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In case you missed the news of the past few days:
The Red Sox may be back in play for Jason Bay
The Angels signed Fernando Rodney
The Pirates are in talks with
While the Mets and their fans sit around waiting for Jason Bay and Bengie Molina to make up their minds, there is still the little matter of the pitching staff.
For those unaware, injuries were not the reason the Mets had their worst season since 2003. Neither was it the lack of power. Sure, those obvious issues had something to do with it, but the #1 reason the Mets never had a snowball’s chance in Hades of making the postseason was because
While going through some posts from last offseason, I came across this one in particular titled Lineup Comparison: Phillies. It was written in mid-January, and the gist of it was that the Mets were at least one big bat short of posting an everyday lineup that had offensive potential comparable to the Phillies’ projected lineup.
This conclusion was based on the the premise that the teams would receive similar production from batters 1 through 4 and batters 8 and 9, and therefore:
Per Marty Noble’s article on MLB.com, Carlos Delgado’s comeback has been delayed. Minaya said on Monday that Delgado had not resumed playing and probably wouldn’t until January. Another person reiterated that on Tuesday and added that the delay — and the reason for it — might diminish the Mets’ interest in re-signing the 37-year-old veteran … Read more
I know I’m a day late on this one, but it’s taken this much time for me to process the trade. For those living under a rock, the New York Yankee$ traded Melky Cabrera, Michael Dunn, and Arodys Vizcaino to the Braves for Javier Vazquez and Boone Logan. You don’t need me to point out … Read more
In case you hadn’t heard, Garrett Atkins signed a one-year, $4M contract with the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles also inked lefthanded reliever Mike Gonzalez to a two-year, $12M deal to be their closer. Too bad they play in the AL East or these signings might matter. In other news, the Washington Nationals added veteran pitcher-cum-mentor … Read more
A blizzard has come and gone, and still Jason keeps the Mets at Bay (bad, I know, but couldn’t resist).
But for Jason Bay, time is running out — quickly. He managed to alienate the team he should be signing with, the Red Sox, and they have moved on by signing Mike Cameron. Four more years in Fenway Park would’ve been ideal for padding his stats for a rare second free agency jackpot at age 35 — because he IS going to be worth $16M+ when he’s 35, isn’t he?
Ah, and that’s why I say “no news is good news”: because we know
