Personally, the Mets should try hard to make a trade for Carlos
Beltran and give him a restructured deal to stay with the Mets,
likewise what they did with Piazza. The Mets major problem is SP,
CP, 2B and one or both of CF and RF. Having Beltran would fill a
major void in the lineup and allows for one of the younger guys to
hit lower in the lineup as long as it's not 8th. Sheffield and Vlad
are too risky, and there's no use in Tejada or others. If they get
Beltran they should try to go after Foulke, Guardado for CP and
Millwood for SP. Everything isn't going to patch up this offseason,
so it's about planning for 2005 or even 2006 to have a competitive
and missing-linkless team out on Shea and the road for the NY Mets.

--- In metsfanzunited@yahoogroups.com, tonyd44us <no_reply@y...>
wrote:
> --- Don't be too quick to have Wilpon pull the trigger on Vlad.
For
> one thing he already has stated that he's not sure if He can Play
in
> NY. I kind of believe him, with the fact that he listens to his
> mother alot and how its up to her where he ends up. Throw in that
> questionable back problem and you may have another Vaughn-Alomar
> scenario again. Wilpon also has hinted at having the payroll about
> 90 mill anyway this upcoming season.
>
> In metsfanzunited@yahoogroups.com, big2cat <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > Okay guys, this is what I want to know. Who are we going to
> sign. I
> > am sick of over the hill end of their career guys like Mo Vaughn
> and
> > Roberto Alomar, and I am sick of former Met retreads like Roger
> > Cedeno and Jeromy Burnitz.
> >
> > What are the chances of the Mets getting Vladmir Guerrero? Can
we
> > start a massiver email, write-in, anything campaign to get Mets
> > management to do this?
> >
> > What about pitching? Will we make a play for Millwood? Is that
> the
> > best we can do?
> >
> > Reyes better be untouchable.
> >
> > I am stuck in Chicago these days and hope you guys have a finger
> on
> > the pulse of what is happening out there....