We had 2 key needs to fill this off-season; WR and OLB/DE. We may have had some other problems, but these have already been dealt with. So WR and OLB are the only areas of concern going into the draft. Now that our WR spot has been filled, we can solidify our first round selection with and OLB or a DE. I would prefer a young, straight out of the draft LB than signing Jason Taylor for 2 years. Now Brunell, you can't pick in the draft. What we need in a backup QB is intelligence, mentoring ability, and the ability to get up and play some downs if necessary. Right now Clemens only really has the last one. He can pass, fairly well. But Brunell would be a great mentor for Sanchez, and is a smart passer. You can't find that in the draft. I say, skip on JT (if it is still possible at this point) and sign Brunell, we have our 1st round focused on a great selection of DE/OLB.

Agree/Disagree?

Alright, I figured if I was going to ask anyone, it would be the baseball - intelligent people I have come to know on Amazin' Ave. I received this trade proposal:  I give up: Braun, Sandoval, and Papelbon and I receive: Pujols, Hamels, and Coghlan.

Now I know this is a Rip-Off for me. The deal breaker is really Coghlan. That leaves a large hole in my outfield where Braun was. I am considering a counter offer of Braun, Sandoval, and Papelbon for Pujols, Hamels, and Ethier. That would be pretty even if you ask me, but my question is: would he take it?

As of now, I have 5 closers and I would figure I would use them to exploit some holes in others' lineups. I'm also pretty low on Homeruns. I think this trade would be good, but only if they accept my provision.

It has to be said. As a matter of fact, I believe Barajas said it (maybe another catcher, don't quite remember). They said he should be at least a #3 starter. Right now, I understand the rotation is pretty much set as Santana, Maine, Niese, Pelfrey, Perez with Tak2 and Figgy as long men. But I think Perez should be on a short leash, especially after a spring with a 8.66 ERA. I get it, some HR's were wind aided, maybe the defense wasn't quite what it will be in the Majors (can it get worse then our major league team?), but still his control was off as usual. 10:10 K:BB ratio is not something you want to see in a guy who has had past control issues. In ST I have watched Figgy and Tak2 pitch much better then some of the starters on this rotation. Assuming one of the starters goes down (injury or poor performance) either Figgy or Tak2 will step into a starters role. But does one or both of them deserve a spot now? Tak has been a starter most of his life, why mess with it now? Figgy has a rubber arm and can really pitch whenever, in whatever situation you want. I think Takahashi should at least get a chance to start full time. Though, in his current situation, be probably will have to relieve one of the ailing Met pitchers on a regular basis. What do you think?

Washburn recently turned down a small offer from the Mariners (probably somewhere between $1mm and $1.5mm). He is a career 4.10 ERA pitcher, but last year was odd. He had a 2.64 ERA in 20 games for the Mariners and 7.33 in 8 games for the Tigers. He is 34, definitely on the down-slope, but showed he has at least something left in the tank. Is he worth a look at? Is he better then the starters we have now? Would he even take $1mm if we offered it? (do we even have an emergency $1mm to give?) Personally, I doubt he would take such a small deal, but if he did, I'm not sure if he could do any good for this rotation (but my guess is no).

I know the Mets have a lot invested in Castillo. And I know Castillo isn't the WORST second basemen out there, but if the Mets could scrape together the money for him now I think he would be an awesome addition to both the line-up and the defense. I think instead of giving out so many useless minor league deals to catchers and other players we dont need, they should have put that together to sign him.. but is there any way to get him now?