What's It Going to Be Omar Minaya?

With the wrath of crap this team has been laying on the field, it's no question the Mets need help with both pitching and hitting. What we are seeing is disastrous, and now Beltran may be added to the 'ER' to add more injury to insult. We know God is a Yankee fan, but enough is enough.

What should the Mets do here? It's not like there is a clear path to what this team needs. We need it all. Question is, which is more of a priority? What's Omar have on the front burner? Best case scenario we get one of each, though highly unlikely.

One day, the team can't hit a watermelon for the life of them, can't drive in runs, can't piece together timely hits, the word clutch is non-existent, and if Wright, Beltran, Church, or Sheffield don't produce, it's over, which is why most rumblings are calling for the Mets to pick up a bat.

The next day, pitching can't hold a lead. Mets score runs early, give them right back, score more runs, and give them right back to the point where nothing the offense can do will help win the game.

Then, on the rare days that the pitching holds its own, and the offense scores more runs than the other team, the bullpen, except for K-Rod, cannot hold a lead. The walk merry-go-round-itis comes full circle, and there goes the game.

The difficulty in identifying the most important need comes from the fact that there's no pattern to this madness. Given this multitude of issues, there's no clear cut need besides needing everything.

Contrary to the popular belief the Mets should get a huge bat, the smarter move may be for a big arm starting pitcher.

Not knowing if we'll ever see anything good again from Perez, the questions surrounding John Maine, and the Tim Redding inconsistencies are just the tip of the iceberg. Livan Hernandez is a great fifth starter on any team and so far has pitched better than expected.

But right now, Mets Livan is like our No. 2 pitcher behind Santana. The Mets need another top of the rotation starter to provide more of a one-two punch. Pitching is what keeps teams in races and neutralizes great hitting.

Problem is the market for pitching has instantly deteriorated with the current flurry of injuries of potential candidates. It's possible Jake Peavy might be done for the year, and Erik Bedard's shoulder has been flaring up, not good for someone coming off surgery. Either would slide nicely into the Mets rotation behind Santana, but they doesn't seem like an option now. That leaves a group of not-so-interesting pitchers that may be available.

Brad Penny
With John Smoltz returning and Clay Buchholz peeking, the Red Rox need to make a move, and Brad Penny seems as the odd man out here. He'll probably be expensive given one of his best years was as recent as 2007 going 16-4 with a 3.03 ERA.

Jason Marquis and Jarrod Washburn
The Mets need to stay away from these two. Neither are much of an upgrade from what the Mets currently have if you can even call them an upgrade.

Offensively, Matt Holliday will probably be the most coveted, big fish out there. Here's a round up of potential hitters that may be available.

Matt Holliday

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