MLB 2009 Season Thread

[Evil Vito]

Originally Posted by Hardkore Kidd J Bull fucking shit on that. He might be looking for that but I don't think any team will want him for for 7 years. Especially not after he botched it in Left Field a few times in the playoffs. Something tells me that when no one signs him for that long he will have a 4 year deal. Look he wants to play baseball and I don't know any team that would want him for that long. It really depends on what Jason Bay and Johnny Damon get. But if he wants a 7 year deal from us then fuck Holliday. My opinion is when no one wants to sign him for that long he will drop it to 4 maybe 5 years. That's when I think we should go after him but that's just my opinion.

Yeah I'm thinking Holliday settles for a 5-year deal.

My ideal Mets offseason would be:

-Sign Holliday for LF

-Sign Lackey for #2 starter

-Decline J.J. Putz' option but then work out a cheaper 1-year deal with incentives that could get him up to his option money if he does great, it'll let him prove himself and angle for a closer job somewhere in 2011

-Either sign a middle of the road righty first baseman to a 1 year deal, or trade for a guy like Ryan Garko, to platoon with Murphy

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Can't see all of that happening though. Definitely don't see them landing Holliday AND Lackey, certainly. More likely, they'll prolly sign Jason Marquis (who has been open about how he wants to pitch for the Mets) even though his 2009 season was clearly just a good contract year, while hoping for a bounceback season from Pelfrey.