Rays' Iwamura Going to NL Team

please, please, please

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aki

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

No

He’d replace Castillo

by Sam Page on Nov 3, 2009 4:07 PM EST up 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

MLB Trade Rumors reports that the NL team is the Pirates.

by DC4Three on Nov 3, 2009 5:06 PM EST 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.

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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...

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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

that too

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Nov 4, 2009 2:05 PM 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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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

How is he better than Castllo though?

by Syler on Nov 3, 2009 7:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

defense

about 10 runs better.

by Sam Page on Nov 3, 2009 7:31 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

Yeah and don't forget the times he forgets to cover a base.

by fxcarden on Nov 3, 2009 8:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Because Luis can't catch pop-ups

by boom_roasted on Nov 3, 2009 8:50 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