Category Archives: Hot Stove

With the possibility of the Mets making a 4- or 5-for-1 trade with the Twins for Johan Santana, I thought I’d look back at some of the big trades in the past where the Mets dumped a handful of prospects … Continue reading →

According to Ken Rosenthal, Jon Lieber has signed a one-year deal with the Cubs. So much for the earlier post … guess we’ll have to get back to the drawing board on finding a veteran to provide competition for the … Continue reading →

It’s do or die time for Omar Minaya. No matter how many times Minaya, or Willie Randolph, or any other Mets official says that the team is “comfortable” with their pitching staff, we know better — they’re NOT comfortable. Oh, … Continue reading →

Two years ago, the Mets sold up-and-coming outfielder Angel Pagan to the Cubs. At the time, Lastings Milledge was earmarked for a full season in the minors, but the Mets had Victor Diaz and Xavier Nady fighting it out for … Continue reading →

Loyal reader Micalpalyn has introduced some interesting points for discussion regarding the Mets farm system (and a final note on Rich Harden). Please read his thoughts below and post your response. Metsblog has a post on Omar’s farm system. But … Continue reading →

Not for the Mets, but in general. The Athletics traded Nick Swisher to the White Sox for a trio of prospects named Gio Gonzalez, Faustino De Los Santos and Ryan Sweeney. The first two are pitchers, and Sweeney is an … Continue reading →

According to the Mullet on AOL, who heard from MetsBlog, who heard from MLBTradeRumors, who heard from Impacto Deportivo (through Google translator), the Kansas City Royals might be about to sign Bartolo Colon — clearly one of the fattest free … Continue reading →

If the information posted on MLB.com can be trusted, then the Mets 40-man roster currently numbers 36, broken down as follows: – 21 pitchers – 2 catchers – 7 infielders – 6 outfielders So there is room for 4 more … Continue reading →