Mets Close To Deals With Torrealba, Castro

Well, this post is the only good thing I have read about Torrealba. Mets fans are up in arms about a possible Yorvit signing. The whole "latin player" thing is poping up again. Its sort of weird to see a fan base that I identify with be so openly racist. It makes me question my choice of allegiance, because I share a passion with a bunch of racists.

Red, green, purple, blue, as long as they play good ball. I think Omar thinks Yorvit can play good ball. I think he is just making a baseball decision, not hiring because of race. That said, Torrelba is the wrong baseball choice. Fans should be more upset at the fact that Omar is bringing in the wrong guy, rather then, he is letting go another white guy.

Castro hasn't proven he can hold up well enough to be a starter. He's missed time in each of the last two years with back problems and that's under the strain of part time duty. His weight is also a concern, but his numbers were definitely great last year.

If Omar goes with Torrealba there are three reasons:

1. He wants to get younger at the position.

2. LoDuca's late season "depression" really soured the Mets front office on him.

3. They couldn't work out a deal for Ramon Hernandez while also trying to bring up disucssions about Erik Bedard and maybe Brian Roberts and even Chad Bradford.

How did that rape case involving Castro in Pittsburgh ever turn out?

Good grief. I guess Minaya has gone insane.

So he's taking a catcher who can't throw anyone out who will hit about .230 with a .280 OBP, giving him a 3 year deal, having him split time with a clearly superior player, and paying him more than backups should get.

Wow. $52M for Posada is starting to look pretty good.

Are the Mets racist? Nope. Are Mets fans racist? No more or less than any other group of people anywhere in the USA. Sometimes fans just get frustrated because in NY especially if a white GM traded Beltran for Ellsbury and Papelbon, traded Reyes for Haren/crosby and Blanton, traded Delgado for Markakis and Millar - no matter how lopsided those trades are in NY favor - there would a storm of criticism about dumping latinos for whites. You have to remember if a bakery in Howard Beach sells black and white cookies that are 51% white Rev Al will be there trying to shut it down with protests and rallies.
And for the record - I hate defending any NY fan since I am one of those that lives in NY and hates all the teams here lol.

Whatever, who else is there to sign. Torrealba is younger and cheaper with more upside then Lo Duca. All Castro has done in his career is prove that he cannot handle the stress of being an everyday catcher. He wears down if he plays 3 in a row. He is a great backup though. Lo Duca has no upside. Like people said, all that matters if that we get some solid defense and a guy that can handle the pitching staff. It also gives the pitchers sort of a choice of their preferred catcher. With Lo Duca, he was in there everyday no matter what. With these 2 splitting time, thew rotation can pick who they feel comfortable with. I like it. Id rather have Torrealba for 3/15 then Posada for 4/60, or whatever the Mets would have spent to sign him. This is not a big deal to me. This guy is going to bat 8th.

When it's official, it will be one of the worst signings in Mets history.

FYI:

Mets.com says the Offer is 2 years, 10 million. Not 3 years, 15 million. And I'd say that's a little more credible then Cerrone.

Link - http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071114&content_id=2300099&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym

To be fair, Torrealba was a brick wall behind the plate during the postseason from what I saw. NOTHING gets by the guy. His hitting leaves something to be desired, though.

Why would the Mets lock up either guy for more than 1 year when they know that better C's like Kenji Johjima, A.J. Pierzynski, Jason Varitek, and Johnny Estrada will all be available as FA's after the season?

Thats the verdict, and there will be an announcement later this week

What a poor option for the Mets...

"Why would the Mets lock up either guy for more than 1 year when they know that better C's like Kenji Johjima, A.J. Pierzynski, Jason Varitek, and Johnny Estrada will all be available as FA's after the season?"

How about the idea that Torrealba comes from the same native country as a certain best pitcher in all of baseball? Its a bit of a stretch, but Santana's expressed interest in the Mets. Maybe Omar for whatever reason feels Torrealba could put them over the top in the Santana sweeps.

You guys are making this outto be some make or break deal that is going to hamstring the franchise for years.... when in all reality the team across NY in the Bronx just commited like 50 mil to a 37 year old catcher....hmmmmm. This is like the Yankees signing Mientkeiwicz last year. They needed a 1B, so they got one with a pretty good glove and no bat. Who cares. You would think from these reactions the Mets just signed Juan Pierre to a 8/150 deal.

You know your not a good club when scott schoenweis is your best reliever down the stretch.

It also kind of shows what kind of fan a person is when they continually say things like "hahha the stupid mutts suck" and dont actually contribute any of their own thoughts or ideas on baseball into the post. Its okay though it obviously is a very fulfilling thing you've got going.