Comments on: Melky Cabrera Signs With Blue Jays

By: Metsie

Metsie — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 12:45:50 +0000

Yes it did! 3 consecutive years of 88 wins!
I guess you missed them!

By: Metsie

Metsie — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 12:42:51 +0000

Well Sandy does seem to have that Vulture Hairline thing going on doesn’t he?

Easier to keep the head clean after sticking it into the rotting carcass for Morsels!

By: Donal

Donal — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:23:35 +0000

No, Selig’s point was that only Mets fans are concerned with payroll.

I can supply a long list of blogs and fan posts that prove otherwise.

Hell, Cots Baseball Contracts was a labor of love by a fan.

and please don ‘t try and tell us in the Good Old Days That Never Really Happened that player salaries were never discussed by fans.

By: Donal

Donal — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:15:58 +0000

“I remember when we were one of the teams mentioned in on all Free agents available”

And that worked out swimmingly.

“….now maybe we can acquire a 4th OF that this team doesnt need”

Or we can work a deal with a team who has an abundance of good OFs.

By: raysadecki

raysadecki — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:39:23 +0000

there is going to be a lot of money spent this winter. The new tv contract will have some owners going on binges. 16mm for this guy is just stupid. How much did torii hunter get? way too much for a 38 year old outfielder, The other FAs and thier agents are licking thier chops today,

By: Mets2012

Mets2012 — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:54:30 +0000

Task, you are helping Selig to prove his point.
This arqueing about Salaries are pretty stupid and it only helps Wilpons and Alderson to dupe the Fans. We as the fans shouldn’t think about money. we should only think about the ability of the player. This fans acting like owners should stop. It looks so ridiculous like the spongy mens acting like milionairs.

By: taskmaster4450

taskmaster4450 — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:09:41 +0000

The why did the Phillies get rid of Victorino and Pence? It certainly didnt have anything to do with the fact that Pence was going to put them over the luxury tax level for both 2012 and 2013 with his arbitration earnings.

To think those were baseball decisions and not money decisions is fooling yourself. Oh and by the way, the Yankees are now in austerity mode too. Only the ignorant Yankee fans believe Josh Hamilton is going to show up in the Bronx. When was the last time a guy was passed on by the Yankees because he wanted a second year like Tori Hunter?

By: 51s

51s — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:09:07 +0000

What is the difference who Alderson calls? He’s obviously incapable of making a deal or signing a guy, unless of course, the guy is wanted by no team anywhere.

By: Joe Gomes

Joe Gomes — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:05:51 +0000

Nothing lost fellow Mets fans. The New Age Mets cannot afford 16M. They can’t even afford 6M to bring Hairston back. The 3 GM Stooges will play Duda, Capt. Kirk, Baxter on the OF.

By: Jessep

Jessep — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:05:38 +0000

Isn’t Jim D’Aloia the Director of Professional Scouting for the Mets?

What exactly do you think his role is if you think DePo is the one Sandy goes to with regards to other teams minor league players?

The Director of Amateur scouting works with all amateur scouts and plans for the draft

The Director of Player Development generally oversees their own farm system. Philosophy, gets word from big league club of what they need from somebody in their system IE “we need a bullpen arm can mejia be that guy.”

He doesn’t scout other teams’ farm systems. If you claim he does then what exactly do you think the Dir of Pro Scouting does?

By: BadBadLeroyBrown

BadBadLeroyBrown — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:55:06 +0000

Sandy does not covet steals and steals is Rajai Davis’s only real asset. If he walks alot they’ll be all over him….OBP

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As the rap group “Naughty by Sandy” would say, “YOU DOWN WITH OBP”

By: BadBadLeroyBrown

BadBadLeroyBrown — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:51:01 +0000

Actually DePodesta plays a very pivotal role in this as well as THE man in charge of minors. Sandy does go to him in regards to other teams minor league system. Arent we rebuilding? Doesnt rebuilding entail prospects from other teams. Dont we have scouts under DePo.

We have 4 heads and not one inkling of creativity has come out of this organization.

1.Sandy Alderson
2.John Ricco
3.JP Ricciardi
4.Paul DePodesta

No creativity at all nothing to excite this fanbase for the future. Wheeler as the one acquisition isnt gonna cut it. You dont rebuild a team like this

By: VA Mets Fan

VA Mets Fan — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:41:58 +0000

Call me crazy for suggesting another LH bat but how about Rasmus?

By: Jessep

Jessep — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:38:41 +0000

Again Alex. What I said about Melky Cabrera please note: I’m not one to claim a player doing X means he’ll hit X.

I’m not sitting here calling him a cheater. I wanted Melky on this team 2-3 years ago.

You and I both have no idea what the results of him or Braun taking whatever really is.

What I said with Braun was I wanted to wait to see how it played out. Braun didn’t falsify a website to beat his case. And frankly, yeah there are tons of questions about Braun but do you think any MLB player is tested more than Ryan Braun right now? You think Bud Selig wouldn’t LOVE to catch Braun?

In case you didn’t realize, Braun hit MORE HR and drove in MORE runs this year than last year.

I’m not saying he’s innocent, I am saying his 2012 campaign leaves MORE doubt about the testing system and the results of taking substances to improve performance.

I’m not mad at Melky for taking PED’s. I think players take what players want to take. I think what he did AFTER was an embarrassment tho

By: Bayonne Mets Fan

Bayonne Mets Fan — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:38:28 +0000

Nobody is coming cheap. I’m sick to death of this “cheap” talk. Other GMs pull off those moves not this one, not Alderson.

How about just go out there and make trades, sign a couple players and start building a God Damned team already!!!! Good young pitching is starting to come up how about starting to compete as best you can NOW for God’s sake.

By: dcg

dcg — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:33:02 +0000

Raj Davis should come cheap via a trade. His OPS isn’t great, but he does steal and can lead off.

By: Seligman

Seligman — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:28:11 +0000

I dont think this is a real baseball problem, or even a New York problem. I think this obsession with salaries, budgets, advanced statistics are a total Mets fan base thing. I live in Phillies country. None of that exists here. That’s why I mentioned it in the first place, because i think it’s so bizarre how much time is spent belaboring these off the field issues.

By: Alex68

Alex68 — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:26:53 +0000

You defended ryan braun to no end after he got caught and did even worst, accused a well know doctor of trying to mess up and mix the urine sample taken of his using PED’s. so he tried to actually damage the integrity of a person to make himself look good but according to you that was ok.. It seems to me you only have issues with players who doesn’t fit your agenda right????

By: Little Nicky

Little Nicky — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:24:15 +0000

A lot of GMs are risk takers, Alderson isn’t one of them. Everything must pass his sabermetric litmus test. It has to be very, very, very safe as well as cheap and under valued. It’s all about under valued assets.

By: Jessep

Jessep — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:18:06 +0000

I’m not one to claim a player doing X means he’ll hit X. But – my issue with Melky is what he did AFTER he got caught. The website stuff he tried to get past the MLB.

I would have taken a flyer on Melky but that much $ is a huge huge gamble, and one I wouldn’t make to be honest.