From the Salary Cap Game thread, but this really belongs here as well.... Originally posted by Just Lou:
Fuck Zito. He's nothing more than a "good" pitcher. The Mets better not open their vault for this guy. Thank God they didn't give up their top prospects to get him for the strecth run. I have more faith in Maine than him. They can offer him a modest contract in the off-season, but it better not be huge $$$.
Personally, I don't care how much
money they offer Zito or spend on him as a free agent; after all, the Mets are not my father's business, and I'm not all that concerned with their profitability.
In terms of giving up
prospects, it gets a little bit trickier.
The Mets are headed for the playoffs -- do they have even
one reliable starter at this point?
All the talk about Lastings Milledge -- Have any of us really seen enough of the guy or are any of us really astute enough to judge whether or not he's a "can't miss" player?
When we start talking about guys like him, I'm always reminded of Alex Ochoa and, more recently, Alex Escobar - two more guys who "couldn't miss" being stars. :rolleyes:
The Mets have a chance to win it all
this season.
Next year, Pedro, Glavine and Delgado will all be a year older, so who knows?
Zito isn't Roger Clemens or Johann Santana or Roy Halladay or Chris Carpenter or any of the "elite" starting pitchers in baseball, but the Mets have some big question marks with their pitching, Zito is certainly in the Top 20 or 25, and he could be what the Mets need to win a World Series (or at least an NL Pennant)
this year.
On that basis, if I were a Mets fan, I'd trade for a guy like him if I could, and if I had to give up a top prospect I would, even if Zito were only a "rent-a-player" for the rest of this year.
