Category Archives: Pitching Staff

Greatest Mets Rotation Ever

Loyal MetsToday reader Joe Muscaglione brought up a great discussion topic — how does the projected 2008 rotation compare to 1986? I’ll go one further: how does it stack up against the best rotations in Mets history? Here are my … Continue reading

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Santana Effect

With the addition of Johan Santana, here is the what the Mets’ starting five looks like: 1. Johan Santana 2. Pedro Martinez 3. Orlando Hernandez 4. John Maine 5. Oliver Perez Wow. There are many who will argue that El … Continue reading

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NL East Rotations

Currently constructed, we know that the Mets starting rotation does not compare favorably to the best of the National League. That said, we won’t worry right now about how they might match up in a short series with the Diamondbacks … Continue reading

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Mets After Lieber?

So now the rumor is that the Mets may be interested in Jon Lieber. What a novel plan. Funny, isn’t it, how we come up with great ideas on MetsToday and a few days later they become reality? OK, it’s … Continue reading

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Best of the Low-Risk, High-Reward Crowd

As mentioned yesterday, the starting pitcher market is shrinking quickly. The one legit starter still available that definitely would bolster the Mets’ rotation is Livan Hernandez, and at this late point in the offseason, he might be an economically reasonable … Continue reading

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New Starter To Come from Within?

Now I’ve heard everything. First the Orioles reject a juicy deal for Eric Bedard (thank god). Then the Mets are players, not players, then players, then out of it, then back to being players (maybe), for Johan Santana. Whatever, I … Continue reading

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Relief Option: Luis Vizcaino

This from Kat O’Brien, the Yankees’ blogger at Newsday: “I talked to Luis Vizcaino’s agent, Bean Stringfellow, a little while ago. He said of Vizcaino: “He made a point to me that he does like New York.” However, he said … Continue reading

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New Relief Option

While we ponder the previous potentialities of Dotel and Chacon, rest assured the Mets are already on the case — they’ve acquired Brian Stokes from the Rays for cold cash. Yes, THAT Brian Stokes — the one who logged a … Continue reading

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