Comments on: Should The Mets Sign C.J. Wilson Instead Of Jose Reyes?

By: Met Maniac

Met Maniac — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:37:44 +0000

We should be able to do both. We still play in NY right?

By: D.C.

D.C. — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:27:00 +0000

I’m scratching my head on this. C.J. Wilson? How much would the Mets pay Wilson? Seriously, if the Mets let Reyes go, Citi Field would be more empty in 2012.

By: Clayton Collier

Clayton Collier — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:25:45 +0000

Thanks for the feedback!

By: R. Aurelio

R. Aurelio — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:28:38 +0000

By far, the dumbest idea you’ve had to date. Take a brief vacation!

By: Metstheory22

Metstheory22 — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:31:05 +0000

Adam Wainwright (30) – $10MM vesting option for ’12, $12MM for ’13

I was going by the list in Metsmerized website for 2012 free agents

By: NJstuckinTX

NJstuckinTX — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:26:18 +0000

Wainright isn’t a free agent.

By: METS62FAN

METS62FAN — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:21:25 +0000

JOE, SORRY; BUT THAT COMMENMT IS BENEATH YOU.
IN THE NONSENSICAL DEPT. IT’S NEARLY LEGENSDARY IN CONTENT. FOR THAT MATTER IF U SWAPED WILSON FOR PELFREY AS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE 2011 SEASONS IS TEXAS STILL IN THE PLAYOFFS? YES
ARE THE METS STILL OUT OF THEM? STILL YES. THEREFORE WILSON IS NOT THE DIFFERNTIAL YOUR SUPPOSITION PROPOSES.

BTW WILSON WON 9G MORE THAN PELF SUBTRACT THEM FRONM TX 10G LEAD STILL IN, YES?
ADD THEM TO NYM, STILL OUT. HOWEVER, TAKE REYES OUT OF FLUSHING ENTIRELY FOR 2011 & U DO LIKELY IMPROVE SOMWHERE, IN DRAFT POSITION AS THE RECORD DROPS TO LAST PLACE IN THE DIVISION & QUITE POSSIBLY THE LEAGUE.

By: NJstuckinTX

NJstuckinTX — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:17:28 +0000

2 points on your post, which was a good one.

1 – Why can’t they get Reyes and CJ. I know it’s probably not possible, but if it means taking the payroll from 105-ish up to 120-ish, is there really that much difference at that point? What’s 10 to 15 million between friends.

2 – If I could choose between the 2 of them, with much love and respect to Reyes, I’d push to get CJ as well. It allows you to bring a solid Lefty to top of the Rotation, sliding Santana back into the 2nd spot or farther back in the rotation. It puts a veteran presence in the rotation. It makes Pelfrey expendable.

The lineup will certainly not be as good as with Reyes gone, but with Tejada looking like he’s ready to step up, with a glut of decent players at 2B and an offense that was very good this past year, the loss of Reyes vs. the addition of CJ would, in my humble opinion, be a net gain.

By: JoeSmith

JoeSmith — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:07:42 +0000

CJ Wilson’s team is in their 2nd consecutive year in the playoffs, where is Reyes and his team? So how are you proving the guy wrong? Is that not factual, are the Rangers in the playoffs? Are the Mets?

Stop telling people to STFU when you are embarrassed and just because someone doesn’t kiss the buttock of Reyes does not make them a David Wright boy – man are you obsessed.

By: steve

steve — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:03:14 +0000

Yu Darvish and Reyes

By: Metsie

Metsie — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:26:43 +0000

I think we have enough middling pitchers around here. If we are going to sign anyone it should be someone who is at minimum a solid #2 with the chance of reaching Ace status!

By: Metstheory22

Metstheory22 — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:00:32 +0000

As long as Pelfrey does not come back we are ahead.

By: Donal

Donal — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:53:08 +0000

“Sandy Alderson should follow what Ruben Amaro Jr. did in the 2010 offseason – namely making an illegitimate run at Jayson Werth to pursue Cliff Lee – with Reyes and Wilson. If it worked for the Phillies, why can’t it work for Alderson and the Mets?”

1) Reyes is significantly better than Werth

2) Lee was considered significantly better than Wilson

3) the Phillies did this under everyone’s nose

4) The Phillies were in “win now” mode due to an aging roster with big contracts and the Mets aren’t

By: Donal

Donal — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:50:58 +0000

Theoretically, that shuts down half the power hitters in the league.

By: Bayonne Mets Fan

Bayonne Mets Fan — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:44:46 +0000

Murphy is the dumbest player next to Pagan, not Reyes

By: Metstheory22

Metstheory22 — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:44:33 +0000

I think the question should be Wilson over Pelfrey. But then we would have 3 lefties in rotation with Santana, Wilson, Niese.

By: JoeSmith

JoeSmith — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:39:23 +0000

Mark down 90 losses if Reyes is gone, however we can’t count on 90 wins if he is here.

By: alex68

alex68 — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:24:14 +0000

and btw, you don’t think he’s made wright better?????
read this: http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/02/david-wright-jose-reyes-makes-me-a-better-player.html

also, wright with reyes in the lineup avg 106 rbi’s per season.
without 72 rbi’s per season. YOU do the math

By: 86mets

86mets — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:23:48 +0000

The Mets most pressing pitching need is bullpen help. While Wilson would help the rotation, he is 31, only has 43 career wins, and is unlikely to be worth the kind of money he will command on the F/A market. Secondly, he is rumored to be interested in playing near home, which is California: enter the Angels who can and almost certainly would outbid the Mets for Wilson. The thing is, both Reyes and Wilson come with risks: Reyes with his penchant for leg injuries and generally below average on base skills and Wilson with his age and the unknown of how he would handle NYC. Reyes is likely to get offers well over $100 million and Wilson could easily exceed $85-90 million for 6 years. Pick your poison here, which would you rather gamlbe on? IMO, I’d rather go for the known quantity which is Reyes.

By: alex68

alex68 — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:20:18 +0000

real quick, what good is a pitcher with good ERA if his record is 13-16 because his team doesn’t score runs??? that’s basically what you are asking for in having wilson and not reyes.