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Alderson:
"[Alderson] has already got two of the three votes," the source said. "I don't see Saul trying to stand in the way."
nypost.
Mets Signing Cliff Lee:
With the team gearing up to name its next general manager, though, the Wilpons have said they will use the candidates' plans for this winter as the primary criterion for making their decision. That implies that the Mets will be aggressive and try to win right away in 2011.
Lee would give New York a considerably more durable ace than Santana, whose last two seasons have ended prematurely with shoulder issues. The ballpark is certainly conducive to Lee, and it would offer him a chance to exact revenge on the Phillies for trading himif indeed he feels any resentment over being nudged out in favor of Roy Halladay.
bleacherreport.
Josh Byrnes:
You can look at Byrnes’ transactional history and pick and choose which of his deals made sense. but ultimately, while one can criticize his decision to hire A.J. Hinch as reckless, his commitment to his manager — to the point that it cost him his job — is commendable. Whether or not his “second chance” to run an organization is now, or in New York, is a complicated question.
Far too often in Flushing, the GM and the manager have been at odds. Part of that has been timing; Steve Phillips inheriting Bobby Valentine, and Jim Duquette being stuck with Art Howe. Others have pointed out that a true chain of command has muddled the works, as the Wilpons “collegial” organizational structure has given subordinates of the GM and manager inappropriate access to ownership.
Byrnes couldn’t keep the jumble of “experts” in the Diamondbacks’ ownership and management off his back, one could ask how can he be expected to deal with the above? I’m not sure he can.
networkedblogs.
Manny Acosta:
I don’t know if or where Acosta fits into the Mets plans for 2011. He’s not the worst reliever and he does light up the radar gun in the 95-96 MPH range. But at age 29, he pretty much is what he is and likely won’t improve much – he appears to be one of those “live arms” who never translate the skill into consistent performance. Since the Mets jacked up his value by letting him appear in 41 ballgames, and he has that shiny ERA and strikeout rate, another team is likely to pick him up if the Mets don’t re-sign him. However, I’d be inclined to offer him a minor-league deal for 2011 and if he refuses, let him walk.
.metstoday
Second Base:
Ah, Luis Castillo, Omar Minaya loved him like a doting director slavers after his ingenues, but now I'm the one stuck with him for one more year. Tempting as it might be to fulfill somebody's wish that he become yesterday's accused Metropolitan, I'll accept that at worst he's a placeholder who might provide a wee bit of OBP. In the meantime, I can add my endorsement to waiting and watching to see if Daniel Murphy and Reese Havens heal soon, and keeping them in the picture for unseating Castillo at some point during the season. That might sound very passive, but you're stuck with Castillo for the time being but moving Murphy to the keystone last year made sense as far as where his bat profiles best, and the job should be Havens' in 2012 if he's fully healed. But rather than just sit entirely still, and anticipating my next action item, see if you can get Mark DeRosa from the Giants to fill a supersub role that initially might involve a lot of time at second base.
baseballprospectus
According to a source with knowledge of the process, Alderson is close to a slam dunk for the job, based on the former Oakland GM's conversations with Mets COO Jeff Wilpon and a longstanding relationship with principal owner Fred Wilpon. Among the purposes of today's meeting, according to the source, is to get team president Saul Katz to sign off on hiring Alderson.
"[Alderson] has already got two of the three votes," the source said. "I don't see Saul trying to stand in the way."
nypost.
With the team gearing up to name its next general manager, though, the Wilpons have said they will use the candidates' plans for this winter as the primary criterion for making their decision. That implies that the Mets will be aggressive and try to win right away in 2011.
Lee would give New York a considerably more durable ace than Santana, whose last two seasons have ended prematurely with shoulder issues. The ballpark is certainly conducive to Lee, and it would offer him a chance to exact revenge on the Phillies for trading himif indeed he feels any resentment over being nudged out in favor of Roy Halladay.
bleacherreport.
You can look at Byrnes’ transactional history and pick and choose which of his deals made sense. but ultimately, while one can criticize his decision to hire A.J. Hinch as reckless, his commitment to his manager — to the point that it cost him his job — is commendable. Whether or not his “second chance” to run an organization is now, or in New York, is a complicated question.
Far too often in Flushing, the GM and the manager have been at odds. Part of that has been timing; Steve Phillips inheriting Bobby Valentine, and Jim Duquette being stuck with Art Howe. Others have pointed out that a true chain of command has muddled the works, as the Wilpons “collegial” organizational structure has given subordinates of the GM and manager inappropriate access to ownership.
Byrnes couldn’t keep the jumble of “experts” in the Diamondbacks’ ownership and management off his back, one could ask how can he be expected to deal with the above? I’m not sure he can.
networkedblogs.
I don’t know if or where Acosta fits into the Mets plans for 2011. He’s not the worst reliever and he does light up the radar gun in the 95-96 MPH range. But at age 29, he pretty much is what he is and likely won’t improve much – he appears to be one of those “live arms” who never translate the skill into consistent performance. Since the Mets jacked up his value by letting him appear in 41 ballgames, and he has that shiny ERA and strikeout rate, another team is likely to pick him up if the Mets don’t re-sign him. However, I’d be inclined to offer him a minor-league deal for 2011 and if he refuses, let him walk.
.metstoday
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Ah, Luis Castillo, Omar Minaya loved him like a doting director slavers after his ingenues, but now I'm the one stuck with him for one more year. Tempting as it might be to fulfill somebody's wish that he become yesterday's accused Metropolitan, I'll accept that at worst he's a placeholder who might provide a wee bit of OBP. In the meantime, I can add my endorsement to waiting and watching to see if Daniel Murphy and Reese Havens heal soon, and keeping them in the picture for unseating Castillo at some point during the season. That might sound very passive, but you're stuck with Castillo for the time being but moving Murphy to the keystone last year made sense as far as where his bat profiles best, and the job should be Havens' in 2012 if he's fully healed. But rather than just sit entirely still, and anticipating my next action item, see if you can get Mark DeRosa from the Giants to fill a supersub role that initially might involve a lot of time at second base.
baseballprospectus
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