Mets to make offers soon

With a lull in signings and tradings since the Winter Meetings, the Mets have been pretty mum about their next move. Not for much longer.

According to Marty Noble, the Mets may make offers to Derek Lowe, Oliver Perez and Randy Wolf this week.

The Mets believe Lowe and Perez, both represented by agent Scott Boras, are more in position to sign now that one of Boras' higher-profile clients, Mark Teixeira, has agreed to a deal with the Yankees. They still view Wolf as a fall back alternate to the other two. There has been no indication the Mets will pursue more than one starter or that they will pursue any reliever to any great extent, opting instead to allow the market to slow even more.

Noble goes on to note that Lowe is valued higher than Perez, mainly due to his consistency.

The "Sign Lowe" movement has been gaining voices the last few weeks among the fans, and I am part of that group. I'd like to see a multi-year deal sometime soon, but hopefully not for a ridiculous amount of money.

And ignoring the Lowe and Perez possibilities, I still feel the Mets should sign Wolf no matter what. They need a back end of the rotation guy in case Jon Niese can't handle the duties.

1. Sign Lowe...If not, 2. Sign Perez...3. Sign Wolf either way. The end.

Remove the cork, sniff, swirl, inhale and sip

A quick five-step program to enjoy your Brian "Schneider Schardonnay."
The 2008 Met of the Year Award Final Four is set, and voting will begin tomorrow. Only three more matches to decide the winner of the inaugural tourney.

Enjoy this "day off," and maybe get your hands on some Schneider Schardonnay for a relaxing Sunday.

Outfield assist to Doug.

2008 Met of the Year: Black and Blue Brackets Elite 8 voting

Here are today's TWO matchups for the Elite 8 round:
1. Carlos Delgado vs. 12. Daniel Murphy AND 2. Mike Pelfrey vs. 3. Oliver Perez.

Voting closed. Final Four begins on Monday.

May the best Met win.

My prediction: Murphy topples Delgado, Pelfrey beats out Perez.

Voting ends at MIDNIGHT.

2008 Met of the Year: Elite 8 voting, Sweet 16 results

Inching closer and closer to the crowning of the 2008 Met of the Year.Click HERE for an large bracket.

Today we move into the first of two days of Elite 8 voting. The matchups will come coupled from the Orange and White Brackets (today) and the Black and Blue Brackets (tomorrow).

Here are today's matchups: 1. Santana vs. 4. Beltran and (oh boy) 2. Wright vs. 3. Reyes. Here are the polls:

Voting closed.

May the best Met win.

My prediction: Santana takes a 70-30 victory over Beltran, Wright squeaks out a win over Reyes.

Will Omar finally get Sammy Sosa?

Sammy Sosa has long been on Omar Minaya's wish list. Two years out of baseball, Sosa claims he's ready to play. Will Omar finally get his wish and bring Sammy to the Mets?

I sure hope not.

Sosa is still all about him. Instead of getting proactive and marketing himself for teams, he claims "I still don't have an offer, and I shouldn't be looking for offers out there. Any team who wants to sign me should have the initiative and make an offer." At least he's confident?

Though, with Fernando Tatis and Daniel Murphy looking to split time in left field, the Mets may be a bit under the average if one, or both, fail to perform. I doubt this happens, but I could see reason enough for Omar to bring Sammy into spring training, at the very least as a favor to his fellow Dominican.

Sosa, now 40 years old, will play in the World Baseball Classic for the Domincan Republic beginning in March.

2008 Met of the Year: Blue Bracket Sweet 16 voting

Here is the final set of matchups in the Sweet 16 round.

Merry Christmas everyone. Hope you have time to get to the polls today.

Today's TWO matchups:



Voting ends at MIDNIGHT.

May the best Met win.

Happy Holidays, all!

Thank you for reading my blog.

I means a lot to me and it's been another
record setting year.
I am forever in debt to you, the readers.

Thank you.

And as always, let's go Mets!

Report: Mets, Lowe close on three- or four-year deal

According to Major League sources, the Mets and free agent pitcher Derek Lowe may be very close to coming to term to a contract. The deal is rumored to be either for four years or three with a vesting option.

Boy, that vesting option sure is getting a lot of use these days.

The money could reach around $14-16 million per year.

Doing a little computing, that comes to (on the Lowe-end (get it?)) three years, $42 million and could reach all the way up to four years and $64 million. I'm guessing it will fall somewhere in between.

First of all, I think this would be a good signing for the Mets. They need this kind of grit and hard-nosed attitude in the rotation, and Lowe would bring that to the team. Secondly, I don't think I'll ever tire of all the time I will be able to use "Lowe" in puns and headlines.

Outfield assist to Ian from SOX & Dawgs.

2008 Met of the Year: Black Bracket Sweet 16 voting

I'm out and about right now, but I will post the results from yesterday's polls when I get in.

Today and tomorrow's votes will be pretty low, I'm guessing, but some of you will still find time to make it over here and get the vote out.

Here are today's TWO matchups (#1 Delgado vs. #9 Tatis and #4 Wagner vs. #12 Murphy):



Voting ends at MIDNIGHT.

May the best Met win.

Mets not giving up on Lowe

As the team across town is celebrating their latest acquisition, the Mets are trying to fill a void of their own.

According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the Mets and Derek Lowe are "deep in negotiatons" [sic].

The Mets have consistently remarked that Lowe is "out of their price range" but most with a keen eye knew that was all just a ploy. The team has money to spend, and they need to land an above average starter to help even out the starting rotation -- Lowe would be that man.

If the Mets do sign Lowe, Oliver Perez is easily forgotten.