26
2010
Mets Could Have Trade In Works For Omir Santos
An article by Hojo's Mojo
Adam Rubin of the Daily News writes that the Mets could deal one of their surplus catchers and that teams are calling the Mets to inquire.
I’m asked a lot how the Mets plan to fit six catchers with major-league experience in their system. Answer: They can’t. Barajas and Blanco clearly will be the big-league catchers, barring injury. Josh Thole is the primary catcher at Triple-A Buffalo. I’m told the Mets probably can fit three catchers with the Bisons, especially since Chris Coste can play other positions while mentoring Thole. That means that Omir Santos or Shawn Riggans could be involved with a trade this spring. We’re not talking a blockbuster, but a team official tells me they’re already getting calls about the excess catching.
Last week, I suggested that the Mets could trade Omir Santos and that the Tigers, Twins and Indians could be interested in a solid backup like Santos.
Santos, 28, emerged as a solid catcher when Brian Schneider was injured last year. He batted .260 and had some clutch hits. His game-winning homerun off Jonathan Papelbon at Fenway Park was one of the few highlights of the 2009 season.
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I can see him being gone, is a shame coz I like santos and I was hoping the mets give him a chance, but wit barajas and blanco there’s no space for him.. wit that being said he should be traded for a prospcet of low level
Where does it say that the Mets may have a trade for Santos in the works? I could just as easily infer from the Rubin quote that Riggans will be DFA’d. The body of your article is not really that bad, but your headline is an tease based on absolultely no facts at all. Disappointing.
Ron, calm down, he’s pretty much stating a fact.. pretty soon I see santos traded, there’s no reason no keep him, we have too many catcher, it was the same situation last year wit castro, he was left out then traded..
When they signed 234 catchers did you NOT think it was for a future trade? Come on – relax, feel free to sign up and write your own blog.
Lol, wow harry, the snow is making u being a lil unpatient wit our friend.. lol..
You are correct! BRING ON FREAKING SPRING TRAINING AND SEND THAT WEATHER NORTH DAMN IT! HAHAHAH
Hahaha, I hear ya man.. march 2nd is right around the corner!!!!
Doesnt the use of the word “could” in the title suggest that it’s the authors conjecture? I see nothing wrong here. It’s an informative post that clearly embodies the author’s opinion at the end. In other words it’s a blog.
If he legitimately has any, Santos’s value will never be higher. I’d move him for a ballplayer with a pulse if one becomes available.
I agree, we wont get much, but maybe we get backup second baseman who’s a tick better than Argenis Reyes.
Eric, considering what we’re dealing already u r expecting too much. I wouldn’t expect much more than a lh rping suspect with upside who’s out of options we can possibly make use of as early lhrp alongside Green. Similar to the ’06 tandem of Bradford/Feliciano. I certainly wouldn’t EXPECT to get anyone we can use this yr in Citi. We can always HOPE for more; but keep EXPECTATIONS on the downlow.
Well, wishfull thinking, trade santos for a class a prospect, then sign felipe lopez!!!! But I know it won’t happen coz we have the great leader alex cora.. ugh
Hey thanks for your comment Matthew. I read your blog everyday!
I don’t know what Matthews blog is, but please email me about it and I’ll check it out. While you’re at it Hojo’s Mojo. Please check out mine. I wrote a story on hotstove about this topic but from a very different perspective. I’d love any feedback.
Here we go again with Met fans. Oh we like Santos, Pleease . Forget about the fact that he can’t hit and look at the ERA and BA of pitchers when he catches. Then take a look at Barajas, believe me except for BA he;’s better then Molina too
A walk-off homer at Fenway?
Pops
Thanks, should have been game-winning.
I think it’s a bit premature to consider trading Santos. Try to remember our catching duo aren’t spring chickens. Lets see how the spring goes along before talking about dealing Santos.
Let me remind you that Santos is not a spring chicken either. The future is Thole. Not, Barajas or Blanco. I think Barajas is only here to counter the trade for Halladay anyway, since he used to catch for him. Keep in mind, that Santos is a career minor leaguer until last year when evryone else with major league experience went down. He will not have a higher trade value than he does now. Riggans has zero trade value, which is why he wouldn’t be the one traded. If they do trade him, expect a small move to help the pitching, either a starter or a reliever.
I agree with you that he’s not the future, however you know one of them will be going down at some point this season. So that said are you really comfortable giving a backup job to Coste at that point? I totally get that Santos has his issues but the one thing we DON’T want to do is call Thole up this year. He had his cup of coffee let him work in AAA at least the majority of the year. I’m less comfortable giving Coste a backup job then turning to Santos. I’m not saying Santos is the next coming of Carter but he’s more of a catcher than Coste.
To all those fans whining that Santos should be on some pedestal or something, am I missing something? I don’t see what’s so great about him. He’s a career minor league reserve, who just had his “career year”. He only hits a little, and doesn’t call a very good game, according to the pitching coach. Meanwhile, like him or not, Barajas is a proven major leaguer, who is known for reducing staff ERA’s by the way he calls a game, and frames pitches. He is one of the best catchers in baseball at throwing out would-be base stealers. Rod clearly represents an upgrade over Omir, and by cornering the market on back-up catchers, Omar has the Mets dealing from a strength. Santos’ value will never be higher so trade him now.
I say let me learn on the job. I’m clearly the best hitting catcher already, and nobody is great defensively. What do we have to lose?
Josh, your comment proves u r too immature. What do we have to lose? more games than we shouild for one & the fulfillment of promise by a top prospect for the other. If that’s the poster’s true belief, they obviously don’t believe we’ll contend this yr which begs the question, Then why keep him up in the first place? We certainly don’t need to repeat the Greg Jeffries, Lasting Milledge mistakes that virtually destrioyed career potentials through too early exposure @ too immature development levels, neither ever recovered to ever meet their potential. with Jeffries, it brouight about early retirement, witrh Milledge, condmnation to Pittsburgh salt mines by the lowliest franchise in the division.
LM and GJ were rushed, yes, but rushed in the sense that they had no big league experience and nothing to fall back on. I’ve already hit everywhere I’ve played, including the majors. They had no success before being asked to succeed. I’m the future, and the future is now. It’s time to stop playing games and put the best players on the field. All Barajas can do is hit 19 homeruns, and how well do you think that power will translate to Citi Field? Learning on the job is only a bad decision if you fail. And I’ve already had some success.
Josh, in the immortal words of the Great Casey, “without a catcher u have a lot of passed balls” Both Jerry & Warthen believe it was lack of good,experienced gamecalling that has minimized rotations’s success. Josh, that means YOU, TOO! OFFENSE FROM A CVATCHER IS WAY TOO OVERRATED
And exactly what catcher on the roster is a defensive stalwart? If offense from a catcher is so overrated, why isn’t Schneider still here? I’m not saying I’m ready to go and lead a team, but look at your other options. I’m the future and you’re only holding me back by not letting me play.
Josh, if u weren’t so wet behind the ears, you’d realize Blanco is a far sight better defensive option than u are, he was making Maddux look his best while u were still a glint of lust in your father’s eye.
BTW, the baseball realm is littered by high quality young players who thought they were ready and heartless opposing pitchers carved them into unrecognizable pieces from which they never,ever recovered their confidence or self-respect.
Bringing up Lastings early or bringing up Lastings later probably doesn’t affect the fact he is a head case. He can’t play defense well either, probably never will. His only redeeming value is a quick bat. Otherwise I agree with your comment.
What have we to lose? Only ballgames! Also, you don’t hit many big bombs right now.
I want some pine tar and a couple of bats for Santos. Sounds like a fair trade to me.