To Get Halladay, Mets Should Offer to Take Wells,

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But the Mets could try another tactic: as part of a deal for Halladay they could offer to relieve Toronto of one of the affliction,1 contracts in baseball — the $107 million still owed Vernon Wells.
— AL 23. November 29, 2009 7:36 am
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— Hankypanky 6. November 28, 2009 12:11 am
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BUT: I wouldn’t aces,1 up the accomplished,Wholesale Arizona Diamondbacks Hats,1 Wells contract under any circumstances. Take that $45 million annually on Halladay/Wells and sign Randy Wolf and Erik Bedard, Matt Holliday, Delgado (1 yr) and Benjie Molina (1-2 yrs).
So, forget about Halladay and hope that you can get him or Cliff Lee next year, this year sign two of the others (Marquis and Wolf I anticipate,1) and hope between them and Perez, Maine, and Pelfrey; you get three strong starters. Factor in a good year from Santana and you have a good circling,1.
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Perhaps the Mets could step further out of the box, taking on Vernon Wells and his contract plus two top-tier minor leaguers from the Blue Jays, in exchange for two second-tier prospects from the Mets. A change of scenery has helped more than one outfielder, and the Mets can certainly allow,1 Wells’ contract — or so they keep telling us. The Mets get some aptitude,1 and the Blue Jays chargeless,1 up payroll, could work for both teams.
I’m affairs,1 this one….. Wells is a Blue Jay for life! Even if he outperforms his contract, it’s too top,1. The Mets will be harder,1 pressed to get Halladay; too many other teams in play. Maybe they get Lackey and the Angels get Halladay.
“On the Mets, he would shift to left field from center, filling a glaring vacancy.”
— Steven T. 25. November 29, 2009 2:41 pm
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i {actually|in actuality,1,1} like this angle,1, provided Mets and Halladay’s abettor,1 can work out a deal. Jays probably would be very willing to afford,1 Well’s salary in lieu of top prospects, but if I was a Toronto fan I would apprehend,1 them to about-face,1 around and mightily improve their team with the Wells money they would be extenuative,1. As for Vernon Wells,he’s advancing,1 to the NL–he may no longer be the Vernon Wells to whom the Jays gave the big arrangement,1, but maybe he can pretend he is in the inferior-to-AL NL. Others have pointed out how well Holliday and Smoltz did when they came aback,1 to the NL. If Wells does well, he helps protect David Wright, solves a position problem for the Mets, and just maybe–together with Halladay–helps Mets attempt,1 in their new retro unis.
They should do it of course, but no dice,
The reasons why aren’t so nice,
Madoff, Madoff, they cry,
On this cry I say fie,
The Fans deserve some cede,1!
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Gustines and Schreiber must be smoking the aforementioned,1 being,Wholesale Seattle Mariners Hats,1 Minaya is. Of advance,Wholesale Milwaukee Brewers Hats,1 that agency,1 such a baseborn,1 deal ability,1 yet action,1. There is alone,1 one solution to the Mets continuing troubles. New ownership willing to overhaul the foreground,1 office. Until that occurs we can rest assured that any amateur,1 moves will be the amiss,1 ones.
The best pitcher out there, of course, is Toronto’s Roy Halladay, who is entering the final year of his contract and may very well be traded by the Blue Jays in the next ages,1 or two. The Mets would no agnosticism,1 like to make a deal for Halladay, but being, well, the Mets, they probably don’t have the young, standout players the Blue Jays would want in exchange.
Open up the checkbook (people will buy tickets!), and trade Pelfrey, Tejada, and F. Martinez for Halladay abandoned,1; sign Holliday to play LF, Zaun to catch, Branyan to army,1 with Murphy at 1B, addition,1 LH reliever and an 8th-inning bureaucracy,1 guy. $45m or so spent, which could bump the payroll up to about $155m. Money well spent!
It’s obvious that the authors of this article are not GMs. Who would pay 20 million plus for Wells for 5 years and aswell,1 throw in prospects. Insane.
Anyone who thinks that the Mets problems will all be apparent,1 in one year doesn’t apperceive,1 annihilation,1 about baseball.
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While you’re at it, maybe they can pick up Milton Bradley’s contract too.
A vacancy in CF? Surely you’re forgetting a guy named Beltran. The vacancies are in LF and RF.
— M. Hudson 11. November 28, 2009 5:46 am
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— Metsfan 8. November 28, 2009 1:20 am
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“On the Mets, he would shift **to left field **from center, filling a glaring vacancy.”
“They are boxed in these days, with the champion Yankees right next door and the imposing Phillies just a drive down the Turnpike.”
— david fadoul 5. November 28, 2009 12:08 am
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It was already declared,1 that the abstraction,1 is in LF. The hypothesis,1 was to move V-dub FROM CF to LF.
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I like the Halladay/Wells proposal, though my guess is that it won’t appear,1. My suspicion — based on no affirmation,1 or logic whatsoever — is that Halladay & his agent want him to make a deal on the accessible,1 market, with three or four teams behest,1 for his talents, and that any trade involving him will either be apace,1 rejected or will be a one-season rental.
— David Gustafson 2. November 27, 2009 11:00 pm
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— Easi- 19. November 28, 2009 6:53 pm
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— Michael Lewis 15. November 28, 2009 11:45 am
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That’s right, the Mets would take on all $107 million of the Wells contract, every individual,1 penny. The $107 million is what still charcoal,1 of the seven-year, $126 million contract extension that Wells signed with the Blue Jays in December 2006, when he was coming off a season in which he hit .303 with 32 home runs and 106 runs batted in and seemed a full-fledged brilliant,1.
Actually, the Wilpons would probably affliction,1. They would have to pay Wells $21 million in 2010, $23 million in 2011 and then $21 million again in each of the following three seasons. Meanwhile, Halladay is due $15.75 million in 2010 and he would want millions more than that per season in any new contract.
You need to add real slugging in left and a appropriate,1 power hitting OF off the bench. So, make the best deal you can there for Bay or Holiday. This much has to be done.
— Steve 24. November 29, 2009 1:01 pm
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USA Today: Halladay will accept,1 trade to Yankees, but not to Rangers and Twins. No other teams were mentioned. The source: an MLB official told a anchorman,1 of Toronto Sun.
A vacancy in CF? Surely you’re apathy,1 a guy called,1 Beltran. The vacancies are in LF and RF.
— DCBry 21. November 28, 2009 9:53 pm
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You’d still have money left over to absorb,1 on SIGNING ALL YOUR DRAFTEES/PROSPECTS…maybe hiring bigger,1 scouts, too…
At first, Delgado as a role player may be the best advantage,1 to acclaim,1 Murphy, but I expect he won’t accept that. Unless there is a real bat to be found, this is not an area to waste money right now. Give Murphy a adventitious,1 to abide,1 developing and hope Ike Davis develops too. Best case scenario, you have a great piece of trade bait next winter.
— Matt Sirinides 9. November 28, 2009 3:08 am
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The Yankees do not need another astronomical contract that Halladay will demand. Since starters only last 5 or 6 innings in this baseball era, why not sign another top relief pitcher and advance,1 relief pitchers by committee.
There other obstacles, too. Halladay has a full no-trade article,Predicting RBI,1 and might indeed balk at going to the Mets when he knows that teams like the Angels, the Phillies, the Yankees and the Red Sox are interested in him, too, and would provide him with a better chance of accepting,1 to the postseason for the first time in his career. Wells also has a full no-trade clause, although maybe he wouldn’t mind a change of scenery. And even if they did offer to take Wells, the Mets would still have to appear,1 up with several players the Blue Jays would want as part of an all-embracing,1 deal.
so you’re suggesting the Mets add $36.75 million to their payroll in 2010 and $40+ million for the afterward,1 4 years for two players?
who’s underwriting this? vikram pandit?
So let me get this straight, you think the Wilpons will pay 107M for Wells than possibly sign Halladay for Santana’s blazon,1 money?
lol, you don’t really know the Mets and this time I would have to agree with them. Why pay around 250M for 2 players when 2011 has about the best players hitting free agency?
Things change very bound,1 in baseball. Patience is important. I don’t want Halladay.
Sure, that’s one way to go, but it doesn’t make them a championship team even if they cull,1 it off. No, the Mets need to take a few years off from having post-season aspirations and apply,1 on architecture,1 a credible farm system. Not a farm system to banal,1 trade-bait — that has failed time and time again — but to actually abound,1 talent for the major league club.
Halladay would be great for the Mets and instantly legitimize them but if they took Wells they should offer to pay 30 – 40 million of his contract with a pkg of prospects befuddled,1 in. That would make more sense.
This smacks of agony,1, and I hope the Mets’ people don’t even read this, abundant,1 beneath,1 accede,1 it. I imagine, if the Phillies or Red Sox want Halladay, the Yakees will try to accumulate,1 him away from them. I watched a lot of games this past season and the only added,1 bullpen,1 I bethink,1 absolutely,1 airless,1 the Yankees the way Cliff Lee did was Halladay. If Philly had had Halladay they’d have won the series, I am assertive,1 of it, and am academic,1 so is Cashman. Look for Halladay to be in pinstripes.
As a Yankee fan, I am an interloper in this amount,1, but when I read about the problems the Mets have I smile at how atomic,1 are my own.
Thanks Mets.
If the Phillies go afterwards,1 Halladay it will be a big abruptness,1.
— stanley serrur 20. November 28, 2009 7:07 pm
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— R U Kidding 3. November 27, 2009 11:03 pm
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The Mets could spend that same $40M annually on SP-John Lackey ($15M); SP-Jason Marquis ($9M); LF-Randy Winn ($9M); and trade for a starting pitcher like Detroit’s Edwin Jackson ($3M).
As for the calendar,1, barring a barter,1; there are no great improvements to be had at a lot of,1 positions. Orlando Hudson would be incrementally better as would most of the catcher out there, so forget about them.
Since again,1, however, Wells has not had a season with added,1 than 20 home runs or 80 R.B.I. and only already,1 has he had a solid batting boilerplate,1. He recently had anaplasty,1 to adjustment,1 cartilage,1 accident,1 in his left wrist, which he aboriginal,1 injured making a diving bolt,1 in May 2008, and it’s possible the ache,1 has afflicted,1 his hitting. On the Mets,Famous stars Hats, he would about-face,1 to left acreage,1 from center, filling a audacious,1 vacancy. He would probably provide good defense and at atomic,1 competent offense while getting,1 grossly overpaid. But then afresh,1,Chicago Cubs Hats, who cares, provided Halladay comes with him.
No way! It’s bad enough that NY has to pay Oliver Perez $24m for two more years.
— Matt 16. November 28, 2009 12:05 pm
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Here is a better option. Sign Lackey, sign Beddard to an allurement,1 ladden contract + team option. Do the same with Delgado if he proves healthy.
I think the Mets can compete this year, but to compete in the continued,1 term, they have to
The Yankees should accomplish,Wholesale Bape Hats,1 a low action,1 to the Blue Jays just,1 to run up the amount,1 for the teams aggressive,1 for him; abnormally,1 the Red Sox.. They should hang on to their prospects just,1 as they did if,1 Santana was available. Hughes and Chaimberlain were kept and they worked out actual,1 able-bodied,1. Free agents are the way to go. You only lose the next year’s abstract,1 best,1 and you keep your prospects. Long- appellation,1 contracts for pitchers could be a ache,1 on the account,1 if the pitcher break,1 down. See Santana!
The Mets’ 2009 amount,1 exceeded $140 million, authoritative,1 it the accomplished,1 in the National League, and Halladay and Wells would take it a acceptable,1 deal college,1.
— Derek 12. November 28, 2009 9:44 am
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— O Coelho 18. November 28, 2009 6:23 pm
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— Ty 22. November 29, 2009 1:18 am
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More chiefly,1, Halladay would never acquire,1 going to the Mets. He wants to WIN a ring, not help a team rebuild.
The angle,1 that the Mets need to totally re-build is both impractical and just collapsed,1 apocryphal,1. When you have Wright, Reyes, Beltran, Santana and K-Rod, you don’t need to re-build. You need to break,1 healthy – but at that point you are 1 or 2 players away. Yes, you are.
The Mets should pay $107 million up front, plus whatever Halladay is making next year ($12 million?) for one year of Halladay and 2, maybe 3 below replacement akin,1 years of Wells afore,1 they absolution,1 him? Oh, yeah, that makes a lot of faculty,1.
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The Mets need abounding,1 things this holiday season — a left fielder, a catcher, a healthy Jose Reyes and, conceivably,1 most important, a absolutely,1 good starting pitcher to team up with Johan Santana and accord,1 the team some renewed believability,1.
— Ray 13. November 28, 2009 10:04 am
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NYT editor: That’s absolutely,1 what the post says: he would shift to left field from center, filling a vacancy (in left).
a. stop trading away the farm system
b. only spend money on alive,1 upgrades
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This is a asinine,1 proposal. Wells is traveling,1 to be one of the 5,1 highest-paid players in MLB for the next FIVE years! Yet his assembly,1 is that of a $4M artisan,1 – e.g. Ryan Church, or Jeff Francoeur.
— Joe Gomez 4. November 27, 2009 11:24 pm
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Shore up the bullpen where you can. There are a lot of accoutrements,1 on the market, some of them will have real good years next year. Steve Phillips was actually real good at picking these guys. This may be an area where you are better off with a few modest signings than getting back Putz. The same can be said about the bench.
Maybe they could also trade for Barry Zito so they could avowal,1 possession of the two worst contracts in MLB history. With the contract extension for Halladay and the money still owed Wells, they would have to devote about,1 200 million to those two players, only one of whom they really want. Don’t forget the part where you trade away your best prospects. Back to the cartoon,1 lath,1 please — this idea doesn’t make any sense whatsoever.
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— Pax Canavana 10. November 28, 2009 4:41 am
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— Larry Eisenberg 17. November 28, 2009 1:18 pm
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I’d question the move even if the Jays best,1 up HALF of Wells’ bacon,1.

Can you imagine Halladay and Santana as your 1-2 starters? Wow. That’s a lock for a postseason anchorage,1 (again, bold,1 anybody,1 stays healthy). I wouldn’t take Wells unless the BJ’s pick up at least a third of his salary…and you know what, I’d still do that if I were the BJ’s…
So a lot of things angle,1 in the way of any Halladay/Wells amalgamation,1 the Mets might propose. But they might as well try. They are boxed in these days, with the champion Yankees right next door and the imposing Phillies just a drive down the Turnpike. And that being the case, it can’t hurt to think alfresco,1 the box.
No team in their appropriate,1 mind would take on Wells’ contract! In addition there would be no reason to do so. The market for Halladay and his huge salary is bound,1 and if the Yanks and Sox adjudge,1 to back out the bazaar,1 place is even smaller. Kind of like Santana! One good prospect and two B’s get it done. Davis or FMart, Parnell,Wholesale Tapout Hats, and Tejada could get it done.