Cutnpaste: - Boof, Foley on Beato, BP on Emaus, Draft Picks for Crawford, and Lennon on Alderson

Boof:

Think about it, Boof signs a deal with the Mets, and then all of a sudden Paul Konerko and Carl Crawford sign, and the Cliff Lee camp says there will be a decision by the weekend. Everyone fears Boof, and the Mets are the team on the cutting edge. Oh, who am I kidding? The only thing cutting edge about Boof are his steak knives. I hope he makes the club so I can respond to inquires of "what happened to his MCL" with "Boof Bonser ate it." But most likely, Boof will spend the 2011 season on the land of misfit relievers where he'll play pinochle with Josh Fogg until the end of his days. - metstradamusblog.  

Foley on Beato:

Pedro Beato- picked by the New York Mets after spending five years in the Baltimore Orioles system. He played in Double A Bowie where he worked out of the bullpen. He had a record of 4-0 including 16 saves with a 2.11 ERA. He was a first round selection (32nd overall) by the Orioles out of St. Petersburg College in 2006. - collegebaseballdaily.  

BP on Emaus:

•Mets: Brad Emaus, UT (from Blue Jays): Kind of a lesser version of the top pick Rodriguez, only with no shortstop ability (not that Rodriguez is good there, either). Ceiling only of nice bench player, but might be there now. - baseballprospectus.  

Draft Picks for Crawford:

For starters, the Rays will receive the Red Sox first round draft pick, #24 overall. This gives the Rays two picks in the first round, the Red Sox, #24 and their own, #32. In addition to the Red Sox first round pick, the Rays will receive a pick in the supplemental round between the first and second round. The pick number is determined by the inverse order of the 2010 standings for teams that lost a Type A free agent. - baseballrumormill.  

Lennon on Alderson:

Alderson, as well as his new lieutenants, were hired to get the Mets back to the playoffs and ultimately the World Series. They were not hired to strip the franchise, sell off its parts and become the Flushing Royals. But this is not an overnight process, and the Mets will never be the Yankees, regardless of the fact that only 18 miles separate the two stadiums. What’s wrong with making the Mets into a contender again in a smarter fashion and with an eye toward keeping them competitive for the next decade? The goal is sustained excellence, rather than a crash-and-burn cycle every four years or so, and that’s going to take some patience. How much? Its difficult to say at this point, but Alderson deserves a little time to execute the plan. - newsday