Mets Targeting K-Rod, Fuentes

I wouldn't be surprised to see the Mets end up with Rodriguez at this point. It really seems like his demands are coming down, and the Mets could very well get him for something like 4/56, which would be a fairly tolerable contract. Then maybe they could sign a Ohman/Cruz type and call it a day with those two and whatever is left over from the old bullpen.

Time to move on to that rotation..

I'm hoping Omar can get K-Rod down to a 4/52 maybe slightly higher. If not, I'd be ok with Fuentes...33 is not that old. If it comes down to or the other and the difference is 1-2m/year, I'd definitely go K-Rod

Imagine the MUTTS buying more players, must be nice tohave an unlimited budget.
Castillo, Billy Wagner....hope the rest of your bum free agents turn out the same. Try a novel approach...the farm system.

crazyman:

FYI: Castillo was traded here and then resigned.

As to all the farm system comments:
- Jose Reyes
- David Wright
- Joe Smith
- Mike Pelfrey
- Jonathan Niese

GaryKeith&Ron

You just made my point 20 percent of your roster is homegrown

SPEND SPEND SPEND SOME MORE

Buy Buy Buy

C Schneider - trade
1B Delgado - trade
2b Castillo - trade
SS Reyes - Homegrown
3B Wright - Homegrown
RF Church - Trade
CF Beltran - FA
LF Murphy/Evans - Homegrown
LF Alou(DL) - FA
SP Santana - Trade
SP Pelfrey - Homegrown
SP Maine - Trade
SP Perez - Trade
SP Martinez - FA
RP Wagner(DL) - FA
RP Schoewenweis - FA
RP Heilman - Homegrown
RP Feliciano - Homegrown
RP Smith - Howmegrown

I'm not going to get into the bench players because it's relatively useless to argue, but the team the mets ended the season with had about 5 impact (using the term loosely, Alou was supposed to start so i guess he counts) free agents. Trading for players is using your farm.

$138,292,937 highest payroll in the National League

again Chinko spend spend spend

The Mets should sign him right now before he gets awarded the AL MVP in a few hours. If he doesnt get it they should give it to Quentin.

What? You mean the 5th best closer in the A.L. shouldn't be considered for MVP? Omar can wait as long as he wants. There are 4 legit closing options out there in K-Rod, Fuentes, Wood, and Hoffman. 5 if you count Smoltz. Then there are the trade options. I say sign whichever guy comes the cheapest and for the fewest years. By the way, I will be the guy telling everybody I told you so if/when the K-Rod sings turns into a disaster. Which it will.

If/when it turns into a disaster for the Mets, which it will if the Mets sign him. Not so much in LA, but if he signs in NY, it will get ugly once the fans who only know him by his numbers realize he is not nearly as dominant as one would think. And if he repeats his 07 and 08 post seasons displays, that will be the icing on the cake.

Signing K-Rod without improving the bridge to get to K-Rod would end up as a waste of money. I mean, what's the point of buying a closer for ~$15mil a year, if your bullpen blows it before you get to the 9th inning?

How many games did that bullpen blow before they even got to the closer?

Signing K-Rod would cost you a lot of money, then how much would you have left to fill that starting rotation (Santana, Pelfrey, Maine?, then who?), not to mention improve the bullpen.

HiHater,

haha. Melonis is right. Unless the Mets are planning on having K-ROD pitch 2-3 innings per night they've got a lot more work to do. I hope for one this drags out while others like Cruz, Beimel, (Affeldt already did) and others get picked up so the Mets end up with K-Rod as their only bullpen piece. Although it would be nice if they didn't use their crappy bullpen as an excuse they lost. If i have to hear again how many saves they blew after the 7th and 8th innings I think I'll scream.

crazyman is definitely a braves fan, braves fans use the term "mutts" most frequently.

crazyman, there's no need to insult the mets because they spend. the only good homegrown braves are chipper and mccann. and i wouldnt call the braves 14 nl east titles in a row a dynasty, because they've only won 1 championship in all those years.

crazyman is definitely a braves fan, braves fans use the term "mutts" most frequently.

Actually I've admittedly use that term a lot over the past 2 years. And I've heard Yankee fans saying it too. Could be any of us.

Metsfan23,

actually when you're closer is 48 for 48, and you're 87-0 when leading after 8, its not that over-rated a position. Now if you've blown 27 saves then maybe it is. It all depends on your perspective.

i consider it overrated because i tihnk they get paid to much money to pitch one inning, yes it is an important position but money-wise, i feel its overrated. for example, if krod does get the $15 million he wants or anything around that, he would be getting paid more than david ($5,250,000) and jose reyes ($4,375,00) combined. It's pretty obvious to say that the Mets as a whole get way more production from reyes and wright than they wouldjust from krod. the mets need a closer, yes a closer is important, but they are just overpaid. but when you think about, all mlb players are overpaid.

To all the Met haters out there: we love it. Hate us all you want. We're gonna showboat anyway, because we've got money and you don't. Frankie Rodriguez is such a perfect fit for the Mets, it's ridiculous. Fourth-best closer in baseball, for 4/52. Do it. Oh, and if they sign Brian "Can't Keep His Job in a Pennant Race" Fuentes or Kerry "The Walking Injury" Wood, I'm jumping off a bridge. K-Rod, Street, and Cruz should at least be a decent start.

"Oh, and if they sign Brian "Can't Keep His Job in a Pennant Race" Fuentes or Kerry "The Walking Injury" Wood, I'm jumping off a bridge."

Let's just say I'm not holding my breath over that one. You don't have a nickname for Frankie "BB-Rod" Rodriguez? How about K "I wasn't paying attention because I was mad over a call and I let a ball roll past me to let Jason Kendall score the winning run" Rod? How about Frankie " I get torched in the playoffs by the Red Sox" Rod?

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Toby Hyde gains points in my book with his usage of the word "bullpen ace" in substitution of "closer"