Archive for December, 2007
Mets Sign Matt Wise
In a move designed to bolster the bullpen, the Mets have signed reliever Matt Wise to a very cheap, one-year, $1.25M deal. Though I’m 100 percent behind this pickup, it’s kind of disappointing to consider that this is one of the most exciting moves of the offseason. Wise is more or less guaranteed some type [...]
Mariners Make Offer to Silva
It looks as if the MetsToday-sponsored #1 free-agent target of the offseason is about to sign elsewhere. While MetsBlog recently reported that Carlos Silva was offered a 3-year, $30M deal by the Kansas City Royals, Ken Rosenthal is also reporting that the Mariners have put a 4-year, $44M contract on the table. Also per Rosenthal, [...]
The 25th Man
Omar Minaya has surprised us before, and in the past has made some outstanding trades as late as January. In fact, it was January 2006 that Minaya acquired Duaner Sanchez and John Maine in two separate deals. However, assuming the Mets do not make any trades between now and spring training, this is what the [...]
How To Get Sick and See History
Since the Mets remain cold as the Hot Stove continues to simmer, I’m going to take a brief break from the rumor mill and report on something that has nothing to do with Johan Santana, Joe Blanton, Eric Bedard, nor any other top-flight pitcher the Mets won’t be getting this winter. You may have noticed [...]
Please Pass On Mediocrity
So, Tim Brown says that the Mets have made an offer to Kyle Lohse. Why, I’m not quite sure. Worse, the offer is supposedly in the four-year range. Ugh. According to Brown on Yahoo: Lohse is considering offers from the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, both of which could go to four years. Are [...]
Trentonian Headline on Clemens
Hmm … wonder how those “vehement denials” are holding up now that Roger Clemens’ best friend (and lover?) Andy Pettitte has admitted to taking HGH? Anyway, it’s rare for a NJ tabloid to be this crass … I couldn’t resist:
Luis Vizcaino Off the Market
The Colorado Rockies have signed setup reliever Luis Vizcaino to a two-year contract; the cash part of the deal has not yet been announced. What happened to the four-year demands? In addition, the Dodgers have reached an agreement with Hideki Kuroda. I don’t think the Mets were ever seriously interested in the Japanese hurler, but [...]
Uncle Cliffy, Big Jim
Cliff Floyd has signed a one-year deal with the Tampa Bay Rays; presumably 2008 will be his final year as a player and he most likely will be their full-time DH. Good for Cliffy, I hope he enjoys his ride out into the sunset. Also, the Cardinals traded centerfielder Jim Edmonds to the Padres for [...]
Haren Off the Market
The Diamondbacks acquired Danny Haren and RHP Connor Robertson from the A’s in exchange for pitchers Brett Anderson, Greg Smith, and Dana Eveland, OFs Carlos Gonzalez and Aaron Cunningham and 1B Chris Carter. In a separate deal, the Diamondbacks sent RHP Jose Valverde to the Astros in exchange for IF Chris Burke and RHPs Chad [...]
Roger Clemens: Please Shut Up
A day after being named in the Mitchell Report, Roger Clemens is fighting back, vehemently denying that he ever used performance enhancing drugs, and going so far as to hire an attorney to defend himself. Strangely, there are no direct quotes from Clemens himself — only words from his mouthpiece / lawyer Rusty Hardin. No [...]
Non-Tenders and Others
Kiko Calero signed a one-year deal with the A’s, so he’s not an option. Too bad, I was liking the idea of him coming to camp. Of course, it’s very possible he was nowhere near the Mets’ radar. My second-favorite non-tender choice, Neal Cotts, also signed a one-year deal — with the Cubs. Scratch him [...]
Mitchell Report: Too Many Mets
Out of the 89 players mentioned in the Mitchell Report, 17 were former Mets — that’s a hair under 20%. Despite all the previous reports that former clubhouse / bat boy Kirk Radomski did all his dealing AFTER leaving the Mets, the truth is, many of his first clients were New York Mets. Interestingly, it [...]
Mitchell Report: Complete List of Players
Herewith the entire list, in alphabetical order, of the 89 players named in the Mitchell Report (PDF). Players in bold are former Mets. *Ricky Bones is currently a minor league coach in the Mets’ organization; ** Benito Santiago played in the Mets’ minor league system in 2005. Manny Alexander Chad Allen Rick Ankiel David Bell [...]
Yankees Official Comment On Mitchell Report
At the moment I’m reading frantically through the 400+ pages of the Mitchell Report to extract all the names, so we can digest this tome more efficiently. For the time being I thought you’d be interested in the New York Yankees official statement regarding this bombshell of a report, which names several of their present [...]
Wise Decision?
Earlier during this hot stove season, the Mets did not want to take a Riske to bolster their bullpen. However, there is still a Wise choice available. With the relief market drying up — only Octavio Dotel and Luis Vizcaino remain standing — the buzz that Milwaukee may non-tender Matt Wise suddenly becomes something to [...]
