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Mets May Be BIG Players In August
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The next two weeks may very well decide a small part of the future of the Mets. Will the Mets hold on to their pieces? Or will Sandy Alderson and Co. trade away various pieces like Beltran, K-Rod, Capuano, Izzy, Byrdak, or Pelfrey?
Remember, just because Alderson doesn’t deal certain guys by July 31st, it doesn’t mean they are necessarily staying.
High priced players like Carlos Beltran will more than likely clear waivers in most situations because of the amount of money still owed to them. The Mets can agree to a waiver deal with a team that wants Beltran for a player to be named later. This PTBNL can be any prospect the teams agree upon. The only stipulation is the prospect can not be named nor placed in your organization until after the season ends. (See Billy Wagner for Chris Carter trade).
If the Mets brass doesn’t feel it’s in their best interest to sell come July 31st, they may simply hold onto their players into August to buy some time. Take Francisco Rodriguez for example. If the team cannot give him away at the deadline, like their trying to do, we may see him placed on waivers and probably selected by one or two other franchises. If he’s not selected we are free to deal him to any team we want.
I’m starting to think the Mets’ best chip may actually be Chris Capuano. This season, he has stayed healthy against all surgical odds. Unlike Chris Young, Capuano has proven to be durable and he can be a nice backend force on a contending teams rotation. A team such as the Yankees, may very well be interested in swapping Capuano and Byrdak for a few prospects. The Yankees do need rotation stability and lefty help in their bullpen.
Either way I see the Mets being heavily involved in waiver deals come August.
If the team falls farther out of the race and is sinking fast, the Wilpons will want to save money. I still think the smartest move is dealing as much as you can, for as much as you can get by July 31. However August could see some action that nets us some talent.
No matter how you look at it, the next month and a half will be very interesting.
About the Author: Benjamin Yoel
Graduate of St. John's University. Majored in Sports Management. Torn on where career will take me next. Considering Baseball Operations, Scouting, and Journalism. Writer for Metsmerized Online & StLucieToFlushing.com. Devout #Mets fan.
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| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braves | 23 | 18 | .561 | - |
| Nationals | 23 | 19 | .548 | 0.5 |
| Phillies | 20 | 23 | .465 | 4.0 |
| Mets | 16 | 24 | .400 | 6.5 |
| Marlins | 11 | 31 | .262 | 12.5 |
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Trading Beltran in August sounds even worse than trading him in July. Why the heck would we want a PTBNL for an All Star?
because if it is august 25th and the Mets are 12 out of the WC, the PTBNL (and $ saved) is at least something vs. seeing him walk away at year end for nothing.
Alex, u do realize the assuming club would be paying a huge multimillion dollar sum to just rent him until season’s end when with Boras as his agent they’ll get to waive goodbye NB that’s spelt good BYE not good BUY!
As the assuming club gets no compensatory picks for his departure, PERHAPS U CAN EXPLAIN WHY ANY TEAM IS LIKELY TO GIVE ANYTHING LET ALONE A PROSPECT IN ADDITION TO THE NEAR $10M IN SALARY RELIEF WE’RE PROFITING BY.
I would like to know why you think Dickey might be traded? He’s has a very team firendly contract and as a middle of the rotation guy I would say he’s exceeded expectations.
The guy is a fossill, do you really want to have him back again next season?
What are you talking about?
After a slow start he’s been pitching very well. Knuckle ballers usually have a longer life than regular pitchers so why don’t you want him back next year? Especially if he continues to be pitching very good like he is now?
Kevin, among the subspecies known as “knuckleballers”, Dickey is adolescent. Most pitched well into their 40s & remained effective. When evaluating RA’s overall career, you must consider there are two sets of numbers one as a standardized pitcher & one as a knuckler that, I believe has a demarcation year of 2010 his inauggral total knuckle season.
These 2 subcategories are independent of each other just as the catepillar is independent of the subsequent moth or butterfly.
Where did I say Dickey would be traded?
Before we start trading all these starting pitchers, can you tell me who is going to replace them. There is nobody in the system ready for next year and you can’t count on Johan at all. If we trade anybody, it should be Pelfrey because we could get a major league ready arm back for him. I could see trading Capuano if we get a good prospect back. But Dickey, Niese and Gee have to stay.
Fourteen hundred or so innings are needed for the mound in 2012 — trade away decent, not necessarily great, pitchers and next year becomes a greater problem. We need good value or money returned for our pitching assets.