Davidoff: Mets looking to shop Beltran

Sigh.

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by Steve Schreiber on Sep 19, 2010 1:40 PM EDT reply actions

Sigh?

Rasmus for Beltran sounds like a good deal

by EtSuKe on Sep 19, 2010 3:00 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah

but knowing the Mets, they’ll trade him and Niese for Ellsbury.

John Olerud, Hall of Famer. Got a nice ring to it.

by squid92 on Sep 19, 2010 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah but we're the mets

so it would be Beltran, Meija, Familia, F-mart and Puello for Ramsus and Jake Westbrook.

mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon

by Gina on Sep 19, 2010 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions

It might make sense

to trade him at some point, but I’d rather keep Beltran on the team.

Is the sun going to come up tomorrow?

by Brian. on Sep 19, 2010 4:23 PM EDT reply actions

A ramsus beltran swap

would be a massive win for us, and make zero sense for the cards unless we were picking up like all of Beltran’s salary.

mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon

by Gina on Sep 19, 2010 4:37 PM EDT reply actions

Even then it makes little sense for the Cards

Reyes, Thole, Wright, Beltran, Bay, Davis, Martinez, Tejada...

by Stephen Schmidt on Sep 19, 2010 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Even so, wouldn't we be winning that one?

by Jack Str on Sep 19, 2010 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah we'd still be winning

its just the only way it would make sense for them.

mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon

by Gina on Sep 19, 2010 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions

I would do it

even with giving all of Beltran’s money. doubt they would.

by Joshuah on Sep 20, 2010 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions

well they might if they feel they have to move him

to keep Pujols happy

mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon

by Gina on Sep 20, 2010 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions

and if the yankees trade for grienke i will cry

mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon

by Gina on Sep 19, 2010 4:37 PM EDT reply actions

I bet he will too, at least at some point of his NY stay

Reyes, Thole, Wright, Beltran, Bay, Davis, Martinez, Tejada...

by Stephen Schmidt on Sep 19, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Does Grienke have a no trade clause?

Because I heard him say that New York is the one place he would not want to go to. He has anxiety issues.

Gas prices today are a lot like a pitcher's ERA. Anything under 3 is amazing, under 4 is pretty good and anything 5 and up is something you want to avoid.

by Bobby Baseball on Sep 19, 2010 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions

that would actually be really smart for the Royals

pilfer the Yankees farm system for an “ace” who you know is going to have severe mental issues when he pitches in New York that will make him an ineffective pitcher and drive him out of the league eventually. Morally repugnant, but very smart baseball…

2009 Did Not Happen

by cjmulrain on Sep 19, 2010 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions

But Dayton Moore is dumb, so he'd give the Yankees an anxiety discount.

Reyes, Thole, Wright, Beltran, Bay, Davis, Martinez, Tejada...

by Stephen Schmidt on Sep 19, 2010 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions

the yankees would just spend 50 million dollars

having someone cure anxiety, and then trade for all the anxiety ridden players in the league cheaply and fix them.

mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon

by Gina on Sep 19, 2010 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions

hooray for buy high, sell low

Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?

by KeithsMoustache on Sep 19, 2010 5:17 PM EDT reply actions

That's how I play the stock market!

It’ll pay off one day!

by Evan_S on Sep 19, 2010 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

When you qualify for welfare, perhaps...

Otherwise I wouldn’t count on it, unless you happen to be investing in credit swaps.

by MookieTheCat on Sep 19, 2010 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions

i've been holding onto my bp stock for months...

i think now is the time to sell!

John Olerud, Hall of Famer. Got a nice ring to it.

by squid92 on Sep 19, 2010 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Bah, that's nothing.

I’ve been hoarding my Lehman stock. It’s due for a comeback, I tells yah!

May you be locked in a battle of wits against Jerry Manuel.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Sep 19, 2010 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions

i've heard good things about enron

John Olerud, Hall of Famer. Got a nice ring to it.

by squid92 on Sep 19, 2010 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

The Mets trade model seems to me...

To involve having good, albeit overpaid, players play for other teams while paying their salary whilst the Mets field an inferior player and pay all of his salary.

It kind of seems like the Mets are subsidizing the lead, one crappy contract dump at a time.

by MookieTheCat on Sep 19, 2010 6:26 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

lead = league

by MookieTheCat on Sep 19, 2010 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions

What good players have we subsidized?

I can’t think of one of the top of my head.

Reyes, Thole, Wright, Beltran, Bay, Davis, Martinez, Tejada...

by Stephen Schmidt on Sep 19, 2010 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions

If you look at our opening day roster...

And add Bobby Bonilla, you have your answer(s).

by MookieTheCat on Sep 20, 2010 1:16 AM EDT up reply actions

He said

Good players….

by Joshuah on Sep 20, 2010 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions

he's also not playing for another team

mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon

by Gina on Sep 20, 2010 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions

They were good players...

Why else would they be on our opening day starting lineup? Right? Guys? C’mon guys? I’m right right?

by MookieTheCat on Sep 20, 2010 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions

I love selling when value is at an all-time low!

Let’s go Mets!

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Sep 19, 2010 9:18 PM EDT reply actions

Isn't that what the Wilpons are good at?

"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"

by feslenraster on Sep 20, 2010 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions

They made a fortune in the real-estate business how?

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Sep 20, 2010 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions

fraud mostly

Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?

by KeithsMoustache on Sep 20, 2010 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions

What is this Fraaaoooood?

Save Jenrry Mejia!
In lobby for Josh Byrnes/Chip Hale as Mets 2011 GM/Manager.

by Ogre39666 on Sep 20, 2010 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Not so much fraud...

They bought in when prices were depressed and have been able to ride a wave. They got very, very lucky when they decided to get into real estate. Further, no one ever said that being good at one type of business means you are good at another. See Airlines, Trump.

by MookieTheCat on Sep 20, 2010 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions

I realize Davidoff is pulling numbers out of his butt,

but he does put the likelihood of a Beltran deal at 6 out of 10.

It wouldn’t surprise me to see the Mets dump him, pick up $10m of his salary, and simply go with a platoon in RF of guys already on the roster. Say, Duda/Evans. I think we’re making a mistake in thinking the Wilpons will pick up a solid OFer to rpelace the Belter. With the various arb raises coming up, if they want to hold payroll at this year’s level someone’s got to go. Beltran is a logical candidate. Don’t be surprised to see him on the Red Sox. A one year deal for a guy with a ton of upside is just the deal they’d make.

by Jack Str on Sep 19, 2010 10:10 PM EDT reply actions

I would not trade him. I’d let him play out his last year and then let him go. My reasoning is:
1) I doubt the Mets can get anything valuable for him.
2) On his walk year, he might have a heck of a season
3) I’d hate to trade him to somewhere else and see him hit 40 homeruns while the Mets are still paying part of his salary.

by Clifford Stclair on Sep 20, 2010 4:22 AM EDT reply actions