The latest on Matt Holliday is that the Yankees aren’t interested (per Buster Olney), the Angels aren’t either, and the Red Sox and Jason Bay appear to be on the same wavelength. That said, the Mets may have only the Cardinals to bid against when the Holliday auction begins — right?
Not necessarily …
Everyone knows Wally Backman is a bad guy. It’s a known fact. The guy is just bad news. Right? Not so fast. Here’s a story of a bad guy doing something that you might not expect. And you certainly won’t be reading it anywhere else… This past weekend – before he became the new manager … Read more
John Delcos wonders what it will take to get Roy Halladay. Drew Costello at MetsFansForever did a complete analysis of the Mets infield (geez, it took me a month to do the same!) Andrew Vazzano at TheRopolitans offers the good and bad of trading Luis Castillo and signing Orlando Hudson. MetsPolice can’t get a press … Read more
Yes, you’re likely more interested in the MAJOR League free agent list, but that one is still being assembled. In the meantime, you can peruse the minor league free agents in search of bargains and diamonds in the rough. Hat tip to FanGraphs. In a few days we’ll discuss some potential targets for our beloved … Read more
Anyone remember Ruben Gotay?
He was in the midst of being the Mets’ version of Robinson Cano a few years back, but was curiously hated repressed by then-manager Willie Randolph (and undervalued by Marty Noble). Willie valued defense at second base, but was generous enough to give the iron-gloved Gotay a start whenever Halley’s Comet appeared.
Though the switch-hitting second baseman hit .295 in limited duty in 2007, he didn’t
Most New York newspaper sources are reporting that Wally Backman will be returning to the Mets organization as a minor league manager, with the official announcement coming on Tuesday. I had the pleasure of spending a few hours with Wally yesterday afternoon, just talking baseball. He would neither confirm nor deny the news, and since … Read more
Carlos Beltran recently told reporters that he’d like to see Carlos Delgado return to the Mets in 2010.
At a Harlem RBI event, Beltran said:
RaysIndex put to rest an unfouded rumor that Carl Crawford was upset by Tampa Bay’s choice to exercise his 2010 option. FireJerryManuel had some funny tweets in cheeky response to the Crawford rumor. FJM also has a great evaluation of Josh Thole and catcher offense. Speaking of catchers, BlueandOrange.net provides plenty of reason to say … Read more
