Rays' Iwamura Going to NL Team
please, please, please
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at 4.5 is so much more worth cora at 2.5
He’d prolly be the best UT man in baseball and still be able to play nearly every day spelling luis jose and maybe even dub
by MetsKnicksRutgers on Nov 3, 2009 3:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Love the optimism
But who are we giving them in this hypothetical trade?
If there's ever a riot at Citi Field and Oliver Perez was the starter, I started the riot.
by meigs1414 on Nov 3, 2009 4:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Kunz
"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"
by firejerrynow on Nov 3, 2009 4:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Omar + Andrew Friedman = disaster (for us)
Omar might end up sending Thole + Davis. Or worse.
by Michkin on Nov 3, 2009 4:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Thole, F! and Mejia
"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"
by firejerrynow on Nov 3, 2009 4:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
If this is the Mets it can only end poorly.
by Eric Simon on Nov 3, 2009 4:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
this wouldn't seem to work unless the Mets were sure they could find a taker for Castillo
and no way that’d be the Rays
by JoshNY on Nov 3, 2009 5:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
god damn it.
Apparently it really is true that even the Pirates have suprassed us in FO intelligence. I feel like all we have left are the Royals.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
by squid92 on Nov 3, 2009 6:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I don't actually think this is a good thing for the Mets.
I’m sure this move helps them to buy Alvarez a little more time in the minors, as there had been some talk of moving Andy LaRoche to 2nd to make room. The Pirates aren’t going anywhere next year, and Iwamura will likely be available again at the deadline if the Pirates suck or if Pedro is raking (if the Mets still have a need). His price should drop with only 1/2 a season remaining, unless it looks like he’ll be a type A (in which case giving up talent doesn’t hurt as badly). At least it wasn’t a team like the Cubs, where you’d know he would finish out his contract.
"We're just as bad as the old Mets, but this time nobody's laughing"
-Dallas Green
by Schmidtxc on Nov 3, 2009 6:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That should read, I don't actually think this is a BAD thing for the Mets...
"We're just as bad as the old Mets, but this time nobody's laughing"
-Dallas Green
by Schmidtxc on Nov 3, 2009 6:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Pirates made a SMART move here.
They give up a fungible right handed reliever for an improvement in infield defense. Pirates have three ground ball starters in Duke, Maholm and Morton. Sounds like they’re BUILDING TO STRENGTH.
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by All Shook Down on Nov 4, 2009 1:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It's Akinori Iwamura
Seriously, just breathe…
by Syler on Nov 3, 2009 7:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The Mets need a few more Akinoris on the team
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Nov 3, 2009 11:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Guys like him separate us from championships.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
by squid92 on Nov 4, 2009 12:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
you mean champtionships
"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"
by firejerrynow on Nov 4, 2009 6:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Right. You can't spell Championship without 'Akinori'
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Nov 4, 2009 3:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
you can't spell playoffs without payoffs
as in from players who turn in solid average seasons, something the Mets have sorely lacked.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
by squid92 on Nov 4, 2009 10:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
There's that
But the Royals handle the draft much more intelligently than the Mets do.
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by All Shook Down on Nov 4, 2009 1:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
just get him, somehow, get him
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No hating on Jay Fiedler, please.
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by samdaman on Nov 3, 2009 6:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Looks like the Pirates is the team.
More Slappy for us.
by fxcarden on Nov 3, 2009 7:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
well, I'm sure
there are better ways to use $7-8 million than on a (small) upgrade at 2B.
by alexSVK on Nov 3, 2009 7:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Why are we caring so much about a mediocre infielder????
by Syler on Nov 3, 2009 7:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Because he's a good infielder
who would be a perfect fit for the Mets at second
by Sam Page on Nov 3, 2009 7:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He was still worth less than Castillo somehow
And I’m not completely sure that Castillo is going to be 10 runs below average defensively again next year.
by Syler on Nov 3, 2009 7:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
by being injured for 100 games?
that can really drop your WAR…
by Sam Page on Nov 3, 2009 8:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And for that matter, how the hell is he better than Castillo???
by Syler on Nov 3, 2009 7:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Castillo is a second baseman in name only at this point
His defense is abominable. All of his value is tied up in his ability to beat out infield hits about 1-2 times a week and draw walks, and while the latter is certainly a repeatable skill, as 2008 showed, the former is not.
by Cox813 on Nov 3, 2009 7:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Idea for a TV commercial
Pop tarts: two hot pop tarts flip up from the toaster, are in mid air, and Luis aims to grab them, but they are too hot, and he drops them. Murph, however, can take the heat because of his blue collar and grabs them, flipping them behind the back a la Webgems ’09 to Johan, who is covering first base and bites into one.
by deadspy3 on Nov 4, 2009 11:09 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd buy pop tarts if I saw that commercial
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Nov 4, 2009 3:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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