Kevin Kernan of the Post, had an interesting article in which he makes a strong case for going out and trading for the A’s Dan Haren. Pitching is the root of the Mets’ problem. They do not have the young arms in their system that the Yankees have. They have not overpaid to get the best arms in the draft and as a result no young starter stands out. Kevin Mulvey is the best of the Mets...
Read MoreThe best free agent pitcher available this year may not hail from the land of the free, and the home of the brave, but from the land of the rising sun. I know what you’re thinking Tsuyoshi Shinjo, Kaz Matsui, Masato Yoshii, Takashi Kashiwada, Shingo Takatsu… AHHHHH! Stop it you’re killing me!Okay, so we all know the Mets have never hit lotto when it comes to these Japanese...
Read MoreThe Boston Globe is reporting that 11 current free agents have been notified that they were implicated in the soon to be released Mitchell Report.Player agents who attended yesterday’s union meeting in New York were told that 11 current free agent players are named in the George Mitchell report on the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball, which could come out sometime around the...
Read MoreLast night Omar Minaya and Indians general manager, Mark Shapiro, had dinner together. This is only speculation, but Newsday writer, Ken Davidoff, believed that maybe they were discussing left-hand pitcher Cliff Lee. Lee was coming off of two impressive seasons going into this year, but had a disastrous season that landed him back in AAA in 2007. Minaya already has a history with Cliff Lee that...
Read MoreNot even a month after the World Series and the off season feels like it has been going on forever. It seems A- Rod has been opting out of his Yankees/Rangers deal since last April. Rumors are swirling left and right, who is going where, how and why. Personally, I love the business side of the game, not the number crunching mind you, but the excitement of free agent signings and blockbuster...
Read MoreIt’s a done deal… Marlon Anderson is staying with the New York Mets, agreeing on Tuesday to a $2.2 million, two-year contract.Omar Minaya is making sure of one thing this off season as compared to last off season… he is making a strong effort to re-sign each Met that made a strong contribution to the team last season.After a week in which he brought back Moises Alou and Damion...
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