[Evil Vito]

Originally Posted by Hardkore Kidd J Right now you guys can have him. I'd much rather give Damon a two year deal with an option for a third more then giving Holliday a six or 7 year deal. But, if by chance we do get Holliday. As much of a Johnny Damon fan I am I would much rather go after Lackey. Because unless Pettite comes back we've seriously got 3 question marks on our starting pitching. Wang? Can he go back to the way that he was pitching before his injury? Joba? Is he ready to be a starter yet? Hughes? Aceves? Kennedy? Gaudin? So if we get anyone with Holliday I hope they realize they need to do one thing or both. 1. Trade for a competitive starter. And or......... 2. Get John Lackey during the offseason.

I agree that 6/7 years for Holliday is too much...problem is Mets are faced in a similar situation that they've found themselves in in the past. They had to give Pedro 4 years, they had to give Beltran 7, had to give Wagner 4, etc...pretty much, when they are in a serious position of need at a certain area they are willing to overpay and worry about the consequences later.

Like I said, if they are intent on going balls out next year I'd LOVE for them to trade for Adrian Gonzalez in addition to getting a #2 starter and probably an extra bat, but I can't see it ALL getting accomplished.