Comments on: Minaya, Hendry scouring for suckers

By: mo reese

mo reese — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:49:05 +0000

Are you kidding me Dave?It would not be the least bit funny,it would be sad!I’m sick of people writing stuff like “oh we’re not makin’ the playoffs anyway”,How the Hell do you know that when we haven’t seen one move yet?I admit I’m not Optimistic but that doesn’t mean they Won’t sign Holliday or Bay for lf,or that they won’t get Lackey,or Wolf or Sheets Etc.Why Don’t you wait and see what they do before you say They won’t Contend!

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:51:38 +0000

I would like to see Bradley in NY purely for the comedy. We are not going to the playoffs, so why not spice things up a little? Imagine him storming the SNY booth and getting into a rumble with Keith, Ron and Gary. Or when Manuel inevitably asked him to bunt he might run and tackle the 3rd base coach. Endless possibilities.

And here’s a fact: a team with Pagan, Beltran, Bradley in the OF with Hudson or Polanco at 2nd is better than an outfield of Pagan, Beltran, Frenchy with Castillo at 2nd. It’s not as crazy as it sounds. Ok, maybe it is.

By: Astromets

Astromets — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:47:25 +0000

LongTimeFan, I didn’t even read that last line at first, we are all dreaming if we think we can get Brandon Phillips for next season.

By: Astromets

Astromets — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:46:04 +0000

O Dog winning the gold glove does not mean that he is the best, or even necessarily a good, second basemen; all it means is that people often vote for the same player over and over again in this award (Hunter and Ichiro have 9 straight, probably deservedly so) and Hudson used to be great so still gets respect. Actually, a lot of statistics point to Hudson being almost just as bad as Castillo in range last year, and not much more useful offensively AND he lost his job to Ronnie Belliard. So while we only need 2 years to wait for Reese Havens, who I do believe will be really good for us someday, neither Hudson nor Castillo is an ideal stopgap for that time. Since for that reason we do not need a longterm solution, I believe we should sign Polanco for two years as he is the best at the position and comes with the least risk of 2B.

By: LongTimeFan

LongTimeFan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:08:39 +0000

Two years for Hudson is reasonable while Reese Havens transitions from SS to second. O.H won this year’s gold glove and would provide some pop out of the 2 hole. Nothing wrrong with getting Hudson who grew up a Mets fan and will play his heart out for us as well as keep the team lose.

If they trade Castillo, I do however prefer they first look to trade for Phillips if available.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:53:53 +0000

Let’s be honest, even if the Mets and Cubs do find a third team here, the Mets are just going to throw a bad contract at Orlando Hudson and get themselves back in the same bind they’ve been in with Castillo.