The Plan: (Courtesy of amazinavenue.com)
Outfield
Matt Holliday for 5 years/$100 million, $20 Million a year. This is probably the easiest move to make, as we know the Mets need power, and Holliday is the best player available. Also, what's nice is that Holliday's salary is only $8 million more than what came off the books when Delgado declared free agency. For the rest of the outfield, Angel Pagan gets re upped for about $650,000. Jeff Francoeur will get resigned for $4 million for 2010, and will face arbitration in 2011. The Mets will also sign Endy Chavez for $1 million (he's $1 million due to the injury).
Catcher
Trade Ruben Tejada and Eddie Kunz for Chris Snyder. Snyder makes $4.75 Million in 2010 and $5.75 million in 2011. and Omir Santos is the backup, for $500,000. Santos is actually a pretty good defender, according to Driveline Mechanics, worth 2.4 runs, with Snyder being worth -3. Josh Thole goes in AAA, but comes up in 2010.
First Base and Second Base
The Mets make this 3 way trade that's being reported, with Castillo going to Chicago, Bradley going to Toronto and Lyle Overbay going to the Mets. He will make $7 Million in 2010, and is a free agent in 2011. Nick Evans will be the backup first baseman, with Daniel Murphy tries to become the Mark DeRosa type, and learn how to play second base, as a backup. Overbay is actually a pretty decent fielder despite his -.6 UZR in 2009. Before that though, he had a 2.9 UZR in 2008 and 3.9 in 2007. Bill James predicts a .354 wOBA for 2010, a slight decrease from 2009, but hopefully his good defense would return. Ike Davis will be the starting first baseman in 2011.
For Second base, the Mets will sign Placido Polanco for 2 years/$10 million. Polanco has great defense (11.4 UZR!), and is also a former Philly, which puts up his Grission factor. His wOBA is projected to be .325, which is a little less than Felipe Lopez's .333, who was the other contender for the position. However, Polanco's defense makes him more valuable than Lopez, who also has pretty good defense, just not as good as Polanco's.
Wilson Valdez will be signed to a $400,000 contract for defense.
Starting Pitching
Starting pitching is a tricky one. I feel Mike Pelfrey's ERA will bounce back in 2010, making fans love him again and proclaim his as the number 2. With the better defense at Short and second, he'll probably give up less hits. Meanwhile, the pitching market is kind of bleh. But with the Red slashing payroll, the Mets can make a deal for Aaron Harang. I would trade Kirk Niuwenhuis and Parnell for Harang, who will make $12.5 million in 2010 and 2011. After Santana, Pelfrey and Harang, the Mets have Niese, Maine and Perez. Another option would be to sign Rich Harden for 1 year/$8 million with incentives.
Relief Pitching
BB-Rod as closer. Green, Socks!, Feliciano as the 7th and 8th inning guys. Sign Kiko Calero for 2 years/$4 million. Perez can be a long man if he sucks in the rotation, or loses out. John Maine could also go into the bullpen if he doesn't make the rotation. Other options for the 'pen include Adam Bostick as the second lefty.
Payroll
The total is 153.05 for this year and 151.65 next year (in millions). If this is a problem, I can make a few adjustments.
| Name | 2010 in millions | 2011 in millions |
| Snyder | 4.75 | 5.75 |
| Santos | .5 | Free Agent |
| Thole | .4 | .4 |
| Overbay | 7 | Free Agent |
| Davis | In AAA | .4 |
| Evans | .4 | .4 |
| Murphy | .4 | .4 |
| Polanco | 5 | 5 |
| Reyes | 9 | 11 (option) |
| Wright | 10 | 14 |
| Valdez | .4 | .4 |
| Holliday | 20 | 20 |
| Beltran | 18.5 | 18.5 |
| Francoeur | 4 | 4.5 |
| Pagan | .65 | .7 |
| Chavez | 1 | 2.5 |
| Santana | 21 | 22.5 |
| Harang | 12.5 | 12.75 option |
| Pelfrey | .5 | .65 (arb) |
| Maine | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Perez | 12 | 12 |
| Niese | .4 | .4 |
| Harden | 8 | Free Agent |
| Rodriguez | 11.5 | 11.5 |
| Stokes | .45 | .45 |
| Feliciano | 2 | 2 |
| Green | .5 | .55 |
| Calero | 2 | 2 |
| Bostick | .4 | .4 |
| Total | $153.05 Million | $151.65 Million |
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