Comments on: To Trade or Not to Trade http://risingapple.com/2009/06/29/to-trade-or-not-to-trade/ A New York Mets Blog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:57:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: gutless http://risingapple.com/2009/06/29/to-trade-or-not-to-trade/#comment-12 gutless Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:55:55 +0000 http://risingapple.com/?p=134#comment-12 my reply to "i was being delisional" was really meant for "to trade or not to trade". Sorry for the confusion. my reply to “i was being delisional” was really meant for “to trade or not to trade”.
Sorry for the confusion.

]]> By: sheasdad http://risingapple.com/2009/06/29/to-trade-or-not-to-trade/#comment-11 sheasdad Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:30:54 +0000 http://risingapple.com/?p=134#comment-11 I am torn. While I would love to see this team excel and make the playoffs, they need too much to make that happen. As it stands now, they are NOT 1 player away from making the postseason. Their current lineup includes, at best, 2 players that could start for any other MLB team. And the recent performances of FMart and Parnell are not helping things. The biggest problems the team has are: 1) A miserable training staff. Yes, Ray Ramirez has been around forever, but it is time to turn the page. There is no reason Reyes should have been allowed to play in LA and now they risk losing Beltran, perhaps FOREVER, because they misdiagnosed him 2) Better scouting. Our minor league system is not good. Our teams are generally in the bottom half of their divisions. If we drafted better and paid "above the slot" we too could get better faster and have something to trade. 3) Fire the hitting coach. Yes, it will devestate Wright that his hero HoJo is canned, but Mr Wright needs a kick in the pants. And last but not least: 4) Omar must GO! The current roster includes only 3 successful omar acquistions and if he couldnt see that a 40 yr old (give or take) 1b would break down, he needs to go away. And don't forget about the O-Dog debacle. I await your responses. I am torn.
While I would love to see this team excel and make the playoffs, they need too much to make that happen.
As it stands now, they are NOT 1 player away from making the postseason.
Their current lineup includes, at best, 2 players that could start for any other MLB team.
And the recent performances of FMart and Parnell are not helping things.
The biggest problems the team has are:
1) A miserable training staff.
Yes, Ray Ramirez has been around forever, but it is time to turn the page. There is no reason Reyes should have been allowed to play in LA and now they risk losing Beltran, perhaps FOREVER, because they misdiagnosed him
2) Better scouting. Our minor league system is not good. Our teams are generally in the bottom half of their divisions. If we drafted better and paid “above the slot” we too could get better faster and have something to trade.
3) Fire the hitting coach. Yes, it will devestate Wright that his hero HoJo is canned, but Mr Wright needs a kick in the pants.
And last but not least:
4) Omar must GO!
The current roster includes only 3 successful omar acquistions and if he couldnt see that a 40 yr old (give or take) 1b would break down, he needs to go away. And don’t forget about the O-Dog debacle.
I await your responses.

]]> By: adamgarnett http://risingapple.com/2009/06/29/to-trade-or-not-to-trade/#comment-10 adamgarnett Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:17:28 +0000 http://risingapple.com/?p=134#comment-10 Tacos...I am not adverse to the idea of getting Dunn. I just don't want to see the Mets get held up by a notoriously delusional Washington front office and have to surrender a Fernando Martinez or Bradley Holt. You are right to say that Dunn is undervalued, especially as an OBP guy. We all know what kind of power he possesses, but he is also a serious defensive liability. I guess at this point you could stick him at 1B regularly with the idea that it is unlikely Delgado is going to come back and contribute in enough time to make a difference. The only drawback I'd see is that Dunn has really never played in any meaningful, high-pressure baseball having toiled in Cincinnati for many years and now with the lowly Nats. Maristke...Your view is well presented. The idea I agree with most is possibly making a move that won't represent a quick fix. Maybe there is an opportunity here to get a jump on shaping this team for future years. As far as Magglio goes, I am wary of a guy whose power production has fallen off so precipitously and who has a history of serious knee problems. Not to mention, he is 35 years old. I think this team has already lost so many games due to injury this year that even if they don't blow those games this year that they did last year, it might not matter. Tacos…I am not adverse to the idea of getting Dunn. I just don’t want to see the Mets get held up by a notoriously delusional Washington front office and have to surrender a Fernando Martinez or Bradley Holt. You are right to say that Dunn is undervalued, especially as an OBP guy. We all know what kind of power he possesses, but he is also a serious defensive liability. I guess at this point you could stick him at 1B regularly with the idea that it is unlikely Delgado is going to come back and contribute in enough time to make a difference. The only drawback I’d see is that Dunn has really never played in any meaningful, high-pressure baseball having toiled in Cincinnati for many years and now with the lowly Nats.

Maristke…Your view is well presented. The idea I agree with most is possibly making a move that won’t represent a quick fix. Maybe there is an opportunity here to get a jump on shaping this team for future years. As far as Magglio goes, I am wary of a guy whose power production has fallen off so precipitously and who has a history of serious knee problems. Not to mention, he is 35 years old.

I think this team has already lost so many games due to injury this year that even if they don’t blow those games this year that they did last year, it might not matter.

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