A Bucket of USED Balls!!!

Dictionary.com defines the word Trade as: noun 1. The act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
2. A purchase or sale; business deal or transaction.
3. An exchange of items, usually without payment of money.

With that said, how come Omar isn’t able to get an outfielder or relief help? There has to someone out there that will deal. We shouldn’t have to give up the FARM either. The Mets should NOT give up Fernando Martinez, Jon Niese and Eddie Kunz in order to make a deal.

According to Cot’s Baseball Contracts, look at what the following players are making:

Jose Guillen -KC 3 years/$36M (2008-10)

David DeJesus -KC a NY native 5 years/$13.8M (2006-2010), plus $6M 2011 club option

Frank Catalanotto-TX a NY native lefty 3 years/$13.5M (2007-09), plus 2010 club option

Jay Payton -Balt. Righty 2 years/$9.5M (2007-08)

Carlos Lee-Hou righty 6 years/$100M (2007-12)

Randy Winn-SF righty 3 years/$23.25M (2007-09)

Can Omar make a deal for any of them? I might even take Jay Payton and give him a second chance. The Yankees got Xavier Nady, Damaso Marte and now Ivan ‘Pudge’ Rodriguez, and all they did was give up a bucket of used balls. Why can’t we do that?

I don’t want a repeat of the worst trade in history that sent Tom Seaver packing. Met Fans can’t live through something like that again. Don’t cave in Omar. A bag of balls... Look what the Angels, Yankees, Dodgers, Brewers and Indians did before the deadline.

Players get injured all the time so I am not complaining. However, Trot Nixon is on 15 day disabled list and Ryan Church is still a question mark. When healthy, I know Trot is not the complete answer, but platoon him with Fernando Tatis in LF and give Ryan Church (before his concussion) right field and Endy Chavez as your Utility OF, Mets fans should be able to live with that. Jobu will throw in some rum and cigars and add it to the bucket of used balls that Omar needs to procure some corner Outfield talent. A Bucket of USED Balls!!!