MLB: NY Mets: The Official Thread - the last one was BAD luck!

[Al Neri]

Well we're about 2 weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting - and the METS JUST TRADED FOR JOHAN SANTANA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's all I can say! Let's examine:

So far this off season they have:

Trades:
BLOCKBUSTER - Traded Carlos Gomez, Phillip Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey for Johan Santana (SP) pending an extension is signed.
Traded Guillermo Mota to the Brewers for Johnny Estrada (C) (estrada has since been cut by the mets and signed by the nationals).
Traded Lastings Milledge for Brian Schnieder (C) and Ryan Church (OF)
Traded Ryan Meyers (minors) and Corey Coles (minors) for former Mets farm hand Angel Pagan (OF)
Acquired Brian Stokes (RP) for cash considerations


Signings/resignings

Picked up the option on Moises Alou (OF)
Signed Luis Castillo (2B) for 4 years
Signed Matt Wise (RP)
Signed Ramon Castro (C) for 2 years
Signed Endy Chavez (OF) for 2 years


Minor League Signings/Deals:
Jose Valentin (IF)
Ricardo Rincon (LHRP)
Andy Cavazos (RP)
Jose Diaz (RP)
Andy Machado (RP)
Juan Padilla (RP)
Nate Field (RP)
Raul Cassanova (C)



as it stands the lineup is as follows:

SS Jose Reyes
2B Luis Castillo
3B David Wright
CF Carlos Beltran
LF Moises Alou
1B Carlos Delgado
RF Ryan Chuch
C Brian Schnieder
PITCHER


Rotation:

JOHAN SANTANA
John Maine
Pedro Martinez
Oliver Perez
El Duque/Mike Pelfrey

Bullpen:

definites
Billy Wagner
Aaron Heilman

then a mixup of 5 of:
Scott Showenweiss
Jorge Sosa
Joe Smith
Duaner Sanchez
Pedro Feliciano
Matt Wise
Juan Padilla
plus some of the minor league deals

Bench:


Five of :

Ramon Castro
Damian Easly
Marlon Anderson
Angel Pagan
Endy Chavez
Jose Valentin
Ruben Gotay
?Minor league invites?


LETS GO, METS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!! SANTANA!!!!

 

[PlatinumGold]

that's because a non Mets fan was the OP.

namely me.

hmmm. should i try and pump the other one or let it die.


hmmmm.

 

[alien42]

GO BRAVES

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: alien42
GO BRAVES

yup, except the braves have been even worse in the off season than the mets.

they let JS go, . best GM in the game and they didn't want to pay his salary.

at this rate, the braves will soon have the payroll of the marlins.

oh ya, i forgot they resigned an aging tommy glavine. that's got to make very braves fan feel warm and tingly inside.

 

[techs]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: alien42
GO BRAVES

yup, except the braves have been even worse in the off season than the mets.

they let JS go, . best GM in the game and they didn't want to pay his salary.

at this rate, the braves will soon have the payroll of the marlins.

oh ya, i forgot they resigned an aging tommy glavine. that's got to make very braves fan feel warm and tingly inside.

Braves fans miss Ted Turner much?
I don't think the Mets got enough for Milledge. The Mets need pitching, but so does everyone else.

 

[anxi80]

Originally posted by: alien42
GO padres!!

fixed!

edit: and hooray for small media market ball!

 

[isasir]

What is the likelihood that Schnieder and Church will keep those starting positions? I don't know much about either, but it's odd to think the Mets traded Milledge and got two starting position players.

 

[Juno]

the best infield team since '99-'00 (olerud, alfonzo, ordonez and ventura)?

:Q

 

[akshatp]

Werent the Muts offered a package including Barry Zito for Milledge a cpl years ago? Granted, BZ didnt do great in San Fran his first year, but to give up LM for a couple of journeymen when you wouldnt let him go for a stud pitcher? Whats Minaya thinking? Was Zito not latin enough?

 

[Murpheeee]

Originally posted by: akshatp
Werent the Muts offered a package including Barry Zito for Milledge a cpl years ago? Granted, BZ didnt do great in San Fran his first year, but to give up LM for a couple of journeymen when you wouldnt let him go for a stud pitcher? Whats Minaya thinking? Was Zito not latin enough?

Simply Milledge is not worth now what he was a few years ago, when he was a red hot prospect.

Since he came to the bigs he has struggled defensively, can't lay off breaking pitches, has a major ego which rubs his team mates, and makes rap records with offensive lyrics (Mets ownership are conservative types, just ask Anna Benson)...

In hindsight they should have traded him when he was a hot commodity, but hindsight is a wonderful thing....

 

[Al Neri]

SANTANA!!??

 

[bigrash]

Originally posted by: Don Rodriguez
SANTANA!!??

what's going on with Santana. Has he signed anywhere yet?

 

[Al Neri]

Originally posted by: bigrash

Originally posted by: Don Rodriguez
SANTANA!!??

what's going on with Santana. Has he signed anywhere yet?

not a FA until after 2008 season.

he'd have to be non-tendered / released (0% chance) or traded.

he'll wear orange and blue.

 

[Agentbolt]

Mets got Santana

http://www.usatoday.com/sports...ins-mets-santana_N.htm

 

[raystorm]

Originally posted by: Agentbolt
Mets got Santana

http://www.usatoday.com/sports...ins-mets-santana_N.htm

WFAN reports that the Mets now have a 72 hour window to get a contract extension with Johan completed.

As for those prospects. Mets hold Fernando Martinez in much higher regard over Carlos Gomez and Mike Pelfrey over Phil Humber. I hear great things about Guerra and Mulvey but with pitching prospects you just never know how they'll turn out and if they'll even make the majors. This is a move the Mets MUST make and they have to get the extension done no matter what.

 

[bigrash]

nice! I hope this goes through. They're really in need of a good pitcher

 

[cliftonite]

I am glad Bill Smith is an idiot and turned down the Yankee offers including Phil Hughes, Alan Horne, Tabata/Jackson.

 

[Juno]

we'll win world series.

 

[chowmein]

please stay healthy this year PLEASE!

 

[Al Neri]

SANTANA BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Modeps]

how about you edit your subtitle, mmmkay?

 

[dbk]

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[raystorm]

Originally posted by: Modeps
how about you edit your subtitle, mmmkay?

What was it before? Something offensive?

 

[Al Neri]

Originally posted by: Modeps
how about you edit your subtitle, mmmkay?

was working on it,

edited the main post too.

 

[Al Neri]

ok i redid the main post too..