Comments on: Daniel Murphy Is Just A Placeholder For Ike Davis

By: Des

Des — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:56:40 +0000

Murphy is hitting real good right now. The onus is on Ike to show he can do better!

By: METS62FAN

METS62FAN — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:25:29 +0000

RC, FROM YR [PREVIOUS POSTINGS, I BELIEVE U ARE A BACK OF THE CARD STATS BELIEVER). IF I’M RIGHT, I MUST POINT U TO IGNORE HIS W-L,ERA,WHIP AND FOCUS ON HIS YRS PLAYED & TEAM AFFILIATIONS. A TRULY EFFECTIVE LHSP USUALLY DOES NOT HAVE SUCH DIFFICULTY IN FINDING PERMANENT HOUSEING WITHOUT SOME UNPUBLISHED ISSUES FOUND TO BE LESS ATTRACTIVE ONCE HE’S ON UR TEAM AND I DON’T MEAN SNORING TOO LOUDLY ON THE PLANE. TRUST ME, THERE’S SOMETHING UNTOWARD IN HIS MAKEUP, IT COULD BE ALCHOHOL ABUSE, SPOUSAL ABUSE OR ANY OTHER NON PUBLICIZED ITEMS. SUCH AS MEX’S BEING DEALT BY WHITEY DUE TO COCAINE ABUSE & ONGOING FED INVESTIGATION. A YOUNG, EFFECTIVE LHSP WITH MORE CLUBS THAN YRS HAS A CLOSET FULL OF ISSUES IN MY OPINION.

By: METS62FAN

METS62FAN — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:15:45 +0000

MATT, REALISTICLY NONE OF THE HIGH PRICED TALENT IS TRULY WORTH WHAT THEY’RE GETTING; BUT REALISTICLY IT’S UNREALISTIC TO BELIEVE YOU AREN’T FORKING OVER AT LEAST A 50% BUMP TO 10M/YR F/A SP LIKE LACKEY & MARQUIS WHO ARE BOTH EARLY 30s & MAKING 10M PER NOW. WAS 37 YR OLD LOWE WORTH 4/60=15M PER? BOTH LACKEY & MARQUIS ARE BETTER SIGNINGS THAN LOWE! PEREZ WASN’T WORTH 12M; BUT HE MAY BE. ISN’T IT MARKET DEENDENT. I RARELY REMEMBER MOST TOP DOLLAR FEE AGENTS SETTING THE VALUE SIGNED FOR. MOSTLY IT’S THE MARKET. OR IN BORAS’ CASE THE AGENT. NEITHER LACKEY NOR MARQUIS ARE BORAS CLIENTS, SO MKT WILL BE PRICE SETTER. HOW MANY INTERESTED, HOW MANY AVAILABLE? ONE WILL LIKELY SET MKT VALUE FOR THE OTHER. LACKEY LIKELY RETAINED BY LAA & 15M PER SEEMS LIKELY WITH HIS CITING SANTANA,SABATHIA CONTRACTS AS HIS DESIRE.

By: METS62FAN

METS62FAN — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:21:23 +0000

I FULLY AGREE THOLE NEEDS MORE FERMENTATION IN MILB; BUT REDUCED PAYROLL NOT LIKELY TO STRETCH FOR BEST OPTIONS AVAIL FOR HOLES NEEDING COVERAGE. BEST CATCHING OPTION KNOWN TO BE AVAILABLE IS LIKELY BENGIE MOLINA WHO WOULDN’T COME CHEAP ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO ALSO UPGRADE #2 SP, 1B,LF.

By: Matt F.

Matt F. — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:13:35 +0000

He has good receiving skills, but his mobility is definitely an issue, especially with a bum hip.

By: METS62FAN

METS62FAN — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:11:43 +0000

CAPSLOCK=DISABILITY ACCOMODATION
JOE, I THINK THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG WITH WOLF THAT ISN’T APPEARING ON THE BACK OR FRONT OF HIS CARD. QUALITY LHP USUALLY DON’T HAVE TROUBLE FINDING PERMANENT HOUSING, SINCE ’06 HE’S BEEN WITH PHL,LAD,SD,HOU,LAD
ESP ‘YOUNG’ QUALITY LH SP.WITHOUT TONS OF D/L TIME. THAT’S TOO MUCH BAG PACKING, LET ALONE BAGGAGE FOR MY TASTE. RAISES MY ANTENNAE DOESN’T IT YOURS?

By: Joe D

Joe D — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:59:58 +0000

I wanted Randy Wolf so badly last off season. His bullpen blew a lot of games for him that he left with a win, otherwise his record would be even better.

By: steve

steve — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:48:38 +0000

If the Mets go on the cheap i think Barajas Wolf,would be good pick-ups.Along with Abreu.But i still think Murphy is going to be a keeper.I believe if you look at his year end stats as a rookie,he will end up with 10-12 homers-63-68 rbis hit .260-265.Next year playing 1 position will help.That way they can have Ike Davis start in Rightfield for Buffalo and FMart in left for Buffalo.Tejada at Short and Thole at catcher while the Mets have Barajas and Santos catching for them.I also think they should take a shot at Harden-Bedard-Sheets.Then in spring training you have a battle for the 5 spots in the rotation between. Santana-Wolf-Pelfrey-Maine-Perez-Niese-Nieve-Harden or Bedard or Sheets.

By: Des

Des — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:56:08 +0000

Delgado is a weak defensive first baseman. He has to hit a ton to make up for his limited mobility and mediocre hands.

By: Des

Des — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:50:00 +0000

The criticism of Murphy is largely unwarranted and is over the top.

A bad decision by Omar and Jerry had him start in left field, though he played less than a handful of games there in the minors. Despite his lack of experience in the outfield, he outperformed Milledge an early imposter who couldn’t go back on a hard hit fly, and who frequently missed the cutoff man.

Murphy at first base will outperform Delgado defensively. He generally moves much better and his career is ascending, not like Delgado, a big bucks guy who has already played his best baseball.

By: Matt F.

Matt F. — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:35:06 +0000

Omar has a knack for acquiring relievers with declining rates and velocity.

By: Matt F.

Matt F. — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:34:07 +0000

Preach.

By: Matt F.

Matt F. — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:33:43 +0000

It’s silly to think that Thole, residing at a more difficult position, is major league ready, but F-Mart is not.

Jason Marquis is far from 15 mil status; you lost all credibility right there.

By: RC

RC — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:48:07 +0000

“wow you really expect to win a world series with randy wolf and vincente padilla in your rotation?”

The Dodgers do. Randy Wolf has been one of the best pitchers in the NL this year. He would be a solid lower cost starting pitcher acquisition.

By: Matt F.

Matt F. — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:41:50 +0000

Resigning Delgado is a must. LF should go to pagan, fmart, sullivan-type players. A barajas-type catcher would allow Thole AAA seasoning. Then we can focus on pitching, pitching, and pitching.

Resigning Putz would be ridiculous, it was an awful acquisition to begin with. Once again we need bullpen help and as always, sp help.

By: Greg from Brooklyn

Greg from Brooklyn — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:36:06 +0000

Murphy is trash. Include him in a deal for Fielder, Prince Fielder, or my next door neighbor John Fielder…I don’t care who, just get rid of this dude.

And what’s up with these Mets mental cases that’s coming from the system. Pelfry is nuts and Murphy is a basket case, Pagan runs the bases like the village idiot…..geez!!!

Murphy is nothing more than an EMERGECY back-up first baseman or a low rate DH. Trust me, as soon as the Mets get rid of him, his career will be over or he’ll be a career minor leaguer. Just like those dudes we traded for Santana.

I stopped believing the Mets spin on their minor leaguers after seeing the great phenom, the next Roberto Clemente, the 5 tool player…Alex Ochoa.

Like Steve Somers once surmised: “The Mets said that Alex Ochoa is a 5 tool player…but they didn’t say they were garden tools”.

This season has proved that Omar does NOT sign the best available players as he states. It actually looks like he’s trying to sign evey guy that has looked at a baseball in the Dominican Republic. He has turned this organization into a national joke called Los Mets. It’s tragic…it’s just tragic.

By: Aye

Aye — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:29:11 +0000

The 33 doubles he has spell to me that he is a fine hitter. a work in progress.

By: Aye

Aye — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:28:23 +0000

And i guess its all murphys fault that K-rod can no longer blow hitters away and is always working with runners on base. Regardless, K-rod job is to close the game, he didnt!!

By: Aye

Aye — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:27:46 +0000

crazy none of those players to me spell World Series.They spell a bunch of over the hill past their prime players….Just like what the mets have…wow you really expect to win a world series with randy wolf and vincente padilla in your rotation?

I want some that koolaid you are drinking!

By: RC

RC — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:01:55 +0000

3 years 45 mil for Marquis? Horrible use of limited funds. Marquis is a 4 starter at best. He in no way gives you equal value to Lackey. He gives you equal value to Pelfrey and that is only if Pelfrey fails to improve. Don’t be over-excited by Marquis win total this year. Look at his career numbers:

94-81 4.45 era 5.22 k/9 3.45 bb/9, 1.41 whip, .287 baa

Remember for most of his career he has been a journeyman at the back end of teams rotations. Now you want to pay him like a top flight 2 starter or even ace type money? That is just asking for dissapointment.