Steve Trachsel

[Guest KC]

I've pretty much written off Pedro until he shows otherwise. I never really
thought about it ... but am I the only one in this thinking?

[Guest patona314]

KC wrote: I've pretty much written off Pedro until he shows otherwise. I never really thought about it ... but am I the only one in this thinking?

mark my words, pedro is leaving this league with a BANG. f**k the last year on his contract. the mets already made up that money in pedro jerseys.

[Guest KC]

BANG? Yeah, the beach balls he's gonna be throwing are gonna have some POP!!!

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

KC wrote: I've pretty much written off Pedro until he shows otherwise. I never really thought about it ... but am I the only one in this thinking?

I agree. Anything we get from him from this point forward is gravy.

[Guest patona314]

the beachball is sarcism. i actually love the guy. a little less than one year to rest his weary arm and then pitch 15 games in 07. you tell me................

and since this is steve's thread, sign him to a minor league contract OMAR.

[Guest KC]

I was being sarcastic.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

KC - "I've pretty much written off Pedro until he shows otherwise. I never really thought about it ... but am I the only one in this thinking?"

No. I hope I'm wrong, but I have doubts that Pedro will ever be a vital part of the Mets rotation again. A torn rotator cuff is bad enough, but compound that with his toe, hip problems, and the general effects of age and his future success looks highly questionable to me.

[Guest patona314]

he's 36 years old w/a year to rest and he is the 2nd best pitcher in our generation... give him a shot please.

[nymr83]

]glavine hasn't been a no.1 since 94. orlando was never a no.1 either was zito.

One can plausibly argue that el duque was the best pitcher on the '99 Yankees. Zito was the best pitcher on the A's in 2002 and maybe 2005,

[stevejrogers]

Nymr83 wrote: ]glavine hasn't been a no.1 since 94. orlando was never a no.1 either was zito. One can plausibly argue that el duque was the best pitcher on the '99 Yankees. Zito was the best pitcher on the A's in 2002 and maybe 2005,

I think Cleon was being semantical. Like Bob Ojeda was the best starter on the 86 Mets but Gooden was still the no. 1 ace of the team.

[Guest KC]

Semantical? That's like the third word you've kinda made up this week.

[Guest cooby]

Yeah, cut it out

[stevejrogers]

KC wrote: Semantical? That's like the third word you've kinda made up this week.

I'll give you my need for putting "al" at the end of semantics, but usually I'm misspelling an actual word.

[Guest cleonjones11]

It just seems most or all teams seem to do yearly patchwork to build a rotation. San Fran did well...

The good news with the new park and network is the Mets will almost always have the opportunity to buy whatever they really need...

About Pedro...If he never pitches for the Mets again he's earned his money. He gave the Mets a fee agent legitimacy and changed our image in a very positive way. You cant buy advertising like that.

I heard Boras was pissed the Mets got Beltran on the cheap compared to this years circus and wanted an eigth year for Zito at which point Omar said he had a plane to catch. Good for Omar..

[Guest patona314]

Marty Noble's take on trachsel

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070107&content_id=1774646&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym

[nymr83]

]I heard Boras was pissed the Mets got Beltran on the cheap compared to this years circus and wanted an eigth year for Zito at which point Omar said he had a plane to catch. Good for Omar..

where did you hear that? i may hate boras but i'd hate to think he'd fuck a client over because a past client didn't get what boras wanted him to.

[Guest cleonjones11]

Told to me first hand by a Sports Illustrated sportswriter in the cafeteria at the Time Life building

[nymr83]

ah, hearsay.

[Guest patona314]

cleonjones11 wrote: I heard Boras was pissed the Mets got Beltran on the cheap compared to this years circus and wanted an eigth year for Zito at which point Omar said he had a plane to catch. Good for Omar..

didn't know beltran could pitch.

couldn't nym at least sign trax to a minor league deal?

[nymr83]

what makes you think he wants one?
If Gil Meche can get 5 years and $55 million, Steve Traschel can get a major-league contract without stooping to accepting a minor-league deal from the Mets.

[Guest patona314]

Nymr83 wrote: what makes you think he wants one? If Gil Meche can get 5 years and $55 million, Steve Traschel can get a major-league contract without stooping to accepting a minor-league deal from the Mets.

really? there has not been one peep about trax anywhere, and i've been looking.

[soupcan]

I read Rockies and Cubs were talking to Trax.

]I heard Boras was pissed the Mets got Beltran on the cheap compared to this years circus and wanted an eigth year for Zito at which point Omar said he had a plane to catch. Good for Omar..

If this is true I like it.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Shall we take bets on whether Steve Trachsel gets a major league deal? I'm on the yes side.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Ooops, there's a peep this morning, and we may find out soon.

WASHINGTON -- In need of depth in the starting rotation, the Nationals have offered contracts to right-handers Tony Armas Jr., Ramon Ortiz, Steve Trachsel, Jorge Sosa and Jerome Williams, according to multiple sources outside of the organization.

The offers range from Minor League contracts to $3 million, according to one of the sources. It is believed that the Nationals are willing to sign some of these veteran pitchers because they don't want to rush their prospects, such as Collin Balester, Matt Chico and Colton Willems, to the big leagues.