Ben Sheets just signed 1 year with the A's for $10 million. This is not the really any bad news for me because the Mets do not need a guy with the injury record he has. The worst news is that Jon Garland, the most consistent starter out there in the free agent market this year, signed a 1 year deal with the Padres for about $5 million. Minaya's was so single minded with signing Bay and Molina, really making them offers and sitting on his handa waiting to hear back from them, he has let pretty much ever healthy pitcher get away. I was actually relieved when Marquis and Pineiro signed with other teams because then the Mets would go after Garland. Garland has consistently pitched 200 innings a year with about a 4.00 ERA. This would be a very good improvement for a staff with such big question marks. I think Pelfrey will be much better in his 3rd year, Maine may have his arm fall off, and letting Olly be Olly will lead Olly back to the minor leagues, and who knows will be the 5th starter. Now we are left with trying to sign unreliable guys such as Smoltz, Pedro, Bedard, or Washburn! Out of the group you really should try to get 2 of them because 1 will definitely not last the season. I say sign Bedard and either Smoltz or Pedro. I sense a long season where we will at most finish 3rd in the division and possibly 4th.
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