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[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

They should ante up and sign Teixeira. Delgado is on the otherside of his career and tex is a much better player and will be for the next 5 years. Would you rather have the 2nd best 1st baseman in the lague for the next 5 or 6 years or Delgado? The difference in money shouldnt make much difference with the money mint coming online next year. What do you do with Delgado after next year? There is no guarantee he will show up to play for $8 million anyway. You know he will want an extention and you may wind up with a Manny situation. They have Wright signed to a good contract and there is no other position player that they will have to pay in the near future.

Obviously if they can get Tex that is a different story, but that added money could be the difference between having Fuentes and a top closer or having neither. And won't the Yanks break the bank for Tex?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Obviously if they can get Tex that is a different story, but that added money could be the difference between having Fuentes and a top closer or having neither. And won't the Yanks break the bank for Tex?

Honestly there should be no limit to what they spend after the way the last 2 seasons ended. Fuentes is not a lights out guy. He lost the closers job in Colorado where no one cares about baseball. He may not be a NY guy and for the money he will want, who knows. Why is it that some teams always come up with solid relief guys that come from nowhere like Minnesota and San Diego and even oakland? The Yankees are supposedly thinking of breaking the bank for CC and signing Giambi to a cut rate deal, which he would do presumably. How many giant deals can they do with the Arod deal and Jeter coming due soon.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Honestly there should be no limit to what they spend after the way the last 2 seasons ended. Fuentes is not a lights out guy. He lost the closers job in Colorado where no one cares about baseball. He may not be a NY guy and for the money he will want, who knows. Why is it that some teams always come up with solid relief guys that come from nowhere like Minnesota and San Diego and even oakland? The Yankees are supposedly thinking of breaking the bank for CC and signing Giambi to a cut rate deal, which he would do presumably. How many giant deals can they do with the Arod deal and Jeter coming due soon.

Even with the new ballpark the Mets still don't have unlimited resources. And once they hit that luxury tax then every extra dollar is multiplied. If you told me for $24 million next year they could have Delgado, Nathan, and Fuentes or have Teixeira and buyout Delgado I'd take the former in a heartbeat. They can always plug someone in at first if Delgado goes bad. They proved this year that you can't plug someone in as closer and setup man.

[MaTH716]

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[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Even with the new ballpark the Mets still don't have unlimited resources. And once they hit that luxury tax then every extra dollar is multiplied. If you told me for $24 million next year they could have Delgado, Nathan, and Fuentes or have Teixeira and buyout Delgado I'd take the former in a heartbeat. They can always plug someone in at first if Delgado goes bad. They proved this year that you can't plug someone in as closer and setup man.

Nathan signed an extention with MN earlier this year. I think he got 47 million through 2012. Krod is going to cost at least that much and probably more if he has a good postseason. Fuentes wants like $8 million a year and wants to close. The Mets have a pretty good contract situation and if they pay the luxury tax, so be it.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Nathan signed an extention with MN earlier this year. I think he got 47 million through 2012. Krod is going to cost at least that much and probably more if he has a good postseason. Fuentes wants like $8 million a year and wants to close. The Mets have a pretty good contract situation and if they pay the luxury tax, so be it.

Fuentes won't get $8 million to close anywhere, that is crazy talk. He couldn't even keep the job from Manny Corpas in '07. Sucks that Nathan signed already, that leaves it to Lidge and K-Rod who will get paid. I guess a trade for Huston Street is always possible since the A's have Joey Devine ready to step in.

[MaTH716]

What about a guy like Dan Wheeler? He has done a great job filling in for Percival this season.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

What about a guy like Dan Wheeler? He has done a great job filling in for Percival this season.

He had a shot in Houston and blew it. NY will be tougher though he would make a great addition to the bullpen anywhere. The Mets need more than just a closer also.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Fuentes won't get $8 million to close anywhere, that is crazy talk. He couldn't even keep the job from Manny Corpas in '07. Sucks that Nathan signed already, that leaves it to Lidge and K-Rod who will get paid. I guess a trade for Huston Street is always possible since the A's have Joey Devine ready to step in.

Street is supposedly a question mark to pass the physical. Sherill from the O's is a cheaper alternative but you have to trade for him. I bet Fuentes gets it or close to it.

I know you are going to go crazy but maybe they should trade Reyes. What if they traded Reyes to the dodgers and made them take castillo's contract and some filler for Kemp/Ethier, Billingsley and prospect. Then sign Furcal or Orlando Caberera and Orlando Hudson and Teixiera. That gives them a great infield, takes care of left field until martinez is ready and gets you a pitcher too. I guess the Dodgers may not do it but they signed Juan Pierre to a long term contract so who knows?

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Street is supposedly a question mark to pass the physical. Sherill from the O's is a cheaper alternative but you have to trade for him. I bet Fuentes gets it or close to it.

I know you are going to go crazy but maybe they should trade Reyes. What if they traded Reyes to the dodgers and made them take castillo's contract and some filler for Kemp/Ethier, Billingsley and prospect. Then sign Furcal or Orlando Caberera and Orlando Hudson and Teixiera. That gives them a great infield, takes care of left field until martinez is ready and gets you a pitcher too. I guess the Dodgers may not do it but they signed Juan Pierre to a long term contract so who knows?

I don't see them trading Reyes so it is irrelevant, they are determined to build around their current core. He only makes $5.75 million next year anyways so still offers good value.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Fuentes won't get $8 million to close anywhere, that is crazy talk. He couldn't even keep the job from Manny Corpas in '07. Sucks that Nathan signed already, that leaves it to Lidge and K-Rod who will get paid. I guess a trade for Huston Street is always possible since the A's have Joey Devine ready to step in.

Fuentes got $8.5 million btw

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Fuentes got $8.5 million btw

And most amazingly at that point there was no one else offering him a job so the Angels were negotiating against themselves. They'll get rewarded with 8 blown saves a year and a WHIP of 1.50.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Obviously if they can get Tex that is a different story, but that added money could be the difference between having Fuentes and a top closer or having neither. And won't the Yanks break the bank for Tex?

You would think that there would be several suitors for Tex. The Halo's, Yanks, BoSox just to name a few. I don't think the Mets should bring back Delgado. As good as he was in the 2nd half was as awful as he was in the 1st half. There was talk (or maybe it was just the fans saying it) that they should release him. Not to mention the failures of the past 2 seasons. Changes have to be made to the roster and this is one of them. If they can't land Tex maybe they can transform Murphy into a first baseman.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

You would think that there would be several suitors for Tex. The Halo's, Yanks, BoSox just to name a few. I don't think the Mets should bring back Delgado. As good as he was in the 2nd half was as awful as he was in the 1st half. There was talk (or maybe it was just the fans saying it) that they should release him. Not to mention the failures of the past 2 seasons. Changes have to be made to the roster and this is one of them. If they can't land Tex maybe they can transform Murphy into a first baseman.

There is no place in Boston for him. They signed lowell last year, Youlkilis really cant play OF on a regular basis and Ortiz is a DH only now. The Angels may resign him but they havent been doing mega deals. They got Vlad at a discount because he was having back issues and even Hunter wasnt a real big money contract. The yankees will be rumored because the agents make sure of it but There has to be a limit on what they can do considering they are already paying a ton to Arod, have a bunch of guys to resign, need to address the rotation and bullpen, may have to find a catcher and move posada to DH, have Jeter to sign, i think next year...

The Mets are a great fit, not to mention with him being a switch hitter, he adds a lot of flexability to the lineup.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

There is no place in Boston for him. They signed lowell last year, Youlkilis really cant play OF on a regular basis and Ortiz is a DH only now. The Angels may resign him but they havent been doing mega deals. They got Vlad at a discount because he was having back issues and even Hunter wasnt a real big money contract. The yankees will be rumored because the agents make sure of it but There has to be a limit on what they can do considering they are already paying a ton to Arod, have a bunch of guys to resign, need to address the rotation and bullpen, may have to find a catcher and move posada to DH, have Jeter to sign, i think next year...

The Mets are a great fit, not to mention with him being a switch hitter, he adds a lot of flexability to the lineup.

Jeter is signed up two more years at $20 million and then $21 million. At that point he'll have to take less money to stick around.