The Mets are 28-27 and sit 4.5 games out of first place. While madly inconsistent, they have given fans many reasons to hope, as seen with their early season 9 game winning streak early and with taking 5 of 6 against the Yanks and Phils.
There are a lot of IF's right now...IF Wright and Reyes can regain their form. IF Carlos Beltran can come back from injury. IF Jason bay can rediscover his power stroke. IF Ike Davis really is the savior. IF John Maine can get back to throwing strikes.
If these were to all occur, we would be playoff contenders. If they don't occur we are still good enough to hover around the .500 mark all season. And this is where things get dangerous. If we remain 5-7 games out of first come July, will the front office feel the need to make a trade?
Right now, we have the ridiculous 1-2 punch of Pelfrey-Santana while RA Dickey has become a solid #3/4 guy. After that, what do we have? There's Hisanori Takahashi who looks capable of being a end of the rotation guy, but a guy I would rather have in the bullpen. Then there's Jon Niese and John Maine who are both on the IR. While Niese has a nice future ahead of him, he shouldn't be counted on as the #3 or #4 guy right now. So here's the question...
There are a lot of starting pitchers who might get traded before the deadline. Do you support the Mets trading for Roy Oswalt, Clif Lee, Kevin Millwood or Jake Westbrook? Obviously Oswalt and Lee will cost an arm and a leg. But Millwood or Westbrook can be had for less. Are they better than what we have already?
What do you think?
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