Mets Close To Deal With Brandon Lyon

[Marty Mcfly]

Only good deal if we're still in the market for a closer

You can bet that will be it. If they get Lyon, they won't pursue anyone else, the Mets never stack their teams.

[metswon69]

You can bet that will be it. If they get Lyon, they won't pursue anyone else, the Mets never stack their teams.

Adam Rubin ‏@AdamRubinESPN

Lyon would put Mets' 40-man roster at 40. So Mets may--may--need to open 4 spots by 4/1--for Feliciano, Atchison, Hawkins and Byrd or Brown.

They are running out of rosters spots..

[cambovenzi]

Pretty nice addition if its true.


inb4Lyonocolypse

[YoungStuna28]

It shouldn't be too hard to open up roster spots. I have no idea why they protected Hansel Robles though, unless they plan to fast-track him as a reliever.

[Marty Mcfly]

It shouldn't be too hard to open up roster spots. I have no idea why they protected Hansel Robles though, unless they plan to fast-track him as a reliever.

This.

These are the kind of moves they should have made more of. Marcum and Lyon, neither kill the future.

[Sick Of It All]

Havens is the guy that likely gets dumped.

[Claymation]

Most likely.

[Marty Mcfly]

Who the hell is Hansel Robles?

I think i'd rather give RH one last shot.

[Sick Of It All]

...but good pick up by the Mets.

[metswon69]

Who the hell is Hansel Robles?

I think i'd rather give RH one last shot.

http://baseballprospectnation.com/tag/hansel-robles/

14. Hansel Robles – RHP (NR)
Another Mets prospect I got plenty of exposure to this year, Robles has a heavy sinking fastball that can sit in the low-90s, touching 95 at times. He throws strikes but doesn’t always locate within the strike zone. His slider and change-up enter in the same velocity range, necessitating full development of the movement on both to make them truly effective. He has the potential for a three-pitch mix that induces ground balls and works in the back of a rotation.

[Sick Of It All]

I would dump Hefner first in all honesty, they have pretty good pitching depth, I would hate to lose a Havens or Lagares or even Lutz if they need to make room.

[metswon69]

I would dump Hefner first in all honesty, they have pretty good pitching depth, I would hate to lose a Havens or Lagares or even Lutz if they need to make room.

Yeah swingmen like that aren't particularly valuable when the Mets have all this pitching depth.

[metswon69]

Dupe..

[Sick Of It All]

You can say that twice.

[YoungStuna28]

This.

These are the kind of moves they should have made more of. Marcum and Lyon, neither kill the future.

Sandy learned that giving a lot of guarenteed deals makes it hard to hold performance accountable, that's why they made a lot of minor league deals like Hawkins, Achtison, Feliciano, etc