Comments on: Home again …. http://www.newyorkmetsreport.com/2008/12/30/home-again/ Featuring Mets' commentary, analysis and news. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:25:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: dave http://www.newyorkmetsreport.com/2008/12/30/home-again/#comment-11718 dave Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:56:40 +0000 http://www.newyorkmetsreport.com/?p=1435#comment-11718 I can live with a 3 year deal for Lowe. By all accounts he has been pretty solid the last few years with no injuries. If he just gives us 2 good years I am happy. It gives the farm kids a chance to grow. I would like them to get Ollie too, just not at $15 a year. I could live with 8-10 in this market. I really don't think he is worth more than that anyway. Can he blossom? Sure. But I am from Missouri. Show me. He hasn't shown much in the last 3 years. I can live with a 3 year deal for Lowe. By all accounts he has been pretty solid the last few years with no injuries.

If he just gives us 2 good years I am happy. It gives the farm kids a chance to grow.

I would like them to get Ollie too, just not at $15 a year. I could live with 8-10 in this market. I really don’t think he is worth more than that anyway. Can he blossom? Sure.

But I am from Missouri. Show me. He hasn’t shown much in the last 3 years.

]]> By: Harry Chiti http://www.newyorkmetsreport.com/2008/12/30/home-again/#comment-11702 Harry Chiti Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:34:16 +0000 http://www.newyorkmetsreport.com/?p=1435#comment-11702 I don't think he is dog meat... I think he is too old to be giving long term deal. I'm tired of watching all these old signings live on DL. Pedro, Duque, Wagner, Alou blah blah blah...If its 2 years I be OK. I would much rather them keep OP since it will not be more than 3 and you can probably get 1 year deal since there's no money out there in FA land, and hope he improves more than he has so far. For 5th spot I'd give Wolf 2 years which would give kids time to develop or Sheets one year because he'd start 16 times and young guys can come up for a couple starts to get a taste of mid season games, like Omar did with Pelfrey in '06. I don’t think he is dog meat… I think he is too old to be giving long term deal. I’m tired of watching all these old signings live on DL. Pedro, Duque, Wagner, Alou blah blah blah…If its 2 years I be OK.
I would much rather them keep OP since it will not be more than 3 and you can probably get 1 year deal since there’s no money out there in FA land, and hope he improves more than he has so far. For 5th spot I’d give Wolf 2 years which would give kids time to develop or Sheets one year because he’d start 16 times and young guys can come up for a couple starts to get a taste of mid season games, like Omar did with Pelfrey in ’06.

]]> By: dave http://www.newyorkmetsreport.com/2008/12/30/home-again/#comment-11678 dave Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:46:29 +0000 http://www.newyorkmetsreport.com/?p=1435#comment-11678 Harry, Since you think Lowe is dog meat, who would you like to see the team sign in his stead? Or what package os 2 players would you like to fill out the rotation? Harry,

Since you think Lowe is dog meat, who would you like to see the team sign in his stead?

Or what package os 2 players would you like to fill out the rotation?

]]> By: mrmet0805 http://www.newyorkmetsreport.com/2008/12/30/home-again/#comment-11677 mrmet0805 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:38:36 +0000 http://www.newyorkmetsreport.com/?p=1435#comment-11677 Yeah, but he won't BE the ace here, he'd slot in the no. 2 spot. And this isn't a guy like Pedro who was obviously on his last legs and could barely crack 200 innings anyway. He's a workhorse who has no injury history and is the type of pitcher (sinkerballer) that can lose something and still be effective. Signing him to a 3-year deal is nothing for a team that can afford it. Yeah, but he won’t BE the ace here, he’d slot in the no. 2 spot. And this isn’t a guy like Pedro who was obviously on his last legs and could barely crack 200 innings anyway.

He’s a workhorse who has no injury history and is the type of pitcher (sinkerballer) that can lose something and still be effective.

Signing him to a 3-year deal is nothing for a team that can afford it.

]]> By: Harry Chiti http://www.newyorkmetsreport.com/2008/12/30/home-again/#comment-11676 Harry Chiti Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:32:30 +0000 http://www.newyorkmetsreport.com/?p=1435#comment-11676 Baseball is in serious trouble. When teams like Milwaukee, Washington and Baltimore actually try hard to get the best and don't come close, they surrender. Toronto GM basically said screw it. I'll be the new Marlins. How many Marlin teams can baseball afford? 20-25? And Met fans are to celebrate the opportunity to get a guy who Sadecki pegged perfectly: "The guy has never been an ace and is kinda old". Sadecki you also got it half right on the save part. They want to save and not be ripped off by paying guys for what they did and probably won't do anymore. But Minaya thinks he got a bargain. Minaya thinks guys won't age even tho they can't take the little greenies anymore. Hip Hip Hooray for more aged on the down side signings. I'm sure the "bargain" deal for the aging Manny Ramirez is right around the corner as well...... Delcos: Sorry about your house... Seems like your trip is the Omar Minaya story. Get a bargain and pay for the bargain later. Baseball is in serious trouble. When teams like Milwaukee, Washington and Baltimore actually try hard to get the best and don’t come close, they surrender. Toronto GM basically said screw it. I’ll be the new Marlins. How many Marlin teams can baseball afford? 20-25?
And Met fans are to celebrate the opportunity to get a guy who Sadecki pegged perfectly: “The guy has never been an ace and is kinda old”. Sadecki you also got it half right on the save part. They want to save and not be ripped off by paying guys for what they did and probably won’t do anymore. But Minaya thinks he got a bargain. Minaya thinks guys won’t age even tho they can’t take the little greenies anymore. Hip Hip Hooray for more aged on the down side signings. I’m sure the “bargain” deal for the aging Manny Ramirez is right around the corner as well……

Delcos: Sorry about your house… Seems like your trip is the Omar Minaya story. Get a bargain and pay for the bargain later.

]]> By: mrmet0805 http://www.newyorkmetsreport.com/2008/12/30/home-again/#comment-11675 mrmet0805 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:09:59 +0000 http://www.newyorkmetsreport.com/?p=1435#comment-11675 (13) Dave-That is surely something to keep an eye on. I just don't know of any other teams out there right now who want Lowe all that badly. Boras can bluff his way all he wants...it's not going to work this winter. As for Perez, he better hope the Mets either don't get Lowe or remain interested in him if they do, because if NY drops out of the Perez sweepstakes, he's not getting pennies on the dollar compared to what he wanted. (13) Dave-That is surely something to keep an eye on. I just don’t know of any other teams out there right now who want Lowe all that badly.

Boras can bluff his way all he wants…it’s not going to work this winter. As for Perez, he better hope the Mets either don’t get Lowe or remain interested in him if they do, because if NY drops out of the Perez sweepstakes, he’s not getting pennies on the dollar compared to what he wanted.

]]> By: dave http://www.newyorkmetsreport.com/2008/12/30/home-again/#comment-11674 dave Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:06:26 +0000 http://www.newyorkmetsreport.com/?p=1435#comment-11674 mrmet0805 I am just glad we are not the Yankees. Apparently our GM is smart enough not to bid up when there is only one buyer in the market. I have a feeling that no one is banging down the door for OP. He may end up here at a reduced rate. He has talent, but everyone sees his flaws. I just wonder if he comes back cheap if he just dogs it because he is depressed. mrmet0805

I am just glad we are not the Yankees. Apparently our GM is smart enough not to bid up when there is only one buyer in the market.

I have a feeling that no one is banging down the door for OP. He may end up here at a reduced rate. He has talent, but everyone sees his flaws.

I just wonder if he comes back cheap if he just dogs it because he is depressed.

]]> By: mrmet0805 http://www.newyorkmetsreport.com/2008/12/30/home-again/#comment-11673 mrmet0805 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:52:35 +0000 http://www.newyorkmetsreport.com/?p=1435#comment-11673 (10) Dave- The more time passes and the market keeps playing out as it has, save the Yankees, it would not surprise me one bit if Lowe and Perez end up as Mets. And it wouldn't surprise me either if Perez doesn't get three guaranteed years, either. (10) Dave- The more time passes and the market keeps playing out as it has, save the Yankees, it would not surprise me one bit if Lowe and Perez end up as Mets.

And it wouldn’t surprise me either if Perez doesn’t get three guaranteed years, either.

]]> By: dave http://www.newyorkmetsreport.com/2008/12/30/home-again/#comment-11672 dave Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:30:16 +0000 http://www.newyorkmetsreport.com/?p=1435#comment-11672 John(5) I was thinking of Sheets as a #5 guy, incentive laden contract who if he stays healthy makes our rotation very nice. John(5)

I was thinking of Sheets as a #5 guy, incentive laden contract who if he stays healthy makes our rotation very nice.

]]> By: dave http://www.newyorkmetsreport.com/2008/12/30/home-again/#comment-11671 dave Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:29:10 +0000 http://www.newyorkmetsreport.com/?p=1435#comment-11671 Just read the article. Boras is now scrambling to create a bidding war from the floor. If we get Lowe, perhaps we get OP at 3/30? Just read the article.

Boras is now scrambling to create a bidding war from the floor.

If we get Lowe, perhaps we get OP at 3/30?

]]>