loge mezzanine The Daily Stache – Kevin Kearns thinks last night’s game might increase the chances we will see Cliff Lee in a Mets uniform this season. NY Post – Joel Sherman reports that a deal for Cliff Lee will have to include Jenrry Mejia and Wilmer Flores. MetsToday – According to our poll, 26% of MetsToday … Read more
SNY – How badly do the Mets need another starting pitcher? Dan Graziano thinks Carlos Zambrano should be on the list of possible trade targets. NY Daily News – Denis Hamill has a nice article about why he loves watching Cyclones games. Bleacher Report – Metszilla (probably not his/her real name) wants the Mets to … Read more
Yesterday’s poll asked if the Mets should go after Ted Lilly instead of Cliff Lee. Today, I ask you this: Assuming the Mets will go after a quality veteran starting pitcher, which young players/prospects should be excluded from all trade discussions? Granted, a specific pitcher will dictate a specific combination of prospects that will be … Read more
Despite rumblings that Carlos Beltran could be back sometime this week, it seems like Beltran is still at least one week away from returning: “Somewhere, in about a week’s time, we are going to evaluate him again,” GM Omar Minaya said Monday. Until that time, Beltran will not advance beyond the Single-A St. Lucie Mets. … Read more
MetsToday – Should the Mets trade for Cliff Lee or Ted Lilly? Or none of the above? Take the poll! OnTheBlack – Kerel Cooper reminds us that the Mets could use some bullpen help. MetsBlog – Oliver Perez will begin his rehab assignment soon. USA Today – It looks like Bobby Valentine might still be … Read more
MetsBlog – The weather forecast for the upcoming Mets-Marlin series: Rainy with a chance of rain, with intermittent thundershowers and periods of RAIN. MetsToday – As of this writing, Mets fans seem to favor bringing in Cliff Lee over Ted Lilly, by a 2-to-1 margin. Have you voted? ESPN New York – Jenrry Mejia left … Read more
[poll id=”16″] Joel Sherman is reporting that the Mets have interest in Cliff Lee and would not require a a negotiating window to extend his contract. In other words, the Mets would be renting Lee, most likely for Jenrry Mejia and Angel Pagan. And even if the Mets can outbid other suitors, such as the … Read more
The Tucson Toros of the independent California League have signed reliever Jesse Orosco Jr. Orosco Jr. is the son of former Mets reliever Jesse Orosco, obviously. He is a right-handed reliever, which seems kind of weird, but that’s not the point. The point is, Orosco Jr. will be joining Wally Backman Jr. on the Toros … Read more
