Monthly Archives: November 2007

Mets Establish the Market

Something just occurred to me in regard to the signing of Yorvit Torrealba (which was officially posted on MLB.com today) — Yorvit is the first free-agent of the Hot Stove Season to sign with another team. All other free agents … Continue reading

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Goodbye Mr. Chip

The news may not turn the baseball world on its ear, but Mets fans may be slightly interested to find out that Chip Ambres has signed a minor-league contract with the San Diego Padres and has been invited to spring … Continue reading

Posted in 07-08 Offseason | 1 Comment

Three Years with Yorvit

At this point, it doesn’t make much sense to criticize Omar Minaya on the signing of Yorvit Torrealba. The deal is done, and Yorvit is more or less guaranteed to be the starting backstop come April. And, he’ll likely be … Continue reading

Posted in 07-08 Offseason | 9 Comments

Get Used to Yorvit – Done Deal

ESPN has reported that Yorvit Torrealba is about to sign with the Mets. They usually don’t post things like that on their website unless they’re true. Score one for the buzz machine. On to the next issue … which is, … Continue reading

Posted in 07-08 Offseason, Hot Stove | 5 Comments

Out of the Box Idea: Athletics

If we believe the buzz, Omar Minaya and Billy Beane will be continuing their two-year conversation concerning Lastings Milledge and various young Athletics arms. Supposedly, Beane is in love with Milledge and might possibly be interested in Aaron Heilman as … Continue reading

Posted in 07-08 Offseason | 2 Comments

More Fun with A-Rod

I’m not sure what’s more entertaining — the hourly twists and turns of the Alex Rodriguez saga or the unspoken feud between former radio playmates Michael Kay and John Sterling. For those who missed it, yesterday afternoon’s sports talk radio … Continue reading

Posted in 07-08 Offseason, Hot Stove | 3 Comments

Scouting Report on Silva

Hat tip to MetsBlog for showing us the way to Mike Pagliarulo’s scouting report on Carlos Silva. As we have been discussing here for a while, Silva is, as Mike says: “His best quality is his durability. He has the … Continue reading

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Two Ramons for the Price of One?

Loyal MetsToday reader suggested yesterday: “I wonder if some of this ‘buzz’ is being leaked by the mets. It certainly wouldn’t hurt torrealba, so he’d stay quiet, and it may help lower a different teams asking price in a salary … Continue reading

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