Daniel Murphy News

The Mets are desperate for power and could use a solid first baseman. Is there any talk of them pursuing a trade with the Padres for Adrian Gonzalez? -- Mike Z, Hoboken, N.J. No one would mention Carlos Delgado or Daniel Murphy if the Mets were to acquire Gonzalez.

Chris G sent me the following e-mail: a oeCan the Mets possibly stick with Luis Castillo for one more year and put Daniel Murphy in Triple-A for an entire season to learn second base?A They can then resign Carlos Delgado at first base, and, either by the end of 2010 or Opening Day 2011, have a brand new right side of the infield in Murphy and Ike ...

Is there anything definitive about the Mets' plans for Carlos Delgado? I heard that the Brewers would have interest in him if they planned to trade Prince Fielder.

Get rid of the DLF by Joe Distelheim November 04, 2009 "Oh, what a big break. Matt Holliday had the game over, and somehow missed the ball with his glove.

Mets 1B prospect Ike Davis is hitting .309, and has reached base in eight of his team's 10 games, during this year's Arizona Fall League.

Adam Rubin of the New York Daily News is reporting that the New York Mets are close to naming former minor league manager and Arizona Diamondbacks base coach, Chip Hale, as their new third base coach.

The Mets need an everyday left fieldera 'on that we can agreea 'but the question of who Omar Minaya will make the effort to acquire and who he is willing to give up in the process is what fans are concerned about this winter.

With the news coming out over the weekend that the Detroit Tigers do not intend on bringing back slugger, Aubrey Huff , next season; the Mets now have another potential candidate to play first base next season.

Who would you like to see put in a weather balloon to float away? Metstradamus 11 Sunday, October 25, 2009 What Have You Learned is our very special off-season series that will outline what you've learned, what I've learned, and hopefully what the 2009 Mets have learned about themselves, others, and 2010.

First off, Happy Birthday to Jim Kochie . jim lives in the Philadelphia area and is a huge Mets fan, which can't be easy, especially these days Andrew Beaton of Hot Foot explains why the secret to the Mets success may be in his lucky tube socks.

Would you trade any of the core players -- David Wright, Carlos Beltran or Jose Reyes? Would you re-sign Carlos Delgado? -- Mandi S., Westwood, N.J. The Mets are not about to deal Wright, so the question has no bearing.

Naturally, Francoeur proceeded to perform well for the Mets, posting a decent .311/.338/.498 line.

We all know the Mets have countless holes to fill. For a team with one of the highest payrolls in baseball, it seems unfathomable that they would need so much help.

Let's cut to the chase. Is it time for a complete overhaul? The Mets can't hit at all -- 12 home runs for their home run leader.

Joe D from Metsmerized Online feels that Daniel Murphy is the "poor man's Eddie Kranepool". Meanwhile, Sam Page over at Amazin' Avenue feels that free-agent-to-be Hideki Matsui is out of line with the Mets stated priorities this off-season. Ken Davidoff in Newsday doesn't think either J.P. Ricciardi or Kevin Towers addresses the Mets Front-Office ...

Mets right fielder Jeff Francoeur, catching a ball hit by the Marlins' Chris Coghlan during a game last month, isn't eligible to become a free agent until after 2011 and is expected to be the Mets' starting right fielder in 2010.

Cooperstown Confidential: Mets madness, playoff rosters and Marichal-Roseboro by Bruce Markusen October 09, 2009 I wonder if the Mets organization, as currently constituted, will ever learn from its mistakes.

You wouldn't know it from the changes Jerry Manuel made to his coaching staff yesterday, but the Mets lost 92 games this season.

Mets David Wright throws bad after striking out for the third out leaving Luis Castillo on base in the third inning.

The New York Mets will try to finish their disappointing 2009 campaign on a winning note, as they resume a three-game series this afternoon versus the Houston Astros at Citi Field.