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Roberto Alomar Harold Baines - NO , for the same reason Edgar Martinez is a no - they were in the game for a long time because of a silly rule. Bert Blyleven Andre Dawson - no, until I am convinced otherwide Barry Larkin Don Mattingly - no - too few really good years, and that's a shame Fred McGriff, Tim Raines - no(see Dawson) Lee Smith Alan Trammell Later

That's what I said about the similarity scores a few posts above. The names jump off the page. But, thanks for re-posting them here for all who didn't read them earlier. Later

If you had Omar Vizquel as the first free agent to go to a new club, you win! I heard he signed with the White Sox. No link yet. Later

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I see that the Mets don't anyone in either category, most likely to improve or least likely to improve. (I was afraid we'd see David Wright in that latter category.) Speaking of improvement, check out some of the similar players baseball-reference lists for Daniel Murphy: http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/murphda08.shtml Adam Lind and Lee May.(and even Norm Siebern) The guy had 54 XB hits last year. I think playing the outfield messed with his head. After moving to first base permanently, he settled down, and so did his swing. I don't understand the crying need (callers and hosts on NY sportstalk radio) for an upgrade there as opposed to addressing other needs first. Just sayin'. Later

I'd like the opening shot of the telecast to be the statue of Roberto Clemente outside the stadium. Later

Final AFL stats for Mets farmhands: Final Hitting Stats: Davis: 85 AB - 11 XBH - 8 BB - 23 K - .341/.394/.565 Tejada: 59 AB - 5 XBH - 6 BB - 9 K - .254/.338/.373 Havens: 38 AB - 6 XBH - 8 BB - 9 K - .368/.478/.658 Evans: 35 AB - 3 XBH - 2 BB - 11 K - .171/.216/.371 League Average (as of 11/17): .278/.355/.436 (.791 OPS) Final Pitching Stats: Moviel: 14.2 IP - 5.52 K/9 - 4.91 BB/9 - 0.00 HR/9 - 2.45 ERA - 1.20 GO/AO Mejia: 14.1 IP - 10.05 K/9 - 8.16 BB/9 - 0.00 HR/9 - 12.56 ERA - 3.50 GO/AO Stinson: 12.1 IP - 6.57 K/9 - 8.02 BB/9 - 0.73 HR/9 - 3.65 ERA - 2.25 GO/AO Niesen: 3.2 IP - 4.91 K/9 - 7.36 BB/9 - 4.91 HR/9 - 24.55 ERA - 0.14 GO/AO League Avg (as of 11/17): 7.94 K/9 - 4.09 BB/9 - 5.11 ERA Later

[quote="Frayed Knot One of whom is former MFY 1st round pick Eric (no relation to Chris, Shelley, or Dave) Duncan. This Duncan is the one Bill Madden was yelping about when he claimed that the Mets made a horrible miscalculation in opting for Lastings Milledge some 15 picks earlier in the same draft. He also tried to claim that it was a mistake known to everyone except, apparently, the Mets scouting staff - even though no draft board at the time had Duncan remotely listed that high. Five years later and Milledge is leading in ML ABs approx 1,200 to 0

Donn. If I were going to vote for a guy with repeated letters, he was a better choice than Ronn Reynolds. And its too early to tell about Jenrry Familia. Later

Lang, McCarver and the Sign Man. Later

Doubleday and Matlack. Later

Franco, Olerud, Piazza. Later

Davey, Hunt and El Cid. Later

Stearns and Strawberry. Later

Gooden, Cone Valentine and Jones. Later

Rose and Walker. Later

Russell Martin, C, Dodgers: With nine arb-eligible players, plus an owner embroiled in a messy divorce, LA is looking to cut costs. Though Martin is only 26, his stats have been trending downward for two seasons. He made $3.9 million this year and had just 26 extra-base hits, so his 2010 salary could outweigh his production. That's from Buster Olney's blog this weekend. I'd definitely jump on getting him even if it means he'll be making about $6 million. If we're spending that much on a catcher, rather it be on him than Molina. Like Buster said, he's 26 and I just think he had a down year. And this opens up a spot for Figgins (see my post). So, add Castillo for Martin to my GM moves. And delete signing Barajas. Later

How many times do the Cubs think they will catch lightning in a bottle with an infielder named Ryne? Later

Sign Chone Figgins. He is one of the few players who has increased his OBP dramatically since he's been in the majors - he led the Al in BB last year. He would be the second baseman. Trade Jose Reyes* (that is NOT a misprint), John Maine, Brad Holt and John Neise to Toronto for Roy Halliday and Vernon Wells for left. Toronto is dying to rid themselves of Wells' contract, he fills the need for a righty hitting outfielder, and can play center should Beltran get injured again. If they would take Ollie Perez instead of Maine, that's even better. If they want Murphy so they can unload Overbay's contract, so much the better. Add/subtract other piece parts as needed without losing any key minor leaguers. Bring up minor league SS prospect Tejada. He can field at least as well as, if not better,as any of the FA shortstops available. Resign Tatis. Sign Rod Barajas. See what it would take to get Jeff Keppinger to play short to back up Tejada and /or replace Cora. Make Jason Marquis happy by offering him a 3 yr, $16 million contract. If he balks, go after Randy Wolfe for the same money. Find a doctor who could give Angel Pagan a brain transplant. Then, figure out what to do with Luis Castillo and adding to the bullpen. Later * = I don't care if he would become another Lou Brock - Halliday will be better than Ernie Broglio. This team needs a shakeup.

Jason Marquis wants to be a Met. http://m.nypost.com/ms/p/nyp/nyp/ssFG2yMVxgm9OI7nF8dg6uA/view.m?id=23105&storyid=4.0.1945274983&team=mets&name=Mets Whaddaya' think? I say yes, if the price is right. Later

Here's one guy's take on some minor league free agents who might interest the Mets. http://www.metstoday.com/4050/09-10-offseason/minor-league-free-agent-options/ Later