PODCAST: Mets on Tap: Delgado gets MRI
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The Mets greeted the day with the news Carlos Delgado was in New York for a MRI on his right hip. It’s the same one he injured last year and missed nearly three weeks.
Omar Minaya doesn’t seem concerned, but it’s early. The Mets have some temporary options, but if this guy goes down for a month or two, they’ll have problems.
Here’s what Minaya had to say.
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Well, maybe they’ll call Green out of retirement since there are no minor league options…
All these people, just convinced that Delgado was going to magically wake up five years ago… last year, he was a train wreck and two years ago he was wildly inconsistent… and he’s gotten two years older and twice as injured since.
He was great once but it’s over now.
It sucks but players don’t stay good forever. Prematurely old is prematurely old. Should’ve traded him when they could’ve gotten something for him, really.
Lets hope its a minor thing. That would be a huge hole to fill in the lineup
This is not good. Texieria next yr for sure.
For now, maybe Nomar G is available since dodgers have a log jam.
This is not good. Mike Jacobs is looking pretty good right now.
“Should’ve traded him when they could’ve gotten something for him, really.”
Unfortunately Mike C., Delgado has been worth more to us than to anyone else. We would have been worse off trading him. No way we would have gotten anything great back in return.
Scoop:
There’s a team in the Bronx who is and will still be in desperate need for a 1st baseman and they, if I am right have a 20 million a year Giambi contract coming to an end. Texeira is worth a fortune and a half next year.
I’ll be honest, I’d be happy to have Adam Dunn at 1B.
Anyway, I took a quick scan around the bigs to see what our options would be if Delgado went down for any serious amount of time, here is a quick list:
Nady, Chris Shelton, Aubrey Huff, Scott Hatteberg, Brandon Inge, Nick Johnson, Dan Johnson, and Chad Tracy.
It’s kind of an ugly list, I know, but I think these are players who could be reasonably available.
Actually, if Delgado ever went down for any length of time, I would rather us resign Green and let him platoon with Abreu. Why trade for any of these guys when Green could probably give us similar production?
I don’t think Nady is available. The Pirates have new President who is promising a change in policy. I don’t think a guy they signed to avoid arbitration is gwetting traded to fast.
Ok, bringing back my crazy idea.
Sosa has looked very good. Parnell, Rustich, Kunz, and Smith are all good looking young arms. Wise has looked solid. We also have this kid Register. And if Sanchez shows he is back, well, we’ll have a glut of relievers.
If for some reason Delgado is out for an extended amount of time (or even Church after this collision), we deal Heilman for Inge?
Inge can play all OF positions and both corners on the IF. He could even be the emergency 3rd catcher. If Alou or Delgado went down, he could replace either. If we’re lucky and every stays healthy, he could get 3-4 days a week spelling Alou, Church, and Delgado. Then, next season he could slide into LF if FMart isn’t ready. If FMart is ready, we could sign a Ben Broussard type to platoon with Inge att 1B.
Thoughts?
Keith, I am glad you are not the GM because then we’d have Bonds on the team and Inge instead of Heilman.
You already know my opinion of Bonds. As for Inge, he’s a below-average offensive player who has much less value than an above-average setup man like Heilman.
I’d rather they roll the dice with someone like Abreu if Delgado goes on the DL. They can always make a trade for someone like Inge mid-season if necessary if Abreu doesn’t work out. And maybe Carp has a bounceback year giving them another short-term alternative.
JK, you take these posts too seriously. Both the Bonds and Inge ideas were brainstorming and meant to bring about debate.
In another thread while contemplating the situation I’ve already stated I would rather see them re-sign Green to platoon with Abreu rather than dealing anyone else from the farm system or 25 man roster.
If you look closely I didn’t endorse either signing Bonds or trading Heilman for Inge.
Keith, I’m not sure why you think I take your posts too seriously. I am just giving my opinion back on two ideas in them that I felt were bad.
But I guess I am misinterpreting your posts. When someone throws out an idea, usually that person is advocating that idea and saying it has merit. Or else why throw it out?
slop, Mets will have $$ too. It will be interesting to see if they get in the Texieria mix w/Yanks….a long way from today.
“Keith, I am glad you are not the GM…”
That’s why. If you think it’s a bad idea just say so.
“When someone throws out an idea, usually that person is advocating that idea and saying it has merit. Or else why throw it out?”
I don’t know, to create a discussion maybe? To bounce ideas around. These comments are a sort of pseudo-discussion board.
As anyone who watches baseball knows, Bonds is a divisive figure and many people, you among them, maintain a strong POV regarding those who used or allegedly used PEDs. And oh what a debate we had.
Heilman is a very good setup man and looks to be a key member of the pen. However, we’re a bit thin on the offensive side when it comes to quality depth. So, I threw that deal out there and put it in a context of why it could make some sense to see what others think about it.
You obviously do not like the deal. Thank you for your input.
So what you’re saying, Keith, is that you throw out ideas that you’re only neutral on or even negative about? Again, I find that an odd thing to do. From your posts it seemed to me that you were advocating a Heilman-Inge trade and the signing of Bonds. Hence, the GM remark, which I don’t see as being a bad remark at all. It was said in jest.
Man, you’re such an absolutist. It’s impossible to have any kind of discussion with you without getting into an absurd level of minutiae.
I enjoy thinking about and discussing baseball. So when the Mets have a need, I like to think outside the box and come up with solutions. Then, I like to throw them out there on a Mets board, to see what others think.
The Bonds post was pretty much pure speculation. There is no way it would ever happen. I was curious to see what the reactions would be. I think it’s quite clear I wouldn’t be averse to signing Bonds, however I am not going to walk the streets of NYC getting people to sign a petition to bring him to the Mets.
As for the Heilman trade, I must admit it would be tempting. We have a lot of nice arms in the pen and I think Heilman is replaceable. Personally, I feel like the bullpen’s woes were largely overblown last season because everyone was comparing them to the ‘06 bullpen, which was just an awesome, awesome bullpen. Now, considering Inge’s contract and the fact that he did have a poor year last season, I would not be in a rush to deal Heilman for him. I would first try acquire him for a lesser package, but if Sanchez really is back to form, then I would not cry about dealing Heilman.
Inge would be a very valuable player for us. He could fill in at a bunch of different positions, even catcher. This would allow for a lot of flexibility.
However, with that said, I wouldn’t be in a rush to make any deals right away, because you don’t know who else could become available, so you want to hold onto all of your chips for later on down the line.
So, just as I said, you were generally in favor of both signing Bonds and trading Heilman for Inge. Why waffle and backtrack? Your positions certainly are a moving target. But not to worry, I will not take your posts seriously in the future, just as you advised.
Why Sir JK do you have to ruin this board with your constant attacks on fellow posters? People like Keith and sloppy and Padilla ands scoopcoop, not to leave out the most entertaining of all Mike C, have made this place an entertaining as well as passionate place for fans. I don’t post much but don’t enjoy seeing someone such as yourself constantly add nothing but insults to their interesting and lively discussions.
ghost—Your comments would be more appropriately directed at sloppy and OmarPadilla. They’re the ones who first started personally attacking me like grade school children. In case you missed it, I suggest you go back into the archives and read the appropriate comment sections.
This is an open forum. Just because the apologists for steroids cheaters do not agree with what I write is no reason to attack me in a personal way. I will continue to give my opinion as I see fit.
As Ronny Reagan said Mr JK “There you go again”. If you had opinions other than everybody in the world except your majesty sucks, you would be worth reading, but your self righteousness pervades any valid comment you have hidden beneath your superiority complex. By the way people who think roids aren’t the world’s biggest problem aren’t apologists, they are SMART!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JK, first off, no one is apologizing for steroids. I’m pretty sure we all agree there should be some kind of punishment for cheating.
Second, I wouldn’t be averse to signing Bonds just because he took steroids, but he has so much other baggage that he would more than likely prove to be a distraction and not worth his considerable talents.
Third, the Heilman trade isn’t a slam dunk to me. It would be contingent upon other relievers stepping up and showing they could fill his role. What also makes me hesitant is Inge’s contract and the fact that he is coming off a poor year. I would like to think we could land him for less than Heilman. I can see pros and cons to this trade, so that if it did happen, I would choose to take the positive approach and embrace the positives to adding Inge rather than agonize over the negatives of losing Heilman.
As for waffling, well, I didn’t realize I needed to choose a side and stick to it until death. I also didn’t realize how odd it is to say “hey guy, what do you think of X trade or X signing” without having any strong feelings either way on the proposed trade/signing.
Keith, You need not defend yourself. You proved your knowledge saying this team needed a righty power guy a couple months ago when you said Mensch would be a decent add.
ghost – if you don’t like my opinions, stop reading them. No one is forcing you to do so. Problem solved.
Keith – from some of the comments some have made, I’m not too sure that “all†agree there should be some sort of punishment for cheating, specifically as it relates to Bonds and Clemens.
You don’t. But when it’s an issue like steroids and your position/opinion changes suddenly from post to post, it’s rather confusing.
Lack of “strong†feelings is not precisely the issue. Lack of endorsement of an idea you yourself throw out is. I really have never come across that in someone. But as you yourself suggested, in the future, I won’t take your posts seriously anymore in terms of ascribing a position to you. Problem solved.