Yankees Plan To Offer Abreu Arbitration

I don't see him signing with the Mets at all.

He'll probably end up with the Braves.

For the yankees

sign:
Mark Teixeira
R.Baldelli
A.J. Burnett or C.C Sabathia

Resign:
Mussina
Abrue

Trade:
Matsui and S.Duncan/K. Igawa
for
Jarrod Washburn

SP2009:
Wang
Burnett or C.C
Joba Chamberlain
Jarrod Washburn
Mike Mussina

LINEUP2009:
Damon-DH
Jeter-SS
TEIXEIRA-1B
A-ROD-3B
ABRUE-RF
NADY-LF
POSADA-C
R.Baldelli/CABRERA/Gardner-CF
Cano-2B

Abreu on the Mets would be a nightmare. Just another guy who puts up numbers but has zero heart. We need scrappy players, guys that can light a fire under the team; certainly not the corner outfielder version of Carlos Beltran. Please. How about Hudson, Cruz, guys like that? Not a chance. The Mets are rolling (or limping) to a third-place finish. I'm so sick of this team and the attitude. Of course I'll still root, but come on.

Abreu seems a much better fit for the Cubs than the Mets, just my opinion.

Anybody know the likelihood that he will accept arbitration? Not that it really concerns the Yankees, since in this case it's basically a win-win unless they make a big move for like Manny or somebody and end up overloading on OF (hey, look, yet another reason not to sign Manny!). Abreu may not be the most enthusiastic RF, but he's a productive hitter for sure and will slot into the Yankees' lineup just fine if he accepts arbitration. If not, thanks for the memories and the draft picks. Hopefully Cashman is planning on not having him and will treat his accepting arbitration as a nice bonus.

-JM

Beltran is a great player. I would kill to have to more of him in the OF.

If i'm the Mets like I have said i'm going after Holliday. A core of Beltran, Holliday, Reyes, and Wright would be very good for a long time if they could resign Holliday and if they want him bad enough that shouldnt be a problem.

The Phills are WS Champs now. Its time for the Mets to do something big again. They have collapsed in Spetember two years in a row. It's time to end that.

"If i'm the Mets like I have said i'm going after Holliday"

I only go after Holliday If I could sign him right away (similar to the Johan situation last year). Otherwise I dont wan't a rent a player that sacrifices the little remaining prospects the Mets have.

I'm also tired of the Mets collapses but you have to realize the Mets were one game away from playoff baseball with no real lf, no closer, Maine out for the year and still dominated the phillies throughout the year. I still think the phillies have the talent and toughness the Mets lack. I'd kill for Victorino or Werth for that matter.

I am tired of the mets losing when they should be the best team in baseball, they need right now to make the deals that will put them over the top one deal is to get Chase Utley and the other is to get Matt Holliday. the nest thing is to get two quality starters who can win for them. Cliff Lee is one of them,and brandon webb is another one, we have enough players to make these deeds, and then we can then from that point make deals for relief pitching,which is needed. also bring up Gary Carter and make him one of your coaches, stop having excuses for not having this man on the team.

Wtf, why would the Yankees trade for Washburn, especially Matsui? The only reason they wanted him last year was because they had no other options, and needed someone for the remainder of the season. He is NOT an option. He is horrible. It would have been a salary dump for the M's when the Yankees tried to get him.

I know Carlos Beltran is a better player than Bobby Abreu. It's just obvious to me that Beltran has no heart, and is purely a stathog with no true desire to win. Abreu fits that persona. Please, no Bobby for me.

I'm only against trading Beltran because there's no one else to play center. Why not trade Delgado (and a guy like Niese or Kunz) to the Royals for Soria and Greinke? Then sign Tex, and you're ready to go.

Beltran has no heart? Let's see. A few years ago he went all out after a ball and had that horrible collision with Cameron. This year, or maybe it was last year, he crashes into a wall and bangs up his knee. In both instances, he comes back and gives his best eventhough he is not 100%. There are different ways to lead. He does it quietly. Someone with no heart doesn't even try to catch those two balls that lead to him still not being 100%.