Deadline Predictions

[Edgy MD]

Who will not be a Met this time tomorrow night?

You are being held to your predictions, so don't just say some crazy thing. In fact, heck with it, for every wrong prediction, you have to send a dollar to the person (or persons) who were right.

That's the stuff.

[Frayed Knot]

Given that, even during this season where anyone and everyone with a keyboard can start or fan a story, there hasn't even been a hint of a tidbit of a rumor ... I'd have to think that the team will look tomorrow night pretty much the way it looked tonight.

[nymr83]

I agree with FK, no trades will get done.

[dinosaur jesus]

Who will not be a Met tomorrow night?

Jose Reyes
Nolan Ryan
Norman Vincent Peale
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Sir Philip Sidney
Alaric I, king of the Visigoths
Randolph Scott
Sally Rand
Talleyrand
Me
Marlon Byrd
God

I hope I'm wrong about the last one.

[bmfc1]

Status quo. I don't think that Sandy has permission to make a big deadline deal (e.g. Parnell and Murphy for top prospects) and I don't think he has the patience to make a small deal (e.g. Buck for a buck-et of balls). He might be on orders to keep what he has because there's a chance for third place! I thought that Murphy might be traded for a good prospect but Oakland and Detroit have already looked elsewhere.

[Edgy MD]

Yes, they have a chance at third.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

I predict there will be a deadline.

[Frayed Knot]

I don't believe that the lack of a deal (if that indeed turns out to be the case) will be because Sandy is handcuffed by orders from above

[Edgy MD]

Agreed deeply.

Funny how the theme is now that the Mets won't strategically spend less money.

[Frayed Knot]

Joel Sherman NY Post -- One Mets official described �nibbles� on players, but nothing more serious. And the Mets have decided if they cannot obtain something they feel strongly about for their future, then why trade Marlon Byrd or Bobby Parnell. Outside executives have said the best the Mets could hope for on Byrd is an interested team�s 10th-15th-best prospect because the sport still eyes Byrd with suspicion since he was terrible last year, failed a PED test and has revived in his age-35 season out of nowhere.
As for Parnell, outside executives say the return for closers is just not that strong. One cited, for example, that for Jose Veras, Detroit gave Houston Danry Vazquez, an A-ball player generally viewed as a likely fourth outfielder.

[metirish]

Nothing happens

We don't need more fourth outfield types in the minors...

[Centerfield]

Wow. If that's the market nothing will happen.

Really surprised there is no interest in Marlon. Consider the park he is playing in as well.

[Ceetar]

Omar Quintanilla. One way or another, Omar Quintanilla.

[metirish]

Ceetar wrote: Omar Quintanilla. One way or another, Omar Quintanilla.

Omar has become your bugaboo.....

[MFS62]

There will be a lot of waiver deals after the deadline because teams will want to replace the suspended players. The suspensions are to be announced after the trading deadline.

Later

[Ceetar]

metirish wrote: Ceetar wrote: Omar Quintanilla. One way or another, Omar Quintanilla. Omar has become your bugaboo.....

Hey, I got over 100 comments on my Promote Ruben article.

Oh, one way or another. I'm booking a flight to Miami right now just in case.

[Theoldmole]

Only possible one, John Buck. But I predict no trades. Deadline approaching fast.

[RealityChuck]

No trade of anyone on the 25-man roster. Byrd is the most likely, but I'd put the probability at around 10%.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Not predicting anything but think something might happen. I dunno what.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I too think they'll stand pat, but I wouldn't be all that surprised if a guy like Hefner got dealt, or maybe even Gee.

[Frayed Knot]

MFS62 wrote: There will be a lot of waiver deals after the deadline because teams will want to replace the suspended players. The suspensions are to be announced after the trading deadline.

But that doesn't mean teams don't know (or strongly suspect) that they're coming.
The Tigers, for instance, got involved in the Peavy to the Sox deal yesterday in order to get SS Jose Iglesies, something they wouldn't ordinarily do with Jhonny Peralta on their roster but he is one of those on the list of expected suspensions.

It seems to me that trying to fix the problem after it happens is tougher than doing so ahead of time, and that's even before you throw the whole waiver wrench into the works.