What Happens in Nashville...Winter Meetings

[metswon69]

This is gonna have failure written all over it...

I can't see the Mets dealing Niese or Dickey for some of the reports of JPA and Rajai Davis.

That would be crazy..

[Dugmet]

Thank god, I guess the site I got my info from sucks. Can you share a site where you can check contract status?

Honestly when it said Harvey was up that seemed very weird to me considering his age. I don't know what's with the site I checked...

There's only one site worth checking, Cot's Baseball Contracts.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/

[jkiddvc20]

They said for J.P Arenciabia

[Metsin08]

I predict RA gets traded in a 3 team deal. Something like RA to a "win now" situation like Dodgers or Jays, Dee Brown type goes to a prospect deep team like Pitt or KC, and Mets get a couple big time prospects. Throw in some peripheral players (90% of Mets current roster) and it's done.

[metswon69]

They said for J.P Arenciabia

Did they mention who the Mets are looking to part with in return?

[jkiddvc20]

^Dickey and I only saw for a second I'm posting on my phone when I get home ill see if I can get a link.

[metswon69]

^Dickey and I only saw for a second I'm posting on my phone when I get home ill see if I can get a link.

Sandy Alderson would have to be crazy then...

No way i deal Dickey for Davis and JPA...

[metsbulls1025]

Guys there is no trade. The teams are talking and those are the names the Blue Jays probably offered or something like that. No one is reporting anything.

[metswon69]

Guys there is no trade. The teams are talking and those are the names the Blue Jays probably offered or something like that. No one is reporting anything.

Yeah i can see the Mets looking in on JPA but not for Niese or Dickey.

[Rio40]

Yeah i can see the Mets looking in on JPA but not for Niese or Dickey.

Honestly we need a catcher they need a first basemen...

Duda for JPA actually makes sense for both teams...

[jomota]

At 11:00 PM EST the Mets will be announcing that they have nothing to announce.

[Metsin08]

I could see jpa for duda but I'm not big on jpa. Would rather have olivo.

[Dugmet]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- In dire need of late-inning bullpen help, the Mets have pursued Cleveland Indians right-hander Vinnie Pestano during the winter meetings, according to a major league source.

Pestano, 27, went 3-3 with a 2.57 ERA in 70 relief appearances last season while utilizing a solid sinker. He has only slightly more than two years of major league service time -- meaning he is still under control for four years and not yet even eligible for arbitration.

A source indicated the Mets also have spoken with the Tampa Bay Rays about 36-year-old right-hander Joel Peralta, but have found the asking price too high. Peralta is signed at $3 million per season through 2014, then has a series of team options.

The Mets also have been trying to engage the Kansas City Royals about bullpen pieces, but have not made headway.

-- Adam Rubin

Pestano Stats: http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/stats/...vinnie-pestano

[Claymation]

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS
Scott Kazmir getting a lot of interest, may choose soon from multiple teams offering chance. Throwing 90-94 in puerto rico

I still have a hard on for this guy.

[Metsfan1963]

-- Adam Rubin

For a team who needs RH power, and outfielders, makes sense to keep a player who hit 27.5% of all the Mets homers verse LH pitching, and 30.9% of all the homeruns hit by their outfielders. (He had 11 of the 40 homeruns vs LHP, and 17 of the 55 homeruns hit buy outfielders)