Is it time to make a trade???

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Omar tends to prefer the decrepit and previously broken down.

[Guest AG/DC]

I think the main suspect in that regard is Moises. I don't think that pattern pre-exixted with a lot of others. Valentin, I guess.

Armas is leading the organzation in ERA and has had something like 10 straight quality starts. I'm fine with injecting him into the rotation. I think too much is made of having five reliable pitchers in the rotation.
(1) Reliability is relative.
(2) A quest for reliablity can be over-conservative and can keep you from finding the diamond in the rough.
(3) Bad batting can hurt you every day.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

AG/DC - "I think the main suspect in that regard is Moises. I don't think that pattern pre-exixted with a lot of others. Valentin, I guess."

Orlando Hernandez qualifies as well, at least in my mind. Castillo and his gimpy knees are a likely future candidate.

I agree with you that Armas has earned a shot should a spot in the rotation open up for some reason. The inconsistent offensive production of the line up is the biggest problem facing the Mets. They are desperately lacking in offensive production from the corner outfield positions and first base. Omar needs to find a bat that is capable of providing some pop off the bench and be able to fill in for Alou or Church. I have no idea who might be available, I just hope it's not another aged veteran.

[nymr83]

Hernandez and Castillo are good candidates. I like Alou because he's good when healthy and is only signed a yearat a time. If Alou had gotten a multi-year deal I'd be ripping Omar, but he's a smart gamble for the year.

[Guest Vince Coleman Firecracker]

Ok, so I'm an idiot.
I was looking around to see how Coors Field affects league OPS for a half an hour before I realized that's what Park Factor measures. Duh.
Anyway, Coors has a park factor of 108, meaning, unless I'm mistaken, a hitter should see an 8% offensive boost playing in Denver. Matt Holliday has a tOPS+ of 131 at home, meaning he gets a 31% boost to his overall offensive numbers at home. For whatever reason, maybe he likes the hitter's eye or the mountain air or something, in addition to the normal Coors field boost, Holliday gets another 23% playing at home.
So, if he loses that huge extra boost to his stats playing for another team, his overall OPS+ would drop from 130 to 119 (130-(23/2)). So maybe Mark Kotsay - defense is a little harsh. Torii Hunter - defense is about right.
However, I think that, due to the extreme nature of his home/away splits, you would need to be optimistic to expect a 119 OPS+ from someone with a .780 career OPS away from Coors.
At any rate, no way would I trade one of the 5 overall best centerfielders in the game for a player who very possibly might only be an overall league average leftfielder.