As we mentioned early this morning, the Mets are back in the running for Johan Santana - or if you believe them, they were never out of it.
Santana's agent, Peter Greenberg, was asked if the Yankees were out of it and he replied, "That's what we're reading." When asked then if the Mets were in it, he smiled and said. "That's what we're hearing."
Greenberg wasn't going to guess how it would turn out or when, not after it has dragged on this long.
"I would have anticipated a deal done already," Greenberg said. "I think everybody did. I guess (Twins GM) Bill (Smith) hasn't gotten what he feels is fair value."
While the Mets maintain that Jose Reyes is still off-limits, they think they have the pieces to get this deal done with none of their minor-league talent untouchable.
While Omar Minaya and Willie Randolph insist they are fine with the rotation as it stands, they are more than open to an upgrade.
"We like our starting rotation," Minaya said. "Would we like to improve that? Yes. We'd like to get a guy that's an innings-eater or a guy in the front of the rotation, yes. If we don't are we a good team? I think we're a good team."
I like it. I'm a believer in your lienup. If there was a manager that could manage it, it would bring some wonderful results.[]Tyler Moore Reply:July 14th, 2010 at 11:57 pmBring back Bobby V! He'd do a great job with that lienup. Reyes and Wright are still young, you can even say Pagan is too. Davis is young, Tejada is young, Thole is young. Bobby V is known for being able to work wonders with the young guys, this would be the perfect lienup for him.[]
Posted by: Graziano | 10/29/2012 at 02:20 PM