millege and joe smith for Buehrle. i personally dont think they need starting pitchering. with Manie, Perez, and Sosa hanging around a 3 ERA and el duque have one bad start, it appears glavine is the odd man out with consecative bad starts, but you know there not gonna move him off the rotation. Plus you have Pedro coming back. Would love to look into Dunn,with the mets lack of power, but i wonder how many he could hit out of shea

I wouldn't want either if I were the Mets. Buerhle is a nice pitcher, but like you said, there's not a huge need for him. I know a lot of people love Lidge, but the Astros want way too much for him. Even if he becomes a dominant reliever again, I'm not sure he's worth what they're asking. And putting him in New York is a huge risk.

well i understand the Lidge thinking, because lidge use to set up for Wagner, but the cost would be interesting. its going be Heilman and something

GDawgs88 Wrote:I wouldn't want either if I were the Mets. Buerhle is a nice pitcher, but like you said, there's not a huge need for him. I know a lot of people love Lidge, but the Astros want way too much for him. Even if he becomes a dominant reliever again, I'm not sure he's worth what they're asking. And putting him in New York is a huge risk.

you took the words right out of my mouth. the only thing i can say about buerhle is he would take some heat off the pen.

TailgateTiger Wrote:millege and joe smith for Buehrle. i personally dont think they need starting pitchering. with Manie, Perez, and Sosa hanging around a 3 ERA and el duque have one bad start, it appears glavine is the odd man out with consecative bad starts, but you know there not gonna move him off the rotation. Plus you have Pedro coming back. Would love to look into Dunn,with the mets lack of power, but i wonder how many he could hit out of shea

TT,
I'm not claiming to know more about the Mets than you do, but I disagree about them not needing starting pitching. From an outsiders view, getting Buehrle would be a plus, as long as the asking price isn't too steep. He would chew up some innings and maybe revert back to his 2005 form, especially having the added bonus of not facing a DH every game.
Glavine has seen his better days and is a .500 pitcher at best, and is probably on his last leg as a dependable starter.
I've heard many J. Maine detractors, but I think he is the real deal and is just coming into his prime.
Getting a "healthy" Pedro back will be a huge boost and would allow you guys to put Sosa in the pen where he belongs. Last year wasn't a fluke as far as his numbers.

Sosa could be used as a long releiver and a spot starter to give El Duque a much needed extra day off to keep him healthy down the stretch.
The pen looks fairly good with the exception of Mota, who seems to have a bad go of it every 3rd or 4th appearance.

Getting Buehrle would mean Perez sliding into the 5 hole where he would probably flourish. Just my opinion, which doesn't really mean much in the big scheme of things. :tmi:

GDawgs88 Wrote:I wouldn't want either if I were the Mets. Buerhle is a nice pitcher, but like you said, there's not a huge need for him. I know a lot of people love Lidge, but the Astros want way too much for him. Even if he becomes a dominant reliever again, I'm not sure he's worth what they're asking. And putting him in New York is a huge risk.

Lidge is well on his way back to regaining his dominant form

From April 22 till now
19 games | 28.4 IP | 3 ER | 1 HR | 9 BB | 40 K

Pedro
Glavine
El Duque
Ollie Perez
John Maine
Jorge Sosa

Its hard to picture Glavine, Perez , and Maine being left off the playoff four man rotation(yes i assume that dispete the slump). And i guess its hard to count on Pedro and El Duque being on the rotation, but if one of them is at 70% you know there on it. Sosa was the best pitcher when i posted this. I think you wait it out, they clearly need hitting againist left handed pitching

Mark Buehrle: Could be Traded

RotoWire.com Staff - RotoWire.com
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Update: If the White Sox continue to fade from the pennant race, Buehrle may be placed on the block, with the Mets, Braves, Phillies, Marlins and Cardinals as well as possibly the Yankees interested, the NY Newsday reports

Recommendation: Buehrle, who will be a free agent at the end of the year, is expected to only be a short-term rental, unless he is acquired by the Cardinals, since many believe the Missouri native will sign there next year. If this is the case, Mets' GM Omar Minaya has stated that he will not trade premium talent for a rental, likely ruling out the inclusion of Lastings Milledge or Carlos Gomez in any such deal.


http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ro...pe=fantasy

well it looks like he definetly available. a report confirms williams is ready to sell. i dont think the Mets will offer any prize prospects. i would give up lasting milledge for Dontrelle Willis only.