Anthony Rieber at Newsday quotes a source saying the Mets are “a little closer” to signing Oliver Perez, while Jon Heyman says talks have slowed. Both sides are said to be weighing their options, which for the Mets means Ben Sheets, Randy Wolf, and Jon Garland.
Another team linked to Perez, the Brewers, are likely done [...]
27 January, 2009
Tuesday Night Headlines
27 January, 2009
Bobby Abreu Lowers Asking Price
ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick reports that Bobby Abreu has lowered his asking price to three years, $10-11 million, similar to Raul Ibanez and Milton Bradley.
Tim Dierkes at MLB Trade Rumors speculates that the Reds, Dodgers and Braves are interested in Abreu, but that price is still too high.
Abreu, who turns 35 in March, has driven in [...]
27 January, 2009
The Case Against Manny Ramirez
After the Mets signed Francisco Rodriguez and traded for J.J. Putz, every Mets fan was content. Some of that had to do with Aaron Heilman going to Seattle. Most of it was because the Mets ownership addressed a problem and fixed it convincingly, the same way they addressed the starting rotation last year.
The Mets have [...]
27 January, 2009
Weighing in on Pudge
One problem that’s been largely ignored this winter is what the Mets should do at the catcher position, probably because there aren’t any answers without pulling off a trade. Nevertheless, Ramon Castro has trouble staying healthy and Brian Schneider has trouble producing with the bat.
One player still available is Ivan Rodriguez, and Matthew Cerrone discussed [...]
27 January, 2009
Perez, Sheets updates
Matthew Cerrone of MetsBlog.com has an update about Oliver Perez stemming from Jon Heyman’s appearance on MLB Networks Hot Stove Show. Heyman believes the Brewers and the Rangers may be getting involved, although the Mets remain the favorite.
Breaking that down further – yesterday, the Rangers were said to be weary of a multi-year deal with [...]
27 January, 2009
What’s Castillo Waiting For?
The Hardball Times has an article out today about first pitch fastballs, and who likes ‘em.
According to their research, Luis Castillo received a first pitch fastball 86.3 percent of the time in 2008, second only to the Yankees Brett Gardner at 87.7 percent. Not surprising since Castillo is a weak hitting middle infielder, and the [...]
