Once again the Mets were idle at the deadline. No trades. Now, they will try and spin it that there are always players available once they pass through waivers, blah, blah, blah.
It's pretty sad that the Mets were in the news more this week for Omar's press conference than any deal the Mets made this afternoon.
Two thoughts come to mind:
1) Omar was not given the latitude by ownership to make any deals
2) Omar has delusions of grandeur of his minor league system. The Mets minor league system is not ranked high, and over the five years Omar has been in charge, who, other than Daniel Murphy, has made the starting roster?
Reyes and Wright were before Omar. Murphy is good, but as we are seeing, maybe not as good as advertised.
Nick Evans? Doesn't seem to be the type of player who will be more than a good fill-in bench player.
Fernando Martinez? I say he is of the Alex Escobar mold.
Their pitching might be more of an attraction. Niese looks like he's learned a lot in the last year and I believe Parnell will be fine. As for Brad Holt? I know what you know...only what the press writes.
I have a sneaky feeling this might have been Omar's last "Trade Deadline" with the NY Mets. Are the Mets better now than when he took over? Yes, slightly. But you look at how pay-roll has increased, their minor league system is still weak, and they have had three collapses between 2006 and 2008...Omar has to be accountable for some of that.
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