The Mets Can't Hit For Shit

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'd rather give extra at-bats to Anderson at second.

Woodward and Offerman can take on lefties at first if Randolph wants help for Mietkiewicz.

I'm down with Valent and Diaz also.

[Guest Rotblatt]

I didn't see the game, but Gary & Howie made it sound like Mientkiewicz was kind of off the handle there . . .

I would still really like to see Dougie come around, but at this point, if we can upgrade, we should do it. And it looks to me like Valent, if not Diaz, would be an upgrade over him. Diaz would allow us to do a lefty/righty platoon, although Mientkiewicz has been uncharacteristically better against lefties this year (normally it's an even split), but who knows how his defense is . . .

FYI, are Dougie's splits for June & July:

June
44 AB, .250 AVG/.327 OBP/.477 SLG/.804 OPS

July
30 AB, .267/.313/.533/.846 OPS

The strange part is his high SLG and low OBP--that's not really vintage Mientkiewicz and that makes me wonder if his decent numbers the last two months are an abberation.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Minky, who looked at strike 2 right down Broadway, started with the walk-trot on a pitch with good movement just hitting (or just missing) the high and outside edges. At first glance I’d have said Ball 4 too. He jawed immediately and into the dugout throughout Zambrano’s AB (at one point they showed WWSB with a “I wish he’d just STFU, we’ve scored 6 runs this inning and this stuff is embarrassing us” look on his face; and Angel Hernandez glancing back toward the dugout) and after Zambrano made the third out and they broke for a commercal, Minky was on the field resuming the argument on his way back to the field, with WWSB doing all he could to get between them.

[Guest ABG]

I think it may make sense for us to start looking at Aubrey Huff.

From Metsblog.com:

At 11:45 AM EDT, ESPN’s Jayson Stark updated his Stark Report by saying that a) “the Mets have given the Devil Rays a long list of players they'd be willing to move,” and b), according to officials of two teams that have spoken with Tampa Bay, “Huff will absolutely, positively, 100-percent-definitely get traded.”…

Two sources catch my eye. That's all's i'm sayin'.

[seawolf17]

I'd like Aubrey Huff. (Hell, I've been trying all season to deal for him in my fantasy league, but his owner won't budge.)

He's having an off year, but he's 28 years old, and look at these season-average numbers:

Seasonal Averages (per 162 games played)

[MFS62]

I like his bat. But from what I've read about Huff, he is not a good defender at first, and that is why he was moved to the corner outfield spots.
But if Cammy gets traded, Huff would be a nice addition to fill Mike's right field spot.

Later

[Guest ABG]

MFS62 wrote: I like his bat. But from what I've read about Huff, he is not a good defender at first, and that is why he was moved to the corner outfield spots. But if Cammy gets traded, Huff would be a nice addition to fill Mike's right field spot. Later

Huff was actually moved off of third for defense. I don't know much about his 1b abilities though.

[Guest Rotblatt]

I like Huff. Or at least, I like his numbers outside of this year, having not seen him play much. I've no idea about his defense, but I wouldn't mind seeing him on our squad. Even if 2003 was his career year, getting mid .800's in OPS out of our 1B--or RF--is pretty solid.

TB is supposed to be difficult to deal with, though, and I'd worry about getting raked over the coals in the process. On the other hand, they need starting pitching, and we have some to spare. I'd reckon Seo or Heilman would be pretty attractive to them, although we'd have to include a top prospect as well. Petit or Milledge would be too much, IMO, but I wouldn't be surprised if that's what it took to get him.

This is why I prefer trading our vets for prospects--the price for solid vets always seems waaay too rich for my blood. Unless his name is Adam Dunn, in which case, count me in.

[MFS62]

Didn't want to open up another thread.

Its around 9PM on Friday. (No, I'm not leading into a Billy Joel song, so relax)

One met farm team has been rained out.

I've seen the scores of every other team in the organization (Mets through Brooklyn).

NONE OF THEM has scored more than two runs, and two teams (I forget , maybe three?) are being shut out.

This had been an epidemic in the organization for several years. Why can't they fix this problem?
I don't care if the have to fire every scout and batting coach in the organization.
FIX IT!

Later