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Monday, November 30th, 2009
A sight Mets fans may be privy to for two more years - a frustrated Alex Cora
According to WEEI, the Mets and Alex Cora are close to a contract similar to last year, for one year and $2 million, although there is also talk of a vesting option for some silly reason. When I read the news that Omar Minaya values whatever Alex Cora does so well, that he is willing to pay Cora above market value for a backup middle infielder, I have to wonder if there is something I’m missing here that makes Alex Cora so special. (more…)
Posted in 2009 Offseason, Alex Cora | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Earlier, I gave my plan for the 2010 Mets season, and while I’m not crazy about some things (in retrospect, I’d rather sign Matt Holliday rather than John Lackey, and go after another short-term pitcher for one year, like a Ben Sheets) that was what I would do had I been in charge of the Mets. This is about what I think the Mets will do, more than what I’d like to see them do. This is based on the Mets’ current needs, plus five years of observing Omar Minaya offseason plans. This is just a guess of how things will shake out for Omar Minaya this offseason:
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Posted in 2009 Offseason | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
David Wright, fortunately not wearing a Toronto Blue Jays uniform
Can you imagine how bad this team might be without Jose Reyes and David Wright? Because it is by the grace of other baseball general managers that both are still on the New York Mets. Consider that in 2001, the Mets had originally offered Jose Reyes in the package of players that eventually netted Roberto Alomar. The Indians insisted on Alex Escobar, at the time the Mets’ top prospect. That very same offseason, Steve Phillips offered the Toronto Blue Jays David Wright in exchange for Jose Cruz, Jr. JP Ricciardi turned that one down since at the time, Wright was a 19 year old third baseman in the South Atlantic League.
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Posted in 2009 Offseason | 5 Comments »
Friday, October 16th, 2009
A few days late, but oh well. This is the last you’ll hear from me for about 10 days, as I’m going on vacation next week, but I suspect somebody else will post something while I’m gone. Or…they won’t. Either way, with the Yankees and Phillies playing in their respective League Championship Serieses, I can think of no better time to get away, other than maybe the following week if they wind up playing in the World Series. Here are the Mets’ pitchers grades, and if you thought the hitters grades were ugly, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.
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Posted in 2009 Season, Bobby Parnell, Brian Stokes, Fernando Nieve, Frankie Rodriguez, J.J. Putz, Johan Santana, John Maine, Livan Hernandez, Mike Pelfrey, Oliver Perez, Sean Green, Tim Redding | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
Since grading the Mets’ hitters first half was such a rousing success, I thought I would grade their whole season now that it has mercilessly ended. This is still a very, very hacky thing to do, but with the World Series possibly shaping up as an Alien vs. Predator-esque Phillies/Yankees finale, I need to distract myself from that impending doom somehow. I will grade the pitchers tomorrow.
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Posted in "Nasty" Nick Evans, 2009 Season, Alex Cora, Anderson Hernandez, Angel Pagan, Argenis Reyes, Brian Schneider, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Cory Sullivan, Daniel Murphy, David Wright, Emil Brown, Fernando Martinez, Jeff Francouer, Jeremy Reed, Luis Castillo, Omir Santos, Ramon Martinez, Ryan Church | 4 Comments »
Sunday, October 11th, 2009
The year 2011 is shaping up to be quite an important year for the New York Mets. While it might seem silly to be jumping the gun on this, considering the Mets just finished 2009 and haven’t even played 2010 yet, there are several factors that make 2011 quite the pivotal season. Here’s a look at some of those things.
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Tags: Brad Holt, Carlos Beltran, Fernando Martinez, Frankie Rodriguez, Ike Davis, Jenrry Mejia, Jerry Manuel, Jose Reyes, Josh Thole, Luis Castillo, Oliver Perez, Omar Minaya, Reese Havens, Ruben Tejada
Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »
Thursday, October 8th, 2009
Last in a series. For my plan for catcher, the infield, the outfield, the bullpen, and the rotation, click on over.
I have thrown out a few ideas for what I’d like to see the team do. Now it’s time to put everything together. Let’s put together one plan for the offseason that would rebuild this team around its current core, featuring mostly free agent signings to help rebuild the supporting cast for this Mets team. Here it is, the Official Chris Wilcox’s BlueAndOrange.net Plan for the 2009 Offseason.
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Posted in 2009 Offseason | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
Fifth part of a series. For my plan for catcher, the infield, the outfield, and the bullpen, click on over.
The last on-field part of this series will look at what might be the most difficult area to fix this offseason on the cheap, the rotation. I’ve listed ways to fix first base, catcher, and the outfield without spending a ton of money, but because other teams overvalue the cost of starting pitching, it artificially raises the cost of obtaining a good pitcher. That’s why it’s so important that the team work on developing pitching from within, with the hopes of churning out cheap starters year after year, and converting failed starting prospects into relievers to avoid offering closers $17.5 million vesting options. Alas, I digress.
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Posted in 2009 Offseason, Fernando Nieve, Johan Santana, John Maine, Jon Niese, Mike Pelfrey, Nelson Figueroa, Oliver Perez, Tim Redding | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Fourth part of a series. For my plan for catcher, the infield, and the outfield, click on over.
Unlike last season, the bullpen seems to be pretty uncomplicated going into next season, and I don’t foresee much change to come. That’s probably a good thing, as under Omar Minaya, the Mets have blown way too much money trying to fix the bullpen since he took over as GM in 2004. Most members of last year’s bullpen are under team control another season, so we should expect to see much the same cast of characters back in New York for 2010.
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Posted in 2009 Offseason, Adam Bostick, Bobby Parnell, Brian Stokes, Fernando Nieve, Francisco Rodriguez, Nelson Figueroa, Pedro Feliciano, Sean Green, Tim Redding | 2 Comments »
Monday, October 5th, 2009
That’s the message sent by Omar Minaya and Jerry Manuel today, as the team will fire Alicea and Sandy Alomar Sr, while the rest of the team’s coaching staff will return. Razor Shines and Sandy Alomar Jr will likely inherit the first base coach and bench coach jobs and the team will likely look to find new men to fill the third base coach and catching instructor roles.
It should come as no surprise that the team is going to retain Jerry Manuel for another year. While he is neither a good instructor, nor a good in-game tactician, nor is he good at relating to his players (as Ryan Church can attest), nor is he good at keeping the team from quitting on him, and nor does he make a substantial sum of money…actually, I don’t know why the Mets are retaining Manuel. I guess it’s just easier to keep him than have to fire him and go through the trouble of finding somebody else? Especially when somebody else (like Mets blogosphere favorite Bobby Valentine) could command up to $4 million.
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Posted in 2009 Offseason, Jerry Manuel, Luis Alicea, Razor Shines | 4 Comments »
