Mets Have Interest In Pitchers Wang, Capps and MacDougal
Posted by CaseStreet on 1:31am, Tuesday December 15th 2009
Everyone’s favorite MLB Writer Marty Noble wrote that according to a person familiar with the Mets thinking:
the club has interest in Wang and at least two relievers — Matt Capps, last of the Pirates, and Mike MacDougal, who split the 2009 season between the White Sox and Nationals.
Noble goes on to speculate about what hitters and pitchers the Mets may take a look at:
The Mets need for power and a right-handed hitter with some first base acumen may prompt the Mets to inquire about two other non-tenders — first baseman Ryan Garko and outfielder Jonny Gomes, who hit 13 and 20 home runs respectively as part-time players last season.
With Lackey and left-hander Randy Wolf eliminated as potential solutions for the Mets, the club may look more closely at two other free agent pitchers — Joel Pineiro and Jason Marquis. The Mets view Pineiro as more likely to provide quality performance and Marquis more apt to provide innings. They need both commodities and see Pineiro as the more expensive possibility.
Additionally, the Mets will have scouts looking at Aroldis Chapman in Houston and Carlos Delgado in Puerto Rico.
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garko as a bench guy and Capps as a set up man (capps more so) could be nice pick ups.
The rest of these guys? pretty much crap (and I am believing that Wang is still damaged so take him out of the crap and put him into the scrap pile).
I think Garko could be a good addition as well as Capps. There are other BP arms that could be cheaper than Capps if he prices himself out or looks for a closing spot.
Wang won’t sign for a while and would be more of a Freddy Garcia signing. Nice if he recovers, nothing harmed if he does not. I would not give him much guaranteed.
I think we missed the fact that the Mets offered a contract to Escobar as well and if we get him that would be a great move.