Monday, October 6, 2008
And Now For The Mets
So I had my thoughts about the Yankees so what about the Mets? Another season another late season melt down and no playoffs for the Mets, again. So where do we start? Lets start at the top; the Mets gave Omar Minaya an extension, now don't get me wrong I really like Omar but this is the guy who has put these teams together that have melted under the pressure the last couple of years and he gets an extension. This is the same G.M. who let C.C. go to the Brewers, Harden go to the Cubs and even Blanton go to the Phillies. Omar stood pat while other teams in the National League went out and made some bold moves to get better. The Mets just resigned Jerry Manuel to come back to manage, another move that I just don't get. I mean did Manuel really do that good of a job? He couldn't get this team to the playoffs when all they had to do was win a game or 2 in September. Why wouldn't the Mets do their due diligence and at least look at other managers? I mean where other teams beating down Manuel's door for his services? I don't think so. So what about the players? The Mets don't have a lot of free agents, they just picked up the option on Carlos Delgado who had a good 2nd half of the season, a major change from the first half of the season where Met fans were practically booing him off the field. Anyone who has watched this team down the stretch knows that the bullpen was the weak spot for the Mets. Obviously the big name on the market is K-Rod but he won't come cheap and do the Mets want to commit that type of money to a closer? Probably not. Omar Minaya is going to have to earn his money this winter because the Mets are in a tough spot with Billy Wagner who is out for the 2009 season and might be done with his pitching career. So what would I do if I were running the team? Well, you say goodbye to some of the dead weight on the team, namely Pedro Martinez and hand over the pitching spots to the young guns in your system. What else would I do? I would have to shake the core of this team who have under achieved the last 2 seasons and who you could say over achieved when they went to the NLCS a couple of years ago. First off, I try and move Jose Reyes. On the surface it sounds crazy but this is the best time for the Mets to do it, he's signed to a very reasonable contract and you can use him to really plug some holes on this team. The other major move that I make? Trade Carlos Beltran. Beltran is a very good player but again he's the type of player that will get you some good pieces in return. The Mets have to do something drastic right now because this team as presently constructed can not win, they have proved it 2 years in a row and keeping the status quo would be a huge mistake. Just like for the Yankees, the winter is going to be a very important one for the Mets.
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OK so let me get this straight, your ok with the Yankees bringing back Cashman but dont understand how the Mets could bring back Minaya? Hmmmm...
If your ok with Cashman then you should be ok with Minaya coming back.
You say he failed to get guys like C.C or Harden or Blaton but those are all starters and the Mets starting pitching was their strong point so he did not need to bring those guys. What he was not able to do is bring in some bullpen help but who was he suppose to bring?
You tell me one bullpen guy that a team got during the trading deadline that really helped a team. I dont think you can come up with one name.
I was ok when nothing was done to upgrade the bullpen understanding that bullpen is like a crap shoot,
he did made a minor move when he got Ayala for nothing, and I rather not lose a prospect over a guy who might be good one year then suck ass the next, thats how bullpen guys work.
As far as Jerry Manuel goes, again how can you just say did Manuel did a good job?
just look at his record, when he took over the Mets they were a game under 500, then he was like 20games over 500. So did he did a good job? Not only that, Reyes and Delgado all of a sudden played like MVP's, especially Delgado, another credit I give Manuel for his players manager ways and thats what I like about him, so I was very happy the Mets signed to come back. Manuel did good with the bullpen he had especially when he lost Wagner for almost to months.
You think any other manager would had done better with that group in the bullpen? maybe not.
Now every General Manager makes bad moves and Minaya had his share.
Castillo was his worst move, Alou was bad but it was only for 1 year.
But he has made more good moves then bad, and ever since he has come to the Mets, he has made them a good marketable team that now rivals the team across town. Before that the Mets were just the Mets of Phillips and Art Howe, they were nothing.
Now at least the Mets are fun to watch.
The only thing I agree with you is not bringing back Pedro, when you talk about shaking the team up
I'm just glad your not the GM.
Why would I want to trade Reyes who is only 25? plays a great SS,
is one of the most prolific leadoff man, and a triple waiting to happen? and with Beltran, now why would I want to get rid of him? He is probally the best CF in the game has a cannon of a arm, is a switch hitter with speed and is only 28. He is clearly not the Mets problem and so is not Jose. You leave those guys alone along with Wright and Santana, everyone else is exspandable.
The Mets choked the last 2 season but is was because the bullpen.
1st in 2007 it was more of a team choked, yes Reyes sucked along with the pen, but in 2008 it was just the bullpen that lost everything for the Mets.
All I want is to get rid of some bullpen guys like Heilman, Schewenwiess & Feliciano, the try and ship out Castillo.
I would go with the young guys like Jonathan Niese, Daniel Murphy, and Nick Evans & Bobby Parnell, and as far as free agent signings I like to get a guy like Burnett if you can get him at a reasnable price. I would also try and get another outfielder.
So shake the team but dont touch Reyes, Santana, Wright & Beltran.
Again, if you want to get something you have to give up something in return and right now the only chips that the Mets have that they can realistically trade are Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran and David Wright. You say you want to upgrade and get rid of the other players except those guys but who in the hell would want those guys?
As for your Cashman comments. This is the 1st year SINCE 1993 that the Yankees aren't in the playoffs. The Yankees, like the Mets, were absolutely killed by injuries and unlike Minaya, Cashman has only had total control of the team for 2 years, all the other years it was done by committee now Cashman is the guy that is calling the shots, so yes I think he deserves another couple of years to see out his vision of the team, if it doesnt work then you go in another direction.
Well we all know that to get something you have to give up something, but why would I want to give those guys up? The Mets I believe just picked up Delgado's option and that is a piece Minaya and the Mets will use to trade with. Also you can go with others guys like Church or Maine, but a smart GM stays with the core guys and those guys we all know are Reyes, Beltran, Santana and Wrigth.
And now on Cashman, to me it is a problem when you have a GM that is not doing his own thing because the organization does not give him full authority. I know he is dealing with the Yankees and that is no easy task, but I'm sure that there are other GM's that face the same situation and they say no thanks. Cashman excepted this situation, and to me, it means he is not strong enough and a puppet. Plus what moves has he done that you like? If you ask me,
he has done more bad ones then good ones.
But let's see what he does now that the Yankees gave him another shot.
Hey...Thats fine with me, I'm all for the Mets keeping those guys because if they have proved anything, its that they can choke and disappear down the stretch with the best of them. I'm just waiting till next September to see how they outdo themselves.
Yeah, Cashman has made some bad moves but what G.M. hasn't. I still want to see what he can do with the total control of the team, which again he's only 3 years into.
As for what moves he's made? Why don't we look at one of the last one's he did, getting Nady and Marte for about 30 cents on the dollar.
Whatever man, I know my Mets choked 2 years in a row, but lets look at the fact, Carlos Beltran is the best CF in the game. And what young SS can do what Reyes does? maybe Hanley Ramirez.
Just put your self as the Mets GM, do you think trading those guys would be a popular move?
You better be getting some tremoundous talent in return or you could be in some deep hot water with the Mets fans for trading those guys away.
Remember Tom Seaver & Darryl Strawberry, that was not very popular.
Seems to me that you want to tear down the Mets. Geez.
Cashman I will leave him alone, this off season will tell the story on him as a GM.
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