Johan Redux

[nymr83]

they're not cheap in $$ but they're far more plentiful in the FA market every year than top pitchers and the Mets have $$, they can't sign someone that isnt out there though

[Guest AG/DC]

The Dodgers just signed Andruw Jones at $18.1 million per after a disastrous walk year.

That's not walking-around money.

[nymr83]

it is for the Mets with their own new network and a new $tadium on the way

[Guest AG/DC]

Come on, now. How dangerous is to say, "We're rich, and we can spend off our assets that we don't need today because we have enough money to find what we need tomorrow"? That's a poor way to run a baseball team or any other business.

Go to a trade association meeting and sustainablity is all you'll hear about. Tomorrow's assets will be more elusive than you bargained for and tomorrow's competition will be more resourceful than you bargained for.

[nymr83]

when you're a business with a level playing field sure, but the Mets can keep outspending 25+ teams for the forseeable future, they don't have to be as protective of low cost unproven talent as others do, particularly when they can pickup top level proven talent at a position where that talent is hardest to come by.

[Guest attgig]

or just stay away from borass clients.

[Benjamin Grimm]

="New York Daily News"] Mets: Report on trade offer for Johan Santana is off the mark BY IAN BEGLEY and ADAM RUBIN DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITERS Friday, January 11th 2008, 4:00 AM While the Yanks seem to be out of the race to land Twins ace Johan Santana, the Mets look like front-runners, but a team insider dismissed a report out of Minnesota that the Mets could land Santana for a five-prospect package. The source said the Mets are still in negotiations with the Twins, but Minnesota hasn't told them a package of prospects including outfielders Carlos Gomez and Fernando Martinez, and pitchers Philip Humber, Kevin Mulvey and Deolis Guerra would seal the deal for Santana. The Mets have said in the past that they wouldn't include Gomez and Martinez, their top outfield prospect, in the same deal. If they included both outfielders and all three pitchers (Guerra is an 18-year-old righty who is considered one of the organization's top pitching prospects), it would basically wipe out their farm system. Regardless, the Mets seem to be the leaders in the Santana sweepstakes because the Yankees' interest in the two-time Cy Young winner has cooled in the past few days. Hank Steinbrenner told the Daily News on Wednesday that the Bombers were "leaning away" from making a deal for Santana because of the high asking price in both dollars and prospects for the lefthander. "We have to sign him as if he's a free agent, plus you have to give up major talent," Steinbrenner said Wednesday. "That's a tall order." GM Brian Cashman reiterated that sentiment last night on the YES Network. "I think we're probably closer to going with what we've got than making any substantial changes at this stage of the game," Cashman said. "Discussions can always change and that's why you stay engaged with the opposing teams as well as the ownership side of this. Every day could be something different, but right now I'd say we're going to go with what we've got." Cashman also said the Yanks have agreed to a minor-league deal with and extended an invite to training camp to Jason Lane. The 31-year-old outfielder/first baseman batted .175 in 171 at-bats with Houston and San Diego last season. He belted 26 homers with the Astros in 2005. With Peter Botte

[Guest AG/DC]

Nymr83 wrote: when you're a business with a level playing field sure, but the Mets can keep outspending 25+ teams for the forseeable future, they don't have to be as protective of low cost unproven talent as others do, particularly when they can pickup top level proven talent at a position where that talent is hardest to come by.

Tomorrow's assets will be more elusive than you bargained for and tomorrow's competition will be more resourceful than you bargained for.

[Guest AG/DC]

="attgig"]or just stay away from borass clients.

How does that work?

[Frayed Knot]

]NYDN: Mets -Report on trade offer for Johan Santana is off the mark

Both times now that there have been public reports claiming that the Mets could get Santana for an all-prospects (read: no Reyes) package it's been shot down soon afterward by seperate sources.

It's part of why I generally try to not take these breathless off-season rumors too seriously.