Felipé Lopez anyone???
"Lopez ranked fourth among all free agents with a 4.6 WAR in 2009, but Boras has been unable to drum up a market for the second baseman. Now, matching last year's $3.5MM will be tough enough. Odds are Lopez won't sniff the contracts signed by Placido Polanco, Mark DeRosa, and Orlando Hudson, and he might not reach the $4.5MM level of Garrett Atkins and Pedro Feliz." - MLBtraderumors.com
If Lopez can be convinced to sign a one year deal for around $2.5mil with incentives worth around $1mil, is there anyone (except Omar Minaya and Jeff Wilpon) who will not take him on? It will be a killer when Castillo lets another 50 or more ball trickle through the infield like last season.
With Reyes back, and hopefully fully fit, it makes a lot of sense to sign a guy with Lopez's ability and 4.0 WAR. This is probably why we won't!
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wait
someone paid 4.5 million for Pedro Feliz?
"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'
it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.
Houston
They’ve quietly been kicking Omar’s ass in the contest for years.
"We're just as bad as the old Mets, but this time nobody's laughing"
-Dallas Green
by Stephen Schmidt on Feb 8, 2010 4:04 PM EST up reply actions
Well as stupidly bad as it might be
Houston does seem to have some sort of plan, they seem to realize that fans will show up to watch Lee/Oswalt/Berkman no matter how bad the rest of the team is so they just hang onto those three and pretend to be surrounding them with quality.
"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'
it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.
That sounds an awful lot like our plan...
I just can’t see a situation where our stands start to look like Atlanta’s even if the team is terrible.
"We're just as bad as the old Mets, but this time nobody's laughing"
-Dallas Green
by Stephen Schmidt on Feb 8, 2010 5:00 PM EST up reply actions
yeah me neither
which is one of the problems of being in a big market I suppose, like even when the knicks were awful people showed up to games.
"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'
it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.
As recently as 1995 attendance was below 18,000
and under 30k in 2003 and 2004, so there’s room for lousy attendance even in NY.
by SeanSchirmer on Feb 8, 2010 11:20 PM EST up reply actions
The mid 1990's attendance dip was industry wide, and was likely the result of the strike.
the 2003 and 2004 numbers were probably more accurate, but that’s still nearly 2.5 million tickets sold at those rates.
"We're just as bad as the old Mets, but this time nobody's laughing"
-Dallas Green
by Stephen Schmidt on Feb 9, 2010 8:21 AM EST up reply actions
When the Knicks WERE awful?
I’m curious as to what’s changed, besides Isiah?
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Feb 9, 2010 12:12 AM EST up reply actions
Well I mean they were awful
and an embarrassment, now they’re just awful?
"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'
it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.
Now they're awful b/c they're gunning for Lebron.
Under Isiah, they were awful because he had no idea how to run a franchise.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Feb 9, 2010 7:22 PM EST up reply actions
And yet...
… Ed Wade remains toiling in relative obscurity since leaving Philadelphia.
Stupid East Coast Contest Bias.
by LeiterMilnerFasterStronger on Feb 8, 2010 4:31 PM EST up reply actions
But Dayton Moore is in The Contest too,
and he’s not on the East Coast.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Feb 8, 2010 4:34 PM EST up reply actions
It seems to be a no-brainer to sign a guy like Lopez for peanuts. Damn its hard being a Mets fan.
"Wait till Biggus Dickus hears about this!"
by scott from peekskill on Feb 8, 2010 4:30 PM EST reply actions
Exactly
The terminology I was going to use. Can play SS and 2B for above average production, has come off the bench in the past, see no reason not to. Plus, since hes a “sunk cost” he’ll get to battle Castillo for ABs and provide better depth than Cora. Done and done.
Wouldn't we have start Lopez if we acquired him?
…. since he’s a better player than Castillo.
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
This should be a slam dunk
key word is should be….
by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Feb 8, 2010 6:11 PM EST up reply actions
Wishful thinking
What makes anyone think this is even remotely on the Mets FO’s radar? They wouldn’t spend $1.5 million on Toreallba (not that I would want him) where they don’t have an established, expensive option at catcher. What makes anyone think they will spend $2.5 on Lopez when they already have $6 million (?) tied up in Castillo and $2 million already committed to a backup in Cora.
The Mets seem like they are done spending, and if they aren’t they will probably go after a pitcher. They are not going to sign a player when they have two players and $8 million committed to the same position.
Oh, we all know you're right.
This is just group therapy where we share a happy delusion and ease our pain without bottles or needles.
by SeanSchirmer on Feb 8, 2010 11:21 PM EST up reply actions
Coach Felipe
I’m going to sign Felipe to help coach my 9U travel team if the Mets are just too freaking stupid to do it. This is getting ridiculous that this guy is still sitting there, will make our defense infinitely better, and yet……crickets.
Hey! my post got bumped to the front page! Woot!
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by scott from peekskill on Feb 8, 2010 9:03 PM EST reply actions
Anybody here interested in Looper to bolster the rotation?
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
Please no
with a 6.41 tRA and a 5.74 FIP, he more than deserved his 5.22 ERA
Another reason why Wins are a bad stat: He won 14
"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"
According to Joel Sherman, Lopez has "bad body language"
Well, this changes everything. I don’t want him any more.
So his body curses at reporters?
What the hell does “bad body language” mean?
If there's ever a riot at Citi Field and Oliver Perez was the starter, I started the riot.
GET LOPEZ!...
and move Cora to the coaching role he is better suited to fill so we can still have competition for the one remaining bench spot. This is what we get for signing Cora so quick for so much when there is a much better and younger replacement still available, now for the same price.
by astromets on Feb 9, 2010 12:11 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I know we need catchers, but I don't think Alex Cora is the answer.
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Feb 9, 2010 1:03 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Lopez over Castillo
I have been hoping for some improvement over Castillo a 2b. We missed all of our other opportunities and now are down to Lopez, who I consider a big upgrade over Castillo. First we know that he will play a full season and not get hurt halfway through. Second he is better offensively and should be better overall in the filed than Castillo, and he is also 5 years younger. The Mets should try to move Castillo or just sign Lopez anyway. Maybe we can revisit the Lowell deal with Boston and send Castillo away by payng most of his salary. Make it a 3-way deal with Boston and Detroit. We send Castillo to Detroit and Lowell comes to us, with Boston receiving something or little in return. Then if we get Lowell we could dump horrible Tatis and have Lowell to platoon with Murphy at first and spell Wright at third. Lopez would be a much better fit than Castillo, and now he is going to cost only a small sum, around Cora money, lol. Is the Mets management that bad that they don’t want to take a one year chance on the guy at a bargain price.
That trade doesn't make much sense for us.
Tatis is more versatile than Lowell, who’s only played 67 innings away from 3rd (at second base, in 2005). Lowell’s natural position is one of only 2 that’s not a concern/question mark for next season. Given our needs, I’d rather have Tatis, who can capably play 4 positions, than Lowell, who can only play one which is already occupied.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Feb 9, 2010 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
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