am ok what level Murphy is at compared to Murphy? Yeah he’s about what I expected. However, I am not ok with that production from 1B.
dirtysanchez
8/26/2009-10:02am at 10:02 am (UTC -4)
so your on the banwagon of guys that think your 1b has to hit 30 hrs and 100 rbi’s?
Im fine with having a kieth hernandez(never really hit over 20 hrs for the mets but had a sweet avg) at 1b. Granted that team had power from other sources and our squad the only power we had was beltran for a while because david forgot how to hit HR’s. Am i ok with murphys production..yea im ok. Of course i would have prefered someone with better numbers but murph more or less did ok with my assessment of him
trs86
8/26/2009-10:05am at 10:05 am (UTC -4)
If we had a normal team Dirty no. But considering the options for LF there is no consistant power threat. It’s going to have to come from 1B and LF and Murphy can’t do that. I would not be happy with Casey Kotchman numbers from 1B, nope. Not unless Manny or Bay are our LF.
dirtysanchez
8/26/2009-10:10am at 10:10 am (UTC -4)
I agree with that as we need power going into next year with gado not coming back. If its 1b at the cost of murphy then so be it. I just think its unfair to say murphy sux or murphy is a flop when this is his first year in the majors..i mean give the kid a break here.
trs86
8/26/2009-10:12am at 10:12 am (UTC -4)
I am just saying he is not supposed to be very good and there is no reason to think he will be.
dirtysanchez
8/26/2009-10:14am at 10:14 am (UTC -4)
so if he was not supposed to be very good..why are poeple apparently so disappointed in his production. His produciton should be on par for someone that is not very good then..no?
trs86
8/26/2009-10:21am at 10:21 am (UTC -4)
I am upset that he is our 1B and that is our production from 1B. Does that make sense? LOL.
udontmesswthejohan
8/26/2009-9:56am at 9:56 am (UTC -4)
It was more than that he was just hot IMO. Yes, it had some to do with the manner in which he played the game, but it also had a lot to do with his approach in the box. To be fair, that approach has come and gone this year, but that is the reason I think people, myself included, were so high on him.
trs86
8/26/2009-9:58am at 9:58 am (UTC -4)
Perhaps maybe he is trying to do too much and be more aggressive which was what he was not last year. I have no idea. But to me he is a bench player for now until maybe 3-4 years from now he could turn into a DeRosa type at best. Right now he’s a lighter Casey Kotchman which makes him uh…
udontmesswthejohan
8/26/2009-9:52am at 9:52 am (UTC -4)
Ha – from your lips to God’s ears re: Gonzalez.
dirtysanchez
8/26/2009-9:58am at 9:58 am (UTC -4)
lol you mean from my keyboard ;p
trs86
8/26/2009-9:48am at 9:48 am (UTC -4)
So 7 HR in 300+ ABS is more power than expected? That’s a hot or cold streak away from 10-15HR where we figured he would be.
udontmesswthejohan
8/26/2009-9:54am at 9:54 am (UTC -4)
True, then again on this team 15 HR’s may as well be 45. I guess I was speaking relatively.
DNDJohan aka kistics
8/26/2009-10:02am at 10:02 am (UTC -4)
Are we talking about Wright? ha ha …
stickguy
8/26/2009-10:05am at 10:05 am (UTC -4)
not that it means anything, but Utley had ~ 14 HRs in his firts 400+ ABs over 2 seasons.
Not that it means Murphy will crank out 25 next year (although going to CBP would help with that!) but not every guy that comes up at 24 immediately hits their peak power output.
trs86
8/26/2009-10:08am at 10:08 am (UTC -4)
Agreed, but what was his minor league status? Was Utley a top prospect? I remember him being one. Murphy had 26 HR in 1028 PA in the minors.
DNDJohan aka kistics
8/26/2009-10:19am at 10:19 am (UTC -4)
Utley was a first round pick and did not come up to the majors till he was 24 and full season 25-26. I’m sure he was a much more mature player than Murphy is now…
trs86
8/26/2009-10:21am at 10:21 am (UTC -4)
Yup but that is not the point. I hope we are not saying Murphy is Utley.
My point is why should we expect Murphy to be good? We have no evidence to say he will be. He might…. but why expect it>?
Kingman 26
8/26/2009-10:13am at 10:13 am (UTC -4)
Gotta avoid this, and every aging player.
Next year, none of them. None. Not even 35 year old free agent catchers like Molina who are injury breakdowns waiting to happen.
I still very much support the core of Wright/Reyes/Beltran/Johan/KRod, but no more Pedro, Alou, El Duque, Delgado, Sheffield, Molina, etc etc etc.
I would rather just lose with youth than spend another year of false early hope watching players break down with injuries.
We simply have to change the culture, and new young players can hopefully do that better than more aging wealthy vets who have made their zillions.
And anyway, with no JJ and Wagner, the bullpen is now the second biggest issue after a number 2 starter. Replacing Murph’s non-production is way down the list of needs.
We need lots of injured guys to return number one, we need a number two number two, we need another bullpen revamping number 3, and then we worry about Murph and more offense.
trs86
8/26/2009-10:17am at 10:17 am (UTC -4)
I think the #2-3 starter is big but I would put power production next. That has to come from LF or 1B. The pen we will need a setup man but with Parnell Stokes and Feliciano we will survive. Maybe Kunz comes up and actually does something. Maybe a guy like Holt is brought up.
As for Delgado, not interested.
Molina I would be more inclined if it’s a 1 year deal. We would have Santos and Thole ready.
DNDJohan aka kistics
8/26/2009-10:22am at 10:22 am (UTC -4)
I think we are okay in 8th inning division. Stokes has been great of late and Parnell isn’t a bad option either.
trs86
8/26/2009-10:24am at 10:24 am (UTC -4)
Yeah no matter who we get Jery will mismanage them. But anyway there will be guys out there for a decent price for setup. Hopefully it will also be a LH guy as well.
stickguy
8/26/2009-9:59am at 9:59 am (UTC -4)
a quick plan for next year. But first, as bad as this year has been, you don’t have to assume that 2010 will be just as bad, as long as the “everyone on the DL bus” concept was a 1 year wonder.
anyway, the big off season move? The GM (I stil hate to say Omar) will trade Sheffield, tatis, Hernandez for Reyes, Wright and Beltran. That alone should go down as the best trade of the off season (although the NY press will still roast Omar for it if he is GM!)
On the pitching side, they get a fresh elbow for santana for Nelson Figgy. And possibly Maine for nothing.
OK, now for the other moves:
Take on Pena from TB as a salary dump, giving a non prospect back.
Sign Molina for as short term a deal as possible (1 year might be unplausible, but no more than 2).
Sign Figgins for LF to make TRS happy. Alternative is give Carter a shot, dependingon how he looks in September.
None of those moves will require a decent prospect. Use the available trading chips for a SP. And, make a run at Lackey if the budget can handle it, but most likely trade for someone. Or, go lower FA tier for millwood or Marquis on a short deal.
How about a line up of Reyes, Figgins, wright, beltran, pena, frenchy, mollina, castillo? Lots of speed and OBP up top, power in the middle and a real threat in the 7 hole.
If you get a power guy for LF, then Castillo goes to the 2 hole, and Mollina or francour/carter in the 8 hole (I think that certainly lengthens the line up!)
rotation would be Santana, (lackey or trade guy), (millwood/marquis), then some combo of pelfrey/maine/ollie/neise/neive for 4-8.
anyway, you can switch out some names, but none of these moves (other than maybe signing lackey) are really that big, or hard to conceive, or even expensive, and IMO the team on the field could be very good, assuming of course it can stay on the field!
I know doom and gloom is the order of the day, but even with omar in charge, all hope is not lost.
trs86
8/26/2009-10:04am at 10:04 am (UTC -4)
I am ok with ponying up the prospects for Agonz. We have enough and he solves a longterm problem. If not Pena is the best option for sure. Again as you know I think Figgins is Crawford lite and should cost much less not to mention if Castillo falls all to hell we have a guy that can slot in.
I don’t think we should base anything on what Carter does in one month. That is how we got in the Murphy situation to start with. Carter will be a good guy to bring on that can play 1B and LF badly and have a roll on the team.
stickguy
8/26/2009-10:07am at 10:07 am (UTC -4)
carter has a much longer track record in AAA though. Murphy had what, 1 AB in AAA? can’t even remember if it was 1.5 or less than 1 year at AA.
Certainly you need some fall back position too, of course that is not Omar’s strength
trs86
8/26/2009-10:09am at 10:09 am (UTC -4)
I agree that Carter is a nice guy to fall back on but to me not depend on.
trs86
8/26/2009-10:14am at 10:14 am (UTC -4)
Here’s an off the wall idea. What about a trade in the offseason of Perez for Gary Matthews JR. The Angels will need a SP and Matthews is just about worthless to them. Their contracts are the same. It gives us a LF and rids us of Perez? Thoughts?
dirtysanchez
8/26/2009-10:16am at 10:16 am (UTC -4)
any plan to get rid of perez is welcomed but i just dont see it happening my man. Nobody is going to take that head case…especially at 12 mil
trs86
8/26/2009-10:19am at 10:19 am (UTC -4)
You are most likely right but here are Matthews stats at the same price…. .245 .321 .342 .663 after bad seasons before too.
trs86
8/26/2009-10:20am at 10:20 am (UTC -4)
Basically it would be the Angels dumping Matthews and trying out Perez for free. They are going to have to dump Matthews anyway and no one would take him. But yeah it’s out there.
DNDJohan aka kistics
8/26/2009-10:31am at 10:31 am (UTC -4)
Not a bad idea. But Matthews is 35 this year and has 2 more years in his contract. I think you can get little more out of Ollie… maybe…
trs86
8/26/2009-11:00am at 11:00 am (UTC -4)
And they call me optimistic. LOL.
stickguy
8/26/2009-10:24am at 10:24 am (UTC -4)
The angels probably would to get rid of GMJ. Then instead of complaing next year how bad perez is, we could complain about how bad Matthews is!
2 years at 12 mill per? And he still has the in his 20s lefty with good stuff seduction. Some GM will bite, if the mets et a few $$ or take on a disaster contract.
would you rather take a flyer on a lefty with stuff, hoping your pitching coach can make it click, or keep a 5th OF that may not even be replacement level, if the cost was the same?
trs86
8/26/2009-10:25am at 10:25 am (UTC -4)
Agreed. I think that was my point. But for the Mets it could give us a guy who could manage LF and hope Fmart or someone takes it. He could be ok in the NL batting 7th or so.
trs86
8/26/2009-10:26am at 10:26 am (UTC -4)
Only reason I do it is that I think the Mets in general are tired of Perez.
dirtysanchez
8/26/2009-10:30am at 10:30 am (UTC -4)
one season too late unfortunatly…..
stickguy
8/26/2009-10:30am at 10:30 am (UTC -4)
lots of discussion about where the power is coming from next year (especially with Delgado going). I really don’t expect the Mets to dredge of a 35+ HR guy (in the mold of Delgado). the HRs will just have to come spread out. DW, Beltran, Francour will have to put up their 25+, and reyes back to 10-15. Then, find a LF and 1B that are good for 20? Leaving C and 2B powerless (unless they get Molina), assuming of course Castillo is still here.
They can at least get by with this.
The big question I guess is, would you rather have 1 guy that can hit 40, and 3 more that can do 15, or 4 guys that are all good for about 25 or so?
Dunn certainly would have helped out with that equation…
Gonzolez is probably going to be way too expensive (like, hallady package +). How about trying to get prince from Mill.? he’s a rental, right?
trs86
8/26/2009-11:06am at 11:06 am (UTC -4)
I think Fielder cost Pelfrey. They will want an established player. AGonz will be expensive but why not? It’s just prospects in the Mets organization. Asking Wright to go back to 25+ and Frenchy to do it for only the 2nd time in his career seems to be a stretch. Then you have to find a 1B because we know Murphy can’t put up 20. As for the one guy with 40 or 3 with 15? I take the one with 40. It gives the lineup a presence that we desperately need. As for the 4 guys that can hit 25 I am not sure we have it. Right now we have 1 that most likely should.
DNDJohan aka kistics
8/26/2009-10:39am at 10:39 am (UTC -4)
I think Omar and Jerry needs to sit down to draw out a plan. Are they looking for a power offense or a speedy offense or mix of both? Given the size of Citi, I think speedy offense (like the Angels) could be a good idea too. Mets have enough speed in the lineup to give pitchers a fit every time they get on base. It looks to me that whenever they are aggressive on base path, outcomes are mostly good. I think that’s what the Mets need. Jerry needs a lot of hit-and-run, 1st to 3rd, type of offense and Mets have that now.
I think some addition of power is necessary, but you also need good contact hitters as your role players.
stickguy
8/26/2009-11:18am at 11:18 am (UTC -4)
omar doesnt seem capable of planning like that, and Jerry would just botch using whatever lineu he was given.
I relaly do think Omar gets tunnel vision, or fixates on 1 player, as oppsoed to taking a hollistic view of the team, and finding players to fit the vision. He is more like a fantasy GM (gee, I better draft some HRs…)
prismo
8/26/2009-10:54am at 10:54 am (UTC -4)
By the way guys…there’s gonna be a Tropical Storm/Hurricane barreling up the east coast this weekend. Could see a few inches of rain (3…4…5…more?) in DC, Baltimore, Philly, NY, and Boston.
stickguy
8/26/2009-11:19am at 11:19 am (UTC -4)
good. the swamp in my backyard was alost drying up, and I was worried the alligators woulnd’t survive.
plus, my daughter has a soccer toruneyment this weekend. figures.
Mr North Jersey
8/26/2009-10:59am at 10:59 am (UTC -4)
It’s good to see a lot of healthy debate on how to improve team. I get the sense we will be seasoned Veterans come 2010 if we are not already.
prismo
8/26/2009-11:03am at 11:03 am (UTC -4)
Good point, we get excellent GM experience as Mets fans.
What do Yankee fans do? “Uhhh it’s the offseason again…let’s sign the best players to ridiculously high contracts!” Walk in the park.
JoeR
8/26/2009-11:14am at 11:14 am (UTC -4)
haha true but they actually did it right this year…Tex was a great signing in so many ways besides the obvious production…CC also battles. I still think they may run into trouble because outside of CC everyone else is a mystery. Burnett has awesome stuff but too many games he blows up by the 3rd. So going into a short series..CC, Burnett, Joba?? Hm…it has Angels written all over it!
prismo
8/26/2009-11:15am at 11:15 am (UTC -4)
I never said it doesn’t produce results! It’s just an easy formula to follow.
JoeR
8/26/2009-11:21am at 11:21 am (UTC -4)
im saying it didnt produce results, at least to Yankee standards, the last 8 years lol
JoeR
8/26/2009-11:00am at 11:00 am (UTC -4)
Interesting that Omar doesnt recall any issue with Johan’s elbow during spring training…we all do…also didnt answer why our star pitcher has been on the mound since all star break with pain….
Also the Rockies are making an extraordinary run the second half again!!! Amazing how do they do it? with those players? geez great stuff if your a Rockies fan
trs86
8/26/2009-11:10am at 11:10 am (UTC -4)
Well technically he did not have elbow pain in ST. It was above it. LOL. And as to why he has been on the mound, he answered it with something you did not want to here. It was deemed that he could continue to pitch.
Omar stinks but you guys read SO much into everything.
JoeR
8/26/2009-11:15am at 11:15 am (UTC -4)
I agree then i think it was the back and im sure the warrior that is Johan had a say…
JoeR
8/26/2009-11:10am at 11:10 am (UTC -4)
Hope we see some of our young guys show some positive signs…cant wait for that. Carter should be interesting. Crawford feels like one of those players that should be a Met…between him castillo…the 2009 castillo and Reyes…thats pretty amazing speed and men on base. it may also lead to maybe needing only one more power bat instead of the 2 being discussed
trs86
8/26/2009-11:13am at 11:13 am (UTC -4)
I like Crawford but I think Figgins would be easier to get.
Figgins: .306 .399 .404 .803
Crawford: 316 .372 .466 .838
Not a lot of difference really, especially when Crawford will cost 10m and top prospects.
JoeR
8/26/2009-11:20am at 11:20 am (UTC -4)
Yes…either one I think is the way to go. But Castillo must duplicate is great efforts and Omar must get that 1 power bat…then if things dont pan out we always have the trade deadline to make tweaks…Omar may not be the best at moves during the deadline but teams have proven it can be done like Holliday, Bay..maybe Omar will improve aT THAT
trs86
8/26/2009-11:26am at 11:26 am (UTC -4)
I think you could go with Reyes, Figgins, Wright, Beltran, Pena, Frenchy, Santos, Castillo and be ok. That would leave all our chips to trade for a SP or enough cash for a veteran.
CaseStreet
8/26/2009-12:28pm at 12:28 pm (UTC -4)
Man that looks good.
How much for Figgins?
What prospects for Pena?
We going after Lackey?
trs86
8/26/2009-2:41pm at 2:41 pm (UTC -4)
Based on reports I am guessing the following answers.
Figgins: 2/16 or 3/21
Pena: A warm body, most likely a bullpen arm, and taking the entire 10M owed to a guy who had a terrible year for him.
Lackey: Don’t see them going in that direction. Most likely a trade or a guy like Marquis or Millwood. Solid #3 types.
CaseStreet
8/26/2009-2:54pm at 2:54 pm (UTC -4)
Halladay?
CaseStreet
8/26/2009-2:57pm at 2:57 pm (UTC -4)
any interest in Abreu or Damon?
whataputz
8/26/2009-3:39pm at 3:39 pm (UTC -4)
Ollie done for season..wow! Please just cut off all mets games/news for the remainder of this season, this is so depressing.