Thursday, March 20, 2008
Mets/Indians Trade?
MLBTR:
"Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer writes that phone buddies Mark Shapiro and Omar Minaya met in person yesterday evening. Any chance the Indians and Mets could match up for a trade? The Mets are known to be looking for outfield assistance. The Indians have two out of options outfielders: Shin-Soo Choo and Franklin Gutierrez. Choo is recovering from Tommy John surgery and may have to join the South Korean army. Gutierrez is the frontrunner to start in right field. Theoretically the Tribe could part with half of their left field platoon - David Dellucci or Jason Michaels. The Mets could also use another starter; Cliff Lee or Jeremy Sowers might be available."
Boy would getting Gutierrez and Lee/Sowers would be amazing. The one downfall is that I don't see how the teams match up well. The Mets do not have any spare parts to compliment the Indians, best case is that Omar finds a way to snag Cliff Lee for a couple of arms. The Indians also seem like a team that may be interested in a player like Angel Pagan, who could possibly help get Franklin Gutierrez, but that is highly unlikely.
