Segway to Citi Applesauce - Peterson likes Mets' Capuano signing, Chris Young offer, Havens sleeper

I think they are waiting out the Garza and Pavano situations to see if the trade market develops some…

They’re my AL team, so-to speak. I love Dave Sims and Mike Blowers. Maybe it’s because of his CBS and WFAN ties, but I actually like Sims a lot. I don’t know why they’d feel the need to replicate Niuhaus’ presence anyway.

But the vote for Dale Murphy was inspired. Assuming that he knows that Murphy is not getting in, and was using it as a waster vote, it’s an awesome choice. For a while there in the 80s he was a beast playing on a perennially terrible team that was run like a circus (see the CNBC special on Ted Turner for a view into how terrible the Braves were back then) and played to crowds averaging 37 people. I don’t think Dale quite had the chops to get in, but a few votes thrown his way are worthwhile.

Not Olerud on the subway. It has to be Derek Bell and his boat.

has very good control, a solid WHIP, and looks to me like a guy whose ERA is more reflective of his perormance than FIP or xFIP, meaning an ERA in the AL Beast always under 4.00 is extremely good. He’d also be moving to Citi which would suit his one weakness, his tendency to groove one a little more often than you’d like. He’s essentially Andy Pettitte—a solid number 2 starter who would look good (not great, but definitely good) in that role on a championship team. And he’s young. And he’s cheap.

There’s a lot to like. Silly of the Mets not to be in on it, particularly if the Post is right, that Alderson has some wiggle room with payroll if he’s willing to go to Wilpon on a case by case basis (though that sounds sadly familiar). I’ll be very interested to see what the Cubs are giving up to get him.

Of the six prospects you mentioned, except for Duda NONE are going to be in Flushing this September unless the Mets are 55-75, and Duda’s upside, if we’re not getting ridiculous, is ‘solid 4th OFer.’ I mean, you can’t be serious here. Wilmer Flores is going to be up in September? In any kind of meaningful capacity? I mean, they might let him watch a couple of games, but you do understand he played in A ball last year, don’t you? And please don’t use pitching fWAR as though it was a number to be taken seriously. Garza’s easily one of the best 50 pitchers in the majors. That makes him a solid #2 starter. He’s not overrated because nobody is claiming he’s anything more than that, but that’s enormously valuable..

I don’t know if I wasn’t clear or you were misreading, but the phrasing is commonly used to talk about players who are under contract for when the team is likely to be a strong contender. By your reasoning we should include Albert Pujols, since he’s theoretically available for 2013.

Pelfrey is ‘as questonable as Garza.’ You think Mike Pelfrey is right about the same pitcher as Matt Garza is? You think Garza is a League Average Innings Muncher? There isn’t much else to say other than you simply don’t understand player value. There’s literally nowhere else for this conversation to go if you think Garza is a league average pitcher.