A Good Time To Talk Mets Trades

The New York Mets have had a few holes in their roster. This is not news. What is news, is recent articles being released to suggest other teams woes. For example, the Baltimore Orioles. Their star second baseman is out and it is questionable for how long.

Brian Roberts, according to some reports, is not close to baseball ready. This means the team has admitted to being open to other options at that position. I have two words for you. Luis Castillo. He is an okay hitter that is pretty much hated by most of the fan base he currently plays for. He has been shopped around like girl scout cookies that are five years old.

He has, as a result, most certainly lost trust in the organization and who can blame him. That's why he was spending the off season mentoring a rival player. He needs a change of scenery. This is an opportunity for Omar Minaya to actually do the right thing. He could accomplish two things.

First, help a player who has been alienated move on. Second, add pitching. I think the Mets are deep enough to replace him temporarily. They could keep Tejada, Hernandez or Catalinato in the roster. In exchange, get some pitching. Maybe trade Ollie and Castillo at the same time. That would be heaven on Earth for the impatient Mets fan.

The other story I noticed to be of interest, was in Minnesota. The Twins now are questioning if they can ink their award winning catcher, Joe Mauer to a long term deal. The Mets have the money to do it. Take Barajas. Heck, take Santos too. For that deal, I would give anything they asked, except Johan back. They do have a relationship with the Mets after all, the Mets helped take Johan off their financially strapped hands in the first place.

Couldn't you just see it? Joe Mauer in Queens. No Castillo or Ollie. That would be the most happy day for the Mets fan. Knowing we can actually count on our catcher for the first time since Piazza. Knowing that we don't have the circus that is Ollie or the Queens version of Bill Buckner that is Castillo. How happy would the fans be for that?

Now, splash some cold water on your face and pinch yourself. Omar will not let it happen. He doesn't think outside of the box like that. After all, it takes foresight to think like that. They probably will make a trade, though. In response to the Reyes news lately, they'll probably trade for someone like Eric Bruntlett from the Nats, some career backup shortstop from Japan or Rey Ordonez's third cousin's nephew. That would be an Omar deal.