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Comment on Perez, Easley, And Wise File For Free Agency by Dave Doyle

Dave Doyle — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:26:14 +0000

For Ollie I think it’s realistic to look for 5-years/$55 million. That’s the same contract that Gil Meche and Ted Lilly got two years ago. Burnett is probably going to want more than that. He’s got a more consistent track record than Ollie does.

Comment on Perez, Easley, And Wise File For Free Agency by TD

TD — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:10:09 +0000

What kind of money is Ollie hoping for? I read Burnett is probably going to opt out of his contract in Toronto.

Comment on Mets Tatis Comeback Player Of The Year by Mets Re-Sign Fernando Tatis | The Mets Report

Mets Re-Sign Fernando Tatis | The Mets Report — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:49:39 +0000

[...] to keep Tatis. He had such a great season and his clutch hitting was astounding. Just the other day I wrote about his award winning [...]

Comment on Mets Announce 2009 Coaching Staff by Dave Doyle

Dave Doyle — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:31:36 +0000

I’m not a big Hojo fan either but apparently Wright and some of the other guys really like him. I also question how much tangible impact a hitting coach has anyway. So it probably doesn’t make a big difference either way. Maybe Rey Ordonez could come back as the hitting coach.

Comment on Mets 2008 Off-Season Needs: Bullpen by Dave Doyle

Dave Doyle — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:28:33 +0000

I think we’ve already seen what the minors have to offer for relief work. Kunz is the guy that has some real potential for the 8th and 9th innings. Other than that we’re looking and Knight, Figueroa, Stokes, and those type of guys. They’re not bad but I certainly don’t want to see them at the back of the bullpen. Maine could be an option. But if he doesn’t work out, the Mets are totally screwed if they don’t have a good backup plan.

Comment on Mets Announce 2009 Coaching Staff by TD

TD — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:00:52 +0000

Hojo? Bah! I’d rather have Mario Mendoza be the hitting coach!

Comment on Mets 2008 Off-Season Needs: Bullpen by TD

TD — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:52:22 +0000

I agree with you on that whole group of keepers Dave.
I thought it would have been a good idea to make Maine the closer. The guy has lights out stuff the first time through the order. If they could pick up a few decent free agent starters (they need to do this anyway when Perez walks and if Martinez retires), this might be able to offset losing Maine in the starting rotation. The starter free agent market looks a lot more promising than the relief market. This is assuming that Maine is healthy at the start of 2009.
Dave, do you know how the farm looks in the middle relief area? We did get a glimpse of a few guys in September. Do you think any of them are viable closers or 8th inning type guys?

Comment on Video: Shea Scoreboard Demolition by Dave Doyle

Dave Doyle — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:07:55 +0000

Robin, good one!!! The Mets bullpen got demolished all season long. There’s plenty of video on that… I was watching it on SNY.

Comment on Video: Shea Scoreboard Demolition by Robin Schwartz

Robin Schwartz — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:13:11 +0000

Wasn’t that video a Mets bullpen metaphor? all puns intended,

Comment on Mets 2008 Off-Season Needs: Second Baseman by TD

TD — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:39:30 +0000

I can live with Castillo at second for one more season. My biggest concern is the hopeless situation in the bullpen. There are too many problems there to completely address it in the offseason. If he comes back healthy, I’d love to see John Maine try out the closer role. He seemed to burn through the lineup the first go round. Spending the money on a quality starter might be better suited than spending a fortune on K-Rod.