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baseballprospectus.com - 12/7/2008
Prospectus Today: Mets GM for a Day by Joe Sheehan
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Addressing late-game issues is just one of many fixes the Mets must make to leverage an incredible quartet into a title.
nj.com - 12/5/2008
Mets' off-season painfully slow so far
— nj.com — Earlier this off-season, the Mets had the opportunity to trade Aaron Heilman for a 30-year-old pitcher who's averaged 32 starts and 13 wins for the past five years while his teams won four division titles and a World Series. As... (more) Mets' off-season painfully slow so far

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As expected, Perez denies arbitration
theropolitans.com - 12/8/2008
As expected, Perez denies arbitration
— theropolitans.com — If anyone thought Oliver Perez would accept arbitration, they were crazy. Perez turned down the Mets arbitration offer last night, and will hit the market seeking a multi-year, lucrative deal. (more) As expected, Perez denies arbitration

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Source: 3 year offer on K-Rod’s table
nybaseballdigest.com - 12/8/2008
Source: 3 year offer on K-Rod’s table
— nybaseballdigest.com — The Mets didn’t wait to get in on some major action in Vegas yesterday. Omar Minaya and his crew including Jeff Wilpon arrived on Wilpon’s jet in Vegas at 5 PM, only to immediately rush off to a local steakhouse to meet with free agent closer ... (more) Source: 3 year offer on K-Rod’s table

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New York Mets Fan Blog:  Criticizing the GM for the Day

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Viva El Birdos:  Lowe down dirty mean

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Criticizing the GM for the Day
New York Mets Fan Blog — Due to a combination of the day job and holiday shopping, I only recently gave a read to Joe Sheehan's article over at Baseball Prospectus regarding what he would do as Mets GM for the day . (A tip of the cap to reader FormerlyOMF for pointing out the article .) Before offering his top 5 moves as Mets GM for a day, Sheehan makes the point that the Mets need to throw their money in the right places. I realize that's easier said than done, but Sheehan makes the point to A) emphasize that the Mets should be more careful in signing a closer, and B) they can't just throw money at relievers and fix the bullpen. And now, onto Sheehan's top ...

Monday Applesauce
Amazin' Avenue — ... Somehow I missed it, but last week Joe Sheehan played Mets' GM for a day at Baseball Prospectus and put together a pretty reasonable offseason plan. He seems to underestimate how bad Bobby Abreu's defense was last year, but otherwise his plan is sound. ...

Lowe down dirty mean
Viva El Birdos — ... 6 year contract. It should be clear now, however, that there is a pretty strong buyer’s market and, while Lowe (and Scott Boras) may have scoffed at the Mets’ 3 year, $36 M offer, I haven’t heard of Lowe being linked to anyone else. What’s Lowe worth, then? Yes, he is older than the average bear but this guy has thrown 1456 innings over the previous 7 seasons (208 per year) w/ a low of 182.2. Joe Sheehan calls Lowe "the best pitching bargain in this market" here and here. Sky Kalkman said that Lowe deserves all the articles declaring him as the most ...

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