Monthly Archives: October 2007

Schilling for Glavine?

Posted on October 31, 2007 by Joe Janish

As you might have already seen, Curt Schilling listed the Mets as one of the teams he’s interested in signing with for next year. Wow … where did that come from? Ideally, he’d like to return to the Boston Red … Continue reading →

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Waiver Wire Update

Posted on October 30, 2007 by Joe Janish

To make room on the roster for newcomers Jair Jurrjens and Gorkys Hernandez, the Braves had to release RHP Chad Paronto and C Corky Miller. Paronto had been DFA’d earlier, and was expected to be dropped anyway. The big — … Continue reading →

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Reaction: Renteria, Girardi, Torre

Posted on October 30, 2007 by Joe Janish

Herewith the first installment of the “do we care” category of the Hot Stove season … Edgar Renteria Traded to the Tigers Do We Care: yes The Atlanta Braves made the first move of the offseason — a preemptive strike … Continue reading →

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A-Rodpercussions

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Joe Janish

Earlier this month, we took a premature look at how A-Rod’s departure from the Bronx could affect the Mets. Now that it is reality, what are possible repercussions of A-Rod’s decision to opt out of his contract? Here are a … Continue reading →

Posted in 07-08 Offseason, Hot Stove | 17 Comments

A-Rod Opts Out

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Joe Janish

A-Rod opts out, Red Sox win World Series. Hot Stove League begins NOW. Discuss . . .

Posted in 07-08 Offseason, Hot Stove | 7 Comments

Since Birth

Posted on October 26, 2007 by Joe Janish

Congratulations to loyal MetsToday reader and commenter “sincekindergarten”, whose wife gave birth to a lovely, 8 lb., 5 oz. baby girl on October 17th. I suppose that this infant will register on the MetsToday forum with the handle “sincebirth” ? … Continue reading →

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Pitching: Japanese Imports

Posted on October 26, 2007 by Joe Janish

Take a look at the scouting reports at Prospect Insider on four Japanese pitchers who may be in MLB next year. If Prospect Insider’s information is on target — and I’ve always trusted and respected Jason Churchill’s analyses in the … Continue reading →

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Buzz: Harden, Silva

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Joe Janish

I’ll admit to being slightly late on these tidbits, but feel they should be covered. Rich Harden MetsBlog deciphered from a recent Oakland A’s Mailbag that Rich Harden would be traded before Danny Haren or Joe Blanton. However, after reading … Continue reading →

Posted in 07-08 Offseason, Hot Stove, Pitching Staff | 14 Comments