Comments on: Minaya: “Something is missing.”

By: dave

dave — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:54:26 +0000

I don’t know who is available, but quality is quality just look at Johan and then the rest of the staff.

By: Harry Chiti

Harry Chiti — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:58:54 +0000

I would certainly take CC over almost every pitcher in baseball for one night but I don’t see CC coming to Queens. And I don’t see a pitcher 27 who, altho he is is very erratic, has pitched big in many big games, being replaced by somebody equal or better and when you need to replace one starter and a whole bullpen already, you better keep OP, plus yes, I want OP, not because he drives you nuts but since he does that to you, how many fans does he do that to as well making the blog very entertaining…..

By: ChiliGTC

ChiliGTC — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:38:47 +0000

Lowe & Dempster should be Omar’s target, starting pitching wise.

By: benny

benny — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:25:11 +0000

If Sabathis required more financial and yearly commitment than Johan I’d back off.
But I threw it out there to have something to discuss, its certainly something to consider.

Derek Lowe is good, I like him, a positive for him is he used to be a reliever and doesn’t have milleage on his arm, he’s only been a starter for 7 years.

Nick Evans is a trade chip and unfortunately is pretty much the only one.

By: David

David — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:05:33 +0000

Harry: I couldnt agree more who are these internal options and where were they this year???

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:16:00 +0000

Sabathia’s weight scares me, and so does the financial commitment he’ll require. (I fully expect he’ll get a bigger contract than Santana, and the price will only go up higher if he has a big run in the playoffs.)

I want Omar break out of the bargain-bin mindset that he’s had when addressing the bullpen problems. “Internal options” aren’t going to cut it — do you really want to go into the spring planning to have a rookie closer? (Or worse – a retread from the bullpen that failed us in 2008?)

More importantly, I want him to think outside the box. There’s no way the Wilpons are going to spend enough to solve all the team’s problems through free agency, so Omar is going to have to be creative if we’re going to see postseason baseball at Citi Field in 2009.

By: Franco

Franco — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:06:07 +0000

JD, totally agree on Sabathia. His weight is terrifying and the amount of innings he ahs thrown in such a short period of time is also frightening. I say sign derek lowe. nice ground ball pitcher who doesn’t destroy his arm with his motion. I would also offer ollie arbitration, if he takes it great, if not, take the draft picks and run. Jon Garland is also a nice option.

By: John Delcos

John Delcos — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:55:56 +0000

Harry: So, let me get this straight, you want them to re-sign Perez just to drive me crazy? Nice. … The thing that scares me about Sabathia is his weight. He’s huge now. How long before he breaks down? That, and age, are advantages to Perez. But, if I had to choose between the two for one night it would be Sabathia.-JD

By: Jim (Bmore)

Jim (Bmore) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:46:46 +0000

benny- you make good points, but i just dont think the mets will spend 17 mill plus a yr on another pitcher
i would prefer them not spend 15 mil on a closer either

By: Harry Chiti

Harry Chiti — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:33:53 +0000

CC will get more than Johan.
Minaya is my favorite GM, excpet he’s starting to make it to easy to criticize him. But if he does keep Delgado I won’t disagree. If he resigns OP I won’t disagree. Signing OP will keep Delcos boiling every 5 nights…what’s to dislike? Would love to hear his internal options on the pen…..