Nevermind Torreabla

Well, so much for that. Just when I was getting ready to welcome in Yorvit Torreabla, apparently discussions broke off suddenly. After reports that they reached an agreement on a deal, something happened that prevented it from being finalized.

So, it looks like it's back to the drawing board for Omar. And that's probably not a good thing. I honestly wasn't too excited about Torrealba, but there's not a whole lot to get excited about with the available catchers.

This could mean they try to fall back on Lo Duca, but it's been becoming more and more obvious that the Mets don't want anything to do with him. So, this likely means the Mets will now look to sign someone with lesser value than Torrealba, or have to acquire someone via trade.

Castro/Torrealba

What a roller coaster ride. And I hate roller coasters. First Lo Duca is "as good as gone." Then Omar was "optimistic" about re-signing him. With Posada signing with the Yankees, I thought the door opened even more. Now it looks like the Mets are close to deals that would mean the end for Lo Duca in New York.

Ramon Castro is currently very close to re-signing for two years, if the deal isn't already complete. Talks are also heating up between the Mets and free agent catcher Yorvit Torrealba. While that's not nearly as definite as Castro coming back, I wouldn't be surprised to see that happen.

Obviously I would have preferred Lo Duca to stay, but I had come to accept the fact that he was likely to be going, so I'm prepared for that. I always saw the 2nd best solution was to re-sign Castro, and sign another average catcher to split time. I'm not sure how much production to expect from Torrealba, but it seems that's what would happen here.

I'm looking forward to yelling "YORVIT!" whenever Torrealba does something good though.

EDIT: Looks like Torrealba is about as close to a done deal as Castro. Bye Paulie.