Comments on: Picking Up Putz Option Would Be A Waste Of Money

By: METS62FAN

METS62FAN — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:23:41 +0000

CHRUIS, MY BABY COMMENT WAS A RESPONSE TO “OLDTIMER” WHO HAD THIS TO SAY,”Putz,Delgado,Sheff,Cora,Schneider,Reed, and Maine should be let go. Maine has done little the last two years and the Mets should move on.”
THUS I WAS HUMORLY POINTING HE WAS TOO ENCOMPASSING WITH HIS THROW AWAYS.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:44:25 +0000

Or Lyon can close when the Mets realize that BB-Rod’s contract is a disaster and finally trade him away.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:43:22 +0000

Do you really think that a team should overpay to get rid of a player because the fans don’t like him? Do you really think that a nearly billion dollar business should cater to the sentiment of overreacting fans?

The Mets gave up a lot risking that Putz would go back to his 2006-2007 form, which was a pretty substantial risk that obviously didn’t work out too well. The lost a great defensive outfielder and a decent prospect who showed in Mike Carp. Jeremy Reed was a disaster. And both Smith and Heilman pitched better Green.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:26:42 +0000

Don’t know what to say to about you using the phrase “baby in the bathwater,” but you’re right the Mets should definitely keep Maine. Since he barely pitched this season, he most likely will not get a raise from last year’s $2.6 million dollar salary. This is a very cheap price for a guy who was worth $2.8mil last season according to Fangraph’s WAR (0.6 for Maine last season). In addition, he posted up respectable WAR figures in 2007 and 2008 (2.7 and 1.4). He is an around 4-4.5 ERA guy with 3 decent pitches (FB, SL, CH).

Plus, the Mets lack any sort of organizational pitching depth. Why would they non-tender any pitcher they can get at a fair (and in Maine’s case, arguably cheap) price?

By: METS62FAN

METS62FAN — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:04:05 +0000

BE CAREFUL OLDTIMER THERE’S A BABY IN THAT BATHWATER, HIS NAME IS JOHN MAINE. HAVE U NOTICED HIS LAST 4 GS?
DATE GAME W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR BB
SEP 13 @PHI 0 1 4.45 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 2 57-35 1-6
SEP 20 WSH 1 0 4.13 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 2 0 0 0 1 1 75-50 5-9
SEP 26 @FLA 0 1 4.72 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 7 7 7 1 2 3 79-47 7-4
DATE GAME W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR BB
OCT 02 HOU 1 0 4.43 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 5 1 1 0 0 7 106-72 8-5
ARE WE SO DEEP IN QUALITY PITCHING AS TO TOSS OUT AN INEXPENSIVE SP THIS POTENTIALLY EFFECTIVE/TALENTED WHILE IN HIS 20s?
THAT WAS 2-2 RECORD PITCHING 4 BB, 13K, 4.2 ERA JUST GETTING HEALTHY & PAIN FREE WHO EARNED 2.6M LAST YR. WHERE’S THE PATIENCE NEEDED FOR YOUTH? FOR A TEAM OF REPLAEMENT PARTS. WHO’S YOUR “GUARANTEED” BETTER REPLACEMENT? I’VE NO PARTICULAR ISSUE WITH YOUR OTHER DISCARDS; BUT A SP UNDER 30 WITH 90+ HEAT @ UNDER 4M IS NOT JUNK.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:56:28 +0000

Yes, there taking about re-working the option so that, they knock Putz’s salary number down to a lower number, guaranteeing him a roster spot in exchange for a lower salary and putting the money they money they take off in incentives, so for example say they lower Putz’s salary number from 8.5 million to say 4 million, the 4 million they took off would be in incentives.

By: jdon

jdon — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:50:04 +0000

jerry would take him out. It tells him to do that in his “Managing for Dummies” book.

By: Ed Leyro

Ed Leyro — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:04:42 +0000

I love the thought of adding Joe Beimel. If the Mets want to go with a right-handed reliever (since Beimel is a lefty), perhaps they could look at Brandon Lyon. Lyon is a Type B free agent who is coming off a great year with the Tigers. His ERA was 2.86 and his WHIP was 1.11. The best part about his 2009 season was that he held lefties to a .205 batting average and he held righties to the same .205 average. He could pitch full innings and not have to be taken out to bring in a situational lefty, thereby not taxing the bullpen. He also has closing experience in case Frankie Rodriguez gets hurt.

By: jdon

jdon — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:16:23 +0000

he has had TWO surgeries this year. only a mental case would think there is a logical reason to re-sign him. Someone probably will, but cheap and with their fingers tightly crossed.

By: the nick

the nick — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:12:41 +0000

Who cares what their career numbers are if Putz hasn’t pitched good in two years? Plus he isn’t even healthy right now? And even if he was, he’s not worth 6 million dollars more than Beimel or any other setup man no matter how you try to spin it.