Jokes about the Mets taking a bridge loan from Bank of America aside, they had the money available to make try and sign Jose Reyes for $80 million and have spent about $10 million of the Reyes money on Frank Francisco and Jon Rauch (the Andres Torres/Ramon Ramirez acquisitions for Angel Pagan are a financial wash).
So what if the Mets are one of the mystery teams who are after Carlos Beltran?
Before shipping him to San Francisco for Zack Wheeler, the Mets made it a point to ask Scott Boras if the outfielder would be willing to consider returning if they traded him; at the time, I thought it was for appearances only and that they wanted no part of Beltran in the future.
But maybe it wasn’t.
Beltran fired Boras and replaced him with Dan Lozano who’s been busy with a few other “i” dots, “t” crossings, controversies, accusations and contracts.
Now he’s looking for a home for Beltran.
With the talk that the Mets willing to listen to offers on Ike Davis, Sandy Alderson could be truly interested in bringing Beltran back.
I believe that Lucas Duda is going to be a more productive power hitter than Davis; he doesn’t strike out as much and walks more; plus he’s a year behind Davis in service time. Duda is a horrible right fielder and an adequate first baseman; Davis would bring back quality on the trade market and the Mets know that Beltran can handle New York and being a Met—such as that is.
Beltran is an attractive option for multiple teams because he’s a switch-hitter; has power; showed he was recovered sufficiently from knee problems to steal a few bases; transitioned well to right field; is a big game performer; is a well-liked person; and doesn’t cost any draft picks.
Would it be so absurd for the Mets to consider bringing him back and would he think about it? They asked in the summer and Beltran said he would.
It’s unlikely given the contending and finanical status of the teams that are already known to be interested—the Cardinals, Rockies, Blue Jays and Red Sox among them—but it wouldn’t be such a terrible thing as a domino effect to make the Mets better in 2012 and beyond.
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Geesh…If Endy Chavez doesn’t want us, why would Beltran?
I’m not understanding the funereal reaction to Endy Chavez deciding not to sign with the Mets. Was he going to make a giant difference in the team’s fortunes in 2012? It’s Endy Chavez!!!
As for Beltran, it’s not going to happen; but his market has kinda crashed and if the Mets had the money to make a significant bid, it’s not a ridiculous notion to think he’d come back. They did ask if he’d be willing before they traded him.
That being said, I think it’s time to move on from the 2005-2010 group and that means no Beltran.
I said as soon as Albert Pujols signed with the Angels that the Cardinals were a perfect spot for Beltran and that’s where I think he ultimately ends up.