Livan Hernandez? Haven't we had enough talk about Livan Hernandez over the past few seasons?
Carlos Silva? Does he really give us something that we don't already have in John Maine or Oliver Perez?
A Japanese import? Is our biggest off season signing going to be on a pitching version of a potential Kaz Matsui?
Omar, what are you doing? You're killing me is what you're doing. I know nothing has been inked yet and there's still plenty of hot stove talk to be tossed around, but I don't like the direction the Mets are headed in.
The Mets need, scratch that, the Mets NEED a tier 1 starting pitcher. That's not Silva. That's certainly not Livan Hernandez. It's not even Joe Blanton. The Mets have solid #2 & #3 starters in Maine & Perez and basically any of the additions I've mentioned are just additions of Maine & Perez type pitchers.
With Pedro recovering still and not knowing what to expect from him, the Mets need that dominant, consistent #1 starter to anchor the starting rotation. That's a Johan Santana. A Jake Peavy. A Ben Sheets. Those are guys we should be talking about.
If we are giving up young talent like Milledge, Gomez, Martinez, Pelfrey, Humber or even Heilman it better be for something good. We're better off getting a proven #1 starter than hoping a career #2 or #3 starter can step up.
Get a #1 starter and some bullpen help and call it a day. If we do that we'll be set with pitching for the next 3 years as we give Pelfrey or Humber time to develop. If we don't, we'll be hunting for more pitching help next year too.
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Ben Sheets? Are you joking?? He isn't even CLOSE to being the same category as Peavy or Santana.
He's no better than Blanton
"Get a #1 starter and some bullpen help and call it a day. If we do that we'll be set with pitching for the next 3 years as we give Pelfrey or Humber time to develop."
Wait a second. You just traded the pitchers away for that #1 starter. We can't trade them and still have them.
ikvasabre, I'll give you the Ben Sheets comment but notice the conjunction "or" placed between Pelfrey & Humber. That means we trade either one of them and still have the other left. I wouldn't trade both, unless it's for Santana.
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