Tonight Newsday's David Lennon reports on some of the talent Omar Minaya was targeting before being shut-out.
Some, but not all players were:
- Jason Bay - Pittsburgh - now in Boston
- Raul Ibanez - Seattle - still in Seattle
- Arthur Rhodes - Seattle - now in Florida
- Manny Ramirez - Boston - Now in LA with the Dodgers
- Brian Fuentes - Colorado - still in Colorado
Minaya states the reason he didn't land these players, thus leading to their "getaway", is he felt the asking price was too steep. I am upset the Mets didn't land a much needed corner OF, but I am also glad he didn't mortgage the future for partial season rental.
Some of the players that the potential trading partners were:
- John Niese
- Fernando Martinez
- Carlos Beltran
- Eddie Kunz
- Bobby Parnell
Minaya will be actively searching the waiver wire the remainder of this season to try and land relief help and a corner OF. Players must pass through waivers before a trade can be made. Otherwise, a team may try and pick a player up off the waiver wire.
1 comment:
it would have been nice to land someone to play the outfield, but like you said at least it didnt cost us the farm
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