The Mets have finally not made a move, by not trading a minor league pitcher to the Pirates for Octavio Dotel. With the Mets in need of reinforcements for the stretch run, GM Omar Minaya has not added an arm to the bullpen. Jon Heyman is reporting that the Mets declined a trade that would … Read more
By now you’ve read or heard about Jon Heyman’s SI column reporting that the Mets turned down a Blue Jays trade proposal for Roy Halladay. According to Heyman: Toronto’s request of the Mets for star pitcher Roy Halladay was for top outfield prospect Fernando Martinez, young pitchers Bobby Parnell and Jon Niese and shortstop prospect … Read more
Jon Heyman is reporting that the Rangers are quietly shopping Michael Young, and the Mets are one of the interested teams. Well, it’s not so quiet anymore! Heyman concludes that the Mets would first have to move Luis Castillo (duh). Obviously, if the Mets acquired Young, Castillo’s already untradeable status would turn to impossible-to-trade. A … Read more
Jon Heyman says that Omar Minaya will meet with Francisco Rodriguez and his agent Paul Kinzer tonight (Sunday) in Las Vegas. So far, no one can confirm a sighting, but my guess is they are behind closed doors in Omar’s suite at the Bellagio. Supposedly, the Mets will offer something in the neighborhood of 3 … Read more
Jon Heyman is quite the busy bee today. He also dropped this bombshell: the Kansas City Royals are “quietly” shopping outfielder Jose Guillen. First of all, it can’t be that quiet because we’ve been hearing about it since early October. Secondly, how is this a scoop when, again, we’ve been hearing about KC looking to … Read more
According to Jon Heyman, the Mets are open to trading catchers Brian Schneider and Ramon Castro. To which my reply is, who cares? I do not doubt the Mets are open to trading either — or both — of those players. And I’m sure that Heyman’s information is reliable and legitimate. But again, why would … Read more
