Mets Ask About Nady

Dejan Kovacevic at The Post Gazette writes about the Mets inquary of Xavier Nady:

The New York Mets, in need of a corner outfielder after learning they will be without Moises Alou for two months because of hernia surgery, have contacted the Pirates to inquire about Xavier Nady, a team source said yesterday. But there is no indication anything substantive is afoot or even likely.

The Pirates would seek prospects in any Nady trade, probably pitchers, and the Mets' system is not rich in that regard. Moreover, the Pirates see Nady's value rising over the summer if he can show he is healthy.

Nady Back With Pirates

Over at the Pittsburgh Tribune they write about the Pirates and them Tendering all five players:

Pirates general manager Neal Huntington today said the team will tender contracts to all five of its arbitration-eligible players.

Freddy Sanchez, Adam LaRoche, Xavier Nady and John Grabow each are in their second year of arbitration eligibility. Jose Bautista is eligible for the first time.

X-Man Available

From Ed Ryan at Mets Fever (Network Member):

I know that Xavior Nady's tenure with the Mets has reach a sort of folklore status and that he really wasn't that big a component of the team. What I mean by that is if you talk to some fans you would think he hit .320 and .500 RISP. In fact Nady struggled with runners in scoring position with the Mets, but what he did do was balance a lefty dominant line-up. It has felt like we lost some Karma after Nady left and 1 1/2 years later the team still doesn't click like it did when Nady was in the bottom of the order.

Now there is a report that Nady is available. He could Platoon with Church in right field and at 1B with Delgado. Nady played 34 gms at first last year with the Pirates and 44 gms for the Pads at first in 05. The Mets don't have a true back-up first baseman, now that Green's gone. Easley and Anderson are fill-ins at best. I hope Omar seriously considers bringing back Nady......

The Pirates are prepared to trade outfielder Xavier Nady.And, if they cannot do so within the next few days, according to one official with direct knowledge of their plans, they are considering non-tendering him before the Dec. 12 deadline to offer salary arbitration. That would allow him to become a freeagent. source Pittsburgh Post-Gazette