http://www.blueandorange.net/?p=722 Hoping for a Miracle since 2005 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:54:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.blueandorange.net/?p=722&cpage=1#comment-486080 Chris Wilcox Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:43:49 +0000 http://www.blueandorange.net/?p=722#comment-486080 A smart team would shop Frankie before they have to pay that option year. That's why they should be looking to shop him, and hopefully that won't be Minaya's decision after 2010. A smart team would shop Frankie before they have to pay that option year. That’s why they should be looking to shop him, and hopefully that won’t be Minaya’s decision after 2010.

]]> http://www.blueandorange.net/?p=722&cpage=1#comment-486079 tjv101 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:46:06 +0000 http://www.blueandorange.net/?p=722#comment-486079 Just to refresh your memory, Minaya and Wilpon still harp on their signing of "the best free agent closer out there" when they signed K-Rod. I literally just heard them say that the other day despite K-rod not being all that special. I like K-rod and don't believe the Mets plan on shipping him unless he has a 2010 season like Brad Lidge had of 2009. He's been on a contending team with the Angels since 2002 and was pretty effective. I believe, provided the right pieces are put into place for this team to contend, K-Rod will bounce back and be more effective next season. It's interesting the Mets haven't had a home grown closer since Randy Myers. Let's be honest here...the Mets haven't had many homegrown players at all the last 20 years (except for Wright an Reyes) so why be any different. Let's get to the rest of the bullpen. Each season, certain players in the pen are effective and the next season completely ineffective. I think that's safe to say except for players who are closers. So why not just keep what you have. Most of the time, parnell and green got the job done so keep them around along with the Cal Ripken Jr. of the bullpen, Pedro Feliciano. The bullpen should be one of the least worries of the Mets this off-season. Just to refresh your memory, Minaya and Wilpon still harp on their signing of “the best free agent closer out there” when they signed K-Rod. I literally just heard them say that the other day despite K-rod not being all that special. I like K-rod and don’t believe the Mets plan on shipping him unless he has a 2010 season like Brad Lidge had of 2009. He’s been on a contending team with the Angels since 2002 and was pretty effective. I believe, provided the right pieces are put into place for this team to contend, K-Rod will bounce back and be more effective next season. It’s interesting the Mets haven’t had a home grown closer since Randy Myers. Let’s be honest here…the Mets haven’t had many homegrown players at all the last 20 years (except for Wright an Reyes) so why be any different. Let’s get to the rest of the bullpen. Each season, certain players in the pen are effective and the next season completely ineffective. I think that’s safe to say except for players who are closers. So why not just keep what you have. Most of the time, parnell and green got the job done so keep them around along with the Cal Ripken Jr. of the bullpen, Pedro Feliciano. The bullpen should be one of the least worries of the Mets this off-season.

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