Cutnpaste: - Hisanori Takahashi, John Maine. Darren O’Day, 2010 Draft, and welconme to NYC Sandy



Michael G. Baron

 Hisanori Takahashi:

Takahashi likely done with #Mets. Switching agents, in middle of negotations and Sunday deadline, strongly suggests he'll shop his talents.

Dave Lennon 




Michael G. Baron

 John Maine:



Maine is still young and he has been effective in the past, so it's easy to see how the Mets might be tempted to keep him. The right-hander pitched to a 4.01 ERA in 87 starts from 2006-09 with 7.7 K/9 and 3.8 BB/9. That kind of production has value, even if Maine currently sits behind Johan Santana (also recovering from surgery), R.A. Dickey, Jon Niese, Mike Pelfrey and Jenrry Mejia in the team's projected rotation.


MLBTR  

Darren O’Day:


Darren O'Day was plucked from the Angels by the Mets in the Major League phase of the 2008 Rule 5 Draft. After just four appearances and three innings in New York, the Mets tried to slip him through waivers in April 2009. The Rangers swooped in and claimed him and O'Day has rewarded them with a 1.99 ERA over the past two seasons (Think the Mets could've used that kind of bullpen help this year?).


mlblogs  

2010 Draft:



The Mets once again all but ignored the option to hand-out bonuses that exceed slot recommendation, aside from 1st Rounder Matt Harvey (RHP, Univ. of North Carolina - Chapel Hill) (who incidentally was a top 5 talent on our final Top 300 and one of the better gets in the top of the 1st Round). In addition to a crushingly conservative approach to talent selection, the Mets managed to swing-and-miss on the probability front with their second and third selections -- Blake Forsythe (C, Univ. of Tennessee) and Cory Vaughn (OF, San Diego St. Univ.) -- high-risk/moderate upside selections whose risk profile is further are amplified by the loss of their 2nd Round pick (due to Free Agency compensation rules). Quite simply, the Mets draft show a general lack of upside, safety and creativity, making it perhaps the most disappointing of all 2010 classes, which says something considering the strength of their 1st Rounder, Harvey



diamondscapescouting  

Welcome to NYC Sandy:

Alderson declined to comment Wednesday about the A's and their role in a grand pharmacological hoax, but the Mets' GM-to-be is on record saying he suspected Canseco, not McGwire, as a steroid user back in the day. During his 2005 appearance on "60 Minutes Wednesday," after Canseco had already talked to Mike Wallace about the steroid allegations in his book, Alderson was asked by Wallace if he had confronted Canseco about his suspicions.

ESPN