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Mets Closer Situation
It's well-known the Mets plan to add a closer this winter. Joel Sherman notes that Omar Minaya does not necessarily have to sign Francisco Rodriguez or Brian Fuentes - there are many ways to handle the ninth inning beyond signing one of the two proven closers on the market.
Signing K-Rod or Fuentes is the easy route. Overpay for an established closer who is likely to have a solid 2009, helping fans and media members forget the bullpen woes of 2008.
It'd be bolder to add Kevin Gregg or Huston Street via trade. Both have had ninth-inning success in the past, but were dethroned this year. Street is preferable, as he allows fewer walks. Hopefully Minaya will bring in several arms beyond the veteran closer, and find the next Grant Balfour, Brad Ziegler or Joakim Soria. Easier said than done, I know. But how many times have we seen GMs throw money away assembling free agent bullpens?
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"First off BJ Ryan at 10 mil is fair value as he is still filthy. Second, it will cost one of Maine, Niese, or F-Mart to get him. If I were the jays i would stay away from F-Mart as i can see him becoming the next lastings milledge. average minor #s plus ny hype does not equal future star!"
It's true, BJ Ryan at $10M is fair value. But he surely wouldn't cost the Mets any of those three players. I'm sure the Jays would be utterly thrilled to land Martinez for Ryan, and that's a team that already has Wells, Rios, Snider and Lind all under team control long term.
Martinez may have average minor league numbers, but he's been putting them up as one of the younger players in each league he's played in, and his talent is quite special. Now, whether he can put it all together and not become Ruben Rivera, is the real question.
And I wouldn't right off the Delgado for Ryan idea. The Blue Jays probably aren't too excited to pay Ryan 2/20, considering their offensive holes and other solid bullpen options, but would assuredly being willing to take on Delgado's $12M. They're desperate for a power bat to put in that lineup while Snider and Lind develop, and unless they can sign Giambi, Juan Rivera or maybe Milton Bradley, they'll likely be unable to afford any quality free agents. There's some decent logic to that proposal
Posted by: scribbletone | October 14, 2008 at 05:18 PM
i'd say keep the same bullpen. why change something that's working so well for us!!!
Posted by: philsWSchamps | October 15, 2008 at 12:47 PM