Category Archives: Hot Stove

Victor Zambrano a Blue Jay – Let the Healing Begin

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Joe Janish

The Victor Zambrano Era … also known as “After Kazmir” (or, “AK”), has come to an official close, as VZ has signed a minor-league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. (deep sigh of relief) Finally, Mets fans can move on, … Continue reading →

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Keeping Things Quiet

Posted on January 27, 2007 by Joe Janish

Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com made a great point about Omar Minaya’s surreptitious ways, and the tight-as-a-drum front office. In this day and age of information overload — pushed to the brink by the immediacy and popularity of the internet — … Continue reading →

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Desperately Seeking Pitching

Posted on January 26, 2007 by Joe Janish

For a guy who is “comfortable” with his pitching staff, Omar Minaya sure is making the moves of an uncomfortable GM. The signing of Jorge Sosa appeared to be the last piece of the pitching staff re-stock project. Though he … Continue reading →

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John Maine: Split the Difference?

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Joe Janish

What a difference a year makes … this time last year, John Maine was considered a bust by the Baltimore Orioles, and being shopped around as a throw-in as “Genius Jim” Duquette tried to make his team less competitive and … Continue reading →

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Mets Pitching: Not That Bad

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Joe Janish

While we Mets fans are getting stressed out over the current state of the starting rotation, if we would just take a step out of our little world we’d realize the Mets’ pitching staff isn’t that bad — certainly not … Continue reading →

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Aaron Heilman: Dispelling the Myths

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Joe Janish

If the Mets don’t move Aaron Heilman as part of a package to land a front-end starter, they would be remiss not to try him out for a rotation spot. Nearly every other MLB organization values a starting pitcher over … Continue reading →

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Haren, Harden, or Heilman

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Joe Janish

After signing Scott Schoeneweis, it was only a matter of time before the Mets-A’s rumors involving Danny Haren, Rich Harden, Aaron Heilman, and Lastings Milledge started up again. However, these are just rumors, built on speculation and conjecture. Following is … Continue reading →

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Starting Rotation: Use a Pencil

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Joe Janish

We’re all concerned about the Mets’ starting rotation right now. However, it’s still more than a month before pitchers and catchers report. On January 3rd, 2006, the Mets’ “penciled in” , or “projected” rotation looked like this: 1. Pedro Martinez … Continue reading →

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