Should the Mets trade Lasting Milledge ?
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I think the Mets will give him through 2007 to blossom.  He should be ready to take over for Cliff Floyd in left and/or spell Shawn Green in right field.  The Mets have a history of being impatient with young talent (Amos Otis, Ken Singleton, Nolan Ryan, etc) and hopefully Lastings can grow into the 5-tool player that the Mets front office thinks he can be.\n\nHe's an exciting player, ala Jose Reyes, and looks like a good fit on next year's team.  But pitching is that rare commodity that some general managers will trade even their best prospect for.  I think all depends on what pitcher(s) you would trade him for - Dontrelle Willis maybe!?!?!
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NO, don't give up Beltran.  Looking at historical data, Beltran would do better to get back into average.  And he bats 3rd in Mets, one of the best hitting teams in the league now.\n\nCrosby is doing better lately.  Stick with him for a while.
508777
Not a horrible trade. If I'm going to protest a trade, there has to be clear evidence of collusion or someone fleecing an inexperienced player. I don't see either of those things here. Yes, Young is probably one of the best shortstops in the game right now, but Rios's stats are pretty solid as well. I doubt he'll keep them up, but you never know. Young will hit more homers as well, if that's what you are worried about. It's not necessarily a deal I would make, but it's not so uneven as to cause a big red flag. You will never get a perfectly even trade.
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Actually not a bad idea, you get young talent and someone who is definetely going to blossom into a better player. But the main reason they don't trade him is because they want to make a run at the title this year and don't want to wait two more years waiting for Willis to reach full potential. If the mets suddenly lose it and fall out of contention I could see that deal happening. But the Marlins, who would rather lose than pay anyone on their team any actual money, would not be a good fit for Beltran who's salary (13,571,429)  is equal to the salary of 4 1/4 Willis's (4,350,000). Beltran is the second highest paid player on the mets. The marlins second highest paid player is Brian Moehler at about $1,000,000. Cliff Floyd of the mets is paid $2,200,000 more than Willis and is the 8th highest paid player on the mets. the 8th highest paid player on the marlins is Alfredo Almenzaga who's paid ($350,000). That is the reason that this trade is very unlikely. (the marlins are also not looking for a player like Beltran who has reached his peak and is too old for the club
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you have to think about this logically, player by player. A-rod will have protection from his entire lineup, so he will obviously get pitches to hit, he'll have at least 35 HR with 140 RBI. Josh beckett is much better than zambrano. Becket is way more intense and will get a ton of run support. Jimmy rollins will hit 350 while jeter will probably hit 310.  All in All i think the trade will benefit your opponent, i would keep becket and A-rod. I would NOT do this trade.
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although it's no guarantee, it looks like the mets have a great shot at winning the nl east in 2006.\n\nthe 2005 standings:\n\natlanta: 90-72\nphilly:  88-74\nmets:    83-79\nflorida: 83-79\nwash:    81-81\n\nnow, washington performed well above what was expected of them, as they gave up 30 more runs than they scored.  florida has traded all of their talent for prospects.  therefore, those 2 teams are likely not going to win the division.\n\natlanta lost their leadoff batter and sparkplug rafael furcal and replaced him with edgar renteria, who was great two years ago but does not provide the same offensive or defensive weapons that furcal does.  atlanta also got a monster year out of andruw jones, who likely will not repeat that performance.  also, the braves lost their closer, kyle farnsworth, to the yankees and will likely go with chris reitsma, who was good but not great last year in limited duty.  however, the young players on the braves roster such as jeff francoeur, adam laroche, and ryan langerhans should develop further.  also, a full season of former mvp chipper jones would be helpful.  that leaves the braves with a good chance to win 90 games again.  \n\nthe phillies traded jim thome to the white sox for aaron rowand, which improves their team even though i feel they should have gotten more for thome.  with a shot at first base for a full season, ryan howard should put up some incredible numbers.  chase utley, their 2nd baseman, should also leap to stardom this year.  however, the phillies other big star, bobby abreu, wants to be traded, and that most likely means that the phils will not get full value for him.  lastly, they lost their elite closer, billy wagner, to the mets.  tom gordon, though he's old, should be a serviceable replacement, but will not be as lights-out as wagner.  unless brett myers becomes consistent and shows he can be an ace, the phillies pitching staff is comprised basically of a #2 starter, 3 #3 starters and a #4.  many teams would be happy with that pitching staff, but it doesn't win the division for you.\n\nthat leaves the mets.  the mets record last year was worse than it should have been, as they scored many more runs than they gave up.  trading for carlos delgado to replace the worst 1b positional output in the majors will be a big boost.  signing wagner to close instead of the shaky braden looper will help a lot as well, as looper blew 8 of 36 save chances.  add in the continued development of david wright, who exploded at the end of last season, and jose reyes, as well as a bounceback year for center fielder carlos beltran, and the mets look very good up and down.  paul lo duca should provide similar numbers to last year's fading mike piazza, but should also stay healthy, as the mets backup, ramon castro, is solid and should play every fourth game or so.  the mike cameron-xavier nady trade made a lot of people say "huh?", but it's actually good for the mets, as victor diaz has proven himself worthy of a shot to play in right field every day.  if jae seo gets a chance to start for the full season and performs like he did at the end of last season, he will be a solid #2 pitcher.  problems could include the aging of tom glavine and steve trachsel, the inconsistency of kris benson, and the lack of bullpen depth.  i'm not convinced that uber-GM omar minaya won't get his team more help in the bullpen, with rumors abound that the mets wish to sign danys baez, the devil rays all-star closer, to set up for wagner.\n\nall in all, this mets team could win 100 games and take the nl east easily.
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There's a chance that they'll pick up Soriano; however, don't bet on getting Willis, Carpenter or Pujols.  \n\nCarpenter and Pujols are key players on a team that has the second- best record in the NL.  Yes, Pujols has been injured for three weeks, but seriously, they'd have to trade the entire Yankees lineup and pickup all the salary before the Cards would even consider trading away Pujols.\n\nWillis is locked-up in a long term deal for the Marlins, so it would be a hefty price to pay for a guy who can be pretty inconsistent.  They aren't losing him to free agency, so they're probably waiting for the right deal to come along, which may not happen for a while.
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Colon is on the DL right now but he has way more value then Bonds, I would even drop Bonds if the trade doesn't go through.
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Sooner or later.  \n\nAnd the division will be weak.  The pitching is proabbly better than the competition, but I think the Piazza signing was a mistake. I love the guy, but it is the wrong ballpark for him.
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I'd do it - not because i like mike Maroth, but because i don't like Coffey.  Kent Merker is in the mix to mess things up as well.\n\nEven in the deepest of leagues you should be able to find holds
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I would definately grab Billingsley. He's one of the top pitching prospects in LA since Fernando Valenzuela. He has a 96 MPH fastball, a sick sider and a good curveball. He's got tremendous strikeout potential and is on a solid Dodger's club that will provide wins.\n\nOf course, he's only 21, and he could be erratic early in his career, much like Cole Hamels, but his upside is definately well worth the risk. \n\nAs for who to drop, Gil Meche has been surprisingly good, throwing a complete game his last time out, so I would definately hold onto him. Between Davis and Snell, either of them could be dropped. They are both decent pitchers, with potential to be very good but so far they havent shown it, so you can live without either of them.
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I wouldnt do it either.  I like Hawpe i have him on my team.  Bonds is inconsistent and takes many days off. Hoffman also closes for San Diego who is not gonna win a lot of games.  He will have a low era though.
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well it depends,r u playin in a keeper league,if so hellz yea,Ichiro's been worryin da last couple of years,and Gnomes could become better in da comin years. Plus das $39 to spend on free agents. U sure dat da commish will let dat go through?
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I think the Yanks are going to trade for a starting pitcher, maybe Jon Garland of the White Sox or maybe Dontrelle Willis of the Marlins. They have some young arms that they just received for Sheffield that they may use for trade bait.
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only for the right price,\n\nhe's getting older, still a only a so-so fielder, and strikes out too much...\n\ndont get me wrong, i still think it would be great to have him, but not for the whole farm...
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I think they should start of with signing Glavine, it appears that he wants to finish his career there and they can get him for a discount. Also i think Drew might be interested in returning there. They need a lead-off hitter, maybe trade for Podsednik or Figgins.
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At 38, he's approaching it, if not there yet. Too bad he suffered all those injuries in his career. He could have been a great ballplayer. With 538 HRs, he'll most likely get voted into the Hall of Fame. Not on the first ballot, however. Chances are, he might last for another five years, if he agrees to be traded to the AL to DH.