Yesterday, Dave Cameron at Fan Graphs questioned the Diamondbacks decision to sign Jon Garland. He said that for a short term deal, Arizona should have just kept Randy Johnson.
Deciding that you want Jon Garland instead of Randy Johnson is a disastrous decision. Yes, Johnson is old, but he’s still an excellent major league pitcher. Garland [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Jon Garland’
29 January, 2009
Garland Reaction; Wolf and Looper
28 January, 2009
Wednesday Headlines
A lot of news, features, and opinions out there today. Let’s get to them.
A deal with Oliver Perez seems to be imminent. NJ.com reports the two are still far apart, but the Mets are now willing to up their offer. I speculate the final numbers will be around four-years, $48 million.
One pitcher the Mets were [...]
27 January, 2009
Tuesday Night Headlines
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 [...]
24 January, 2009
Week in Review: 1/18 – 1/24
A lot happened over the last week, especially yesterday. Here it is:
Jeff Wilpon said that GM Omar Minaya has never expressed interest in Manny Ramirez, at least not to him. The Mets chances of signing the right handed slugger appear slim.
Jon Heyman reports that the Mets have officially put an offer on the table for Oliver Perez, and [...]
21 January, 2009
Perez Future With Mets in Doubt
Jon Heyman of SI.com writes that the Mets and Perez are in no rush to come to terms, and remain far apart on what those terms should be. The Mets are no longer feeling confident in their chances of getting Perez, and are looking into pitchers like Ben Sheets, Randy Wolf, and Jon Garland.
Sheets, who [...]
20 January, 2009
(Free Agent) Wheel of Fortune
Following the Winter Meetings, the Mets made a splash in the off season, signing closer Francisco Rodriguez, and then trading for J.J. Putz. Omar Minaya saw the Mets needed fixing, and was getting it done.
Or so it seemed. Aside from the bullpen, there were still holes in the offense and starting pitching. They are still [...]
