Comments on: League Source Says Bourn Could End Up With Mets

By: METS62FAN

METS62FAN — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:01:15 +0000

TX, OUR TEAM IS NOW FACED WITH TWO DAUNTING ISSUES BASED UPON LOST IMPORTANT STATS FROM LAST YR. #1, THE 20Ws COMPILED BY DICKEY & #2, THE 20HRs SUPPLIED BY HAIRSTON. OF THE 2 MOST LIKELY OUFIELD UPGRADES, ONLY UPTON SUPPLIES NEEDED ANSWERS. CONTINGENT UPON RETAINING HARVEY,WHEELER, d’ARNOUD AN UPTON ACQUISITION IS SUPERIOR TO A BOURNE SELECTION BY A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT

By: Metsie

Metsie — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 04:03:53 +0000

In the end this is just another story that diverts the attention of Fans to what COULD happen instead of looking at what IS happeneing which is a big fat nothing….

Be honest with yourselves and you realize all this talk of Bourne and Upton is a futile endeavor…

Both cost things this GM does not like to spend…
Money, Kids and Draft Picks!

TO get Bourne you have to pay him and give up a kid…
To get Upton you have to give away a gaggle of Kids and still pay him 14 Mil a year…

A league source can tell me whatever it wants but in the end I know my Sandy and he wouldn’t give up any ONE of those things just for the priviledge of paying those guys.

By: tony

tony — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:44:29 +0000

To me it is a ploy. Mets have an offer on the table (aka trade offer) and this is being leaked is a tactic to get the other team to accept our offer. No way are do we want bourn. Not worth the money & draft pick. Sandy is too smart to take this guy.

By: tony

tony — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:43:52 +0000

By: tony

tony — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:40:43 +0000

By: Donal

Donal — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:38:36 +0000

I think they wanted to sign Stanky, but something went wrong. And no, it was the fact that their #2 pick wanted less than the minimum minor league salary added to his bonus. There’s some behind the scenes stuff we don’t see at work here.

By: Mr North Jersey

Mr North Jersey — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:37:12 +0000

Hahaha if he doesn’t then this should help. Though personally I am more fond of Ray Harryhausen’s version of the film.

http://www.traileraddict.com/clip/clash-of-the-titans/how-do-we-kill-the-kraken

By: Donal

Donal — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:36:38 +0000

You truly raise the level of discourse around here.

By: Joe D

Joe D — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:28:38 +0000

That is too funny, but I wonder if this Perseus knows who the Stygian Witches are?

By: Mr North Jersey

Mr North Jersey — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:24:05 +0000

If that is true that is a nice observation on your part Perseus. Again that eye you stole from the Stygian witches has been put into good use. Until you said it I never considered that a possibility.

By: Jessep

Jessep — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:22:53 +0000

Right Pomeranz was a PTBNL and was sent 1 year to the day of his original contract signing.

By: Metsie

Metsie — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:22:41 +0000

Well then pick which one you want to call a mistake….
The fact that this yearis a weak draft or last year when they refused to sign thier 2nd rounder to slot because they wanted to move the pick to this year where the draft class was deemed stronger than last year…..

Pick your poison!

By: Perseus

Perseus — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:20:41 +0000

I think you can use them at PTBNLs. The Indians did thst in the Jiminez trade, I think.

By: jdon

jdon — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:05:22 +0000

if it is not overlong or over costly. I am ok with it don;t like him but he is better than what we got

By: Donal

Donal — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:09:33 +0000

You can’t trade draftees for a full year after they’ve signed.

By: Donal

Donal — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:07:31 +0000

Maybe they aren’t that high on this year’s draft class.

By: Donal

Donal — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:05:49 +0000

Wouldn’t be shadiest thing done by a agent or team exec.

By: Donal

Donal — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:04:47 +0000

You raise a good point, however:

1) Bourne is really “established”. He’s 30. Not great news for a guy whose game is speed.

2) If that free agent busts (not that we have any experience with that) it does way more damage to the team than a draft pick busting.

That said, if he were into a 3 year deal or such, I’d strongly consider it. We could probably either trade him for decent prospects or let him go and get the pick back anyway.

By: Metsie

Metsie — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:29:51 +0000

“this years draft is not as deep ”
Where did you hear that Dan? (Not doubting it at all mind you…)

Cause for a year now there have been many people (not saying you) here using how much STRONGER this draft would be compared to last year as the reason for punting on half our draft and not signing our 2nd rounder to straight slot offer.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:22:20 +0000

Keep forgetting about Dariel Alvarez.