For weeks now, we've heard the rumors connecting the Mets and Jason Bay, leaving many to wonder why the Mets seem reluctant to make a more concerted effort to pursue Matt Holliday as well. Howard Goldin reports that general manager Omar Minaya answered that question himself when he was the guest speaker at the "21 Days of Clemente" benefit in New York:
"We are pursuing Matt Holliday. It seems to be easier to make a deal for Jason Bay." - yardbarker
March 2009:
Before the World Baseball Classic was completed, 16 Mets, Santana not among them, had left camp to participate in it. When Perez returned, he was seen as out of condition. Santana, once thought to be in question for the Opening Day start, made progress. Duaner Sanchez didn't and was released. More Met-ical stuff: Angel Pagan underwent elbow surgery, and Pelfrey strained a muscle in his lower left leg that would undermine his progress. Redding's poor performances led to him beginning the season on the disabled list, Pedro Martinez repeatedly reminded news outlets of his availability and Brian Schneider's right knee developed a problem that bothered him most of the year. The thinned crowd in the Port St. Lucie, Fla., clubhouse reveled in Wright's game-winning hit against Puerto Rico in the Classic. Most of the Puerto Rican Mets were at the tournament. - mlb
There's still plenty of time for things to get worse. There isn't a Metsfan alive who wants Benjie Molina's fat ass to don the Orange and Blue, and there are a few dead who don't want Omar to go to two years on the contract. Even if the Mets land Bay, widely seen as the suboptimal choice, they will probably end up bidding against themselves since all of the big players seem to have moved on.
But hey, Kelvim Escobar!! - itsmetsforme.
What has happened over the course of the last few years is the Mets have become a punchline. A joke. Nobody in their right mind wants to play for the Mets. The G.M. quite frankly is incompetent. When was the last time Omar made a major in season trade? Never? Even when given slam dunks, Omar seems to blow them. Firing Willie Randolph was a no brainer, but Omar got beat up for doing it in the middle of the night (not by me), Tony Bernazard, was handled horribly. What does Omar do? He blames it all on Adam Rubin. So now Omar take a gamble on Kelvin Escobar. Maybe it will work out. All I know is, Met fans are slow to renew their season ticket packages, and the signing of Escobar had no one working overtime. - link
GM Omar Minaya suggested that Jonathon Niese could be a part of the Mets' rotation for 2010, according to NY Sports Day.
If so, Niese would be joined by ace Johan Santana, John Maine, Mike Pelfrey and Oliver Perez. This could change if the club signs another starter though, such as Joel Pineiro. Niese has been recovering from a torn hamstring, but is expected to be ready for spring training. - fantasysp.
-didn’t I say this yesterday?
Mike Pelfrey: Mike Pelfrey took a step backward in ’09 as he won 10 games with a 5.03 ERA. He had a FIP of 4.39, which gives us a difference of 0.64. Not a staggering number, but I wanted to talk about Pelfrey and this was a way to squeeze him into this column. Pelfrey was a first round pick in 2005 and had very good K/9 rates in the minors. At age 25 his inconsistency at the big league level is not unusual. If he continues to improve his command and pound the lower half of the zone with his sinker he has the talent to take a big step forward this season. DD is not advising you to overpay for him, but NL only and deep mixed leagues should target him late on draft day because of his upside. Be that guy. - .fantasybaseballgeeks.
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