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Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:36 am EDT

Mets will be biggest suitor for free agent Holliday

By Mark J. Miller

“MattWhen Matt Holliday(notes) enters the free-agent market this off-season, there will be many teams that desire his services, but the New York Mets are expected to come after him harder than anybody else, according to Sports Illustrated.

The San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Atlanta Braves are expected to make runs at Holliday as well, but no team has more of a PR job to do with its fans this off-season than the Mets, who started the years as supposed contenders and ended the season with a bunch of injured veterans and a second-to-last finish in the National League East. Holliday, who spent the season with the Oakland Athletics and Cardinals, supposedly wants to stay in the National League.

Sports Illustrated also reports that the Mets aren't likely to throw their dough at pitcher Roy Halladay(notes) and will instead to try and find a nice, steady mound presence that isn't going to break the bank.

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  1. baseball madness
    1. Posted by baseball madness Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:04 am EDT

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    1st mets suck
  2. Bryan
    2. Posted by Bryan Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:10 am EDT

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    He will have to brush up on his spanish first.
  3. paul
    3. Posted by paul Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:26 am EDT

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    he can drop the ball for the mets too.
  4. jolmstead2k
    4. Posted by jolmstead2k Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:44 am EDT

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    A nice steady mound presence that won't break the bank???? You mean another overpriced ineffective latino like Oliver Perez???? Top priority should be another top of the rotation starter. Perez belongs in minors. Maine and Pelfrey are # 4 starters. Philadelphia already has Cliff Lee. I can't continue to support this team as long as Omar is GM. He is completely ineffective at talent evaluation.
  5. SYLVIA V
    5. Posted by SYLVIA V Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:45 am EDT

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    ny has another baseball team?
  6. Ian C
    6. Posted by Ian C Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:58 am EDT

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    Look, as long as Omar and Jerry are running the team, it''ll be the same old s--t; a fix here a fix there, no playoffs
  7. davfied
    7. Posted by davfied Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:11 am EDT

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    Morning lrg,
    There is one place to start.
  8. Artist formerly known as Evil Empire!
    8. Posted by Artist formerly known as Evil Empire! Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:14 am EDT

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    If it was me making the decisions I would have fired Omar and then go after pitching. This lets get bats first mentality is the reason they are in the spot they are in.
  9. Mark
    9. Posted by Mark Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:23 am EDT

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    When will the NY Mets get it right. There need for pitching is not as crucial as there need for a pure HITTER. I don't understand how a Met fan would pay a premium price for seats to see a second class team.
  10. Hammerin1
    10. Posted by Hammerin1 Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:26 am EDT

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    Pitching is what helps you win. Without good pitching you can score all the runs you want and still lose. You would think that the Mets would know that after the last three years! Fire Omar and Randolph!
  11. Jimmy The Gooch
    11. Posted by Jimmy The Gooch Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:36 am EDT

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    It's funny. Aweek ago Yahoo said the Mets were going to spend like crazy. Now they say there not. I dont care who you sign. If you dont move home plate up 10 to 15 feet nobody and I mean nobody is going to sign.
  12. t8kman
    12. Posted by t8kman Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:39 am EDT

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    Talk is cheap... and so are the Wilpons.
  13. JOHN G
    13. Posted by JOHN G Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:41 am EDT

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    #1 waits all morning to bring us his wonderful insights - what a loser.
    #11 still thinks Randolph is the manager.
    Oy!
  14. Adversary
    14. Posted by Adversary Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:41 am EDT

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    The Mets need a player like Holliday. Delgado is leaving, Beltran is injury-prone, and Wright is coming off an awful year. They NEED some offense in that lineup, otherwise they can have the best staff in the league and still fail to win games. Solid pitching puts you in a position to win, but you need OFFENSE to get a victory in the end.
    No one can argue that Santana is an ace. Pelfrey, Maine, and Perez are all serviceable 3,4, and 5 starters. The Mets need to fill that #2 spot (which I think they can do without overspending). Holliday provides the Mets with a solid bat in the lineup that will help protect David Wright. Having Francoeur and a hopefully more filled out Murphy will also help.
  15. str A's hooter
    15. Posted by str A's hooter Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:50 am EDT

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    How are the lights in the Mets new ballpark? I'd fix them first.
  16. davfied
    16. Posted by davfied Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:54 am EDT

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    Morning Artist & Hooter,
    Terrible that they can't see the biggest problem is the GM & above.
  17. Original6
    17. Posted by Original6 Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:00 am EDT

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    FI-RE O-MAR!!!
    clap-clap-clap-clap-clap
    FI-RE O-MAR!!!
  18. str A's hooter
    18. Posted by str A's hooter Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:07 am EDT

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    Good morning, davfied
    C.C. pitched lights out last night with just 3 days rest. Another Bob Gibson? If the Yanks take one of the next two, Sabathia will be well rested for the W.S.
    Alex Rodriquez is having fun, again. I think Reggie Jackson inspiried Alex and has him in a new mindset. Rodriquez seems to be more focused and worrying less.
  19. str A's hooter
    19. Posted by str A's hooter Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:07 am EDT

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    Good morning, davfied
    C.C. pitched lights out last night with just 3 days rest. Another Bob Gibson? If the Yanks take one of the next two, Sabathia will be well rested for the W.S.
    Alex Rodriquez is having fun, again. I think Reggie Jackson inspiried Alex and has him in a new mindset. Rodriquez seems to be more focused and worrying less.
  20. preacher_n_mrsoul
    20. Posted by preacher_n_mrsoul Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:30 am EDT

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    Hey # 15. The Mets don't have the best staff in the league. The Giants do. But the giants should be an example of what happens when you have no hitting but, the best staff. No playoffs. The Mets actually have some hitting, but their staff is not as good as you think it is. Santana is great, but that's all they have!
  21. NONE Y
    21. Posted by NONE Y Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:46 am EDT

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    Matt will be playing for New York Yankees not with the Mets
  22. Alan
    22. Posted by Alan Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:49 am EDT

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    Holliday will likely sign a one year deal with STL, play a full good year, and then desire for a much bigger paycheck after next season.
  23. Rattle and Hum
    23. Posted by Rattle and Hum Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:58 am EDT

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    I just see that dropped fly ball play over and over in my head. The last thing we need is more defensive shenanigans at CitiField in 2010.
    The Mets should have gotten Jermaine Dye 3 years ago when he was available for a song, or Nick Swisher last year. But, then again, Omar Minaya is an idiot.
    And for all those not much brighter than Minaya who feel the incessant need to make some tired Latino joke, know that, in the end, you're the real joke. Grow the F up.
  24. dave r
    24. Posted by dave r Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:05 am EDT

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    Seems logical that they would talk to him He's a upgrade at the position .
  25. Joseph D
    25. Posted by Joseph D Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:06 am EDT

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    Sign him at any cost.
    There are very few teams that have good pitching staffs
    The Phils are living proof that you don't need killer pitching to win.
    Before Lee, they did not even have an ace.
    All you need is a bunch of starters with low 4.00 ERA's and 6 or 7 big bats and you will win.
    Sign some hitters!!!

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