2008-11-19T19:38:17-05:00 Mets leaning toward K-Rod over Fuentes 2008-11-18T10:28:10-05:00 17 2008-11-18T10:28:10-05:00 1 2 10 2008-11-19T19:38:17-05:00 18 NJ Diezler14 Cranbury 610897 17 Im not sure if the Mets would be able to get a closer through trade. Who would they give up, there not gonna give up Fernando Martinez, and Krod is a beast. Either way minaya is gonna get a top line closer. its New York, no one cares about payrolls like kansas city. 3390521 2008-11-18T21:15:12-05:00 1 FL USA BASEBALL #22 Davenport 611022 16 GET JENKS, NEED SOME AMERICANS ON THAT TEAM 3378478 2008-11-18T12:12:34-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/546/430/thumb/Guiuseppe.jpg 116 CA Giuseppe Franco Beverly Hills 546890 2 Ohh boy...Omar is gonna open up the wallet again. He's very good at spending money on free agents, yet seems to never be able to pull off any significant trades. That being said, the Mets desperately need bullpen help, and hopefully they can get K-Rod for a 3 year deal, but more realistically, 4 years. 3371453 2008-11-18T20:09:03-05:00 2 NY real2will Seaford 443524 Ohh boy...Omar is gonna open up the wallet again. He's very good at spending money on free agents, yet seems to never be able to pull off any significant trades. That being said, the Mets desperately need bullpen help, and hopefully they can get K-Rod for a 3 year deal, but more realistically, 4 years. 15 yes Omar is good at spending the money but lets not forget, Perez, Maine, Delgado, Santana. 3378153 2008-11-18T12:12:34-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/546/430/thumb/Guiuseppe.jpg 116 CA Giuseppe Franco Beverly Hills 546890 2 Ohh boy...Omar is gonna open up the wallet again. He's very good at spending money on free agents, yet seems to never be able to pull off any significant trades. That being said, the Mets desperately need bullpen help, and hopefully they can get K-Rod for a 3 year deal, but more realistically, 4 years. 3371453 2008-11-18T20:06:24-05:00 2 NY real2will Seaford 443524 Ohh boy...Omar is gonna open up the wallet again. He's very good at spending money on free agents, yet seems to never be able to pull off any significant trades. That being said, the Mets desperately need bullpen help, and hopefully they can get K-Rod for a 3 year deal, but more realistically, 4 years. 14 yes Omar is good at spending the money but lets not forget, Maine, Perez, Delgado, Santana, 3378128 2008-11-18T19:21:37-05:00 1 XX Toke No City 610938 13 Giuseppe Franco is right, Omar really hasn't done anything through trades. Santana, yes, but he was basically a FA and he fell right into our lap. If you still want to give him mucho credit for that, then I give you Luis Castillo. Horrible trade: considering he re-signed him to one of the Top 5 Worst Contracts currently in MLB. I'm not hating on Omar, but he hasn't produced any outstanding trades as far as I'm concerned. 3377762 2008-11-18T17:01:31-05:00 7 NY ck1head Kerhonkson 610217 12 Hey Omar makes really bad trades eh? What about John Maine and Ollie Perez as &quot;throw ins&quot;. I love it when people post stuff when they don't know anything! What an idiot! 3376237 2008-11-18T14:39:51-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/609/568/thumb/tube_in_pa.jpg 59 NY mike1196 Staten Island 610208 11 WOW still all wronggg hoffman is washed up. and i cant trust wood after 1 good year. hailmen is not finished he trashed and just cant pitch he signs with a japaneese league 2 year 6million.obviosly not worth a penny in the bigs.havent you learned 2 years could be done (wagner) you could get that in wood,glavine old and couldnt get an out (hoffman).blown saves is wat is pulling the mets apart (fuentes). im sorry no k-rod no playoffs 3373605 2008-11-18T13:55:03-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/997/9/thumb/blackflag_small.jpg 102 GA ATLJAMES Roswell 9999 10 Unfortunately, It does not matter.... Mets need MIDDLE RELIEF, and you can go out an buy that 3372763 2008-11-18T13:38:59-05:00 2 fl jfinltown Davenport 394453 9 Why pay cheaper for a closer who is older (hoffman and fuentes) or injury prone (wood)? Doesn't anyone remember that the Mets downfall started when their previous closer (Wagner) was injured with 2 months left in the season? If K-Rod can be got, then get him... 3372530 2008-11-18T13:22:27-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/610/097/thumb/102_0243.jpg 12 TX Roary the Race Car 610737 8 I think if they can afford K-Rod then they should go for it. It all depends on how many blown saves cost them on the road to the playoffs this year. I say go K-Rod and Wood in the 8th if you got the cash. If not, then Fuentes closing, Wood in the 8th and try and pick up Looper for a song to get 2 outs when you need them (honeslty have not seen much of him since he days with the Mets). I'm not so sure heilman is finished as some reporters suggest. I think overworked would be a better term. Why not move to your 5th starter and look for more help in bullpen? It can;t be much worse then the 5/6 innings were were gettting last year from that spot in the rotation. 3372362 17 <p>The Mets are weighing which top free-agent closer to pursue -- <strong>Francisco Rodriguez</strong> or <strong>Brian Fuentes</strong> -- and while no offer to either appears imminent, indications are strong that Mets people are leaning toward Rodriguez over Fuentes now.</p> <div>Mets decisionmakers worried earlier about&nbsp;the suggestion that K-Rod would demand&nbsp;<strong>Mariano Rivera</strong> money($15 million a year) on a five-year contract. But with those fears allayed, the momentum seems to be moving toward K-Rod, who saved a record 62 games last year for the Angels while going 2-3 with a 2.24 ERA. The Mets would love to sign Rodriguez to a three-year deal, but with intense competition expected, may have to go to four years.</div> <div>Mets people have concerns about K-Rod's drop in velocity but are encouraged that he&nbsp;was able to reinvent himself with a changeup as his pivotal pitch. K-Rod is also seen as a pitcher with the type of flair and personality who could thrive in New York. The Mets are aided by a glut of available&nbsp;top bullpen arms, including free-agent closers <strong>Kerry Wood</strong> and <strong>Trevor Hoffman</strong> plus trade possibilities <strong>Bobby Jenks</strong>, <strong>J.J. Putz</strong> and <strong>Huston Street</strong>.</div> <div>For now, though, K-Rod appears likely the Mets' top target.&nbsp;</div> http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/100/64/thumb/Heyman_Jon.png 0 NY Jon Heyman New York 10084 24362 <p>The Mets are weighing which top free-agent closer to pursue -- <strong>Francisco Rodriguez</strong> or <strong>Brian Fuentes</strong> -- and while no offer to either appears imminent, indications are strong that Mets people are leaning toward Rodriguez over Fuentes now.</p> <div>Mets decisionmakers worried earlier about&nbsp;the suggestion that K-Rod would demand&nbsp;<strong>Mariano Rivera</strong> money($15 million a year) on a five-year contract. But with those fears allayed, the momentum seems to be moving toward K-Rod, who saved a record 62 games last year for the Angels while going 2-3 with a 2.24 ERA. The Mets would love to sign Rodriguez to a three-year deal, but with intense competition expected, may have to go to four years.</div> <div>Mets people have concerns about K-Rod's drop in velocity but are encouraged that he&nbsp;was able to reinvent himself with a changeup as his pivotal pitch. K-Rod is also seen as a pitcher with the type of flair and personality who could thrive in New York. The Mets are aided by a glut of available&nbsp;top bullpen arms, including free-agent closers <strong>Kerry Wood</strong> and <strong>Trevor Hoffman</strong> plus trade possibilities <strong>Bobby Jenks</strong>, <strong>J.J. Putz</strong> and <strong>Huston Street</strong>.</div> <div>For now, though, K-Rod appears likely the Mets' top target.&nbsp;</div>