If you were a smart GM, you would look for starters in the AL who could come over to the NL and prosper. Look at the Rockies with Hammel, the Cardinals with Penny and Smoltz and the Diamondbacks with Haren. No credit goes to Johan Santana coming to the Mets or Roy Halladay going to the Phillies because they were awesome in the AL as well.
Which brings us to the present day Boston Red Sox. Who have a right handed pitcher.. Who has worn out his welcome in Boston. Who strikes out a ton of guys, but can't keep his pitch count down enough to power through the tough AL East lineups. Talk about a guy who would be perfect for the front of the Mets rotation and who would benefit from the shorter lineups in the NL. We would probably only have to pay his salary at this point.
But no, no Dice-K for us. Omar Minaya: Fuck You. Oh, and if it's payroll constraints that are holding you back, Jeff Wilpon and Bernie Madoff: Fuck You Too. Think there's an Asian population in Flushing that might come to Dice-K's starts and fill some of your amazingly empty stadium?
Now, suppose you're the GM of a team that does not have an elite catching prospect in the minors, and whose only catching prospect close to the Major Leagues is left handed. And you happened to sign a perpetually shitty catcher this off-season who has happened to tear it up through this point in the season. And also suppose that there is a team who needs catching at the Major League level who also happens to have a semi-elite catching prospect they are willing to deal who hits right handed.
Would you think about trading for the catching prospect, sticking him in Triple A with your other young catcher (where they can also both get ABs at first since you just promoted the Chosen One and your third best hitter from Triple A. What they were doing there is beyond reason.) to ensure a better future for your franchise? Or do you selfishly hold onto your signing to prove how smart you are and in the vein attempt that it might save your job?
Omar Minaya. Fuck You.
