Big Denny

I agree with Ron and Gary. With The status of Alou up in the air we need to make a move yesterday.

Can we give the Pirates one of the guys at Bing who is hot right now? How about Nick Evans or Dan Murphy?

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Gregory Gewirtz

With Nady hot right now, I think his price might be more than he's really worth.

However, with Granderson off the Tigers' DL, I wonder if Brandon Inge could be had at a low price. They probably have to dump him sooner or later and the Mets could stick him in left field or wherever else he's needed.

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The_Kings_of_Quit

I've said it in other threads... the Mets stole Oliver Perez in that deal. I don't think the Pirates are going to trade him back here without being blown away.

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NYUNITE

what about matt murton or juan rivera? Both decent right handed outfielders riding the bench for other teams

Bay Ridge Dave

I want someone who is going to be in the starting lineup... not a bench guy who is brought to keep the place warm for Alou when he feels like coming back.

I really don't care for Alou at this point. Much like the El Duque situation, that has become a joke onto itself. Maybe Alou can borrow Duque's boot... though I have a better idea were the boot should go for those two.

MrHat

This would be a panic move IMO. These guys arent just hot right now...they've done nothing but hit for the Mets since being drafted.

Evans has some major power - hit smacked 15hrs in the FSL in under 400 ABs (all while hitting .285 as well)...which is not an easy thing. He's just 22, plays 1B and is learning LF....two places the Mets will need to fill very shortly.

Dan Murphy, though he's stuck behind Wright has too good of a stick to trade away right now. While he doesnt hit for the raw power of Evans, he might be the most professional hitter in the Mets system right now. He was an RBI machine in the FSL and has carried that right over into Bing.

Both these guys are only "well thought of" right now...Break out seasons in AA could jack their value up significantly. So even if the "goal" is to eventually trade them I'd say given how they've started the season in AA, the Mets could get a ton more for them by waiting.

I know LF is a major concern, but I'd hold off on moving legit prospects in the system just now and see what other options are out there.

DDPv6.0

Did Alou actually say, "I'll come back when I feel like it?" No. They said that Alou actually wanted to play on the swollen ankle, but made him get the scan which is how they found "something." Once again, this isn't Alou's problem. He got hurt. He had two injuries that aren't all that subjective like "Oh, my hamstring isn't 100%" etc. He had a hernia and now possibly a fracture. Those things aren't up for debate as to whether or not he should play with them. I want Alou back with this team and I think he'll be a tremendous help. He can flat out hit, but the problem lies with Minaya not supplying this team with more than Pagan and Endy, knowing that Alou would play 100 games, if they were lucky. However, this team is better with Alou than almost any other possible option.

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Deepleft34

Bonds?

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But either way this is GOOD day for this organization. Yes its another joke of a circus where the Mets make a complete mess of a situation, but its the beginning of the end of Omar and thats a positive

Truer words have never been spoken

Bay Ridge Dave

At the rate things are going, this is going to be a long shot.

Sports Doctor

Everyone knew Alou would hardly play this year, everyone except Omar.

Mojo

Dave, I said this to you in the IGT, don't know if you caught it...

Your implications that Alou doesn't want to be on the field are downright ridiculous. The guy does not need the money, he's playing because he loves the game. He's always played hard and comes from a pretty impressive baseball family. He's made of glass, but you know full well he wants to be out there helping the team. So cut the ****.

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Bay Ridge Dave

Look, I admit that was too strong to say, and that was just me being pissed off. Then again, you would have to admit that this is beyond a joke, especially when all we hear about is how the Mets keep pinning their hopes (WILLIE said the other day that the team was trying to get by without two of their "best" players, Alou and Duque LMAO) on a guy who get hurts at the drop of a hat.

Hence, why I could care less about him, or would have any use for him at this point. He is very, very unreliable. The Mets need someone who can go out there day in and day out.... not every couple of months or so.

For that, Omar should take the heat.

Mojo

I'll agree that he is unreliable do to his inability to stay healthy. I will agree that the whole situation is almost comical. And I'll agree that Omar didn't come into the season with someone better to split a good deal of time with Alou/take over when Alou inevitable got hurt - and for that he deserves heat. But Alou wants to be out there, and you know it. That's all I took issue with.

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Kid A

i just fear they will promote F. Martinez too early, although I think he is leaps and bounds more mature than Milledge, Mets have a penchant for calling up and sending down, ruining any sort of a rhythm these guys could get in.

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Paulie Cee

Nady can also play first base (wink wink).

Get him.

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