Interview: Robert Parnell

The Mets will be sending players all over to play winter ball. The will categorized by country below:Dominican Republic:Aguilas CibaeA?asQuezada, ElvysVargas, ClaudioGuzman, CarlosVeloz, GregoryLagares, JuanPeA?a, FranciscoAzucareros del EsteBrito, EudeBurgos, AmbiorixLugo, RuddyEscogidoAlou, MoisesConcepcion, AmbiorixMartinez, FernandoNunez, Abraham OrlandoReyes, ArgenisBierd, JoseEstrellasTatis...

According to Joey DeMayo of Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest. The Mets will make a push for 2B Orlando Hudson and look to put Daniel Murphy in LF (even though he is playing some 2B in the AFL). Through Joe's source Minaya's thinking is he will use Murphy in a platoon with somebody like Nick Evans or a possible free agent like Minaya favorite Juan Rivera and put...

Sadly, the New York Mets announced today that third base coach Luis Aguayo would be reassigned within the organization (whatever that means) and would no longer be the team's third base coach. I quickly grew fond of Aguayo simply because of his dynamite ability to relay signs (Mets fans know what I'm talking about) and his penchant to viciously wheel runners in from third...

Joel Sherman of the NY Post writes: "The Mets plan on targeting Derek Lowe and Brian Fuentes in the free agent market, an NL executive who has talked to team officials told the Post. The Mets are promising to be creative and explore many avenues. But Lowe (a dependable innings eater) and Fuentes (a proven closer) fit the Mets' top two needs, and are going to be pursued...

So far you have voted in the last week:Sabathia- 27%Ramirez- 20%Fuentes- 20%Lowe- 17%K-Rod- 13%Burrell- 3%It is interesting to see that more people want Sabathia than K-Rod..Continue to vote on my right sidebar!

Out of any writer in the Miami Herald, Barry Jackson seems to get the most juicy information on a weekly basis. Looking past the fact that Antoine Walker spent $6500 bucks on champagne and Patron at club BED in Miami, Barry brings us some good info this morning regarding potential trades going down for the Marlins. First off it looks like the Marlins are looking to increase payroll...

The NY Post is reporting that both David Wright and Carlos Delgado have been given permits to have guns in their respective homes. Delgado filed to carry a handgun, but was denied.

In Ken Davidoff's baseball insider he has this to say about K-Rod and Manny: "The Mets have convinced themselves that Francisco "K-Rod" Rodriguez just isn't worth the money he wants to close. Signing K-Rod might be expensive, but it's simple. The other options, bidding $4 million a year less for Brian Fuentes than you would for K-Rod, dipping into...

Is there any chance Luis Castillo can rebound as a Met from his horrible year in 2008. Many Mets fans were incensed by Castillo contract prior to the start of the season, then Castillo had an awful year and it became hard for him to even take the field. Now most Mets fans want him gone no matter what it takes for that to happen.... Eric Simon of Amazin Ave. in a great post disputes...

There is so much speculation about how to use Dan Murphy. Some say to leave him in left, bring in a right handed batter to platoon ( Tatis, Rivera) with him and not because he needs it but so the line-up isn't so lefty dominant. Others say he has to be better then Luis Castillo at 2B, let him get his feet wet this winter and take over the position come spring. Finally there are...

As I mentioned in a earlier post last week, the Rockies are looking to trade Matt Holliday. They are looking to get a pitching prospect that can develop in a number 2 starter. That leaves Jon Niese and Robert Parnell as two candidates the Mets can use as chips to get involved in the talks for Holliday. The Mets do not want to depart with Niese, who the Mets have high hopes for...

On October 25, 1986 the New York Mets and Boston Red Sox played Game 6 of the World Series. Of course you know the story: Bill Buckner, Mookie Wilson, blah, blah, blah … but it never gets old, does it?

The Mets are targeting a reliable innings eater and have set their sights on veteran pitcher Derek Lowe. Lowe is probably looking for a four year deal and a team like the Mets will give it to him. He will help some of the younger Mets pitchers as well as the whole team when they hit the final stretch. The Red Sox and Yankees are expected to pursue him so he could get pricey.This...

The Washington Nationals added three new coaches to their staff, but former Mets manager Willie Randolph was not one of them.

The Arizona Fall league held it's All-Star game tonight and the Mets were represented by three players on the American Rising star team. 2B Dan Murphy, C Josh Thole and RHP Eddie Kunz all participated in the game. Murph was the DH and only had one at bat in which he walked. Thole didn't start the game but took over as catcher, Thole walked in his first at bat and had an RBI...