Mets, Phillies, Dodgers Interested In Ibanez

I really hope the Mets don't sign him. I know Manaya loves him, but Juan Rivera would be a cheaper, younger, better fit.

Ibanez would fit nicely in anyones outfield the guys a sure 275 25 110 guy every year. if the mets could add k-rod d-lowe & ibanez that would fit there needs just fine

Ibanez would give the Mets 4 starting Lefties (5 if Murphy plays 2B) which is way too imbalanced. If they can move Church then I like Ibanez but not if both Church and Ibanez are in the OF

theres holes in the INFIELD colletti..

Not a great fit for the Phils here. Probably just kicking the tires as a possiblity should Burrell sign elsewhere quickly

napes22, Juan Rivera would be a nice fit in LF for the Phils and Braves too, just thinking in terms of the NL East

I'll be interesting to see what the market is for him

i can't see the phils going here. He'd only be considered to up the price for the Mets. That being said they do only need a 2-3 year stop gap until Taylor, Berry etc are ready to come up.

juan rivera would be a good lift but also peavy would b good for da rotation and also bring a 2b maybe like hudson

The Dodgers? Are they designating Juan Pierre and/or Andruw Jones for assignment?

Not seeing how Ibanez helps the Dodgers. They only sign an OF if the player is a massive offensive upgrade. Ibanez does not meet that criteria.

Could be the dumbest trade I have ever heard. The Sox wouldnt even do that trade for just Konerko.

You need to look at the trade from the other teams perspective, not just the Mets.

If the Mets wanted Konerko and Vazquez they would need to give a package like this:
Murphy, Parnell, Heilmann, Delgado......that might get it done but I doubt it.

Could be the dumbest trade I have ever heard. The Sox wouldnt even do that trade for just Konerko.

actually thunder12k,

a yankee fan said they wouldn't include Brett Gardner in a trade for Roy Halladay. Sorry that trumps this in spades.

"i can't see the phils going here. He'd only be considered to up the price for the Mets. That being said they do only need a 2-3 year stop gap until Taylor, Berry etc are ready to come up."

LOL. Have you seen Taylor/Berry play? 3 years is an understatement.

And they wont sign Ibanez. It's more of them telling Pat Burrell that they are ready to sign someone else. Ibanez is a bad fit in every way.

cben,

Both will be in Reading next year and Berry had a .272 avg and a .360 OBP on a horrible Clearwater team and has improved that to .318 and .366 in the Arizona Fall League. He also stole 51 bases this year and has been compared favorably to Kenny Lofton.

And Taylor batted .346 over Low and High A ball with a .412 OBP and slugged .567 while striking out just 89 times over almost 500 PA. He's been compared to Howard (still has to prove it at higher levels) with much better defense and a strong arm in the outfield.

Sorry I'm gonna stick with 2-3 years.

PhilsWS, I'm excited about Taylor too, but let's see him keep up his progress at AA before we start projecting arrival dates. A big AAA season at age 23 would put him right at the top of our prospect list

Berry, another guy who was old for his level last year, didn't play a single out yet in AA. Very good SB numbers, decent walk rate, but no power at all yet. I don't really think he's much of a prospect unless his plate discipline spikes (.15 walk rate or better) and he can play a plus CF

I am much higher on Dominic Brown, 21 yo 6'5 left handed OF tearing up Hawaii right now...solid walk rate, good power potential, good SB numbers in his age 20 season

Dye for Luis Castillo and Parnell...excellent propsal there Caps Lock.

You realize Castillo would carry negative value for CHI in that deal? They have a 2nd baseman who finished 2nd in ROY voting this year too

I want Dye for the Phils too, but Sox will probably not trade him now that they got rid of Swisher and his contract. They will need value back for their 2009 team too

wayne gomes,

i agree Brown should be good too. Can't wait to see what Drabek does too and where he starts (Clearwater please?)

Agree about Berry and didn't realize he was THAT old, but he did very well in Arizona but then again if you everyone believed everything that happened in the AFL, Tommy Hanson would be in the Hall of Fame already.

Did you see how Slayden (someone off our 40 man roster) hit a GS to get his team to the finals? Off Eddie Kunz no less! Somebody protect that player just for that!

"If the Mets wanted Konerko and Vazquez they would need to give a package like this:
Murphy, Parnell, Heilmann, Delgado......that might get it done but I doubt it."

OMG are you kidding me?!?! Why would the Mets do that? Konerko and Vazquez are both coming off mediocre and bad years respectively. Why would the Mets give two productive bats and a young pitching prospect just to get rid of Heilman and pick up two guys that might be good? There are tons of way better trade options.