Beltran Poll

[Frayed Knot]

Your predictions not your hopes: The odds that Beltran is a Met on August 1st?

I'll run this poll thru Tuesday

[Ceetar]

I put it at 11, which might be a bit high. I doubt he's getting traded much before 8/1 based on Alderson's comments. The Mets dropped the ball by playing wishy washy baseball since the break though, Braves were only 4-3.

If the Braves continue to play around .500 or so in a slumpy week or so, and the Mets can somehow manage to go say 7-2 or something maybe he says. Not sure that's an 11% thing, but I suppose there's a small chance Alderson doesn't really like any of the packages offered and decides to keep him. or Tim Hudson's collides with Tommy Hanson and they're both out for the season.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Problem with betting what they odds are instead of betting against the odds is that we'll all be right.

I went for the second tier: 20% to 40%. Don't know why.

[ashie62]

To the Braves..by 8/1

[RealityChuck]

Depends on if Sandy can get anything worthwhile for him. It makes no sense to trade him if you're not getting anyone who can't be on the 25-man roster in 2012.

[A Boy Named Seo]

I went less than 10. I think it's all but a foregone conclusion that he's gone. Just the 'to where' and 'for whom' to sort out.

And I'll say Braves, too, hopefully for Minor.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I put the odds the same that we'll win every game until 8/1 which is the only way to stop it!

[TransMonk]

Less than 10%. If someone is offering prospects, we should grab them up. However, if the only offer is cash...I'd be less inclined.

I'm having a change of heart on offering him a short-term contract as a free agent, though. $15 million for 2 years?

[A Boy Named Seo]

TransMonk wrote: Less than 10%. If someone is offering prospects, we should grab them up. However, if the only offer is cash...I'd be less inclined. I'm having a change of heart on offering him a short-term contract as a free agent, though. $15 million for 2 years?

You might could have both, sir.

[soupcan]

Less than 10%. Giants or Phillies.

[ashie62]

Wishing for Brandon Belt, Domonic Brown, Mike Minor or Josh Reddick.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Them's is high hopes. Brown et. al. would be a tricky pull even IF he came with draft picks attached.

If you want that level of talent for Beltran alone, it'll have to be an A-A+ level guy, minors-wise, or someone who's had a disappointing year. As much as he's a top-flight hitter, he's not a top-flight RESOURCE.

(Went 11-25 myself.)

/Looks over dead Palomino for unbruised spots to kick