Day: November 17, 2008

Albert Pujols has won the 2008 National League MVP Award. Pujols hit .357 with 37 home runs and 116 RBIs while playing with a sore right elbow. He was rewarded despite the Cardinals’ fourth-place finish in the NL Central. Pujols won by a comfortable margin over Philadelphia first baseman Ryan Howard. Milwaukee outfielder Ryan Braun was third and Los Angeles outfielder Manny...

A couple of interesting stories today, one from Bister Olney of ESPN.com, and the other by Dan Graziano at the Star-Ledger. Both articles seem to agree that the Mets are not just looking for just any ordinary arms for the bullpen, they are looking for some Major League heat. Graziano spoke to someone familiar with the Mets plans and asked him what the teams major goal was for the bullpen. The...

Joel Sherman had an interesting article in the NY Post that shed some light on the Bobby Jenks rumors that were floating around Flushing last week. Sherman quotes one Mets official as saying, “Unless something changes, I would say the chances of us getting Jenks are close to zero. The price is too high and he isn’t close to the top of our list.” He goes on to cite two main...

ESPN is reporting that both of the agents for K-Rod and Brian Fuentes have agreed to give the Mets a last chance to beat any offers. Certainly this is a sign that the Mets are getting ready to dance. The ESPN reports also feels strongly that because of the expanded availability of closer, it moves the Mets and K-Rod closer together and that is why he is coming to NY for a medical exam. I almost...

According to David Lennon of Newsday, the Mets are expected to officially send out offers to several free agents that they have targeted. Chief among those free agents are closers Brian Fuentes and Frankie Rodriguez, and starting pitcher Derek Lowe. Although, Lennon doesn’t mention Sabathia, I have to believe that the Mets will at least send a take it or leave it type offer to the top...