If this site got rid of all the bloggers you have a problem with, would any of them be left?

*Readers should take note of the above and take note of this guy’s credibility when reading his future blogs

I’m going to break down his last response and separate fact from fiction:

“I’ve heard you say that you’re not a writer so you can’t write a blog”
this is true

“You’ve said you’re not the GM so you can’t pick players for a trade for Gonzalez”
I didn’t say this, i said i have no idea what the Padres want or what any team wants. Read my post. Also the “let the big boys do that” comment was directed at YOU. You took that part out of it’s context as well.

“But you are a good evaluator of talent”
I didn’t say that either. That’s either your opinion (thank you if it is) or you’re being sarcastic.

The rest of your post is just plain sarcasm and being stupid – yeah i’ve really spoken to Daniel Murphy. I watch him on TV just like everybody else. I see the president on TV too and have opinions on him like everyone too.

Fact is i may disagree with people and add a little creative artistic content to my responses that irk some people.

But I don’t lie, I don’t make things up, and I understand everybody’s point the first time around. And I also don’t twist things around to make my own points.

Your credibility as a blogger is non-existent.

I’ve heard you say that you’re not a writer so you can’t write a blog.

You’ve said you’re not the GM so you can’t pick players for a trade for Gonzalez (“let the big boys do that”).

But you are a good evaluator of talent.

I’m sure you’ve had many one on ones with Daniel Murphy and that’s how you know he isn’t a smart guy. And I’m sure you’ve watched him practice at first base so you know he doesn’t have the ability, wherewithall, or relentless desire to make himself into a much better defender. And I’m sure you’ve evaluated him and decided that last year’s fielding woes and pressures had no affect on his batting numbers.

First of all I find it very condescending that you have decided for everybody that neither side has any good arguments to support their view?

And whoever loses the argument loses their right to evaluate any future Mets prospects? Are you nuts?

Evaluating talent is as old as baseball itself. Sometimes you are right about evaluating prospects and sometimes you’re wrong. Of course the best scouts are right more than they’re wrong.

I can’t speak for anyone else but my evaluation of Murphy is that he’s a good kid who doesn’t have a whole lot upstairs can develop into good backup player/pinch-hitter. His fielding at 1B will never get too much better and he’s better off in the AL where at best he can have a decent career as a DH/ .280 hitter. I also don’t see him as an everyday player all the time in this role either.

Nice try pal. Nice try at trying to be a voice of reason..except there was nothing reasonable about it. Go back to the minors.

Regardless, I think that this issue is a test of all of our collective baseball instincts. Given the passion with which some commenters insist that Murphy will never amount to anything, I propose that whichever side of this debate ultimately gets it wrong (Murphy becomes something valuable vs. always a bench-level player) loses the right to publicly evaluate Mets prospects ever again. Sounds fair, right?

He also had no significant minor league outfield experience. He had a TOTAL of 11 Putouts in the outfield in the minors.

Shame on Omar. Shame on Jerry. Both get me PO’d because of the shabby way they treated Murphy. Putting a player at a position he really never played before and expecting seasoned play is, in a word, stupid. Then putting him on first base. Omar and Jerry were acting either incompetently or dumb. I think they wanted the best from Murphy but they handled it terribly. Daniel is a keeper if the fans give him a chance.

The Mets offense, healthy, is pretty good, and if the Mets sign a big time left fielder, you’re talking about a guy that’s probably your 6th or 7th hitter, depending on Francoeur, hitting like 22/100 and hopefully can raise his average a bit to .285. Amazing? No. Good part of a championship team? could be.

Murphy is nothing more than a high end utility player.

And please no platoon and no starting position for this guy.

The Mets should put the spin out on how Murphy has a great future (like they did with the great Lastings Milladge…one time we could have gotten manny Ramirez for him)…then include him in a trade for a legitimate first baseman before his value goes down like Milladge’s did. Otherwise he’s a good back up player….I think he’ll excel as a late inning pinch hitter.

Did anybody mention any names?

You just picking names out of a hat? Let the big boys do that, ok?
You come up wit these stupid responses and it takes an interesting debate to lower level. Use your head.

Funny we have the players to get Halladay but all of a sudden we don’t have the manpower to get Gonzalez?

I have no idea what the Padres want or what any team wants. Maybe they want to cut payroll, or the GM is insane. If the GM is insane than good.
The Heyman tweet is good enough for me.

Let it play out but this is ABSOLUTELY the way to go.

Let’s see what happens. Tomorrow is a new day.

Ike Davis – one of the Mets best prospects who excelled at double AA but strikes out a ton. I think he has a 50/50 chance of being a 25 HR and 100 RBI guy.

John Maine – is a #4 starter who has been hurt 2 years in a row.

Bobby Parnell – a reliever who could turn out to be good.

Jeff Francoeur or Angel Pagan – neither are impact players.

Tell me – why would the Padres trade Gonzalez now, with a relatively low salary for 3 more years. They would give up 40 HR and 100 RBI for a bunch of question marks.