Santana, Mr. Met of the Future

Instead of just commenting on the millions of stories on “teh interweb” about the Mets trading for Johan Santana, I will just list a few and save myself the Carpal Tunnel …
Mets Win the Santana Sweepstakes – ESPN.com
Santana Going to Mets – CNNSI.com
Santana to Mets – Yahoo! Sports
Newest Mr. Met – FoxSports.com
Mets Reach Deal to [...]

The offers are in, it’s decision time for the Twins.

Over at ESPN Buster Olney writes:
“Some officials engaged in the talks strongly believed that Santana will land with the Mets. Early Tuesday, Mets executives are quietly hopeful that they could land the left-hander with a package of players, so long as the Twins backed off their insistence that shortstop Jose Reyes be included in the [...]

Mets are the Frontrunner for Santana

In his blog for Newsday, Ken Davidoff writes that “The Mets are undoubtedly the most motivated buyers in the race for Santana, and they might very well be the only team willing to both give a package of young players and commit to a lucrative contract extension with Santana”.
In my previous article I cited a [...]

Gomez out of Caribbean World Series, Santana deal eminent?

Impacto Diportivo is reporting that it is unlikely that the Mets will give permission for OF Carlos Gomez to play in the Caribbean World Series. Below is a translation I picked out of a comment on MLB Trade Rumors.
” IT IS DOUBTFUL THAT CARLOS GOMEZ OF THE TIGERS CAN HELP THEM IN THE CARIBBEAN WORLD [...]

Do the Mets need Santana?

Over at the Bleacher Report, Johnny Shea does a nice writeup contemplating if the Mets need Johan Santana.
… on a personal note, I wish my parents had named me Shea, or at least used it as my middle name …
“They need the pitcher the most, and Omar Minaya will quietly lay out a deal [...]

Mets Sign LHP Ricardo Rincon

Overview
Rincon, who last year spent time with the San Francisco Giants Triple A affiliate, was signed Wednesday to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training.
Ricardo last pitched in the majors in 2006 with the St. Louis Cardinals where he tossed in five games before injuring his left shoulder, which required season ending [...]