Starting Pitcher for 2010

[ashie62]

I'm Ok with a zero personality wimp that can win 15

[Benjamin Grimm]

Frayed Knot wrote: I never disliked either guy.

Me neither.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I do find myself, in G-FAFIF-like fashion, typing typewriter symbols instead of vowels when writing our erstwhile 47's name.

Smoltz I have no beef with. I'd welcome him as rotation/pen supplement at a reasonable price.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

I've always enjoyed watching Smoltz pitch because of his talent and competitive grit. I would have welcomed having him on the Mets a few years ago. Unfortunately, now I suspect most of his talent is behind him and competitive drive can only take one so far.

[Farmer Ted]

Pelf, according to the Post, has lost 20 pounds in the offeseason. Not 'roiding I'm guessing.

[Guest themetfairy]

Farmer Ted wrote: Pelf, according to the Post, has lost 20 pounds in the offeseason. Not 'roiding I'm guessing.

He's a new dad. He must have been running ragged with baby duty the last couple of months.

[A Boy Named Seo]

We somehow forgot to put him in the poll up there, but the Mets signed Bobby Livingston, late of the Reds, to a minor league deal today.

[smg58]

I'd be worried if Livingston started for us, but he could make the pen out of ST.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Nonetheless, the Mets have done a great job in recent years of lining up emergency starters --- often finding better quality in options 6-9 than they ever had in number five.

[Farmer Ted]

The Mets are already have a Bobby Livingston, Pat Misch. Let's think formidable starter.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Farmer Ted wrote: The Mets are already have a Bobby Livingston, Pat Misch. Let's think formidable starter.

Signing Bobby Livingston, having Pat Misch, and thinking about a formidable starter are all possible at once!

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yeah, seriously, It's not like they didn't need Misch and Nieve and Figgy and Stokes and then some last year.

Considering that the staff was devastated by injuries last year, they did pretty well, and deserve some credit.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Oh, 6-9's superlative. I take off my hat, blow a kiss and drop trou to 6-9.

It's 2-5 that's a bit comparatively shaky.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Of course, and I tried to make it clear. But if 2-5 hadn't been so hurt, we'd have not cared how well the other guys were selected becauss they'd not have entered the breach.

But what's the deal with complaining about the extras the Mets bring in while folks are furious they dint' have enough extras on offense last year? Huh? What's the deal?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

The difference is, 6-9 are parachutes.

In the lineup, while we have the best wings in the business (when they're not being duct-taped together), we're missing chunks of the tail and fusillage.

[smg58]

Edgy DC wrote: Yeah, seriously, It's not like they didn't need Misch and Nieve and Figgy and Stokes and then some last year. Considering that the staff was devastated by injuries last year, they did pretty well, and deserve some credit.

I'm not arguing, for one. It obviates the need to spend several million on guys like Tim Redding and Livan Hernandez.

[Benjamin Grimm]

An update on Piniero, and, more importantly, another mention of Ed Price!

Angels, Dodgers and Mets "all in" on Pineiro Sun Jan 17,2010 11:31 AM ET By D.J. Short Jon Heyman of SI.com tweets that the Angels, Dodgers and Mets are "all in" on free agent Joel Pineiro. The Mets have been connected to the 31-year-old right-hander all winter, while the Dodgers have stepped up their pursuit in recent weeks. The Angels, meanwhile, expressed interest early on, but have money to spend after losing John Lackey and Chone Figgins. Pineiro, like many free agent pitchers, hoped to use Randy Wolf's three-year, $30 million contract with the Brewers as a framework for a new deal, but it hasn't exactly worked out that way. At this point, he's more likely to find a contract just north of the two-year, $15 million contract the Nationals gave right-hander Jason Marquis. On a related note, the Mets will be among a handful of teams in attendance to watch Ben Sheets throw at the University of Louisiana on Tuesday, according to Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse. All involved will likely wait on investing in Pineiro until they see how Sheets checks out.

[metirish]

When VH1 looks back at this decade in a few years Ed Price will be mentioned as the first real star to emerge....he's everywhere...

[Guest Edgy DC]

Julie and Ben Sheets, flanking then-newborn baby (now seven-year-old) Seaver Sheets.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Have I mentioned I like this Sheets fellow?

Just changed my vote. Sorry, Crazy-Ass Carlos... enjoy the pizza casserole.

[Ceetar]

I'd like Sheets, I'd definitely take that. I think Garland is my safe choice, and I'd be fine with that, but Sheets is pretty good. He just seems a little too expensive to be worth taking a shot on.

Sometimes I wonder if maybe the Mets should try mixing in a 6 man rotation for a month or so at some point. Sheets, Maine, and even Santana could probably due with extra days off here and there to keep them their best for Sept-October.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I can't read the original source article, because I'm not a Newsday subscriber, but Mark J. Miller of Yahoo is reporting that Newsday is reporting that Piniero was the guy the Mets really wanted, and they offered him about the same money the Angels did, but now they're pursuing Sheets and Smoltz. (I get the impression that they hope to sign them both, not either/or, but I'm not certain of that.)

Their backups are Jon Garland, Erik Bedard, and Chien-Ming Wang.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Snooze today makes it seem like they're hot after Wang, but a close read seems to be the agent doing a bit of reminding that his client still exists.

Wang doesn't miss enough bats for me to ever be comfy with, plus he's a project, not due back till May.

I think I'd rather take a Sheets than eat Wang.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'd rather roll in Sheets also. I'd also prefer to wear a Garland or listen to a Harang. I may eat Wang before dressing myself in Meche, but I might change my my mind before getting to that point.

[MFS62]

Edgy DC wrote: I'd rather roll in Sheets also. I'd also prefer to wear a Garland or listen to a Harang. I may eat Wang before dressing myself in Meche, but I might change my my mind before getting to that point.

That Figueroas.

Later

[Guest Edgy DC]

Bring back Seaver, Mets!

[TransMonk]

The internet is abuzz that the A's might land Sheets.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Stupid internet.

[Guest Edgy DC]

How about taking a low-risk look at Jarrod Washburn?

Pitches like a prince for 20 starts in Seatlle, gets traded to Detroit, and pitches like a sucka? Followed the season with arthroscpic knee surgery. He's not getting offers, and making squeaks about retiring, which tells me maybe he's playing it cool and maybe he's not staying in shape.

[metirish]

Washburn would be for AAA? , do we not have guys down there a better bet that him?...