Kyle Lohse, Carlos Silva and Livan Hernandez are the three best pitchers remaining in the free agent market.
OH BOY!!!!
Considering the options, I’d be more inclined to see what Mike Pelfrey or Phil Humber can do.
If they bust out, there’s the trade deadline.
Those three options do little for me and are fifth-starter caliber at best.
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Scott From Pelham, you have lost it, and need some help coping with your Mets rose colored glasses. Please take them off. It is alright to criticize your team when they deserve it. If things are not right then we as fans have a right to call it that way. You don’t have to rally around your team on every issue.
The fact is the farm system stinks, and it has proved out this winter. Apparently, all the scouts in baseball have filed reports with their respective teams that say the Met prospects are no good. Why in the world do you think the Mets have been brushed aside on every big pitcher they have tried to acquire ?
Say it like it is, it is okay. The farm system is a disaster, and everyone in baseball knows it. Believe me, if Omar thought Pelfrey and Humber were the answer he would not be looking so closely for other pitchers. He would simply go with them. Believe me, Omar cannot criticize these guys publicly because he has to worry about their market value, and their egos should they stay on the team. However, Omar’s actions show us he has no faith in these guys.
My problem is I am trying to be a realistic. I want the Mets to be competitive every year. I am tired of the boom & bust cycle this team has always had. I want a team that tries their best on the field every year and if they fall short I can live with it. The 2007 Mets annoyed me just as much from their bad attitude as from the choke job. Just because you have more money to spend than the next guy does not mean you will be better. Play the kids if they fail I can live with this as long as they come to play everyday.
One side note. The reason the Dodgers farm system is very good is because they have the same guy running it for over 10 years. Even when they fired the GM’s they kept the farm director. Every time the Mets hire a new GM they start all over. This sets you back in baseball just as it does in any business.
It is fine to play kids, if you have top prospect type kids. The Mets kids are a waste of time. They all stink. You saw Pelfrey last year. Another hyped up Mets prospect that stunk. This farm system has produced two players (Reyes and Wright) in two decades let’s not get into fantasy world thinking that they will produce good players like that. The rest of baseball says the Mets prospects stink. I don’t think they are all wrong. They need to build up the farm system for the future. For right now they cannot go with the kids. Maybe in the future not now, because they are simply not good enough.
I have one question for all you guys who say Willie won’t play the kids> Who brings the old guys on the team???
THE ANSWER IS OMAR!!!!!!!!!
Omar could have cut Green after a horrible Spring but no Omar kept him.
Omar could have left Gotay alone at second but brouyght in Castillo (I liked this move but the point is Omar brought in another old guy to keep a young guy off the Field)
Omar could have left Pelfrey on the team but sent him down.
Omar could have not brought up Lawrence, and forced Willie to pitch Humber vs the Phils in Spet but Omar brought up Lawrence.
Omar could have cut Mota but didn’t, could have cut Sele but didn’t etc etc etc….
I on;y hope the Mets don’t sign Lohse or Livan to even a one day contract.
Keith:
How about the Garden rockin last night for a game between Duke and Pitt. The Pirates are really behind the STeelers, and Pitt hoops in Western PA now. If they ever had a winning record I don’t think anyone would notice.