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The way C. C. is smacking the NL around, I have to find out his price before talking to anybody of lesser stature. That being said, Ollie is presently pitching like someone I would like back.
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soupcan wrote: How about Castillo for Sheffield straight up? As Seawolf pointed out, the Tigers don't need a second baseman. But Jeff Kent is likely retiring, in which case the Dodgers might be willing to talk. I'd be willing to offer Castillo and Schoeneweis for Andruw Jones and Hong Chi Kuo. I can't imagine Kuo would clear waivers, though, so it would have to wait until the offseason.
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sharpie wrote: Owings is not on the 25-man roster but is on the 40-man roster. I don't know if that makes a difference or not. Yes, because he would then have to clear waivers to get dealt right now.
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Interesting. So the D-Backs get two (or three) more months out of Owings because he wouldn't clear waivers. That's creative maneuvering on their part. Still, I'd hate to feel like a lame duck. It makes the deal look significantly better for the Reds, although Owings is a work in progress as a pitcher. Arizona has managed to acquire Dunn and Jon Rauch without dealing from the top of their deck. If they make the playoffs and the Mets don't, that will reflect poorly on Minaya.
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If Wags is back on Monday and Maine is starting Wednesday, there's no reason to do that. I also think fooling around with Maine is risky even if Wagner takes longer than that, and you'd be creating as big a hole in the rotation as you'd be filling in the bullpen. It may not sound particularly assertive, but I think you go with a closer-by-committee until either Wagner comes back or somebody grabs the position by the horns. You know it's kind of funny, but for all the flack Wagner took during his rough stretch in June, it's pretty clear that his value wasn't fully appreciated until he was gone for two weeks.
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He must have really hated his years in Pittsburgh. Curiously, the list has a whole bunch of east coast teams but neither team from New York.
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Continuing Careers of Ex-Mets, 2008 (2009 content too)
smg58 replied to a topic in New York Mets Talk
Bradford's 2.45 ERA would have looked nice here. I'm guessing the Orioles would have been willing to trade him before the deadline, too. -
A bench of Tatis, Anderson, Easley, Chavez, and Castro would really be pretty good even given Anderson's current hitting (or the lack thereof). The real problem is that three of those guys have been pressed into more regular service due to injuries and poor play from guys Minaya invested more heavily in. Minaya not only counted on a bad bullpen getting better by itself, but on getting 80+ quality innings from Heilman and 80+ at least decent innings from Jorge Sosa. And on having the 2006 Duaner Sanchez. Given what has happened to Heilman and Sosa, I'm actually pleasantly surprised by what we've gotten from the others. It could have been a lot worse. I agree with Frayed Knot's point that our farm system is a bit depleted, but the Diamondbacks got Jon Rauch for a C+ infield prospect who's only a little better than Argenis Reyes. We have plenty of guys in the system who would have constituted a better offer.
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You can get credited with a hold and the loss in the same game, if you leave with the lead but you've put the go-ahead run on base. So you do have to be careful about how you interpret those stats.
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I'm glad Burgos is finally healthy enough to be pitching somewhere. I'm not for rushing the guy back, but he potentially could be a big help. I have no idea why Cancel is here. Pascucci and Aguila are hitting as well at AAA as Evans was hitting in AA, and better than Murphy. I don't understand why they're not considered to be more likely to help the major league team right now. As for Bannister... he never had more upside than Pelfrey, but the Mets badly overestimated Pelfrey's readiness last year, and Bannister had more going for him than Jayson Vargas did.
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I think Heilman just pitched his way out of seeing any more meaningful situations this year, if he didn't pitch himself off the team entirely. I don't know what's wrong, but it took five days in August to completely cancel out his July. What a mess. I've been willing to defend Heilman, and certainly the Heilman of the previous three seasons would be a much needed asset to this team, but I can't see him righting himself to the point where I'd trust him the rest of the way.
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I liked Vic's answer better. If he's something close to healthy, I'd try to sign him with an option for next year, then use him in long relief for the time being. I do agree with AG that another bat would be nice, though.
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So what do you do with Castillo in the offseason? Do you keep him, or do you find a taker and go after Hudson or Ellis in the free agent market?
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It's more like predicting the winners and losers, at this point. We'll be able to rate the buyers in October. The sellers will take longer, unless LaRoche starts mashing right away.
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None of those guys should be asked to put us over the top this year. Nick Evans shouldn't even be here yet. They have little to no AAA experience among them. They might all be significant parts of the team in 2010, but I think expecting quality major league output before that from any of them is unrealistic.
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So the Dodgers get Manny and convince the Red Sox to fork over two of the four young players (including Craig Hansen) in the package the Pirates are getting. And the Rays get the rug swept out from under them. Unfortunately I think the Yankees are even bigger winners than the Dodgers on this one. Andruw Jones is going to be an awfully expensive reserve, though.
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News flash: Ken Griffey Jr. has reportedly tried on some white sox, and decided that he likes them. Specifics still forthcoming.
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Niese is the kind of prospect you don't trade for a guy whose ERA is currently over 6. Snell intrigues me, but only if we're buying low. As for Niese being ready to pitch in the majors next year, keep in mind that that the Mets gambled on Pelfrey being ML ready last year and it turned out to be a big mistake. Two months of Ibanez ain't worth two premium prospects. I don't see a good reason to be very protective of Parnell.
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In Peterson's defense, Pelfrey's turnaround started on May 31, before he left. Plus Peterson worked a lot with Pelfrey over the last two years, and you can make the argument that Warthen is reaping the benefits of Peterson's work. That being said, wouldn't Pedro missing a year be considered a major injury?
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AG/DC wrote: One advantage over last year is that we've seen how bad our penners can be --- from last September and this June --- as we go into the break. The disadvantage is we don't know why. Almost all relievers go through rough stretches, so that's part of it. But the whole pen got worked a lot last year, and some of them pitched a few innings too many. This year, the workhorses (Heilman and Sosa) struggled out of the gate, Sosa to the point of pitching himself off the team, so a big strain was placed on guys like Feliciano and Schoeneweis. Plus we don't know yet how much workload Joe Smith can handle, and Sanchez has had some serious ups and downs. The good news (at least until the Maine injury) is that we've been getting more innings out of the rotation. Dealing for relievers is tricky at this time of year. Any bullpen can always be made better, but I don't want to pay a closer's price for a set-up guy.
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I can't see the Sox doing this without getting equivalent major league help in return. In other words, not Burrell and a prospect, but Burrell and somebody else who can help the team right now. Barring a third team getting involved (like the Pirates with Bay), I don't see how the Mets can pull this one off. But this is another one of those situations where it never hurts to ask. If the Red Sox can win twice with Manny, I don't see how he'd hurt us more than he'd help. Then again, I'd put my money against them dealing somebody they know they can win with for a lesser player or players.
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Santana has, in fact, turned in higher pitch counts in general this year than in the past. But 105 pitches is hardly excessive, and the closer was not available. Plus if Santana starts the inning and one or two guys get on, you can always go to the pen then, but if Sanchez starts the inning and struggles you can't bring Santana back in the game. There's a time and place to protect your starter, for certain. I had no problem with taking Santana out when he'd thrown 116 pitches after 7 innings, for example. But last night was 105 pitches after 8 innings, Wagner was not available, and it was the biggest game of the year to date. PS The responsibility for pitching changes ultimately falls to the manager. Blaming Santana for the manager's decision, especially with no evidence that Santana influenced the decision, is just stupid.
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The Phirst Phight Phur Phirst: IGT Phils @ Mets - 7/22/08
smg58 replied to batmagadanleadoff's topic in Archived Game Threads
I was at Shea last night, possibly for the last time. It was great fun for eight innings. I thought keeping Santana in would have been the right move even if Wagner was available, and a no-brainer if he wasn't. I don't think Willie ever made a worse pitching decision. I don't even think Art Howe ever made a worse pitching decision. We haven't upgraded our third base coach, that's for sure. If you send somebody to the plate with no outs, he'd better make it. At least once out of two. And even if he gets thrown out, the play should at least be close. The second time was really bad, because Chavez was held at second on his double when he'd have reached third easily. I can understand playing shallow against So Taguchi, but Easley could have caught a fly ball hit to where Chavez was positioned. Taguchi hits a weak pop fly that wouldn't have even scored a run if Chavez was positioned anywhere close to normally, and instead it's a game-tying double. Joe Smith did nothing wrong and winds up the losing pitcher. Stats suck sometimes. -
Blanton looked like somebody who had turned the corner after last season, but he's gone straight backwards this year. The return wasn't bad, but I have to think Beane could have gotten a lot more for Blanton in January. At any rate, barring a very rapid turnaround, I don't see Blanton having a big impact down the stretch.
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He does hit lefties well, and unlike other players the Yankees use at first base he can actually field the position. With Matsui likely done, he's a cheap upgrade over their other options for DH and 1B, at least against a lefty. But I'll be shocked (not to mention peeved) if this turns out to be a major benefit to the Yankees.
