MLB Trade Rumors: Omar's on vacation, right??

by Ray Guilfoyle on Aug 1, 2008 1:03 PM EDT

Seriously, Omar Minaya must be on vacation as the MLB trade deadline came and went and Omar did NOTHING to improve his team. He must still be in the Dominican, or maybe Fred Wilpon gave him an all-expense paid vacation to Hawaii for the team doing so well since he fired Willie Randolph.

So, Omar must think that Fernando Tatis will continue to hit .319 and OPS .880, something he hasn't done since 2000. He must think that Damion Easley will continue playing like a 27-year old-he's 39. He must think that Pedro will give him some quality starts over the next two months. He must think that John Maine will be the John Maine of 2007. He must think the Mets bullpen will holdup down the stretch in a tight pennant race vs the Phillies and Marlins.

Maybe he's right. He wanted to keep his prized prospects, some of which may help him this year. But this team is built to win now. This year. I am surprised Omar didn't do what it took to get Manny in NY. Or to shore up his bullpen by trading for a Brian Fuentes. Or a starting pitcher like Washburn or Burnett. This team is built to win now. And the Phillies and Marlins are no pushovers anymore. Just ask Jimmy Rollins.

The LA papers are saying the Manny trade was a gift from the heavens. Most people think the Dodgers were winners in their trade deadline deals. But Baseball Prospectus' Joe Sheehan sees the other side of this argument:

It makes sense because Colletti traded two really good prospects for Casey Blake, making LaRoche invisible and turning the last 60 games of the season into a desperate attempt to save Colletti's job.

This Dodger roster is a mess, and it's no less a mess now than it was six days ago, except that for eight weeks, the team can play Manny Ramirez and Casey Blake. Three very good prospects and a #1 pick are all gone, third base isn't really any better than it was. Five-plus years of LaRoche is a better option than one-plus years of Bay, which is a better option than two months of Manny Ramirez with an option on future services.

If the Dodgers win the West, and win a few games in the playoffs, Colletti's job is probably safe. Otherwise, he may be calling Brian Sabean for a job in November.

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as a huge mets fan, this post angers and frustrates me to no end. while yes bullpen and corner outfield are a need for us right now, i find it completely callous to ridicule minaya for not making a deal. we have basically three good prospects in our entire system following the johan trade in niese, kunz, and martinez. while yes, we are built to win now, i would not want to completely decimate our already thin (at best) minor league system to add 50 games of ibanez and forcing to have him start in the corner next year or 50 games of fuentes. if we could get these guys for less than our three premium prospects, there is no doubt that a move would have been made. minaya has proven on so many instances to be a creative and imaginative gm who works the phones as hard as anyone right around the deadline. when he says that nothing came up that fit, then i believe that to be the case. we can definitely address corner outfield through waivers, and i remain confident that we will. we might even be able to get a bullpen arm also. it is unfair to evaluate the mets and their inactivity at the deadline at this point because we figure to be very active as players begin to go through waivers.

by walsh on Aug 1, 2008 3:40 PM EDT reply actions

3 prospects?

I don;t think either Ibanez or Fuentes would have cost you 3 prospects…that would be insane. But the fact remains, Omar needed to make a deal and did not. Now to get a deal done he has to hope that guys get to him to claim. And what says he won;t have to give up a prospect then?? Time is awasting.
I posted this because I don;t think he is a good GM. He has made some crazy trades and signings lately, but did get Maine for nothing.
Do you think Pedro will give you more than 1 quality start the rest of the way? Tatis to continue to hit like this?? I don’t.

raygu

by Ray Guilfoyle on Aug 1, 2008 4:31 PM EDT reply actions