^I really wish you were actually Sandy Alderson.
^I really wish you were actually Sandy Alderson.
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Olivo is better than doing nothing...I say sign him and if they trade Dickey get a young catching prospect back in the deal.
Bob
Met fan since 1969
No, not Olivo, please. I'm pretty sure that Sandy will attempt to trade for a right hand hitting catcher if we don't get one in a trade for Dickey. Meanwhile, however, I'd sign minor league free agent Jose Morales. Not much pop, but he can hit decently for average. Stash him in Las Vegas until we need an injury replacement.
Former B'klyn Dodger fan. Mets Maniac since 1962.
Olivo won't deliver much value wise but he is still a much better power bat than Thole.
He can drive in 60 RBIS, and hit possibly 20 homers in a decent season. It wasn't like he was getting cheap home runs playing in Safeco.
He won't do much else but anything is an upgrade offensively over Thole.
We can get a much better deal then what you are offering.
Just because we have an excess at the C position doesn't mean we are going to be giving away decent, cheap, and controllable catchers. AA is not in the charity business.
As far as Mejia goes he's a failed prospect at this point. Maybe he's worth taking a flyer on but I'm not trading JPA for him.
If I'm AA I take a look at what Martin got on the free market and I try to move JPA as part of a larger package for pitching or an starting 1B.
SEA could be looking for catching help. They have good pitching prospects. Texas is another team. AA has a decent relationship with williams (CWS) they look like they might be losing AJ.
Point is catching is right up there with SS and CF when it comes to positional scarcity and unlike Dickey he has him under control until 2017. There is zero urgency for AA to deal him.
if the market doesn't develop for him (I don't know why it wouldn't - texas has already expressed interest) AA can keep him as insurance and leave TDA down in AAA for more seasoning or move buck and transition JPA into a platoon with Lind and backup C.
^^^You can make the same case about overvaluing a .275 OBP catcher last year (who only threw out 29% of runners trying to steal) who didn't do much more than hit for power.
The fact is the Blue Jays have 3 possible starting catchers next year, one in which is their best hitting prospect. They will most likely look to deal one of them and the odd man out is likely to be JPA.
I don't consider a pitcher with Mejia's potential upside a charity case either.
The Bullpen actually performed quite well before injuries to Frasor, Santos and Perez destroyed the depth and then injuries to the starting rotation compounded the problem.
Tell me who would you move out of the bullpen for Mejia?
RP1: Sergio Santos
RP2: Darren Oliver
RP3: Brad Lincoln
RP4: Steve Delabar
RP5: Esmil Rogers
RP6: Aaron Loup
CL: Casey Janssen
We also have Cecil and Jeffries fighting for a place in the bullpen as well. To be honest Jeffries arm and ability to induce swings and misses intrigues me more then Mejia at this point. If we traded for Mejia and carried an 8 man bullpen. Mejia would likely be 9th on the depth chart.
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Again Mejia is not insignificant, he's a potential SP piece who has very good upside.
The fact is you guys are going to have eventually deal a catcher with D'Arnaud coming and although there is conflicting reports about when that is with his hitting prowess he should be up next year.
Especially if he plays well to start the season in AAA next year.
Anthopoulos knows that and Arencibia although a controllable piece isn't bowling anyone either with power being his main asset and not much else.
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