2009 Mets Season Thread

[hbionic]

nothing new on Lowe, but now they're apparently talking to the Dodgers about a trade for Andruw Jones

please god let this be true. Get that smiling piece of shtein off the dodgers.

[PhillyPhreak54]

GET ANDRUW!

[Feva]

nothing new on Lowe, but now they're apparently talking to the Dodgers about a trade for Andruw Jones

Oh my God, no.

[SunMo]

didn't he sign a 2 year deal, making this his contract year?  he actually could have a good year.

[DH]

The apparant play is trade Jones for Castillo and a few minor leaguers, then sign Orlando Hudson to play second. Thats what Ive been reading. Also, "baseball insiders" say Jones wasnt comfortable in LA, and would revert back to similar form if he was traded. Who knows how true that is...

Either way, I'd like to get it done. Just for the potential alone...

[DH]

Check that...

Marty Noble at MLB.com reports that, while the Mets once had talked with the Dodgers about trading Andruw Jones for Luis Castillo, 'nothing is ongoing, and nothing is going to happen,' according to a person familiar with discussions.

[ice grillin you]

andruw jones is 32 obese and rich.....stick a fork in him

[PhillyPhreak54]

Ned Colletti would be drawn and quartered if he made that deal. Jones has one year left on his deal while Castillo is fresh off a 4yr extension given to him by that dumbshtein Minaya.I hope they keep Castillo.

[DH]

Dumbest thing they did (and I said this last year too) was sign Castillo for 4 years. They were in talks w/ KC earlier this year to trade him straight up for Jose Guillen but Dan Glass decided against it...kinda shows Castillos value throughout baseball if you can't get a schmuck like Guillen back for him. If they keep him, which it looks like theyre gonna have to, he's gonna ride the bench - Dan Murphy is supposed to get a look at 2B in the spring..

[PhillyPhreak54]

Yep, it was obvious to anyone with an eye or two that Castillo is cooked. Well, except for Minaya. He should have known to avoid him, but he signed him. That made me happy. Hell, they could have let Easley have the job for a fraction of the cost until Murphy was ready.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

So, are the Mets the favorites again yet?

[ice grillin you]

while Castillo is fresh off a 4yr extension given to him by that dumbshtein Minaya.I hope they keep Castillo

contract length and dollar amounts mean nothing to the mets...they will crash and burn with as many bad contracts as it takes...at this point all you can hope for is that their decision making scouting and player development sucks....because budget is not going to ever be a deciding factor in what palyers they acquire or what players they start

[SunMo]

it matters a little bit when their owner has to use food stamps because of dumping cash into that ponzi scheme

[DH]

If money didn't matter, they would have signed CC. Obviously, they need another starter, so why wouldnt they have signed the best on the market - who also happens to be one of the best in baseball?

Unless they really think Lowe > CC. Hah.

[SD_Eagle5]

what's going on with Perez? I'm still hoping he lands in the AL.