New York Roundup: Mets Sour, Yankees Sweet On Lackey

WOW is right so yakees free agents look for a new job

I wished the Mets had been worried about Oliver Perez before they signed him. Geez.

Haha I was going to say the same thing, Moe.

That contract was a disaster waiting to happen-- I don't know how anyone could've supported it at the time.

Ooooo...
Mets fan's are not going to be happy.
I have a feeling this comment's section is going to get full in a hurry.

So Omar is worried about adding slugging to a team that plays 81 games in a park only Chase Utley and Mark Reynolds have demonstrated any real ability to hit balls out of, and sadly neither of those two are available.

Meanwhile his pitching staff after Santana is pretty bleak.

Yup, he seems to have his priorities straight.

CC, AJ, and Lackey. That could be an epic disaster if two of those hit the DL or seriously regress.

I can't really root for players getting hurt, so I'll root for players to regress greatly if Lackey signs with the Yanks. Just to see the media sh1tstorm when it happens and one of CC/AJ doesn't repeat 2009 as well.

Don't want Lackey. Hope it's a scheme to trick RS to overpaying.

Honestly, I really hope the Mets do not make any hasty moves this off season simply because they feel pressure to improve. Neither Lackey nor Holliday are worth the money they are rumored to be getting. I would much prefer something like signing Molina to catch, Hudson at 2nd (trade Castillo for a bag of balls), get Marquis and someone else not Wolf (should've gotten him last year but now that ship has sailed), sign Dye or Cameron to play LF. I am all for letting Murphy play and saving our trading chips for maybe Brandon Webb at the trade deadline? Something centered around Fernando Martinez and Jonathan Niese perhaps? In my opinion, a minor leaguer is NEVER untouchable... especially when they could be used to acquire a player who is PROVEN IN HIS SUCCESS IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES. But I digress...

Metsville...if the Mets are not competing by July, then they aren't going to get WEbb. We could of gotten Halladay last year but we were out of it so there was no point. I think we should try and get Bay, Hudson, Garland, Marquis, Napoli/Shoppach. This would vastly improve the Mets without breakin the bank for Lackey or Holliday....BTW if it is possible, I would trade to try and get Gonzo from Padres..maybe a trade centered on Ike Davis

Yanks09,
Te whole team was juicing. That is why they didnt choke.

I think the Yanks will resing Pettite without a doubt and would wait to see what are the offers to Matsui and Damon. If at the end they could sing at least one of them for no more than 2 years contract, they will go for it. Is more probable that they will go for a trade to improve the outfield if necesary.

On the other hand, the only way i think the Yanks will sign Lackey will be if Red Sox, Phillips or Angels trade for someone like Roy Halladay or king Felix.

Johan will finish his career as a Met...hopefully Omar gets fired tho

Did anybody read that article Heyman wrote for SI.com about Lackey and the Yanks?

Generic, un-sourced quotes about toughness and "bulldog" followed by the assertion that while the Yankees would be comfortable handing Lackey an AJ Burnett contract, it's going to take more than that.

Not sure how believable I find any of that. The Yankees have what.. $40 something to work with if they keep the payroll about where it was this past season? And that's without signing up Pettitte or Damon or Matsui.

After losing 3 draft picks last year, I'm not sure the Yankees view this free agent class as elite enough to do that again. Especially when you compare it with next year's class.

Haha I was going to say the same thing, Moe.

That contract was a disaster waiting to happen-- I don't know how anyone could've supported it at the time.

Posted by: MorneauVP | November 09, 2009 at 08:53 PM"

I don't know how much this had to do with it, if any.. but the WBC is not good for pitchers.

and Perez looked bad, like hurt and fatigued bad.

"After losing 3 draft picks last year, I'm not sure the Yankees view this free agent class as elite enough to do that again"

Yeah... the Yankees seem really concerned with the farm system.
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Yes, actually I would say they are. They refused to sell the farm to get Johan or Halladay and they still won the WS. They sacrificed the 2008 season and splurged on the market when they new they had a chance to grab at least 1 elite pitcher (CC) and 1 solid #2 or #3 (AJ). When the smoke cleared they found that Tex was still on the market and they grabbed him as well. Three Type A FA's and they still managed to have a 1st and 2nd round pick in the 09 draft. Take into consideration that they managed to add tremendous talent to the 09 team and NOT part with 2 Top 50 prospects in Austin Jackson and Jesus Montero.

Stop being such a tool.

Yes, the Yanks will pull the trigger when they have a chance to acquire a mega star with years left on their deal but I think (hopefully) that they won't feel compelled to make another Jay Buhner for Ken Phelps deal again. Hopefully, the Tabata deal won't make us look like fools either.

"Yes, the Yanks will pull the trigger when they have a chance to acquire a mega star with years left on their deal but I think (hopefully) that they won't feel compelled to make another Jay Buhner for Ken Phelps deal again. Hopefully, the Tabata deal won't make us look like fools either."

It's past the point where trades like that make any difference whatsoever. When the starting 15 average 13M+ each, you can pretty much replace any minor leaguer with a FA.

Haha...Yes, in AAA. His name is Juan Miranda. A cuban defector saying "I left Fidel for this"?

Same thing. Fidel and Steinbrenner.

Posted by: Cyyoung | November 10, 2009 at 11:03 AM

hahaha hit the nail on the head