In a post written by Tim Dierkes of MLBTraderumors.com, Tim goes on to suggest that the Mets may ultimately exclude themselves from the Cliff Lee sweepstakes...
In my opinion, the Mets probably couldn't swing a Lee trade with Fernando Martinez as the centerpiece. He's hitting .248/.299/.397 at Triple A currently. Starter Brad Holt is struggling at Double A, though second baseman Reese Havens is raking. We heard from Rosenthal in on June 7th that the Mets are high on infielder Ruben Tejada, enough that they would be reluctant to include him in a Roy Oswalt trade. In a June 23rd article, Mark Hale of the New York Post found the Mets unlikely to include Mejia, Davis, or Jonathon Niese in a Lee offer. He opined that the Mets would have to build the deal around names like Tejada, Martinez, Wilmer Flores, Jeurys Familia, and Josh Thole. From where I'm sitting, the Mets don't seem like the team that will ultimately make the best offer for Lee. -Tim Dierkes MLBTRADERUMORS
I have fought over and over again about my stance on this but I will repeat it anyway. The Mets should not mortgage the future AGAIN. We have finally seen some of these guys breakout and start progressing through the system it would feel disappointing to just throw it away for a rental player. The Mets are a young team and they don't need to take on a win now mentality and mortgage away long term options.
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