Nady Traded to Pirates

well im glad you're happy, but i don't understand why. Do you really think roberto hernandez is going to return to his old form? Oliver Perez has a 4.56 career era, and a 6.63 era this year

Bert was great for us last year. Perez is a worthwhile project. The Mets are going to go into the playoffs with a four player bench (Woodward, Franco, Chavez, Castro) and 13 pitchers. They now have 15 worth taking if not more. I'm glad to have options.

I agree. The difference between Nady's Bat/defense and what they'll replace him with is less than the difference between out for the year Duaner and Roberto. And if Oliver gets his head in the game it could be a really nice deal. Even if if both RH and OP get in a taxi accident, it isn't a huge hit to the Mets chances.

Clear sign of desparation by Minaya. These pitchers are barely serviceable, and now the Mets are faced with the prospect of Endy Chavez as the everyday RF, which is a noticeable downgrade in power. Milledge is not ready for prime time. This is just not a good trade. Confirms my suspicions that Minaya is just not that smart.

He's easily replacable by Milledge.

Is Milledge on the active roster right now?

No.

I guess that's why I don't understand it. It doesn't make much sense to me to acquire guys like Perez and Hernandez when it forces you to make roster moves to a team that's well ahead of the rest of the pack as it is.

It's because they don't need the production from Nady anyway.

^^(last year with the mets)

he gave up almost half as many walks (28) as he did strikeouts (61). This was a steal for the pirates

It's certainly not a great move, and it's not going to make the difference in the playoffs/WS, but is it really giving up a lot?

How do you figure that? Where do you make it up? With big stick Endy Chavez? Milledge? The Mets clearly have a solid lineup, but no reason to degrade it especially if you are getting very little in return.

Don't look at the production of Nady. Look at the difference between Nady and the potential RFs. Is there a drop off? Sure. Is it enough to make a difference in wins and losses? Not so much. The loss of Duaner is a much bigger issue, and the Drop off from him to nothing is much bigger than him to RH. Not saying RH is great, but this deal really isn't that bad.

maybe if you didn't complain about getting minuses every day...oh look, im complaining about you complaing about getting minuses!!!

good point

While I'm not certain Milledge is an upgrade just yet as he needs more seasoning, the rest is spot on. Especially the fact that this is a small potatoes deal.

linebrink deal didn't go through

Why trade for Oliver Perez? Are you serious? How about because he is a lefty with an amazing amount of talent who has performed successfully on the big stage. They made this deal for Hernandez. Perez was the throw-in. And if they can find something in his delivery, or if a change of scenery is enough to help him turn it back around, it could be the steal of the century for the Mets. As for next year, both Carlos Lee and Soriano could be available, not to mention Jermaine Dye, not to mention that the Mets still have all of their minor league players left to use in the offseason in any potential trades. I'm not happy that the deal had to be made, but it did, and Minaya did a great job under less than ideal circumstances.