Hey, it's me, Lezgomets9. This is my first MLBlog ever. It's pretty cool. Anyway, today's blog is going to be about what I think the Mets should do this offseason.
As everybody knows, the Mets' biggest need this offseason is pitching, specifically the bullpen. I heard that if all the Mets games ended in the sixth inning, the Mets wouldv'e won around 36 more games. Chew on that.
I believe that to fix our closer situation we should sign Brian Fuentes. He was successful 30 out of 34 times in the 2008 season. Thirty saves in 34 opportunities is pretty good.
I hear K-Rod's name a lot; I think that Francisco Rodriguez is a great player, but he is asking for way too much. He broke the single-season saves record, as we all know, but not a lot of people get 69 save opportunities. K-Rod set the record with 62 saves and blew seven saves.
I think Fuentes is the better choice because he is a lot cheaper and has only a little less skill than K-Rod, or maybe even the same skill. That's my biggest concern of the offseason the closer.
As for the rest of the bullpen, I believe we should lose everybody except for a select few in Joe Smith, Pedro Feliciano, Brian Stokes, and Luis Ayala. The bullpen just needs a total makeover, and I leave that to GM Omar Minaya...it's too much of a headache for me. I'll discuss that in another blog; I can write a novel about the bullpen moves.
Another big move for the Mets is to get another starting pitcher because we are not bringing back Pedro. I know Pedro was injured a lot and we didn't have big big big problems, but problems like bringing guys like Brandon Knight in to start and take his spot...we just can't afford that constantly.
We should sign Derek Lowe to a two-year deal and that should develop Jon Niese, who should either earn a longman job in the bullpen or be sent down to Triple-A, where he can develop his skills. I believe that Niese will play a big role with the Mets in the future; I've loved this guy since the first time I saw him in spring training.
The Mets lineup and bench, to me, isn't nearly as big a deal to me as the pitching, but I believe we need a spark plug. Last year when the Mets were down by multiple runs, they just looked lifeless.
I think Orlando Hudson is a good second baseman for the Mets; he is a good fielder and a good batter. The only problem about that move is getting rid of Castillo. Dealing him is almost as hard as dealing a player with no left arm. If they can find a way of dealing him that will be great.
The person I want for Castillo is Royals right fielder Jose Guillen. It will be tough, but they might be able to pull it off. If they get Guillen they can stick him in left field and our outfield problem will be pretty much solved.
The biggest bench move for the Mets I believe is bringing back Cliff Floyd. If we bring him in, he is a great leader in the clubhouse and will give the Mets the swagger they had in 2006. The only problem is that he wants to DH, but I think he will be willing to be on the bench for the Mets. We can put him in to bat and then put Endy Chavez in for defense, it's perfect. This is what I believe the 2009 Mets starting rotation should look like:
1. Johan Santana LHP
2. Mike Pelfrey RHP
3. Oliver Perez LHP
4. John Maine RHP
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about 1 month ago
I agree with you on OLLIE. We need to bring him back, we need him to dominate the phillies again. also I will like to see hudson at 2B. I like derek lowe but I think he wont accept a 2 year deal. where is murphy is your plans? I platton murphy/tatis in LF and you will get the same production that guillen will give up. I rather trade castillo for vasquez. also I will trade schneider, he is HORRIBLE!!. then trade for bengi molina. K-ROD is better than fuentes. Fuentes lost his closing job 2 times recently. I think k-rod is more of a sure thing. trade for heilman + more for street, sign another cheap bullpen arm and we are set.
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beltran
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murphy/tatis
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derek lowe/vazquez/niese/wolf
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holt/kunz
good job and your first article and LETS GO METS!!!!!!!!
about 1 month ago
Thanks man. You should write an article I saw none for you but you got good ideas, make that comment into a an article.
about 1 month ago
I call it a MLBlog because i made one on MLB.com but no one read it so I just copy and pasted to this website, because I no a lot of people look on this website. Just to avoid any confusion, wanted to let you guys know.
about 1 month ago
hey nick, how can I write an article on this website? do I need a special account?
about 1 month ago
KRod is not the answer.. His diminished velocity is a huge concern as well as his violent delivery taking its toll on his body. Fuentes or Wood represents better options primarily because of their likely cheaper cost but Street is also a very good alternative. One pitcher I feel can become a possible successful reclamation project is the Cubs' Rich Hill, the leftie with the beautiful curve but a dodgy fastball.. Still he is relatively young and once he can command his fastball with good velocity, he can be an effective and cheap option. I'm not too enamoured with the names on the free agent market with the exception of Derek Lowe who's proven himself time and time again but his age is a question mark. Personally my first option is AJ Burnett who's 31 and can still fulfill that enormous potential.
Juan Cruz is another bullpen option whilst Omar should think about trading bad contracts for another in the hope that a change of scenery could benefit all parties. Eric Byrnes/Luis Castillo, Schoenoeweiss/Speier is another. Rafael Betancourt of the Indians is intriguiing to me, as is Chad Cordero.
Another sleeper bat I can see blossoming is Andy Marte of the Indians. He showed flashes of power and can finally fulfil the hype bestowed to him at the Braves. Other prospects who were relatively well hyped but slow to come to hand are Brandon Phillips, David Ortiz, Edwin Jackson, Gavin Floyd, John Danks, etc.
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