New York Mets Move To Stand Pat

Addressing the media, nowadays, Omar Minaya looks more the part of a man in witness protection flanked by media relations executives. The mysterious men follow his moves and words with great caution going so far to use cues and hand gestures as signals to the New York Mets GM.   And Friday, Omar Minaya seemed to take the same cautious stance in regards to the trade deadline. In fact, the injury riddled Mets were the only team in the NL East not to make a move in the final days leading up to the deadline.   Florida received Nick Johnson from Washington, Atlanta became re-acquainted with Adam Laroche from Boston, and the defending World Champion Phillies may have made the biggest splash and sown up the division with the acquisition of Cliff Lee.   Entourage and media storms aside, Minaya proclaims that the lack of moves should not be equated to lack of effort. He claims to have had been working on all fronts and that some big names such as Victor Martinez were dangling ...