This article from Bleacher Report has an interesting analysis comparing Melky Cabrera to a young Bernie Williams. While I'm not sure about the comparison, I do think that Melky was never given a real chance to be the next Yankee center fielder. He was definitely always viewed as a stop gap.
Also, as you've probably already heard, Mike Francesa broke the Bay to Mets signing on his radio show earlier today. The contract is for four years with a vesting option for a fifth.
Joel Sherman on the deal.
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Yesterday on Twitter I called it that now that DeRosa had signed, the chips for the rest of the free agent outfielders would fall. Bay signing is first evidence that I was right. Booyeah!
Heyman reporting that Red Sox had a medical concern about Bay that the Mets are aware of. The physical may not be a simple matter of time.
The issue appears to be knees and shoulders according to Heyman.
Wow. No wonder the Red Sox wouldn't break the bank for the guy.
I wonder if Bay turns into a Hideki Matsui type, good bat, limited ability to play field due to joint problems.
So the Mets are signing an over-30 player, who already sucks in the field and might be a major injury risk, to a large, 5-year deal. What could possibly go wrong?
yeah, this one's a bit of a head scratcher, but the Mets needed to do something and this is probably as good as they could've done in this market (though a more serious push for Lackey would've made greater sense, but supposedly he wasn't interested; money talks tho, and the Mets have money).
The whole thing honestly reminds me of the Yankees of 2004-2008. No pitching? We need aging guys to provide more offense!!!!! It cannot fail!!!!! (except their pitching staffs are even worse - we usually had two guys that were at least league average and a decent bullpen until they were Torre'd out by the playoffs a la Tom Gordon in 2004 and Scott Proctor in... 2006?, and thank you God Mariano Rivera's arm didn't fall off in 1996, they have ONE and basically no bullpen to speak of at all - and their divisional rival has the best offense in the entire NL.)
Yeah, the Mets needed pitching and this market just wasn't the one to find it in. I wonder if they'll make a big effort in next years market with all the pitchers that'll be available.
They may be the Yanks biggest competition for Lee (I assume the Yanks are interested since they tried to trade for him from Philly and Seattle). Boston will be looking to sign a pitcher but that pitcher will likely be Josh Beckett.
"They may be the Yanks biggest competition for Lee"
Eh. Toronto would have traded them Halladay for four really crappy prospects, a la the Santana deal. I would have taken that deal in a SECOND. The money on Bay would have been much better spent on Lackey and the Mets could have easily met/beat the Red Sox's offer.
Yeah, the Mets reluctance to enter the Lackey bidding is weird, but I have heard that Lackey had no interest whatsoever in pitching for the Mets. That may have scared them off, but I don't know why you wouldn't even try. After all, he'd be in a pitcher's park, in the NL, and making (probably) around $100M (I imagine that's what the Mets would've needed to get him). The Mets biggest need is clearly pitching, but they didn't even try. Weird.
"I have heard that Lackey had no interest whatsoever in pitching for the Mets."
And Peter Gammons said that Bay would rather play in Beirut than Queens. I know it's Peter Gammons so who knows if it's accurate, but...
In fairness, Beirut has really shown a willingness to spend on their team, they could be contenders soon and that's attractive to players.
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