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| Mack Ade |
Luis Castillo:
To hear fans tell it, Luis Castillo is a lousy baseball player with an albatross contract that is keeping the Mets from fielding a contender. Neither one of these ideas are true.
Since 2002, the first season that WAR is available on FanGraphs, Castillo has earned more Dollars (calculated as WAR converted to a dollar scale based on what a player would make in free agency) than his actual salary in each year in which he has played at least 100 games. So, in seven of nine seasons, Castillo has been an underpaid asset and the other two years he has been injured. - 360Mets
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| NYFS |
10-18-10 from: - amazinavenue - Unlike Holt, Niesen was unable to turn the page past a poor 2010 season in his first AFL appearance. It's been rough going this year for Niesen who started the season in consideration for a spot in the major league 'pen but was ultimately sent down and got clocked in the head soon after, missing a month with a concussion and upon returning messed with his delivery to less than ideal results. He's always had the stuff to profile as a dominant major league LOOGY but for that to happen he needs to rediscover the decent command that he completely lost in 2010.
”The Mets need their fans to have patience, too. After the last four years, it’s perfectly understandable why that might be asking a lot, but the notion that the Mets should go out and start doing whatever it takes to win immediately is exactly what got them into this mess in the first place. This is going to take a while, and it’s going to take the same painful downward adjustment of expectations from fans that the Wilpons just went through… The Mets will not be disappointing the next year or two: They will just be a mediocre work-in-progress. That might not be the most inspiring slogan on the season-ticket-renewal packages, but it’s a lot more inspiring than a picture of Omar Minaya still plodding forward like nothing is wrong. The Mets had a little run there, with a few highs and a lot of heartache. It’s over. That everyone now understands it, and is willing to do what it takes to fix it, is the first sign of genuine hope the Mets and their fans have had in several years. It’ll be hard, what’s ahead of us, but hey, ya gotta believe.” - metsblog
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| Michael G. Baron |
"I know it's all part of the business, part of the game," Randolph said, standing outside the Adelphi dugout. "I did my thing there. I'm proud of my time that I spent there and whatever, and what happens after that, you just look at from a distance."
Randolph refused to comment on whether Manuel's firing in effect vindicated his own performance as Mets' manager.
"No, no, well, again, when I started this conversation, I wanted it to be about the kids," he said. "I don't want to talk about the Mets. I really don't. ... All of that other stuff is really, way in the back mirror, okay?" - NYDN
After three seasons with the Braves in which he filled multiple relieving roles, Soriano was traded to the Rays where he flourished as a full-time closer. He was 45-for-48 in save opportunities, while posting a WHIP of 0.80 in 64 appearances. There’s no question that Soriano has what it takes to be a great closer –the best closer on the market, in fact– the question is how much money teams are willing to throw at a 30-year-old reliever with a history of arm trouble. He’s another Boras client, and will get paid. The price just may not be what he’s hoping.
PREDICTED DESTINATION: Arizona Diamondbacks - dugoutdoctors
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