New York Mets Winter Report 2011-12

[gtru1981]

So looks like Jason Pridie is out with the Mets. Man this Marlins team is stopping at whatever they can to get anyone. Have to say the new colors and uniforms are ugly and weird looking! I trully hope that Reyes stays with the Mets as hearing hearing some Wright interviews, and u can hear he is starting to sound a little worried about his future if Reyes is gone!

 

[syam24]

It appears like Jonathon Papelbon is now a member of the Phillies. This will be interesting to see how it affects the rest of the closers in free agency.

 

[sonny10305]

Yes gtru Jason Pridie has cleared waivers and will prolly end up in Buffalo. Nick Evans also cleared, which was sorta expected cause even if he stayed on the 40 man roster iI was unlikely he would remain when the Mets roster goes down to 25 on April 4th. Since both guys had been previously out righted, they have the right to free agency, Jason you may recall came to us in April after Angel Pagan got hurt and stuck around when Pagan came back. But his production was low and Collins did not use him much
Nick had some spots of outstanding work last year but although he really shined in Buffalo still struggled against major-league pitching. He did well against righties but really struggled against the lefties. I think his OBP was around.715 or so
This will be the umpteenth time this has happened to Nick getting out righted to Triple-A. As of last night Nick has yet to accept the assignment, and could become a free agent which he has resisted in the past the kid loves being a Met. He has a lot of value since he can play both the outfield as well as the infield. When he first came up from Buffalo last year he spent way to much time on the bench and batted around .250 but then later, I think it was around mid August, he got more playing time and batted an awesome .366/.413/.585 in about 50 times at bat. But once again he began to see less playing time and in September went into another one of his slumps batting about.240. But he is still a kid he will be 26 on Jan 30th and I think if he stays with the Mets and go to Buffalo with new manager Wally Backman who will be a big help to him, they like each other and with Wally’s help turn things around and maybe net year come back for good. My lips to Gods ears. I am actually going to spend some time with Nick late this month and will pick his brain on what all this means to him.

We will indeed have new uniforms I sorta expected changes after Charlie Samuals got fired and a new equipment manger came in. There will be a news conference on Wednesday to unveil uniform changes and other 50th-anniversary plans. Supposedly the primary home uniform will be close to the 1960s version with pinstripes, a Mets script logo in blue and orange (and no black shadow) and blue hats. Prolly see the black uniform top remain as an alternate jersey, and not worn all that much. Expect the bright white jersey without pinstripes to stay around although mostly it will be the pinstriped version. There may also be patch on the uniform commemorating the 50th anniversary. You should next years bobbleheads will be a lot of ’86 players.


The Jose Reyes watch continues, the Marlins made was said to be an “impressive and generous offer” and are also going big guns after Albert Pujols and Mark Buehrle. I have gone on record saying I do not expect Reyes back next year and have made my peace with that. The 2012 Mets season will be a rebuilding year that will not include Reyes. If Jose Reyes eventually signs with the Miami Marlins (new name for the team) the Mets will get two draft picks, as they would if he signs with any other team. But if Reyes ends up in Florida, the Mets would not get a first-round pick, even though Reyes is a Type A free agent. Automatically, the Mets will get a pick created from thin air between the first and second rounds.

Syam I had not heard about Papelbon, as to the closing situation with the Mets it is a major issue for us I will write more about that soon.

 

[sonny10305]

Taylor Buchholz has now cleared waivers and joins Nick Evans and Jason Pridie, who were outrighted last week, in declaring free agency. Of course that does not preclude any of those players from re-signing. In most cases it makes sense for all three players to declare free agency and look around and see what else is out there. In past years Evans has stayed with the Mets I will know soon if he is going to go to Buffalo or not. If all three of em declare free agency the Mets’ 40-man roster would be at 31. The Mets will then need to add prospects by the end of the week in order to shield them from the Rule 5 draft at the winter meetings this while leaving room to sign free agents.

Wally Beckman will be formally introduced as Triple-A Buffalo manager on Thursday. This could also be the last year for the Mets in Buffalo, The Mets' second two year player development agreement with Buffalo runs out after the 2012 season. Some are suggesting a change leaning toward switching affiliations in 2013.

The planned changes to the dimensions of Citi Field will begin just about any time now I will keep you informed and get some pics when I can.

Here it is hot off the presses the Mets 2012 spring training schedule All the St Luice games will be televised live on SNY with play by play with Gary Cohen along and some by Kevin Burkhardt. As I have in past years I will be down there for a couple of weeks and I will keep you all up to date on what is going on.

Mon. March 5 Washington Nationals Port St. Lucie 6:10 p.m.
Tue. March 6 St. Louis Cardinals Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m.
Houston Astros Kissimmee TBA
Wed. March 7 Miami Marlins Jupiter 1:05 p.m.
Thurs. March 8 Miami Marlins Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m.
Fri. March 9 Atlanta Braves Disney 1:05 p.m.
Sat. March 10 Washington Nationals Viera 1:05 p.m.
Sun. March 11 Miami Marlins Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m.
Mon. March 12 Detroit Tigers Lakeland 1:05 p.m.
Tue. March 13 St. Louis Cardinals Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m.
Wed. March 14 Detroit Tigers Lakeland 1:05 p.m.
Thurs. March 15 Miami Marlins Jupiter 1:05 p.m.
Fri. March 16 Detroit Tigers Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m.
Sat. March 17 Atlanta Braves Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m.
Sun. March 18 Houston Astros Kissimmee TBA
Mon. March 19 OFF
Tue. March 20 Washington Nationals Port St. Lucie 6:10 p.m.
Wed. March 21 St. Louis Cardinals Jupiter 1:05 p.m.
Thurs. March 22 Houston Astros Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m.
Fri. March 23 Atlanta Braves Disney 1:05 p.m.
Sat. March 24 St. Louis Cardinals Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m.
Sun. March 25 Washington Nationals Viera 1:05 p.m.
Mon. March 26 St. Louis Cardinals Jupiter 1:05 p.m.
Tues. March 27 Atlanta Braves Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m.
Wed. March 28 Washington Nationals Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m.
Thurs. March 29 Houston Astros Port St. Lucie TBA
Fri. March 30 St. Louis Cardinals Jupiter 1:05 p.m.
Sat. March 31 Miami Marlins Jupiter 1:05 p.m.
Sun. April 1 Detroit Tigers Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m.
Mon. April 2 Atlanta Braves Disney 12:05 p.m.
Tues. April 3 New York Yankees Port St. Lucie 2:10 p.m.
Wed. April 4 New York Yankees Tampa 12:05 p.m.

 

[sonny10305]

I wrote about three of the boys who were removed from the 40 man roster and had to decide whether or not to stay with the club and go to AAA, so now the first to come up was Jason Pridie who has signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics on a minor league deal.
Then last night Nick Evans said that he has decided to become a free agent, I was not at all surprised by his decision cause as I have written many times although he really wanted to be a Met he also has grown tired of the ping pong ball he has become, every year coming up and then going back to AAA. So after some hard thinking Nick has decided” let me see what’s out there.” He understands that The Mets have a lot of guys like Nick, and he just wants to get off the merry- go- round the Mets have put him on. Although I wanted to see Nick remain a Met I support my friend in this decision; he heeds to finally find out what his options are.

Ike Davis is in town for a week to participate in our food drive at Citi field and to help announce the new Mets uniforms along with Wright and Duda. Ike said he is really feeling positive about next year, the workouts he is doing now are actually more demanding than actual baseball games and he is feeling no effects of that ankle injury at all. One of the things he held off on until just recently was pushing off which of course is very important and now he is doing that with no problems at all; up to then he had limited his workouts to weightlifting, agility and running. He is also working to build back muscle, he felt laying around so much he may have a lost some considering he hadn’t run or anything with his your legs for so long which causes you to lose muscle, but it really isn’t hard to get that back which is what he is doing now Still to be treated is what will happen when he rolls on that ankle but that’s about the only question right now and not one he is worried about. He expects to be back in the cages as soon as mid December. It was a thrill for me to see Ike in uniform again, looking talking and feeling like his ole self. I knew the day was going to come again for both him and Murphy but seeing my boys healthy again was something special.

Reminder this weeks Mets Hot Stove will be on earlier at 4:30 to allow for the Maine/Connecticut college basketball game and repeated after the game about 10


Here are the boys “modeling” the new uniforms and Ike talking about his ankle health.

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[gtru1981]

I been more intrigued with the offseason that i did with the 2011 season itself.

1.) I am really digging the uniforms, since its goes back to almost the orignal early 1960's design. They look great and loving the simple NY caps as well.

2.) Love that they are bringing back banner day and i read in alot of boards many fans are happy about this. Hopefully, they will keep this tradition going forward. In a side note, i hope the Mets have fans make them at the stadium (like the Red Soxs did this past year) instead of bringing them. Because god knows what some may say lol.

3.) Every seems to be happy about the walls coming in, i spoke with alot of Yankees fans, they they all say, "About dam time", lol.

4.) I trully think that Reyes will resign with the Mets and i think its great both Pujols and Reyes are testing the market, but in the end they will stay with the teams they were born with lol.

5.) As a Yankee fan, i am happy that Papelbon is gone and with the Phillies. They did really over pay for that nut case and i laugh that the Phillies are over paying for many players. I dont see the Phillies winning world series year after year, as this year was a prime example. You may have a good team on paper and payroll, but doesnt mean world series rings. Just saying, keep over paying and i would love for them to collapse (team and their annoying fans).

I think the Mets front office is doing a good job and yes it will take time to rebuild and gain trust back from the fans. The Mets are paying for their mistakes, but i see a bright future for them.

Also, looks like the Astros are moving from the NL to Al, what does this mean now?

 

[sonny10305]

Grtu I do not share your feelings abut Reyes I think he is a goner. The Mets simply will not match offers like the one he just got from the Marlins. Of course anything is possible but Jose is going for the bucks a true capitalist to be sure which does not sit well with me There is something to be said for appreciation and dedication to the team who gave him his start, then there was the way he handled winning the hitting title basically giving a fuck you to the fans many of whom had come to that game to see him on what could have been his last day as a Met only to see him walk away after one at bat to better his chances at that title, and most importantly I don’t want to hold my breath every time he runs the bases waiting got him to come up lame. I don’t care if he goes

All the Mets players are on the table anyone of them could be traded; Alderson made that very clear and although I doubt DWright will go, at least not in the early part of the season, I believe anyone else is fair game. This brings me to Daniel Murphy who is also ‘available’ according to the Mets, all I can say about that is they had better get a lot for him cause he is in my mind going to be huge, his work ethic and willingness to learn not to mention his awesome offensive ability would be a big loss for the Mets but still he could end up gone. Alderson has said that he loves Daniel and expects him to be a major player for the Mets next year yet he did not fully commit to him being the primary second baseman if Reyes leaves only that he will be a “jack of all trades” I have spoken to Murph about this as recently as last night it is clearly as it is with DWright simply a waiting game at this point although the expectation is that he remains a Met and, in fact, ends up at second base. Murphy's bat is an asset and his salary would factor in as well. Thing is he is not yet eligible for arbitration, so his salary will be about the major league minimum. Then of course there is his batting average which before he got hurt was .364 .If the Mets are stupid enough to let him go I would live to see Murph end up with the Marlins the team to watch in 2012.

How about that great interview Kevin Burkhardt did with Ike Davis on Mets Hot Stove last night, Ike was totally relaxed, funny and obviously chompin at the bit to get back to baseball. Of course I knew the interview would go well cause KB has this awesome relationship with all the guys who like trust and respect him so much. Kevin just has a way of making the guys relax in the interviews he just gets them to open up and speak freely more than any other reporter I know. You got to see a little bit of the fun side of Ike something I have seen first hand many times and only Kevin gets the guys to show that on camera.

Sandy Alderson and John Ricco are going to the Dominican this weekend to check up on the Mets' complex there.

 

[gtru1981]

Grtu I do not share your feelings abut Reyes I think he is a goner. The Mets simply will not match offers like the one he just got from the Marlins. Of course anything is possible but Jose is going for the bucks a true capitalist to be sure which does not sit well with me There is something to be said for appreciation and dedication to the team who gave him his start, then there was the way he handled winning the hitting title basically giving a fuck you to the fans many of whom had come to that game to see him on what could have been his last day as a Met only to see him walk away after one at bat to better his chances at that title, and most importantly I don’t want to hold my breath every time he runs the bases waiting got him to come up lame. I don’t care if he goes .

Do I smell a freindly bet? lol

 

[sonny10305]

Do I smell a freindly bet? lol

Tell ya what; if Reyes is a Met on opening day I will attend the game at Citi wearing a Yankees jersey and cap. AND if he isn’t a Met you will attend the Yankees home opener wearing a Mets jersey (#7) and cap.
But seriously, I never would have imagined I would have ever felt the way I do about Reyes especially with all he had done for the team in the last 6 years but truth be told I don’t particularly care how it ends up.

Moving on I was psyched to see the seven players the Mets added to the 40-man roster, Robert Carson, Jeurys Familia, Wilmer Flores, Reese Havens, Juan Lagares, Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Cesar Puello I was surprised not to see Brad Holt on that roster which now stands at 38.

Friday was the deadline to add players who have four years of minor league experience to the 40-man roster to protect them from being eligible for the Rule 5 draft coming up at the Winter Meetings in early December.
For those of you unfamiliar with those names, lefthanded pitcher Robert Carson is a lefty pitcher and Famililaia is a righty pitcher, Jeurys Familia and Wilmer Flores are infielders Reese Havens, Juan Lagares, Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Cesar Puello are outfieders.

Carson, who spent last season with Binghamton (AA), won the Sterling Award in single A in 2009. Familia, won the Sterling Award for Binghamton (AA), the 2009 Sterling Organizational Pitcher of the Year award and was an Eastern League All-Star this season, Flores, batted just under .300 with 9 or 10 home runs and just about 80 RBIs for St. Lucie, my boy and good friend Havens was in Binghamton (AA) last year hitting somewhere about .290 he had six home runs and something like 25 RBI in less than about 60 games, he was also a Florida State League All-Star in 2009. Lagares bounced between Binghamton (AA) and St. Lucie (A) for a combined .349 with ten home runs and just over 70 RBI. And was an All-Star in 2010 for Savannah. Then have Kirk Nieuwenhuis, another player I am proud to know and am very excited about I am sure you have seen me write about him over the last year, he hit 305 had six home runs and 15 RBI in Buffalo (AAA) last season and was so proud to see him in his first major league Spring Training in 2011.I dono much about Puello, but he played around 115 games for St. Lucie and finished with a .250 batting average, He did win the Sterling Award for Savannah in 2010.

While we are on the subject of the minors let me also tell you who some of the players I follow who will be eligible for the Rule 5 draft
From Buffalo, Mark Cohoon, Dylan Owen, Elvin Ramirez and Raul Reyes
From Binghamton, the one and only and future superstars Brad Holt and Brandon Moore, I know you have heard me rave about them, Brandon has watched me pitch and helped me a lot with my game. Also from there Sean Ratliff and Tobi Stoner
From A Savannah, Luis Nieves, Miguel Tejada and Wilfredo Tovar
And my proudest players from my beloved Cyclones Eduardo Aldama Chris Hilliard Richard Lucas,Orlando Tovar and Amauris Valdez

Just to remind you players are naturally protected from the Rule 5 draft 4 times if they were younger than 19 on the June 5th immediately prior to the date on which they signed their first contract, and 3 times if they were age 19 or older. Now if they signed their first contract after the end of the season for the team to which they're assigned, then their natural Rule 5 protection extends an additional year. Got that??

Please forgive me if I bore any of you guys with this minor league stuff but it is a passion of mine

 

[sonny10305]

Sooooooooo what if o gave a party and no one showed up? That has to be the question Jose Reyes must be asking himself today. So far only the Marlins have made an offer which has to come as a surprise to him and his agent. Could Alderson be hiding in the bushes to pounce on Jose with an offer? I dono I still think he will be a Marlin by opening day but ya have to wonder could he be a Met after all?
Meantime remember if Jose signs elsewhere the Mets will recoup draft picks so the Mets yesterday offered arbitration to Reyes the deadline date for that.
So if Reyes signs elsewhere, the Mets will now get two draft picks. also Reyes will not accept arbitration because that would require him to return to the Mets on a one-year deal, at a salary set by an arbitrator if the sides could not agree before a hearing and the capitalist in him wont ever want to dot that. So basically the Mets automatically get a draft pick between the first and second rounds if Reyes leaves. They also will get a top pick from the team that signs Reyes. Usually that would be a first-round pick. There is a but however cause the Marlins draft ninth and the top 15 picks are protected, so the Mets would get Miami's second-round pick instead. Again, if he goes to the Marlins. By the way changes are-a-commin cause of the new collective bargaining agreement (have ya seen that thing?) Draft-pick compensation changes, only the top 10 first-round picks will be protected. So the way to collect a draft pick will be to offer a one-year contract to the player leaving and it is figured at the average of the top 125 salaries AND have the player decline.

Ah baseball, it never allows us to forget it’s a business.

Have a great Thanksgiving everyone.

 

[sonny10305]

It's been two months and now I NEED A BASEBALL FIX!!

Headin down to Florida to hang with Murph and a couple of the boys, get in some work off the mound and BP
I will have my laptop so if I hear anythig good I will jump in and let you guys know.

 

[syam24]

MLB is posting that the Royals have agreed to terms with Jonathon BRoxton on a one year deal, pending a physical. One more closer, more or less, as the Royals say they will use him as a setup guy for Soria, off the table. Not a big fan of Broxton recently, he's had some physical and performance issues.

 

[gtru1981]

So Sonny how u feeling? Just read that ur boy Nick Evans signed a minor league contract with the Pirates. Also Bobby V is heading to Boston! Also, been reading the Mets want to dump Paulino. What have u heard about him as he doesn't seem team freindly and didn't fit so well with the team.

 

[sonny10305]

So Sonny how u feeling? Just read that ur boy Nick Evans signed a minor league contract with the Pirates. Also Bobby V is heading to Boston! Also, been reading the Mets want to dump Paulino. What have u heard about him as he doesn't seem team freindly and didn't fit so well with the team.

I was asked not to talk about the Pirate deal with Evans there was a problem there that was not settled until late yesterday. Nick is in Florida and will head back home on Thursday. As for how I feel it is the same way Nick feels which is excited and happy but he still does not know where he will play position wise details still to work out. I want only the best for Nick an I was tired of the way the Mets bounced him around he needs to be with a club that will take him seriously and him play There is another back story from Nicks agent Marc Agar including another Mets offer which is now dead. We were all very impressed by the interest from other clubs for Nick it made him feel really good about himself and his future, as a matter of fact I am smiling as I write this. Of course I would have prefered Nick sign with a better team than the Pirates but still it is a step in the right diection for him . I will keep you guys informed on how he does and what is next for him.




As to Paulino no surprise there we know the Mets have not been happy with him and his actions against Collins last season did not help the situation. Add to that the fact that Ronnie was not impressive as a defensive catcher or for that matter with his bat off the bench. He was arbitration-eligible and not expected to return next year. Thole will catch better than half the games next year along with a catcher yet to be acquired there is list of four that come to mind and then we have Nickeas who is a better bet for us especially defensively.

Syam one of the things I am most intersted in is what we do for a set up and closing player that will be so very important to us.

Pat Misch has signed with the Philadelphia Phillies now THAT really bums me out.

 

[syam24]

Today's Daily News is reporting that the Mets have become more active in their pursuit of relief help, so perhaps something will happen soon. The baseball winter meetings are next week which should produce some signings and trades. I always look forward to the meetings as it brings baseball back into the sports news headlines.

 

[sonny10305]

Today's Daily News is reporting that the Mets have become more active in their pursuit of relief help, so perhaps something will happen soon. The baseball winter meetings are next week which should produce some signings and trades. I always look forward to the meetings as it brings baseball back into the sports news headlines.

I hear you dude it Is when things begin to get interesting and I too look forward to that time. Alderson has said he considers signing a closer to be a very important mission which of course is correct we need a closer who will spare us the blown saves and drama of a K-Rod

In my comments about Nick Evans I should tell you he has now been officially invited to Pirates spring training. Right now without any word from the Pirates yet we can hope Nick will be given the chance to platoon with Garret Jones at first base. How much playing time Nick gets will depend on how the Pirates configure first base. What will be interesting is the obvious comparisons to Matt Hague who may be Nick’s biggest competition they are very much alike even to the point of Matt batting really well in the minors just a Nick always has; a very very interesting matchup if ya wanna know the truth. Then there is always the possibility, as remote as I think it is, of bringing Derrek Lee back. I just hope Nick does not end up in the same boat as he was in with the Mets battling for a job and constantly looking over his shoulder. But Nick is optimistic and not thinking about that he just wants a chance to prove his worth. You remember the song “Put me in coach

 

[sonny10305]

Yesterday I wrote about Paulino and now we know that the Mets are likely to non-tender him on Dec. 12 and go another direction presumably going after a righty-hitting catcher to work with Josh Thole. It’s no secret that the Mets were unhappy with Ronnie basically cause of his bad habit of abandoning game plans last season and was pretty just so-so behind the plate. Of course Mike Nickeas would be in that mix but if you heard Jorge Posada, forget it cause the Mets want a defensive back-up for Josh, in fact Posada spoke with the Mets and that’s is what they told him basically thanks but no thanks.

It now looks like the Mets have indicated signaled that Angel Pagan will not be non-tendered at the Dec. 12 deadline after all, that means he would remain in center field he will also get a raise.

Ok ok calm down everyone so Jose Reyes was in Philly the other day but he was not there to talk baseball he was simply there visiting his sister, sorry Philly fans. This weekend Jose returns to Miami

Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen turns 59 today.

After a week off for Thanksgiving Kevin Burkhardt returns with a new Mets Hot Stove at 7pm tonight on SNY. Kevin will have Terry Collins in for a live interview as well as a chat with Paul DePodesta about the minor leagues.
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The work at Citi field has begun

 

[syam24]

Well, Chris Capuano has "escaped" NY by signing a two year deal with the Dodgers for 10 Milliones. Big money for a 5-6 inning pitcher. He did a nice job for the Mets coming off injury status, but I'm not sure I'd give him the contract the Dodgers did. It appears Heath Bell will be residing in Miami with the Marlins. Let's hope the Mets have something on their radar screens for next week.

 

[sonny10305]

Back home in NY after a fun few days in Florida, I just had to get my baseball fix ya know, feel better now.

Yeah Syam I am sorry to see Cappy go I liked him a lot, last year Dillon Gee introduced me to Chris and he could not have been nicer spending close to half an hour talking pitching with me and gave me some really good advice up my pre game warm-up. Chris wanted two years and the Mets were just not interested in giving him that, The Met took into consideration his lengthy injury history, he has had two Tommy John elbow surgeries, which I suppose coupled with his age (I think he is going to be 35 next year) made a longer than one year deal was risky. In addition I think the Mets looked at his pitch count record and while he was effective in early innings he began to weaken after abut 70 pitches which some blamed on a weaker arm strength. But ya have to consider the fact that before last season Chris had not pitched a full season since 2007, and his secondary numbers last year were actually better than his ERA, I consider Chris an excellent pitcher I love the control and accuracy in his pitchers, and I was always impressed by his deceptive delivery and his “got him” pickoff move.

Big week coming up the Winter meetings begin Monday in Dallas what it will mean for the Mets is anyone’s guess I am not expecting much just some preliminary discussions followed by some deals finalized just around Christmas. There will however be a Reyes watch, with the Marlins pushing hard to sign Jose next week it should be the time for Alderson to push back. Yesterday I was talking to a few guys who agreed that Miami is trying to lock up Reyes before what usually is a free-agent feasting, while the Mets are just learkin around not showing their cards. In fact they have still not talked to José’s agent about matching any offers and someone told me it is possible that the Mets wont even b given that courtesy and that the next time Alderson hears from Jose’s agent it could be to tell him that Reyes has signed with Miami. I am having a tough time believing that even thou the Mets don't seem overly interested, at least not yet about getting into a bidding war with the Marlins or any other club for that matter. One thing I have to believe is that the Marlins have not given Reyes an ultimatum to accept their offer this weekend which is something I heard yesterday I am not buying into that either I am sure they are prepared to wait him out through the winter meetings with its opening offer of 6/90 left on the table.
So could the Mets still keep Jose? I still don’t think so but if the Mets offer, and they should, 5/80 Reyes might jump on that it all depends on how hungry he is and how much he likes playing in NY and how much dedication he has to the team that made it all happen for him. Something else for you kiddies out there to chew on, remember what I told you guys last week The Mets would loose out draft-wise if Jose Reyes signs with the Marlins, cause If they lose Reyes to Miami, they will get a sandwich pick between the first and second rounds created from thin air, plus the Marlins' third-round pick cause that’s the way it works now, not a first-round pick or second-round pick, but a Third round, making this all the more interesting.

Speaking of the winter meetings, Kevin Burkhardt will be there all week reporting live at 630 on SNY
you won’t wanna miss that.

 

[sonny10305]

Well big surprise…NOT

It’s not been made official but Jose Reyes is a Miami Marlin and he has agreed to a six-year deal with the Miami Marlins worth $106 million, Sandy Alderson made the Mets final offer yesterday but it was not enough. By the way Jose’s agent did not even bother to call Sandy back before the announcement was made,
real class that one.
I have a lot of thoughts of my own but you can bet I will be working the phones all day to get all I can to write about tomorrow, especially how it could affect Daniel Murphy

Bye bye Jose don’t let the door hit you on the way out.