Found a site that lists all upcoming free agents by position and includes their current ages:
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2007/12/2009-mlb-free-a.html
So far, I'm hearing a lot of interesting rumors.
The Mets will not pursue Sheets, Sabathia, Burnett, Perez, or Martinez.
They are leery of offering big money to K-Rod after the Wagner debacle: $44 mil+ for 96 IP.
Despite sending Murphy to winter ball to learn 2B, they will pursue Orlando Hudson.
Schoenweis, Heilman, and Castillo will be traded with the Mets eating most of his remaining contract.
They will pursue back-end starters, specifically Derek Lowe and Jason Marquis.
Delgado's option will be picked up (cost to cut ties is $4 mil, cost to pick up is $12 mil so it only really costs $8 mil...). If they trade him from there is anyone's guess.
As per SHK's request for gritty, gutty players I perused the FA list and saw a few guys that fit the bill.
Mark Millar--OK glove, decent bat, huge fire. One of the real soul guys for the Sox in their comeback.
David Eckstein--doesn't fit a position as of now unless we move Reyes, leave Murph in LF, and abandon further 2B pursuits.
Ryan Dempster--probably high cost after this season but is reknowned for being one of the funniest men in baseball and a clubhouse leader.
Sean Casey--to paraphrase TR, "speak constantly and carry a small stick." Called the Mayor for a reason. Beloved by everyone, great defender, minimal O. Would need to get a thumper in LF to compensate.
OF prospects are pretty similar--no outstanding character guys. Quite a few quiet producers though...
Tons of middle men but who knows what you ever get there.
Closers are kinda sparse but I think they're overrated as big names. Find someone with good stuff and give him a chance rather than overpay on what amounts to a gamble.
Anyone see anything real attractive here? I'm typing this on my Blackberry so it's kinda tough to do major analysis right now.
And what are our REALISTIC trade moves? I heard Reyes+ for Doc Halladay but I think you need a ton more to land him.
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Interesting list DC, I'll have to take a closer look at it.
Meanwhile, I mistakenly got an email this morning that was clearly intended for the Mets players themselves: Don't Miss the Postseason - Tune in on TBS
One other point. Is it just me, or do the Mets seem to incur more injuries than nearly all other teams? It seems like a higher level than we can simply blame on bad luck. So either Minaya tends to pick injury-prone players, or our strength & conditioning coaches are not good, or we make players play through mild injuries that end up exacerbating the problem.
This needs to be addressed, because the fact is despite all the other problems we've identified, we'd still have made it into the playoffs and possibly WS in at least 2 of the last 3 years if we'd sustained fewer injuries. The losses of Duque, Pedro, Maine, Wags, Alou, etc. were all killers.
Consider Burgos the first to go.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3620877
What a D-bag.
I've been running thru dozens of scenarios in my mind and realized that everything hinges on the first big move we make.
From there, everything else starts to open up...
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