11-26-2005, 09:57 AM
What exactly is the point of comparing Delgado to Ortiz? Delgado has been putting up consistently solid numbers for the past decade; Ortiz has improved steadily over the past 6 years, but has been a 30-100 guy for only the last 3. Why not compare Delgado to Pujols then? Or Derrek Lee? What the hell does Ortiz have to do with anything?
I don't really like the trade for the fact that the Mets have essentially become the Yankees now. Trade any and all long-term prospects for a big name to try to win now as opposed to build around Beltran/Wright/Reyes who will be here for the next 5+ years. I would have been perfectly OK with Jacobs/Nady at first in 2006, but instead let's trade away Jacobs and the top pitching prospect for a 33 year old who has probably 3 good years left in him. And though they probably could have gotten more for Cameron, Nady is a nice young bat with tremendous upside, so that doesn't bother me so much.
But the first mistake the Mets made was picking up the option on fucking Trachsel. They will never ever win a thing with this guy in the rotation. I don't care what his stats say, he is a fucking LOSING PITCHER. Any team he is on is destined to lose. The 98 Cubs are the exception, but he had very little do with them making the playoffs. Just his whole composure and attitude on the mound spell LOSER. Their pitching is old; they need Benson to do what a #1 pick should do, otherwise it'll be another 80 win season.
Plus with Delgado, Beltran will still not be used properly, which is in the #2 hole. They'll need to sandwich Wright between Delgado and Floyd, meaning Beltran will still bat 3rd, followed by Delgado/Wright/Floyd. Beltran needs to be batting 2nd for him to put up the numbers he is capable of and thus give the Mets their best chance of winning. But instead, whoever they pick up to play 2B will probably end up batting 2nd. Hopefully they'll sacrifice a decent bat for a great glove, because they'll need one to solidify the right side of the infield, which could also allow Beltran to bat 2nd.
I don't really like the trade for the fact that the Mets have essentially become the Yankees now. Trade any and all long-term prospects for a big name to try to win now as opposed to build around Beltran/Wright/Reyes who will be here for the next 5+ years. I would have been perfectly OK with Jacobs/Nady at first in 2006, but instead let's trade away Jacobs and the top pitching prospect for a 33 year old who has probably 3 good years left in him. And though they probably could have gotten more for Cameron, Nady is a nice young bat with tremendous upside, so that doesn't bother me so much.
But the first mistake the Mets made was picking up the option on fucking Trachsel. They will never ever win a thing with this guy in the rotation. I don't care what his stats say, he is a fucking LOSING PITCHER. Any team he is on is destined to lose. The 98 Cubs are the exception, but he had very little do with them making the playoffs. Just his whole composure and attitude on the mound spell LOSER. Their pitching is old; they need Benson to do what a #1 pick should do, otherwise it'll be another 80 win season.
Plus with Delgado, Beltran will still not be used properly, which is in the #2 hole. They'll need to sandwich Wright between Delgado and Floyd, meaning Beltran will still bat 3rd, followed by Delgado/Wright/Floyd. Beltran needs to be batting 2nd for him to put up the numbers he is capable of and thus give the Mets their best chance of winning. But instead, whoever they pick up to play 2B will probably end up batting 2nd. Hopefully they'll sacrifice a decent bat for a great glove, because they'll need one to solidify the right side of the infield, which could also allow Beltran to bat 2nd.