Hojo of 1991

The Mets are looking at these Right-handed hitters to replace Easley. Who would you prefer to be on the team?

mets84

is conine really available?

graves9

Conine's my choice he's still a solid hitter who has come up big in October in the past. Cairo's thankfully no longer an option from Rotoworld:Cardinals signed infielder Miguel Cairo to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Memphis.
The only surprise here is that GM Walt Jocketty didn't go ahead and give him a two- or three-year deal. Cairo, who played for the Cardinals from 2001-03, should be up in September to serve as a utility infielder.

Bay Ridge Dave

FWIW, someone posted last night that he had cleared waivers...

METSSC

It's just a question of cost. How about Mota?

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GET THE PIECE OF CRAP McGimpy OFF MY TEAM NOW!!!!!

The McGimpy does most things upside down: eats, sleeps (an average of 23 hours per day), mates, and gives birth. Because of the McGimpy's upside down life, many of the McGimpy's internal organs (liver, stomach, spleen, pancreas) are in different positions from other mammals. McGimpy sometimes lets out a cry or hissing sound.

During the rare times the McGimpy goes down to the ground (such as to change trees for food), it moves very slowly.

mets84

maybe I don't fully understand the strategy as to who you block and who you let clear if you're any given team, but that's honestly a little surprising. perhaps many teams are hoping to trade for him, so there's sort of an unspoken collusion not to put in a claim.

Bay Ridge Dave

Agreed. The guy is a hard-nosed, winning player, who can still hit. I wanted this guy on the Mets over Flintstone 2 months ago.

He'd be great fit IMO as THE righty bat off the bench, AND back-up 1B.

graves9

Yes he's already been put on waivers , I don't think the Reds will ask for much more than a non prospect like Anderson Hernandez (Cue Bill to spit out Hernanez's AAA stats and say there's still hope for him)

Bay Ridge Dave

I'd do this TODAY, but I'm sure the Reds won't.

I think they would take a middling prospect, or an Anderson Hernandez type.

Geez. I like Omar, but he, IMO, hasn't had a banner year. As someone pointed out, if he were a stock, he'd be "down" right now. That Mota contract was bad back then, and it is has come home to roost now.

I'd be afraid as to what HIS idea would be of getting a RH bat for the bench (I'm glad Cairo is off the market)...and I want no part of Fernando Tatis here.

METSSC

The snooze says AH will be sent down before tomorrow's game and a righty bat added. So unless they trade for Conine or Piazza I expect that bat to be Tatis.

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GET THE PIECE OF CRAP McGimpy OFF MY TEAM NOW!!!!!

The McGimpy does most things upside down: eats, sleeps (an average of 23 hours per day), mates, and gives birth. Because of the McGimpy's upside down life, many of the McGimpy's internal organs (liver, stomach, spleen, pancreas) are in different positions from other mammals. McGimpy sometimes lets out a cry or hissing sound.

During the rare times the McGimpy goes down to the ground (such as to change trees for food), it moves very slowly.

Bay Ridge Dave

I'm going to throw up my breakfast now... excuse me...

I'm sorry, but if that is the case, you gotta start wondering about Omar (knowing that many have wondered about him already)...

Matt

No, you don't Dave. It is possible there's no deal to be made out there, and Tatis is the best internal option available.

Until we know for sure, you can't make a blanket statement like "you've gotta start wondering about Omar"...

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mets84

I dunno... the mota deal was bad, but it seems almost everyone they've brought in to replace yet another injury has contributed, and that's a testament to the depth omar has built. to me that's the most impressive thing about the mets this year. if this were like three years ago, this team would have been buried under all these injuries.

METSSC

All I know is Omar needs a competent righty bat before Sept 1st otherwise we'll go into the playoffs with a gaping hole. I'd have faith in Piazza or Conine coming off the bench late in a game. Ambres and/or Tatis wont cut it.

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GET THE PIECE OF CRAP McGimpy OFF MY TEAM NOW!!!!!

The McGimpy does most things upside down: eats, sleeps (an average of 23 hours per day), mates, and gives birth. Because of the McGimpy's upside down life, many of the McGimpy's internal organs (liver, stomach, spleen, pancreas) are in different positions from other mammals. McGimpy sometimes lets out a cry or hissing sound.

During the rare times the McGimpy goes down to the ground (such as to change trees for food), it moves very slowly.

Bay Ridge Dave

And if THAT is the case, then Omar should really be looking elsewhere.