I would rather see the Mets sign...

[Benjamin Grimm]

I know these aren't the only possibilities, but what the hell.

I suppose the real question is, if the Mets can only sign one "big guy" would we rather have that be a pitcher or an outfielder?

[metirish]

Oh , that's not fair....of course you didn't put Lackey with Bay....I went with Bay and Piniero .

[ashie62]

Pay Bay

[Guest Vince Coleman Firecracker]

Depends on the money given to the pitchers, of course, but Cameron might be a better player than Bay regardless of contract.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/bay-vs-cameron

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Depends on the money/LENGTH for each. But probably Lackey/Cameron. (This changes a bit if it's Holliday instead.)

[ashie62]

Depends on the money given to the pitchers, of course, but Cameron might be a better player than Bay regardless of contract.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/bay-vs-cameron

[Guest Edgy DC]

There hasn't been an Albert Pujols-type leftfielder available since... forever, I guess.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Well, there's early-period Pujols.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Was he ever available? I mean, since he became a Pujols-type Pujols?

I mean, I guess you can say that mythical winter the Sox and the Yanks allegedly constructed a DiMaggio-for-Williams trade, but got cold feet --- I guess a Pujols-type leftfielder was available then. But in a world where the only Pujols-type leftfielders there have ever been were Ted Williams, Barry Bonds, and Stan Musial, none were ever available except Bonds, and that was before and after he was a "Pujols-type" hitter.

And Babe Ruth when he was put in left, but the only times he was "availalble," were again, before and after.

[Guest Vince Coleman Firecracker]

There hasn't been an Albert Pujols-type leftfielder available since... forever, I guess.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Also, there was that time someone was giving away a Manny.

[ashie62]

The Lackey voters can exit through the side door