Mets Should Push For Garland

As Ed pointed out the day, the White Sox are getting ready to get going with an almost Fire Sale off season to bring in the young talent they so desperately need. If the Mets are going to be biting on the bait, then there are only a few pitchers I could see them going after.

One of those players would have to be right handed pitcher Jon Garland.

Garland is only 28 and has a reasonably middle of the rotation EAR (4.23 in 2007 and a 4.41 lifetime). Garland does, however has 36 wins for the 2005 and 2006 seasons, which is tied for the most wins in that time. Having an off year might bring his trade value down and might make the White Sox susceptible to asking for only one prospect in return.

Williams Ready To Deal

Drom Ed Ryan at Mets Fever (Network Member):

Apparently White Sox GM Kenny Williams will be very aggressive this off-season and he maybe getting started as soon as the GM meetings on Monday. It would be great to pry Jon Garland away from Chicago.

"I have a definite plan," Williams said Friday in a telephone interview while en route to an Arizona Fall League game.

"The one challenge is our free-agent list and how much we can afford and how those players fit. But once those dominoes start to fall, things will start to fall quickly." source ChicagoSports.com