25
2009
One of the Players Involved In The Wagner Deal Revealed
An article by Former Writers
The Boston Herald is reporting that the Mets will receive 1B/OF Chris Carter in the deal that sent Billy Wagner to Boston.
Carter, 26, is a career minor leaguer who has had quite a bit of success at the Class AAA level. In every season prior to this year Carter has hit well over .300 at the Class AAA level.
So far this year, Carter has compiled a .279 average with 14 home runs and 59 RBIs with the Pawtucket Red Sox.
From what I can gather, Carter is not all that great of a defender. RotoWorld echoes this evaluation in their analysis of the trade in which they state:
He wouldn’t bring a very strong glove, but could at least provide a warm body in the Mets outfield and first base situation.
I don’t anticipate Carter to do much for the Mets. I’m sure that in September, after the rosters expand, he will see his share of at-bats. However, he projects, at most, to be a bench player at the Major League level.
My guess is that the acquisition of Carter was made to help provide a power bat in the Buffalo Bisons lineup to try to make the team competitive again after the horrendous season they’ve had this year.
Apparently, the other player that the Mets will receive is of little to no significance.
It’s a shame that the Mets didn’t get at least one B-level prospect out of this deal because had they have waited until the off-season they may have been able to collect two pretty high draft picks. However, I understand the financial reasoning behind shedding Wagner’s salary for this season as well as his buy-out for next year.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationals | 26 | 18 | .591 | - |
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| Mets | 24 | 21 | .533 | 2.5 |
| Marlins | 24 | 21 | .533 | 2.5 |
| Phillies | 23 | 23 | .500 | 4.0 |
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Oh wow, some other reject.
I bet you the Red Sox offer arb and collect the two picks or Wagner accepts and they trade him for more than what the Mets got.
You can bank that one.
CAPSLOCK=DISABILITY ACCOMDATION
TINSKI, THAT’S TAKING NEGATIVITY TO THE ULTIMATE EXTREME. WHILE, THERE’S NO WAY WAGS ACCEPTS ARBI, HIS BREAKING HIS NECK REHABBING WOULD BE WASTED IF HE ISN’T CLOSING. HE’S FINALLY ADMITTED WHAT I KNEW ALL ALONG THAT HE RET’D TO GUN FOR FRANCO’S “MOST SUCCESSFUL LH CLOSER TITLE” HE’S ONLY 40 SAVES FROM PASSING JOHNNY. CAN DO THAT EASILY WITH 2 MEDIOCRE YRS FOR NATS(HIS PREFERRED DESTINATION). HIS FEAR IS NATS WON’T OPT TO FOREGO A FIRST ROUNDER. IT’S EASY; BUT INACCURATE TO ASSUME IF WE GOT THE 2 PICKS WE’D GET BETTER TALENT. WILPONS HAVE SO CONSTRAINED DRAFT COMPENSATION THAT IF WE’D DRAFTED STRASBERG WE COULDN’T INK HIM AS DECREED BY FRED’S STRICT ADHERENCE TO SELIG’S RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES.
PERSONALLY, I’VE NO CLUE WHAT TO EXPECT THIS OFFSEASON WITH HOLES @ #2SP,SETUP RELIEVER, LF,C,1B WITH POSSIBLY ONLY 30-40M TO SPEND. MY GUESTIMATE OF 120-130M PAYROLL FROM 149 WITH 93M ALREADY GUARANTEED. SIGNIFICANTLY DOWN FROM OMAR’S ANTICIPATED CEILING OF 170M(LUXURY LINE).
MY BEST GUESS IS POSSIBLY PASSING ON PUTZ’ OPTION ATTEMPTING TO CONVERT IT TO 2Y/8M(MAX) IN NEW CONTRACT (IF DEEMED HEALTHY). SIMILAR FOR 1B W/DELGADO INCENTIVE LADEN OFFER. PERHAPS PAGAN/SULLI PLATOON FOR LF. THAT’S ABOUT AS CHEAPLY AS I CAN THINK OF WHILE MAINTAING AN AURA OF COMPETITIVNESS. AS TO A #2, THINK MARQUIS & CERTAINLY NOT BECKETT OR LACKEY. UNFORTUNATLY, IT IS WHAT IT IS.
This is what happens when Omar makes the decisions. Once again, he was outsmarted.
Yes, we have the zero tools GM in charge.
Omar should’ve been canned long ago, and Jerry is an awful manager. BUT… this has little to do with them… rather, it’s just another sign that the Mets are hurting financially, thanks to Madoff (yup, the Mets are cursed). You think Steinbrenner would give away a Hall of Famer still throwing 96 mph away for nothing? It’s not like he had shoulder surgery: everybody recovers from Tommy John surgery. Sure there was some risk, but only a team trying to dump salary would be afraid to take this kind of a risk.
Carter does not seem bad and we sure as hell need a 1st baseman, I get the feeling he is more a murthy type player than the high-profile bat we need.
I’ve seen Carter play for Pawtucket against the Durham Bulls and he’s a pretty good line drive hitter whose defensive limitations make him another Daniel Murphy for better or worse. Why would you expect a “high profile bat” in this deal ? Maybe the Mets could have gotten a younger player with more “potential”, but you know the Red Sox weren’t giving up any top prospects, so I think the Mets are better off with someone who is major league ready rather than someone who MIGHT be a major league player in 3 years.