Yesterday morning, Mark Hale of the New York Post gave us some tantalizing news about the possible acquisition of Cliff Lee. Mr. Hale had this tidbit to say, among others:
...the Mets potentially could offer Seattle a package built around such prospects as Ruben Tejada, Fernando Martinez, 18-year-old shortstop Wilmer Flores, 20-year-old righty Jeurys Familia, and Triple-A catcher Josh Thole. - Mark Hale, New York Post
Hale also mentions that the Mets' front office is willing to go for it and rent Lee without requiring a 72 hour window to negotiate an extension. I've been bouncing back and forth on this one, but I've made my mind up. Go for it, boys. If you can get them for that package or a similar one, do it. That's a lot of talent, but Flores is blocked at all possible positions, as is Martinez and possibly even Thole. They don't yet have a formidable replacement for Tejada, but if Reese Havens can get healthy, they sure will. Otherwise, they can always turn to the FA market or a trade.
I'm thoroughly convinced the Mets need to go get Lee. There's nothing I would enjoy more in the world then to see Lee take it to the Phillies down the stretch for letting him go. Not to mention it would easily give us the best 1-2-3 punch in the majors. Let's just hope and pray on this one, as apparently the Twins and Dodgers have attractive offers of their own on the table.
