Mets Alone in the Bay "Stakes"

December 19, 2009 By LibertyBoy 723 Comments

Mets would do anything for a New Year’s Eve date.

John Harper can’t think of anyone but the Mets to even come close and are probably bidding against themselves with their 4-year offer.  Now that Seattle is solidifying it’s fan-appeal rating (FAR) by taking a pass on the dangerously quiet, blatantly professional, and improperly local kid Bay, Harper seems to be right – it’s no one but the Mets and probably was never anyone but the Mets.  The Sox went a little cheaper in the outfield.  The Yanks have their new outfielder in Curtis Granderson.  The Cardinals and Orioles are skirmishing over Matt Holliday.  And a whole host of mid- to lower-tier outfielders have been traded or signed in a flurry.

So how would Jose Reyes (suddenly a slim, quick, and wiry leadoff hitter again), Luis Castillo, David Wright (no WBC!), Jason Bay, Carlos Beltran, Jeff Francoeur (Santa Claus should be back in ’10, no?), and company pan out?  Regardless of what the payroll would look like, that lineup instantly becomes a winner in any stadium.  Jose heads into his $11M 2011 team option, Castillo heads into “twilight” free agency, and Beltran will be in his year-before-walk-year year – meanwhile Wright looks to get back on his horse and Bay will want to make some friends.  They would still need help in the rotation but the fans would come to the park for the lineup alone.

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