The newest Met: Chin-lung Hu

[seawolf17]

Holy hell, NOBODY IS TRADING JOSE REYES. Next person that does gets bitchslapped.

[batmagadanleadoff]

I'd trade Jose Reyes if we could get someone that's better. Maybe there's a team out there that could spare a player that's better than Jose Reyes because they'd rather have the worser player. If you're that team, come on down and have Jose Reyes. He's not as good as the player you want to trade us.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'm just trying to forsee what their plans are.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I think that Hu is simply here to contend for the role that Alex Cora filled the past couple of years.

[ashie62]

seawolf17 wrote: Holy hell, NOBODY IS TRADING JOSE REYES. Next person that does gets bitchslapped.

Call me silly and call me slapped.

[smg58]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I think that Hu is simply here to contend for the role that Alex Cora filled the past couple of years.

Right. The Mets do not have a good defensive shortstop among their current list of second base options besides Hu and Tejada, and Alderson has made it clear that he wants Tejada to start the year in AAA.

As for Reyes, I got the impression that Alderson would have dealt him for the right price, but nobody has made that kind of offer. Keep in mind, though, that if the Mets aren't contending in July it may be in their best long-term interests to trade him, even if they still wish to sign him next offseason.

[Guest attgig]

The question is, when does Sandy see the mets contending... if it's 2012, I see an extension as inevitable for reyes. if it's somewhere between 2013-15, i see sandy trading reyes away.

there's potential fa like furcal (ex dodger with them dodger ties), hardy, infante, bartlett, rollins, and scutaro. and there's always the possibility that reyes can be resigned in the offseason. I would like to see someone younger than any of those guys, if we're replacing reyes.... but i don't see that happening...

[Benjamin Grimm]

I don't want this to happen, at all, but it would be pretty funny if in 2012, Rollins was a Met and Reyes a Phillie.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I don't see Alderson particularly writing off any season.

If he has faith that a 2011 dollar can get him a buck and half in 2012, I imagine he'll do it. And if a 2012 dollar can gain him more in 2011, he'd probably do that too. The deadline is one thing, but in December, a good deal is a good deal.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I don't want this to happen, at all, but it would be pretty funny if in 2012, Rollins was a Met and Reyes a Phillie.

I don't find the prospect funny at all.

[Guest attgig]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: I don't want this to happen, at all, but it would be pretty funny if in 2012, Rollins was a Met and Reyes a Phillie. I don't find the prospect funny at all.

agreed. phillies are a winner in that scenario. no good.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I didn't say it would be good, but that it would be funny. (Maybe ironic would be a better word? Fans of each team would have to start rooting for the shortstop they loved to hate. Philadelphia fans, of course, can root for Michael Vick, so they can root for anybody.)

[MFS62]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Philadelphia fans, of course, can root for Michael Vick, so they can root for anybody.)

Well, anybody but Santa Claus.

Later

[Guest Number 6]

Typical Heyman:

Jon Heyman wrote: The Dodgers made a good trade, acquiring starting pitcher Michael Antonini for all-field, no-hit shortstop Chin-Lung Hu. For the Mets, whose No 4 starter until Johan Santana returns is Dillon Gee and No. 5 starter is unknown for now, it was the latest in a series of curious moves.

Doubt he even knows who Michael Antonini is.

[Guest Edgy DC]

The Dodgers have a glut of middle infielders and they needed to unload one before passing him through waivers, and so, got some guy. It might be the guy who installed my cable. I really don't know.

[Fman99]

I'm looking forward to making "Hu flung poo" jokes all year.

[metirish]

The Mets have announced a press conference for next Wednesday to introduce Hu. Your one from Flushing is sure to be there.