http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/01/23/scouts-on-the-matthews-trade-wtf/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Sat, 25 May 2013 14:26:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/01/23/scouts-on-the-matthews-trade-wtf/comment-page-1/#comment-25539 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:06:48 +0000 http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=3511#comment-25539 One below average player for another, with the Angels paying the bulk of Matthews salary for him to play for the Mets. I see the Angels side, especially if he is a disruption in the locker room, but exactly what are the Mets getting from this. Boy, Omar is a true genius when it comes to building a team.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/01/23/scouts-on-the-matthews-trade-wtf/comment-page-1/#comment-25538 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:59:14 +0000 http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=3511#comment-25538 Why? Because their GM is Omar Minaya. And in Minaya-land a player who once had a decent season and once was good defensively is worth trading for, regardless of how long ago those seasons were.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/01/23/scouts-on-the-matthews-trade-wtf/comment-page-1/#comment-25537 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:56:34 +0000 http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=3511#comment-25537 This seems like one of those scenarios where everyone is so convinced that Matthews is going to be so brutal, that he’ll actually have a decent year. Based on today’s salaries, even for worthless guys, the Mets basically got him for nothing. Relative to his Angels contract he sucks………relative to what the Mets gave up and are paying him, there’s no downside for them.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/01/23/scouts-on-the-matthews-trade-wtf/comment-page-1/#comment-25536 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:38:28 +0000 http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=3511#comment-25536 Stokes had a 45:38 K/BB and a 4.63 FIP last year. His career WAR is -.3 “Serviceable” is giving him too much credit, I think. Neither him nor GMJ are above replacement level.

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