It really feels like things are starting to heat up and move at a faster pace as we get closer to the Winter Meetings. This week was especially busy, and here are some of the latest rumors and transactions over the last 48 hours. It didn’t take long for the Milwaukee Brewers to replace Johnny Estrada. Today they agreed to terms with free agent catcher, Jason Kendall on a one year deal with an option for [...]

Okay, somebody please tell me what’s going on… Adam Rubin of the Daily News is reporting that Johnny Estrada may not be sticking around too long. Here is what he wrote this moning… The Mets have landed a catcher – but this one might not be around long either. As a bonus, the other team took Guillermo Mota. "Johnny adds depth to our catching situation," GM Omar Minaya said in a statement that raised red flags [...]

Of all the major sluggers rumored to be available this off season, none are bigger than Miguel Cabrera. (pardon the pun, hee hee) For weeks now, we’ve been hearing all this gibberish about the Angels, Mariners, and even the Giants being in hot pursuit. The only team I took seriously was the Angels. I felt they matched up well, and that they had plenty of surplus in young talent to pry Miguel Cabrera (or tow) away [...]

Nothing gets me more excited in the off season than a great trade. Well I don’t really mean nothing, but you know what I mean. Last night’s trade for Johnny Estrada came out of left field. I mean there was not even a hint of that going down. So much for all these experts who think they’re in the know… Hey listen, I know that most of us wanted Paul Lo Duca back in the [...]

I know I already posted on this subject, but I can’t help myself and I needed to release some more energy. Can somebody please tell me what kind of drugs the Brewers were taking when they agreed to trade Johnny Estrada for Guillermo Mota. Somebody, please explain to me what their thought process was? I don’t even care at this point how good or how bad Estrada is at throwing out runners. He can hit [...]

WFAN and Rotoworld is reporting that the Mets acquired catcher Johnny Estrada from the Brewers for RHP Guillermo Mota. Yes Mets fans, it’s true. Omar Minaya just pulled off a rematkable deal that will have Mets fans jumping for joy and shouting from the rooftops! HERE IS THE OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE… The New York Mets announced today that they have acquired catcher Johnny Estrada from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for righthanded pitcher Guillermo Mota. [...]

All we hear are rumors and speculation around this time of the year. I love it! I read something interesting this morning from Steve Popper on his blog Amazin Stories. He had some interesting things to say about his conference call with Omar Minaya yesterday, but what really caught my attention was this… As far as right field, Minaya did admit that he’s investigating the free-agent market, which might mean that he knows his young [...]

Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins has been awarded the NL MVP award for 2008. The race was close and there was never really a for sure winner until it was announced today at 2 p.m. Matt Holliday and Prince Fielder were the other two candidates, and some might even say David Wright. Although most of us knew the Wright was out, when the Mets went out. Nevertheless, the league has made its decision and Jimmy Rollins [...]

If there is a more divisive topic of conversation among Mets fans these days, none is more divisive than Omar Minaya’s job performance. In a recent poll of 560 voters, 46% of Mets fans did not believe the Mets would win a World Series with Omar Minaya as the GM. Wow, that number is way too high in my opinion. Now all of you know by now, that we are not apologists for the Mets organization. As our [...]

Omar Minaya himself announced that Luis Castillo was signed, sealed and delivered yesterday evening. There was no pulling out of negotiations this time, as had been the case with Yorvit Torrealba. Castillo, 32, joins Damion Easley, Ramon Castro, Moises Alou and Ramon Castro as the only Mets that have been retained since the season ended. The scrappy second baseman signed a 4-year deal worth $25 million buckaroos. And while about half of the Mets fans I’ve polled seem [...]