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So far Posada's been signed, Lowell was not, Glavine was not. Since the Mets apparently are no longer interested in Lo Duca, this means they must be banking on getting Torrealba. I understand that PLD is getting up there in years, but Torrealba's #s are underwhelming at best, and he's no better fielding or throwing runners out. So I'm not sure how this helps the team, unless there was some behind-the-scenes stuff where they don't think PLD is a good fit in the clubhouse.

I doubt we're bringing back Glavine. Braves want him, and that's where he'd rather be. It's where he's always wanted to be.

I think the Mets have zero chance of getting Santana, if the Yankees are serious about pursuing him. The Yankees have much better younger pitchers they can offer in return; last season had to reduce the trade value of Pelfrey and Humber. Apparently Milledge is still high on people's wish lists, and perhaps Gomez as well. But I just don't think we have the raw number of quality young players to get into a serious bidding war for Johan. I'm not sure where that leaves us, it means we have to go after Haren or Oswalt hard. As an alternative, maybe we could do a deal with the Sox. They desperately need a CF who can hit, perhaps they'd be interested in Milledge in exchange for some young pitching. On the other hand, Sox will probably just sign Torii as a free agent, costing them nothing in players.

I think there's a better than 50% chance that we don't make any major moves in this offseason. The only way we could land a blockbuster deal (i.e., Johan) is if we were willing to part with Jose-jose-jose, and that's not going to happen. I think Minaya is banking heavily on Pelf or Humber stepping up in a major way in '08. Rotation: Pedro - Duque - Maine - Perez - Pelf, with Humber waiting in the wings.